July 3 – The Scottish Premier Football League (SPFL) has boosted total prize to £1.6 million and TV payments to almost £500,000 for the 2017 Betfred Cup. The 15% increase includes a record £250,000 for the competition winners.
Last season the overall prize and television pot was £1.8 million.
SPFL chief executive Neil Doncaster said: “Thanks to the support of all clubs, the Betfred Cup has been transformed into a truly exciting and innovative competition. We’re thrilled that it has been further boosted by this significant increase in prize and television money, firmly cementing the Betfred Cup as a key competition in Scottish football.”
The Betfred Cup introduced a new format last season with the introduction of group stages. It was also the first year of the Betfred deal.
This year’s competition will kick-offs off the Scottish season on Friday July 14 and is one of six group ties live on broadcast partner BT Sport. Each of the 12 clubs involved in a televised group stage match will earn £12,500.
Those clubs taking part in the live final will earn £32,000 in TV payments, while those taking part in the remaining six televised matches will receive £21,500 each.
Participation and success payments can be seen in the table below:
A total of 44 clubs will take part in this season’s competition, with the four clubs involved in European competition joining at the last 16 stage. The SPFL clubs will be joined in the competition by East Kilbride (Lowland League champions) and Buckie Thistle (Highland League champions).
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