We have been drawn in Group A of the Premier Sports Cup, alongside Hearts, Inverness CT, Peterhead and Cove Rangers.

Group A
Heart of Midlothian
Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Peterhead
Cove Rangers
Stirling Albion

Group B
Dundee United
Arbroath
East Fife
Elgin City
Kelty Hearts

Group C
Ross County
Dundee
Forfar Athletic
Montrose
Brora Rangers

Group D
Livingston
Raith Rovers
Alloa Athletic
Cowdenbeath
Brechin City

Group E
Hamilton Academical
Ayr United
Falkirk
Albion Rovers
Edinburgh City

Group F
Motherwell
Queen of the South
Airdrieonians
Annan Athletic
Queen’s Park

Group G
Kilmarnock
Morton
Clyde
Stranraer
East Kilbride

Group H
St Mirren
Dunfermline Athletic
Stenhousemuir
Partick Thistle
Dumbarton

The full fixture list and TV selections will be confirmed next week.

The eight group winners and three best runners-up will join European qualifiers Rangers, Celtic, Hibernian, Aberdeen and holders St Johnstone in the last 16.

Premier Sports Cup 2021/22 dates

Group stage
MD1: Weekend of July 10/11
MD2: Midweek of July 13/14
MD3: Weekend of July 17/18
MD4: Midweek of July 20/21
MD5: Weekend of July 24/25

Second round
Weekend of August 14/15

Quarter-finals
Midweek of September 21-23

Semi-finals
Weekend of November 20/21

Final
Sunday December 19