2020-21 EFL Trophy

The 2020-21 English Football League Trophy, currently without a sponsor, is the fifth season that the competition has invited Category One development teams to participate following a successful trial period. Sixteen development teams will join the 48 club sides from League One and League Two, split into sixteen regionalised groups of four. Development teams are required to field a minimum of six Under-21 players in their starting eleven, while Football League clubs must field a certain number of first team players.

In the event of a group game ending in a draw, there will be a penalty shootout whereby the victors can earn an additional point. Each team will face each other once, either at home or away. Development teams will play all group games away from home. The top two from each group then progress to Round 2, a last-32 knockout round, which remains regionalised with group winners and runners-up meeting. Round 3 is also regionalised before the quarter-final becomes a 'free draw'. The final is due to take place at Wembley Stadium in April 202`.

Teams

There is a minimum of one development team, one club side from League One and one club side from League Two in each group.

Development teams

There are sixteen Category One development teams participating in this season's competition: Arsenal, Aston Villa, Brighton & Hove Albion, Chelsea, Fulham, Leeds United, Leicester City, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Newcastle United, Norwich City, Southampton, West Brom, West Ham, Wolves

League One teams

Accrington Stanley, Blackpool, Bristol Rovers, Burton Albion, Charlton Athletic, Crewe Alexandra, Doncaster Rovers, Fleetwood Town, Gillingham, Hull City, Ipswich Town, Lincoln City, Milton Keynes, Northampton Town, Oxford United, Peterborough United, Plymouth Argyle, Portsmouth, Rochdale, Shrewsbury Town, Sunderland, Swindon Town, Wigan Athletic, Wimbledon

League Two teams

Barrow, Bolton Wanderers, Bradford City, Cambridge United, Carlisle United, Cheltenham Town, Colchester United, Crawley Town, Exeter City, Forest Green Rovers, Grimsby Town, Harrogate Town, Leyton Orient, Mansfield Town, Morecambe, Newport County, Oldham Athletic, Port Vale, Salford City, Scunthorpe United, Southend United, Stevenage, Tranmere Rovers, Walsall

Group Stage

North

Group A

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Carlisle United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Fleetwood Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Sunderland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Aston Villa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Carlisle United v Fleetwood Town

1 September 2020

Carlisle United	v	Fleetwood Town

Brunton Park

Sunderland v Aston Villa

8 September 2020

Sunderland	v	Aston Villa

Stadium of Light

Sunderland v Carlisle United

6 October 2020

Sunderland	v	Carlisle United

Stadium of Light

Fleetwood Town v Aston Villa

6 October 2020

Fleetwood Town	v	Aston Villa

Highbury Stadium

Carlisle United v Aston Villa

10 November 2020

Carlisle United	v	Aston Villa

Brunton Park

Fleetwood Town v Sunderland

10 November 2020

Fleetwood Town	v	Sunderland

Highbury Stadium

Group B

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Morecambe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Rochdale	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Salford City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Manchester United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Group C

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Bolton Wanderers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Crewe Alexandra	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Shrewsbury Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Newcastle United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Group D

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Port Vale	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Tranmere Rovers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Wigan Athletic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Newcastle United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Group E

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Mansfield Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Lincoln City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Scunthorpe United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Manchester City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Group F

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Bradford City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Doncaster Rovers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Oldham Athletic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Wolves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Group G

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Accrington Stanley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Barrow	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Blackpool	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Leeds United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Group H

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Grimsby Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Harrogate Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Hull City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Leicester City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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South

Group A

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Colchester United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Portsmouth	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Southend United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	West Ham United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Group B

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Crawley Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Gillingham	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Ipswich Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Arsenal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Group C

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Milton Keynes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Northampton Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Stevenage	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Southampton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Group D

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Bristol Rovers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Oxford United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Walsall	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Chelsea	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Group E

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Exeter City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Forest Green Rovers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Swindon Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	West Bromwich Albion	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Group F

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Cheltenham Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Newport County	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Plymouth Argyle	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Norwich City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Group G

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Wimbledon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Charlton Athletic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Leyton Orient	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Brighton & Hove Albion	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Group H

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Burton Albion	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Cambridge United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Peterborough United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Fulham	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Round Two

The last-32 knockout round remains regionalised and pits group winners against runners-up in a one-off tie, with the group winners afforded home advantage. In the event of a draw after 90 minutes, a penalty shootout determines the winner.

Round Three

The 16 winners from the previous knockout round advance to the final regionalised round of the competition.

Quarter-Finals

The eight winners from Round 3 advance to this stage of the competition, where the draw is non-regionalised for the first time.

Top Goalscorers

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