2016–17 Scottish League Cup group stage

Football tournament season

2016–17 Scottish League Cup (group stage)
Tournament details
Country	Scotland
Dates	15 July 2016 – 31 July 2016
Teams	40
Tournament statistics
Matches played	64
Goals scored	244 (3.81 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Brian Graham Greg Stewart (6 goals)
All statistics correct as of 31 July 2016.
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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

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

Teams in Bold qualified for the second round

Seeding

North

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

17. Dunfermline Athletic
18. Alloa Athletic
19. Peterhead
20. Brechin City
21. East Fife
22. Cowdenbeath

23. Forfar Athletic
24. Elgin City
25. Stirling Albion
26. Arbroath
27. Montrose
28. Cove Rangers

South

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

29. Ayr United
30. Livingston
31. Stranraer
32. Airdrieonians
33. Albion Rovers
34. Stenhousemuir

35. Queen's Park
36. Clyde
37. Annan Athletic
38. Berwick Rangers
39. Edinburgh City
40. East Stirlingshire

North

All times are BST (UTC+1).

Group A

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

East Fife v Dundee

16 July 2016 (2016-07-16)	East Fife	1–1 (4–2 p)	Dundee	Bayview Stadium, Methil
15:00	Smith 78'	SPFL Report	Hemmings 36'	Attendance: 1,407 Referee: Barry Cook
	Penalties
	Mercer McManus Duggan Lamont Robinson		Hemmings Loy Vincent Williams

Forfar Athletic v Dumbarton

16 July 2016 (2016-07-16)	Forfar Athletic	2–2 (5–3 p)	Dumbarton	Station Park, Forfar
15:00	Peters 36' O'Brien 62'	SPFL Report	Gallagher 54' Fleming 69' (pen.)	Attendance: 426 Referee: David Lowe
	Penalties
	Cox Milne Lister Munro Swankie		Thomson Gallagher Fleming Stevenson

Dumbarton v East Fife

19 July 2016 (2016-07-19)	Dumbarton	0–2	East Fife	Dumbarton Football Stadium, Dumbarton
19:45		SPFL Report	Smith 19' McManus 39'	Attendance: 452 Referee: Craig Charleston

Peterhead v Forfar Athletic

19 July 2016 (2016-07-19)	Peterhead	2–0	Forfar Athletic	Balmoor Stadium, Peterhead
20:00	Munro 20' (o.g.) McAllister 34' (pen.)	SPFL Report		Attendance: 508 Referee: Gavin Ross

Dundee v Dumbarton

23 July 2016 (2016-07-23)	Dundee	6–2	Dumbarton	Dens Park, Dundee
15:00	Stewart 16', 74', 80' Hemmings 48', 85' O'Dea 73'	SPFL Report	Wright 26' Buchanan 33'	Attendance: 2,319 Referee: Kevin Clancy

East Fife v Peterhead

23 July 2016 (2016-07-23)	East Fife	2–1	Peterhead	Bayview Stadium, Methil
15:00	Page 38' McManus 50' (pen.)	SPFL Report	Brown 26'	Attendance: 532 Referee: Kevin Graham

Forfar Athletic v East Fife

26 July 2016 (2016-07-26)	Forfar Athletic	2–0	East Fife	Station Park, Forfar
19:45	Lister 20' Munro 50'	SPFL Report		Attendance: 565 Referee: Mat Northcroft

Peterhead v Dundee

26 July 2016 (2016-07-26)	Peterhead	2–1	Dundee	Balmoor Stadium, Peterhead
20:00	McAllister 62', 88' (pen.)	SPFL Report	Stewart 90'	Attendance: 998 Referee: Nick Walsh

Dumbarton v Peterhead

30 July 2016 (2016-07-30)	Dumbarton	3–3 (5–6 p)	Peterhead	Dumbarton Stadium, Dumbarton
15:00	Thomson 21' D. Smith 36' Stevenson 48' (pen.)	SPFL Report	Dzierzawski 16' McIntosh 57' McAllister 69' (pen.)	Attendance: 305 Referee: Alan Muir
	Penalties
	Thomson McCallum D. Smith Todd Stevenson Docherty Buchanan Kassaraté Stirling Pettigrew		McAllister Stevenson Strachan Brown Kelleher Dzierzawski Blockley G. Smith Noble Riley

Dundee v Forfar Athletic

30 July 2016 (2016-07-30)	Dundee	7–0	Forfar Athletic	Dens Park, Dundee
15:00	McGowan 18' Duffy 34' Stewart 39', 64' Etxabeguren 55' Loy 72' Teijsse 88'	SPFL Report		Attendance: 2,219 Referee: Willie Collum

Group B

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

Elgin City v St Johnstone

16 July 2016 (2016-07-16)	Elgin City	1–3	St Johnstone	Borough Briggs, Elgin
15:00	Duff 48'	BBC Report SPFL Report	Swanson 16' Cummins 71' MacLean 79'	Attendance: 1,046 Referee: Alan Muir

Stirling Albion v Falkirk

16 July 2016 (2016-07-16)	Stirling Albion	1–0	Falkirk	Forthbank Stadium, Stirling
15:00	Smith 41'	BBC Report SPFL Report		Attendance: 1,315 Referee: Colin Steven

Brechin City v Stirling Albion

19 July 2016 (2016-07-19)	Brechin City	2–1	Stirling Albion	Glebe Park, Brechin
19:45	Love 14' Trouten 87'	SPFL Report	Henderson 38' (pen.)	Attendance: 362 Referee: Graham Beaton

Falkirk v Elgin City

19 July 2016 (2016-07-19)	Falkirk	3–0	Elgin City	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
19:45	Vaulks 28' Miller 36' McHugh 88'	SPFL Report		Attendance: 1,278 Referee: Kevin Graham

Elgin City v Brechin City

23 July 2016 (2016-07-23)	Elgin City	4–2	Brechin City	Borough Briggs, Elgin
15:00	Gunn 11', 45+2' (pen.) Moore 61' McHardy 66'	SPFL Report	Dyer 30' Trouten 68' (pen.)	Attendance: 506 Referee: Craig Naiper

St Johnstone v Falkirk

23 July 2016 (2016-07-23)	St Johnstone	3–0	Falkirk	McDiarmid Park, Perth
15:00	Swanson 25' (pen.), 38' (pen.) MacLean 68'	SPFL Report		Attendance: 2,725 Referee: Bobby Madden

Brechin City v St Johnstone

26 July 2016 (2016-07-26)	Brechin City	1–1 (4–2 p)	St Johnstone	Glebe Park, Brechin
19:45	Jackson 35'	SPFL Report	Kane 86'	Attendance: 912 Referee: John McKendrick
	Penalties
	Hill Dyer Graham Trouten Love		Swanson Kane Cummins Coulson

Stirling Albion v Elgin City

26 July 2016 (2016-07-26)	Stirling Albion	4–1	Elgin City	Forthbank Stadium, Stirling
19:45	Ferns 11' Henderson 48', 71', 74' (pen.)	SPFL Report	McLeod 12'	Attendance: 522 Referee: Scott Millar

Falkirk v Brechin City

30 July 2016 (2016-07-30)	Falkirk	2–0	Brechin City	Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
15:00	Gasparotto 50' Austin 53'	SPFL Report		Attendance: 1,073 Referee: Steven McLean

St Johnstone v Stirling Albion

30 July 2016 (2016-07-30)	St Johnstone	4–0	Stirling Albion	McDiarmid Park, Perth
15:00	Anderson 4' MacLean 33' Craig 43' Wotherspoon 90+2'	SPFL Report		Attendance: 2,858 Referee: Barry Cook

Group C

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	Qualification for the Second Round	—	—	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

Arbroath v Dundee United

15 July 2016 (2016-07-15)	Arbroath	1–1 (3–5 p)	Dundee United	Gayfield Park, Arbroath
19:45	Hamilton 90+2'	BBC Report SPFL Report	Anier 85'	Attendance: 3,124 Referee: Don Robertson
	Penalties
	Doris Whatley Callaghan Hamilton		Telfer Donaldson Dixon Souttar Fraser

Cowdenbeath v Inverness CT

16 July 2016 (2016-07-16)	Cowdenbeath	1–2	Inverness CT	Central Park, Cowdenbeath
15:00	Brett 23'	BBC Report SPFL Report	Draper 13' Warren 74'	Attendance: 487 Referee: Stephen Finnie

Dundee United v Cowdenbeath

19 July 2016 (2016-07-19)	Dundee United	6–1	Cowdenbeath	Tannadice Park, Dundee
19:45	Murray 4', 32', 72' Toshney 9' Smith 21' Anier 88'	SPFL Report	Turner 25'	Attendance: 3,360 Referee: Crawford Allan

Dunfermline Athletic v Arbroath

19 July 2016 (2016-07-19)	Dunfermline Athletic	3–0	Arbroath	East End Park, Dunfermline
19:45	Moffat 44', 66' Geggan 62'	SPFL Report		Attendance: 1,974 Referee: David Munro

Cowdenbeath v Dunfermline Athletic

23 July 2016 (2016-07-23)	Cowdenbeath	0–3	Dunfermline Athletic	Central Park, Cowdenbeath
15:00		SPFL Report	Geggan 57', 85' Ashcroft 68'	Attendance: 1,481 Referee: Colin Steven

Inverness CT v Dundee United

23 July 2016 (2016-07-23)	Inverness CT	1–1 (1–4 p)	Dundee United	Caledonian Stadium, Inverness
15:00	Boden 35'	SPFL Report	Murdoch 45'	Attendance: 1,839 Referee: Euan Anderson
	Penalties
	Tremarco Tansey Draper		Obadeyi Donaldson Murdoch Murray

Dunfermline Athletic v Inverness CT

26 July 2016 (2016-07-26)	Dunfermline Athletic	1–5	Inverness CT	East End Park, Dunfermline
19:45	Geggan 28'	SPFL Report	Vigurs 16', 42', 66' King 54' Tremarco 89'	Attendance: 2,580 Referee: Crawford Allan

Arbroath v Cowdenbeath

27 July 2016 (2016-07-27)	Arbroath	0–2	Cowdenbeath	Gayfield Park, Arbroath
19:45		SPFL Report	Johnston 14' Todorov 42'	Attendance: 421 Referee: Mike Roncone

Inverness CT v Arbroath

30 July 2016 (2016-07-30)	Inverness CT	7–0	Arbroath	Caledonian Stadium, Inverness
15:00	King 10' Boden 18', 25', 71' Tremarco 37', 87' Vigurs 46'	SPFL Report		Attendance: 1,316 Referee: Greg Aitken

Dundee United v Dunfermline Athletic

31 July 2016 (2016-07-31)	Dundee United	2–0	Dunfermline Athletic	Tannadice Park, Dundee
15:00	Murray 49' Fraser 83'	SPFL Report		Attendance: 4,951 Referee: John McKendrick

Group D

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

Cove Rangers v Raith Rovers

15 July 2016 (2016-07-15)	Cove Rangers	1–2	Raith Rovers	Station Park, Forfar
19:45	Stott 32'	SPFL Report	Benedictus 36' Vaughan 56'	Attendance: 362 Referee: Graham Beaton

Montrose v Ross County

16 July 2016 (2016-07-16)	Montrose	0–1	Ross County	Links Park, Montrose
15:00		SPFL Report	Graham 86' (pen.)	Attendance: 557 Referee: Craig Charleston

Alloa Athletic v Cove Rangers

19 July 2016 (2016-07-19)	Alloa Athletic	4–0	Cove Rangers	Recreation Park, Alloa
19:30	Spence 23' Graham 51' Kirkpatrick 64' Layne 83'	SPFL Report		Attendance: 213 Referee: Steven Reid

Raith Rovers v Montrose

19 July 2016 (2016-07-19)	Raith Rovers	2–1	Montrose	Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
19:45	Johnston 12' Vaughan 87' (pen.)	SPFL Report	Bolochoweckyj 58'	Attendance: 1,147 Referee: Colin Steven

Montrose v Alloa Athletic

23 July 2016 (2016-07-23)	Montrose	0–2	Alloa Athletic	Links Park, Montrose
15:00		SPFL Report	Spence 33' Layne 50'	Attendance: 358 Referee: Grant Irvine

Ross County v Raith Rovers

23 July 2016 (2016-07-23)	Ross County	1–1 (3–4 p)	Raith Rovers	Victoria Park, Dingwall
15:00	Graham 75' (pen.)	SPFL Report	Čikoš 18' (o.g.)	Referee: John McKendrick
	Penalties
	Schalk Graham Gardyne Routis McEveley McShane		Benedictus Stewart Callachan Thomson McManus McHattie

Alloa Athletic v Ross County

26 July 2016 (2016-07-26)	Alloa Athletic	3–2	Ross County	Recreation Park, Alloa
19:30	Kirkpatrick 2' Robertson 11' Waters 72'	SPFL Report	Graham 14' Schalk 21'	Attendance: 319 Referee: Stephen Finnie

Cove Rangers v Montrose

27 July 2016 (2016-07-27)	Cove Rangers	3–0	Montrose	Station Park, Forfar
19:45	Walker 14' Megginson 59' Park 78'	SPFL Report		Attendance: 189 Referee: Mike Taylor

Raith Rovers v Alloa Athletic

30 July 2016 (2016-07-30)	Raith Rovers	0–1	Alloa Athletic	Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
15:00		SPFL Report	Spence 34'	Attendance: 1,674 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Ross County v Cove Rangers

30 July 2016 (2016-07-30)	Ross County	7–0	Cove Rangers	Victoria Park, Dingwall
15:00	Schalk 24', 49' Graham 46', 56', 89' Curran 65', 81'	SPFL Report		Attendance: 722 Referee: Mat Northcroft

South

All times are BST (UTC+1).

Group E

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	Qualification for the Second Round	—	—	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

Airdrieonians v Partick Thistle

15 July 2016 (2016-07-15)	Airdrieonians	0–1	Partick Thistle	Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie
19:30		SPFL Report	Doolan 55'	Attendance: 1,632 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Queen's Park v Queen of the South

16 July 2016 (2016-07-16)	Queen's Park	0–2	Queen of the South	Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie
15:00		SPFL Report	Pickard 29' Dowie 34'	Attendance: 410 Referee: Alan Newlands

Queen of the South v Airdrieonians

19 July 2016 (2016-07-19)	Queen of the South	2–0	Airdrieonians	Palmerston Park, Dumfries
19:45	Lyle 9', 24'	SPFL Report		Attendance: 1,036 Referee: Nick Walsh

Stenhousemuir v Queen's Park

19 July 2016 (2016-07-19)	Stenhousemuir	0–2	Queen's Park	Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir
19:45		SPFL Report	Burns 40' >McVey 81'	Attendance: 273 Referee: Craig Napier

Airdrieonians v Stenhousemuir

23 July 2016 (2016-07-23)	Airdrieonians	2–1	Stenhousemuir	Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie
15:00	Brown 13', 67'	SPFL Report	Gilhaney 56'	Attendance: 532 Referee: Gavin Duncan

Partick Thistle v Queen of the South

23 July 2016 (2016-07-23)	Partick Thistle	2–1	Queen of the South	Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
15:00	Erskine 82' Lawless 90'	SPFL Report	Hilson 48'	Attendance: 2,358 Referee: Alan Muir

Queen's Park v Airdrieonians

26 July 2016 (2016-07-26)	Queen's Park	3–3 (7–8 p)	Airdrieonians	Hampden Park, Glasgow
19:30	Cummins 3' Malone 48' Burns 79'	SPFL Report	Ryan 19' Brown 20' Russell 31'	Attendance: 553 Referee: David Munro
	Penalties
	Miller Millen Burns Woods McGeever Cummins Gibson MacPherson McVey		Fitzpatrick Russell Brown McLaughlin Higgins Schmidt Truesdale Stewart McIntosh

Stenhousemuir v Partick Thistle

26 July 2016 (2016-07-26)	Stenhousemuir	1–4	Partick Thistle	Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir
	McCroary 73'	SPFL Report	Pogba 20' Welsh 22' (pen.) Amoo 85' Azeez 86'	Attendance: 1,433 Referee: Don Robertson

Partick Thistle v Queen's Park

30 July 2016 (2016-07-30)	Partick Thistle	2–0	Queen's Park	Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
15:00	Erskine 6' Lindsay 78'	SPFL Report		Attendance: 2,250 Referee: Andrew Dallas

Queen of the South v Stenhousemuir

30 July 2016 (2016-07-30)	Queen of the South	1–0	Stenhousemuir	Palmerston Park, Dumfries
15:00	Hamill 78'	SPFL Report		Attendance: 1,013 Referee: Kevin Graham

Group F

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

Source: SPFL
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Matches

Annan Athletic v Stranraer

16 July 2016 (2016-07-16)	Annan Athletic	1–2	Stranraer	Galabank, Annan
15:00	Dachnowicz 87'	SPFL Report	Nadé 59' McKeown 76'	Attendance: 418 Referee: Steven Reid

Motherwell v Rangers

16 July 2016 (2016-07-16)	Motherwell	0–2	Rangers	Fir Park, Motherwell
15:00		SPFL Report	Tavernier 48' Waghorn 90+1'	Attendance: 6,951 Referee: Steven McLean

Rangers v Annan Athletic

19 July 2016 (2016-07-19)	Rangers	2–0	Annan Athletic	Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
19:45	McKay 30' Waghorn 74'	SPFL Report		Attendance: 31,628 Referee: Euan Anderson

Stranraer v East Stirlingshire

19 July 2016 (2016-07-19)	Stranraer	3–1	East Stirlingshire	Stair Park, Stranraer
19:45	Malcolm 64' McKeown 90+1' Turner 90+4'	SPFL Report	Glasgow 60'	Attendance: 373 Referee: David Lowe

East Stirlingshire v Rangers

22 July 2016 (2016-07-22)	East Stirlingshire	0–3	Rangers	Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir
19:45		SPFL Report	Halliday 10' (pen.) Windass 35' Dodoo 90+1'	Attendance: 2,246 Referee: Crawford Allan

Annan Athletic v Motherwell

23 July 2016 (2016-07-23)	Annan Athletic	1–3	Motherwell	Galabank, Annan
15:00	Omar 44'	SPFL Report	Johnson 16' Moult 61', 63'	Attendance: 956 Referee: Nick Walsh

Rangers v Stranraer

25 July 2016 (2016-07-25)	Rangers	3–0	Stranraer	Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
19:45	Waghorn 5' (pen.), 16' Kranjčar 53'	SPFL Report		Attendance: 29,575 Referee: John Beaton

Motherwell v East Stirlingshire

26 July 2016 (2016-07-26)	Motherwell	3–0	East Stirlingshire	Fir Park, Motherwell
19:45	Johnson 53' McDonald 76' Cadden 87'	SPFL Report		Attendance: 2,503 Referee: Craig Charleston

East Stirlingshire v Annan Athletic

30 July 2016 (2016-07-30)	East Stirlingshire	0–2	Annan Athletic	Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir
15:00		SPFL Report	Finnie 56' Wright 90+2' (pen.)	Attendance: 134 Referee: Mike Roncone

Stranraer v Motherwell

30 July 2016 (2016-07-30)	Stranraer	0–3	Motherwell	Stair Park, Stranraer
15:00		SPFL Report	Cadden 51' Johnson 84' McDonald 86'	Attendance: 953 Referee: Don Robertson

Group G

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

Source: SPFL
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Matches

Ayr United v Hamilton Academical

16 July 2016 (2016-07-16)	Ayr United	2–1	Hamilton Academical	Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00	Forrest 2' (pen.) Crawford 49'	SPFL Report	Longridge 90+4'	Attendance: 994 Referee: Willie Collum

Livingston v St Mirren

16 July 2016 (2016-07-16)	Livingston	2–3	St Mirren	Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
15:00	Cadden 50' Carrick 68'	SPFL Report	Clarkson 13', 81' Morgan 74'	Attendance: 894 Referee: Gavin Duncan

St Mirren v Ayr United

19 July 2016 (2016-07-19)	St Mirren	1–0	Ayr United	St Mirren Park, Paisley
19:45	Baird 90+3'	SPFL Report		Attendance: 2,098 Referee: John Beaton

Edinburgh City v Livingston

20 July 2016 (2016-07-20)	Edinburgh City	0–3	Livingston	Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh
19:45		SPFL Report	J. Mullin 27' D. Mullen 45+2' Buchanan 76'	Attendance: 525 Referee: Alan Newlands

Ayr United v Edinburgh City

23 July 2016 (2016-07-23)	Ayr United	1–0	Edinburgh City	Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00	Gilmour 11'	SPFL Report		Attendance: 862 Referee: Barry Cook

Hamilton Academical v St Mirren

23 July 2016 (2016-07-23)	Hamilton Academical	3–0	St Mirren	New Douglas Park, Hamilton
15:00	Crawford 13' Imrie 51' Donati 70'	SPFL Report		Attendance: 1,379 Referee: Don Robertson

Livingston v Ayr United

26 July 2016 (2016-07-26)	Livingston	0–2	Ayr United	Almondvale Stadium, Livingston
19:45		SPFL Report	Murphy 19' McGuffie 78'	Attendance: 643 Referee: David Lowe

Edinburgh City v Hamilton Academical

27 July 2016 (2016-07-27)	Edinburgh City	2–4	Hamilton Academical	Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh
19:45	Allum 17', 19'	SPFL Report	Crawford 22' D'Acol 26' McGregor 66' Imrie 71' (pen.)	Attendance: 459 Referee: Colin Steven

Hamilton Academical v Livingston

30 July 2016 (2016-07-30)	Hamilton Academical	2–1	Livingston	New Douglas Park, Hamilton
15:00	D'Acol 22' Longridge 55'	SPFL Report	Matthews 41' (o.g.)	Attendance: 764 Referee: Euan Anderson

St Mirren v Edinburgh City

30 July 2016 (2016-07-30)	St Mirren	3–0	Edinburgh City	St Mirren Park, Paisley
15:00	Shankland 12' Walsh 30' Baird 33'	SPFL Report		Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Steven Kirkland

Group H

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

Albion Rovers v Morton

16 July 2016 (2016-07-16)	Albion Rovers	0–0 (3–4 p)	Morton	Cliftonhill, Coatbridge
15:00		BBC Report SPFL Report		Attendance: 431 Referee: Craig Napier
	Penalties
	Reid Dunlop McBride Willis Fisher		Tidser Tiffoney O'Ware Forbes Kilday

Clyde v Kilmarnock

16 July 2016 (2016-07-16)	Clyde	1–2	Kilmarnock	Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld
15:00	Watson 87'	BBC Report SPFL Report	Coulibaly 69' Boyle 76'	Attendance: 1,303 Referee: John Beaton

Berwick Rangers v Albion Rovers

19 July 2016 (2016-07-19)	Berwick Rangers	0–0 (4–5 p)	Albion Rovers	Shielfield Park, Berwick, England
19:45		SPFL Report		Attendance: 323 Referee: Grant Irvine
	Penalties
	McKenna Martin Fairbairn Sheerin Bauld Thomson		Ferry Dunlop Willis Stewart Davidson Turnbull

Morton v Clyde

19 July 2016 (2016-07-19)	Morton	1–0	Clyde	Cappielow, Greenock
19:45	O'Ware 77'	SPFL Report		Attendance: 931 Referee: John McKendrick

Clyde v Berwick Rangers

23 July 2016 (2016-07-23)	Clyde	1–1 (6–5 p)	Berwick Rangers	Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld
15:00	MacDonald 49'	SPFL Report	Sheerin 64'
	Penalties
	McLaughin MacDonald Gormley Easton Linton Lowdon		McKenna Martin Fairbairn Sheerin A Walker Beveridge

Kilmarnock v Morton

23 July 2016 (2016-07-23)	Kilmarnock	0–2	Morton	Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
15:00		SPFL Report	Oliver 7' Quitongo 67'	Attendance: 3,020 Referee: Steven McLean

Albion Rovers v Clyde

26 July 2016 (2016-07-26)	Albion Rovers	1–2	Clyde	Cliftonhill, Coatbridge
19:45	Davidson 59'	SPFL Report	McNeil 73' Easton 90+1' (pen.)	Attendance: 377 Referee: Gavin Ross

Berwick Rangers v Kilmarnock

26 July 2016 (2016-07-26)	Berwick Rangers	2–3	Kilmarnock	Shielfield Park, Berwick, England
19:45	Fairbairn 11' Mackie 56'	SPFL Report	Coulibaly 65', 70' McKenzie 85'	Attendance: 609 Referee: Gavin Duncan

Kilmarnock v Albion Rovers

30 July 2016 (2016-07-30)	Kilmarnock	0–0 (3–5 p)	Albion Rovers	Rugby Park, Kilmarnock
15:00		SPFL Report		Attendance: 2,219 Referee: Alan Newlands
	Penalties
	Smith Dicker Magennis Bojaj		Stewart M Dunlop Willis Turnbull McBride

Morton v Berwick Rangers

30 July 2016 (2016-07-30)	Morton	2–0	Berwick Rangers	Cappielow, Greenock
15:00	Lindsay 2' Quitongo 16'	SPFL Report		Attendance: 1,044 Referee: Bobby Madden

Best runners-up

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

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

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

References

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