This yr's NL Cup will see Cumbernauld Colts, Albion Rovers, Airdrie and Stirling Albion battle for honours at Broadwood Stadium subsequent month.
The annual four-team match will happen on the weekend of July 2 and three, with two semi-finals and a play-off and remaining to be performed over the 2 days.
Hosts Cumbernauld Colts will conflict with Albion Rovers in Match 1, at 1.30pm on Saturday, July 2, whereas Airdrie meet Stirling Albion at 4pm.
The losers of each these video games will play-off for third place at 1.30pm on Sunday, July 3, whereas the winners will contest for the silverware at 4pm.
Pay on the gate entry is £8 for adults and £4 concessions every day, which supplies you each video games.
Clyde are holders from final season's competitors, however their wrangle with North Lanarkshire Council means they will not participate this season, with Darren Younger's Stirling as a substitute returning to the competitors, having performed within the inaugural competitors.
Albion Rovers boss Brian Reid says the NL Cup, and the Premier Sports activities Cup, will present very best pre-season preparation for his League Two aspect.
Within the Premier Sports activities Cup, which kicks-off on July 9, they face Premiership aspect Livingston, Inverness and Cove Rangers from the Championship, and League One newcomers Kelty Hearts.
Earlier than that, Rovers will play within the NL Cup, and Reid mentioned: “The Premier Sports activities Cup has given us a troublesome group, these are all respectable groups who're all in the next division than us. They are going to be powerful video games, however good video games for us, and we must be trying ahead to it.
“It’s a superb take a look at for the gamers, it’s a superb competitors, and I do get pleasure from taking the crew to play towards higher opposition. It’s a superb marker for you.
“I really feel that this competitors virtually replaces pre-season, and it’s typically good to get aggressive video games.
“We’ll use this for prep for our league marketing campaign, and we’re within the Broadwood Cup, as we did final season, which can give us a superb couple of video games.”
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