2025–26 Scottish League Cup

The competition began with eight groups of five teams. In addition, the five clubs initially competing in the UEFA Champions League (Celtic and Rangers), Europa League (Aberdeen and Hibernian) and Conference League (Dundee United) received a bye to the second round. The group stage consisted of 40 teams: • all remaining teams that competed across the SPFL in 2024–25, • the 2024–25 Highland Football League champions (Brora Rangers) and runners-up (Brechin City), and • the 2024–25 Lowland Football League champions (East Kilbride). ==Group stage==

The teams were seeded according to their final league positions in 2024–25 and drawn into eight groups, with each group comprising one team from each pot. The draw for the group stage took place on 28 May 2025 and was broadcast live on the Premier Sports and SPFL YouTube channels. Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Group F Group G Group H Best runners-up ==Knockout phase==

Second round Draw and seeding Celtic, Rangers, Aberdeen, Hibernian and Dundee United entered the competition at this stage, due to their participation in UEFA club competitions. Teams in bold advanced to the quarter-finals. Matches Quarter-finals Draw and seeding The draw for the quarter-finals was made following the Rangers v Alloa Athletic match on 16 August 2025, and broadcast live on Premier Sports 1. Teams in Italics were not known at the time of the draw. Teams in bold advanced to the semi-finals. Matches Semi-finals Draw and seeding The draw for the semi-finals was made following the Partick Thistle v Celtic match on 21 September 2025 and was broadcast live on Premier Sports 1. Teams in bold advanced to the final. Matches Final ==Media coverage==

The domestic broadcasting rights for the competition were held exclusively by Premier Sports, who broadcast between 12 and 16 live matches per season, as well as highlights. Premier Sports further announced they would stream up to 25 additional games from the group stage on their website. The broadcaster also broadcast all games live from the second round onwards, either streamed or televised, subject to blackout rules. The following matches will be broadcast live: ==References==