2016–17 EFL Trophy

2016–17 EFL Trophy
Checkatrade Trophy
Tournament details
Country England
 Wales
Teams64
Defending championsBarnsley
Final positions
ChampionsCoventry City
Runner-upOxford United

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.

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 soccer ball with check mark
Charsley soccer ball with check mark
Jones soccer ball with check mark
Henen soccer ball with check mark
Yarney soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with check mark Philliskirk
soccer ball with check mark Cain
soccer ball with check mark Wilson
soccer ball with check mark Cullen
soccer ball with check mark 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 Red card 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 Yellow card 62' Yellow-red card 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
Bankssoccer ball with red X
Edwards soccer ball with check mark
Campbell soccer ball with check mark
Ngoy soccer ball with check mark
Taylor soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with red X Tutte
soccer ball with red X Danns
soccer ball with check mark Dudley
soccer ball with check mark Kay
soccer ball with check mark 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 Red card 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 soccer ball with check mark
Bennett soccer ball with check mark
Tomlinson soccer ball with red X
Hardcastle soccer ball with check mark
Mahoney soccer ball with check mark
Feeney soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with check mark Banks
soccer ball with red X Law
soccer ball with check mark Ripley
soccer ball with check mark McKay
soccer ball with check mark McLaughlin
soccer ball with check mark 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 soccer ball with check mark
Longbottom soccer ball with check mark
Keegan soccer ball with check mark
Marquis soccer ball with red X
Beestin soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Blackman
soccer ball with check mark Guy
soccer ball with red X Alefe Santos
soccer ball with red X 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 soccer ball with check mark
Evina soccer ball with red X
Longbottom soccer ball with red X
Mandeville soccer ball with check mark
Keegan soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Streete
soccer ball with red X Grant
soccer ball with check mark Leite Pereira
soccer ball with check mark Paulo Tavares
soccer ball with check mark 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 soccer ball with check mark
Rafferty soccer ball with check mark
Bunney soccer ball with check mark
McGahey soccer ball with red X
Odelusi soccer ball with check mark		 Honeyman soccer ball with red X
Kirhcoff soccer ball with check mark
Robson soccer ball with red X
Greenwood soccer ball with check mark
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 soccer ball with check mark
Fleck soccer ball with red X
Duffy soccer ball with check mark
Chapman soccer ball with check mark
O'Connell soccer ball with check mark		 Chilwell soccer ball with check mark
Gray soccer ball with check mark
Muskwe soccer ball with check mark
Barnes soccer ball with check mark
Ndukwu soccer ball with check mark
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 soccer ball with check mark
Naismith soccer ball with check mark
Bennett soccer ball with red X
Lalkovič soccer ball with red X
Evans soccer ball with check mark
May soccer ball with red X
Whatmough soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with check mark Mendes
soccer ball with check mark Blackett
soccer ball with check mark Gravenberch
soccer ball with red X Samuel
soccer ball with red X Griffin
soccer ball with red X Watson
soccer ball with check mark 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 soccer ball with check mark
Bodin soccer ball with check mark
Taylor soccer ball with check mark
Colkett soccer ball with check mark
Montaño soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Dickson
soccer ball with red X Hedges
soccer ball with check mark Mcleod
soccer ball with check mark 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 soccer ball with check mark
Murray soccer ball with red X
Norris soccer ball with red X
Thomas soccer ball with check mark
Furlong soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with red X Sercombe
soccer ball with check mark Taylor
soccer ball with red X Thomas
soccer ball with red X 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 soccer ball with check mark
Aina soccer ball with check mark
Dabo soccer ball with check mark
Van Ginkel soccer ball with red X
Zouma soccer ball with check mark
Collins soccer ball with red X
Ali soccer ball with check mark
Maddox soccer ball with check mark
Quintero soccer ball with check mark
Grant soccer ball with red X
Colley soccer ball with check mark
Ugbo soccer ball with check mark
Aina soccer ball with red X
Dabo soccer ball with check mark
Van Ginkel soccer ball with check mark
Zouma soccer ball with check mark
Collins soccer ball with check mark		 Maguire soccer ball with check mark
Lundstram soccer ball with red X
Hemmings soccer ball with check mark
Johnson soccer ball with check mark
Rothwell soccer ball with check mark
Thomas soccer ball with red X
Skarz soccer ball with check mark
Edwards soccer ball with check mark
Nelson soccer ball with check mark
Martin soccer ball with red X
Eastwood soccer ball with check mark
Maguire soccer ball with check mark
Lundstram soccer ball with red X
Hemmings soccer ball with check mark
Johnson soccer ball with check mark
Rothwell soccer ball with check mark
Thomas soccer ball with red X
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
Jamessoccer ball with red X
Simpsonsoccer ball with check mark
Grantsoccer ball with check mark
Holmessoccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with check mark Doughty
soccer ball with check markEvans
soccer ball with check markRaphael Branco
soccer ball with check markYaser 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 soccer ball with red X
Potter soccer ball with check mark
Byrom soccer ball with check mark
Sonupe soccer ball with red X
O'Toole soccer ball with red X		 Browne soccer ball with red X
Pike soccer ball with check mark
Lewis soccer ball with check mark
Kemp soccer ball with check mark
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 soccer ball with check mark
Umerah soccer ball with check mark
Foley soccer ball with red X
Hanlan soccer ball with check mark
Ahearne-Grant soccer ball with check mark
Konsa soccer ball with check mark		 Stephens soccer ball with red X
Hesketh soccer ball with check mark
McQueen soccer ball with check mark
Jones soccer ball with check mark
O'Connor soccer ball with check mark
McCarthy soccer ball with red X
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 soccer ball with check mark
Bonne soccer ball with check mark
Dunne soccer ball with red X
Wright soccer ball with check mark
Slater soccer ball with check mark		 Hanlan soccer ball with check mark
Ulvestad soccer ball with check mark
Ahearne-Grant soccer ball with red X
Jorge Teixeira soccer ball with check mark
Konsasoccer ball with red X
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&