St Mirren's Premier Sports Cup group stage fixtures have been announced this afternoon.
Our defence of the trophy begins away to Dumbarton in the Group C opener on Saturday 11th July. We're then on the road again the following weekend when we take on Cove Rangers at the Balmoral Stadium on Saturday 18th July.
Our first home fixture of the new season comes on Tuesday 21st July when we host League Two champions East Kilbride at The SMiSA Stadium. We close out Group C at home to Dunfermline Athletic on Sunday 26th July which will be broadcast live on Premier Sports.
Full ticketing information will be confirmed in due course.
| Dumbarton | v | St Mirren | Sat 11th July (3pm KO) | The Rock sponsored by Marbill Coaches |
| Cove Rangers | v | St Mirren | Sat 18th July (3pm KO) | Balmoral Stadium |
| St Mirren | v | East Kilbride | Tue 21st July (7:45pm KO) | The SMiSA Stadium |
| St Mirren | v | Dunfermline Athletic | Sun 26th July (3pm KO) | Live on Premier Sports | The SMiSA Stadium |
Live broadcast
Our match against Dunfermline Athletic on Sunday 26th July will be shown live on Premier Sports.
Several other matches will be broadcast on the Premier Sports app and those will be confirmed in due course.
Format
Three points for a win and one point for a draw. Drawn matches in the group stage go straight to a penalty shoot-out, with the winners awarded a bonus point
The eight group winners and three best runners-up will join European representatives Celtic, Hearts, Rangers, Motherwell and Hibernian in the last 16 on August 15/16.
The quarter-finals will be played on the weekend of September 12/13 and the semi-finals are scheduled for the weekend of October 31 & November 1. The 2026/27 Premier Sports Cup final will take place on Sunday December 13.
