2017–18 Scottish League Cup group stage

Football tournament season

2017–18 Scottish League Cup (group stage)
Tournament details
Country	Scotland
Dates	14 July 2017 – 30 July 2017
Teams	40
Tournament statistics
Matches played	64
Goals scored	267 (4.17 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Simon Murrary Alan Trouten (7 goals)
All statistics correct as of 30 July 2017.
← 2016–17 2018–19 →

The 2017–18 Scottish League Cup group stage was played from 14 July to 30 July 2017. 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 2017–18 Scottish League Cup.

Format

The group stage consisted of eight teams from the 2016–17 Scottish Premiership, ten teams from each of the 2016–17 Scottish Championship, 2016–17 Scottish League One and 2016–17 Scottish League Two, as well as the winners of the 2016–17 Highland Football League and 2016–17 Lowland Football League. The 40 teams were divided into two sections: North and South; with each section containing four top seeded teams, four second seeded teams and 12 unseeded teams. Each section was drawn into four groups with each group being made up of 1 top seed, 1 second seed and 3 unseeded sides.^[1]^[2] Seedings for the draw were confirmed on 31 May 2017, two days before the draw.^[2]

The draw for the group stages took place on Friday 2 June 2017 at 6:30pm BST at the BT Sport Studio in London and was shown live on BT Sport 2.^[3]

Teams

North

Seeding

Teams in Bold qualified for the second round

Top seeds

Second seeds

Unseeded

01. Heart of Midlothian
02. Ross County
03. Dundee
04. Inverness CT

09. Hibernian
10. Falkirk
11. Dundee United
12. Dunfermline Athletic

17. Raith Rovers
18. Alloa Athletic
19. Brechin City
20. East Fife
21. Peterhead
22. Arbroath

23. Forfar Athletic
24. Montrose
25. Elgin City
26. Stirling Albion
27. Cowdenbeath
28. Buckie Thistle

South

Seeding

Teams in Bold qualified for the second round

Top seeds

Second seeds

Unseeded

05. Partick Thistle
06. Kilmarnock
07. Motherwell
08. Hamilton Academical

13. Greenock Morton
14. Queen of the South
15. St Mirren
16. Dumbarton

29. Ayr United
30. Livingston
31. Airdrieonians
32. Queen's Park
33. Stranraer
34. Albion Rovers

35. Stenhousemuir
36. Annan Athletic
37. Edinburgh City
38. Berwick Rangers
39. Clyde
40. East Kilbride

North

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	FAL	INV	STI	BRE	FOR
1	Falkirk (Q)	4	4	0	0	0	13	1	+12	12	Qualification for the Second Round	—	—	4–1	—	4–0
2	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	4	2	1	0	1	5	3	+2	8		0–2	—	—	3–0	—
3	Stirling Albion	4	2	0	1	1	6	5	+1	7		—	0–0p	—	2–0	—
4	Brechin City	4	0	1	0	3	1	9	−8	2		0–3	—	—	—	p1–1
5	Forfar Athletic	4	0	0	1	3	3	10	−7	1		—	1–2	1–3	—	—

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

Matches

Falkirk v Stirling Albion

15 July 2017 (2017-07-15)	Falkirk	4–1	Stirling Albion	Falkirk
15:00	Austin 24' McKee 26' Harris 39' Muirhead 57'	Report	Smith 87'	Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 2,044 Referee: David Lowe

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Brechin City

15 July 2017 (2017-07-15)	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	3–0	Brechin City	Inverness
15:00	Warren 21', 34' Oakley 57'	Report		Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 1,419 Referee: Barry Cook

Brechin City v Forfar Athletic

18 July 2017 (2017-07-18)	Brechin City	1–1 (4–3 p)	Forfar Athletic	Brechin
19:45	Layne 68'	Report	Millar 90+1' (pen.)	Stadium: Glebe Park Attendance: 526 Referee: Craig Napier
	Penalties
	Dyer Dale Crighton Jackson Love Orsi		Millar Easton Munro Cox McBride See

Stirling Albion v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

18 July 2017 (2017-07-18)	Stirling Albion	0–0 (0–2 p)	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Stirling
19:45		Report		Stadium: Forthbank Stadium Attendance: 591 Referee: Mike Roncone
	Penalties
	Dickson Morrison D Smith McMullan		Baird Chalmers Polworth Vigurs

Forfar Athletic v Stirling Albion

22 July 2017 (2017-07-22)	Forfar Athletic	1–3	Stirling Albion	Forfar
15:00	Millar 90+3'	Report	Morrison 7', 44' Kavanagh 76'	Stadium: Station Park Attendance: 441 Referee: Gavin Ross

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Falkirk

22 July 2017 (2017-07-22)	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	0–2	Falkirk	Inverness
15:00		Report	McKee 21' Austin 43'	Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Referee: John Beaton

Falkirk v Forfar Athletic

25 July 2017 (2017-07-25)	Falkirk	4–0	Forfar Athletic	Falkirk
15:00	Hippolyte 8', 38', 50' Austin 29'	Report		Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 2,187 Referee: Kevin Graham

Stirling Albion v Brechin City

25 July 2017 (2017-07-25)	Stirling Albion	2–0	Brechin City	Stirling
15:00	MacDonald 40' (pen.) Caddis 90+1' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Forthbank Stadium Attendance: 430 Referee: Alan Newlands

Brechin City v Falkirk

29 July 2017 (2017-07-29)	Brechin City	0–3	Falkirk	Brechin
15:00		Report	Miller 20' McKee 52' Harris 72'	Stadium: Glebe Park Attendance: 712 Referee: Euan Anderson

Forfar Athletic v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

29 July 2017 (2017-07-29)	Forfar Athletic	1–2	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Forfar
15:00	Scott 49'	Report	Oakley 54' Baird 55'	Stadium: Station Park Attendance: 517 Referee: Gavin Duncan

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	DNF	PET	HOM	EFI	ELG
1	Dunfermline Athletic (Q)	4	2	2	0	0	13	3	+10	10	Qualification for the Second Round	—	5–1	—	—	6–0
2	Peterhead	4	3	0	0	1	7	6	+1	9		—	—	2–1	1–0	—
3	Heart of Midlothian	4	2	0	1	1	7	4	+3	7		2–2p	—	—	3–0	—
4	East Fife	4	1	0	1	2	3	6	−3	4		0–0p	—	—	—	3–2
5	Elgin City	4	0	0	0	4	2	13	−11	0		—	0–3	0–1	—	—

Source: ^[6]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.^[7]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Matches

Dunfermline Athletic v Elgin City

15 July 2017 (2017-07-15)	Dunfermline Athletic	6–0	Elgin City	Dunfermline
15:00	Clark 10', 20', 35', 47' Paton 33' Smith 90+1'	Report		Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 1,757 Referee: David Munro

Peterhead v East Fife

15 July 2017 (2017-07-15)	Peterhead	1–0	East Fife	Peterhead
15:00	McAllister 10'	Report		Stadium: Balmoor Stadium Attendance: 454 Referee: Graham Beaton

East Fife v Dunfermline Athletic

18 July 2017 (2017-07-18)	East Fife	0–0 (8–9 p)	Dunfermline Athletic	Methil
19:45		Report		Stadium: Bayview Stadium Attendance: 1,094 Referee: Gavin Ross
	Penalties
	Docherty Willis Slattery Duggan Watson Mutch Wilson Dunsmore Gordon		Shiels Paton Clark Cardle Lochhead Morris Ashcroft Williamson Smith

Elgin City v Heart of Midlothian

18 July 2017 (2017-07-18)	Elgin City	0–1	Heart of Midlothian	Elgin
19:45		Report	Lafferty 60'	Stadium: Borough Briggs Attendance: 1,303 Referee: Steven Kirkland

Dunfermline Athletic v Peterhead

22 July 2017 (2017-07-22)	Dunfermline Athletic	5–1	Peterhead	Dunfermline
15:00	McManus 7', 46' Cardle 12', 22' Ross 72' (o.g.)	Report	McAllister 63' (pen.)	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 1,878 Referee: Bobby Madden

Heart of Midlothian v East Fife

22 July 2017 (2017-07-22)	Heart of Midlothian	3–0	East Fife	Edinburgh
15:00	Lafferty 22', 86' (pen.) Berra 70'	Report		Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium Attendance: 6,265 Referee: Nick Walsh

East Fife v Elgin City

25 July 2017 (2017-07-25)	East Fife	3–2	Elgin City	Methil
19:45	Duggan 57' Docherty 67' (pen.) Willis 82'	Report	Reilly 49', 79'	Stadium: Bayview Stadium Attendance: 331 Referee: Scott Millar

Peterhead v Heart of Midlothian

25 July 2017 (2017-07-25)	Peterhead	2–1	Heart of Midlothian	Peterhead
20:00	Brown 6' McAllister 90' (pen.)	Report	Lafferty 17'	Stadium: Balmoor Stadium Attendance: 1,602 Referee: Mat Northcroft

Elgin City v Peterhead

29 July 2017 (2017-07-29)	Elgin City	0–3	Peterhead	Elgin
15:00		Report	Cairney 4' McCracken 36' Stevenson 54'	Stadium: Borough Briggs Attendance: 673 Referee: Colin Steven

Heart of Midlothian v Dunfermline Athletic

29 July 2017 (2017-07-29)	Heart of Midlothian	2–2 (1–3 p)	Dunfermline Athletic	Edinburgh
15:00	Cowie 20' Gonçalves 86'	Report	Cardle 28' McManus 52'	Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium Attendance: 8,404 Referee: Craig Thomson
	Penalties
	McGhee Lafferty Martin Cowie		Paton Lochhead McManus Wedderburn

Group C

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	DUN	DND	RAI	COW	BUC
1	Dundee United (Q)	4	3	1	0	0	10	2	+8	11	Qualification for the Second Round	—	—	2–0	4–1	—
2	Dundee (Q)	4	3	0	1	0	8	2	+6	10	Qualification for the Second Round	1–1p	—	—	—	2–0
3	Raith Rovers	4	2	0	0	2	9	5	+4	6		—	1–2	—	2–0	—
4	Cowdenbeath	4	1	0	0	3	5	11	−6	3		—	0–3	—	—	4–2
5	Buckie Thistle	4	0	0	0	4	3	15	−12	0		0–3	—	1–6	—	—

Source: ^[8]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.^[9]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Matches

Cowdenbeath v Buckie Thistle

15 July 2017 (2017-07-15)	Cowdenbeath	4–2	Buckie Thistle	Cowdenbeath
15:00	Syme 25', 62' Muirhead 44' Connolly 88'	Report	Dorrat 5' Copeland 52'	Stadium: Central Park Attendance: 308 Referee: Scott Millar

Dundee United v Raith Rovers

15 July 2017 (2017-07-15)	Dundee United	2–0	Raith Rovers	Dundee
15:00	McMullan 60' Keatings 72' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 3,753 Referee: Steven McLean

Raith Rovers v Dundee

18 July 2017 (2017-07-18)	Raith Rovers	1–2	Dundee	Kirkcaldy
19:45	Vaughan 90'	Report	Moussa 83' Hendry 90+2'	Stadium: Stark's Park Attendance: 2,962 Referee: Stephen Finnie

Buckie Thistle v Dundee United

19 July 2017 (2017-07-19)	Buckie Thistle	0–3	Dundee United	Buckie
20:00		Report	McMullan 17' King 21' Durnan 34'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Graham Beaton

Dundee v Buckie Thistle

22 July 2017 (2017-07-22)	Dundee	2–0	Buckie Thistle	Dundee
15:00	El Bakhtaoui 22' Moussa 84'	Report		Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 2,774 Referee: Craig Charleston

Dundee United v Cowdenbeath

23 July 2017 (2017-07-23)	Dundee United	4–1	Cowdenbeath	Dundee
15:00	Stanton 30' King 45' Fraser 67' (pen.) M Smith 80'	Report	Muirhead 76'	Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 3,253 Referee: Alan Newlands

Buckie Thistle v Raith Rovers

25 July 2017 (2017-07-25)	Buckie Thistle	1–6	Raith Rovers	Buckie
20:00	McLeod 27'	Report	Vaughan 14' (pen.), 45' Spence 40' Buchanan 65', 69' Matthews 86'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 620 Referee: Ryan Milne

Cowdenbeath v Dundee

26 July 2017 (2017-07-26)	Cowdenbeath	0–3	Dundee	Cowdenbeath
19:45		Report	Moussa 17', 23', 38'	Stadium: Central Park Attendance: 1,321 Referee: Euan Anderson

Raith Rovers v Cowdenbeath

29 July 2017 (2017-07-29)	Raith Rovers	2–0	Cowdenbeath	Kirkcaldy
15:00	Vaughan 9' Buchanan 32'	Report		Stadium: Stark's Park Attendance: 1,480 Referee: Kevin Graham

Dundee v Dundee United

30 July 2017 (2017-07-30)	Dundee	1–1 (3–4 p)	Dundee United	Dundee
15:00	O'Hara 60'	Report	McMullan 45'	Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 10,460 Referee: Kevin Clancy
	Penalties
	El Bakhtaoui Wolters Moussa O'Dea Deacon		McMullan King Toshney Chalmers McDonald

Group D

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	HIB	ROS	ARB	MON	ALO
1	Hibernian (Q)	4	3	0	1	0	13	1	+12	10	Qualification for the Second Round	—	—	6–1	4–0	—
2	Ross County (Q)	4	2	2	0	0	8	0	+8	10	Qualification for the Second Round	p0–0	—	—	—	2–0
3	Arbroath	4	1	1	1	1	6	7	−1	6		—	0–0p	—	4–0	—
4	Montrose	4	1	0	0	3	2	15	−13	3		—	0–6	—	—	2–1
5	Alloa Athletic	4	0	0	1	3	2	8	−6	1		0–3	—	1–1p	—	—

Source: ^[10]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.^[11]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Matches

Hibernian v Montrose

15 July 2017 (2017-07-15)	Hibernian	4–0	Montrose	Edinburgh
15:00	S Murray 12', 53' F Murray 22' Graham 88'	Report		Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 5,226 Referee: Andrew Dallas

Ross County v Alloa Athletic

15 July 2017 (2017-07-15)	Ross County	2–0	Alloa Athletic	Dingwall
15:00	Fraser 40' Curran 70'	Report		Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 1,108 Referee: John McKendrick

Alloa Athletic v Arbroath

18 July 2017 (2017-07-18)	Alloa Athletic	1–1 (5–6 p)	Arbroath	Alloa
19:45	McKeown 89'	Report	Yule 16'	Stadium: Recreation Park Attendance: 311 Referee: Grant Irvine
	Penalties
	Taggart Hetherington Flannigan Graham Renton Martin Grant		Doris Whatley Malin Yule Hester Little Gold

Montrose v Ross County

18 July 2017 (2017-07-18)	Montrose	0–6	Ross County	Montrose
19:45		Report	Mikkelsen 15', 54' Curran 27', 45+1' Dilon 31' (o.g.) Schalk 58'	Stadium: Links Park Attendance: 421 Referee: Alan Newlands

Ross County v Hibernian

21 July 2017 (2017-07-21)	Ross County	0–0 (4–3 p)	Hibernian	Dingwall
19:45		Report		Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 2,065 Referee: Steven McLean
	Penalties
	Routis O'Brien Schalk Fraser Gardyne		Whittaker McGinn Boyle Murray Shaw

Arbroath v Montrose

22 July 2017 (2017-07-22)	Arbroath	4–0	Montrose	Arbroath
15:00	Gold 31' Denholm 69', 74' Doris 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Gayfield Park Attendance: 817 Referee: David Lowe

Hibernian v Arbroath

25 July 2017 (2017-07-25)	Hibernian	6–1	Arbroath	Edinburgh
19:45	S Murray 18', 51', 90+1' Porteous 45', 88' McGinn 53'	Report	Doris 38'	Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 4,856 Referee: Stephen Finnie

Montrose v Alloa Athletic

25 July 2017 (2017-07-25)	Montrose	2–1	Alloa Athletic	Montrose
19:45	Hay 21' Watson 50'	Report	Flannigan 82'	Stadium: Links Park Attendance: 257 Referee: Graeme Beaton

Alloa Athletic v Hibernian

29 July 2017 (2017-07-29)	Alloa Athletic	0–3	Hibernian	Alloa
15:00		Report	F Murray 15' S Murray 63', 80'	Stadium: Recreation Park Attendance: 1,758 Referee: Willie Collum

Arbroath v Ross County

29 July 2017 (2017-07-29)	Arbroath	0–0 (4–5 p)	Ross County	Arbroath
15:00		Report		Stadium: Gayfield Park Attendance: 702 Referee: Steven Kirkland
	Penalties
	Doris Henry Linn McCord Yule Little Gold		Gardyne Fraser Routis Schalk Kelly Mikkelsen Chow

South

Group E

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	AYR	KIL	CLY	ANN	DUM
1	Ayr United (Q)	4	4	0	0	0	15	3	+12	12	Qualification for the Second Round	—	1–0	5–1	—	—
2	Kilmarnock (Q)	4	3	0	0	1	9	3	+6	9	Qualification for the Second Round	—	—	4–2	—	3–0
3	Clyde	4	2	0	0	2	7	11	−4	6		—	—	—	2–1	2–1
4	Annan Athletic	4	0	1	0	3	2	10	−8	2		1–6	0–2	—	—	—
5	Dumbarton	4	0	0	1	3	2	8	−6	1		1–3	—	—	0–0p	—

Source: ^[12]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.^[13]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Matches

Ayr United v Kilmarnock

14 July 2017 (2017-07-14)	Ayr United	1–0	Kilmarnock	Ayr
19:45	Geggan 39'	Report		Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 6,417 Referee: John Beaton

Clyde v Annan Athletic

15 July 2017 (2017-07-15)	Clyde	2–1	Annan Athletic	Cumbernauld
15:00	Breslin 57' Goodwillie 89'	Report	Swinglehurst 90+1'	Stadium: Broadwood Stadium Attendance: 415 Referee: Duncan Williams

Dumbarton v Ayr United

18 July 2017 (2017-07-18)	Dumbarton	1–3	Ayr United	Dumbarton
19:45	Nadé 45+2'	Report	Dowie 36' (o.g.) McDaid 71' Crawford 88'	Stadium: Dumbarton Football Stadium Attendance: 615 Referee: Barry Cook

Kilmarnock v Clyde

18 July 2017 (2017-07-18)	Kilmarnock	4–2	Clyde	Kilmarnock
15:00	McKenzie 7', 68' Thomas 53', 59'	Report	Ramsay 10' Nicholl 11'	Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 1,871 Referee: Craig Charleston

Annan Athletic v Kilmarnock

22 July 2017 (2017-07-22)	Annan Athletic	0–2	Kilmarnock	Annan
15:00		Report	Boyd 7', 62'	Stadium: Galabank Attendance: 743 Referee: Nick Walsh

Clyde v Dumbarton

22 July 2017 (2017-07-22)	Clyde	2–1	Dumbarton	Cumbernauld
15:00	Miller 57' Wright 67'	Report	Barr 33'	Stadium: Broadwood Stadium Attendance: 416 Referee: John McKendrick

Ayr United v Clyde

25 July 2017 (2017-07-25)	Ayr United	5–1	Clyde	Ayr
19:45	Crawford 20' Moore 30', 64' Moffat 53' McDaid 75'	Report	Goodwillie 12'	Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 1,501 Referee: Colin Steven

Dumbarton v Annan Athletic

25 July 2017 (2017-07-25)	Dumbarton	0–0 (3–4 p)	Annan Athletic	Dumbarton
19:45		Report		Stadium: Dumbarton Football Stadium Attendance: 366 Referee: Craig Charleston
	Penalties
	McLaughlin Stewart C Gallagher Barr Roy		Smith Sinnamon Omar Orsi Stevenson

Annan Athletic v Ayr United

29 July 2017 (2017-07-29)	Annan Athletic	1–6	Ayr United	Annan
15:00	Sinnamon 85'	Report	Docherty 1' McGuffie 3' Moffat 25' Moore 45' Geggan 67' McDaid 81'	Stadium: Galabank Attendance: 659 Referee: Steven Reid

Kilmarnock v Dumbarton

29 July 2017 (2017-07-29)	Kilmarnock	3–0	Dumbarton	Kilmarnock
15:00	Burke 53' Boyd 72' Erwin 76'	Report		Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 2,444 Referee: Bobby Madden

Group F

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	MOT	GMO	QPA	EDC	BER
1	Motherwell (Q)	4	4	0	0	0	12	2	+10	12	Qualification for the Second Round	—	4–0	—	—	1–0
2	Greenock Morton	4	2	1	0	1	8	6	+2	8		—	—	p2–2	5–0	—
3	Queen's Park	4	2	0	1	1	9	9	0	7		1–5	—	—	3–0	—
4	Edinburgh City	4	0	1	0	3	3	12	−9	2		1–2	—	—	—	p2–2
5	Berwick Rangers	4	0	0	1	3	4	7	−3	1		—	0–1	2–3	—	—

Source: ^[14]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.^[15]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Matches

Berwick Rangers v Greenock Morton

15 July 2017 (2017-07-15)	Berwick Rangers	0–1	Greenock Morton	Berwick-upon-Tweed, England
15:00		Report	Fleming 33' (o.g.)	Stadium: Shielfield Park Attendance: 701 Referee: Grant Irvine

Queen's Park v Motherwell

15 July 2017 (2017-07-15)	Queen's Park	1–5	Motherwell	Glasgow
15:00	Cummins 23'	Report	Cadden 10' Tanner 53' Bowman 75', 78' Moult 85'	Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 1,590 Referee: Don Robertson

Edinburgh City v Berwick Rangers

18 July 2017 (2017-07-18)	Edinburgh City	2–2 (4–2 p)	Berwick Rangers	Edinburgh
19:45	Grimes 23', 31'	Report	Murrell 30' Scullion 84'	Stadium: Ainslie Park Attendance: 247 Referee: Stephen Brown
	Penalties
	Grimes Allan Walker Laird		McKenna Irving McDonald Scullion

Greenock Morton v Queen's Park

18 July 2017 (2017-07-18)	Greenock Morton	2–2 (4–2 p)	Queen's Park	Greenock
19:45	Wharton 70' Orr 81'	Report	McHugh 85' Barr 90+2'	Stadium: Cappielow Attendance: 1,220 Referee: Colin Stephen
	Penalties
	Orr Tiffoney Murdoch Lamie Harkins		Orr Cummins Wharton K Green

Motherwell v Greenock Morton

22 July 2017 (2017-07-22)	Motherwell	4–0	Greenock Morton	Motherwell
15:00	Dunne 3' Cadden 25' Tait 67' Moult 72'	Report		Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,113 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Queen's Park v Edinburgh City

22 July 2017 (2017-07-22)	Queen's Park	3–0	Edinburgh City	Glasgow
15:00	D Docherty 20' McKee 55' (o.g.) Brady 62'	Report		Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 404 Referee: Kevin Graham

Berwick Rangers v Queen's Park

25 July 2017 (2017-07-25)	Berwick Rangers	2–3	Queen's Park	Berwick-upon-Tweed, England
19:45	Rutherford 1' Thomson 83'	Report	Millen 9' (pen.) Brady 33' Galt 39'	Stadium: Shielfield Park Attendance: 305 Referee: Gavin Ross

Edinburgh City v Motherwell

25 July 2017 (2017-07-25)	Edinburgh City	1–2	Motherwell	Edinburgh
19:45	Grimes 69'	Report	Cadden 74' Frear 89'	Stadium: Ainslie Park Attendance: 970 Referee: Gavin Duncan

Greenock Morton v Edinburgh City

29 July 2017 (2017-07-29)	Greenock Morton	5–0	Edinburgh City	Greenock
15:00	McHugh 14', 90+2' Quitongo 53' Thomson 73', 79'	Report		Stadium: Cappielow Attendance: 1,065 Referee: Mike Roncone

Motherwell v Berwick Rangers

29 July 2017 (2017-07-29)	Motherwell	1–0	Berwick Rangers	Motherwell
15:00	Frear 82'	Report		Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 2,524 Referee: Stephen Finnie

Group G

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	HAM	ALB	QOS	EKI	STE
1	Hamilton Academical (Q)	4	2	1	1	0	10	6	+4	9	Qualification for the Second Round	—	—	p1–1	—	3–0
2	Albion Rovers	4	1	1	2	0	12	9	+3	7		p4–4	—	—	—	1–1p
3	Queen of the South	4	1	1	2	0	6	4	+2	7		—	p2–2	—	0–0p	—
4	East Kilbride	4	1	1	0	2	5	9	−4	5		1–3	2–5	—	—	—
5	Stenhousemuir	4	0	1	0	3	3	9	−6	2		—	—	1–3	1–2	—

Source: ^[16]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.^[17]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Matches

East Kilbride v Hamilton Academical

15 July 2017 (2017-07-15)	East Kilbride	1–3	Hamilton Academical	East Kilbride
14:00	Winter 69' (pen.)	Report	MacKinnon 39' Longridge 81' Crawford 90+1'	Stadium: K-Park Training Academy Attendance: 531 Referee: Craig Napier

Stenhousemuir v Queen of the South

15 July 2017 (2017-07-15)	Stenhousemuir	1–3	Queen of the South	Stenhousemuir
15:00	McGuigan 16'	Report	Dobbie 69', 85' Rooney 83'	Stadium: Ochilview Park Attendance: 384 Referee: Gavin Duncan

Albion Rovers v Stenhousemuir

18 July 2017 (2017-07-18)	Albion Rovers	1–1 (2–3 p)	Stenhousemuir	Coatbridge
19:45	Trouten 59' (pen.)	Report	McMenamin 15'	Stadium: Cliftonhill Attendance: 244 Referee: David Munro
	Penalties
	Victoria Davidson McLaughlin Holmes Fisher Shields		McMenamin Blockley Longworth M Dunlop Meechan Fisher

Queen of the South v East Kilbride

18 July 2017 (2017-07-18)	Queen of the South	0–0 (1–4 p)	East Kilbride	Dumfries
19:45		Report		Stadium: Palmerston Park Attendance: 1,055 Referee: David Lowe
	Penalties
	Jacobs Tapping Dobbie		Strachan Ferris Hughes McNeil

East Kilbride v Albion Rovers

22 July 2017 (2017-07-22)	East Kilbride	2–5	Albion Rovers	East Kilbride
15:00	Winter 67' McMullin 68' (o.g.)	Report	Trouten 2' Fisher 5' Shields 46', 54', 72'	Stadium: K-Park Training Academy Attendance: 261 Referee: Steven Reid

Hamilton Academical v Queen of the South

22 July 2017 (2017-07-22)	Hamilton Academical	1–1 (6–5 p)	Queen of the South	Hamilton
15:00	Boyd 88'	Report	Dobbie 89'	Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 1,047 Referee: Willie Collum
	Penalties
	Gillespie Redmond Crawford Sarris Bingham Boyd MacKinnon Templeton		Lyle Dobbie Dykes Jacobs Rankin Fordyce Tapping Brownlie

Stenhousemuir v East Kilbride

25 July 2017 (2017-07-25)	Stenhousemuir	1–2	East Kilbride	Stenhousemuir
19:30	Longworth 50'	Report	Winter 46', 63'	Stadium: Ochilview Park Attendance: 201 Referee: David Dickinson

Albion Rovers v Hamilton Academical

25 July 2017 (2017-07-25)	Albion Rovers	4–4 (4–2 p)	Hamilton Academical	Coatbridge
19:45	Trouten 9', 53', 64' Davidson 90+3'	Report	Donati 38' Want 45+2', 57' Bingham 74' (pen.)	Stadium: Cliftonhill Attendance: 497 Referee: Barry Cook
	Penalties
	McMullin Hopkins McLaughlin Trouten		Donati Docherty Crawford Bingham

Hamilton Academical v Stenhousemuir

29 July 2017 (2017-07-29)	Hamilton Academical	3–0	Stenhousemuir	Hamilton
15:00	Crawford 15' Templeton 56' Boyd 74'	Report		Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 657 Referee: Steven McLean

Queen of the South v Albion Rovers

29 July 2017 (2017-07-29)	Queen of the South	2–2 (4–3 p)	Albion Rovers	Dumfries
15:00	Dobbie 64' Brownlie 85'	Report	Trouten 38', 82' (pen.)	Stadium: Palmerston Park Attendance: 1,002 Referee: Scott Millar
	Penalties
	Dobbie Murray Leighfield Fordyce Jacobs		McLaughlin Reid Davidson Trouten Higgins

Group H

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	LIV	PAR	STM	AIR	STR
1	Livingston (Q)	4	3	1	0	0	8	3	+5	11	Qualification for the Second Round	—	p1–1	—	2–0	—
2	Partick Thistle (Q)	4	3	0	1	0	9	2	+7	10	Qualification for the Second Round	—	—	5–0	—	1–0
3	St Mirren	4	2	0	0	2	9	7	+2	6		0–1	—	—	5–0	—
4	Airdrieonians	4	1	0	0	3	4	10	−6	3		—	1–2	—	—	3–1
5	Stranraer	4	0	0	0	4	4	12	−8	0		2–4	—	1–4	—	—

Source: ^[18]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.^[19]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Matches

Livingston v Partick Thistle

15 July 2017 (2017-07-15)	Livingston	1–1 (3–1 p)	Partick Thistle	Livingston
15:00	Jacobs 46'	Report	Erskine 14'	Stadium: Almondvale Stadium Attendance: 1,119 Referee: Kevin Clancy
	Penalties
	Mackin Mullin Jacobs		Bannigan Elliott Spittal Doolan

Stranraer v St Mirren

15 July 2017 (2017-07-15)	Stranraer	1–4	St Mirren	Stranraer
15:00	Agnew 11'	Report	Reilly 27' Stewart 31' Morgan 40' Buchanan 56'	Stadium: Stair Park Attendance: 849 Referee: Colin Steven

Airdrieonians v Stranraer

18 July 2017 (2017-07-18)	Airdrieonians	3–1	Stranraer	Airdrie
19:45	Russell 29', 67' Ryan 63' (pen.)	Report	Robertson 81'	Stadium: Excelsior Stadium Attendance: 490 Referee: Gavin Duncan

St Mirren v Livingston

18 July 2017 (2017-07-18)	St Mirren	0–1	Livingston	Paisley
19:45		Report	Carrick 2'	Stadium: St Mirren Park Attendance: 2,104 Referee: Alan Muir

Livingston v Airdrieonians

22 July 2017 (2017-07-22)	Livingston	2–0	Airdrieonians	Livingston
15:00	Mackin 21' Halkett 53'	Report		Stadium: Almondvale Stadium Attendance: 617 Referee: Mike Roncone

Partick Thistle v St Mirren

22 July 2017 (2017-07-22)	Partick Thistle	5–0	St Mirren	Glasgow
15:00	Doolan 12' Lawless 23', 33' Spittal 38', 59'	Report		Stadium: Firhill Park Attendance: 2,727 Referee: Stephen Finnie

Airdrieonians v Partick Thistle

25 July 2017 (2017-07-25)	Airdrieonians	1–2	Partick Thistle	Airdrie
19:45	Cairns 55'	Report	Doolan 10' Spittal 40'	Stadium: Excelsior Stadium Attendance: 1,255 Referee: Don Robertson

Stranraer v Livingston

25 July 2017 (2017-07-25)	Stranraer	2–4	Livingston	Stranraer
19:45	Neill 5' Agnew 33' (pen.)	Report	Robertson 10' (o.g.) Carrick 32' Todorov 61' Robinson 80'	Stadium: Stair Park Attendance: 341 Referee: John McKendrick

Partick Thistle v Stranraer

29 July 2017 (2017-07-29)	Partick Thistle	1–0	Stranraer	Glasgow
15:00	Elliott 87'	Report		Stadium: Firhill Park Attendance: 2,185 Referee: John Beaton

St Mirren v Airdrieonians

29 July 2017 (2017-07-29)	St Mirren	5–0	Airdrieonians	Paisley
15:00	MacDonald 8' (o.g.) Reilly 31', 69' Morgan 82' Smith 88'	Report		Stadium: St Mirren Park Attendance: 1,557 Referee: Craig Napier

Best runners-up

Pos	Grp	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	D	Ross County (Q)	4	2	2	0	0	8	0	+8	10	Qualification for the Second Round
2	H	Partick Thistle (Q)	4	3	0	1	0	9	2	+7	10
3	C	Dundee (Q)	4	3	0	1	0	8	2	+6	10
4	E	Kilmarnock (Q)	4	3	0	0	1	9	3	+6	9
5	B	Peterhead	4	3	0	0	1	7	6	+1	9
6	F	Greenock Morton	4	2	1	0	1	8	6	+2	8
7	A	Inverness CT	4	2	1	0	1	5	3	+2	8
8	G	Albion Rovers	4	1	1	2	0	12	9	+3	7

Source: ^[20]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.^[21]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Qualified teams

Team	Qualified as	Qualified on	Notes
Falkirk	Group A winner	25 July 2017	Seeded for the Second Round draw
Motherwell	Group F winner	25 July 2017	Seeded for the Second Round draw
Livingston	Group H winner	25 July 2017
Dunfermline Athletic	Group B winner	29 July 2017
Hibernian	Group D winner	29 July 2017
Ayr United	Group E winner	29 July 2017	Seeded for the Second Round draw
Hamilton Academical	Group G winner	29 July 2017
Ross County	Best runner-up	29 July 2017
Kilmarnock	Best runner-up	29 July 2017
Partick Thistle	Best runner-up	29 July 2017
Dundee United	Group C winner	30 July 2017	Seeded for the Second Round draw
Dundee	Best runner-up	30 July 2017

Top goalscorers

There were 267 goals scored in 80 matches in the group stage, for an average of 3.34 goals per match.

As of matches played on 30 July 2017^[22]

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Alan Trouten	Albion Rovers	7
1	Simon Murray	Hibernian	7
3	Sofien Moussa	Dundee	5
4	Nicky Clark	Dunfermline Athletic	4
	Sean Winter	East Kilbride
	Kyle Lafferty	Heart of Midlothian
	Stephen Dobbie	Queen of the South
	Lewis Vaughan	Raith Rovers
9	18 players		3

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