2016–17 EFL Trophy

The 2016–17 EFL Trophy, known as the Checkatrade Trophy for sponsorship reasons,[1] was the 33rd season in the history of the competition and the 1st since being rebranded from Football League Trophy. It was played as a knock-out tournament for English football clubs in League One and League Two of the English football system and for the first time was expanded to include 16 Premier League and Championship "B Teams" with Category One status as part of a trial.

2016–17 EFL Trophy
Checkatrade Trophy
Country England
 Wales
Teams64
Defending championsBarnsley
ChampionsCoventry City
Runners-upOxford United

In all, 64 clubs entered the competition. Barnsley were the reigning champions,[2] but were ineligible to defend their title following promotion to the Championship.[3]

Change in format

On 9 June 2016, the newly rebranded EFL announced that the 2016–17 EFL Trophy competition would include sixteen "category 1 Premier League academy sides" for the first time. The first knockout round would also be replaced with a new group stage, the sixteen regional groups each to comprise three League One/Two teams plus an academy side, with the top two teams from each group progressing to the knockout second round.[4]

Following the EFL's announcement of these format changes, many of the invited clubs declined to allow their academies to participate,[5] and their places had to filled by the academy sides of several Championship clubs.

Reception to the new format by League One and Two fans was overwhelmingly negative.[6] The opening rounds of fixtures were marked by record low attendances,[7] and the format changes were described as "a complete and utter failure".[8]

Participating clubs
  • Forty-eight clubs from League One and League Two
  • Sixteen invited Category One Academy teams.
  • Category One teams Relegated to League One however will miss out on having academies participating in the following tournament.
League One League Two Academies
Clubs
Total 24 24 16
Notes

Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester United, Manchester City, Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur declined to participate.[9]

Category One teams from Round 2 to the semi-finals keep apart.

Category One teams Relegated to League One won't have academies participating in the following tournament but clubs promoted to the Championship will.

Eligibility criteria for players
  • For EFL clubs; a minimum of 5 'First Team' players in the starting 11 as defined under the competition’s existing rules.
  • For invited clubs – 6 of the starting 11 to be U21 (as at 30 June 2016).

Dates

The competition dates were announced in July 2016.[10]

Round Dates Number of teams
Round 1 (Group Stages) 29 August – 4 September 2016 64
3–9 October 2016
7–13 November 2016
Round 2 5–11 December 2016 32
Round 3 9–15 January 2017 16
Quarter-final 23–29 January 2017 8
Semi-Final 6–26 February 2017 4
Final 2 April 2017 (Wembley Stadium) 2

Group stage
  • Sixteen groups of 4 teams will be organised on a regionalised basis.
  • All groups will include one invited club and at least one club from each of Leagues One and Two.
  • All clubs will play each other once, either home or away (Academies play all group matches away from home).
  • Invited clubs will play one home game at the club's first team stadium.
  • Clubs will be awarded 3 points for a win and 1 point for a draw.
  • In the event of a drawn game (after 90 minutes), a penalty shootout will be held with the winning team earning an additional point.
  • The top two teams will progress to the Knockout Stage.

Group A
Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Cheltenham Town 3 2 0 0 1 4 3 +1 6 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Blackpool 3 1 1 0 1 3 3 0 5
3 ACA Everton U21 3 1 0 1 1 4 3 +1 4
4 L1 Bolton Wanderers 3 1 0 0 2 1 3 −2 3
Source: Sky Sports
30 August 2016 (2016-08-30) Blackpool 2–1 Cheltenham Town Blackpool
19:45 BST Vassell  56', 58' Report Jennings  20' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 760
Referee: Ben Toner
30 August 2016 (2016-08-30) Bolton Wanderers 0–2 Everton U21 Bolton
19:00 BST Report Dyson  22'
McAleny  79'		 Stadium: Macron Stadium
Attendance: 1,540
Referee: David Webb
4 October 2016 (2016-10-04) Cheltenham Town 2–1 Everton U21 Cheltenham
Waters  82'
Wright  83' (pen.)		 Report Kitscha  5' (o.g.) Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 1,023
Referee: Lee Probert
4 October 2016 (2016-10-04) Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Blackpool Bolton
19:00 BST Ameobi  4' Report Stadium: Macron Stadium
Attendance: 1,589
Referee: Kevin Friend
8 November 2016 (2016-11-08) Cheltenham Town 1–0 Bolton Wanderers Cheltenham
19:45 Morgan-Smith  90+1' (pen.) report Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 1,038
Referee: Kevin Friend
8 November 2016 (2016-11-08) Everton U21 1–1
(4–5 p)		 Blackpool Liverpool
19:30 GMT Charsley  79' report Gnanduillet  48' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 527
Referee: Christopher Kavanagh
Penalties
Gibson
Charsley
Jones
Henen
Yarney 		Philliskirk
Cain
Wilson
Cullen
Gnanduillet

Group B
Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 ACA Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 3 2 0 0 1 8 4 +4 6 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Chesterfield 3 2 0 0 1 5 5 0 6
3 L2 Crewe Alexandra 3 1 0 0 2 5 5 0 3
4 L2 Accrington Stanley 3 1 0 0 2 4 8 −4 3
Source: Sky Sports
30 August 2016 (2016-08-30) Chesterfield 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 Chesterfield
19:45 Ebanks-Blake  24'
Dennis  76'		 Report Ebanks-Landell  29'
Herc  74'		 Stadium: Proact Stadium
Attendance: 950
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
30 August 2016 (2016-08-30) Accrington Stanley 0–3 Crewe Alexandra Accrington
19:45 Report Ainley  47'
Cooper  76'
Udoh  90'		 Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 585
Referee: Darren Handley
4 October 2016 (2016-10-04) Crewe Alexandra 2–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 Crewe
19:45 BST Dagnall  69'
Lowe  82'		 Report Dicko  7' (45+1)
Enobakhare  88'		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 963
Referee: David Webb
4 October 2016 (2016-10-04) Chesterfield 1–4 Accrington Stanley Chesterfield
19:45 BST Dennis  61' Report Taylor-Fletcher  14'
Gornell  21', 66'
Clark  42'		 Stadium: Proact Stadium
Attendance: 976
Referee: David Coote
8 November 2016 (2016-11-08) Crewe Alexandra 0–2 Chesterfield Crewe
19:45 report O'Shea  22'
Dimaio  81' (pen.)		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 929
Referee: Roger East
8 November 2016 (2016-11-08) Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 4–0 Accrington Stanley Wolverhampton
19:45 Herc  18'
Wilson  37'
Ronan  45+3' (pen.)
Enobakhare  67'		 report Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 547
Referee: David Webb

Group C
Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Bradford City 3 2 0 0 1 5 4 +1 6 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Morecambe 3 2 0 0 1 7 7 0 6
3 L1 Bury 3 1 0 1 1 6 4 +2 4
4 ACA Stoke City U21 3 0 1 0 2 2 5 −3 2
Source: Sky Sports
30 August 2016 (2016-08-30) Bradford City 1–0 Stoke City U21 Bradford
19:45 Dieng  38' Report Banks  62'  74' Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 1,444
Referee: Michael Salisbury
30 August 2016 (2016-08-30) Bury 4–1 Morecambe Bury
19:45 Zeli Ismail  3' (pen.)
Pope  49', 90+2'
Kay  81'		 Report Mullin  43' Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 1,154
Referee: Rob Jones
4 October 2016 (2016-10-04) Morecambe 3–1 Stoke City U21 Morecambe
19:45 Dunn  3'
Stockton  21'
Murphy  44'		 Report Adam  48' Stadium: Globe Arena
Attendance: 686
Referee: Andy Haines
4 October 2016 (2016-10-04) Bradford City 2–1 Bury Bradford
19:45 Vučkić  31'
Hiwula  35'		 Report Walker  69' Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 1,865
Referee: Ben Toner
8 November 2016 (2016-11-08) Stoke City U21 1–1
(4–3 p)		 Bury Stoke-on-Trent
19:45 Bojan  86' report Miller  68' Stadium: Bet365 Stadium
Attendance: 698
Referee: Ben Toner
Penalties
Banks
Edwards
Campbell
Ngoy
Taylor 		Tutte
Danns
Dudley
Kay
Soares
9 November 2016 (2016-11-09) Morecambe 3–2 Bradford City Morecambe
19:45 Mullin  43'
Stockton  66', 68'		 report Vučkić  52', 87' Stadium: Globe Arena
Attendance: 827
Referee: Tony Harrington

Group D
Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Carlisle United 3 3 0 0 0 11 6 +5 9 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Oldham Athletic 3 1 1 0 1 8 7 +1 5
3 L1 Fleetwood Town 3 1 0 0 2 3 6 −3 3
4 ACA Blackburn Rovers U21 3 0 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
Source: Sky Sports
30 August 2016 (2016-08-30) Fleetwood Town 1–0 Blackburn Rovers U21 Fleetwood
19:45 Cole  45' Report Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 392
Referee: Ross Joyce
30 August 2016 (2016-08-30) Oldham Athletic 4–5 Carlisle United Oldham
19:45 McKay  16'
Osei  48', 49'
Banks  66'		 Report Raynes  18', 89'
Lambe  22'
Burgess  28' (o.g.)
Miller  74'
Gillesphey  82'		 Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 1,897
Referee: Peter Bankes
4 October 2016 (2016-10-04) Carlisle United 2–0 Blackburn Rovers U21 Carlisle
19:45 Miller  39'
Grainger  88' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 1,253
Referee: Richard Clark
4 October 2016 (2016-10-04) Fleetwood Town 0–2 Oldham Athletic Fleetwood
19:45 Report Mckay  32'
Erwin  38'		 Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 793
Referee: Darren Bond
8 November 2016 (2016-11-08) Blackburn Rovers U21 2–2
(4–5 p)		 Oldham Athletic Blackburn
19:30 Stokes  22'
Feeney  61'		 report Ladapo  49'
Wilson  67'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 471
Referee: Rob Jones
Penalties
Stokes
Bennett
Tomlinson
Hardcastle
Mahoney
Feeney 		Banks
Law
Ripley
McKay
McLaughlin
Croft
9 November 2016 (2016-11-09) Carlisle United 4–2 Fleetwood Town Carlisle
19:45 Mckee  14'
Wyke  18'
Grainger  41' (pen.)
Salkeld  73'		 report Sowerby  48'
Jakubiak  64'		 Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 1420
Referee: Chris Sarginson

Group E
Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Doncaster Rovers 3 1 1 1 0 4 2 +2 6 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Mansfield Town 3 2 0 0 1 4 4 0 6
3 L1 Port Vale 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 5
4 ACA Derby County U21 3 0 0 1 2 4 6 −2 1
Source: Sky Sports
30 August 2016 (2016-08-30) Port Vale 1–0 Derby County U21 Burslem
19:45 Smith  80' Report Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 1,198
Referee: Mark Heywood
30 August 2016 (2016-08-30) Mansfield Town 0–2 Doncaster Rovers Mansfield
19:45 BST Report Beestin  72'
Calder  86'		 Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 1,467
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
4 October 2016 (2016-10-04) Doncaster Rovers 2–2
(4–2 p)		 Derby County U21 Doncaster
19:45 Mandeville  53'
Longbottom  82'		 Report Wilson  9'
Wiemann  90'		 Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 1,515
Referee: Carl Boyeson
Penalties
Middleton
Longbottom
Keegan
Marquis
Beestin 		Blackman
Guy
Alefe Santos
Bennett
4 October 2016 (2016-10-04) Port Vale 0–1 Mansfield Town Burslem
19:45 Report Green  66' Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 1,025
Referee: Michael Salisbury
8 November 2016 (2016-11-08) Doncaster Rovers 0–0
(3–4 p)		 Port Vale Doncaster
19:45 report Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 1,495
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
Penalties
Houghton
Evina
Longbottom
Mandeville
Keegan 		Streete
Grant
Leite Pereira
Paulo Tavares
Hart
8 November 2016 (2016-11-08) Derby County U21 2–3 Mansfield Town Derby
19:45 Hanson  24'
Weimann  84'		 Report Hemmings  2'
Henderson  5'
Clements  90+3'		 Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 870
Referee: Trevor Kettle

Group F
Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Rochdale 3 2 1 0 0 5 3 +2 8 Advance to Round 2
2 ACA Sunderland U21 3 2 0 1 0 4 2 +2 7
3 L2 Notts County 3 1 0 0 2 4 5 −1 3
4 L2 Hartlepool United 3 0 0 0 3 2 5 −3 0
Source: Sky Sports
31 August 2016 (2016-08-31) Notts County 2–1 Hartlepool United Nottingham
19:45 Snijders  20'
Oates  36'		 Report Burke  29' Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 1095
Referee: Darren England
6 September 2016 (2016-09-06) Rochdale 1–1
(4–2 p)		 Sunderland U21 Rochdale
Henderson  57' Report Embleton  51' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1184
Referee: Graham Salisbury
Penalties
Davies
Rafferty
Bunney
McGahey
Odelusi 		Honeyman
Kirhcoff
Robson
Greenwood
4 October 2016 (2016-10-04) Hartlepool United 0–1 Sunderland U21 Hartlepool
19:45 Report Love  66' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 1,295
Referee: John Brooks
4 October 2016 (2016-10-04) Rochdale 2–1 Notts County Rochdale
19:45 Odelusi  61'
Davies  69'		 Report Forte  25' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1,147
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
9 November 2016 (2016-11-09) Hartlepool United 1–2 Rochdale Hartlepool
19:30 Oates  85' report Noble-Lazarus  21'
Gillam  67'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 380
Referee: Scott Duncan
9 November 2016 (2016-11-09) Sunderland U21 2–1 Notts County Sunderland
19:30 Maja  84'
Hollis  90' (o.g.)		 report Campbell  49' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 633
Referee: Ross Joyce

Group G
Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Scunthorpe United 3 3 0 0 0 6 1 +5 9 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Cambridge United 3 2 0 0 1 3 3 0 6
3 L1 Shrewsbury Town 3 1 0 0 2 3 3 0 3
4 ACA Middlesbrough U21 3 0 0 0 3 2 7 −5 0
Source: Sky Sports
30 August 2016 (2016-08-30) Scunthorpe United 2–1 Middlesbrough U21 Scunthorpe
19:45 BST Wallace  63'
Adelakun  73'		 Report Cooke  72' Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Andrew Madley
30 August 2016 (2016-08-30) Shrewsbury Town 0–1 Cambridge United Shrewsbury
19:45 BST Report Pigott  20' Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 1,187
Referee: Chris Sarginson
4 October 2016 (2016-10-04) Cambridge United 2–1 Middlesbrough U21 Cambridge
19:00 BST Ikpeazu  12'
Eldson  55' (o.g.)		 Report Tavernier  34' Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 693
Referee: John Busby
4 October 2016 (2016-10-04) Scunthorpe United 2–0 Shrewsbury Town Scunthorpe
19:45 BST Lancashire  10' (o.g.)
Margetts  56'		 Report Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 1,316
Referee: Nigel Miller
8 November 2016 (2016-11-08) Cambridge United 0–2 Scunthorpe United Cambridge
19:45 GMT report Williams  36'
Adelakun  90+1'		 Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 666
Referee: Darren Deadman
8 November 2016 (2016-11-08) Middlesbrough U21 0–3 Shrewsbury Town Middlesbrough
19:45 GMT report Leitch-Smith  10', 59'
Toney  14'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 308
Referee: Darren Handley

Group H
Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Walsall 3 3 0 0 0 8 3 +5 9 Advance to Round 2
2 ACA Leicester City U21 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 5
3 L1 Sheffield United 3 1 0 1 1 5 4 +1 4
4 L2 Grimsby Town 3 0 0 0 3 4 10 −6 0
Source: Sky Sports
30 August 2016 (2016-08-30) Sheffield United 0–0
(4–5 p)		 Leicester City U21 Sheffield
19:45 Report Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 3,632
Referee: Nigel Miller
Penalties
Coutts
Fleck
Duffy
Chapman
O'Connell 		Chilwell
Gray
Muskwe
Barnes
Ndukwu
30 August 2016 (2016-08-30) Walsall 5–2 Grimsby Town Walsall
19:45 Bakayoko  19', 39', 43'
Morris  61'
Kouhyar  71'		 Report Boyce  5'
Summerfield  67'		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 1,022
Referee: Andy Woolmer
4 October 2016 (2016-10-04) Grimsby Town 0–1 Leicester City U21 Cleethorpes
19:45 Report Mitchell  64' Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 609
Referee: Mark Haywood
4 October 2016 (2016-10-04) Sheffield United 1–2 Walsall Sheffield
19:45 Coutts  78' Report Laird  16'
Bakayoko  66'		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 2,619
Referee: Mark Heywood
9 November 2016 (2016-11-09) Grimsby Town 2–4 Sheffield United Cleethorpes
19:45 Jackson  14'
Disley  81'		 report Slater  53'
Boyce  74' (o.g.)
O'Connell  78'
Clarke  87'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 597
Referee: Richard Clark
8 November 2016 (2016-11-08) Leicester City U21 0–1 Walsall Leicester
19:45 report Bakayoko  58' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 839
Referee: Mark Haywood

Group A
Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Yeovil Town 3 2 0 1 0 6 3 +3 7 Advance to Round 2
2 ACA Reading U21 3 1 1 0 1 5 6 −1 5
3 L2 Portsmouth 3 1 0 1 1 6 6 0 4
4 L1 Bristol Rovers 3 0 1 0 2 2 4 −2 2
Source: Sky Sports
30 August 2016 (2016-08-30)[11] Bristol Rovers 2–3 Reading U21 Bristol
19:45 BST Taylor  60'
Easter  81'		 Report Stacey  33'
Sheppard  76'
Mendes  84' (pen.)		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 1,418
Referee: Brett Huxtable
30 August 2016 (2016-08-30) Yeovil Town 4–3 Portsmouth Yeovil
19:45 BST Mugabi  14'
Eaves  22', 39'
McLeod  27'		 Report Smith  10', 37', 54' Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 1,534
Referee: Kevin Johnson
4 October 2016 (2016-10-04)[11] Portsmouth 2–2
(3–4 p)		 Reading U21 Portsmouth
19:45 BST Main  57', 63' Report Novakovich  6'
Mendes  52' (pen.)		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 1,355
Referee: Oliver Langford
Penalties
Smith
Naismith
Bennett
Lalkovič
Evans
May
Whatmough 		Mendes
Blackett
Gravenberch
Samuel
Griffin
Watson
Frost
4 October 2016 (2016-10-04) Bristol Rovers 0–0
(5–3 p)		 Yeovil Town Bristol
19:45 BST Report Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 2,117
Referee: James Adcock
Penalties
James
Bodin
Taylor
Colkett
Montaño 		Dickson
Hedges
Mcleod
Lawless
8 November 2016 (2016-11-08) Portsmouth 1–0 Bristol Rovers Portsmouth
19:45 GMT Naismith  88' Report Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: James Adcock
9 November 2016 (2016-11-09)[11] Reading U21 0–2 Yeovil Town Reading
19:30 GMT Report Eaves  48'
Zoko  89'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 739
Referee: John Busby

Group B
Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 AFC Wimbledon 3 2 0 0 1 5 3 +2 6 Advance to Round 2
2 ACA Swansea City U21 3 2 0 0 1 4 4 0 6
3 L2 Plymouth Argyle 3 1 0 0 2 5 5 0 3
4 L2 Newport County 3 1 0 0 2 4 6 −2 3
Source: Sky Sports
30 August 2016 (2016-08-30) AFC Wimbledon 3–0 Swansea City U21 Kingston upon Thames
19:45 BST Barcham  38'
Poleon  57'  67'		 Report Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 461
Referee: Simon Hooper
30 August 2016 (2016-08-30) Plymouth Argyle 4–1 Newport County Plymouth
Slew  51'
Jervis  58'
Bulvītis  69'
Tanner  90+3'		 Report Green  19' Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 2,349
Referee: Andy Davies
4 October 2016 (2016-10-04) AFC Wimbledon 2–1 Plymouth Argyle Kingston upon Thames
19:45 Taylor  65'
Barnett  68'		 Report Smith  7' Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 936
Referee: Graham Horwood
4 October 2016 (2016-10-04) Newport County 1–2 Swansea City U21 Newport
19:45 Myrie-Williams  90+3' Report Biabi  35'
Samuel  88'		 Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 807
Referee: Brett Huxtable
8 November 2016 (2016-11-08) Newport County 2–0 AFC Wimbledon Newport
19:45 Benett  7'
Barnum-Bobb  85)'		 report Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 368
Referee: Andy Davies
8 November 2016 (2016-11-08) Swansea City U21 2–0 Plymouth Argyle Swansea
19:45 James  13'
McBurnie  20'		 report Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 641
Referee: Brendan Malone

Group C
Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Swindon Town 3 1 2 0 0 3 2 +1 7 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Oxford United 3 1 0 2 0 5 3 +2 5
3 L2 Exeter City 3 1 0 1 1 6 7 −1 4
4 ACA Chelsea U21 3 0 1 0 2 4 6 −2 2
Source: Sky Sports
30 August 2016 (2016-08-30) Oxford United 4–2 Exeter City Oxford
19:45 BST Roberts  12'
Maguire  36' (pen.)
Taylor  68'
MacDonald  71'		 Report Jay  43'
McAlinden  61'		 Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 1,575
Referee: James Adcock
13 September 2016 (2016-09-13) Swindon Town 2–1 Chelsea U21 Swindon
19:45 BST Branco  18'
Delfouneso  60'		 Report Ali  80' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 1,961
Referee: Graham Horwood
4 October 2016 (2016-10-04) Swindon Town 0–0
(3–1 p)		 Oxford United Swindon
19:45 Report Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,698
Referee: Paul Tierney
Penalties
Goddard
Murray
Norris
Thomas
Furlong 		Sercombe
Taylor
Thomas
Ruffles
18 October 2016 (2016-10-18) Exeter City 3–2 Chelsea U21 Exeter
19:45 BST Watkins  2'
Wheeler  25'
McAlinden  49'		 Report Ugbo  70', 90+4' Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 1,979
Referee: Chris Sarginson
8 November 2016 (2016-11-08) Chelsea U21 1–1
(13–12 p)		 Oxford United Fulham, London
Quintero  44' report Hemmings  90+4' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 5,200
Referee: Dean Whitestone
Penalties
Ugbo
Aina
Dabo
Van Ginkel
Zouma
Collins
Ali
Maddox
Quintero
Grant
Colley
Ugbo
Aina
Dabo
Van Ginkel
Zouma
Collins 		Maguire
Lundstram
Hemmings
Johnson
Rothwell
Thomas
Skarz
Edwards
Nelson
Martin
Eastwood
Maguire
Lundstram
Hemmings
Johnson
Rothwell
Thomas
8 November 2016 (2016-11-08) Exeter City 1–1
(2–4 p)		 Swindon Town Exeter
19:45 Wheeler  59' report Norris  30' Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 729
Referee: Brett Huxtable
Penalties
James
Simpson
Grant
Holmes		 Doughty
Evans
Raphael Branco
Yaser Kasim

Group D
Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Coventry City 3 3 0 0 0 11 5 +6 9 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Wycombe Wanderers 3 2 0 0 1 8 4 +4 6
3 ACA West Ham United U21 3 0 1 0 2 3 8 −5 2
4 L1 Northampton Town 3 0 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1
Source: Sky Sports
30 August 2016 (2016-08-30) Coventry City 4–2 West Ham United U21 Coventry
19:45 Turnbull  35', 75'
Lameiras  48'
Willis  73'		 Report Martínez  33', 90+1' Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 2,091
Referee: Keith Stroud
30 August 2016 (2016-08-30) Northampton Town 0–3 Wycombe Wanderers Northampton
Report Rowe  17'
Hayes  47'
Thompson  90+4'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 1,408
Referee: Paul Tierney
4 October 2016 (2016-10-04) Coventry City 3–1 Northampton Town Coventry
19:45 Agyei  1'
Jones  8'
Lameiras  66'		 Report Richards  2' Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 2,085
Referee: Ollie Yates
4 October 2016 (2016-10-04) Wycombe Wanderers 3–0 West Ham United U21 High Wycombe
19:45 Akinfenwa  7'
Kashket  47'
Freeman  68'		 Report Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 1,060
Referee: Darren Deadman
8 November 2016 (2016-11-08) Northampton Town 1–1
(2–3 p)		 West Ham United U21 Northampton [note 1]
19:45 Beautyman  23' report Parfitt-Williams  39' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 762
Referee: Graham Salisbury
Penalties
Beautyman
Potter
Byrom
Sonupe
O'Toole 		Browne
Pike
Lewis
Kemp
9 November 2016 (2016-11-09) Wycombe Wanderers 2–4 Coventry City High Wycombe
19:45 McGinn  32'
Kashket  53'		 report Haynes  57'
Haynes  60'
Thomas  63'
Bigirimana  86'		 Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 912
Referee: Charles Breakspear

Group E
Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 ACA Southampton U21 3 2 0 1 0 6 1 +5 7 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Crawley Town 3 2 0 0 1 3 4 −1 6
3 L1 Charlton Athletic 3 0 1 1 1 1 3 −2 3
4 L2 Colchester United 3 0 1 0 2 2 4 −2 2
Source: Sky Sports
30 August 2016 (2016-08-30) Charlton Athletic 0–0
(5–4 p)		 Southampton U21 London
19:45 BST Report Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 1,326
Referee: Andy Haines
Penalties
Solly
Umerah
Foley
Hanlan
Ahearne-Grant
Konsa 		Stephens
Hesketh
McQueen
Jones
O'Connor
McCarthy
30 August 2016 (2016-08-30) Crawley Town 1–0 Colchester United Crawley
19:45 BST Collins  33' Report Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 881
Referee: Tim Robinson
4 October 2016 (2016-10-04) Colchester United 1–2 Southampton U21 Colchester
19:45 BST Sembie-Ferris  23' Report McQueen  8'
Olomola  51'		 Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 791
Referee: Stephen Martin
4 October 2016 (2016-10-04) Charlton Athletic 0–2 Crawley Town London
19:45 BST Report Yussuf  44'
Collins  50'		 Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 1,186
Referee: James Linington
8 November 2016 (2016-11-08) Colchester United 1–1
(4–3 p)		 Charlton Athletic Colchester
19:45 Bonne  42' report Ajose  32' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 548
Referee: John Brooks
Penalties
Guthrie
Bonne
Dunne
Wright
Slater 		Hanlan
Ulvestad
Ahearne-Grant
Jorge Teixeira
Konsa
9 November 2016 (2016-11-09) Southampton U21 4–0 Crawley Town Southampton
19:45 Mersin  3' (og)
Mdlalose  9'
Slattery  34'
Olomola  78'		 report Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 495
Referee: Keith Stroud

Group F
Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 ACA Norwich City U21 3 3 0 0 0 15 2 +13 9 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Milton Keynes Dons 3 1 1 0 1 4 6 −2 5
3 L1 Peterborough United 3 1 0 0 2 3 8 −5 3
4 L2 Barnet 3 0 0 1 2 3 9 −6 1
Source: Sky Sports
30 August 2016 (2016-08-30) Peterborough United 1–6 Norwich City U21 Peterborough
19:30 Anderson  52' Report Murphy  6', 82'
Andreu  8', 45+2', 56'
Maddison  24'		 Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 1,696
Referee: Dean Whitestone
30 August 2016 (2016-08-30) Milton Keynes Dons 2–2
(5–3 p)		 Barnet Milton Keynes
19:45 Reeves  34'
Walsh  82'		 Report Nicholls  62'
Weston  72'		 Stadium: Stadium mk
Attendance: 2,114
Referee: John Brooks
Penalties
Bowditch
Walsh
Powell
Maynard
Thomas-Asante 		Weston
Nicholls
Nelson
Akpa Akpro
4 October 2016 (2016-10-04) Barnet 0–5 Norwich City U21 Canons Park
20:00 Murphy  45+2', 56', 89'
Canós  68'
Oliveira  79'		 Stadium: The Hive Stadium
Attendance: 457
Referee: Kevin Johnson
4 October 2016 (2016-10-04) Peterborough United 0–1 Milton Keynes Dons Peterborough
19:30 Report Agard  40' Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 1,793
Referee: Trevor Kettle
8 November 2016 (2016-11-08) Barnet 1–2 Peterborough United Canons Park
19:45 Amaluzor  68' Taylor  6'
Moncur  84'		 Stadium: The Hive Stadium
Attendance: 393
Referee: Andy Woolmer
8 November 2016 (2016-11-08) Norwich City U21 4–1 Milton Keynes Dons Norwich
19:00 Morris  11'
Oliveira  38', 63'
Adams  87'		 Tapp  84' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 1042
Referee: Andy Haines

Group G
Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Southend United 3 2 0 0 1 3 4 −1 6 Advance to Round 2
2 ACA Brighton & Hove Albion U21 3 1 1 0 1 3 4 −1 5
3 L2 Stevenage 3 1 0 1 1 7 5 +2 4
4 L2 Leyton Orient 3 1 0 0 2 3 3 0 3
Source: Sky Sports
30 August 2016 (2016-08-30) Southend United 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion U21 Southend-on-Sea
Moony  35'
Kyprianou  49'		 Report Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 1,275
Referee: Darren Deadman
30 August 2016 (2016-08-30) Leyton Orient 3–1 Stevenage Leyton
McCallum  33' (70)
Semedo  54'		 Report Franks  58' Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 876
Referee: Gavin Ward
4 October 2016 (2016-10-04) Stevenage 2–2
(3–4 p)		 Brighton & Hove Albion U21 Stevenage
19:45 Walker  60'
McKirdy  87'		 Report Ince  1'
Starkey  83'		 Stadium: Broadhall Way
Attendance: 486
Referee: Nick Kinseley
Penalties
Tonge
Cowans
Fox
Hunte
Gorman 		Hünemeier
Goldson
Tilley
Pocognoli
Collar
4 October 2016 (2016-10-04) Southend United 1–0 Leyton Orient Southend-on-Sea
19:45 Fortuné  82' Report Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 2,383
Referee: Andy Woolmer
8 November 2016 (2016-11-08) Stevenage 4–0 Southend United Stevenage
19:45 Schumacher  8'
Godden  18'
Liburd  64', 90'		 Stadium: Broadhall Way
Attendance: 559
Referee: Graham Horwood
8 November 2016 (2016-11-08) Brighton & Hove Albion U21 1–0 Leyton Orient Falmer, Brighton and Hove
Towell  16' Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 549
Referee: Lee Probert

Group H
Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Millwall 3 3 0 0 0 7 2 +5 9 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Luton Town 3 2 0 0 1 5 4 +1 6
3 L1 Gillingham 3 1 0 0 2 4 4 0 3
4 ACA West Bromwich Albion U21 3 0 0 0 3 0 6 −6 0
Source: Sky Sports
30 August 2016 (2016-08-30) Millwall 2–0 West Bromwich Albion U21 London
19:45 Abdou  63'
Morison  75' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 2,054
Referee: Brendan Malone
30 August 2016 (2016-08-30) Gillingham 1–2 Luton Town Gillingham
19:45 Oldaker  90+1' Report Musonda  10'
Smith  22'		 Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,128
Referee: John Busby
4 October 2016 (2016-10-04) Luton Town 2–0 West Bromwich Albion U21 Luton
19:30 Gilliead  60'
Gray  62'		 Report Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 1,454
Referee: Andy Davies
4 October 2016 (2016-10-04) Millwall 2–1 Gillingham London
19:45 Onyedinma  45+4'
Morison  88'		 Report Wright  17' Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 2,104
Referee: Chris Sarginson
8 November 2016 (2016-11-08) Luton Town 1–3 Millwall Luton
19:30 Hutchinson  57' (o.g.) Report Onyedinma  71'
Smith  81, 87'		 Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 2,251
Referee: Oliver Langford
8 November 2016 (2016-11-08) West Bromwich Albion U21 0–2 Gillingham West Bromwich
Report Oldaker  45'
Emmanuel-Thomas  55'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 274
Referee: Nigel Miller

Knockout stage

If scores are level after 90 minutes in Rounds 2, 3 and 4, the game will be determined by the taking of penalties.

Round 2

The Round 2 draw was made on 10 November 2016.[13] The 32 remaining teams were drawn into 16 ties; each group winner will be at home to a runner-up from a different group within their own region.

Northern Section
10 January 2017 (2017-01-10) Cheltenham Town 6–1Leicester City U21Cheltenham
19:45 GMT De Girolamo  9', 36', 87'
O'Shaughnessy  31'
Pell  65'
Morgan-Smith  79'		 Report Kapustka  10' Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 1,028
Referee: Brett Huxtable
5 December 2016 (2016-12-05) Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 1–1
(4–3 p)		Sunderland U21Wolverhampton
19:00 GMT Enobakhare  13' Report Beadling  17' Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 1,118
Referee: Mark Heywood
Penalties
Ronan
Deslandes
Enobakhare
Gibbs-White
Carnat 		E. Robson
Casey
Maja
Molyneux
Honeyman
7 December 2016 (2016-12-07) Bradford City 1–0Cambridge UnitedBradford
19:45 GMT Law  64' Report Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 1,360
Referee: Robert Lewis
6 December 2016 (2016-12-06) Carlisle United2–3 Mansfield Town Carlisle
19:45 GMT Miller  72'
Wyke  80'		 Report Pearce  15'
Green  30'
Rose  86'		 Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 1,126
Referee: David Webb
6 December 2016 (2016-12-06) Doncaster Rovers1–1
(7–8 p)		 Blackpool Doncaster
19:00 GMT Williams  52' Report Gnanduillet  24' Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 1,549
Referee: David Coote
Penalties
Middleton
Beestin
Keegan
Mandeville
Houghton
Calder
Mason
Baudry
Longbottom 		Philliskirk
Cullen
Redshaw
Roache
Yeates
Nolan
Cameron
Aimson
Higham
6 December 2016 (2016-12-06) Rochdale0–2 Chesterfield Rochdale
19:45 GMT Report Maguire  24'
Evans  59'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Referee: Graham Salisbury
6 December 2016 (2016-12-06) Scunthorpe United 1–1
(5–3 p)		MorecambeScunthorpe
19:45 GMT Mantom  3' Report Edwards  53' Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 987
Referee: Darren Drysdale
Penalties
Morris
Madden
van Veen
Mantom
Williams 		Murphy
Rose
Molyneux
Mullin
13 December 2016 (2016-12-13) Walsall1–3 Oldham Athletic Bescot, Walsall
19:45 GMT Bakayoko  44' Report Croft  69'
Burgess  73'
Erwin  89'		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 925
Referee: Nigel Miller

Southern Section
6 December 2016 (2016-12-06) Yeovil Town 4–1Milton Keynes DonsYeovil
19:45 GMT Dawson  49' (pen.)
Zoko  62' (pen.)
Lacey  73'
Whitfield  79'		 Report Lacey  24' (og.) Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 1,308
Referee: Lee Swabey
6 December 2016 (2016-12-06) AFC Wimbledon1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion U21 Norbiton, London
19:45 GMT Barnett  68' Report Manu  38'
Towell  45+2' (pen.)		 Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 497
Referee: Charles Breakspear
6 December 2016 (2016-12-06) Swindon Town2–3 Luton Town Swindon
19:45 GMT Norris  6'
Iandolo  62'		 Report McQuoid  9', 19'
Vassell  69'		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 1,692
Referee: Roger East
7 December 2016 (2016-12-07) Coventry City 1–0Crawley TownCoventry
19:45 GMT Sordell  28' Report Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 1,338
Referee: Graham Horwood
21 December 2016 (2016-12-21) Southampton U211–1
(3–4 p)		 Reading U21 Southampton
19:00 GMT Isgrove  30' Report Keown  50' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Referee: Lee Collins
Penalties
A.Jones
T.O'Connor
C.Slattery
A.Little
Isgrove 		Cooper
Wieser
Watson
T.Frost
Méïte
6 December 2016 (2016-12-06) Norwich City U210–1 Swansea City U21 Norwich
19:00 GMT Report McBurnie  74' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 785
Referee: Darren Deadman
6 December 2016 (2016-12-06) Southend United1–1
(3–4 p)		 Oxford United Southend-on-Sea
19:45 GMT Wordsworth  86' Report Maguire  81' Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 2,004
Referee: Trevor Kettle
Penalties
Cox
Demetriou
Wordsworth
Leonard
McLaughlin 		Maguire
Hemmings
Edwards
Johnson
Roberts
7 December 2016 (2016-12-07) Millwall1–3 Wycombe Wanderers Bermondsey, London
19:45 GMT Worrall  53' Report Akinfenwa  51' (pen.)
Thompson  85', 90+1'		 Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 1,619
Referee: Dean Whitestone

Round 3

The Round 3 draw was made on 8 December 2016. The 16 remaining teams were drawn into 8 ties as a "free draw."

10 January 2017 (2017-01-10) Mansfield Town 2–0Oldham AthleticMansfield
19:45 GMT Hoban  84', 90+2' Report Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 1,343
Referee: Darren Drysdale
10 January 2017 (2017-01-10) Luton Town 4–0ChesterfieldLuton
19:45 GMT Mackail-Smith  23' (pen.)
Marriott  25', 51'
Vassell  86'		 Report Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 1,655
Referee: Charles Breakspear
10 January 2017 (2017-01-10) Oxford United 4–1Scunthorpe UnitedOxford
19:45 GMT Johnson  19'
Hemmings  23', 50' (pen.), 90+3'		 Report Williams  11' Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 1,383
Referee: Gavin Ward
10 January 2017 (2017-01-10) Blackpool1–1
(4–5 p)		 Wycombe Wanderers Blackpool
19:00 GMT Mellor  9' Report Stewart  77' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 766
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
Penalties
17 January 2017 (2017-01-17) Cheltenham Town0–1 Bradford City Cheltenham
19:45 GMT Report Hiwula  64' Stadium: LCI Rail Stadium
Attendance: 1,081
Referee: Brendan Malone
10 January 2017 (2017-01-10) Yeovil Town 4–2Reading U21Yeovil
19:00 GMT Khan  24'
Zoko  32'
Sowunmi  65'
Sheppard  88' (o.g.)		 Report Novakovich  45'
Barrett  90+2' (pen.)		 Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 1,081
Referee: John Brooks
10 January 2017 (2017-01-10) Coventry City 3–0Brighton & Hove Albion U21Coventry
19:45 GMT Lameiras  41'
G. Thomas  51'
Haynes  88'		 Report Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 2,085
Referee: Robert Lewis
10 January 2017 (2017-01-10) Swansea City U21 2–1Wolverhampton Wanderers U21Swansea
19:00 GMT McBurnie  47', 87' Report Herc  13' Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Referee: Tim Robinson

Quarter-finals

The Quarter-final draw took place on 12 January 2017. The 8 remaining teams were drawn into 4 ties as a "free draw."

24 January 2017 (2017-01-24) Mansfield Town1–2 Wycombe Wanderers Mansfield
19:45 GMT Green  34' (pen.) Report Kashket  73'
Akinfenwa  81'		 Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 2,047
Referee: David Webb
24 January 2017 (2017-01-24) Swansea City U211–1
(2–4 p)		 Coventry City Swansea
19:30 GMT McBurnie  70' (pen.) Report Marić  85' (o.g.) Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 3,356
Referee: Mark Heywood
Penalties
Lewis
Biabi
Byers
Blair 		Thomas
Bigirimana
Reid
Lameiras
31 January 2017 (2017-01-31) Oxford United 2–1Bradford CityOxford
19:45 GMT Maguire  53' (pen.)
Johnson  55'		 Report Hiwula-Mayifuila  85' Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 2,274
Referee: Dean Whitestone
7 February 2017 (2017-02-07) Luton Town 5–2Yeovil TownLuton
19:45 GMT Cook  12'
Sheehan  50'
Vassell  60', 90+3'
Hylton  66'		 Report Zoko  58'
Sowunmi  65'		 Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 2,480
Referee: Ben Toner

Semi-finals

The Semi-final draw took place on 26 January 2017. The 4 remaining teams were drawn into 2 ties as a "free draw."

7 February 2017 (2017-02-07) Semi Final Coventry City 2–1Wycombe WanderersRicoh Arena, Coventry
19:45 Beavon  11'
G. Thomas  19'		 Report Akinfenwa  55' Attendance: 11,672
Referee: Darren England
1 March 2017 (2017-03-01) Semi FinalLuton Town2–3 Oxford United Kenilworth Road, Luton
19:45 Vassell  72'
Hylton  82'		 Report Edwards  10'
Mpanzu  69' (o.g.)
Johnson  85'		 Attendance: 6,901
Referee: Nigel Miller

Final
Main article: 2017 EFL Trophy Final
Coventry City2–1Oxford United
Bigirimana  11'
G. Thomas  55'		 Report Sercombe  75'
Attendance: 74,434
Referee: Chris Sarginson

Match proceeds

After deduction of match expenses, all proceeds were split:

  • 45% Home club
  • 45% Away club
  • 10% to the pool account

Notes
  1. Originally scheduled to be played at the Olympic Stadium, this game was switched as a result of West Ham's tenancy terms[12]

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