2020–21 Scottish League Cup group stage

Football tournament season

2020–21 Scottish League Cup (group stage)
Tournament details
Country	Scotland
Dates	6 October 2020 – 15 November 2020
Teams	40
Tournament statistics
Matches played	77
Goals scored	237 (3.08 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Manny Duku, Alan Forrest & Stevie May (5 goals)
All statistics correct as of 15 November 2020.
← 2019–20 2021–22 →

The 2020–21 Scottish League Cup Group stage took place from 6 October 2020 to 15 November 2020.^[1] 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 2020–21 Scottish League Cup.

Format

The group stage consisted of eight groups of five teams. The four clubs competing in the UEFA Champions League (Celtic) and Europa League (Rangers, Motherwell, and Aberdeen) qualifying rounds were given a bye through to the second round. The 40 teams taking part in the group stage consisted of the other eight teams that competed in the 2019–20 Scottish Premiership, and all of the teams that competed in the 2019–20 Scottish Championship, 2019–20 Scottish League One and 2019–20 Scottish League Two, as well as the 2019–20 Highland Football League and the 2019–20 Lowland Football League champions.

The winners of each of the eight groups, as well as the four best runners-up, progressed to the second round (last 16), which included the four UEFA qualifying clubs. At this stage, the competition reverted to the traditional knock-out format. The four group winners with the highest points total and the clubs entering at this stage were seeded, with the four group winners with the lowest points unseeded along with the four best runners-up.

The traditional point system of awarding three points for a win and one point for a draw was used, however, for each group stage match that finished in a draw, a penalty shoot-out took place, with the winner being awarded a bonus point.^[2]

The draw for the group stage took place on 10 August 2020 and was broadcast live on FreeSports & the SPFL YouTube channel.

Teams

North

Seeding

Teams in Bold qualified for the second round.

Top seeds

Second seeds

Unseeded

01. St Johnstone
02. Hibernian
03. Ross County
04. Heart of Midlothian

05. Dundee United
06. Inverness CT
07. Dundee
08. Arbroath

09. Raith Rovers
10. Montrose
11. East Fife
12. Peterhead
13. Forfar Athletic
14. Cove Rangers

15. Elgin City
16. Cowdenbeath
17. Stirling Albion
18. Brechin City
19. Brora Rangers
20. Kelty Hearts

Source:^[1]

South

Seeding

Top seeds

Second seeds

Unseeded

21. Livingston
22. Kilmarnock
23. St Mirren
24. Hamilton Academical

25. Ayr United
26. Dunfermline Athletic
27. Greenock Morton
28. Alloa Athletic

29. Queen of the South
30. Partick Thistle
31. Falkirk
32. Airdrieonians
33. Dumbarton
34. Clyde

35. Stranraer
36. Edinburgh City
37. Queen's Park
38. Annan Athletic
39. Stenhousemuir
40. Albion Rovers

Source:^[1]

North

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	HOM	RAI	ICT	EFI	COW
1	Heart of Midlothian	4	4	0	0	0	8	3	+5	12	Qualification for the Second round	—	3–1	1–0	—	—
2	Raith Rovers	4	2	1	0	1	7	7	0	8		—	—	p3–3	2–1	—
3	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	4	1	1	1	1	4	4	0	6		—	—	—	1–0	p0–0
4	East Fife	4	1	0	0	3	5	6	−1	3		2–3	—	—	—	2–0
5	Cowdenbeath	4	0	0	1	3	0	4	−4	1		0–1	0–1	—	—	—

Source: ^[3]
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.^[4]

Matches

East Fife v Cowdenbeath

6 October 2020	East Fife	2–0	Cowdenbeath	Methil
19:45	Hamilton 70' Wallace 82'	^[5]		Stadium: Bayview Stadium Referee: Chris Graham

Heart of Midlothian v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

6 October 2020	Heart of Midlothian	1–0	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Edinburgh
19:45	Walker 62' (pen.)	^[6]		Stadium: Tynecastle Park Referee: Steven McLean

Cowdenbeath v Heart of Midlothian

10 October 2020	Cowdenbeath	0–1	Heart of Midlothian	Methil
15:00		^[7]	Halkett 78'	Stadium: Bayview Stadium Referee: Alan Newlands

Raith Rovers v East Fife

10 October 2020	Raith Rovers	2–1	East Fife	Kirkcaldy
15:00	Hendry 45' Duku 87'	^[8]	Newton 15'	Stadium: Stark's Park Referee: David Lowe

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Cowdenbeath

13 October 2020	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	0–0 (4–2 p)	Cowdenbeath	Inverness
18:30		^[9]		Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Referee: Graham Beaton
	Penalties
	Keatings Todorov Welsh Allardice		Taylor Hamilton Swann Robertson

Heart of Midlothian v Raith Rovers

13 October 2020	Heart of Midlothian	3–1	Raith Rovers	Edinburgh
19:45	Wighton 2' (pen.), 40' (pen.), 87'	^[10]	Duku 54'	Stadium: Tynecastle Park Referee: Craig Napier

East Fife v Heart of Midlothian

10 November 2020	East Fife	2–3	Heart of Midlothian	Methil
19:45	Hamilton 39' Wallace 64'	^[11]	Lee 1', 3' Irving 62'	Stadium: Bayview Stadium Referee: Euan Anderson

Raith Rovers v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

10 November 2020	Raith Rovers	3–3 (3–2 p)	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Kirkcaldy
19:45	Duku 11', 90' Devine 59' (o.g.)	^[12]	Sutherland 24' Keatings 67' (pen.) MacGregor 69'	Stadium: Stark's Park Referee: Steven Reid
	Penalties
	Hendry Matthews Armstrong Spencer		Todorov Keatings Deas Allardice Kennedy

Cowdenbeath v Raith Rovers

14 November 2020	Cowdenbeath	0–1	Raith Rovers	Cowdenbeath
15:00		^[13]	Duku 36'	Stadium: Central Park Referee: David Lowe

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v East Fife

14 November 2020	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	1–0	East Fife	Inverness
15:00	Sutherland 64'	^[14]		Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Referee: Chris Graham

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	HIB	DUN	COV	BRO	FOR
1	Hibernian	4	4	0	0	0	10	3	+7	12	Qualification for the Second round	—	4–1	—	3–1	—
2	Dundee	4	3	0	0	1	9	4	+5	9	Qualification for the Second round	—	—	3–0	—	3–0
3	Cove Rangers	4	1	1	0	2	4	7	−3	5		1–2	—	—	—	1–0
4	Brora Rangers	4	0	0	2	2	6	10	−4	2		—	0–2	2–2p	—	—
5	Forfar Athletic	4	0	1	0	3	3	8	−5	2		0–1	—	—	p3–3	—

Source: ^[15]
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.^[4]

Matches

Dundee v Forfar Athletic

6 October 2020	Dundee	3–0 (awarded)^[A]	Forfar Athletic	Dundee
19:45				Stadium: Dens Park

Hibernian v Brora Rangers

7 October 2020	Hibernian	3–1	Brora Rangers	Edinburgh
19:45	Mallan 8', 12' Hanlon 89'	^[16]	Gillespie 61'	Stadium: Easter Road Referee: Alan Muir

Cove Rangers v Hibernian

10 October 2020	Cove Rangers	1–2	Hibernian	Aberdeen
12:30	Higgins 17'	^[17]	Gullan 49' Nisbet 60'	Stadium: Balmoral Stadium Referee: Euan Anderson

Brora Rangers v Dundee

10 October 2020	Brora Rangers	0–2	Dundee	Brora
15:00		^[18]	Dorrans 11' Mullen 27'	Stadium: Dudgeon Park Referee: Barry Cook

Brora Rangers v Cove Rangers

13 October 2020	Brora Rangers	2–2 (5–6 p)	Cove Rangers	Brora
19:45	MacLean 29' Wagenaar 72'	^[19]	McAllister 18' Semple 28'	Stadium: Dudgeon Park Referee: Duncan Williams
	Penalties
	Wagenaar MacLean A. MacRae J. MacRae Malin Nicolson Williamson		Semple Milne Watson Livingstone Higgins Yule McKenzie

Forfar Athletic v Hibernian

13 October 2020	Forfar Athletic	0–1	Hibernian	Forfar
19:45		^[20]	Gray 87'	Stadium: Station Park Referee: David Munro

Dundee v Cove Rangers

10 November 2020	Dundee	3–0	Cove Rangers	Dundee
19:45	McGowan 6' Mullen 84' Adam 87' (pen.)	^[21]		Stadium: Dens Park Referee: Craig Napier

Forfar Athletic v Brora Rangers

10 November 2020	Forfar Athletic	3–3 (4–3 p)	Brora Rangers	Forfar
19:45	MacKintosh 34', 81' Allan 97' (pen.)	^[22]	Irvine 42' (o.g.) MacLean 52' J. MacRae 84'	Stadium: Station Park Referee: Grant Irvine
	Penalties
	Allan Shepherd Barr Breadner Antoniazzi		Nicolson Brindle A. MacRae J. MacRae MacLean

Cove Rangers v Forfar Athletic

14 November 2020	Cove Rangers	1–0	Forfar Athletic	Aberdeen
15:00	McAllister 68' (pen.)	^[23]		Stadium: Balmoral Stadium Referee: Duncan Williams

Hibernian v Dundee

15 November 2020	Hibernian	4–1	Dundee	Edinburgh
16:30	Mallan 10' Nisbet 76' Gullan 80' Hallberg 82'	^[24]	Elliott 71'	Stadium: Easter Road Referee: John Beaton

Notes

^
A: Dundee were awarded a technical 3−0 win over Forfar Athletic who were unable to raise a team after a player tested positive for COVID-19.^[25]

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	STJ	DUN	PET	KEL	BRE
1	St Johnstone	4	3	0	1	0	12	2	+10	10	Qualification for the Second round	—	0–0p	—	—	7–0
2	Dundee United	4	2	1	0	1	7	3	+4	8		—	—	0–1	1–0	—
3	Peterhead	4	2	1	0	1	6	5	+1	8		1–3	—	—	—	3–1
4	Kelty Hearts	4	1	0	1	2	4	4	0	4		1–2	—	1–1p	—	—
5	Brechin City	4	0	0	0	4	3	18	−15	0		—	2–6	—	0–2	—

Source: ^[26]
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.^[4]

Matches

Kelty Hearts v St Johnstone

7 October 2020	Kelty Hearts	1–2	St Johnstone	Kelty
19:45	Tidser 71'	^[27]	Kerr 45+2' Kane 60'	Stadium: New Central Park Referee: Alan Newlands

Brechin City v Dundee United

7 October 2020	Brechin City	2–6	Dundee United	Brechin
19:45	Inglis 52' (pen.) Currie 54'	^[28]	Clark 15', 18' Butcher 40' Harkes 47' Smith 60', 90+3'	Stadium: Glebe Park Referee: Steven Kirkland

Dundee United v Peterhead

10 October 2020	Dundee United	0–1	Peterhead	Dundee
15:00		^[29]	Boyd 51'	Stadium: Tannadice Park Referee: Bobby Madden

St Johnstone v Brechin City

10 October 2020	St Johnstone	7–0	Brechin City	Perth
15:00	May 3', 58', 62' Wotherspoon 25', 56' Hendry 88' (pen.) Davidson 90'	^[30]		Stadium: McDiarmid Park Referee: Craig Napier

Dundee United v Kelty Hearts

13 October 2020	Dundee United	1–0	Kelty Hearts	Dundee
19:45	Edwards 45+3'	^[31]		Stadium: Tannadice Park Referee: Don Robertson

Peterhead v Brechin City

13 October 2020	Peterhead	3–1	Brechin City	Peterhead
19:45	Layne 13', 17' Boyd 24'	^[32]	Inglis 46'	Stadium: Balmoor Stadium Referee: Chris Graham

Kelty Hearts v Peterhead

10 November 2020	Kelty Hearts	1–1 (3–5 p)	Peterhead	Kelty
19:45	Stevenson 66'	^[33]	Fraser 49'	Stadium: New Central Park Referee: Gavin Ross
	Penalties
	Tidser Boyle Stevenson Easton		Brown Fraser Boyd Lyle Conroy

St Johnstone v Dundee United

10 November 2020	St Johnstone	0–0 (3–4 p)	Dundee United	Perth
19:45		^[34]		Stadium: McDiarmid Park Referee: Don Robertson
	Penalties
	May Booth Conway Tanser Craig		McNulty Harkes Connolly Reynolds Clark

Brechin City v Kelty Hearts

14 November 2020	Brechin City	0–2	Kelty Hearts	Brechin
15:00		^[35]	Easton 48' McNab 79'	Stadium: Glebe Park Referee: Graham Grainger

Peterhead v St Johnstone

14 November 2020	Peterhead	1–3	St Johnstone	Peterhead
15:00	Rooney 78' (o.g.)	^[36]	May 49' (pen.), 60' (pen.) Kane 77'	Stadium: Balmoor Stadium Referee: Euan Anderson

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	ROS	ARB	ELG	STI	MON
1	Ross County	4	3	1	0	0	12	5	+7	11	Qualification for the Second round	—	2–1	—	3–0	—
2	Arbroath	4	3	0	0	1	9	4	+5	9	Qualification for the Second round	—	—	3–0	—	3–1
3	Elgin City	4	2	0	0	2	5	7	−2	6		1–4	—	—	2–0	—
4	Stirling Albion	4	1	0	0	3	3	8	−5	3		—	1–2	—	—	2–1
5	Montrose	4	0	0	1	3	5	10	−5	1		3–3p	—	0–2	—	—

Source: ^[37]
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.^[4]

Matches

Stirling Albion v Arbroath

6 October 2020	Stirling Albion	1–2	Arbroath	Stirling
19:45	Ryan 76'	^[38]	Donnelly 14' O'Brien 32'	Stadium: Forthbank Stadium Referee: Barry Cook

Montrose v Ross County

7 October 2020	Montrose	3–3 (4–5 p)	Ross County	Montrose
19:45	Webster 63' Ballantyne 67' Steeves 89'	^[39]	Shaw 13' Mckay 15' Charles-Cook 52'	Stadium: Links Park Referee: Gavin Duncan
	Penalties
	Webster Steeves Milne Campbell Rennie		Stewart Mckay Paton Gardyne Lakin

Arbroath v Montrose

10 October 2020	Arbroath	3–1	Montrose	Arbroath
15:00	Swankie 27' Thomson 43' O'Brien 86'	^[40]	Webster 10'	Stadium: Gayfield Park Referee: Graham Beaton

Elgin City v Stirling Albion

10 October 2020	Elgin City	2–0	Stirling Albion	Elgin
15:00	Hester 67' Dingwall 81' (pen.)	^[41]		Stadium: Borough Briggs Referee: Dan McFarlane

Montrose v Elgin City

13 October 2020	Montrose	0–2	Elgin City	Montrose
19:45		^[42]	O'Keefe 27' Peters 36'	Stadium: Links Park Referee: David Dickinson

Ross County v Arbroath

13 October 2020	Ross County	2–1	Arbroath	Dingwall
19:45	Stewart 65', 68' (pen.)	^[43]	Hilson 49'	Stadium: Victoria Park Referee: Steven McLean

Elgin City v Ross County

10 November 2020	Elgin City	1–4	Ross County	Elgin
19:45	Cameron 80'	^[44]	Shaw 5' Iacovitti 45' Paton 51' Lakin 77'	Stadium: Borough Briggs Referee: Gavin Duncan

Stirling Albion v Montrose

10 November 2020	Stirling Albion	2–1	Montrose	Stirling
19:45	Heaver 35' Mackin 41'	^[45]	Hawke 20'	Stadium: Forthbank Stadium Referee: Peter Stuart

Ross County v Stirling Albion

14 November 2020	Ross County	3–0	Stirling Albion	Dingwall
15:00	Shaw 21' Stewart 50' (pen.) Charles-Cook 71'	^[46]		Stadium: Victoria Park Referee: Alan Muir

Arbroath v Elgin City

14 November 2020	Arbroath	3–0	Elgin City	Arbroath
15:25	Gold 30', 39' Stewart 82'	^[47]		Stadium: Gayfield Park Referee: Steven MacLean

South

Group E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	DNF	FAL	KIL	CLY	DUM
1	Dunfermline Athletic	4	4	0	9	2	+7	12	Qualification for the Second round	—	2–0	—	3–2	—
2	Falkirk	4	3	1	9	3	+6	9	Qualification for the Second round	—	—	3–0	2–1	—
3	Kilmarnock	4	2	2	4	6	−2	6		0–3	—	—	—	2–0
4	Clyde	4	1	3	6	9	−3	3		—	—	0–2	—	3–2
5	Dumbarton	4	0	4	2	10	−8	0		0–1	0–4	—	—	—

Source: ^[48]
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.^[4]

Matches

Dumbarton v Dunfermline Athletic

6 October 2020	Dumbarton	0–1	Dunfermline Athletic	Dumbarton
19:45		^[49]	O'Hara 26' (pen.)	Stadium: Dumbarton Football Stadium Referee: Gavin Ross

Falkirk v Kilmarnock

6 October 2020	Falkirk	3–0 (awarded)^[B]	Kilmarnock	Falkirk
19:45				Stadium: Falkirk Stadium

Dunfermline Athletic v Falkirk

9 October 2020	Dunfermline Athletic	2–0	Falkirk	Dunfermline
19:45	Murray 58', 65'	^[50]		Stadium: East End Park Referee: Grant Irvine

Clyde v Dumbarton

10 October 2020	Clyde	3–2	Dumbarton	Cumbernauld
15:00	Cuddihy 10' Goodwillie 22' (pen.) Cunningham 45'	^[51]	Hamilton 40' Jones 55'	Stadium: Broadwood Stadium Referee: Scott Lambie

Falkirk v Clyde

13 October 2020	Falkirk	2–1	Clyde	Falkirk
19:45	Keena 13' Morrison 47' (pen.)	^[52]	Goodwillie 17'	Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Referee: Lloyd Wilson

Kilmarnock v Dunfermline Athletic

13 October 2020	Kilmarnock	0–3	Dunfermline Athletic	Kilmarnock
19:45		^[53]	E. Murray 56' F. Murray 73', 83'	Stadium: Rugby Park Referee: Andrew Dallas

Clyde v Kilmarnock

10 November 2020	Clyde	0–2	Kilmarnock	Cumbernauld
19:45		^[54]	Whitehall 44', 49'	Stadium: Broadwood Stadium Referee: Greg Aitken

Dumbarton v Falkirk

10 November 2020	Dumbarton	0–4	Falkirk	Dumbarton
19:45		^[55]	C. Morrison 12', 49' Sammon 73' Dowds 82'	Stadium: Dumbarton Football Stadium Referee: Scott Lambie

Dunfermline Athletic v Clyde

14 November 2020	Dunfermline Athletic	3–2	Clyde	Dunfermline
15:00	O'Hara 60' (pen.) McManus 87' Watson 90+1'	^[56]	Love 35' Lamont 51'	Stadium: East End Park Referee: David Dickinson

Kilmarnock v Dumbarton

14 November 2020	Kilmarnock	2–0	Dumbarton	Kilmarnock
15:00	Brophy 3' Pinnock 45+2'	^[57]		Stadium: Rugby Park Referee: Gavin Duncan

Notes

^
B: Falkirk were awarded a technical 3−0 win over Kilmarnock who were unable to raise a team after six players tested positive for COVID-19.^[58]

Group F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	AYR	ANN	STR	HAM	ALB
1	Ayr United	4	2	1	0	1	8	5	+3	8	Qualification for the Second round	—	1–0	p1–1	—	—
2	Annan Athletic	4	2	0	1	1	9	4	+5	7		—	—	1–1p	3–1	—
3	Stranraer	4	1	1	2	0	6	5	+1	7		—	—	—	2–1	2–2p
4	Hamilton Academical	4	2	0	0	2	7	6	+1	6		2–1	—	—	—	3–0
5	Albion Rovers	4	0	1	0	3	5	15	−10	2		2–5	1–5	—	—	—

Source: ^[59]
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.^[4]

Matches

Albion Rovers v Ayr United

6 October 2020	Albion Rovers	2–5	Ayr United	Coatbridge
19:45	Aitken 23' (pen.), 38'	^[60]	McCowan 30' Walsh 35' Anderson 40', 82' Zanatta 59'	Stadium: Cliftonhill Referee: David Lowe

Annan Athletic v Hamilton Academical

6 October 2020	Annan Athletic	3–1	Hamilton Academical	Annan
19:45	Swinglehurst 31' Fulton 38' Purdue 43'	^[61]	McMann 51'	Stadium: Galabank Referee: Craig Napier

Annan Athletic v Stranraer

10 October 2020	Annan Athletic	1–1 (4–5 p)	Stranraer	Annan
15:00	Moxon 55'	^[62]	Paton 37'	Stadium: Galabank Referee: Stewart Luke
	Penalties
	Docherty Clark Moxon Wright Fleming Splaine		Orr Elliott Stirling McManus Burns Gallagher

Hamilton Academical v Ayr United

10 October 2020	Hamilton Academical	2–1	Ayr United	Hamilton
15:00	Ogkmpoe 19' Trafford 36'	^[63]	Moffat 68'	Stadium: New Douglas Park Referee: Colin Steven

Stranraer v Albion Rovers

13 October 2020	Stranraer	2–2 (14–15 p)	Albion Rovers	Stranraer
19:30	Sonkur 18' Paton 58'	^[64]	Jamieson 29' Fotheringham 44'	Stadium: Stair Park Referee: Calum Scott
	Penalties
	Orr Elliott Stirling McManus Cummins Paton Burns Devitt Fleming Millar Robertson Orr Elliott Stirling McManus		Aitken Wilson Ecrepont Lynas Skeoch Fotheringham Leslie Doherty Burke Fagan Goodfellow Aitken Wilson Ecrepont Lynas

Ayr United v Annan Athletic

13 October 2020	Ayr United	1–0	Annan Athletic	Ayr
19:45	Moffat 24' (pen.)	^[65]		Stadium: Somerset Park Referee: Grant Irvine

Albion Rovers v Annan Athletic

10 November 2020	Albion Rovers	1–5	Annan Athletic	Coatbridge
19:45	Dolan 90+1'	^[66]	Wright 16', 21' Fleming 28', 76' Docherty 35' (pen.)	Stadium: Cliftonhill Referee: Dan McFarlane

Stranraer v Hamilton Academical

11 November 2020	Stranraer	2–1	Hamilton Academical	Stranraer
19:30	Orr 34' Duffy 81'	^[67]	Odoffin 71'	Stadium: Stair Park Referee: Willie Collum

Ayr United v Stranraer

14 November 2020	Ayr United	1–1 (6–5 p)	Stranraer	Ayr
15:00	McCowan 47'	^[68]	Duffy 2'	Stadium: Somerset Park Referee: Barry Cook
	Penalties
	Anderson Moffat Chalmers McKenzie McCowan Miller		Hilton Duffy Victoria Cummins Paton Orr

Hamilton Academical v Albion Rovers

14 November 2020	Hamilton Academical	3–0 (awarded)^[C]	Albion Rovers	Hamilton
15:00				Stadium: New Douglas Park

Notes

^
C: Hamilton Academical were awarded a technical 3−0 win over Albion Rovers who were unable to raise a team after one player tested positive for COVID-19 and two players had to self-isolate.^[69]

Group G

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	STM	QOS	PAR	GMO	QPK
1	St Mirren	4	2	2	0	0	8	4	+4	10	Qualification for the Second round	—	—	4–1	p1–1	—
2	Queen of the South	4	1	1	2	0	7	5	+2	7		2–2p	—	0–0p	—	—
3	Partick Thistle	4	1	2	0	1	3	4	−1	7		—	—	—	p0–0	2–0
4	Greenock Morton	4	1	0	3	0	4	3	+1	6		—	2–2p	—	—	1–0
5	Queen's Park	4	0	0	0	4	1	7	−6	0		0–1	1–3	—	—	—

Source: ^[70]
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.^[4]

Matches

Greenock Morton v Queen of the South

6 October 2020	Greenock Morton	2–2 (2–4 p)	Queen of the South	Greenock
19:45	McGinty 18' Nesbitt 68'	^[71]	Dobbie 53' Shields 79'	Stadium: Cappielow Referee: Don Robertson
	Penalties
	Jacobs Colville Muirhead Omar		McKee McCabe Gibson Shields Buchanan

St Mirren v Partick Thistle

7 October 2020	St Mirren	4–1	Partick Thistle	Paisley
19:45	Tait 45+1' Obika 74' Breen 81' (o.g.) Connolly 82'	^[72]	Spittal 66'	Stadium: St Mirren Park Referee: Colin Steven

Partick Thistle v Queen's Park

10 October 2020	Partick Thistle	2–0	Queen's Park	Glasgow
15:00	Cardle 66', 81'	^[73]		Stadium: Firhill Stadium Referee: Kevin Graham

Queen of the South v St Mirren

10 October 2020	Queen of the South	2–2 (2–4 p)	St Mirren	Dumfries
15:00	Shields 8' Fitzpatrick 12'	^[74]	McGrath 51' Fraser 81'	Stadium: Palmerston Park Referee: Willie Collum
	Penalties
	McKee Gibson Buchanan Obileye		McGrath MacPherson Morias Connolly

Greenock Morton v Queen's Park

13 October 2020	Greenock Morton	1–0	Queen's Park	Greenock
19:45	Blues 51'	^[75]		Stadium: Cappielow Referee: Gavin Ross

Queen of the South v Partick Thistle

13 October 2020	Queen of the South	0–0 (2–3 p)	Partick Thistle	Dumfries
19:45		^[76]		Stadium: Palmerston Park Referee: Peter Stuart
	Penalties
	Obileye McCabe Buchanan Gibson Nortey		Rudden Docherty Spittal Kouider-Aïssa McKenna

Queen's Park v Queen of the South

10 November 2020	Queen's Park	1–3	Queen of the South	Glasgow
19:45	Quitongo 2'	^[77]	East 22' Joseph 32' Maxwell 80'	Stadium: Hampden Park^[78] Referee: Alan Newlands

St Mirren v Greenock Morton

11 November 2020	St Mirren	1–1 (6–5 p)	Greenock Morton	Paisley
19:45	Obika 39'	^[79]	Maciver 60'	Stadium: St Mirren Park Referee: Bobby Madden
	Penalties
	Dennis McGrath Connolly Erwin Foley Fraser Mason		Jacobs Maciver Omar McGuffie Oliver McGinty McPake

Partick Thistle v Greenock Morton

14 November 2020	Partick Thistle	0–0 (4–2 p)	Greenock Morton	Glasgow
15:00		^[80]		Stadium: Firhill Stadium Referee: Steven Kirkland
	Penalties
	Bannigan Foster Cardle Penrice		Jacobs Wallace McGinty Omar

Queen's Park v St Mirren

14 November 2020	Queen's Park	0–1	St Mirren	Glasgow
15:00		^[81]	Obika 81'	Stadium: Hampden Park^[78] Referee: Greg Aitken

Group H

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	LIV	ALO	EDI	AIR	STE
1	Livingston	4	4	0	0	0	15	3	+12	12	Qualification for the Second round	—	2–1	—	4–1	—
2	Alloa Athletic	4	3	0	0	1	9	5	+4	9	Qualification for the Second round	—	—	2–1	—	4–2
3	Edinburgh City	4	1	0	1	2	5	9	−4	4		1–5	—	—	—	2–2p
4	Airdrieonians	4	1	0	0	3	3	7	−4	3		—	0–2	0–1	—	—
5	Stenhousemuir	4	0	1	0	3	4	12	−8	2		0–4	—	—	0–2	—

Source: ^[82]
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.^[4]

Matches

Edinburgh City v Livingston

6 October 2020	Edinburgh City	1–5	Livingston	Edinburgh
19:45	Handling 70' (pen.)	^[83]	Robinson 7' Mullin 22', 40' Poplatnik 65' Lokotsch 77'	Stadium: Ainslie Park Referee: Willie Collum

Airdrieonians v Alloa Athletic

7 October 2020	Airdrieonians	0–2	Alloa Athletic	Airdrie
19:45		^[84]	Trouten 14' (pen.) Thomson 69'	Stadium: Excelsior Stadium Referee: Steven Reid

Edinburgh City v Stenhousemuir

10 October 2020	Edinburgh City	2–2 (2–4 p)	Stenhousemuir	Edinburgh
15:00	B. Henderson 43' De Vita 52'	^[85]	Biabi 9' Tapping 85'	Stadium: Ainslie Park Referee: Matthew MacDermid
	Penalties
	L. Henderson Balatoni See Thomson		Munro Blair Spence Tapping

Livingston v Alloa Athletic

10 October 2020	Livingston	2–1	Alloa Athletic	Livingston
15:00	Forrest 46' Mullin 50'	^[86]	Thomson 31'	Stadium: Almondvale Stadium Referee: Alan Muir

Stenhousemuir v Airdrieonians

13 October 2020	Stenhousemuir	0–2	Airdrieonians	Stenhousemuir
19:30		^[87]	McKay 47' Thomson 87'	Stadium: Ochilview Park Referee: Graham Grainger

Alloa Athletic v Edinburgh City

13 October 2020	Alloa Athletic	2–1	Edinburgh City	Alloa
19:45	Scougall 18' Thomson 85'	^[88]	B. Henderson 81'	Stadium: Recreation Park Referee: David Lowe

Stenhousemuir v Livingston

10 November 2020	Stenhousemuir	0–4	Livingston	Stenhousemuir
19:30		^[89]	Forrest 1', 8' Poplatnik 30' Taylor-Sinclair 65'	Stadium: Ochilview Park Referee: Colin Steven

Airdrieonians v Edinburgh City

11 November 2020	Airdrieonians	0–1	Edinburgh City	Airdrie
19:45		^[90]	B. Henderson 5'	Stadium: Excelsior Stadium Referee: Kevin Graham

Alloa Athletic v Stenhousemuir

14 November 2020	Alloa Athletic	4–2	Stenhousemuir	Alloa
15:00	Buchanan 64', 70' (pen.), 78' Hetherington 90'	^[91]	Graham 33' Spence 37' (pen.)	Stadium: Recreation Park Referee: Grant Irvine

Livingston v Airdrieonians

14 November 2020	Livingston	4–1	Airdrieonians	Livingston
15:00	Forrest 57', 83' Emmanuel-Thomas 58' (pen.), 67'	^[92]	Robert 52'	Stadium: Almondvale Stadium Referee: David Munro

Best runners-up

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	E	Falkirk	4	3	0	0	1	9	3	+6	9	Qualification for the Second round
2	D	Arbroath	4	3	0	0	1	9	4	+5	9
3	B	Dundee	4	3	0	0	1	9	4	+5	9
4	H	Alloa Athletic	4	3	0	0	1	9	5	+4	9
5	C	Dundee United	4	2	1	0	1	7	3	+4	8
6	A	Raith Rovers	4	2	1	0	1	7	7	0	8
7	F	Annan Athletic	4	2	0	1	1	9	4	+5	7
8	G	Queen of the South	4	1	1	2	0	7	5	+2	7

Source: ^[3]^[15]^[26]^[37]^[48]^[59]^[70]^[82]
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.^[4]

Qualified teams

Team	Qualified as	Qualified on	Notes
Heart of Midlothian	Group A Winner	10 November 2020	Seeded for the second round
Hibernian	Group B Winner	14 November 2020	Seeded for the second round
St Johnstone	Group C Winner	14 November 2020
Ross County	Group D Winner	14 November 2020
Dunfermline Athletic	Group E Winner	14 November 2020	Seeded for the second round
Ayr United	Group F Winner	14 November 2020
St Mirren	Group G Winner	14 November 2020
Livingston	Group H Winner	14 November 2020	Seeded for the second round
Arbroath	Best 4 Runners Up	14 November 2020
Falkirk	Best 4 Runners Up	14 November 2020
Alloa Athletic	Best 4 Runners Up	14 November 2020
Dundee	Best 4 Runners Up	14 November 2020

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Alan Forrest	Livingston	5
	Manny Duku	Raith Rovers
	Stevie May	St Johnstone
4	Robert Thomson	Alloa Athletic	3
	Liam Buchanan	Alloa Athletic
	Euan Murray	Dunfermline Athletic
	Blair Henderson	Edinburgh City
	Callumn Morrison	Falkirk
	Craig Wighton	Heart of Midlothian
	Stevie Mallan	Hibernian
	Josh Mullin	Livingston
	Oli Shaw	Ross County
	Ross Stewart	Ross County
	Jonathan Obika	St Mirren

Source:^[93]

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