Alloa Athletic have discovered their opponents for the first phase of the revamped Challenge Cup competition.
Andy Graham's side are one of 30 clubs, from SPFL League One and League Two, joined by 10 'B' teams from the Premiership, who will play all their fixtures away from home, in the initial stage of the tournament.
Rebranded as the KDM Evolution Trophy, it now includes a league stage, which will see a total of 90 matches played across six match days.
The participating teams were divided into three pots by division, and regionalised into 'north' and 'south' sections, and each were drawn from their respective pots, which informed the order in which their league phase fixtures were launched.
The Wasps were in 'south pot A', alongside East Fife, Hamilton Academical, Kelty Hearts, Queen of the South and Stenhousemuir, and will play four home matches, and two on the road.
They will open their campaign at League Two Stranraer, before hosting St Mirren 'B', Celtic 'B' and Kilmarnock 'B' in successive fixtures at the Indodrill.
Another away day to a League Two outfit, Edinburgh City, then follows, before Clyde make the trip to Clackmannanshire in their final match of the league phase.
Points gained by clubs will feed into a single league table and, after the final match day, the top 22 clubs will progress to the first knockout round, where they will be joined by the 10 SPFL Championship sides.
Changes to the tournament's format were confirmed earlier this year alongside a new Scottish Football Association cooperation system, which is designed to strengthen youth development in the domestic game.
The continued inclusion of Premiership 'B' teams is, according to the SPFL, "in support of the Scottish FA’s aim to provide more opportunities for players in the key ‘transition phase’ of ages 16-21, as they move from the academy environment to senior football".
The competition will also provide clubs with the opportunity to play trialists, as well as youth prospects aged 15 and upwards.
An estimated £1.25 million in prize money, including £150,000 for the winners, will also be shared between the clubs, an increase of more than 50 per cent on last year's competition.
Graham's side's opener at Stranraer will be played on the midweek of August 12-13, with the remaining fixtures played in the midweek of August 26-27, the weekend of September 6-7, midweek of September 23-24, the weekend of October 11-12, and Tuesday November 11.
The first knockout round will be held on the midweek of December 9-10.
Alloa, who entertain Dundee tomorrow in the Premier Sports Cup, won the Challenge Cup in 1999, and were runners-up in 2001 and 2015.
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