2019–20 EFL Trophy

The 2019–20 EFL Trophy, known as the Leasing.com Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is the 36th season in the history of the competition, a knock-out tournament for English football clubs in League One and League Two of the English football system, and also including 16 Premier League and Championship "Academy teams" with Category One status. Due to their financial crisis, Bury were expelled from the EFL and automatically eliminated from the competition as well.[1]

2019–20 EFL Trophy
Leasing.com Trophy
Country England
 Wales
TeamsOriginally 64
(63 after walkover)
Defending championsPortsmouth
Championsundetermined
Runners-upundetermined
Matches played123
Goals scored376 (3.06 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Tristan Abrahams
Kevin van Veen
(5 goals each)
All statistics correct as of 19 February 2020.

Portsmouth are the defending champions.

Participating clubs

  • Forty-eight clubs from League One and League Two.
  • Sixteen invited Category One Academy teams.
  • Expelled clubs will be automatically eliminated from the tournament.
  • Category One teams Relegated to League One will miss out on having academies participating in the following tournament.


League One League Two Academies[2]
Clubs
Total 23 24 16

Eligibility criteria for players

For EFL clubs[3]
  • Minimum of four qualifying outfield players in their starting XI. A qualifying outfield player will be one who meets any of the following requirements:
    • Any player who started the previous or following first-team fixture
    • Any player who is in the top 10 players at the club, who have made the most starting appearances in league and domestic cup competitions that season
    • Any player with 40 or more first-team appearances in their career
    • Any player on loan from a Premier League club or any EFL Category One Academy club.
  • A club can play any eligible goalkeeper in the competition
For invited teams
  • Minimum of six players in the starting line-up who played at under-21 level, as at 30 June 2019.
  • Teams may only include two players on the team sheet, aged over 21, who have made forty or more senior appearances, as at 30 June 2019.
    • A senior appearance will be defined as having played in a professional first-team fixture. A non-playing substitute does not count.

Competition format

Group stage
  • Sixteen groups of 4 teams would be organised on a regionalised basis.
  • All groups would include one invited club.
  • All clubs would play each other once, either home or away (Academies play all group matches away from home).
  • Clubs would be awarded three points for a win and one point for a draw.
  • In the event of a drawn game (after 90 minutes), a penalty shootout would be held with the winning team earning an additional point.
  • Clubs expelled from the EFL will be knocked out of the tournament automatically.
  • The top two teams would progress to the Knockout Stage.
Knockout stage
  • Round 2 and 3 of the competition will be drawn on a regionalised basis.
  • In Round 2, the group winners shall be seeded and the group runners-up shall be unseeded in the draw.
  • In Round 2, teams who played in the same group as each other in the Group Stage shall keep apart from each other.[4]
  • Academy teams from Round 2 to the semi-finals keep apart.

Group stage

Group A

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 ACA Leicester City U21 3 2 1 0 0 5 3 +2 8 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Scunthorpe United 3 2 0 1 0 6 2 +4 7
3 L1 Sunderland 3 1 0 0 2 4 7 3 3
4 L2 Grimsby Town 3 0 0 0 3 4 7 3 0
Source: EFL.com
3 September 2019 (2019-09-03) Grimsby Town 1–2 Scunthorpe United Cleethorpes
19:45 BST Cardwell  49' Report van Veen  28', 75' Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 1,302
8 October 2019 (2019-10-08) Sunderland 3–2 Grimsby Town Sunderland
19:45 BST Watmore  68'
McNulty  79'
Grigg  86'
Report Green  59'
Whitehouse  81'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 6,952
29 October 2019 (2019-10-29) Grimsby Town 1–2 Leicester City U21 Cleethorpes
19:45 GMT Ogbu  31' Report Felix-Eppiah  68', 90' Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 341
5 November 2019 (2019-11-05) Sunderland 1–2 Leicester City U21 Sunderland
19:45 GMT Maguire  14' Report Hirst  50' (pen.)
Dewsbury-Hall  53'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 7,649
12 November 2019 (2019-11-12) Scunthorpe United 3–0 Sunderland Scunthorpe
19:45 GMT Novak  66' (pen.), 90+1'
Eisa  88'
Report O'Nien  65' Stadium: Glanford Park

Group B

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Accrington Stanley 3 3 0 0 0 10 3 +7 9 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Fleetwood Town 3 1 1 0 1 7 5 +2 5
3 L2 Oldham Athletic 3 1 0 0 2 5 10 5 3
4 ACA Liverpool U21 3 0 0 1 2 5 9 4 1
Source: EFL.com
7 August 2019 (2019-08-07) Oldham Athletic 3–2 Liverpool U21 Oldham
19:00 BST Segbé Azankpo  20'
Iacovitti  29'
Stott  81'
Report Williams  4'
Elliott  44'
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 1,522
Referee: Paul Marsden
3 September 2019 (2019-09-03) Accrington Stanley 2–1 Fleetwood Town Accrington
19:45 BST Carvalho  53'
McConville  72'
Report Madden  90+4' (pen.) Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 923
25 September 2019 (2019-09-25) Fleetwood Town 1–1
(4–3 p)
Liverpool U21 Fleetwood
19:45 BST Clarke  76' Report Williams  78' Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 866
Penalties
Clarke
Garner
Morris
Mooney
Baggley
Williams
Stewart
Cain
Dixon-Bonner
Clayton
8 October 2019 (2019-10-08) Oldham Athletic 0–3 Accrington Stanley Oldham
19:45 BST Fage  45+2' Report Diallo  30'
Zanzala  42' (pen.)
Clark  86'
Stadium: Boundary Park
Referee: 1,107
29 October 2019 (2019-10-29) Accrington Stanley 5–2 Liverpool U21 Accrington
19:45 GMT Sykes  30'
Baker-Richardson  45+1'
Charles  52'
Clark  62'
Simpson  74'
Report Dixon-Bonner  8'
Stewart  77'
Stadium: Crown Ground
13 November 2019 (2019-11-13) Fleetwood Town 5–2 Oldham Athletic Fleetwood
19:45 GMT Clarke  9'
Morris  11'
Sowerby  14'
Burns  40'
Madden  51'
Smith  25'
Segbé Azankpo  78'
Stadium: Highbury Stadium

Group C

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Salford City 2 2 0 0 0 4 0 +4 6 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Tranmere Rovers 2 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 3
3 ACA Aston Villa U21 2 0 0 0 2 1 4 3 0
4 Bury[lower-alpha 1] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Automatically eliminated from competition
Source: EFL.com
Notes:
  1. This group originally included the expelled Bury.
3 September 2019 (2019-09-03) Salford City 2–0 Aston Villa U21 Salford
19:45 BST Lloyd  80' (pen.)
Rooney  82'
Report Stadium: Moor Lane
Attendance: 916
8 October 2019 (2019-10-08) Tranmere Rovers 2–1 Aston Villa U21 Birkenhead
19:45 BST Ray  14'
Jennings  78'
Report Archer  2' Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 978
Referee: Ollie Yates
12 November 2019 (2019-11-12) Tranmere Rovers 0–2 Salford City Birkenhead
19:45 GMT Report Threlkeld  2'
Hogan  56'
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 1,196
Referee: James Adcock

Group D

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Port Vale 3 3 0 0 0 7 4 +3 9 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Shrewsbury Town 3 2 0 0 1 7 3 +4 6
3 L2 Macclesfield Town 3 1 0 0 2 5 7 2 3
4 ACA Newcastle United U21 3 0 0 0 3 2 7 5 0
Source: EFL.com
3 September 2019 (2019-09-03) Macclesfield Town 2–1 Newcastle United U21 Macclesfield
19:45 BST Fitzpatrick  19'
Gomis  65'
Report Charman  48' Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 525
3 September 2019 (2019-09-03) Port Vale 2–1 Shrewsbury Town Stoke-on-Trent
19:45 BST Amoo  63' (pen.)
Archer  75'
Report Kennedy  27' (o.g.) Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 1,008
Referee: Leigh Doughty
24 September 2019 (2019-09-24) Macclesfield Town 2–3 Port Vale Macclesfield
19:45 BST Ironside  16'
Archibald  90+2'
Report Burgess  34'
Bennett  52'
Taylor  74'
Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 757
8 October 2019 (2019-10-08) Shrewsbury Town 3–0 Newcastle United U21 Shrewsbury
19:30 BST Okenabirhie  22'
Cummings  33'
Edwards  87'
Report Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 1,408
12 November 2019 (2019-11-12) Port Vale 2–1 Newcastle United U21 Stoke-on-Trent
19:45 GMT Cullen  40', 85' Report Anderson  50' Stadium: Vale Park
13 November 2019 (2019-11-13) Shrewsbury Town 3–1 Macclesfield Town Shrewsbury
19:30 GMT Thompson  28'
Love  67'  76'
Edwards  74'
Walker  83'
Report Archibald  59' Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 1,065
Referee: Peter Wright

Group E

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 ACA Everton U21 3 1 1 1 0 5 3 +2 6 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Mansfield Town 3 1 0 2 0 4 3 +1 5
3 L2 Crewe Alexandra 3 0 2 0 1 4 6 2 4
4 L1 Burton Albion 3 1 0 0 2 4 5 1 3
Source: EFL.com
27 August 2019 (2019-08-27) Mansfield Town 1–1
(1–4 p)
Everton U21 Mansfield
19:45 BST Sterling-James  87' Report Gordon  28' Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 824
Referee: Ben Toner
Penalties
Hamilton
Khan
Sterling-James
Evans
Foulds
Charsley
Markelo
3 September 2019 (2019-09-03) Crewe Alexandra 1–3 Burton Albion Crewe
19:30 BST Green  87' Report Quinn  13'
Fraser  23'
Akins  45+1'
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 917
1 October 2019 (2019-10-01) Burton Albion 0–2 Everton U21 Burton upon Trent
19:45 BST Report Simms  6'
Evans  49'
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 435
5 November 2019 (2019-11-05) Crewe Alexandra 2–2
(5–4 p)
Everton U21 Crewe
19:45 GMT Ainley  43'
Dale  78'
Report Niasse  3', 75' Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 851
Penalties
Jones
Ainley
Pickering
Finney
Ng
Foulds
Anderson
Astley
Niasse
Markelo
12 November 2019 (2019-11-12) Burton Albion 1–2 Mansfield Town Burton upon Trent
19:45 GMT Templeton  35' Report Rose  23'
Sweeney  34'
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Referee: Lee Doughty

Group F

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 ACA Manchester City U21 3 2 0 0 1 5 4 +1 6 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Bolton Wanderers 3 1 0 2 0 5 3 +2 5
3 L1 Rochdale 3 1 1 0 1 3 4 1 5
4 L2 Bradford City 3 0 1 0 2 3 5 2 2
Source: EFL.com
11 September 2019 (2019-09-11) Rochdale 0–2 Manchester City U21 Rochdale
19:45 BST Report Braaf  33'
Bernabé  61'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1,172
24 September 2019 (2019-09-24) Bradford City 1–2 Manchester City U21 Bradford
19:30 BST Akpan  21' Report Rogers  27'
Doyle  63'
Stadium: Valley Parade
12 November 2019 (2019-11-12) Bradford City 1–2 Rochdale Bradford
19:45 GMT French  15' Report Pyke  29'
Tavares  35'
Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 761
Referee: Darren Drysdale

Group G

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Blackpool 3 2 0 0 1 7 3 +4 6 Advance to Round 2
2 ACA Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 3 1 1 0 1 6 5 +1 5
3 L2 Morecambe 3 1 0 1 1 6 8 2 4
4 L2 Carlisle United 3 1 0 0 2 5 8 3 3
Source: EFL.com
3 September 2019 (2019-09-03) Blackpool 5–1 Morecambe Blackpool
19:45 BST Heneghan  4'
Nottingham  45+1'
Hardie  51'
Kaikai  89'
Nuttall  90+1'
Report Ellison  22' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 2,219
Referee: Marc Edwards
24 September 2019 (2019-09-24) Carlisle United 2–4 Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 Carlisle
19:45 BST Hope  35'
Loft  45'
Report Ashley-Seal  19', 47' (pen.), 64'
Dai  39'
Stadium: Brunton Park
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
1 October 2019 (2019-10-01) Morecambe 2–2
(4–5 p)
Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 Morecambe
19:45 BST Brewitt  25'
Howard  81'
Watt  23'
Samuels  29'
Stadium: Globe Arena
Penalties
Cranston
Buxton
O'Sullivan
Old
Howard
Mendes Gomes
Watt
Perry
Sanderson
Dai
Ashley-Seal
Samuels
15 October 2019 (2019-10-15) Carlisle United 2–1 Blackpool Carlisle
19:45 BST Loft  45+2'
Carroll  87'
Report Gray  25' (o.g.) Stadium: Brunton Park
5 November 2019 (2019-11-05) Blackpool 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 Blackpool
19:45 GMT Bushiri  90+3' Report Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 1,036
12 November 2019 (2019-11-12) Morecambe 3–1 Carlisle United Morecambe
19:45 GMT Tutte  61' (pen.)
Wildig  67'
Conlan  90+1'
Report Branthwaite  25' Stadium: Globe Arena
Attendance: 802
Referee: Graham Salisbury

Group H

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 ACA Manchester United U21 3 3 0 0 0 5 1 +4 9 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Doncaster Rovers 3 1 0 0 2 6 6 0 3
3 L1 Lincoln City 3 1 0 0 2 4 4 0 3
4 L1 Rotherham United 3 1 0 0 2 3 7 4 3
Source: EFL.com
6 August 2019 (2019-08-06) Rotherham United 0–2 Manchester United U21 Rotherham
19:45 BST Report Laird  69'
Ramazani  73'
Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 3,105
Referee: Graham Salisbury
3 September 2019 (2019-09-03) Doncaster Rovers 3–1 Lincoln City Doncaster
19:45 BST John  55'
Sterling  69'
May  80'
Report Akinde  43' Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 2,170
Referee: Scott Oldham
1 October 2019 (2019-10-01) Lincoln City 0–1 Manchester United U21 Lincoln
19:45 BST Report Garner  20' Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 3,532
Referee: Rob Lewis
8 October 2019 (2019-10-08) Rotherham United 3–2 Doncaster Rovers Rotherham
19:30 BST Wright  11' (o.g.)
Morris  67'
Clarke  77'
Report Sadlier  37'
Wright  54'
Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 2,192
Referee: Marc Edwards
29 October 2019 (2019-10-29) Doncaster Rovers 1–2 Manchester United U21 Doncaster
19:45 GMT May  61' Report Galbraith  71'
Greenwood  90+4'
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 3,845
Referee: Alan Young
12 November 2019 (2019-11-12) Lincoln City 3–0 Rotherham United Lincoln
19:45 GMT Akinde  12' (pen.), 14'
Walker  87'
Report Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 1,860

Group A

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Colchester United 3 2 0 1 0 5 3 +2 7 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Ipswich Town 3 2 0 0 1 6 2 +4 6
3 L1 Gillingham 3 1 0 0 2 4 7 3 3
4 ACA Tottenham Hotspur U21 3 0 1 0 2 2 5 3 2
Source: EFL.com
3 September 2019 (2019-09-03) Gillingham 2–3 Colchester United Gillingham
19:45 BST O'Keefe  23'
Mandron  78'
Report Cowan-Hall  8', 63'
Robinson  55'
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
3 September 2019 (2019-09-03) Ipswich Town 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur U21 Ipswich
19:45 BST Roberts  47', 66' Report Shashoua  8' Stadium: Portman Road
8 October 2019 (2019-10-08) Colchester United 1–1
(5–6 p)
Tottenham Hotspur U21 Colchester
19:45 BST Walcott  44' (o.g.) Report Oakley-Boothe  75' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 1,061
Penalties
Norris
Brown
Robinson
Senior
Chilvers
Eastman
Jackson
Comley
Binks
White
Shashoua
Patterson
Eyoma
Etete
Hinds
Walcott
8 October 2019 (2019-10-08) Ipswich Town 4–0 Gillingham Ipswich
19:30 BST Huws  8'
Roberts  21'
Mandron  61' (o.g.)
Keane  87'
Report Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 5,271
12 November 2019 (2019-11-12) Colchester United 1–0 Ipswich Town Colchester
19:30 GMT Clampin  80' Report Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 5,104

Group B

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Portsmouth 3 2 1 0 0 6 3 +3 8 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Oxford United 3 2 0 1 0 8 4 +4 7
3 ACA Norwich City U21 3 1 0 0 2 4 6 2 3
4 L2 Crawley Town 3 0 0 0 3 2 7 5 0
Source: EFL.com
3 September 2019 (2019-09-03) Oxford United 2–1 Norwich City U21 Oxford
19:45 BST Brannagan  77'
Baptiste  85'
Report Hutchinson  64' Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 1,084
3 September 2019 (2019-09-03) Portsmouth 1–0 Crawley Town Portsmouth
19:45 BST Pitman  70' Report Stadium: Fratton Park
14 September 2019 (2019-09-14) Portsmouth 3–1 Norwich City U21 Portsmouth
12:30 BST Harrison  10', 60'
Flint  44'
Report Scully  67' Stadium: Fratton Park
1 October 2019 (2019-10-01) Crawley Town 1–2 Norwich City U21 Crawley
19:45 BST Nathaniel-George  63' Yahyai  19'
Lomas  74'
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
12 November 2019 (2019-11-12) Crawley Town 1–4 Oxford United Crawley
19:45 GMT Bloomfield  50'
Francomb  56'
Report Hall  12', 57' (pen.), 73' (pen.)
Forde  28' (pen.)
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 412
Referee: Josh Smith

Group C

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 ACA Brighton & Hove Albion U21 3 2 0 1 0 5 1 +4 7 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Leyton Orient 3 1 1 0 1 3 4 1 5
3 L1 AFC Wimbledon 3 1 0 0 2 4 5 1 3
4 L1 Southend United 3 1 0 0 2 3 5 2 3
Source: EFL.com
3 September 2019 (2019-09-03) AFC Wimbledon 0–2 Brighton & Hove Albion U21 Kingston upon Thames
19:45 BST Tzanev  52' (o.g.)
Radulovic  89'
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
3 September 2019 (2019-09-03) Leyton Orient 2–0 Southend United Leyton
19:45 BST Happe  6'
Gorman  90'
Report Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 1,562
1 October 2019 (2019-10-01) Southend United 0–2 Brighton & Hove Albion U21 Southend-on-Sea
19:45 BST Report Richards  50'
O'Hora  81'
Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 641
Referee: Sam Purkiss
8 October 2019 (2019-10-08) AFC Wimbledon 3–0 Leyton Orient Kingston upon Thames
19:30 BST Pigott  3' (pen.)
Folivi  49'
Reilly  79'
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
6 November 2019 (2019-11-06) Leyton Orient 1–1
(4–2 p)
Brighton & Hove Albion U21 Leyton
19:30 GMT Dennis  63' Report Cashman  33' Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 709
Referee: Kevin Johnson
Penalties
Maguire-Drew
Clay
Dennis
Alabi
Dayton
Cochrane
Davies
Jenks
Button
13 November 2019 (2019-11-13) Southend United 3–1 AFC Wimbledon Southend-on-Sea
19:45 GMT Ralph  25'
Hamilton  45+1'
Hopper  80'
Report Wood  35' Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 717

Group D

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Walsall 3 2 0 1 0 7 0 +7 7 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Coventry City 3 1 1 1 0 3 2 +1 6
3 L2 Forest Green Rovers 3 1 1 0 1 3 8 5 5
4 ACA Southampton U21 3 0 0 0 3 4 7 3 0
Source: EFL.com
3 September 2019 (2019-09-03) Forest Green Rovers 3–2 Southampton U21 Nailsworth
19:45 BST Stevens  29', 89'
Grubb  71'
Report Hale  16'
N'Lundulu  80'
Stadium: The New Lawn
1 October 2019 (2019-10-01) Walsall 1–0 Southampton U21 Walsall
19:45 BST Scarr  45' Report Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 732
5 November 2019 (2019-11-05) Coventry City 3–2 Southampton U21 Birmingham
19:30 GMT Biamou  52', 55', 90+3' Report Slattery  61' (pen.), 84' Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 375
12 November 2019 (2019-11-12) Walsall 6–0 Forest Green Rovers Walsall
19:45 GMT Gordon  23', 33', 50' (pen.)
McDonald  72'
Kinsella  74'
Norman  90'
Collins  51'  51' Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 621

Group E

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Exeter City 3 3 0 0 0 6 1 +5 9 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Newport County 3 1 0 0 2 11 11 0 3
3 ACA West Ham United U21 3 1 0 0 2 9 11 2 3
4 L2 Cheltenham Town 3 1 0 0 2 8 11 3 3
Source: EFL.com
3 September 2019 (2019-09-03) Exeter City 1–0 Cheltenham Town Exeter
19:45 BST Ajose  5' Report Stadium: St James Park
4 September 2019 (2019-09-04) Newport County 4–5 West Ham United U21 Newport
19:45 BST
Report
  • Scully  1', 88'
  • Powell  47' (pen.)
  • Parkes  53'
  • Corbett  83'
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 581
Referee: John Busby
8 October 2019 (2019-10-08) Cheltenham Town 4–3 West Ham United U21 Cheltenham
19:45 BST Smith  25', 55', 64'
Lloyd  67'
Report Kemp  11', 31'
Da Rosa  34'
Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 1,020
Referee: Christopher Sarginson
8 October 2019 (2019-10-08) Newport County 0–2 Exeter City Newport
19:30 BST Report Jay  40', 71' Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 635
12 November 2019 (2019-11-12) Cheltenham Town 4–7 Newport County Cheltenham
19:30 GMT Sheaf  17'
Addai  34'
Long  37'
Tozer  84'
Report Maloney  8', 45+2', 53'
Dolan  27' (pen.)
Abrahams  30', 43', 68'
Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 774
Referee: Andy Woolmer
13 November 2019 (2019-11-13) Exeter City 3–1 West Ham United U21 Exeter
19:00 GMT Randall  9', 88'
Tillson  78'
Report Powell  18' (pen.) Stadium: St James Park

Group F

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Bristol Rovers 3 2 0 1 0 4 2 +2 7 Advance to Round 2
2 ACA Chelsea U21 3 2 0 0 1 5 4 +1 6
3 L2 Plymouth Argyle 3 1 1 0 1 4 2 +2 5
4 L2 Swindon Town 3 0 0 0 3 2 7 5 0
Source: EFL.com
6 August 2019 (2019-08-06) Swindon Town 2–3 Chelsea U21 Swindon
19:45 BST Ballard  18'
May  47'
Report Anjorin  12', 16'
Brown  60'
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 1,995
Referee: Alan Young
24 September 2019 (2019-09-24) Bristol Rovers 2–1 Chelsea U21 Bristol
19:45 BST Adeboyejo  59'
Sercombe  73'
Report Brown  31' Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Referee: Antony Coggins
8 October 2019 (2019-10-08) Swindon Town 0–3 Plymouth Argyle Swindon
19:30 BST Report Rudden  15'
Grant  36'
Riley  66'
Stadium: County Ground
29 October 2019 (2019-10-29) Plymouth Argyle 0–1 Chelsea U21 Plymouth
19:30 GMT Report Russell  90+3' Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 1,725
Referee: John Busby
13 November 2019 (2019-11-13) Bristol Rovers 1–0 Swindon Town Bristol
19:45 GMT Little  73' Report Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 1,083

Group G

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Milton Keynes Dons 3 2 0 0 1 5 2 +3 6 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Stevenage 3 1 1 0 1 2 4 2 5
3 ACA Fulham U21 3 1 0 1 1 3 3 0 4
4 L1 Wycombe Wanderers 3 1 0 0 2 3 4 1 3
Source: EFL.com
3 September 2019 (2019-09-03) Stevenage 0–3 Milton Keynes Dons Stevenage
19:45 BST McGrandles  16'
Nombe  78', 84'
Stadium: Broadhall Way
1 October 2019 (2019-10-01) Milton Keynes Dons 1–0 Fulham U21 Milton Keynes
19:45 BST Agard  50' Report Stadium: Stadium MK
Referee: Darren Drysdale
8 October 2019 (2019-10-08) Wycombe Wanderers 0–1 Stevenage High Wycombe
19:45 BST Report Cowley  6' Stadium: Adams Park
29 October 2019 (2019-10-29) Stevenage 1–1
(4–2 p)
Fulham U21 Stevenage
19:30 GMT Carter  35' Abraham  90+1' Stadium: Broadhall Way
Penalties
Denton
Cowley
Byrom
Watts
Carvalho
Taylor-Crossdale
Hilton
O'Riley
5 November 2019 (2019-11-05) Wycombe Wanderers 1–2 Fulham U21 High Wycombe
19:30 GMT Aarons  50' Report Harris  10'
Abraham  83'
Stadium: Adams Park
12 November 2019 (2019-11-12) Milton Keynes Dons 1–2 Wycombe Wanderers Milton Keynes
19:45 GMT Dickenson  32'
Agard  88'
Report Ofoborh  58'
Phillips  88'
Parker  90+1'
Stadium: Stadium MK

Group H

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Peterborough United 3 3 0 0 0 5 1 +4 9 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Northampton Town 3 1 1 0 1 2 3 1 5
3 ACA Arsenal U21 3 0 1 1 1 2 3 1 3
4 L2 Cambridge United 3 0 0 1 2 2 4 2 1
Source: EFL.com
27 August 2019 (2019-08-27) Northampton Town 1–1
(4–3 p)
Arsenal U21 Northampton
19:45 BST Hoskins  82' Report Olayinka  78' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 2,515
Referee: Robert Lewis
Penalties
Hoskins
McWilliams
Watson
Waters
Goode
Coyle
Burton
Tormey
Balogun
Smith-Rowe
1 October 2019 (2019-10-01) Peterborough United 1–0 Arsenal U21 Peterborough
19:45 BST Ward  66' Report Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 3,131
8 October 2019 (2019-10-08) Cambridge United 0–1 Northampton Town Cambridge
19:30 GMT Report Smith  17' Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 764
5 November 2019 (2019-11-05) Cambridge United 1–1
(3–4 p)
Arsenal U21 Cambridge
19:30 GMT O'Neil  32'  50'
Knibbs  40'
Report John-Jules  59' Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 914
Penalties
Maris
Smith
Dunk
Lambe
Jones
Omole
Greenwood
Burton
Medley
Cottrell
12 November 2019 (2019-11-12) Peterborough United 2–1 Cambridge United Peterborough
19:45 GMT Ward  9'
Jones  30'
Report Knibbs  79' Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 3,425
Referee: Chris Pollard

Round 2

Northern Section

26 November 2019 (2019-11-26) Everton U210–4 Fleetwood Town Liverpool
19:45 GMT Report Andrew  2'
Coutts  75'
Madden  79'
Burns  87'
Stadium: Goodison Park
27 November 2019 (2019-11-27) Blackpool1–3 Scunthorpe United Blackpool
19:45 GMT Guy  19'  73'
Nuttall  70'
Report van Veen  12'
Eisa  25', 90'
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 1,196
3 December 2019 (2019-12-03) Port Vale 2–2
(4–2 p)
Mansfield TownStoke-on-Trent
19:45 GMT Browne  64'
Taylor  82'
Report Hamilton  50'
Sterling-James  90+2'
Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 1,164
Referee: Marc Edwards
Penalties
Joyce
Taylor
Burgess
Atkinson
Hamilton
Mellis
Benning
Knowles
3 December 2019 (2019-12-03) Salford City 3–0Wolverhampton Wanderers U21Salford
19:45 GMT Armstrong  43', 47'
Towell  87'
Report Stadium: Moor Lane
Attendance: 505
3 December 2019 (2019-12-03) Shrewsbury Town1–1
(5–6 p)
Manchester City U21 Shrewsbury
19:45 GMT Golbourne  24' Report Doyle  68' Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 1,384
Referee: Peter Wright
Penalties
Norburn
Walker
Edwards
Okenabirhie
Goss
Golbourne
Doyle
McDonald
Fiorini
Bernabe
Simmonds
Poveda
4 December 2019 (2019-12-04) Doncaster Rovers0–3 Leicester City U21 Doncaster
19:45 GMT Report Muskwe  13', 66'
Hirst  89'
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium[5]
Attendance: 1,322
Referee: Ollie Yates
4 December 2019 (2019-12-04) Tranmere Rovers 3–2Manchester United U21Birkenhead
19:45 GMT Hepburn-Murphy  2'
Jennings  40'
Blackett-Taylor  54'
Report Chong  9', 31'
Sotona  90+17'
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 632
Referee: Ross Joyce

Southern Section

3 December 2019 (2019-12-03) Brighton & Hove Albion U210–0
(4–5 p)
Newport County Brighton
19:00 GMT Report Stadium: Amex Stadium
Attendance: 292
Referee: Sam Perkiss
Penalties
Davies
Cashman
Gwargis
Yapi
Tolaj
Abrahams
Haynes
Matt
Maloney
Nurse
3 December 2019 (2019-12-03) Colchester United1–2 Stevenage Colchester
19:30 GMT Stokes  61' (o.g.) Report Cowley  4', 31' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 959
Referee: Neil Hair
3 December 2019 (2019-12-03) Walsall 3–2Chelsea U21Walsall
19:45 GMT Lavery  52' (pen.)
McDonald  79'
Scarr  90+4'
Report Lamptey  2', 10' Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 941
3 December 2019 (2019-12-03) Portsmouth 2–1Northampton TownPortsmouth
19:45 GMT Maloney  39'
Harness  62'
Harriman  12' Stadium: Fratton Park
3 December 2019 (2019-12-03) Milton Keynes Dons 2–0Coventry CityMilton Keynes
19:45 GMT Agard  62'
Mason  71'
Dickenson  78'  85'
Report Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 1,686
4 December 2019 (2019-12-04) Exeter City 0–0
(3–0 p)
Oxford UnitedExeter
19:00 GMT Report Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 483
Referee: Kevin Johnson
Penalties
Jay
Sweeney
Seymour
Forde
Hall
Sykes

Round 3

Northern Section

7 January 2020 (2020-01-07) Salford City 3–0Port ValeSalford
19:45 GMT Burgess  35'
Armstrong  79'
Jervis  84'
Report Stadium: Moor Lane
Attendance: 630
7 January 2020 (2020-01-07) Tranmere Rovers1–2 Leicester City U21 Birkenhead
19:45 GMT Gilmour  31' Report Hirst  52'
Muskwe  74'
Stadium: Prenton Park
8 January 2020 (2020-01-08) Scunthorpe United 3–1Manchester City U21Scunthorpe
19:45 GMT van Veen  9', 28'
Lund  32'
Report Doyle  71' (pen.) Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 1,270

Southern Section

4 January 2020 (2020-01-04) Exeter City 2–1Ipswich TownExeter
15:00 GMT
Report Keane  57' Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 2,299
Referee: Josh Smith
7 January 2020 (2020-01-07) Newport County 3–0Milton Keynes DonsNewport
19:30 GMT Abrahams  4'
Amond  25'
Sorinola  35' (o.g.)
Report Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 767
Referee: John Busby
7 January 2020 (2020-01-07) Walsall1–2 Portsmouth Walsall
19:45 GMT Lavery  86' (pen.) Report Marquis  23'
Harrison  82'
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 1,082
8 January 2020 (2020-01-08) Bristol Rovers0–1 Stevenage Bristol
19:45 GMT Upson  74'  87' Report Mackail-Smith  17' Stadium: Memorial Stadium

Quarter-finals

4 February 2020 Newport County 1–0Leicester City U21Newport
19:00 GMT Bennett  13' Report Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 1,357
Referee: Ben Toner
Note: Originally scheduled for 21 January, postponed due to a frozen pitch. [6]
21 January 2020 (2020-01-21) Exeter City 3–0StevenageExeter
19:45 GMT Ajose  25'
Jay  30', 48'
Report Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 1,190
Referee: Antony Coggins
21 January 2020 (2020-01-21) Salford City 2–1Accrington StanleySalford
19:45 GMT Burgess  45+3'
Elliott  49'
Report Finley  11' Stadium: Moor Lane
Attendance: 1,401
21 January 2020 (2020-01-21) Portsmouth 2–1Scunthorpe UnitedPortsmouth
19:45 GMT Marquis  13'
McGeehan  66'
Report Eisa  62' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 5,832

Semi-finals

18 February 2020 Portsmouth 3–2Exeter CityPortsmouth
19:45 GMT Harness  86'
McGeehan  90+1'
Marquis  90+6'
Report Taylor  79'
Burgess  89' (o.g.)
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 14,735
Referee: Craig Hicks

Final

References

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  5. "Leicester U21 tie to be played at Keepmoat Stadium". Doncaster Rovers F.C. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
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