Hearts face Dunfermline in League Cup - full draw

Heart of Midlothian's caller caput coach, Derek McInnes, will look Neil Lennon's Dunfermline Athletic successful nan group shape of nan 2025-26 Scottish League Cup.

The Edinburgh broadside person been drawn against nan Pars - managed by nan erstwhile Celtic and Hibernian leader - arsenic good arsenic Hamilton Academical, Dumbarton and Stirling Albion successful nan first shape of nan competition.

Hearts mislaid 2-0 to Championship broadside Falkirk successful nan past 16 of past season's League Cup, which they person not lifted since nan 1962-63 season.

Two Premiership teams - Kilmarnock, who person appointed Stuart Kettlewell to win McInnes, and recently promoted Livingston - are successful Group H, alongside Kelty Hearts, East Fife and Brora Rangers.

Scott Brown's Ayr United are successful Group D pinch St Mirren, nan only broadside from nan apical six of nan 2024-25 Premiership array to beryllium progressive astatine this stage.

Celtic, Rangers, Hibernian, Dundee United and Aberdeen are exempt from nan group shape arsenic they are competing successful Europe.

Forty teams from nan Premiership down to Bonnyrigg Rose of nan Lowland League, Highland League champions Brora Rangers and Highland League runners-up Brechin City were drawn into 8 pools.

The matches will statesman connected 12/13 July pinch further fixtures connected 15/16, 19/20, 22/23 and 26/27 July.

The squad that finishes apical of each excavation arsenic good arsenic nan 3 champion runners-up advancement to nan past 16 connected nan play of 16/17 August, erstwhile they will beryllium joined by nan teams that are competing successful Europe.

The quarter-finals will beryllium connected 20/21 September, nan semi-finals connected 1/2 November and nan last astatine Hampden connected Sunday, 14 December.

Celtic won past season's League Cup, beating holders Rangers 5-4 connected penalties successful nan final.

Group A

Falkirk, Queen's Park, Cove Rangers, Spartans, Brechin City.

Group B

Ross County, Partick Thistle, Queen of nan South, Edinburgh City, Stranraer.

Group C

Dundee, Airdrieonians, Alloa Athletic, Montrose, Bonnyrigg Rose.

Group D

St Mirren, Ayr United, Arbroath, Annan Athletic, Forfar Athletic.

Group E

Heart of Midlothian, Dunfermline Athletic, Hamilton Academical, Dumbarton, Stirling Albion.

Group F

St Johnstone, Raith Rovers, Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Elgin City, East Kilbride.

Group G

Motherwell, Greenock Morton, Stenhousemuir, Peterhead, Clyde.

Group H

Kilmarnock, Livingston, Kelty Hearts, East Fife, Brora Rangers.