2017-18 Scottish League Cup

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Scottish League Cup 2017–18
Region	Scotland
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The 2017–18 Scottish League Cup is the 72nd season of Scotland's second-most prestigious football knockout competition. It is also known as the Betfred Cup for sponsorship reasons.

Group stage

Main article: 2017–18 Scottish League Cup group stage

North section

Groups

Group A

2017-18 Scottish League Cup group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Falkirk  (Q)	4	4	0	0	13	1	+12	12	Qualification to the Second Round
2	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	4	3	0	1	5	3	+2	8	Possible Second Round as one of the 4 best runners up
3	Stirling Albion	4	3	0	1	6	5	+1	7
4	Brechin City	4	1	0	3	1	9	−8	2
5	Forfar Athletic	4	0	0	4	3	10	−7	1

Source: [ BBC]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round; (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament

Group B

2017-18 Scottish League Cup group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Dunfermline Athletic  (Q)	4	4	0	0	13	3	+10	10	Qualification to the Second Round
2	Peterhead	4	3	0	1	7	6	+1	9	Possible Second Round as one of the 4 best runners up
3	Heart of Midlothian	4	2	0	2	7	4	+3	7
4	East Fife	4	1	0	3	3	6	−3	4
5	Elgin City	4	0	0	4	2	13	−11	0

Source: [ BBC]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round; (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament

Group C

2017-18 Scottish League Cup group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Dundee United  (Q)	4	4	0	0	10	2	+8	11	Qualification to the Second Round
2	Dundee	4	3	0	1	8	2	+6	10	Possible Second Round as one of the 4 best runners up
3	Raith Rovers	4	2	0	2	9	5	+4	6
4	Cowdenbeath	4	1	0	3	5	11	−6	3
5	Template:Fb team Buckie Thistle	4	0	0	4	3	15	−12	0

Source: [ BBC]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round; (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament

Group D

2017-18 Scottish League Cup group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Hibernian  (Q)	4	3	0	1	13	1	+12	10	Qualification to the Second Round
2	Ross County	4	4	0	0	8	0	+8	10	Possible Second Round as one of the 4 best runners up
3	Arbroath	4	2	0	2	6	7	−1	6
4	Montrose	4	1	0	3	2	15	−13	3
5	Alloa Athletic	4	0	0	4	2	8	−6	0

Source: [ BBC]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round; (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament

South section

Seeding

Groups

Group E

2017-18 Scottish League Cup group E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Ayr United  (Q)	4	4	0	0	15	3	+12	12	Qualification to the Second Round
2	Kilmarnock	4	3	0	1	9	3	+6	9	Possible Second Round as one of the 4 best runners up
3	Clyde	4	2	0	2	7	11	−4	6
4	Annan Athletic	4	1	0	3	2	10	−8	2
5	Dumbarton	4	0	0	4	2	8	−6	1

Source: [ BBC]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round; (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament

Group F

2017-18 Scottish League Cup group F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Motherwell  (Q)	4	4	0	0	12	2	+10	12	Qualification to the Second Round
2	Greenock Morton	4	3	0	1	8	6	+2	8	Possible Second Round as one of the 4 best runners up
3	Queen's Park	4	2	0	2	9	9	0	7
4	Edinburgh City	4	1	0	3	3	12	−9	2
5	Berwick Rangers	1	0	1	0	4	7	−3	1

Source: [ BBC]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round; (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament

Group G

2017-18 Scottish League Cup group G

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Hamilton Academical  (Q)	4	3	0	1	10	6	+4	9	Qualification to the Second Round
2	Albion Rovers	4	2	1	1	12	9	+3	7	Possible Second Round as one of the 4 best runners up
3	Queen of the South	4	2	1	1	6	4	+2	7
4	East Kilbride	4	1	2	1	5	9	−4	5
5	Stenhousemuir	4	0	2	2	3	9	−6	2

Source: [ BBC]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round; (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament

Group H

2017-18 Scottish League Cup group H

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Livingston  (Q)	4	3	0	1	8	3	+5	11	Qualification to the Second Round
2	Partick Thistle	4	3	0	1	9	2	+7	10	Possible Second Round as one of the 4 best runners up
3	St. Mirren	4	2	0	2	9	7	+2	6
4	Airdrieonians	4	1	0	3	1	10	−9	3
5	Stranraer	8	4	0	4	4	12	−8	12

Source: [ BBC]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round; (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament

Best runners-up

2017-18 Scottish League Cup Best runners-up

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Ross County  (Q)	4	4	0	0	8	0	+8	10	Qualification to the Second Round
2	Partick Thistle  (Q)	4	3	1	0	9	2	+7	10
3	Dundee  (Q)	4	3	1	0	8	2	+6	10
4	Kilmarnock  (Q)	4	3	0	1	9	3	+6	9
5	Peterhead	4	3	0	1	7	6	+1	9
6	Greenock Morton	4	3	0	1	8	6	+2	8
7	Inverness CT	4	3	0	1	5	3	+2	8
8	Albion Rovers	4	2	0	2	12	9	+3	7

Source: [ BBC]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round; (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament

Knockout Phase

Second round

Draw and seeding

Teams in Bold advanced to the quarter-finals.

External links

• Scottish Professional Football League – League Cup official website