Details regarding Wanderers’ involvement in the EFL Trophy this coming season are now available
Details for the English Football League Trophy during the 2016/17 season have now been confirmed.
Consisting of 48 clubs from League One and Two, this season also sees 16 Category One Academy teams from ‘Invited Clubs’ come into the competition.
The structure is as follows:
Group Stages
The initial stages will consist of 16 groups of four teams which will be regionalised, while each group will feature an invited club and at least one team from League One and Two.
The invited club will play one game at home and this will be at the first team ground of the chosen team. Each team meanwhile will play each other once either home or away.
In the group stages, clubs will be awarded three points for a win and one point for a draw. In the event of a drawn game however, a penalty shootout will be held with the victors gaining an extra point.
The top two placed teams in the group will progress to the knockout rounds.
Knock-Out Rounds
Round Two will remain regionalised with the group winners at home against a second placed team from another group.
Round Three (16 teams) and Round Four (8 teams) will be free draws.
If any game is level after 90 minutes, the result will be determined by penalties.
Semi-Final and Finals
All semi-final clashes will be knock-out games and played at the stadium of the team drawn first.
The final meanwhile will be played at Wembley Stadium in April 2017.
Key Dates for EFL Trophy Fixtures
Group stages
w/c August 29, 2016
w/c October 3, 2016
w/c November 7, 2016
Round Two
w/c December 5, 2016
Round Three
w/c January 9, 2017
Round Four
w/c January 23, 2017
Semi-Final
w/c February 20, 2017
Final
April 2, 2017 at Wembley Stadium
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