THE Premier Sports Cup draw will take place tomorrow to determine the groups before fixtures begin in July.
The competition will be different this season with regionalisation scrapped in the draw meaning teams from across Scotland can be drawn against each other.
The draw will decide the teams in each five-team group with 37 SPFL teams joined by Highland League champions Fraserburgh and Lowland League winners Bonnyrigg Rose.
Buckie Thistle will also be in the draw as Highland League runners-up.
Celtic, Rangers, Heart of Midlothian, Dundee United and Motherwell all automatically advance to the last 16 after qualifying for Europe.
When is the Premier Sports Cup draw?
The SPFL have confirmed the draw will take place tomorrow - Wednesday, May 25.
It will begin at 1pm.
Can I watch the Premier Sports Cup draw?
Yes. The draw will be shown live on Premier Sports via the FreeSports channel.
You can watch via the FreeSports Player online or on TV on Freeview HD channel 65, Sky HD channel 422, Virgin HD 553, TalkTalk 64, BT Vision channel 64.
Which teams are automatically in the knockout stages?
Celtic, Rangers, Heart of Midlothian, Dundee United and Motherwell will join the competition in the last 16.
Which teams are seeded?
Pot 1
1 Ross County
2 Livingston
3 Hibernian
4 St Mirren
5 Aberdeen
6 St Johnstone
7 Dundee
8 Kilmarnock
Pot 2
9 Arbroath
10 Inverness Caledonian Thistle
11 Partick Thistle
12 Raith Rovers
13 Hamilton Academical
14 Morton
15 Ayr United
16 Dunfermline Athletic
Pot 3
17 Queen of the South
18 Cove Rangers
19 Airdrieonians
20 Montrose
21 Queen's Park
22 Alloa Athletic
23 Falkirk
24 Peterhead
Pot 4
25 Clyde
26 Dumbarton
27 East Fife
28 Kelty Hearts
29 Forfar Athletic
30 Annan Athletic
31 Edinburgh City
32 Stenhousemuir
Pot 5
33 Stranraer
34 Stirling Albion
35 Albion Rovers
36 Elgin City
37 Cowdenbeath
38 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic
39 Fraserburgh
40 Buckie Thistle
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