2018–19 Scottish League Cup Group stage

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

Format
The group stage will consist of eight groups of five teams. The four clubs competing in the Champions League (Celtic) and Europa League (Aberdeen, Hibernian and Rangers) qualifying rounds will be given a bye through to the second round. The 40 teams competing in the group stage will consist 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 will be divided into two sections – North and South – with each section containing four top seeds, four second seeds and twelve unseeded teams. Each section will then be 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 will progress to the second round (last 16), which will include the four UEFA qualifying clubs. At this stage, the competition will revert to the traditional knock-out format. The four group winners with the highest points total and the clubs entering at this stage will be seeded, with the four group winners with the lowest points unseeded along with the four best runners-up.

The draw for the group stages will take place on 25 May 2018 and will be broadcast live on BT Sport 2.

Seeding
Teams in Bold qualified for the second round

Seeding
Teams in Bold qualified for the second round