2021–22 Scottish League Cup group stage

Football tournament season

2021–22 Scottish League Cup (group stage)
Tournament details
Country	Scotland
Dates	9 July 2021 – 25 July 2021
Teams	40
Tournament statistics
Matches played	74
Goals scored	202 (2.73 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Ally Roy (6 goals)
All statistics correct as of 25 July 2021.
← 2020–21 2022–23 →

The 2021–22 Scottish League Cup group stage was played from 9 July 2021 to 25 July 2021.^[1] A total of 40 teams competed in the group stage. The winners of each of the eight groups, as well as the three best runners-up progressed to the second round (last 16) of the 2021–22 Scottish League Cup.

Format

The group stage consists of eight groups of five teams. The five clubs competing in the UEFA Champions League (Rangers and Celtic), Europa League (St Johnstone) and Europa Conference League (Hibernian and Aberdeen) qualifying rounds are given a bye through to the second round. The 40 teams taking part in the group stage consist of the other seven teams that competed in the 2020–21 Scottish Premiership, and all of the teams that competed in the 2020–21 Scottish Championship, 2020–21 Scottish League One and 2020–21 Scottish League Two, as well as the 2020–21 Highland Football League champions and the 2020–21 Lowland Football League champions and runners-up.

The winners of each of the eight groups, as well as the three best runners-up, progress to the second round (last 16), which includes the five UEFA qualifying clubs. At this stage, the competition reverts to the traditional knock-out format. The three group winners with the highest points total and the clubs entering at this stage will be seeded, with the five group winners with the lowest points unseeded along with the three best runners-up.

The traditional point system of awarding three points for a win and one point for a draw is used, however, for each group stage match that finishes in a draw, a penalty shoot-out will take place, with the winner being awarded a bonus point.^[2]

The draw for the group stage took place on 28 May 2021 and was broadcast live on FreeSports & the SPFL YouTube channel.

Teams

North

Seeding

Teams in Bold qualified for the second round.

Top seeds

Second seeds

Unseeded

01. Livingston
02. Dundee United
03. Ross County
04. Heart of Midlothian

05. Dundee
06. Raith Rovers
07. Inverness Caledonian Thistle
08. Arbroath

09. Alloa Athletic
10. Cove Rangers
11. Montrose
12. East Fife
13. Peterhead
14. Forfar Athletic

15. Elgin City
16. Stirling Albion
17. Cowdenbeath
18. Brechin City
19. Brora Rangers
20. Kelty Hearts

Source:^[3]

South

Seeding

Teams in Bold qualified for the second round.

Top seeds

Second seeds

Unseeded

21. St Mirren
22. Motherwell
23. Kilmarnock
24. Hamilton Academical

25. Dunfermline Athletic
26. Queen of the South
27. Ayr United
28. Greenock Morton

29. Partick Thistle
30. Airdrieonians
31. Falkirk
32. Clyde
33. Dumbarton
34. Queen's Park

35. Edinburgh City
36. Stranraer
37. Stenhousemuir
38. Albion Rovers
39. Annan Athletic
40. East Kilbride

Source:^[3]

North

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	HOM	STI	INV	COV	PET
1	Heart of Midlothian	4	4	0	0	0	8	0	+8	12	Qualification for the second round	—	—	1–0	3–0	—
2	Stirling Albion	4	2	1	0	1	8	7	+1	8		0–2	—	—	—	3–1
3	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	4	1	0	1	2	5	6	−1	4		—	2–2p	—	—	2–0
4	Cove Rangers	4	1	0	0	3	6	10	−4	3		—	2–3	3–1	—	—
5	Peterhead	4	1	0	0	3	4	8	−4	3		0–2	—	—	3–1	—

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]

Matches

Cove Rangers v Stirling Albion

10 July 2021	Cove Rangers	2–3	Stirling Albion	Aberdeen
15:00	Fyvie 69', 82'	^[6]	Omar 28' Flanagan 55', 90+4'	Stadium: Balmoral Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Barry Cook

Peterhead v Heart of Midlothian

10 July 2021	Peterhead	0–2	Heart of Midlothian	Peterhead
15:00		^[7]	Mackay-Steven 31' Boyce 58'	Stadium: Balmoor Stadium Attendance: 246 Referee: Don Robertson

Heart of Midlothian v Cove Rangers

13 July 2021	Heart of Midlothian	3–0	Cove Rangers	Edinburgh
19:45	Halliday 12' Boyce 45' Mackay-Steven 55'	^[8]		Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Colin Steven

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Peterhead

13 July 2021	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	2–0	Peterhead	Inverness
19:45	Duku 50' Doran 54'	^[9]		Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 679 Referee: Peter Stuart

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Stirling Albion

17 July 2021	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	2–2 (2–3 p)	Stirling Albion	Inverness
15:00	McGregor 27' Sutherland 49'	^[10]	Mackin 4' Moore 20'	Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Referee: Alan Newlands
	Penalties
	Walsh Allardice Carson McAlear Sutherland		Carrick Leith Flanagan Omar Banner

Peterhead v Cove Rangers

17 July 2021	Peterhead	3–1	Cove Rangers	Peterhead
15:00	S. Brown 3' Cameron 44' McLean 54'	^[11]	Megginson 12'	Stadium: Balmoor Stadium Attendance: 236 Referee: Matthew McDermid

Cove Rangers v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

20 July 2021	Cove Rangers	3–1	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Aberdeen
19:45	McIntosh 35' Megginson 38' Yule 85'	^[12]	Duku 90+2' (pen.)	Stadium: Balmoral Stadium Attendance: 319 Referee: Chris Graham

Stirling Albion v Heart of Midlothian

20 July 2021	Stirling Albion	0–2	Heart of Midlothian	Stirling
19:45		^[13]	Boyce 31' Pollock 74'	Stadium: Forthbank Stadium Attendance: 211 Referee: Grant Irvine

Stirling Albion v Peterhead

24 July 2021	Stirling Albion	3–1	Peterhead	Stirling
15:00	McGregor 6' McNiff 12' Leitch 47'	^[14]	Brown 7' (pen.)	Stadium: Forthbank Stadium Attendance: 273 Referee: Barry Cook

Heart of Midlothian v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

25 July 2021	Heart of Midlothian	1–0	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Edinburgh
17:15	Walker 75'	^[15]		Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 2,989 Referee: Nick Walsh

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	DUN	ARB	KEL	ELG	EFI
1	Dundee United	4	4	0	9	1	+8	12	Qualification for the second round	—	1–0	—	6–1	—
2	Arbroath	4	3	1	6	3	+3	9	Qualification for the second round	—	—	3–2	—	2–0
3	Kelty Hearts	4	2	2	8	5	+3	6		0–1	—	—	—	3–0
4	Elgin City	4	1	3	5	12	−7	3		—	0–1	1–3	—	—
5	East Fife	4	0	4	2	9	−7	0		0–1	—	—	2–3	—

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.^[5]

Matches

Kelty Hearts v Dundee United

9 July 2021	Kelty Hearts	0–1	Dundee United	Kelty
19:45		^[17]	Shankland 77'	Stadium: New Central Park Attendance: 500 Referee: Steven McLean

Elgin City v Arbroath

10 July 2021	Elgin City	0–1	Arbroath	Elgin
15:00		^[18]	Donnelly 80'	Stadium: Borough Briggs Attendance: 220 Referee: David Dickinson

Arbroath v East Fife

14 July 2021	Arbroath	2–0	East Fife	Arbroath
19:45	Hilson 71' Donnelly 89'	^[19]		Stadium: Gayfield Park Attendance: 600 Referee: Steven Reid

Dundee United v Elgin City

14 July 2021	Dundee United	6–1	Elgin City	Dundee
19:45	Shankland 19', 32' Clark 24' Pawlett 40' Freeman 54' Mochrie 64'	^[20]	Hester 4'	Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 500 Referee: Grant Irvine

Dundee United v Arbroath

17 July 2021	Dundee United	1–0	Arbroath	Dundee
15:00	Mulgrew 21'	^[21]		Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 500 Referee: John Beaton

Kelty Hearts v East Fife

17 July 2021	Kelty Hearts	3–0	East Fife	Kelty
15:00	Austin 13', 25' Agyeman 87'	^[22]		Stadium: New Central Park Attendance: 525 Referee: Barry Cook

East Fife v Dundee United

20 July 2021	East Fife	0–1	Dundee United	Methil
19:45		^[23]	Pawlett 40'	Stadium: Bayview Stadium Attendance: 362 Referee: Alan Muir

Elgin City v Kelty Hearts

20 July 2021	Elgin City	1–3	Kelty Hearts	Elgin
19:45	Little 5'	^[24]	Russell 52' Austin 76', 87'	Stadium: Borough Briggs Attendance: 220 Referee: Chris Fordyce

Arbroath v Kelty Hearts

24 July 2021	Arbroath	3–2	Kelty Hearts	Arbroath
15:00	Donnelly 31' Hamilton 52' Low 58' (pen.)	^[25]	Higginbotham 20' Cardle 27'	Stadium: Gayfield Park Attendance: 600 Referee: Duncan Williams

East Fife v Elgin City

24 July 2021	East Fife	2–3	Elgin City	Methil
15:00	Smith 2' McManus 34' (pen.)	^[26]	Mailer 15' Hester 42' Dingwall 48'	Stadium: Bayview Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Dan McFarlane

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	DUN	FOR	ROS	MON	BRO
1	Dundee	4	4	0	0	0	14	2	+12	12	Qualification for the second round	—	5–2	—	—	4–0
2	Forfar Athletic	4	2	1	0	1	6	5	+1	8		—	—	3–0^[a]	p0–0	—
3	Ross County	4	2	0	0	2	5	7	−2	6		0–3^[b]	—	—	4–1	—
4	Montrose	4	1	0	1	2	4	6	−2	4		0–2	—	—	—	3–0
5	Brora Rangers	4	0	0	0	4	0	9	−9	0		—	0–1	0–1	—	—

Source: ^[29]
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]
Notes:

^ Forfar Athletic were awarded a technical 3−0 win over Ross County, who were unable to raise a team after a COVID-19 outbreak among players and staff.^[27]
^ Dundee were awarded a technical 3−0 win over Ross County, who were unable to raise a team after a COVID-19 outbreak among players and staff.^[28]

Matches

Forfar Athletic v Ross County

10 July 2021	Forfar Athletic	3–0 (awarded)^[A]	Ross County	Forfar
15:00				Stadium: Station Park

Montrose v Brora Rangers

10 July 2021	Montrose	3–0	Brora Rangers	Montrose
15:00	Rennie 20' Lyons 22' Milne 88' (pen.)	^[30]		Stadium: Links Park Attendance: 231 Referee: Dan McFarlane

Dundee v Brora Rangers

13 July 2021	Dundee	4–0	Brora Rangers	Dundee
19:45	McGowan 24' McMullan 34', 49' Jakubiak 51'	^[31]		Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 327 Referee: David Dickinson

Forfar Athletic v Montrose

13 July 2021	Forfar Athletic	0–0 (5–4 p)	Montrose	Forfar
19:45		^[32]		Stadium: Station Park Attendance: 120 Referee: Chris Fordyce
	Penalties
	Munro Meechan Gallagher Shepherd Harkins Thomson		Steeves Whatley Milne Brown Johnston Watson

Brora Rangers v Forfar Athletic

17 July 2021	Brora Rangers	0–1	Forfar Athletic	Brora
15:00		^[33]	Gallagher 80'	Stadium: Dudgeon Park Attendance: 150 Referee: Scott Lambie

Ross County v Dundee

18 July 2021	Ross County	0–3 (awarded)^[B]	Dundee	Dingwall
15:00				Stadium: Victoria Park

Brora Rangers v Ross County

21 July 2021	Brora Rangers	0–1	Ross County	Brora
19:45		^[34]	Iacovitti 53'	Stadium: Dudgeon Park Referee: Euan Anderson

Montrose v Dundee

21 July 2021	Montrose	0–2	Dundee	Montrose
19:45		^[35]	Cummings 70' (pen.) McCowan 73'	Stadium: Links Park Attendance: 1,090 Referee: Alan Newlands

Dundee v Forfar Athletic

24 July 2021	Dundee	5–2	Forfar Athletic	Dundee
15:00	Adam 12' Panter 31' Elliott 42' Cummings 75' (pen.), 88'	^[36]	McCluskey 62' Anderson 81'	Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 771 Referee: Grant Irvine

Ross County v Montrose

24 July 2021	Ross County	4–1	Montrose	Dingwall
15:00	Spittal 6', 56' Iacovitti 35' White 53'	^[37]	Johnston 61'	Stadium: Victoria Park Referee: Craig Napier

Notes

^
A: Forfar Athletic were awarded a technical 3−0 win over Ross County, who were unable to raise a team after a COVID-19 outbreak among players and staff.^[27]
^
B: Dundee were awarded a technical 3−0 win over Ross County, who were unable to raise a team after a COVID-19 outbreak among players and staff.^[28]

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	RAI	LIV	COW	ALO	BRE
1	Raith Rovers	4	2	1	1	0	5	0	+5	9	Qualification for the second round	—	—	—	p0–0	4–0
2	Livingston	4	2	1	0	1	7	3	+4	8	Qualification for the second round	p0–0	—	3–1	—	—
3	Cowdenbeath	4	2	0	0	2	5	6	−1	6		0–1	—	—	—	3–2
4	Alloa Athletic	4	1	0	1	2	2	3	−1	4		—	2–1	0–1	—	—
5	Brechin City	4	1	0	0	3	3	10	−7	3		—	0–3	—	1–0	—

Source: ^[38]
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]

Matches

Brechin City v Livingston

10 July 2021	Brechin City	0–3	Livingston	Brechin
15:00		^[39]	Parkes 1' Obileye 61' Longridge 90+1'	Stadium: Glebe Park Attendance: 250 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Cowdenbeath v Raith Rovers

10 July 2021	Cowdenbeath	0–1	Raith Rovers	Cowdenbeath
15:00		^[40]	Vaughan 21'	Stadium: Central Park Attendance: 778 Referee: Gavin Duncan

Alloa Athletic v Cowdenbeath

13 July 2021	Alloa Athletic	0–1	Cowdenbeath	Alloa
19:45		^[41]	Buchanan 54'	Stadium: Recreation Park Attendance: 224 Referee: Calum Scott

Raith Rovers v Brechin City

13 July 2021	Raith Rovers	4–0	Brechin City	Kirkcaldy
19:45	Vaughan 43' Spencer 62', 83' Zanatta 66'	^[42]		Stadium: Stark's Park Attendance: 594 Referee: Scott Lambie

Alloa Athletic v Livingston

17 July 2021	Alloa Athletic	2–1	Livingston	Alloa
15:00	Taggart 82' Trouten 86' (pen.)	^[43]	Anderson 63'	Stadium: Recreation Park Attendance: 294 Referee: Craig Napier

Cowdenbeath v Brechin City

17 July 2021	Cowdenbeath	3–2	Brechin City	Cowdenbeath
15:00	Renton 26', 89' Buchanan 28' (pen.)	^[44]	Wood 67' Inglis 77' (pen.)	Stadium: Central Park Attendance: 245 Referee: Dan McFarlane

Brechin City v Alloa Athletic

20 July 2021	Brechin City	1–0	Alloa Athletic	Brechin
19:45	Scott 55'	^[45]		Stadium: Glebe Park Attendance: 245 Referee: Matthew McDermid

Livingston v Raith Rovers

21 July 2021	Livingston	0–0 (6–5 p)	Raith Rovers	Livingston
19:45		^[46]		Stadium: Almondvale Stadium Attendance: 766 Referee: Willie Collum
	Penalties
	Anderson Sibbald Montaño Shinnie Obileye Williamson Longridge		Benedictus Tait Spencer Varian Vaughan Berra Arnott

Livingston v Cowdenbeath

24 July 2021	Livingston	3–1	Cowdenbeath	Livingston
15:00	Todd 21' (o.g.) Anderson 38' Sibbald 53'	^[47]	Buchanan 9'	Stadium: Almondvale Stadium Attendance: 545 Referee: Steven Reid

Raith Rovers v Alloa Athletic

24 July 2021	Raith Rovers	0–0 (5–4 p)	Alloa Athletic	Kirkcaldy
15:00		^[48]		Stadium: Stark's Park Attendance: 958 Referee: Greg Aitken
	Penalties
	Benedictus Keatings Varian Spencer Vaughan		Sammon Taggart Scougall Graham King

South

Group E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	AYR	HAM	ALB	EDI	FAL
1	Ayr United	4	3	0	1	0	7	0	+7	10	Qualification for the second round	—	—	—	3–0	3–0^[a]
2	Hamilton Academical	4	2	1	0	1	5	4	+1	8		0–1	—	p2–2	—	—
3	Albion Rovers	4	0	2	1	1	4	8	−4	5		p0–0	—	—	p1–1	—
4	Edinburgh City	4	1	0	1	2	4	5	−1	4		—	0–1	—	—	3–0^[b]
5	Falkirk	4	1	0	0	3	6	9	−3	3		—	1–2	5–1	—	—

Source: ^[51]
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]
Notes:

^ Ayr United were awarded a technical 3−0 win over Falkirk, who were unable to raise a team after a COVID-19 outbreak among players and staff.^[49]
^ Edinburgh City were awarded a technical 3−0 win over Falkirk, who were unable to raise a team after a COVID-19 outbreak among players and staff.^[50]

Matches

Edinburgh City v Hamilton Academical

9 July 2021	Edinburgh City	0–1	Hamilton Academical	Edinburgh
19:45		^[52]	Smith 25'	Stadium: Ainslie Park Attendance: 300 Referee: Craig Napier

Albion Rovers v Ayr United

10 July 2021	Albion Rovers	0–0 (4–2 p)	Ayr United	Coatbridge
15:00		^[53]		Stadium: Cliftonhill Attendance: 150 Referee: Grant Irvine
	Penalties
	Stevenson D. Wilson Roberts Reilly		Miller Muirhead Murdoch Adeloye

Ayr United v Edinburgh City

13 July 2021	Ayr United	3–0	Edinburgh City	Ayr
19:45	Adeloye 37', 49' Murdoch 84'	^[54]		Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 500 Referee: Lloyd Wilson

Falkirk v Albion Rovers

13 July 2021	Falkirk	5–1	Albion Rovers	Falkirk
19:45	Morrison 23', 29' Dixon 36' Telfer 85' Weekes 87'	^[55]	Wright 11'	Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Steven Kirkland

Albion Rovers v Edinburgh City

17 July 2021	Albion Rovers	1–1 (5–4 p)	Edinburgh City	Coatbridge
15:00	Byrne 4'	^[56]	Hilton 70'	Stadium: Cliftonhill Attendance: 120 Referee: Lorraine Watson
	Penalties
	Byrne D. Wilson Roberts Reilly Lynas McKernon Docherty		See Hilton Tapping Crane Kidd Ferguson Reekie

Falkirk v Hamilton Academical

17 July 2021	Falkirk	1–2	Hamilton Academical	Falkirk
15:00	Nesbitt 46'	^[57]	Hughes 79' (pen.) Hamilton 87'	Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 723 Referee: Steven McLean

Hamilton Academical v Ayr United

20 July 2021	Hamilton Academical	0–1	Ayr United	Hamilton
18:00		^[58]	Salkeld 27'	Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 801 Referee: Bobby Madden

Edinburgh City v Falkirk

21 July 2021	Edinburgh City	3–0 (Awarded)^[C]	Falkirk	Edinburgh
19:45				Stadium: Ainslie Park

Ayr United v Falkirk

24 July 2021	Ayr United	3–0 (Awarded)^[D]	Falkirk	Ayr
15:00				Stadium: Somerset Park

Hamilton Academical v Albion Rovers

24 July 2021	Hamilton Academical	2–2 (6–5 p)	Albion Rovers	Hamilton
15:00	Hughes 55' (pen.) Smith 79'	^[59]	D. Wilson 37' Reilly 39'	Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 488 Referee: Lloyd Wilson
	Penalties
	Hughes Smith McGowan Mimnaugh Moyo Easton Hamilton		D. Wilson Reilly Byrne C. Wilson Roberts Wright Leslie

Notes

^
C: Edinburgh City were awarded a technical 3−0 win over Falkirk, who were unable to raise a team after a COVID-19 outbreak among players and staff.^[50]
^
D: Ayr United were awarded a technical 3−0 win over Falkirk, who were unable to raise a team after a COVID-19 outbreak among players and staff.^[49]

Group F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	MOT	QPK	QOS	AIR	ANN
1	Motherwell	4	3	0	0	1	6	4	+2	9	Qualification for the second round	—	—	3–2	—	2–0
2	Queen's Park	4	2	0	1	1	3	2	+1	7		0–1	—	—	0–0p	—
3	Queen of the South	4	2	0	0	2	9	6	+3	6		–	0–1	—	4–1	—
4	Airdrieonians	4	1	1	1	1	4	5	−1	6		2–0	—	—	—	1–1p
5	Annan Athletic	4	0	1	0	3	3	8	−5	2		—	1–2	1–3	—	—

Source: ^[60]
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]

Matches

Airdrieonians v Annan Athletic

10 July 2021	Airdrieonians	1–1 (4–5 p)	Annan Athletic	Airdrie
15:00	McDonald 90+1'	^[61]	Wallace 67' (pen.)	Stadium: Excelsior Stadium Attendance: 233 Referee: Steven Kirkland
	Penalties
	Fordyce Agnew Kouider-Aïssa Gallagher McCabe		Smith Birch Anderson Moxon Wallace

Queen of the South v Queen's Park

10 July 2021	Queen of the South	0–1	Queen's Park	Dumfries
15:00		^[62]	Biggar 54'	Stadium: Palmerston Park Attendance: 500 Referee: John Beaton

Annan Athletic v Queen of the South

13 July 2021	Annan Athletic	1–3	Queen of the South	Annan
19:45	Fleming 74'	^[63]	Paton 29' Roy 49', 84'	Stadium: Galabank Attendance: 300 Referee: Mike Roncone

Queen's Park v Motherwell

14 July 2021	Queen's Park	0–1	Motherwell	Glasgow
19:45		^[64]	Lawless 15'	Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 250 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Motherwell v Queen of the South

17 July 2021	Motherwell	3–2	Queen of the South	Motherwell
15:00	Watt 49' Lamie 72' Woolery 75'	^[65]	Paton 40' Roy 45'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 1,539 Referee: Euan Anderson

Queen's Park v Airdrieonians

17 July 2021	Queen's Park	0–0 (3–4 p)	Airdrieonians	Glasgow
15:00		^[66]		Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Graham Grainger
	Penalties
	Gillespie Robson Murray McHugh Brown Biggar		Fordyce Kouider-Aïssa Kerr Watson Agnew Gallagher

Annan Athletic v Queen's Park

20 July 2021	Annan Athletic	1–2	Queen's Park	Annan
19:45	McHugh 22' (o.g.)	^[67]	Swinglehurst 13' (o.g.) Murray 81'	Stadium: Galabank Attendance: 300 Referee: Steven Reid

Airdrieonians v Motherwell

21 July 2021	Airdrieonians	2–0	Motherwell	Airdrie
19:45	McCabe 66' McGill 79'	^[68]		Stadium: Excelsior Stadium Attendance: 700 Referee: Don Robertson

Motherwell v Annan Athletic

24 July 2021	Motherwell	2–0	Annan Athletic	Motherwell
15:00	Amaluzor 39' Maguire 56'	^[69]		Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Gavin Duncan

Queen of the South v Airdrieonians

24 July 2021	Queen of the South	4–1	Airdrieonians	Dumfries
15:00	Roy 23', 35', 58' Soares-Junior 55'	^[70]	McGill 90+1'	Stadium: Palmerston Park Attendance: 300 Referee: Calum Scott

Group G

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	KIL	STR	GMO	EKI	CLY
1	Kilmarnock	4	2	1	0	1	5	6	−1	8	Qualification for the second round	—	2–1	p1–1	—	—
2	Stranraer	4	2	0	0	2	5	3	+2	6		—	—	3–0^[a]	1–0	—
3	Greenock Morton	4	1	1	1	1	3	5	−2	6		—	—	—	p0–0	2–1
4	East Kilbride	4	1	0	2	1	5	3	+2	5		3–0^[b]	—	—	—	2–2p
5	Clyde	4	1	1	0	2	5	6	−1	5		1–2	1–0	—	—	—

Source: ^[73]
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]
Notes:

^ Stranraer were awarded a technical 3−0 win over Greenock Morton, who were unable to raise a team after a COVID-19 outbreak among players and staff.^[71]
^ East Kilbride were awarded a technical 3−0 win over Kilmarnock, who fielded an ineligible player. The match had originally finished 2–0 to Kilmarnock.^[72]

Matches

East Kilbride v Kilmarnock

10 July 2021	East Kilbride	3–0 (awarded)^[E]	Kilmarnock	East Kilbride
15:00		^[74]	F. Murray 49' Naismith 62'	Stadium: K-Park Training Academy Attendance: 270 Referee: David Munro

Stranraer v Greenock Morton

10 July 2021	Stranraer	3–0 (awarded)^[F]	Greenock Morton	Stranraer
15:00				Stadium: Stair Park

Clyde v Stranraer

13 July 2021	Clyde	1–0	Stranraer	Cumbernauld
19:30	Goodwillie 24' (pen.)	^[75]		Stadium: Broadwood Stadium Attendance: 419 Referee: Gavin Duncan

Greenock Morton v East Kilbride

13 July 2021	Greenock Morton	0–0 (5–4 p)	East Kilbride	Greenock
19:30		^[76]		Stadium: Cappielow Referee: Graham Grainger
	Penalties
	Jacobs Ugwu Muirhead Garrity Oliver Lithgow		Malcolm Elliott Stevenson Erskine Stewart Malcolm

Clyde v Kilmarnock

17 July 2021	Clyde	1–2	Kilmarnock	Cumbernauld
15:00	Love 57' (pen.)	^[77]	Alston 1' Cameron 19' (pen.)	Stadium: Broadwood Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Greg Aitken

Stranraer v East Kilbride

17 July 2021	Stranraer	1–0	East Kilbride	Stranraer
15:00	Yates 26'	^[78]		Stadium: Stair Park Attendance: 220 Referee: Stewart Luke

East Kilbride v Clyde

20 July 2021	East Kilbride	2–2 (3–4 p)	Clyde	East Kilbride
19:45	Erskine 4' Victoria 30'	^[79]	Jones 11' Goodwillie 26'	Stadium: K-Park Training Academy Attendance: 270 Referee: Duncan Williams
	Penalties
	McLaughlin Stewart Rodgers McAninch Old		Goodwillie Cunningham Kennedy Docherty Balatoni

Kilmarnock v Greenock Morton

20 July 2021	Kilmarnock	1–1 (4–3 p)	Greenock Morton	Kilmarnock
19:45	Connell 90+1'	^[80]	McGregor 16'	Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Barry Cook
	Penalties
	Burke Armstrong Polworth Connell F. Murray Alston		Lithgow Strapp Oliver Ugwu McLean Jacobs

Kilmarnock v Stranraer

24 July 2021	Kilmarnock	2–1	Stranraer	Kilmarnock
15:00	F. Murray 38' Burke 66'	^[81]	Walker 53'	Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Graham Grainger

Greenock Morton v Clyde

24 July 2021	Greenock Morton	2–1	Clyde	Greenock
15:00	Muirhead 63', 68'	^[82]	Love 56'	Stadium: Cappielow Attendance: 339 Referee: Scott Lambie

Notes

^
E: East Kilbride were awarded a technical 3−0 win over Kilmarnock, who fielded an ineligible player. The match had originally finished 2–0 to Kilmarnock.^[72]
^
F: Stranraer were awarded a technical 3−0 win over Greenock Morton, who were unable to raise a team after a COVID-19 outbreak among players and staff.^[71]

Group H

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	STM	DNF	PAR	STE	DUM
1	St Mirren	4	4	0	9	1	+8	12	Qualification for the second round	—	1–0	2–0	—	—
2	Dunfermline Athletic	4	3	1	13	5	+8	9	Qualification for the second round	—	—	—	4–1	5–1
3	Partick Thistle	4	2	2	6	7	−1	6		—	2–4	—	—	2–0
4	Stenhousemuir	4	1	3	5	10	−5	3		1–3	—	1–2	—	—
5	Dumbarton	4	0	4	2	12	−10	0		0–3^[a]	—	—	1–2	—

Source: ^[84]
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]
Notes:

^ St Mirren were awarded a technical 3−0 win over Dumbarton, who were unable to raise a team after a COVID-19 outbreak among players and staff.^[83]

Matches

Dumbarton v St Mirren

10 July 2021	Dumbarton	0–3 (awarded)^[G]	St Mirren	Dumbarton
15:00				Stadium: Dumbarton Football Stadium

Partick Thistle v Dunfermline Athletic

10 July 2021	Partick Thistle	2–4	Dunfermline Athletic	Glasgow
15:00	Graham 16' Rudden 64'	^[85]	Todorov 30', 53' Comrie 35' MacDonald 43'	Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Bobby Madden

Dumbarton v Stenhousemuir

13 July 2021	Dumbarton	1–2	Stenhousemuir	Dumbarton
19:45	MacLean 40'	^[86]	Lyon 63' Thomson 79'	Stadium: Dumbarton Football Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Matthew MacDermid

St Mirren v Dunfermline Athletic

13 July 2021	St Mirren	1–0	Dunfermline Athletic	Paisley
19:45	Main 30'	^[87]		Stadium: St Mirren Park Attendance: 500 Referee: Craig Napier

Dunfermline Athletic v Dumbarton

17 July 2021	Dunfermline Athletic	5–1	Dumbarton	Dunfermline
15:00	Todorov 2' Thomas 4' Wighton 29' Buchanan 51' (o.g.) O'Hara 71'	^[88]	MacLean 56'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 1,000 Referee: David Dickinson

Stenhousemuir v Partick Thistle

17 July 2021	Stenhousemuir	1–2	Partick Thistle	Stenhousemuir
15:00	Orr 32' (pen.)	^[89]	Rudden 52' Graham 73'	Stadium: Ochilview Park Attendance: 370 Referee: Colin Steven

Stenhousemuir v St Mirren

20 July 2021	Stenhousemuir	1–3	St Mirren	Stenhousemuir
19:30	Orr 76'	^[90]	Main 50' Dennis 66' Erwin 90+4'	Stadium: Ochilview Park Attendance: 370 Referee: David Dickinson

Partick Thistle v Dumbarton

20 July 2021	Partick Thistle	2–0	Dumbarton	Glasgow
19:45	Graham 45+1', 52'	^[91]		Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 755 Referee: Mike Roncone

Dunfermline Athletic v Stenhousemuir

24 July 2021	Dunfermline Athletic	4–1	Stenhousemuir	Dunfermline
15:00	Wighton 15', 44' O'Hara 36', 49'	^[92]	Thomson 67'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 1,570 Referee: Kevin Clancy

St Mirren v Partick Thistle

25 July 2021	St Mirren	2–0	Partick Thistle	Paisley
15:00	McGrath 25' (pen.) Shaughnessy 90'	^[93]		Stadium: St Mirren Park Attendance: 1,023 Referee: Alan Muir

Notes

^
G: St Mirren were awarded a technical 3−0 win over Dumbarton, who were unable to raise a team after a COVID-19 outbreak among players and staff.^[83]

Best runners-up

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	H	Dunfermline Athletic	4	3	0	0	1	13	5	+8	9	Qualification for the second round
2	B	Arbroath	4	3	0	0	1	6	3	+3	9
3	D	Livingston	4	2	1	0	1	7	3	+4	8
4	A	Stirling Albion	4	2	1	0	1	8	7	+1	8
5	C	Forfar Athletic	4	2	1	0	1	6	5	+1	8
6	E	Hamilton Academical	4	2	1	0	1	5	4	+1	8
7	F	Queen's Park	4	2	0	1	1	3	2	+1	7
8	G	Stranraer	4	2	0	0	2	5	3	+2	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.^[5]

Qualified teams

Team	Qualified as	Qualified on	Notes
Heart of Midlothian	Group A winner	20 July 2021
Dundee United	Group B winner	20 July 2021	Seeded for second round draw
Ayr United	Group E winner	22 July 2021
Dundee	Group C winner	24 July 2021	Seeded for second round draw
Raith Rovers	Group D winner	24 July 2021
Motherwell	Group F winner	24 July 2021
Kilmarnock	Group G winner	24 July 2021
Arbroath	Best runner-up	24 July 2021
Dunfermline Athletic	Best runner-up	24 July 2021
Livingston	Best runner-up	24 July 2021
St Mirren	Group H winner	25 July 2021	Seeded for second round draw

Top goalscorers

As of 25 July 2021

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Ally Roy	Queen of the South	6
2	Nathan Austin	Kelty Hearts	4
2	Brian Graham	Partick Thistle	4
4	Liam Buchanan	Cowdenbeath	3
	Jason Cummings	Dundee
	Lawrence Shankland	Dundee United
	Kevin O'Hara	Dunfermline Athletic
	Nikolay Todorov	Dunfermline Athletic
	Craig Wighton	Dunfermline Athletic
	Liam Boyce	Heart of Midlothian

Source:^[95]

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