2017–18 Scottish League Cup group stage

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2017–18 Scottish League Cup (group stage)
Tournament details
CountryScotland
Dates14 July 2017 – 30 July 2017
Teams40
Tournament statistics
Matches played64
Goals scored267 (4.17 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Simon Murrary
Alan Trouten
(7 goals)
All statistics correct as of 30 July 2017.

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[edit]

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[edit]

North[edit]

Seeding[edit]

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

South[edit]

Seeding[edit]

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

North[edit]

Group A[edit]

Pos Team 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[edit]

15 July 2017 (2017-07-15) Falkirk 4–1 Stirling Albion Falkirk
15:00
Report Smith 87' Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 2,044
Referee: David Lowe
15 July 2017 (2017-07-15) Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3–0 Brechin City Inverness
15:00
Report Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 1,419
Referee: Barry Cook
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
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
22 July 2017 (2017-07-22) Forfar Athletic 1–3 Stirling Albion Forfar
15:00 Millar 90+3' Report
Stadium: Station Park
Attendance: 441
Referee: Gavin Ross
22 July 2017 (2017-07-22) Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0–2 Falkirk Inverness
15:00 Report
Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Referee: John Beaton
25 July 2017 (2017-07-25) Falkirk 4–0 Forfar Athletic Falkirk
15:00
Report Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 2,187
Referee: Kevin Graham
25 July 2017 (2017-07-25) Stirling Albion 2–0 Brechin City Stirling
15:00
Report Stadium: Forthbank Stadium
Attendance: 430
Referee: Alan Newlands
29 July 2017 (2017-07-29) Brechin City 0–3 Falkirk Brechin
15:00 Report
Stadium: Glebe Park
Attendance: 712
Referee: Euan Anderson
29 July 2017 (2017-07-29) Forfar Athletic 1–2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Forfar
15:00 Scott 49' Report
Stadium: Station Park
Attendance: 517
Referee: Gavin Duncan

Group B[edit]

Pos Team 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[edit]

15 July 2017 (2017-07-15) Dunfermline Athletic 6–0 Elgin City Dunfermline
15:00
Report Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 1,757
Referee: David Munro
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
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
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
22 July 2017 (2017-07-22) Dunfermline Athletic 5–1 Peterhead Dunfermline
15:00
Report McAllister 63' (pen.) Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 1,878
Referee: Bobby Madden
22 July 2017 (2017-07-22) Heart of Midlothian 3–0 East Fife Edinburgh
15:00
Report Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium
Attendance: 6,265
Referee: Nick Walsh
25 July 2017 (2017-07-25) East Fife 3–2 Elgin City Methil
19:45
Report Reilly 49', 79' Stadium: Bayview Stadium
Attendance: 331
Referee: Scott Millar
25 July 2017 (2017-07-25) Peterhead 2–1 Heart of Midlothian Peterhead
20:00
Report Lafferty 17' Stadium: Balmoor Stadium
Attendance: 1,602
Referee: Mat Northcroft
29 July 2017 (2017-07-29) Elgin City 0–3 Peterhead Elgin
15:00 Report Stadium: Borough Briggs
Attendance: 673
Referee: Colin Steven
29 July 2017 (2017-07-29) Heart of Midlothian 2–2
(1–3 p)
Dunfermline Athletic Edinburgh
15:00
Report
Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium
Attendance: 8,404
Referee: Craig Thomson
Penalties

Group C[edit]

Pos Team 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 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[edit]

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
15 July 2017 (2017-07-15) Dundee United 2–0 Raith Rovers Dundee
15:00
Report Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 3,753
Referee: Steven McLean
18 July 2017 (2017-07-18) Raith Rovers 1–2 Dundee Kirkcaldy
19:45 Vaughan 90' Report
Stadium: Stark's Park
Attendance: 2,962
Referee: Stephen Finnie
19 July 2017 (2017-07-19) Buckie Thistle 0–3 Dundee United Buckie
20:00 Report
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Graham Beaton
22 July 2017 (2017-07-22) Dundee 2–0 Buckie Thistle Dundee
15:00 Report Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 2,774
Referee: Craig Charleston
23 July 2017 (2017-07-23) Dundee United 4–1 Cowdenbeath Dundee
15:00
Report Muirhead 76' Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 3,253
Referee: Alan Newlands
25 July 2017 (2017-07-25) Buckie Thistle 1–6 Raith Rovers Buckie
20:00 McLeod 27' Report
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 620
Referee: Ryan Milne
26 July 2017 (2017-07-26) Cowdenbeath 0–3 Dundee Cowdenbeath
19:45 Report
Stadium: Central Park
Attendance: 1,321
Referee: Euan Anderson
29 July 2017 (2017-07-29) Raith Rovers 2–0 Cowdenbeath Kirkcaldy
15:00 Report Stadium: Stark's Park
Attendance: 1,480
Referee: Kevin Graham
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

Group D[edit]

Pos Team 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 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[edit]

15 July 2017 (2017-07-15) Hibernian 4–0 Montrose Edinburgh
15:00
Report Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 5,226
Referee: Andrew Dallas
15 July 2017 (2017-07-15) Ross County 2–0 Alloa Athletic Dingwall
15:00
Report Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 1,108
Referee: John McKendrick
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
18 July 2017 (2017-07-18) Montrose 0–6 Ross County Montrose
19:45 Report
Stadium: Links Park
Attendance: 421
Referee: Alan Newlands
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
22 July 2017 (2017-07-22) Arbroath 4–0 Montrose Arbroath
15:00
Report Stadium: Gayfield Park
Attendance: 817
Referee: David Lowe
25 July 2017 (2017-07-25) Hibernian 6–1 Arbroath Edinburgh
19:45
Report Doris 38' Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 4,856
Referee: Stephen Finnie
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
29 July 2017 (2017-07-29) Alloa Athletic 0–3 Hibernian Alloa
15:00 Report
Stadium: Recreation Park
Attendance: 1,758
Referee: Willie Collum
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

South[edit]

Group E[edit]

Pos Team 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 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[edit]

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
15 July 2017 (2017-07-15) Clyde 2–1 Annan Athletic Cumbernauld
15:00 Report Swinglehurst 90+1' Stadium: Broadwood Stadium
Attendance: 415
Referee: Duncan Williams
18 July 2017 (2017-07-18) Dumbarton 1–3 Ayr United Dumbarton
19:45 Nadé 45+2' Report
Stadium: Dumbarton Football Stadium
Attendance: 615
Referee: Barry Cook
18 July 2017 (2017-07-18) Kilmarnock 4–2 Clyde Kilmarnock
15:00
Report
  • Ramsay 10'
  • Nicholl 11'
Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 1,871
Referee: Craig Charleston
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
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
25 July 2017 (2017-07-25) Ayr United 5–1 Clyde Ayr
19:45
Report Goodwillie 12' Stadium: Somerset Park
Attendance: 1,501
Referee: Colin Steven
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
29 July 2017 (2017-07-29) Annan Athletic 1–6 Ayr United Annan
15:00 Sinnamon 85' Report
Stadium: Galabank
Attendance: 659
Referee: Steven Reid
29 July 2017 (2017-07-29) Kilmarnock 3–0 Dumbarton Kilmarnock
15:00
Report Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 2,444
Referee: Bobby Madden

Group F[edit]

Pos Team 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[edit]

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
15 July 2017 (2017-07-15) Queen's Park 1–5 Motherwell Glasgow
15:00 Cummins 23' Report
Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 1,590
Referee: Don Robertson
18 July 2017 (2017-07-18) Edinburgh City 2–2
(4–2 p)
Berwick Rangers Edinburgh
19:45 Grimes 23', 31' Report
Stadium: Ainslie Park
Attendance: 247
Referee: Stephen Brown
Penalties
18 July 2017 (2017-07-18) Greenock Morton 2–2
(4–2 p)
Queen's Park Greenock
19:45
  • Wharton 70'
  • Orr 81'
Report
Stadium: Cappielow
Attendance: 1,220
Referee: Colin Stephen
Penalties
22 July 2017 (2017-07-22) Motherwell 4–0 Greenock Morton Motherwell
15:00
Report Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 3,113
Referee: Kevin Clancy
22 July 2017 (2017-07-22) Queen's Park 3–0 Edinburgh City Glasgow
15:00
Report Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 404
Referee: Kevin Graham
25 July 2017 (2017-07-25) Berwick Rangers 2–3 Queen's Park Berwick-upon-Tweed, England
19:45
Report
Stadium: Shielfield Park
Attendance: 305
Referee: Gavin Ross
25 July 2017 (2017-07-25) Edinburgh City 1–2 Motherwell Edinburgh
19:45 Grimes 69' Report
Stadium: Ainslie Park
Attendance: 970
Referee: Gavin Duncan
29 July 2017 (2017-07-29) Greenock Morton 5–0 Edinburgh City Greenock
15:00
Report Stadium: Cappielow
Attendance: 1,065
Referee: Mike Roncone
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[edit]

Pos Team 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[edit]

15 July 2017 (2017-07-15) East Kilbride 1–3 Hamilton Academical East Kilbride
14:00 Winter 69' (pen.) Report Stadium: K-Park Training Academy
Attendance: 531
Referee: Craig Napier
15 July 2017 (2017-07-15) Stenhousemuir 1–3 Queen of the South Stenhousemuir
15:00 McGuigan 16' Report
Stadium: Ochilview Park
Attendance: 384
Referee: Gavin Duncan
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
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
22 July 2017 (2017-07-22) East Kilbride 2–5 Albion Rovers East Kilbride
15:00
  • Winter 67'
  • McMullin 68' (o.g.)
Report
Stadium: K-Park Training Academy
Attendance: 261
Referee: Steven Reid
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
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
25 July 2017 (2017-07-25) Albion Rovers 4–4
(4–2 p)
Hamilton Academical Coatbridge
19:45
Report
Stadium: Cliftonhill
Attendance: 497
Referee: Barry Cook
Penalties
29 July 2017 (2017-07-29) Hamilton Academical 3–0 Stenhousemuir Hamilton
15:00
Report Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 657
Referee: Steven McLean
29 July 2017 (2017-07-29) Queen of the South 2–2
(4–3 p)
Albion Rovers Dumfries
15:00
Report Trouten 38', 82' (pen.) Stadium: Palmerston Park
Attendance: 1,002
Referee: Scott Millar
Penalties

Group H[edit]

Pos Team 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 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[edit]

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
15 July 2017 (2017-07-15) Stranraer 1–4 St Mirren Stranraer
15:00 Agnew 11' Report
Stadium: Stair Park
Attendance: 849
Referee: Colin Steven
18 July 2017 (2017-07-18) Airdrieonians 3–1 Stranraer Airdrie
19:45
Report Robertson 81' Stadium: Excelsior Stadium
Attendance: 490
Referee: Gavin Duncan
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
22 July 2017 (2017-07-22) Livingston 2–0 Airdrieonians Livingston
15:00
Report Stadium: Almondvale Stadium
Attendance: 617
Referee: Mike Roncone
22 July 2017 (2017-07-22) Partick Thistle 5–0 St Mirren Glasgow
15:00
Report Stadium: Firhill Park
Attendance: 2,727
Referee: Stephen Finnie
25 July 2017 (2017-07-25) Airdrieonians 1–2 Partick Thistle Airdrie
19:45 Cairns 55' Report
Stadium: Excelsior Stadium
Attendance: 1,255
Referee: Don Robertson
25 July 2017 (2017-07-25) Stranraer 2–4 Livingston Stranraer
19:45
Report
Stadium: Stair Park
Attendance: 341
Referee: John McKendrick
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
29 July 2017 (2017-07-29) St Mirren 5–0 Airdrieonians Paisley
15:00
Report Stadium: St Mirren Park
Attendance: 1,557
Referee: Craig Napier

Best runners-up[edit]

Pos Grp Team 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[edit]

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[edit]

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

References[edit]

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