2019–20 Scottish League Cup
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The 2019–20 Scottish League Cup (also known as the Betfred Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 74th season of Scotland's second-most prestigious football knockout competition.
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Tournament details | |
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Country | Scotland |
Dates | 12 July – 8 December 2019 |
Teams | 44 |
Defending champions | Celtic |
Final positions | |
Champions | Celtic |
Runner-up | Rangers |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 95 |
Goals scored | 298 (3.14 per match) |
Top goal scorer(s) | Florian Kamberi Kevin Nisbet (5 goals) |
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The format for the 2019–20 competition was the same as the previous three seasons.
It began with eight groups of five teams which included all 2018–19 Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) clubs, excluding those competing in Champions League and Europa League qualifiers, as well as the winners of the 2018–19 Highland Football League (Cove Rangers) and the 2018–19 Lowland Football League (East Kilbride).