Edinburgh City will host Brora Rangers in the first leg of the inaugural Scottish pyramid play-offs on Saturday, 25 April following a draw Hampden Park this afternoon to determine the home and away match order. The teams will meet again a week later at Dudgeon Park in Brora for the second leg. The winning team will then take on the team that finishes 10th in League Two for a place in the Scottish Professional Football League. The losing team will move into the Scottish Lowland League or Scottish Highland Football League, depending on their location within the country.
The pyramid system was approved at the Scottish FA’s Annual General Meeting in 2013 and enables clubs outwith the senior league to realise their ambitions of entering the SPFL. The draw was conducted by Andrew McKinlay, the SFA’s Director of Football Governance and Regulation.
Andy McDonald, Edinburgh City Club Committee Member, said: "This is already a fantastic season for everyone at Edinburgh City, having celebrated winning the Lowland League with several games still to play in the season. For all of us at the club however, the big prize remains the opportunity to play in the pyramid play-offs and ultimately the possibility of a place in the SPFL, something we have aspired to for many years. As the first step towards that, we relish the challenge of playing our friends from Brora who have also had a remarkable season in the Highland League and look forward to welcoming them back to Meadowbank for the inaugural play-off match."
David Kirkwood, Brora Rangers Manager, said: "This is a great draw for the club knowing the return game is at home. We've both played each other and it will be a tight contest but knowing we are at home in the second game is a plus." Stewart Regan, Scottish FA Chief Executive, said: “I am confident that supporters around the country will enjoy what the pyramid play-offs have to offer and would like to wish both Edinburgh City and Brora Rangers the best of luck in their attempts to reach League Two."
Scottish pyramid play-off home/away draw
First Leg – Saturday, 25 April 2015
Edinburgh City v Brora Rangers
Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh
Second Leg – Saturday 2, May 2015
Brora Rangers v Edinburgh City
Dudgeon Park, Brora