Heart of Midlothian's caller manager Derek McInnes volition look Neil Lennon's Dunfermline successful the radical signifier of the 2025-26 League Cup.
Hearts person been drawn against the Pars - managed by the erstwhile Celtic and Hibernian brag - arsenic good arsenic Hamilton, Dumbarton and Stirling Albion successful the archetypal signifier of the competition.
Two Scottish Premiership teams - Kilmarnock and recently promoted Livingston - are successful Group H, alongside Kelty Hearts, East Fife, Brora Rangers.
Scott Brown's Ayr United are successful Group D with St Mirren, the lone broadside from the apical six of the 2024-25 Scottish Premiership array to beryllium progressive astatine this stage.
Celtic, Rangers, Hibernian, Dundee United and Aberdeen are exempt from the radical stages arsenic they are competing successful Europe.
Forty teams from the Premiership down to Bonnyrigg Rose of the Lowland League, Highland League champions Brora Rangers and Highland League runners-up Brechin City were drawn into 8 pools.
The matches volition statesman connected July 12/13 with further fixtures connected July 15/16, 19/20, 22/23 and 26/27.
The squad that finishes apical of each excavation arsenic good arsenic the 3 champion runners-up advancement to the past 16 connected the play of August 16/17, wherever they volition beryllium joined by the teams that are competing successful Europe.
The quarter-finals volition beryllium connected September 20/21, the semi-finals connected November 1/2 and the last astatine Hampden connected Sunday, December 14.
Celtic won past season's League Cup, beating holders Rangers 5-4 connected penalties successful the final.
Group A
Falkirk, Queen's Park, Cove Rangers, Spartans, Brechin.
Group B
Ross County, Partick Thistle, Queen of the South, Edinburgh City, Stranraer.
Group C
Dundee, Airdrie, Alloa, Montrose, Bonnyrigg Rose.
Group D
St Mirren, Ayr United, Arbroath, Annan Athletic, Forfar.
Group E
Hearts, Dunfermline, Hamilton, Dumbarton, Stirling Albion.
Group F
St Johnstone, Raith Rovers, Inverness CT, Elgin City, East Kilbride.
Group G
Motherwell, Greenock Morton, Stenhousemuir, Peterhead, Clyde.
Group H
Kilmarnock, Livingston, Kelty Hearts, East Fife, Brora Rangers.
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