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: Blackburn Rovers, Brighton & Hove Albion, Chelsea, Derby County, Everton, Leicester City, Middlesbrough, Norwich, Reading Southampton, Stoke City, Sunderland, Swansea City, West Brom, West Ham, Wolves.
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
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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 13
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Group 14
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Group 15
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Group 16
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