The Premier Sports Cup draw has set the stage for next season's competition, with holders St Mirren facing Dunfermline Athletic, Cove Rangers, East Kilbride and Dumbarton. Falkirk, fresh from their sixth-place Premiership finish, will tackle Ayr United, local rivals Alloa Athletic, Stranraer and Edinburgh City. The group stage runs from July 11-12 to July 25-26.

Champions St Johnstone join Greenock Morton, Inverness Caledonian Thistle, East Fife and Linlithgow Rose, while Highland League winners Brora Rangers face Aberdeen, Queen's Park, Queen of the South and Kelty Hearts. Three derbies highlight Group B where Dundee United meet Arbroath, Montrose, The Spartans and Stirling Albion.

Top-flight Dundee share their group with relegated Airdrieonians and Ross County, plus Clyde and Annan Athletic. Kilmarnock complete the draw paired with Raith Rovers, Peterhead, Hamilton Academical and Elgin City. The tournament culminates with the final on December 13, after quarter-finals (September 12-13) and semi-finals (October 31-November 1).