2022-23 EFL Trophy

The 2022-23 English Football League Trophy, known for sponsorship reasons as the Papa John's Trophy, is the seventh 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 2023.

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, Crystal Palace, Everton, Leeds United, Leicester City, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Newcastle United, Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham, Wolves

League One teams

Accrington Stanley, Barnsley, Bolton Wanderers, Bristol Rovers, Burton Albion, Cambridge United, Charlton Athletic, Cheltenham Town, Derby County, Exeter City, Fleetwood Town, Forest Green Rovers, Ipswich Town, Lincoln City, Milton Keynes, Morecambe, Northampton Town, Oxford United, Peterborough United, Plymouth Argyle, Portsmouth, Port Vale, Rochdale, Sheffield Wednesday, Shrewsbury Town, Wycombe Wanderers

League Two teams

Barrow, Bradford City, Carlisle United, Colchester United, Crawley Town, Crewe Alexandra, Doncaster Rovers, Gillingham, Grimsby Town, Harrogate Town, Hartlepool United, Leyton Orient, Mansfield Town, Newport County, Northampton Town, Rochdale, Salford City, Stockport County, Sutton United, Stevenage, Swindon Town, Tranmere Rovers, Walsall, Wimbledon

Group Stage

North

Group A

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Harrogate Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Hartlepool United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Morecambe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Everton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Hartlepool Unoted v Harrogate Town

30 August 2022

Hartlepool Unoted	2-0	Harrogate Town

Victoria Park

Morecambe v Everton

30 August 2022

Morecambe	3-3	Everton

Globe Arena

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Group B

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	Tranmere Rovers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Leeds United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Bolton Wanderers v Crewe Alexandra

30 August 2022

Bolton Wanderers	4-1	Crewe Alexandra

University of Bolton Stadium

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Group C

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Port Vale	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Shrewsbury Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Stockport County	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Shrewsbury Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers

30 August 2022

Shrewsbury Town	1-2	Wolverhampton Wanderers

Montgomery Waters Stadium

Port Vale v

30 August 2022

Port Vale	1-0

Stockport County

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Group D

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Accrington Stanley	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	Liverpool	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	Barnsley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Doncaster Rovers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Lincoln City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Newcastle United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Doncaster Rovers v Newcastle United

30 August 2022

Doncaster Rovers	0-0	Newcastle United

Keepmoat Stadium

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Group F

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Derby County	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Grimsby Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Mansfield Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Manchester City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Derby County v

30 August 2022

Derby County	3-1
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Pride Park

Mansfield Town v Manchester City

30 August 2022

Mansfield Town	3-2	Manchester City

One Call Stadium

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Group G

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Barrow	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	Manchester United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fleetwood Town v Barrow

30 August 2022

Fleetwood Town	1-1	Barrow

Highbury Stadium

Carlisle United v Manchester United

30 August 2022

Carlisle United	v	Manchester United

Brunton Park

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Group H

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Bradford City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Burton Albion	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Sheffield Wednesday	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Leicester City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Bradford City v Sheffield Wednesday

30 August 2022

Bradford City	3-1	Sheffield Wednesday

Valley Parade

Burton Albion v Leicester City

30 August 2022

Burton Albion	4-2	Leicester City

Pirelli Stadium

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South

Group A

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	Gillingham	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Brighton & Hove Albion	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Charlton Athletic v Gillingham

31 August 2022

Charlton Athletic	v	Gillingham

The Valley

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Group B

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Wimbledon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Crawley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Portsmouth	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Aston Villa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Crawley Town v Portsmouth

30 August 2022

Crawley Town	v	Portsmouth

Broadfield Stadium

Wimbledon v Aston Villa

30 August 2022

Wimbledon	2-1	Aston Villa

Plough Lane

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Group C

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Cheltenham	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Milton Keynes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Walsall	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	West Ham United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Milton Keynes v Cheltenham Town

30 August 2022

Milton Keynes	1-2	Cheltenham Town

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Walsall v West Ham United

30 August 2022

Walsall	0-1	West Ham United

Bescot Stadium

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Group D

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Peterborough United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Stevenage	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Wycombe Wanderers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Tottenham	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Peterborough United v Stevenage

30 August 2022

Peterborough United	1-2	Stevenage

Weston Homes Stadium

Wycombe Wanderers v Tottenham Hotspur

30 August 2022

Wycombe Wanderers	0-0	Tottenham Hotspur

Adams Park

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Group E

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Bristol Rovers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Plymouth Argyle	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Swindon Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Crystal Palace	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Plymouth Argyle v Bristol Rovers

30 August 2022

Plymouth Argyle	1-1	Bristol Rovers

Home Park

Swindon Town v Crystal Palace

30 August 2022

Swindon Town	0-2	Crystal Palace

County Ground

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Group F

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	Newport County	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Southampton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Exeter City v Newport County

30 August 2022

Exeter City	1-2	Newport County

St James Park

Forest Green Rovers v Southampton

30 August 2022

Forest Green Rovers	3-1	Southampton

The New Lawn

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Group G

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Oxford United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Leyton Orient	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Sutton United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Chelsea	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Oxford United v Leyton Orient

30 August 2022

Oxford United	v	Leyton Orient

Kassam Stadium

Sutton United v Chelsea

31 August 2022

Sutton United	v	Chelsea

Gander Green Lane

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Group H

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Cambridge United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Ipswich Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Northampton Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Arsenal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Ipswich Town v Northampton Town

30 August 2022

Ipswich Town	v	Northampton Town

Portman Road

Cambridge United v Arsenal

30 August 2022

Cambridge United	0-2	Arsenal

The Abbey Stadium

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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.

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Round Three

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

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Quarter-Finals

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Semi-Finals

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Final

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