Aside from a change of name, the competition … Continue reading Checkatrade Trophy Rules: Everything you need to know Relive the Checkatrade Trophy final as League Two Lincoln City upset Shrewsbury Town to win the cup at Wembley. The Blues started as one of 16 Under-21 teams competing in the 2018/19 instalment of the competition, with EDS boss Paul Harsley overseeing the squad. The draw for round 3 was held on Saturday, 8 December. We thought it worth making a quick and easy-to-read version of the Checkatrade Trophy rules for 2018/19. There are no further segregated sections of the draw.
Arsenal have announced that they will compete in the 2018/19 Checkatrade Trophy to help develop their Academy players. Last season the Whites were unlucky not to progress from the group stages of the competition, having conceded two late goals at Charlton Athletic which effectively put them out of the competition.Fulham, however, beat Portsmouth on penalties at Fratton Park and put a strong display in at Crawley Town to win 3-1 away.The competition continues in its current format with the country’s leading Category One Academies looking to take on professionals, young and old, from the 48 League One and League Two Clubs.The format is designed to give the country’s leading young footballers the opportunity to taste first team football, while also providing EFL Clubs with an opportunity to attract new audiences and additional revenue in a competition that has long provided League One and League Two Clubs with a chance of silverware.Draws for the competition will take place next month, with 16 groups of four. Teams listed 1st are at home and won their group in Round 1. Source: EFL.comFirst match(es) will be played on 4 September 2018. Source: EFL.comFirst match(es) will be played on 4 September 2018. The four winners from the quarter-finals will contest the semi-finals, with the pairings determined by an unseeded draw. A general view of Wembley Stadium ahead of the Checkatrade Trophy Final between Lincoln City and Shrewsbury Town, London Picture by Alex Burstow/Focus Images Ltd 07814032530 08/04/2018
To ensure this, group winners from groups A to D were drawn against group runners-up from groups E to H in the same section, and vice versa. The top two from each group qualify for the knockout stages before the two winners meet in late March or early April in the final at England's national stadium, The competition was inaugurated as the Associate Members' Cup in the 1983–84 season and followed on from the short-lived The competition was renamed again in 2016, becoming the EFL Trophy, coinciding with the Football League rebranding to the English Football League.64 teams enter from Round One, including all 48 teams from During the group phase, if the scores are level at the end of the match, then penalties are taken immediately without recourse to extra time. Tranmere return to the Checkatrade Trophy this season after three years out of it. Since we last took part in the competition, there have been plenty of changes and publicity.
Colchester United U23s vs Southampton U23s in the Checkatrade Trophy on 4th September 2018. Chelsea were the first Youth side to make it to the final last season, losing out to Lincoln City.“We think the EFL Checkatrade Trophy is very important in the development of our young players,” commented Fulham Academy Director Huw Jennings.“We understand the controversy that surrounds the competition, but to have a chance for our young players to compete against senior adult teams from clubs in League One and League Two is tremendous experience for them.
Since we last took part in the competition, there have been plenty of changes and publicity.
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Source: EFL.comFirst match(es) will be played on 4 September 2018. If scores are level after 90 minutes in Rounds 2, 3, and 4, the game will be determined by the taking of penalties.
Portsmouth won 5–4 on penalties following a 2–2 draw after extra time to win their first EFL trophy. The 2018–19 EFL Trophy, known as the Checkatrade Trophy for sponsorship reasons, was the 36th 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 "Academy teams" with Category One status. No seeding is used from this point: all teams within their denoted section are in a blind draw. Colchester United U23s vs Southampton U23s in the Checkatrade Trophy on 4th September 2018.
Radhi Jaïdi's side are one of the Category One status Academies invited to pit their wits against 48 League One and League Two sides, following the same format as last year.