Hibs, Hearts and Edinburgh City will find out their Betfred Cup opponents when the draw for the group stage of the 2020/21 tournament takes place at 1.00pm this afternoon.
The draw will be shown live by Premier Sports via their FreeSports channel. FreeSports is available on Freeview HD channel 64, Sky HD channel 422, Virgin HD 553, TalkTalk 64, BT Vision channel 64 and is also available on the FreeSports Player — www.freesportsplayer.tv
It will also be broadcast on the SPFL YouTube channel.
The format remains the same as in previous years, with 40 clubs drawn into eight groups of five on a regionalised basis. Details of the seeding pots will be confirmed ahead of the draw.
Group stage games are scheduled for October 6, 10 & 13, and November 10 & 14, subject to live TV selections.
The eight group winners and four best runners-up will join Celtic, Rangers, Motherwell and Aberdeen in the last 16 on the weekend of November 28/29.
John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.
