The 2015–16 Scottish League Cup was the 70th season of Scotland's second-most prestigious football knockout competition.
It is also known as The Scottish League Cup presented by Utilita for sponsorship reasons.
[2] Ross County defeated Hibernian 2–1 in the final on 13 March.
In each round, fixtures are determined by random draw, with the first to third rounds seeded according to last season's league positions (higher 50% of finishers drawn v lower 50% of finishers, alternating which is at home with each tie drawn).
Fixtures are played to a finish, with extra time and then penalties used in the event of draws.
The competition is open to all clubs in the Scottish Professional Football League.
Clubs involved in European competitions are given a bye to the third round to avoid congestion of fixtures.
The following teams qualified and competed in the 2015–16 Scottish League Cup.
The first round draw took place on Monday 6 July 2015 at 2:30pm BST at the Hampden Park Stadium.
The 12 clubs that participated in the 2014–15 Scottish Premiership received a bye.
Montrose The second round draw took place on Monday 3 August 2015 at 2:30pm BST at the Hampden Park Stadium.
The clubs that finished in the bottom 7 places of last season's Premiership entered at this stage joining the 15 first round winners.
St Mirren Scottish Championship: 08.
Queen of the South Scottish Championship: 12.
Ayr United Scottish League Two: 21.
Berwick Rangers The third round draw took place on Thursday 27 August 2015 at 2:30pm BST at the Hampden Park Stadium.
The 4 clubs that participated in the 2014–15 Scottish Premiership season and qualified for European competition entered the competition at this stage along with Dundee United, the highest placed non-Europe qualifying side.
Dunfermline Athletic The quarter-final draw took place on Monday 28 September 2015 at 2:30pm at Hampden Park, all teams were placed in the same pot.
Greenock Morton The semi-final draw took place on Monday 9 November 2015 at 2:00pm at Hampden Park, all teams were placed in the same pot.
Ross County Scottish Championship: 04.