2017–18 EFL Trophy

2017–18 EFL Trophy
Country  England
 Wales
Teams 64
Defending champions Coventry City
Champions Lincoln City
Runners-up Shrewsbury Town

The 2017–18 EFL Trophy, known as the Checkatrade Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is the 35th 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 "B teams" with Category One status after the previous season's trial format was extended.[1]

Following the new format introduced in 2016–17, 64 teams entered the competition, including first time entries from the academy teams of Manchester City, Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur, who all declined to enter in the previous season.[1] Coventry City were the reigning champions,[1] but were eliminated in the group stage on 7 November.

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 and Manchester United declined to participate.[1]

Category One teams Relegated to League One will not 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).

Competition format

Group Stage

  • Sixteen groups of 4 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 (Academies play all group matches away from home).
  • 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.

Northern Section

Group A
Pos Lge Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Fleetwood Town (Q) 3 3 0 0 0 7 2 +5 9 Round 2
2 ACA Leicester City U21s (Q) 3 1 0 1 1 3 5 −2 4
3 L2 Carlisle United (E) 3 1 0 0 2 3 3 0 3
4 L2 Morecambe (E) 3 0 1 0 2 3 6 −3 2
Updated to match(es) played on 8 November 2017. Source: EFL.com
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Group B
Pos Lge Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Blackpool (Q) 3 2 0 1 0 7 3 +4 7 Round 2
2 L2 Accrington Stanley (Q) 3 2 0 0 1 8 4 +4 6
3 L1 Wigan Athletic (E) 3 1 1 0 1 5 6 −1 5
4 ACA Middlesbrough U21s (E) 3 0 0 0 3 4 11 −7 0
Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2017. Source: EFL.com
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Group C


Pos Lge Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Rochdale (Q) 3 1 1 1 0 5 1 +4 6 Round 2
2 L1 Bury (Q) 3 2 0 0 1 4 5 −1 6
3 L1 Blackburn Rovers (E) 3 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 4
4 ACA Stoke City U21s (E) 3 0 1 0 2 1 4 −3 2
Updated to match(es) played on 8 November 2017. Source: EFL.com
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Group D
Pos Lge Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Port Vale (Q) 3 2 1 0 0 5 2 +3 8 Round 2
2 L1 Oldham Athletic (Q) 3 2 0 1 0 5 1 +4 7
3 ACA Newcastle United U21s (E) 3 1 0 0 2 3 6 −3 3
4 L2 Crewe Alexandra (E) 3 0 0 0 3 3 7 −4 0
Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2017. Source: EFL.com
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Group E
Pos Lge Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Walsall (Q) 3 2 0 1 0 6 3 +3 7 Round 2
2 L1 Shrewsbury Town (Q) 3 2 0 0 1 6 3 +3 6
3 L2 Coventry City (E) 3 1 1 0 1 6 6 0 5
4 ACA West Bromwich Albion U21s (E) 3 0 0 0 3 2 8 −6 0
Updated to match(es) played on 3 October 2017. Source: EFL.com
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Group F
Pos Lge Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Bradford City (Q) 3 2 0 0 1 6 6 0 6 Round 2
2 L2 Chesterfield (Q) 3 1 1 0 1 6 7 −1 5
3 L1 Rotherham United (E) 3 1 0 1 1 5 3 +2 4
4 ACA Manchester City EDS (E) 3 0 1 1 1 4 5 −1 3
Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2017. Source: EFL.com
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Group G
Pos Lge Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Lincoln City (Q) 3 3 0 0 0 7 3 +4 9 Round 2
2 L2 Mansfield Town (Q) 3 2 0 0 1 4 4 0 6
3 L2 Notts County (E) 3 1 0 0 2 4 5 −1 3
4 ACA Everton U21s (E) 3 0 0 0 3 2 5 −3 0
Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2017. Source: EFL.com
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Group H
Pos Lge Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Scunthorpe United (Q) 3 2 0 1 0 6 3 +3 7 Round 2
2 L1 Doncaster Rovers (Q) 3 1 2 0 0 3 2 +1 7
3 L2 Grimsby Town (E) 3 0 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2
4 ACA Sunderland U23s (E) 3 0 1 0 2 2 5 −3 2
Updated to match(es) played on 8 October 2017. Source: EFL.com
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Southern Section

Group A
Pos Lge Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Portsmouth (Q) 3 2 0 1 0 7 4 +3 7 Round 2
2 L1 Charlton Athletic (Q) 3 2 0 0 1 5 3 +2 6
3 ACA Fulham U21s (E) 3 1 1 0 1 8 7 +1 5
4 L2 Crawley Town (E) 3 0 0 0 3 2 8 −6 0
Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2017. Source: EFL.com
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Group B
Pos Lge Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Gillingham (Q) 3 3 0 0 0 10 6 +4 9 Round 2
2 L1 Southend United (Q) 3 2 0 0 1 4 2 +2 6
3 L2 Colchester United (E) 3 0 1 0 2 2 5 −3 2
4 ACA Reading U21s (E) 3 0 0 1 2 7 10 −3 1
Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2017. Source: EFL.com
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Group C
Pos Lge Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Swindon Town (Q) 3 2 0 0 1 7 5 +2 6 Round 2
2 ACA West Ham United U21s (Q) 3 2 0 0 1 6 5 +1 6
3 L1 Bristol Rovers (E) 3 1 0 0 2 8 8 0 3
4 L2 Wycombe Wanderers (E) 3 1 0 0 2 3 6 −3 3
Updated to match(es) played on 8 November 2017. Source: EFL.com
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Group D
Pos Lge Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Yeovil Town (Q) 3 2 1 0 0 6 3 +3 8 Round 2
2 ACA Chelsea U21s (Q) 3 1 0 2 0 6 4 +2 5
3 L1 Plymouth Argyle (E) 3 0 2 0 1 5 6 −1 4
4 L2 Exeter City (E) 3 0 0 1 2 4 8 −4 1
Updated to match(es) played on 28 November 2017. Source: EFL.com
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Group E
Pos Lge Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 ACA Swansea City U21s (Q) 3 3 0 0 0 6 2 +4 9 Round 2
2 L2 Forest Green Rovers (Q) 3 2 0 0 1 4 3 +1 6
3 L2 Cheltenham Town (E) 3 1 0 0 2 4 5 −1 3
4 L2 Newport County (E) 3 0 0 0 3 2 6 −4 0
Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2017. Source: EFL.com
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Group F
Pos Lge Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Luton Town (Q) 3 1 2 0 0 3 3 0 7 Round 2
2 L1 AFC Wimbledon (Q) 3 2 0 0 1 8 6 +2 6
3 L2 Barnet (E) 3 1 0 1 1 6 6 0 4
4 ACA Tottenham Hotspur U21s (E) 3 0 0 1 2 6 8 −2 1
Updated to match(es) played on 3 October 2017. Source: EFL.com
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Group G
Pos Lge Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Milton Keynes Dons (Q) 3 2 1 0 0 6 3 +3 8 Round 2
2 L1 Oxford United (Q) 3 1 0 1 1 11 8 +3 4
3 L2 Stevenage (E) 3 1 0 1 1 5 7 −2 4
4 ACA Brighton & Hove Albion U21s (E) 3 0 1 0 2 3 7 −4 2
Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2017. Source: EFL.com
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Group H
Pos Lge Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Peterborough United (Q) 3 2 0 1 0 5 1 +4 7 Round 2
2 L1 Northampton Town (Q) 3 0 3 0 0 5 5 0 6
3 ACA Southampton U21s (E) 3 1 0 1 1 4 5 −1 4
4 L2 Cambridge United (E) 3 0 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2017. Source: EFL.com
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

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 2017.[2] 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

Southern Section

Round 3

The Round 3 draw was made on 8 December 2017.

Northern Section

Southern Section

Round 4

Eight teams participated in this round with ties originally scheduled to take place in the week commencing 22 January 2018.

Semi-finals

Four teams participated in this round, which consisted of single ties played at the stadium of the club drawn first in each tie.

Final

Lincoln City 1–0 Shrewsbury Town
Whitehouse  16' Report
Attendance: 41,261
Referee: Gavin Ward

Match proceeds

After deduction of match expenses, all proceeds will be split:

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

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 England Callum Hudson-Odoi Chelsea U21 4
Netherlands Kenji Gorré Swansea City U21
England Jack Payne Bradford City
4 England Luke Armstrong Middlesbrough U21 3
United States Gboly Ariyibi Northampton Town
Wales Wes Burns Fleetwood Town
Republic of Ireland Jack Byrne Oldham Athletic
England Matt Green Lincoln City
England Robert Hall Oxford United
England Jordi Hiwula Fleetwood Town
England Alex Jones Bradford City
Belgium Charly Musonda Chelsea U21
England Ollie Palmer Lincoln City
England Danny Philliskirk Blackpool
Wales Alex Samuel Stevenage
Portugal Erico Sousa Accrington Stanley
England Sam Surridge Yeovil Town

Notes

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 "Tottenham and Man City enter Checkatrade Trophy". BBC Sport. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
    2. ↑ "Checkatrade Trophy: Round Two draw". EFL. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
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