Edinburgh City will face newly relegated Hamilton Academical, Ayr United, Falkirk and Albion Rovers in the group stages of the Premier Sport Cup.
Gary Naysmith’s men were drawn in Group E of the tournament.
The full draw which took place earlier today is as follows:
Group A – Heart of Midlothian, Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Peterhead, Cove Rangers, Stirling Albion
Group B – Dundee United, Arbroath, East Fife, Elgin City, Kelty Hearts
Group C – Ross County, Dundee, Forfar Athletic, Montrose, Brora Rangers
Group D – Livingston, Raith Rovers, Alloa Athletic, Cowdenbeath, Brechin City
Group E Hamilton Academical, Ayr United, Falkirk, Albion Rovers, Edinburgh City
Group F – Motherwell, Queen of the South, Airdrieonians, Annan Athletic, Queen’s Park
Group G – Kilmarnock, Morton, Clyde, Stranraer, East Kilbride
Group H – St Mirren, Dunfermline Athletic, Stenhousemuir, Partick Thistle, Dumbarton
The full fixture list and TV selections will be confirmed next week.
The eight group winners and three best runners-up will join European qualifiers Rangers, Celtic, Hibernian, Aberdeen and St Johnstone, the current holders, in the last 16.
Premier Sports Cup 2021/22 dates
Group stage Dates : MD1: Weekend of July 10/11 – MD2: Midweek of July 13/14 – MD3: Weekend of July 17/18 – MD4: Midweek of July 20/21 – MD5: Weekend of July 24/25
Second round – Weekend of August 14/15
Quarter-finals – Midweek of September 21-23
Semi-finals – Weekend of November 20/21
Final- Sunday December 19
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.
