FIXTURE details for Athletic and Kelty Hearts' Premier Sports Cup group stages have been confirmed.

The draw for the sectional phase of the competition was made on Wednesday, which involved each SPFL club apart from European entrants Celtic, Rangers, Heart of Midlothian, Kilmarnock and St Mirren, as well as Highland League winners and runners-up, Buckie Thistle and Brechin City, and Lowland League champions East Kilbride.

Eight sections of five teams were drawn in the seeded draw, with the Pars, in pot two, placed in Group E, and Kelty, from pot three, allocated Group C.

James McPake's Dunfermline will play Livingston, Cove Rangers, The Spartans and Forfar Athletic, whilst Michael Tidser's Kelty face Hibernian, Queen's Park, Peterhead and Elgin City.

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On the opening weekend, Saturday July 13, the Pars will make the trip to the capital to face League Two Spartans at Ainslie Park.

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Three days later, Tuesday July 16, they welcome another fourth tier outfit, Forfar, to KDM Group East End Park, before heading for Championship rivals Livi, relegated from the top flight, on Saturday July 20.

Dunfermline, who haven't advanced from the group phase of the tournament in each of the last two campaigns, round off their fixtures at home to League One Cove on Saturday July 27.

League One Kelty begin their matches with a trip to Elgin City, from the division below, on July 16.

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On July 20 they host top flight Hibernian in a glamour tie at New Central Park, before welcoming another League Two outfit, Peterhead, on July 23.

The 'Maroon Machine' finish with a trip to the national stadium to tackle Championship side Queen's Park on July 27.

For both the Pars and Kelty, the Saturday kick offs are 3pm and the midweek matches have 7.45pm starts.

The eight group winners, plus the three best-placed runners-up, will advance to the last 16, at which point the five teams playing in European competition will enter the tournament.