The fixtures for the Betfred Cup group stage were confirmed this afternoon, with City making the short journey to face near neighbours Forfar in the opening match on Saturday, July 13th. City then face Premiership opposition in Ross County (home) and St Johnstone (away) before concluding with a home match against Montrose.

FULL GROUP B FIXTURES

Saturday July 13
Forfar Athletic v BRECHIN CITY, 3.00pm
Ross County v Montrose, 3.00pm

Tuesday July 16
BRECHIN CITY v Ross County, 7.45pm
Montrose v St Johnstone, 7.45pm

Saturday July 20
Montrose v Forfar Athletic, 3.00pm

Sunday July 21
St Johnstone v Ross County - BT Sport, 3.00pm

Wednesday July 24
Ross County v Forfar Athletic, 7.45pm
St Johnstone v BRECHIN CITY, 7.45pm

Saturday July 27
BRECHIN CITY v Montrose, 3.00pm
Forfar Athletic v St Johnstone, 3.00pm

FORMAT
The group stage uses the traditional three points for a win and one point for a draw model but all drawn matches go straight to a penalty shoot-out, with the winner awarded a bonus point.

DATES FOR FUTURE ROUNDS
Second round - Weekend of August 17/18
Quarter-finals - Midweek of September 24/25/26
Semi-finals - Weekend of November 2/3
Final - Weekend of December 7/8