Elgin City will face Dundee United, Arbroath, East Fife and Kelty Hearts in group stages of Premier Sports Cup
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THE Premier Sports Cup draw has drawn Elgin City with League 2 newcomers Kelty Hearts.
City will also face Dundee United, Arbroath and East Fife in north section group B, with ties beginning on Saturday, July 10.
Kelty's squad could include former Elgin City players Thomas Reilly and Dylan Easton, who helped the Fife club to win the Lowmand League and the League 2 play-offs last season.
Highland League winners Brora Rangers have been drawn in the same group as north neighbours Ross County.
Brora will also take on Dundee and Forfar, who they met in last year's competition, as well as Montrose.
Caley Thistle will renew rivalries with Championship winners Hearts, who they played on league business last term.
Former Highland League pair Peterhead and Cove Rangers, as well as Stirling Albion are in the same group.
Full group stages draw:
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
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
