The 2023–24 EFL Trophy, known as the Bristol Street Motors Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is the 44th season in the history of the competition, and is a knock-out tournament for clubs in EFL League One and League Two, the third and fourth tiers of the English football league system, as well as the "Academy teams" of 16 Premier League teams.[1]

2024–25 EFL Trophy
Tournament details
CountryEngland
Wales
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The defending champions are Peterborough United who defeated Wycombe Wanderers 2–1 in the previous season's final.

Participating clubs

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League One League Two Academies
Clubs
Total 24 24 16

Eligibility criteria for players

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For EFL clubs[2]
  • Minimum of four qualifying outfield players in their starting XI. A qualifying outfield player was one who met 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 has made the most starting appearances in league and domestic cup competitions this season.
    • Any player with forty or more first-team starting appearances in their career, including International matches.
    • 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.
  • Any player out on a long loan term at a National League, National League North, or National League South team can play as long as the loaning team agree to allow the player to return for the match.
For invited teams[2]
  • Minimum of six players in the starting line-up who are aged under 21 on 30 June 2024.
  • Maximum of two players on the team sheet who are aged over 21 and have also made forty or more senior appearances.

Competition format

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Group stage
  • Sixteen groups of four teams will be organised on a regionalised basis.
  • All groups will include one invited club.
  • All clubs will play each other once, either home or away (academy sides will play all group matches away from home).
  • Clubs will 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 shoot-out will 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 in each group will progress to the knockout stage.
Knockout stage
  • Rounds 2 and 3 of the competition will be drawn on a regionalised basis.
  • In Round 2, the group winners will be seeded and the group runners-up will be unseeded in the draw.
  • In Round 2, teams who played in the same group as each other in the group stage will be kept apart.[3]

Group stage

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The group stage draw was announced on 24 June 2024, with the Academy teams being scheduled to be drawn on 27 June 2024 on Sky Sports News.[4]


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 L2 Accrington Stanley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Round 2
2 ACA Everton U21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 L1 Stockport County 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 L2 Tranmere Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: EFL.com

Group B

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Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Port Vale 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Salford City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 ACA Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 L1 Wrexham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: EFL.com

Group C

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Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Carlisle United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Morecambe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 ACA Nottingham Forest U21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 L1 Wigan Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: EFL.com

Group D

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Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 ACA Aston Villa U21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Barrow 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 L1 Bolton Wanderers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 L2 Fleetwood Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: EFL.com

Group E

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Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Blackpool 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Crewe Alexandra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 L2 Harrogate Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 ACA Liverpool U21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: EFL.com

Group F

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Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Barnsley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Doncaster Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 L1 Huddersfield Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 ACA Manchester United U21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: EFL.com

Group G

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Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Chesterfield 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Grimsby Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 L1 Lincoln City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 ACA Manchester City U21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: EFL.com

Group H

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Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Bradford City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Mansfield Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 ACA Newcastle United U21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 L1 Rotherham United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: EFL.com

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 L1 Birmingham City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Round 2
2 ACA Fulham U21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 L1 Shrewsbury Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 L2 Walsall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: EFL.com

Group B

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Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 AFC Wimbledon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Round 2
2 ACA Brighton & Hove Albion U21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 L1 Crawley Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 L1 Wycombe Wanderers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: EFL.com

Group C

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Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Bromley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Cambridge United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 L1 Charlton Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 ACA Chelsea U21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: EFL.com

Group D

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Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 ACA Crystal Palace U21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Gillingham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 L1 Peterborough United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 L1 Stevenage 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: EFL.com

Group E

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Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 ACA Arsenal U21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Colchester United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 L1 Leyton Orient 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 L2 Milton Keynes Dons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: EFL.com

Group F

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Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Burton Albion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Round 2
2 ACA Leicester City U21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 L1 Northampton Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 L2 Notts County 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: EFL.com

Group G

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Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Bristol Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Exeter City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 L2 Swindon Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 ACA Tottenham Hotspur U21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: EFL.com

Group H

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Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Cheltenham Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Newport County 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 L1 Reading 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 ACA West Ham United U21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: EFL.com

Round of 32

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Northern section

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Southern section

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Round of 16

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Northern section

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Southern section

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Quarter-finals

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Northern section

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Southern section

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Semi-finals

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Final

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References

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  1. ^ "About The Competition". EFL.com. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b EFL: "EFL Trophy Rules Season 2021/22"
  3. ^ "EFL Trophy explained". premierleague.com. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Under-21 teams and Group Stage draw confirmed for 2024/25 Bristol Street Motors Trophy". EFL. 2024-06-24. Retrieved 2024-06-24.