2016-17 EFL Trophy
The 2016-17 English Football League Trophy is the first year that the competition has invited Category One development teams to participate. 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. 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 becomes a 'free draw' with the regionalised element of the competition removed. The final is due to take place at Wembley Stadium in April 2017.
Teams
Development teams
There are sixteen Category One development teams participating in this season's competition: Everton, Leicester City, Middlesbrough, Reading Southampton, Stoke City, Sunderland, Swansea City, West Brom, West Ham, plus six others to be confirmed.
League One teams
AFC Wimbledon, Bolton Wanderers, Bradford City, Bristol Rovers, Bury, Charlton Athletic, Chesterfield, Coventry City, Fleetwood Town, Gillingham, Millwall, MK Dons, Northampton Town, Oldham Athletic, Oxford United, Peterborough United, Port Vale, Rochdale, Scunthorpe United, Sheffield United, Shrewsbury Town, Southend United, Swindon Town, Walsall.
League Two teams
Accrington Stanley, Barnet, Blackpool, Cambridge United, Carlisle United, Cheltenham Town, Colchester United, Crawley Town, Crewe Alexandra, Doncaster Rovers, Exeter City, Grimsby Town, Hartlepool United, Leyton Orient, Luton Town, Mansfield Town, Morecambe, Newport County, Notts County, Plymouth Argyle, Portsmouth, Stevenage, Wycombe Wanderers, Yeovil Town.
Group Stage
Group 1
League Table
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Group 2
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Group 3
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Group 4
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Group 5
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Group 6
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Group 7
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Group 8
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Group 9
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Group 10
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Group 11
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Group 12
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Group 13
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Group 14
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Group 15
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Group 16
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Top Goalscorers
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See a complete list of the 2016-17 EFL Trophy goalscorers here
