EFL Trophy 2024/25: Group stage details
The draw for the Group Stages of the 2024/25 Bristol Street Motors Trophy, will take place live on Sky Sports News on Thursday 27 June from 2:30pm, the day after fixtures are released.
The 64 League One and League Two teams will enter from Round One and will be split into 16 regional groups of four teams, eight in the Northern region and eight in the Southern region. The 16 invited under-21 teams will be placed into their respective Northern and Southern regional Groups.
Exeter City have been placed in Group G along with Bristol Rovers and Swindon Town.
Southern Groups
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
| Birmingham City | AFC Wimbledon | Bromley | Gillingham |
| Shrewsbury Town | Crawley Town | Cambridge United | Peterborough United |
| Walsall | Wycombe Wanderers | Charlton Athletic | Stevenage |
| Group E | Group F | Group G | Group H |
| Colchester United | Burton Albion | Bristol Rovers | Cheltenham Town |
| Leyton Orient | Northampton Town | Exeter City | Newport County |
| Milton Keynes Dons | Notts County | Swindon Town | Reading |
The eight U21 teams for the southern groups will be:-
1. Arsenal U21
2. Brighton & Hove Albion U21
3. Chelsea U21
4. Crystal Palace U21
5. Fulham U21
6. Leicester City U21
7. Tottenham Hotspur U21
8. West Ham United U21
Northern Groups
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
| Accrington Stanley | Port Vale | Carlisle United | Barrow |
| Stockport County | Salford City | Morecambe | Bolton Wanderers |
| Tranmere Rovers | Wrexham | Wigan Athletic | Fleetwood Town |
| Group E | Group F | Group G | Group H |
| Blackpool | Barnsley | Chesterfield | Bradford City |
| Crewe Alexandra | Doncaster Rovers | Grimsby Town | Mansfield Town |
| Harrogate Town | Huddersfield Town | Lincoln City | Rotherham United |
The eight U21 teams for the Northern Groups will be:-
1. Aston Villa U21
2. Everton U21
3. Liverpool U21
4. Manchester City U21
5. Manchester United U21
6. Newcastle United U21
7. Nottingham Forest U21
8. Wolverhampton Wanderers U21
It’s expected that most football fans will continue to boycott this competition due to the inclusion of B Teams.