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2019–20 EFL Trophy
Leasing.com Trophy
Tournament details
CountryEngland
Wales
TeamsOriginally 64
(63 after walkover)
Defending championsPortsmouth
Final positions
ChampionsSalford City (1st title)
Runner-upPortsmouth
Tournament statistics
Matches played124
Goals scored376 (3.03 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Tristan Abrahams
Kevin van Veen
(5 goals each)

The 2019–20 EFL Trophy, known as the Leasing.com Trophy[a] for sponsorship reasons, was the 39th 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]

Portsmouth were the defending champions, and reached the final once again. They were beaten on penalties by Salford City after a 0–0 draw. The final was held on March 13, 2021, having been delayed 11 months as the originally scheduled date of April 5, 2020 was just after suspension of English football due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Participating clubs

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  • 48 clubs from League One and League Two.
  • 16 invited Category One Academy teams.
  • Expelled clubs were automatically eliminated from the tournament.
  • Category One teams relegated to League One missed out on having academies participate in the following tournament.
League One League Two Academies[2]
Clubs
Total 23 24 16

Eligibility criteria for players

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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 who are over the age of 21 and 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

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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]

Group stage

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Northern Section

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Group A

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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 Red card 65' Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 1,002

Group B

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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
8 October 2019 (2019-10-08) Oldham Athletic 0–3 Accrington Stanley Oldham
19:45 BST Fage Red card 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
Attendance: 1,002
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'
Report Smith 25'
Segbé Azankpo 78'
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 535

Group C

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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 L1 Bury[b] (D) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Automatically disqualified from competition
Source: EFL.com
(D) Disqualified
Notes:
  1. ^ It was known as the Papa John's Trophy for the Final due to the sponsorship changing for the 2020–21 season, with the 2020 Final having been delayed by a year. Leasing.com no longer sponsor the competition in 2021.
  2. ^ 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

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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
Attendance: 571
13 November 2019 (2019-11-13) Shrewsbury Town 3–1 Macclesfield Town Shrewsbury
19:30 GMT Thompson 28'
Love Yellow card 67' Yellow-red card 76'
Edwards 74'
Walker 83'
Report Archibald 59' Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 1,065
Referee: Peter Wright

Group E

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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 soccer ball with check mark
Khan soccer ball with red X
Sterling-James soccer ball with red X
Evans soccer ball with check mark
Foulds soccer ball with check mark
Charsley soccer ball with check mark
Markelo soccer ball with check mark
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 soccer ball with check mark
Ainley soccer ball with check mark
Pickering soccer ball with check mark
Finney soccer ball with check mark
Ng soccer ball with check mark
Foulds soccer ball with check mark
Anderson soccer ball with check mark
Astley soccer ball with red X
Niasse soccer ball with check mark
Markelo soccer ball with check mark
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
Attendance: 485
Referee: Lee Doughty

Group F

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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
Attendance: 868
29 October 2019 (2019-10-29) Bolton Wanderers 3–1 Manchester City U21 Bolton
19:00 GMT Crawford 4'
O'Grady 66', 89'
Report Zouma 13' (o.g.) Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Attendance: 2,616
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

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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
Attendance: 893
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
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
Attendance: 911
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

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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

Southern Section

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Group A

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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
Attendance: 1,055
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
Attendance: 5,377
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
12 November 2019 (2019-11-12) Gillingham 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur U21 Gillingham
19:45 GMT Jakubiak 25'
Tucker 79'
Report Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 1,196

Group B

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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
Attendance: 3,784
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
Attendance: 2,855
1 October 2019 (2019-10-01) Crawley Town 1–2 Norwich City U21 Crawley
19:45 BST Nathaniel-George 63' Report Ahadme 19'
Lomas 74'
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 361
12 November 2019 (2019-11-12) Crawley Town 1–4 Oxford United Crawley
19:45 GMT Bloomfield 50'
Francomb Red card 56'
Report Hall 12', 57' (pen.), 73' (pen.)
Forde 28' (pen.)
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 412
Referee: Josh Smith

Group C

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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) 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'
Report Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 642
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 soccer ball with check mark
Clay soccer ball with check mark
Dennis soccer ball with red X
Alabi soccer ball with check mark
Dayton soccer ball with check mark
Cochrane soccer ball with red X
Davies soccer ball with check mark
Jenks soccer ball with red X
Button soccer ball with check mark
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

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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
Attendance: 653
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 Yellow card 51' Yellow-red card 51' Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 621

Group E

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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
Attendance: 786
4 September 2019 (2019-09-04) Newport County 4–5 West Ham United U21 Newport
19:45 BST
Report
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'
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
Attendance: 807

Group F

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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
Attendance: 1,144
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
Attendance: 1,199
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

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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 Report McGrandles 16'
Nombe 78', 84'
Stadium: Broadhall Way
Attendance: 789
1 October 2019 (2019-10-01) Milton Keynes Dons 1–0 Fulham U21 Milton Keynes
19:45 BST Agard 50' Report Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 1,473
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
Attendance: 766
29 October 2019 (2019-10-29) Stevenage 1–1
(4–2 p)
Fulham U21 Stevenage
19:30 GMT Carter 35' Report Abraham 90+1' Stadium: Broadhall Way
Attendance: 442
Penalties
Denton soccer ball with check mark
Cowley soccer ball with check mark
Byrom soccer ball with check mark
Watts soccer ball with check mark
Carvalho soccer ball with red X
Taylor-Crossdale soccer ball with check mark
Hilton soccer ball with red X
O'Riley soccer ball with check mark
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
Attendance: 512
12 November 2019 (2019-11-12) Milton Keynes Dons 1–2 Wycombe Wanderers Milton Keynes
19:45 GMT Dickenson 32'
Agard Red card 88'
Report Ofoborh 58'
Phillips Red card 88'
Parker 90+1'
Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 1,101

Group H

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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 soccer ball with check mark
McWilliams soccer ball with check mark
Watson soccer ball with check mark
Waters soccer ball with check mark
Goode soccer ball with red X
Coyle soccer ball with red X
Burton soccer ball with check mark
Tormey soccer ball with check mark
Balogun soccer ball with check mark
Smith Rowe soccer ball with red X
3 September 2019 (2019-09-03) Northampton Town 0–2 Peterborough United Northampton
19:45 BST Report Kanu 21'
Dembélé 24'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 2,234
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 Yellow card 32' Yellow-red card 50'
Knibbs 40'
Report John-Jules 59' Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 914
Penalties
Maris soccer ball with check mark
Smith soccer ball with check mark
Dunk soccer ball with red X
Lambe soccer ball with check mark
Jones soccer ball with red X
Omole soccer ball with red X
Greenwood soccer ball with check mark
Burton soccer ball with check mark
Medley soccer ball with check mark
Cottrell soccer ball with check mark
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

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Northern Section

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26 November 2019 (2019-11-26) Everton U210–4 Fleetwood Town Liverpool
19:45 GMT [1] [2] Andrew 2'
Coutts 75'
Madden 79'
Burns 87'
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 624
27 November 2019 (2019-11-27) Blackpool1–3 Scunthorpe United Blackpool
19:45 GMT Guy Yellow card 19' Yellow-red card 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 soccer ball with check mark
Taylor soccer ball with check mark
Burgess soccer ball with check mark
Atkinson soccer ball with check mark
Hamilton soccer ball with red X
Mellis soccer ball with check mark
Benning soccer ball with red X
Knowles soccer ball with check mark
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
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 Red card 90+17'
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 632
Referee: Ross Joyce
10 December 2019 (2019-12-10) Accrington Stanley 2–0Bolton WanderersAccrington
19:45 GMT Zanzala 10'
Bishop 85'
[3] Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 930

Southern Section

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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'
Report Harriman 12' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 2,413
3 December 2019 (2019-12-03) Milton Keynes Dons 2–0Coventry CityMilton Keynes
19:45 GMT Agard 62'
Mason 71'
Dickenson Yellow card 78' Yellow-red card 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 soccer ball with check mark
Sweeney soccer ball with check mark
Seymour soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with red X Forde
soccer ball with red X Hall
soccer ball with red X Sykes

Round 3

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Northern Section

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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
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

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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 Yellow card 74' Yellow-red card 87' [5] [6] Mackail-Smith 17' Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 1,180

Quarter-finals

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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

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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

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References

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  2. ^ "Liverpool and Manchester United enter EFL Trophy in 2019-20 season". BBC. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Under-21s to enter Checkatrade Trophy". Arsenal Football Club. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Season 2019/2020". English Football League. Archived from the original on 7 August 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Leicester U21 tie to be played at Keepmoat Stadium". Doncaster Rovers F.C. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  6. ^ Cusack, Richard (21 January 2020). "Leicester City's EFL Trophy clash at Newport County postponed". Leicestershire Live. Retrieved 29 January 2020.