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| Scottish League Cup (group stage) 2024–25 | ||
| Region | Scotland | |
| Total matches played | 64 | |
| Total goals scored | 215 | |
| Top goal scorer | Ben Wilson (5 goals) | |
← 2023–24
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2025–26 →
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The 2024–25 Scottish League Cup group stage are being played from 13 July to 28 July 2024.
Format[]
The competition begins with eight groups of five teams; each team plays one match only against each other team in the group, either home or away, for a total of two home and two away matches. The five clubs initially competing in the UEFA Champions League (Celtic and Rangers), Europa League (Heart of Midlothian and Kilmarnock) and Conference League (St Mirren) receive a bye to the second round. The group stage consists of 40 teams: all remaining teams that competed across the SPFL in 2023–24, the 2023–24 Highland Football League champions (Buckie Thistle) and runners-up (Brechin City), and the 2023–24 Lowland Football League champions (East Kilbride).
The winners of each of the eight groups, as well as the three best runners-up, progress to the second round (last 16). At this stage, the competition reverts to the traditional knock-out format. The three group winners with the highest points total and the European entrants are seeded.
The traditional point system of awarding three points for a win and one point for a draw is used. In addition, for each group stage match that finishes in a draw, a penalty shoot-out takes place, with the winner being awarded a bonus point.
The draw for the group stage took place on 29 May 2024 and was broadcast live on the Premier Sports and SPFL YouTube channels.
Teams[]
The teams are seeded according to their final league positions in 2023–24 and drawn into eight groups, with each group comprising one team from each pot.
Seeding[]
Teams in Bold qualified for the second round.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | Pot 5 |
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01. Dundee |
09. Raith Rovers |
17. Arbroath |
25. Annan Athletic |
33. Forfar Athletic |
Group stage[]
All times are BST (UTC +1).
Group A[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ABE | AIR | QOS | EKB | DUM | |
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| 1 | Aberdeen | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 9 | Qualification for the second round | — | 2–1 | — | — | 27 Jul | |
| 2 | Airdrieonians | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 6 | Possible qualification for the second round | — | — | 27 Jul | 8–0 | — | |
| 3 | Queen of the South | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | 0–3 | — | — | — | 2–0 | ||
| 4 | East Kilbride (E) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 16 | −14 | 2 | 0–4 | — | 1–3 | — | — | ||
| 5 | Dumbarton (E) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 1 | — | 3–4 | — | 1–1p | — |
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.
(E) Eliminated
Matches[]
| 13 July 2024 15:00 |
Dumbarton | 1–1 | East Kilbride | Dumbarton Football Stadium Attendance: 370 Referee: Joel Kennedy |
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Orsi  16'
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Report | Wilson 7' (o.g.)
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| Penalties | ||||
Wallace  Ruth  Hilton Orsi
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2–4 | McDonald Spence Daramola Robertson Wilson
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| 13 July 2024 17:15 |
Queen of the South | 0–3 | Aberdeen | Palmerston Park Attendance: 2,274 Referee: Don Robertson |
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| Report | Sokler 6', 37' Shinnie 23'
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| 16 July 2024 19:45 |
Airdrieonians | 8–0 | East Kilbride | Excelsior Stadium Attendance: 978 Referee: George Calder |
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| Wilson 2' (pen.), 20', 34' McGregor 9', 52', 53'Armstrong 32'Hancock 37'
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Report |
| 16 July 2024 19:45 |
Queen of the South | 2–0 | Dumbarton | Palmerston Park Attendance: 778 Referee: Stewart Luke |
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| McIntosh 7' McKechnie 58'
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Report |
| 20 July 2024 15:00 |
Dumbarton | 3–4 | Airdrieonians | Dumbarton Football Stadium Attendance: 659 Referee: Lloyd Wilson |
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| Gray 27' Hilton 47', 51' (pen.)
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Report | McGrattan 35' Armstrong 69'Agyemang 84'Wilson 88'
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| 20 July 2024 15:00 |
East Kilbride | 0–4 | Aberdeen | K-Park Training Academy Attendance: 686 Referee: Grant Irvine |
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| Report | Devlin 27' McGrath 35'Clarkson 54'Morris 62'
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| 23 July 2024 19:45 |
Aberdeen | 2–1 | Airdrieonians | Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 9,161 Referee: Chris Graham |
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| Shinnie 49' Clarkson 59'
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Report | Wilson 40'
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| 23 July 2024 19:45 |
East Kilbride | 1–3 | Queen of the South | K-Park Training Academy Referee: Alastair Grieve |
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| Fagan 33'
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Report | Walker 41' Lyon 42'Dickenson 45+3'
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| 27 July 2024 15:00 |
Aberdeen | v | Dumbarton | Pittodrie Stadium |
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| 27 July 2024 15:00 |
Airdrieonians | v | Queen of the South | Excelsior Stadium |
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| 2024–25 in Scottish football |
| Domestic leagues |
| SPFL (Premiership · Championship · League One · League Two) · Highland · Lowland · Midlands · North Caledonian · North Region Junior · East of Scotland · South of Scotland · West of Scotland |
| Domestic cups |
| Scottish Cup (Final) · League Cup (Group stage · Final) · Challenge Cup (Final) · South Region Challenge Cup |
| European competitions |
| Champions League (Final) · Europa League (Final) · Conference League (Final) |
| National teams |
| Senior: UEFA Nations League · FIFA World Cup qualification · Women's: Euro 2025 qualifying |
| Club seasons |
| Premiership |
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Aberdeen · Celtic · Dundee · Dundee United · Heart of Midlothian · Hibernian · Kilmarnock · Motherwell · Rangers · Ross County · St Johnstone · St Mirren |
| Championship |
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Airdrieonians · Ayr United · Dunfermline Athletic · Falkirk · Greenock Morton · Hamilton Academical · Livingston · Partick Thistle · Queen's Park · Raith Rovers |
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2023-24 2025-26 |