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2016–17 EFL Trophy

The 2016–17 EFL Trophy, known as the Checkatrade Trophy for sponsorship reasons,[1] was the 36th season in the history of the competition and the first 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
Tournament details
CountryEngland
Wales
Teams64
Defending championsBarnsley
Final positions
ChampionsCoventry City
Runner-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

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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

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  • 48 clubs from League One and League Two.
  • 16 invited Category One Academy teams.
  • Category One teams relegated to League One missed 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]

Eligibility criteria for players

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  • 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

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

Round Dates Number of teams
Round 1 (Group stage) 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-finals 23–29 January 2017 8
Semi-finals 6–26 February 2017 4
Final 2 April 2017 (Wembley Stadium) 2

Group stage

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  • Sixteen groups of four teams were organised on a regionalised basis.
  • All groups included one invited club and at least one club from each of Leagues One and Two.
  • All clubs played each other once, either home or away (Academies played all group matches away from home).
  • Invited clubs played one home game at the club's first team stadium.
  • Clubs were awarded 3 points for a win and 1 point for a draw.
  • In the event of a drawn game (after 90 minutes), a penalty shoot-out was held with the winning team earning an additional point.
  • The top two teams progressed to the knockout stage.

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 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: Chris Kavanagh
Penalties
Gibson  
Charsley  
Jones  
Henen  
Yarney  		   Philliskirk
  Cain
  Wilson
  Cullen
  Gnanduillet

Group B

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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

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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: Robert 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

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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: Robert 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: 1,420
Referee: Chris Sarginson

Group E

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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

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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: 1,095
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: 1,184
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

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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

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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

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 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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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: 1,042
Referee: Andy Haines

Group G

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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

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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

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If scores were level after 90 minutes in rounds 2, 3 and 4, the game was determined via a penalty shoot-out.

Round 2

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

Northern Section

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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 [1] [2] Maguire   24'
Evans   59'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 995
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

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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' [3] [4] Keown   50' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 1,679
Referee: Lee Collins
Penalties
Jones  
O'Connor  
Slattery  
Little  
Isgrove  		 Cooper  
Wieser  
Watson  
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

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The third round draw was made on 8 December 2016. The sixteen remaining teams were drawn into eight 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' [5] [6] Herc   13' Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 980
Referee: Tim Robinson

Quarter-finals

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The quarter-final draw took place on 12 January 2017. The eight remaining teams were drawn into four 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

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The semi-final draw took place on 26 January 2017. The four remaining teams were drawn into two ties as a "free draw."

7 February 2017 (2017-02-07) 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) Luton 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

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Main article: 2017 EFL Trophy final
Coventry City2–1Oxford United
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Attendance: 74,434
Referee: Chris Sarginson

Match proceeds

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After deduction of match expenses, all proceeds were split:

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

Notes

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

References

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  1. ^ "EFL Trophy: Checkatrade check in as trophy title sponsor". English Football League. 4 August 2016.
  2. ^ Cartwright, Phil. "Johnstone's Paint Trophy final: Barnsley 3-2 Oxford United". BBC.
  3. ^ Wembley, Rob. "Barnsley 3-1 Millwall". BBC Sport.
  4. ^ "Premier League trial for the trophy". EFL. 9 June 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  5. ^ Smith, Alan (8 July 2016). "Premier League clubs to opt out of revamped EFL Trophy". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  6. ^ Shepka, Phil (14 June 2016). "EFL Trophy: 'Overwhelming majority' against Premier League under-21 sides joining". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  7. ^ "Checkatrade Trophy: Low crowds & manager cameos". BBC Sport. BBC. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  8. ^ Ashdown, John (8 November 2016). "The revamped EFL Trophy is a complete and utter failure – and here's why". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  9. ^ "Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool & Manchester City among EFL Trophy rejections". BBC Sport. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  10. ^ "EFL Trophy: Format Confirmed For 2016/17". English Football League. 6 July 2016.
  11. ^ a b c "Fixture dates: EFL Trophy & Premier League International Cup". Reading Football Club.
  12. ^ Casey, Jeremy (27 July 2016). "Cobblers draw West Ham, Coventry and Wycombe in EFL Trophy". Northampton Chronicle. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  13. ^ "Checkatrade Trophy: Round Two draw". EFL. 10 November 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
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