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2016–17 Scottish League Cup group stage

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2016–17 Scottish League Cup (group stage)
Tournament details
CountryScotland
Dates15 July 2016 – 31 July 2016
Teams40
Tournament statistics
Matches played64
Goals scored244 (3.81 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Brian Graham
Greg Stewart
(6 goals)

The 2016–17 Scottish League Cup group stage was played from 15 July to 31 July 2016. A total of 40 teams competed in the group stage. The winners of each of the 8 groups, as well as the 4 best runners-up progressed to the second round (last 16) of the 2016–17 Scottish League Cup.

Format

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The group stage is made up of 9 teams from the 2015–16 Scottish Premiership, 9 from the 2015–16 Scottish Championship, 10 from each of the 2015–16 Scottish League One and 2015–16 Scottish League Two, as well as the winners of the 2015–16 Highland Football League and 2015–16 Lowland Football League, and will see these 40 teams divided into two sections: 4 groups of 20 teams from the North section and 4 groups of 20 teams from the South sections.[1] Each section comprises four top seeded teams, four second seeded teams and 12 unseeded teams, with each group being made up of 1 top seed, 1 second seed and 3 unseeded sides. The draw for the group stages took place on 27 May 2016 at 7:30pm BST at the BT Sport Studio in London and was shown live on BT Sport Europe.[2]

Teams

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Teams in Bold qualified for the second round

Seeding

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North

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Top seeds Second seeds Unseeded

01. St Johnstone
02. Ross County
03. Inverness CT
04. Dundee

09. Dundee United
10. Falkirk
11. Raith Rovers
12. Dumbarton

South

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Top seeds Second seeds Unseeded

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

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

North

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All times are BST (UTC+1).

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PET EFI DND FOR DUM
1 Peterhead (Q) 4 2 1 0 1 8 6 +2 8 Qualification for the Second Round 2–1 2–0
2 East Fife 4 2 1 0 1 5 4 +1 8 2–1 p1–1
3 Dundee 4 2 0 1 1 15 5 +10 7 7–0 6–2
4 Forfar Athletic 4 1 1 0 2 4 11 −7 5 2–0 p2–2
5 Dumbarton 4 0 0 2 2 7 13 −6 2 3–3p 0–2
Source: SPFL
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Matches

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East Fife1–1Dundee
Smith 78' SPFL Report Hemmings 36'
Penalties
4–2
Attendance: 1,407
Referee: Barry Cook
Forfar Athletic2–2Dumbarton
SPFL Report
Penalties
5–3
Attendance: 426
Referee: David Lowe
Dumbarton0–2East Fife
SPFL Report
Attendance: 452
Referee: Craig Charleston
Peterhead2–0Forfar Athletic
SPFL Report
Attendance: 508
Referee: Gavin Ross
Dundee6–2Dumbarton
SPFL Report
Attendance: 2,319
Referee: Kevin Clancy
East Fife2–1Peterhead
SPFL Report Brown 26'
Attendance: 532
Referee: Kevin Graham
Forfar Athletic2–0East Fife
SPFL Report
Attendance: 565
Referee: Mat Northcroft
Peterhead2–1Dundee
McAllister 62', 88' (pen.) SPFL Report Stewart 90'
Attendance: 998
Referee: Nick Walsh
Dumbarton3–3Peterhead
SPFL Report
Penalties
5–6
Attendance: 305
Referee: Alan Muir
Dundee7–0Forfar Athletic
SPFL Report
Attendance: 2,219
Referee: Willie Collum

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification STJ FAL STI BRE ELG
1 St Johnstone (Q) 4 3 0 1 0 11 2 +9 10 Qualification for the Second Round 3–0 4–0
2 Falkirk 4 2 0 0 2 5 4 +1 6 2–0 3–0
3 Stirling Albion 4 2 0 0 2 6 7 −1 6 1–0 4–1
4 Brechin City 4 1 1 0 2 5 8 −3 5 p1–1 2–1
5 Elgin City 4 1 0 0 3 6 12 −6 3 1–3 4–2
Source: SPFL
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Matches

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Elgin City1–3St Johnstone
Duff 48' BBC Report
SPFL Report
Attendance: 1,046
Referee: Alan Muir
Stirling Albion1–0Falkirk
Smith 41' BBC Report
SPFL Report
Attendance: 1,315
Referee: Colin Steven
Brechin City2–1Stirling Albion
SPFL Report Henderson 38' (pen.)
Attendance: 362
Referee: Graham Beaton
Falkirk3–0Elgin City
SPFL Report
Attendance: 1,278
Referee: Kevin Graham
Elgin City4–2Brechin City
SPFL Report
Attendance: 506
Referee: Craig Naiper
St Johnstone3–0Falkirk
SPFL Report
Attendance: 2,725
Referee: Bobby Madden
Brechin City1–1St Johnstone
Jackson 35' SPFL Report Kane 86'
Penalties
4–2
Attendance: 912
Referee: John McKendrick
Stirling Albion4–1Elgin City
SPFL Report McLeod 12'
Attendance: 522
Referee: Scott Millar
Falkirk2–0Brechin City
SPFL Report
Attendance: 1,073
Referee: Steven McLean
St Johnstone4–0Stirling Albion
SPFL Report
Attendance: 2,858
Referee: Barry Cook

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ICT DUN DNF COW ARB
1 Inverness CT (Q) 4 3 0 1 0 15 3 +12 10 Qualification for the Second Round 1–1p 7–0
2 Dundee United (Q) 4 2 2 0 0 10 3 +7 10 2–0 6–1
3 Dunfermline Athletic 4 2 0 0 2 7 7 0 6 1–5 3–0
4 Cowdenbeath 4 1 0 0 3 4 11 −7 3 1–2 0–3
5 Arbroath 4 0 0 1 3 1 13 −12 1 1–1p 0–2
Source: SPFL
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Matches

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Arbroath1–1Dundee United
Hamilton 90+2' BBC Report
SPFL Report
Anier 85'
Penalties
3–5
Attendance: 3,124
Referee: Don Robertson
Cowdenbeath1–2Inverness CT
Brett 23' BBC Report
SPFL Report
Attendance: 487
Dundee United6–1Cowdenbeath
SPFL Report Turner 25'
Attendance: 3,360
Dunfermline Athletic3–0Arbroath
SPFL Report
Attendance: 1,974
Referee: David Munro
Cowdenbeath0–3Dunfermline Athletic
SPFL Report
Attendance: 1,481
Referee: Colin Steven
Inverness CT1–1Dundee United
Boden 35' SPFL Report Murdoch 45'
Penalties
1–4
Attendance: 1,839
Referee: Euan Anderson
Dunfermline Athletic1–5Inverness CT
Geggan 28' SPFL Report
Attendance: 2,580
Arbroath0–2Cowdenbeath
SPFL Report
  • Johnston 14'
  • Todorov 42'
Attendance: 421
Referee: Mike Roncone
Inverness CT7–0Arbroath
King 10' SPFL Report
Attendance: 1,316
Referee: Greg Aitken
Dundee United2–0Dunfermline Athletic
SPFL Report
Attendance: 4,951
Referee: John McKendrick

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ALL RAI ROS COV MON
1 Alloa Athletic (Q) 4 4 0 0 0 10 2 +8 12 Qualification for the Second Round 3–2 4–0
2 Raith Rovers 4 2 1 0 1 5 4 +1 8 0–1 2–1
3 Ross County 4 2 0 1 1 11 4 +7 7 1–1p 7–0
4 Cove Rangers 4 1 0 0 3 4 13 −9 3 1–2 3–0
5 Montrose 4 0 0 0 4 1 8 −7 0 0–2 0–1
Source: SPFL
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Matches

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Cove Rangers1–2Raith Rovers
Stott 32' SPFL Report
Attendance: 362
Referee: Graham Beaton
Montrose0–1Ross County
SPFL Report Graham 86' (pen.)
Attendance: 557
Referee: Craig Charleston
Alloa Athletic4–0Cove Rangers
SPFL Report
Attendance: 213
Referee: Steven Reid
Raith Rovers2–1Montrose
SPFL Report Bolochoweckyj 58'
Attendance: 1,147
Referee: Colin Steven
Montrose0–2Alloa Athletic
SPFL Report
Attendance: 358
Referee: Grant Irvine
Alloa Athletic3–2Ross County
SPFL Report
Attendance: 319
Referee: Stephen Finnie
Cove Rangers3–0Montrose
SPFL Report
Attendance: 189
Referee: Mike Taylor
Raith Rovers0–1Alloa Athletic
SPFL Report Spence 34'
Attendance: 1,674
Referee: Kevin Clancy
Ross County7–0Cove Rangers
SPFL Report
Attendance: 722
Referee: Mat Northcroft

South

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All times are BST (UTC+1).

Group E

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Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PAR QOS AIR QPA STE
1 Partick Thistle (Q) 4 4 0 0 0 9 2 +7 12 Qualification for the Second Round 2–1 2–0
2 Queen of the South (Q) 4 3 0 0 1 6 2 +4 9 2–0 1–0
3 Airdrieonians 4 1 1 0 2 5 7 −2 5 0–1 2–1
4 Queen's Park 4 1 0 1 2 5 7 −2 4 0–2 p3–3
5 Stenhousemuir 4 0 0 0 4 2 9 −7 0 1–4 0–2
Source: SPFL
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Matches

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Airdrieonians0–1Partick Thistle
SPFL Report Doolan 55'
Attendance: 1,632
Referee: Kevin Clancy
Queen's Park0–2Queen of the South
SPFL Report
Attendance: 410
Referee: Alan Newlands
Queen of the South2–0Airdrieonians
Lyle 9', 24' SPFL Report
Attendance: 1,036
Referee: Nick Walsh
Stenhousemuir0–2Queen's Park
SPFL Report Burns 40'
  • >McVey 81'
Attendance: 273
Referee: Craig Napier
Airdrieonians2–1Stenhousemuir
Brown 13', 67' SPFL Report Gilhaney 56'
Attendance: 532
Referee: Gavin Duncan
Partick Thistle2–1Queen of the South
SPFL Report Hilson 48'
Attendance: 2,358
Referee: Alan Muir
Queen's Park3–3Airdrieonians
SPFL Report Ryan 19'
Penalties
7–8
Attendance: 553
Referee: David Munro
Stenhousemuir1–4Partick Thistle
McCroary 73' SPFL Report
Attendance: 1,433
Referee: Don Robertson
Partick Thistle2–0Queen's Park
SPFL Report
Attendance: 2,250
Referee: Andrew Dallas
Queen of the South1–0Stenhousemuir
Hamill 78' SPFL Report
Attendance: 1,013
Referee: Kevin Graham

Group F

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Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RAN MOT STR ANN EST
1 Rangers (Q) 4 4 0 0 0 10 0 +10 12 Qualification for the Second Round 3–0 2–0
2 Motherwell (Q) 4 3 0 0 1 9 3 +6 9 0–2 3–0
3 Stranraer 4 2 0 0 2 5 8 −3 6 0–3 3–1
4 Annan Athletic 4 1 0 0 3 4 7 −3 3 1–3 1–2
5 East Stirlingshire 4 0 0 0 4 1 11 −10 0 0–3 0–2
Source: SPFL
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Matches

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Annan Athletic1–2Stranraer
Dachnowicz 87' SPFL Report
Attendance: 418
Referee: Steven Reid
Motherwell0–2Rangers
SPFL Report
Attendance: 6,951
Referee: Steven McLean
Rangers2–0Annan Athletic
SPFL Report
Attendance: 31,628
Referee: Euan Anderson
Stranraer3–1East Stirlingshire
SPFL Report Glasgow 60'
Attendance: 373
Referee: David Lowe
East Stirlingshire0–3Rangers
SPFL Report
Attendance: 2,246
Annan Athletic1–3Motherwell
Omar 44' SPFL Report
Attendance: 956
Referee: Nick Walsh
Rangers3–0Stranraer
SPFL Report
Attendance: 29,575
Referee: John Beaton
Motherwell3–0East Stirlingshire
SPFL Report
Attendance: 2,503
Referee: Craig Charleston
East Stirlingshire0–2Annan Athletic
SPFL Report
Attendance: 134
Referee: Mike Roncone
Stranraer0–3Motherwell
SPFL Report
Attendance: 953
Referee: Don Robertson

Group G

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Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HAM AYR STM LIV EDI
1 Hamilton Academical (Q) 4 3 0 0 1 10 5 +5 9 Qualification for the Second Round 3–0 2–1
2 Ayr United (Q) 4 3 0 0 1 5 2 +3 9 2–1 1–0
3 St Mirren 4 3 0 0 1 7 5 +2 9 1–0 3–0
4 Livingston 4 1 0 0 3 6 7 −1 3 0–2 2–3
5 Edinburgh City 4 0 0 0 4 2 11 −9 0 2–4 0–3
Source: SPFL
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Matches

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Ayr United2–1Hamilton Academical
SPFL Report Longridge 90+4'
Attendance: 994
Referee: Willie Collum
Livingston2–3St Mirren
SPFL Report
Attendance: 894
Referee: Gavin Duncan
St Mirren1–0Ayr United
Baird 90+3' SPFL Report
Attendance: 2,098
Referee: John Beaton
Edinburgh City0–3Livingston
SPFL Report
Attendance: 525
Referee: Alan Newlands
Ayr United1–0Edinburgh City
Gilmour 11' SPFL Report
Attendance: 862
Referee: Barry Cook
Hamilton Academical3–0St Mirren
SPFL Report
Attendance: 1,379
Referee: Don Robertson
Livingston0–2Ayr United
SPFL Report
Attendance: 643
Referee: David Lowe
Edinburgh City2–4Hamilton Academical
Allum 17', 19' SPFL Report
Attendance: 459
Referee: Colin Steven
Hamilton Academical2–1Livingston
SPFL Report Matthews 41' (o.g.)
Attendance: 764
Referee: Euan Anderson
St Mirren3–0Edinburgh City
SPFL Report
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Steven Kirkland

Group H

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Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification GMO KIL CLY ALB BER
1 Morton (Q) 4 3 1 0 0 5 0 +5 11 Qualification for the Second Round 1–0 2–0
2 Kilmarnock 4 2 0 1 1 5 5 0 7 0–2 0–0p
3 Clyde 4 1 1 0 2 4 5 −1 5 1–2 p1–1
4 Albion Rovers 4 0 2 1 1 1 2 −1 5 0–0p 1–2
5 Berwick Rangers 4 0 0 2 2 3 6 −3 2 2–3 0–0p
Source: SPFL
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Matches

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Albion Rovers0–0Morton
BBC Report
SPFL Report
Penalties
3–4
Attendance: 431
Referee: Craig Napier
Clyde1–2Kilmarnock
Watson 87' BBC Report
SPFL Report
Attendance: 1,303
Referee: John Beaton
Berwick Rangers0–0Albion Rovers
SPFL Report
Penalties
  • McKenna soccer ball with check mark
  • Martin soccer ball with check mark
  • Fairbairn soccer ball with check mark
  • Sheerin soccer ball with check mark
  • Bauld soccer ball with red X
  • Thomson soccer ball with red X
4–5
Attendance: 323
Referee: Grant Irvine
Morton1–0Clyde
O'Ware 77' SPFL Report
Attendance: 931
Referee: John McKendrick
Clyde1–1Berwick Rangers
MacDonald 49' SPFL Report Sheerin 64'
Penalties
6–5
Kilmarnock0–2Morton
SPFL Report
Attendance: 3,020
Referee: Steven McLean
Albion Rovers1–2Clyde
Davidson 59' SPFL Report
Attendance: 377
Referee: Gavin Ross
Berwick Rangers2–3Kilmarnock
  • Fairbairn 11'
  • Mackie 56'
SPFL Report
Attendance: 609
Referee: Gavin Duncan
Kilmarnock0–0Albion Rovers
SPFL Report
Penalties
3–5
Attendance: 2,219
Referee: Alan Newlands
Morton2–0Berwick Rangers
SPFL Report
Attendance: 1,044
Referee: Bobby Madden

Best runners-up

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Dundee United (Q) 4 2 2 0 10 3 +7 10 Qualification to the Second Round
2 Motherwell (Q) 4 3 0 1 9 3 +6 9
3 Queen of the South (Q) 4 3 0 1 6 2 +4 9
4 Ayr United (Q) 4 3 0 1 5 2 +3 9
5 Raith Rovers 4 2 1 1 5 4 +1 8
6 East Fife 4 2 1 1 5 4 +1 8
7 Kilmarnock 4 2 1 1 5 5 0 7
8 Falkirk 4 2 0 2 5 4 +1 6
Updated to match(es) played on 30 July 2016. Source: BBC
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) goal difference, 3) goals scored, 4) away goals scored, 5) matches won, 6) away matches won, 7) drawing of lots[3]
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Qualified teams

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Team Qualified as Qualified on Notes
Rangers Group F winner 25 July 2016 Seeded for the Second Round draw
Peterhead Group A winner 30 July 2016
St Johnstone Group B winner 30 July 2016
Alloa Athletic Group D winner 30 July 2016 Seeded for the Second Round draw
Partick Thistle Group E winner 30 July 2016 Seeded for the Second Round draw
Hamilton Academical Group G winner 30 July 2016
Morton Group H winner 30 July 2016 Seeded for the Second Round draw
Inverness CT Group C winner 30 July 2016
Motherwell Best runner-up 30 July 2016
Queen of the South Best runner-up 30 July 2016
Ayr United Best runner-up 30 July 2016
Dundee United Best runner-up 31 July 2016

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1 Scotland Brian Graham Ross County 6
Scotland Greg Stewart Dundee
3 England Scott Boden Inverness CT 4
Scotland Andy Geggan Dunfermline Athletic
Scotland Blair Henderson Stirling Albion
Scotland Rory McAllister Peterhead
Scotland Simon Murray Dundee United
Scotland Iain Vigurs Inverness CT
England Martyn Waghorn Rangers
10 Scotland Adam Brown Airdrieonians 3
Ivory Coast Souleymane Coulibaly Kilmarnock
England Kane Hemmings Dundee
England Marvin Johnson Motherwell
Scotland Steven MacLean St Johnstone
Netherlands Alex Schalk Ross County
Scotland Greig Spence Alloa Athletic
Scotland Danny Swanson St Johnstone
England Carl Tremarco Inverness CT

References

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  1. ^ "Betfred Cup draw format & numbers". SPFL. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Betfred Cup draw live on BT Sport". SPFL. 26 May 2016. Archived from the original on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Betfred Cup Format 2016/17". spfl.co.uk. SPFL. Archived from the original on 1 October 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
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