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The 2025–26 EFL Trophy, known as the Vertu Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is the 45th season in the history of the competition, and is a knock-out tournament for clubs in EFL League One and League Two, the third and fourth tiers of the English football league system, as well as the "Academy teams" of 16 Premier League teams. The defending champions were Peterborough United, who defeated Birmingham City 2–0 in the previous season's final, but they were knocked out of round of 32 by Swindon Town. They have won two consecutive EFL Trophy finals, after beating Wycombe Wanderers in the 2024 final and are the first team to retain the trophy.
The 2025–26 EFL Trophy, known as the Vertu Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is the 45th season in the history of the competition, and is a knock-out tournament for clubs in EFL League One and League Two, the third and fourth tiers of the English football league system, as well as the "Academy teams" of 16 Premier League teams. The defending champions were Peterborough United, who defeated Birmingham City 2–0 in the previous season's final, but they were knocked out of round of 32 by Swindon Town. They have won two consecutive EFL Trophy finals, after beating Wycombe Wanderers in the 2024 final and are the first team to retain the trophy.
Event List
List
Poster| 26 Aug |
r01   | Oldham AthleticOldham Athlet | 1 - 5 | Manchester City U21Manchester Ci |
| 26 Aug |
r02 | Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury To | 3 - 1 | Chelsea U21Chelsea U21 |
| 26 Aug |
r01 | Bristol RoversBristol Rover | 4 - 4 | Tottenham U21Tottenham U21 |
| 02 Sep |
r01  | Wigan AthleticWigan Athleti | 0 - 2 | Salford CitySalford City |
| 02 Sep |
r01  | Wycombe WanderersWycombe Wande | 1 - 2 | Colchester UnitedColchester Un |
| 02 Sep |
r01 | GillinghamGillingham | 4 - 1 | Fulham U21Fulham U21 |
| 02 Sep |
r01 | Peterborough UnitedPeterborough | 1 - 3 | Leyton OrientLeyton Orient |
| 02 Sep |
r01 | AFC WimbledonAFC Wimbledon | 1 - 5 | StevenageStevenage |
| 02 Sep |
r01 | Swindon TownSwindon Town | 3 - 2 | ReadingReading |
| 02 Sep |
r01 | Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury To | 1 - 3 | WalsallWalsall |
| 02 Sep |
r01 | Plymouth ArgylePlymouth Argy | 2 - 0 | Cheltenham TownCheltenham To |
| 02 Sep |
r01 | Stockport CountyStockport Cou | 5 - 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers UWolverhampton |
| 02 Sep |
r01 | Doncaster RoversDoncaster Rov | 2 - 1 | Everton U21Everton U21 |
| 02 Sep |
r01 | Lincoln CityLincoln City | 3 - 0 | Notts CountyNotts County |
| 02 Sep |
r01 | Bolton WanderersBolton Wander | 1 - 0 | Rotherham UnitedRotherham Uni |
| 02 Sep |
r01 | Fleetwood TownFleetwood Tow | 2 - 2 | Accrington StanleyAccrington St |
| 02 Sep |
r01 | Port ValePort Vale | 4 - 1 | Leeds United U21Leeds United |
| 02 Sep |
r01 | Crewe AlexandraCrewe Alexand | 7 - 1 | ChesterfieldChesterfield |
| 02 Sep |
r01 | Burton AlbionBurton Albion | 2 - 0 | Liverpool U21Liverpool U21 |
| 02 Sep |
r01 | Luton TownLuton Town | 4 - 1 | BarnetBarnet |
| 02 Sep |
r01 | Bradford CityBradford City | 2 - 1 | Grimsby TownGrimsby Town |
| 02 Sep |
r01 | Huddersfield TownHuddersfield | 6 - 2 | Newcastle United U21Newcastle Uni |
| 02 Sep |
r01 | BromleyBromley | 3 - 3 | Crystal Palace U21Crystal Palac |
| 09 Sep |
r01 | Tranmere RoversTranmere Rove | 2 - 2 | Nottingham Forest U21Nottingham Fo |
| 09 Sep |
r01 | Mansfield TownMansfield Tow | 0 - 1 | Harrogate TownHarrogate Tow |
| 16 Sep |
r01 | BlackpoolBlackpool | 5 - 0 | BarrowBarrow |
| 16 Sep |
r01 | Exeter CityExeter City | 0 - 1 | Cardiff CityCardiff City |
| 16 Sep |
r01 | Milton Keynes DonsMilton Keynes | 1 - 5 | West Ham United U21West Ham Unit |
| 16 Sep |
r02 | AFC WimbledonAFC Wimbledon | 3 - 1 | Crystal Palace U21Crystal Palac |
| 16 Sep |
r01 | Crawley TownCrawley Town | 4 - 2 | Aston Villa U21Aston Villa U |
| 23 Sep |
r02 | Bolton WanderersBolton Wander | 3 - 0 | Manchester City U21Manchester Ci |
| 23 Sep |
r01 | Newport CountyNewport Count | 1 - 2 | Arsenal U21Arsenal U21 |
| 23 Sep |
r02 | Plymouth ArgylePlymouth Argy | 6 - 2 | Tottenham U21Tottenham U21 |
| 23 Sep |
r01 | Northampton TownNorthampton T | 3 - 0 | Chelsea U21Chelsea U21 |
| 30 Sep |
r02 | Lincoln CityLincoln City | 3 - 0 | Manchester United U21Manchester Un |
| 30 Sep |
r02 | Notts CountyNotts County | 2 - 1 | BarnsleyBarnsley |
| 30 Sep |
r02 | Peterborough UnitedPeterborough | 4 - 2 | Aston Villa U21Aston Villa U |
| 30 Sep |
r03 | ReadingReading | 3 - 1 | West Ham United U21West Ham Unit |
| 30 Sep |
r03 | BarnetBarnet | 1 - 1 | Brighton and Hove Albion Brighton and |
| 30 Sep |
r02 | Harrogate TownHarrogate Tow | 1 - 0 | Huddersfield TownHuddersfield |
| 07 Oct |
r03 | Cambridge UnitedCambridge Uni | 3 - 1 | Luton TownLuton Town |
| 07 Oct |
r02 | ChesterfieldChesterfield | 1 - 0 | Burton AlbionBurton Albion |
| 07 Oct |
r02 | Wigan AthleticWigan Athleti | 1 - 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers UWolverhampton |
| 07 Oct |
r02 | Salford CitySalford City | 3 - 1 | Stockport CountyStockport Cou |
| 07 Oct |
r02 | Grimsby TownGrimsby Town | 0 - 3 | Doncaster RoversDoncaster Rov |
| 07 Oct |
r02 | Rotherham UnitedRotherham Uni | 3 - 2 | Oldham AthleticOldham Athlet |
| 07 Oct |
r02 | Fleetwood TownFleetwood Tow | 4 - 0 | Leeds United U21Leeds United |
| 07 Oct |
r02 | Wycombe WanderersWycombe Wande | 3 - 1 | Fulham U21Fulham U21 |
| 07 Oct |
r02 | Leyton OrientLeyton Orient | 2 - 1 | Crawley TownCrawley Town |
| 07 Oct |
r02 | StevenageStevenage | 2 - 1 | BromleyBromley |
| 07 Oct |
r02 | ReadingReading | 1 - 0 | Milton Keynes DonsMilton Keynes |
| 07 Oct |
r02 | WalsallWalsall | 0 - 1 | Northampton TownNorthampton T |
| 07 Oct |
r02 | Cheltenham TownCheltenham To | 0 - 1 | Bristol RoversBristol Rover |
| 07 Oct |
r02 | BarrowBarrow | 1 - 2 | Tranmere RoversTranmere Rove |
| 07 Oct |
r02 | Colchester UnitedColchester Un | 2 - 1 | GillinghamGillingham |
| 07 Oct |
r02 | Cardiff CityCardiff City | 0 - 1 | Newport CountyNewport Count |
| 07 Oct |
r02 | Accrington StanleyAccrington St | 0 - 2 | Port ValePort Vale |
| 14 Oct |
r02 | BlackpoolBlackpool | 2 - 1 | Nottingham Forest U21Nottingham Fo |
| 14 Oct |
r02 | Crewe AlexandraCrewe Alexand | 2 - 0 | Liverpool U21Liverpool U21 |
| 14 Oct |
r02 | Bradford CityBradford City | 5 - 1 | Everton U21Everton U21 |
| 15 Oct |
r02 | Mansfield TownMansfield Tow | 2 - 2 | Newcastle United U21Newcastle Uni |
| 21 Oct |
r03 | StevenageStevenage | 5 - 2 | Crystal Palace U21Crystal Palac |
| 21 Oct |
r01 | BarnsleyBarnsley | 5 - 2 | Manchester United U21Manchester Un |
| 21 Oct |
r02 | BarnetBarnet | 3 - 2 | Cambridge UnitedCambridge Uni |
| 28 Oct |
r03 | WalsallWalsall | 0 - 0 | Chelsea U21Chelsea U21 |
| 28 Oct |
r03 | BarrowBarrow | 2 - 0 | Nottingham Forest U21Nottingham Fo |
| 28 Oct |
r03 | Rotherham UnitedRotherham Uni | 4 - 2 | Manchester City U21Manchester Ci |
| 28 Oct |
r03 | Cheltenham TownCheltenham To | 2 - 2 | Tottenham U21Tottenham U21 |
| 28 Oct |
r02 | Swindon TownSwindon Town | 2 - 3 | West Ham United U21West Ham Unit |
| 28 Oct |
r03 | Leyton OrientLeyton Orient | 1 - 0 | Aston Villa U21Aston Villa U |
| 28 Oct |
r02 | Luton TownLuton Town | 3 - 1 | Brighton and Hove Albion Brighton and |
| 28 Oct |
r02 | Exeter CityExeter City | 4 - 3 | Arsenal U21Arsenal U21 |
| 04 Nov |
r03 | Notts CountyNotts County | 0 - 2 | Manchester United U21Manchester Un |
| 04 Nov |
r03 | Grimsby TownGrimsby Town | 5 - 3 | Everton U21Everton U21 |
| 04 Nov |
r03 | Huddersfield TownHuddersfield | 3 - 1 | Mansfield TownMansfield Tow |
| 05 Nov |
r01 | Cambridge UnitedCambridge Uni | 1 - 0 | Brighton and Hove Albion Brighton and |
| 11 Nov |
r03 | ChesterfieldChesterfield | 2 - 2 | Liverpool U21Liverpool U21 |
| 11 Nov |
r03 | Newport CountyNewport Count | 0 - 1 | Exeter CityExeter City |
| 11 Nov |
r03 | Bristol RoversBristol Rover | 1 - 0 | Plymouth ArgylePlymouth Argy |
| 11 Nov |
r03 | Northampton TownNorthampton T | 2 - 1 | Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury To |
| 11 Nov |
r03 | Milton Keynes DonsMilton Keynes | 0 - 4 | Swindon TownSwindon Town |
| 11 Nov |
r03 | GillinghamGillingham | 0 - 3 | Wycombe WanderersWycombe Wande |
| 11 Nov |
r03 | Stockport CountyStockport Cou | 1 - 1 | Wigan AthleticWigan Athleti |
| 11 Nov |
r03 | Salford CitySalford City | 4 - 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers UWolverhampton |
| 11 Nov |
r03 | Tranmere RoversTranmere Rove | 2 - 1 | BlackpoolBlackpool |
| 11 Nov |
r03 | Doncaster RoversDoncaster Rov | 3 - 1 | Bradford CityBradford City |
| 11 Nov |
r03 | BarnsleyBarnsley | 0 - 2 | Lincoln CityLincoln City |
| 11 Nov |
r03 | Oldham AthleticOldham Athlet | 2 - 6 | Bolton WanderersBolton Wander |
| 11 Nov |
r03 | Port ValePort Vale | 3 - 3 | Fleetwood TownFleetwood Tow |
| 11 Nov |
r03 | Burton AlbionBurton Albion | 1 - 3 | Crewe AlexandraCrewe Alexand |
| 11 Nov |
r03 | Accrington StanleyAccrington St | 3 - 2 | Leeds United U21Leeds United |
| 11 Nov |
r03 | Harrogate TownHarrogate Tow | 3 - 1 | Newcastle United U21Newcastle Uni |
| 11 Nov |
r03 | BromleyBromley | 1 - 2 | AFC WimbledonAFC Wimbledon |
| 11 Nov |
r03 | Crawley TownCrawley Town | 1 - 2 | Peterborough UnitedPeterborough |
| 11 Nov |
r03 | Colchester UnitedColchester Un | 2 - 0 | Fulham U21Fulham U21 |
| 11 Nov |
r03 | Cardiff CityCardiff City | 3 - 1 | Arsenal U21Arsenal U21 |
| 02 Dec |
r32  | Bolton WanderersBolton Wander | 3 - 0 | Bradford CityBradford City |
| 02 Dec |
r32 | Bristol RoversBristol Rover | 2 - 2 | Cambridge UnitedCambridge Uni |
| 02 Dec |
r32 | Cardiff CityCardiff City | 1 - 5 | AFC WimbledonAFC Wimbledon |
| 02 Dec |
r32 | Doncaster RoversDoncaster Rov | 5 - 1 | ChesterfieldChesterfield |
| 02 Dec |
r32 | Harrogate TownHarrogate Tow | 4 - 2 | BlackpoolBlackpool |
| 02 Dec |
r32 | Leyton OrientLeyton Orient | 0 - 1 | Plymouth ArgylePlymouth Argy |
| 02 Dec |
r32 | Lincoln CityLincoln City | 0 - 2 | Huddersfield TownHuddersfield |
| 02 Dec |
r32 | Luton TownLuton Town | 4 - 0 | Exeter CityExeter City |
| 02 Dec |
r32 | Northampton TownNorthampton T | 2 - 0 | Wycombe WanderersWycombe Wande |
| 02 Dec |
r32 | Port ValePort Vale | 5 - 0 | BarnsleyBarnsley |
| 02 Dec |
r32 | Salford CitySalford City | 2 - 7 | Rotherham UnitedRotherham Uni |
| 02 Dec |
r32 | StevenageStevenage | 1 - 2 | WalsallWalsall |
| 02 Dec |
r32 | Tranmere RoversTranmere Rove | 0 - 3 | Fleetwood TownFleetwood Tow |
| 02 Dec |
r32 | Swindon TownSwindon Town | 1 - 0 | Peterborough UnitedPeterborough |
| 03 Dec |
r32 | Crewe AlexandraCrewe Alexand | 1 - 1 | Stockport CountyStockport Cou |
| 09 Dec |
r32 | Colchester UnitedColchester Un | 0 - 1 | West Ham United U21West Ham Unit |
| 12 Jan |
r16 | AFC WimbledonAFC Wimbledon | 4 - 2 | West Ham United U21West Ham Unit |
| 13 Jan |
r16 | Bolton WanderersBolton Wander | 0 - 1 | Port ValePort Vale |
| 13 Jan |
r16 | Bristol RoversBristol Rover | 3 - 4 | Plymouth ArgylePlymouth Argy |
| 13 Jan |
r16 | Doncaster RoversDoncaster Rov | 3 - 1 | Fleetwood TownFleetwood Tow |
| 13 Jan |
r16 | Huddersfield TownHuddersfield | 3 - 0 | Rotherham UnitedRotherham Uni |
| 13 Jan |
r16 | Luton TownLuton Town | 1 - 2 | Swindon TownSwindon Town |
| 13 Jan |
r16 | Stockport CountyStockport Cou | 2 - 1 | Harrogate TownHarrogate Tow |
| 14 Jan |
r16 | Northampton TownNorthampton T | 4 - 2 | WalsallWalsall |
| 10 Feb |
QF | AFC WimbledonAFC Wimbledon | 1 - 2 | Northampton TownNorthampton T |
| 10 Feb |
QF | Huddersfield TownHuddersfield | 1 - 1 | Doncaster RoversDoncaster Rov |
| 10 Feb |
QF | Port ValePort Vale | 0 - 4 | Stockport CountyStockport Cou |
| 10 Feb |
r00 | Swindon TownSwindon Town | - | Plymouth ArgylePlymouth Argy |
| 24 Feb |
QF | Luton TownLuton Town | 2 - 1 | Plymouth ArgylePlymouth Argy |
| 03 Mar |
SF | Doncaster RoversDoncaster Rov | 0 - 1 | Stockport CountyStockport Cou |
| 04 Mar |
SF | Luton TownLuton Town | 2 - 1 | Northampton TownNorthampton T |
| 12 Apr |
r00 | Luton TownLuton Town | 3 - 1 | Stockport CountyStockport Cou |
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