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Promoted St Johnstone avoided Scottish Premiership rivals after the draw for next season's Premier Sports Cup group stage but will face two other league champions.
With the Championship winners among the second seeds, Simo Valakari's side could have been in a section with another top-flight side.
But instead they were drawn with Championship side Greenock Morton, League 1 champions Inverness Caledonian Thistle, East Fife and Lowland League champions Linlithgow Rose.
It will be Ian Murray's first full season in charge of Morton after taking over from Dougie Imrie in January but only just avoiding a relegation play-off by finishing eighth.
Scott Kellacher's Caley Thistle edged out Stenhousemuir on the final day of the League 1 season to make an automatic return to the second tier.
At the same time, Dick Campbell's Fifers just avoided a play-off at the other end of the table as they finished eighth.
Meanwhile, Gordon Herd's Linlithgow were denied a place in the Pyramid Play-off semi-final because of they did not meet the requirements for entry to the Scottish Professional Football League.
Last season, St Johnstone topped their group, beating then Lowland League champions East Kilbride and Caley Thistle before losing to Motherwell in the second round.
Next season's group stage begins on 11/12 July and finishes on 25/26 July.
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With the Championship winners among the second seeds, Simo Valakari's side could have been in a section with another top-flight side.
But instead they were drawn with Championship side Greenock Morton, League 1 champions Inverness Caledonian Thistle, East Fife and Lowland League champions Linlithgow Rose.
It will be Ian Murray's first full season in charge of Morton after taking over from Dougie Imrie in January but only just avoiding a relegation play-off by finishing eighth.
Scott Kellacher's Caley Thistle edged out Stenhousemuir on the final day of the League 1 season to make an automatic return to the second tier.
At the same time, Dick Campbell's Fifers just avoided a play-off at the other end of the table as they finished eighth.
Meanwhile, Gordon Herd's Linlithgow were denied a place in the Pyramid Play-off semi-final because of they did not meet the requirements for entry to the Scottish Professional Football League.
Last season, St Johnstone topped their group, beating then Lowland League champions East Kilbride and Caley Thistle before losing to Motherwell in the second round.
Next season's group stage begins on 11/12 July and finishes on 25/26 July.
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