Premier Sports Cup fixtures: East Fife kick off new season away to Inverness Caley Thistle
East Fife’s 2026/27 competitive campaign will get underway with a trip to familiar opposition.
Dick Campbell’s side will travel north to take on Scottish League One winners Inverness Caley Thistle in their first Premier Sports Cup group F fixture. That clash will take place on Saturday, June 11 with kick-off at 3pm.
Last season in the third tier, the Fifers lost three times out of four to the Highlanders, drawing the final meeting 1-1 at home.
It’s then a MGM Timber Bayview double header for East Fife with another Scottish Championship team up first. Greenock Morton will visit on Tuesday, June 14 with Lowland League winners Linlithgow Rose then making the trip to Fife seven days later. Both of those matches are 7.45pm kick-offs.
Rounding off the Fifers’ group stage fixtures is a tough trip to top-flight newcomers St Johnstone. Campbell’s team head to Perth on Saturday, June 25 at 3pm.
East Fife are not set to be shown live on Premier Sports but they will receive at least £30,000 in prize money.
The eight group winners and three best runners-up will join European representatives Celtic, Heart of Midlothian, Rangers, Motherwell and Hibernian in the last 16 on the weekend of Saturday, August 15. The quarter-finals take on the weekend of Saturday, September 12. The final four will be played on the weekend of Saturday, October 1. The Hampden showpiece final takes place on Sunday, December 13.
Last term, East Fife went out at the group stage after finishing third in group H, winning twice and losing twice.
SPFL Chief Operating Officer Calum Beattie said: “With an unforgettable 2025/26 Scottish football season having just ended, we are pleased to be able to announce the fixtures and TV selections for the group stage of the 2026/27 Premier Sports Cup.
"We would like to thank Premier Sports for their continued backing of this tournament and look forward to the action kicking off in July.”
The League One season gets underway on Saturday, August 1. That’s one week on from when the fortnight-long Premier Sports Cup group stage finishes.