EFL Trophy

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annual sporting event football cup competition knockout tournament

The EFL Trophy is an annual English football knockout competition primarily for lower-division professional clubs, often featuring under-21 teams from higher-tier sides.

Aliases (3)

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	annual sporting event → football cup competition → knockout tournament →
ageRestrictionForInvitedTeams	under-21 →
alsoKnownAs	EFL Cup for lower divisions →
competitionFormat	group stage and knockout phase → knockout →
confederation	UEFA →
country	England →
currentNameAdoptedBy	English Football League →
eligibility	clubs in EFL League One and League Two →
finalVenue	Wembley Stadium →
formerName	Associate Members' Cup → Checkatrade Trophy → Football League Trophy → Johnstone's Paint Trophy → Papa Johns Trophy →
founded	1983 →
frequency	annual →
governingBody	English Football League →
hasGroupStage	yes →
hasKnockoutStage	yes →
hasTitleSponsor	yes →
inception	1983–84 season →
includesInvitedTeams	yes →
invitedTeamsFrom	EFL Championship → Premier League →
levelOfFootballPyramid	lower divisions →
matchType	first-team matches for EFL clubs →
organisedIn	football season →
organiser	English Football League →
participantType	EFL Championship under-21 team → EFL League One club → EFL League Two club → Premier League under-21 team → professional football club →
purpose	provide cup competition for lower-division professional clubs →
region	England and Wales →
relatedCompetition	EFL Cup → FA Cup →
sport	association football →
squadRestrictionForInvitedTeams	primarily under-21 players →
tierOfClubs	fourth tier → third tier →
typeOfCompetition	domestic cup →

Referenced by (24)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Cambridge United F.C. → Colchester United F.C. → Colchester United F.C. → Derby County F.C. → Doncaster Rovers F.C. → Huddersfield Town A.F.C. → Portsmouth F.C. → Preston North End F.C. → Sheffield Wednesday F.C. → Wigan Athletic F.C. →	participatesIn
Peterborough United F.C. → Reading F.C. → Stockport County F.C. →	competition
EFL Trophy ("Associate Members' Cup") → EFL Trophy ("Football League Trophy") →	formerName
Peterborough United F.C. → Wigan Athletic F.C. ("Football League Trophy / EFL Trophy") →	hasWon
Peterborough United F.C. → Tranmere Rovers F.C. →	notableCompetition
EFL League One →	associatedCup
Bradford City A.F.C. →	competitionParticipation
EFL League Two →	domesticCup
English Football League →	organizesCompetition
Doncaster Rovers F.C. ("Football League Trophy") →	wonCompetition