2025/26 Sky Sports Cup – 1st and 2nd Round Draws

The 2025/26 1^st and 2^nd Round draws of the Sky Sports Cup were conducted this afternoon, live from Hampden Park.

Joining the Scottish Women’s Premier League (SWPL) was former Glasgow City and Rangers striker and 151-cap Scotland international, Jane Ross. Ross, a winner of this competition on multiple occasions with both Glasgow City and Rangers, conducted today’s draws to kickstart this season’s edition of the Sky Sports Cup.

The 1st Round of the Sky Sports Cup involves eight SWPL 2 sides entering the competition. These eight sides were determined by being the lowest-ranked SWPL 2 teams based on season 2024/25 final league standings. The draw was as follows:

Dundee United v Kilmarnock

Livingston v East Fife

University of Stirling v  St Johnstone

Boroughmuir Thistle  v Gartcairn

The 2nd Round of the Sky Sports Cup is when the remaining two SWPL 2 sides enter the competition as well as the ten SWPL clubs. They will be joined by the four winners from the 1^st Round. The draw was as follows:

Partick Thistle v Livingston OR East Fife

Hibernian v Motherwell

Aberdeen v Dundee United OR Kilmarnock

Heart of Midlothian v Montrose

Boroughmuir Thistle OR Gartcairn v Queen’s Park

Hamilton Academical v Glasgow City

Rangers v University of Stirling OR St Johnstone

Spartans v Celtic

The 1st Round of the competition will be played on or before Sunday 7^th September and the 2^nd Round will be played on or before Sunday 5^th October.