2018–19 Scottish League Cup group stage

The 2018–19 Scottish League Cup group stage was played from 14–28 July 2018. A total of 40 teams competed in the group stage. The winners of each of the eight groups, as well as the four best runners-up progressed to the second round (last 16) of the 2018–19 Scottish League Cup.

2018–19 Scottish League Cup (Group Stage)

Country	Scotland
Dates	14 July 2018 – 28 July 2018
Teams	40
Matches played	64
Goals scored	205 (3.2 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Stephen Dobbie Lawrence Shankland (7 goals)
← 2017–18 2019–20 → All statistics correct as of 25 July 2018.

Format

The group stage consisted of eight groups of five teams. The four clubs competing in the Champions League (Celtic) and Europa League (Aberdeen, Hibernian and Rangers) qualifying rounds were given a bye through to the second round. The 40 teams competing in the group stage consisted of the other eight teams that competed in the 2017–18 Scottish Premiership, and all of the teams that competed in the 2017–18 Scottish Championship, 2017–18 Scottish League One and 2017–18 Scottish League Two, as well as the 2017–18 Highland Football League and the 2017–18 Lowland Football League champions. The teams were divided into two sections – North and South – with each section containing four top seeds, four second seeds and twelve unseeded teams. Each section was then drawn into four groups with each comprising one top seed, one second seed and three unseeded teams. The winners of each of the eight groups, as well as the four best runners-up progressed to the second round (last 16), which included the four UEFA qualifying clubs. At this stage, the competition reverted to the traditional knock-out format. The four group winners with the highest points total and the clubs entering at this stage were seeded, with the four group winners with the lowest points unseeded along with the four best runners-up.

The draw for the group stages took place on 25 May 2018 and was broadcast live on BT Sport 2.[1] Seedings for the draw were confirmed two days in advance.[2]

Teams

North

Seeding

Teams in Bold qualified for the second round

Top seeds	Second seeds	Unseeded
01. Heart of Midlothian 02. St Johnstone 03. Dundee 04. Ross County	09. Dundee United 10. Dunfermline Athletic 11. Inverness CT 12. Falkirk	17. Brechin City 18. Raith Rovers 19. Alloa Athletic 20. Arbroath 21. East Fife 22. Forfar Athletic 23. Montrose 24. Peterhead 25. Stirling Albion 26. Elgin City 27. Cowdenbeath 28. Cove Rangers

South

Seeding

Teams in Bold qualified for the second round

Top seeds	Second seeds	Unseeded
05. Kilmarnock 06. Motherwell 07. Hamilton Academical 08. Partick Thistle	13. St Mirren 14. Livingston 15. Queen of the South 16. Greenock Morton	29. Dumbarton 30. Ayr United 31. Stranraer 32. Airdrieonians 33. Queen's Park 34. Albion Rovers 35. Stenhousemuir 36. Clyde 37. Annan Athletic 38. Berwick Rangers 39. Edinburgh City 40. Spartans

North

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		ROS	ARB	ALO	DUN	ELG
1	Ross County (Q)	4	3	0	0	1	6	4	+2	9	Qualification for the Second Round		—	—	—	1–0	2–0
2	Arbroath	4	2	1	0	1	9	6	+3	8			4–1	—	—	—	2–0
3	Alloa Athletic	4	2	1	0	1	8	5	+3	8			0–2	4–2	—	—	—
4	Dundee United	4	1	0	2	1	6	3	+3	5			—	1–1p	1–1p	—	—
5	Elgin City	4	0	0	0	4	0	11	−11	0			—	—	0–3	0–4	—

Source: [3]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[4]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Matches

Dundee United v Arbroath

14 July 2018	Dundee United	1–1 (3–5 p)	Arbroath	Dundee
15:00	Clark  77'	[5]	Linn  82' (pen.)	Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 2,939 Referee: Bobby Madden
	Penalties
	Murdoch Aird McMullan Chalmers		McKenna Whatley Wallace Little Linn

Ross County v Elgin City

14 July 2018	Ross County	2–0	Elgin City	Dingwall
15:00	McManus  61' Mullin  82'	[6]		Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 1,270 Referee: Alan Newlands

Alloa Athletic v Arbroath

17 July 2018	Alloa Athletic	4–2	Arbroath	Alloa
19:45	Spence  9', 36' Toshney  10' (o.g.) Trouten  30'	[7]	Wallace  20' Hester  26'	Stadium: Recreation Park Attendance: 302 Referee: Craig Napier

Ross County v Dundee United

17 July 2018	Ross County	1–0	Dundee United	Dingwall
19:45	Lindsay  85'	[8]		Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 1,532 Referee: Willie Collum

Arbroath v Elgin City

21 July 2018	Arbroath	2–0	Elgin City	Arbroath
15:00	Hamilton  52' O'Brien  82'	[9]		Stadium: Gayfield Park Attendance: 386 Referee: Graham Beaton

Dundee United v Alloa Athletic

21 July 2018	Dundee United	1–1 (3–4 p)	Alloa Athletic	Dundee
15:00	Frans  24'	[10]	Trouten  72' (pen.)	Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 1,659 Referee: Steven McLean
	Penalties
	Murdoch Aird Barton Glass McMullan		Taggart Spence Flannigan Trouten

Elgin City v Alloa Athletic

24 July 2018	Elgin City	0–3	Alloa Athletic	Elgin
19:45		[11]	Hastie  2', 53' Trouten  11'	Stadium: Borough Briggs Attendance: 417 Referee: Scott Millar

Arbroath v Ross County

25 July 2018	Arbroath	4–1	Ross County	Arbroath
19:45	McKenna  43', 60' (pen.) Hamilton  73' Hester  83'	[12]	Mckay  23'	Stadium: Gayfield Park Attendance: 496 Referee: Steven Kirkland

Alloa Athletic v Ross County

28 July 2018	Alloa Athletic	0–2	Ross County	Alloa
15:00		[13]	Morris  59' Paton  90+2'	Stadium: Recreation Park Attendance: 431 Referee: Ryan Lee

Elgin City v Dundee United

28 July 2018	Elgin City	0–4	Dundee United	Elgin
15:00		[14]	Clark  66', 73' Barton  81' (pen.) Glass  90+1'	Stadium: Borough Briggs Attendance: 1,104 Referee: John McKendrick

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		STJ	FAL	MON	FOR	EFI
1	St Johnstone (Q)	4	3	1	0	0	5	1	+4	11	Qualification for the Second Round		—	1–0	—	—	p0–0
2	Falkirk	4	2	0	0	2	4	3	+1	6			—	—	0–1	2–0	—
3	Montrose	4	2	0	0	2	3	4	−1	6			0–1	—	—	—	1–0
4	Forfar Athletic	4	1	1	0	2	5	7	−2	5			1–3	—	3–1	—	—
5	East Fife	4	0	0	2	2	2	4	−2	2			—	1–2	—	1–1p	—

Source: [15]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[16]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Matches

Falkirk v Montrose

14 July 2018	Falkirk	0–1	Montrose	Falkirk
15:00		[17]	Rennie  19'	Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 1,730 Referee: Graham Beaton

St Johnstone v East Fife

14 July 2018	St Johnstone	0–0 (5–4 p)	East Fife	Perth
15:00		[18]		Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 1,687 Referee: Steven Kirkland
	Penalties
	Craig Kane Watt Alston Wright		Watson Court Slattery Davidson Thomson

Falkirk v Forfar Athletic

17 July 2018	Falkirk	2–0	Forfar Athletic	Falkirk
19:45	Lewis  54' Petravicius  82'	[19]		Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 1,429 Referee: Steven Kirkland

Montrose v East Fife

17 July 2018	Montrose	1–0	East Fife	Montrose
19:45	Cavanagh  56'	[20]		Stadium: Links Park Attendance: 466 Referee: Kevin Graham

Montrose v St Johnstone

21 July 2018	Montrose	0–1	St Johnstone	Montrose
15:00		[21]	Watt  34'	Stadium: Links Park Attendance: 1,160 Referee: Barry Cook

East Fife v Forfar Athletic

22 July 2018	East Fife	1–1 (4–5 p)	Forfar Athletic	Methil
15:00	Meechan  7' (o.g.)	[22]	Baird  45'	Stadium: Bayview Stadium Attendance: 420 Referee: Lloyd Wilson
	Penalties
	Watson Dunsmore Long Davidson Dowds Meggatt		Munro Baird Hilson Meechan Easton Reilly

St Johnstone v Falkirk

24 July 2018	St Johnstone	1–0	Falkirk	Perth
19:45	Scougall  31'	[23]		Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 2,379 Referee: Craig Thomson

Forfar Athletic v Montrose

25 July 2018	Forfar Athletic	3–1	Montrose	Forfar
19:45	Easton  26' (pen.) Baird  28' Hilson  66'	[24]	Campbell  64'	Stadium: Station Park Attendance: 658 Referee: Gavin Ross

East Fife v Falkirk

28 July 2018	East Fife	1–2	Falkirk	Methil
15:00	Dowds  24'	[25]	Mackin  49', 63'	Stadium: Bayview Stadium Attendance: 670 Referee: Colin Steven

Forfar Athletic v St Johnstone

28 July 2018	Forfar Athletic	1–3	St Johnstone	Forfar
15:00	Baird  15'	[26]	Watt  42' McMillan  51' Kennedy  62'	Stadium: Station Park Attendance: 1,087 Referee: Gavin Duncan

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		HOM	INV	COW	COV	RAI
1	Heart of Midlothian[lower-alpha 1] (Q)	4	3	1	0	0	13	2	+11	9	Qualification for the Second Round		—	5–0	5–0	—	—
2	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	4	3	0	0	1	9	8	+1	9			—	—	—	2–0	2–1
3	Cowdenbeath	4	2	0	0	2	5	10	−5	6			—	2–5	—	1–0	—
4	Cove Rangers	4	1	0	0	3	3	5	−2	3			1–2	—	—	—	2–0
5	Raith Rovers	4	0	0	1	3	2	7	−5	1			1–1p	—	0–2	—	—

Source: [28]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[29]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Notes:

1. Heart of Midlothian were deducted two points for fielding an ineligible player against Cove Rangers on 18 July 2018.[27]

Matches

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Cove Rangers

14 July 2018	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	2–0	Cove Rangers	Inverness
15:00	Austin  30', 41'	[30]		Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 932 Referee: Grant Irvine

Raith Rovers v Cowdenbeath

14 July 2018	Raith Rovers	0–2	Cowdenbeath	Methil
15:00		[31]	Sheerin  53', 86'	Stadium: Bayview Stadium Attendance: 634 Referee: Steven Reid

Cowdenbeath v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

17 July 2018	Cowdenbeath	2–5	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Cowdenbeath
19:45	Sheerin  53', 86'	[32]	Walsh  34', 41' Doran  45', 80' Oakley  73'	Stadium: Central Park Attendance: 374 Referee: John McKendrick

Cove Rangers v Heart of Midlothian

18 July 2018	Cove Rangers	1–2	Heart of Midlothian	Cove
20:00	McManus  75'	[33]	Lee  11' MacLean  57'	Stadium: Balmoral Stadium Attendance: 1,728 Referee: Nick Walsh

Cowdenbeath v Cove Rangers

21 July 2018	Cowdenbeath	1–0	Cove Rangers	Cowdenbeath
15:00	Cox  86'	[34]		Stadium: Central Park Attendance: 320 Referee: Gavin Duncan

Raith Rovers v Heart of Midlothian

21 July 2018	Raith Rovers	1–1 (2–4 p)	Heart of Midlothian	Methil
15:00	Nisbet  51'	[35]	M. Smith  78'	Stadium: Bayview Stadium Attendance: 1,452 Referee: Don Robertson
	Penalties
	Gillespie Benedictus Matthews Murray		M. Smith Keena Lee Naismith Souttar

Heart of Midlothian v Cowdenbeath

24 July 2018	Heart of Midlothian	5–0	Cowdenbeath	Edinburgh
19:45	MacLean  48' Ikpeazu  64' Haring  73' Naismith  75' (pen.) M. Smith  81'	[36]		Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 7,486 Referee: Barry Cook

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Raith Rovers

24 July 2018	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	2–1	Raith Rovers	Inverness
19:45	Austin  49' D. Mackay  87'	[37]	Gillespie  61'	Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 1,295 Referee: Colin Steven

Cove Rangers v Raith Rovers

28 July 2018	Cove Rangers	2–0	Raith Rovers	Cove
15:00	Park  9' Masson  76'	[38]		Stadium: Balmoral Stadium Attendance: 327 Referee: Kevin Graham

Heart of Midlothian v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

29 July 2018	Heart of Midlothian	5–0	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Edinburgh
15:00	Ikpeazu  29', 33' Garuccio  32' Naismith  64', 81'	[39]		Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 10,030 Referee: Willie Collum

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		DNF	DND	BRE	STI	PET
1	Dunfermline Athletic (Q)	4	4	0	0	0	14	2	+12	12	Qualification for the Second Round		—	—	—	3–1	3–0
2	Dundee (Q)	4	3	0	0	1	8	1	+7	9			0–1	—	2–0	—	—
3	Brechin City	4	1	0	1	2	3	10	−7	4			1–7	—	—	—	0–0p
4	Stirling Albion	4	1	0	0	3	4	9	−5	3			—	0–4	1–2	—	—
5	Peterhead	4	0	1	0	3	0	7	−7	2			—	0–2	—	0–2	—

Source: [40]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[41]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Matches

Brechin City v Peterhead

14 July 2018	Brechin City	0–0 (4–5 p)	Peterhead	Brechin
15:00		[42]		Stadium: Glebe Park Attendance: 301 Referee: David Dickinson
	Penalties
	Hill Tapping Burns P. McLean Shields Morena		McAllister Leitch Gibson R. McLean Stevenson Brown

Stirling Albion v Dundee

14 July 2018	Stirling Albion	0–4	Dundee	Stirling
15:00		[43]	Moussa  39', 57' Mendy  63' Wighton  69'	Stadium: Forthbank Stadium Attendance: 1,400 Referee: Gavin Ross

Dunfermline Athletic v Peterhead

17 July 2018	Dunfermline Athletic	3–0	Peterhead	Dunfermline
19:45	Hippolyte  42' Higginbotham  88' (pen.) Ryan  90+3'	[44]		Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 1,848 Referee: Steven McLean

Stirling Albion v Brechin City

17 July 2018	Stirling Albion	1–2	Brechin City	Stirling
19:45	Stewart  44'	[45]	Melingui  17' Tapping  84'	Stadium: Forthbank Stadium Attendance: 334 Referee: David Lowe

Peterhead v Stirling Albion

21 July 2018	Peterhead	0–2	Stirling Albion	Peterhead
15:00		[46]	P. MacDonald  9' Stewart  71'	Stadium: Balmoor Stadium Attendance: 473 Referee: Peter Stuart

Dundee v Dunfermline Athletic

22 July 2018	Dundee	0–1	Dunfermline Athletic	Dundee
15:00		[47]	Longridge  2'	Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 2,870 Referee: Bobby Madden

Brechin City v Dunfermline Athletic

25 July 2018	Brechin City	1–7	Dunfermline Athletic	Brechin
19:45	Shields  60'	[48]	Devine  7' Longridge  10' El Bakhtaoui  15', 43' Ryan  57', 63' Hippolyte  85'	Stadium: Glebe Park Attendance: 658 Referee: Alan Newlands

Peterhead v Dundee

25 July 2018	Peterhead	0–2	Dundee	Peterhead
19:45			Madianga  49' Mendy  90+3'	Stadium: Balmoor Stadium Attendance: 934 Referee: Euan Anderson

Dundee v Brechin City

28 July 2018	Dundee	2–0	Brechin City	Dundee
15:00	Spence  11' McGowan  59'	[49]		Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 2,058 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Dunfermline Athletic v Stirling Albion

28 July 2018	Dunfermline Athletic	3–1	Stirling Albion	Dunfermline
15:00	Hippolyte  47', 90+1' Vincent  56'	[49]	MacDonald  35'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 2,359 Referee: Mike Roncone

South

Group E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		AYR	PAR	GMO	STE	ALB
1	Ayr United (Q)	4	4	0	0	0	12	1	+11	12	Qualification for the Second Round		—	—	3–1	5–0	—
2	Partick Thistle (Q)	4	3	0	0	1	6	3	+3	9			0–2	—	2–1	—	—
3	Greenock Morton	4	2	0	0	2	9	5	+4	6			—	—	—	2–0	5–0
4	Stenhousemuir	4	1	0	0	3	4	9	−5	3			—	0–2	—	—	4–0
5	Albion Rovers	4	0	0	0	4	0	13	−13	0			0–2	0–2	—	—	—

Source: [50]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[51]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Matches

Ayr United v Greenock Morton

14 July 2018	Ayr United	3–1	Greenock Morton	Ayr
15:00	Shankland  48', 72', 75'	[52]	Tidser  14'	Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 1,586 Referee: Willie Collum

Stenhousemuir v Partick Thistle

14 July 2018	Stenhousemuir	0–2	Partick Thistle	Stenhousemuir
15:00		[53]	Gordon  2', 6'	Stadium: Ochilview Park Attendance: 675 Referee: Gavin Duncan

Partick Thistle v Greenock Morton

17 July 2018	Partick Thistle	2–1	Greenock Morton	Glasgow
19:45	Storer  17' Penrice  29'	[54]	Tumilty  74'	Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 2,088 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Stenhousemuir v Albion Rovers

17 July 2018	Stenhousemuir	4–0	Albion Rovers	Stenhousemuir
19:30	Neill  54' Duthie  56' Ross  85' Dickson  90+1'	[55]		Stadium: Ochilview Park Attendance: 230 Referee: Lloyd Wilson

Albion Rovers v Ayr United

21 July 2018	Albion Rovers	0–2	Ayr United	Coatbridge
15:00		[56]	Forrest  15' Bell  80'	Stadium: Cliftonhill Attendance: 519 Referee: Mike Roncone

Greenock Morton v Stenhousemuir

21 July 2018	Greenock Morton	2–0	Stenhousemuir	Greenock
15:00	MacLean  33' McHugh  41'	[57]		Stadium: Cappielow Attendance: 847 Referee: Colin Steven

Albion Rovers v Partick Thistle

24 July 2018	Albion Rovers	0–2	Partick Thistle	Coatbridge
19:45		[58]	Storey  59' Fitzpatrick  83'	Stadium: Cliftonhill Attendance: 963 Referee: David Lowe

Ayr United v Stenhousemuir

24 July 2018	Ayr United	5–0	Stenhousemuir	Ayr
19:45	Shankland  2', 8', 45' Moffat  41', 86'	[59]		Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 1,227 Referee: David Munro

Greenock Morton v Albion Rovers

28 July 2018	Greenock Morton	5–0	Albion Rovers	Greenock
15:00	McHugh  36' Bell  38' Tidser  74' (pen.), 79' Armour  75'	[60]		Stadium: Cappielow Attendance: 758 Referee: Steven Reid

Partick Thistle v Ayr United

28 July 2018	Partick Thistle	0–2	Ayr United	Glasgow
15:00		[60]	Moffat  6' Shankland  66'	Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 2,871 Referee: Nick Walsh

Group F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		LIV	AIR	HAM	ANN	BER
1	Livingston (Q)	4	3	1	0	0	5	1	+4	11	Qualification for the Second Round		—	—	—	1–0	2–0
2	Airdrieonians	4	2	0	1	1	9	4	+5	7			1–2	—	—	4–1	—
3	Hamilton Academical	4	1	1	1	1	5	2	+3	6			0–0p	p1–1	—	—	—
4	Annan Athletic	4	2	0	0	2	6	5	+1	6			—	—	1–0	—	4–0
5	Berwick Rangers	4	0	0	0	4	0	10	−10	0			—	0–3	0–4	—	—

Source: [61]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[62]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Matches

Airdrieonians v Livingston

14 July 2018	Airdrieonians	1–2	Livingston	Airdrie
15:00	Duffy  53'	[63]	Pittman  24' L. Miller  25'	Stadium: Excelsior Stadium Attendance: 733 Referee: Nick Walsh

Annan Athletic v Hamilton Academical

14 July 2018	Annan Athletic	1–0	Hamilton Academical	Annan
15:00	Smith  60'	[64]		Stadium: Galabank Attendance: 491 Referee: David Munro

Annan Athletic v Berwick Rangers

17 July 2018	Annan Athletic	4–0	Berwick Rangers	Annan
19:45	Muir  30', 42' Wilson  48' Roberts  52'	[65]		Stadium: Galabank Attendance: 192 Referee: Duncan Williams

Hamilton Academical v Livingston

17 July 2018	Hamilton Academical	0–0 (5–6 p)	Livingston	Hamilton
19:45		[66]		Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 1,012 Referee: John Beaton
	Penalties
	Imrie Bingham Kelly Penny MacKinnon Cunningham McGowan Lyon		Halkett Lamie Sibbald Robinson Hamilton Crane Gallagher McMillan

Berwick Rangers v Airdrieonians

21 July 2018	Berwick Rangers	0–3	Airdrieonians	Berwick-upon-Tweed
15:00		[67]	Crighton  21' Duffy  36' McIntosh  75'	Stadium: Shielfield Park Attendance: 389 Referee: Scott Millar

Livingston v Annan Athletic

21 July 2018	Livingston	1–0	Annan Athletic	Linlithgow
15:00	K. Miller  14'	[68]		Stadium: Prestonfield Attendance: 678 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Airdrieonians v Annan Athletic

24 July 2018	Airdrieonians	4–1	Annan Athletic	Airdrie
19:45	Crighton  38' Conroy  54' Duffy  56' Carrick  88'	[69]	Wilson  84'	Stadium: Excelsior Stadium Attendance: 461 Referee: Grant Irvine

Berwick Rangers v Hamilton Academical

24 July 2018	Berwick Rangers	0–4	Hamilton Academical	Berwick-upon-Tweed
19:45		[70]	Miller  5', 29', 64' (pen.) Imrie  87'	Stadium: Shielfield Park Attendance: 336 Referee: Greg Aitken

Hamilton Academical v Airdrieonians

28 July 2018	Hamilton Academical	1–1 (3–0 p)	Airdrieonians	Hamilton
15:00	Bingham  62'	[71]	Victoria  83'	Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 1,316 Referee: Craig Thomson
	Penalties
	Phillips Kelly Bingham		Conroy Crighton Carrick

Livingston v Berwick Rangers

28 July 2018	Livingston	2–0	Berwick Rangers	Linlithgow
15:00	Hamilton  3' McMillan  82'	[71]		Stadium: Prestonfield Attendance: 552 Referee: Steven Kirkland

Group G

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		MOT	QOS	EDC	CLY	STR
1	Motherwell (Q)	4	3	0	1	0	11	2	+9	10	Qualification for the Second Round		—	2–0	5–0	—	—
2	Queen of the South (Q)	4	3	0	0	1	12	5	+7	9			—	—	—	3–0	5–3
3	Edinburgh City	4	1	1	0	2	5	12	−7	5			—	0–4	—	—	4–2
4	Clyde	4	1	0	1	2	5	8	−3	4			1–3	—	1–1p	—	—
5	Stranraer	4	0	1	0	3	7	13	−6	2			p1–1	—	—	1–3	—

Source: [72]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[73]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Matches

Clyde v Edinburgh City

14 July 2018	Clyde	1–1 (1–4 p)	Edinburgh City	Cumbernauld
15:00	McNiff  90+5'	[74]	Balatoni  44'	Stadium: Broadwood Stadium Attendance: 407 Referee: Scott Lambie
	Penalties
	Goodwillie Ferns Grant		Laird McIntyre Donaldson Thomson

Queen of the South v Stranraer

14 July 2018	Queen of the South	5–3	Stranraer	Dumfries
15:00	Harkins  41' Dobbie  42', 87' Dykes  44' Stirling  64'	[75]	McGowan  4' Donnelly  9' Turner  80'	Stadium: Palmerston Park Attendance: 803 Referee: John Beaton

Motherwell v Edinburgh City

17 July 2018	Motherwell	5–0	Edinburgh City	Motherwell
19:45	Frear  8', 24', 28' Tait  18' Main  44'	[76]		Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 2,749 Referee: Gavin Duncan

Queen of the South v Clyde

17 July 2018	Queen of the South	3–0	Clyde	Dumfries
19:45	Dobbie  46', 49', 78'	[77]		Stadium: Palmerston Park Attendance: 788 Referee: David Munro

Edinburgh City v Queen of the South

21 July 2018	Edinburgh City	0–4	Queen of the South	Edinburgh
15:00		[78]	Dykes  24' Dobbie  26', 38' Todd  34'	Stadium: Ainslie Park Attendance: 525 Referee: Craig Napier

Stranraer v Motherwell

21 July 2018	Stranraer	1–1 (3–2 p)	Motherwell	Stranraer
15:00	Layne  59'	[79]	Hartley  38'	Stadium: Stair Park Attendance: 885 Referee: Euan Anderson
	Penalties
	Layne Cummins McGowan Turner Lamont McDonald		Main Cadden Tait Bowman Frear Rose

Motherwell v Queen of the South

24 July 2018	Motherwell	2–0	Queen of the South	Motherwell
19:45	Sammon  12', 37'	[80]		Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,337 Referee: Don Robertson

Stranraer v Clyde

24 July 2018	Stranraer	1–3	Clyde	Stranraer
19:45	Anderson  56'	[81]	Goodwillie  2', 22' McNiff  31'	Stadium: Stair Park Attendance: 382 Referee: Steven Reid

Clyde v Motherwell

28 July 2018	Clyde	1–3	Motherwell	Cumbernauld
15:00	Goodwillie  31'	[82]	Main  76' Johnson  79' Sammon  90+1'	Stadium: Broadwood Stadium Attendance: 1,620 Referee: John Beaton

Edinburgh City v Stranraer

28 July 2018	Edinburgh City	4–2	Stranraer	Edinburgh
15:00	McIntyre  7' Rodger  33' Thomson  55' Henderson  79'	[82]	Cummins  23' Anderson  35'	Stadium: Ainslie Park Attendance: 236 Referee: David Dickinson

Group H

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		KIL	STM	DUM	QPA	SPA
1	Kilmarnock (Q)	4	3	0	1	0	9	2	+7	10	Qualification for the Second Round		—	0–0p	—	2–0	—
2	St Mirren (Q)	4	1	3	0	0	8	2	+6	9			—	—	6–0	—	p2–2
3	Dumbarton	4	1	1	0	2	3	10	−7	5			2–4	—	—	1–0	—
4	Queen's Park	4	1	0	1	2	2	4	−2	4			—	0–0p	—	—	2–1
5	Spartans	4	0	0	2	2	3	7	−4	2			0–3	—	0–0p	—	—

Source: [83]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[84]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Matches

Kilmarnock v St Mirren

13 July 2018	Kilmarnock	0–0 (2–3 p)	St Mirren	Kilmarnock
19:45		[85]		Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 4,026 Referee: Steven McLean
	Penalties
	Erwin Dicker Burke Broadfoot Millen		S. McGinn P. McGinn King Coulson Mullen

Spartans v Dumbarton

14 July 2018	Spartans	0–0 (3–4 p)	Dumbarton	Edinburgh
15:00		[86]		Stadium: Ainslie Park Attendance: 245 Referee: Stephen Brown
	Penalties
	Stevenson Corbett McFarland Maxwell Dishington		C. Barr Paton Gallagher Hutton

Dumbarton v Queen's Park

17 July 2018	Dumbarton	1–0	Queen's Park	Dumbarton
19:45	Gallagher  35'	[87]		Stadium: Dumbarton Football Stadium Attendance: 425 Referee: Gavin Ross

St Mirren v Spartans

17 July 2018	St Mirren	2–2 (5–3 p)	Spartans	Paisley
19:45	S. McGinn  59' Mullen  75' (pen.)	[88]	Stevens  6' Maxwell  55'	Stadium: St Mirren Park Attendance: 1,430 Referee: Alan Newlands
	Penalties
	Stewart P. McGinn Flynn Mullen Smith		Greenhill Atkinson Girdwood Herd

Dumbarton v Kilmarnock

21 July 2018	Dumbarton	2–4	Kilmarnock	Dumbarton
15:00	C. Barr  41' B. Barr  65'	[89]	Ndjoli  48' Boyd  68', 76', 90'	Stadium: Dumbarton Football Stadium Attendance: 1,353 Referee: Craig Thomson

Queen's Park v Spartans

21 July 2018	Queen's Park	2–1	Spartans	Glasgow
15:00	Gibson  55' Roberts  70'	[90]	Dishington  52'	Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 508 Referee: Duncan Smith

Queen's Park v St Mirren

24 July 2018	Queen's Park	0–0 (4–5 p)	St Mirren	Glasgow
19:45		[91]		Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 1,493 Referee: Nick Walsh
	Penalties
	McKernon Gibson Mortimer Peters McGrory Summers Sharpe		Stewart P. McGinn Magennis Mullen S. McGinn Coulson Flynn

Spartans v Kilmarnock

24 July 2018	Spartans	0–3	Kilmarnock	Edinburgh
19:45		[92]	Erwin  63' Ndjoli  80', 90'	Stadium: Ainslie Park Attendance: 1,078 Referee: Mike Roncone

Kilmarnock v Queen's Park

28 July 2018	Kilmarnock	2–0	Queen's Park	Kilmarnock
15:00	Brophy  62' Boyd  90+3' (pen.)	[93]		Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 2,835 Referee: Barry Cook

St Mirren v Dumbarton

28 July 2018	St Mirren	6–0	Dumbarton	Paisley
15:00	Coulson  1' Smith  35', 84' Stewart  48' McGinn  53' Kellerman  82'	[93]		Stadium: St Mirren Park Attendance: 1,610 Referee: Euan Anderson

Best runners-up

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	G	Queen of the South (Q)	4	3	0	0	1	12	5	+7	9	Qualification for the Second Round
2	D	Dundee (Q)	4	3	0	0	1	8	1	+7	9
3	H	St Mirren (Q)	4	1	3	0	0	8	2	+6	9
4	E	Partick Thistle (Q)	4	3	0	0	1	6	3	+3	9
5	C	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	4	3	0	0	1	9	8	+1	9
6	A	Arbroath	4	2	1	0	1	9	6	+3	8
7	F	Airdrieonians	4	2	0	1	1	9	4	+5	7
8	B	Falkirk	4	2	0	0	2	4	3	+1	6

Source: [94]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[95]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Qualified teams

Team	Qualified as	Qualified on	Notes
Ross County	Group A Winner
St Johnstone	Group B Winner		Seeded in Round 2 draw
Heart of Midlothian	Group C Winner
Dunfermline Athletic	Group D Winner		Seeded in Round 2 draw
Ayr United	Group E Winner		Seeded in Round 2 draw
Livingston	Group F Winner		Seeded in Round 2 draw
Motherwell	Group G Winner
Kilmarnock	Group H Winner
Queen of the South	Best 4 Runners Up
Dundee	Best 4 Runners Up
St Mirren	Best 4 Runners Up
Partick Thistle	Best 4 Runners Up

Top goalscorers

As of matches played on 29 July 2018

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Lawrence Shankland	Ayr United	7
	Stephen Dobbie	Queen of the South
3	Jordyn Sheerin	Cowdenbeath	4
	Myles Hippolyte	Dunfermline Athletic
	Kris Boyd	Kilmarnock
6	15 players		3

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External links

• Scottish Professional Football League – League Cup official website