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

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.

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Group Stage

North

Group A

League Table
Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Blackpool 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Bolton Wanderers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Cheltenham Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Everton Under-23s 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


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Group B

League Table
Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Accrington Stanley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Chesterfield 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Crewe Alexandra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Wolves Under-23s 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


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Group C

League Table
Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Bradford City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Bury 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Morecambe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Stoke City Under-23s 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


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Group D

League Table
Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Blackburn Rovers Under-23s 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Carlisle United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Fleetwood Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Oldham Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


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Group E

League Table
Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Derby County Under-23s 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Doncaster Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Mansfield Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Port Vale 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


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Group F

League Table
Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Hartlepool United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Notts County 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Rochdale 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Sunderland Under-23s 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


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Group G

League Table
Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Cambridge United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Middlesbrough Under-23s 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Scunthorpe United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Shrewsbury Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


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Group H

League Table
Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Grimsby Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Leicester City Under-23s 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Sheffield United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Walsall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


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South

Group A

League Table
Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Bristol Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Portsmouth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Reading Under-23s 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Yeovil Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


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Group B

League Table
Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 AFC Wimbledon 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 Swansea City Under-23s 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


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Group C

League Table
Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Chelsea Under-23s 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Exeter City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Oxford United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Swindon Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


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Group D

League Table
Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Coventry City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Northampton Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 West Ham Under-23s 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Wycombe Wanderers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


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Group E

League Table
Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Charlton Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Colchester United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Crawley Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Southampton Under-23s 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


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Group F

=League Table
Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Barnet 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Milton Keynes Dons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Norwich City Under-23s 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Peterborough United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


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Group G

League Table
Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Brighton & Hove Albion Under-23s 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Leyton Orient 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Southend United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Stevenage 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


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Group H

League Table
Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Gillingham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Luton Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Millwall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 West Brom Under-23s 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


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Top Goalscorers

Player Club Goals


See a complete list of the 2016-17 EFL Trophy goalscorers here


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Last modified on 27 July 2016, at 11:50