List of EFL Trophy finals
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The EFL Trophy is a knockout cup competition in English football organised by and named after the English Football League. The competition was first played in 1983–84 as the Associate Members' Cup. It is currently open to the 48 members of League One and League Two with 16 category one academy teams from clubs in the Premier League and Championship being invited.[1] In 1984 the final was due to be played at the then Wembley Stadium, but owing to damage caused to the pitch during the Horse of the Year Show, it was moved to Boothferry Park. The first final to be played at Wembley Stadium was in 1985. From 2001 to 2007 while Wembley was rebuilt, it was played at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. In 2008 the finals returned to the new Wembley.
| Founded | 1983 |
|---|---|
| Region |  England Wales |
| Teams | 48 |
| Current champions | Luton Town (2nd title) |
| Most championships | Bristol City Peterborough United (3 titles each) |
Finals
Key
| Match went to extra time | |
| Match decided by golden goal | |
| Match decided by a penalty shoot-out after extra time | |
| Club played in tier 4 (Fourth Division/Third Division/League Two) at the time | |
| Club was reinstated at an earlier stage of the same competition | |
| Bold Italics | Club was reinstated in the final stage of the same competition |
| Bold | Club was promoted to the second-tier of English football |
| Italics | Club was relegated to the fifth-tier of English football |
All teams are English, except where marked (Welsh).
^1 Final delayed from the original date of 4 April 2020 to 13 March 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.[4][5]
Results by team
Teams in bold compete outside EFL Leagues One and Two as of 2025–26 season and hence they do not compete in the EFL Trophy (some Premier League and Championship teams may enter their reserve/academic/youth teams, but none of them have made a final so far and a win by any such team will not count as a full-team club record).
| Team[6][3] | Winners | Runners-up | Years won | Years runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol City | 3 | 2 | 1986, 2003, 2015 | 1987, 2000 |
| Peterborough United | 3 | 0 | 2014, 2024, 2025 | — |
| Carlisle United | 2 | 4 | 1997, 2011 | 1995, 2003, 2006, 2010 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 1 | 1989, 2023 | 1986 |
| Birmingham City | 2 | 1 | 1991, 1995 | 2025 |
| Blackpool | 2 | 0 | 2002, 2004 | — |
| Luton Town | 2 | 0 | 2009, 2026 | — |
| Port Vale | 2 | 0 | 1993, 2001 | — |
| Rotherham United | 2 | 0 | 1996, 2022 | — |
| Stoke City | 2 | 0 | 1992, 2000 | — |
| Swansea City |
2 | 0 | 1994, 2006 | — |
| Wigan Athletic | 2 | 0 | 1985, 1999 | — |
| Tranmere Rovers | 1 | 2 | 1990 | 1991, 2021 |
| Bournemouth | 1 | 1 | 1984 | 1998 |
| Chesterfield | 1 | 1 | 2012 | 2014 |
| Grimsby Town | 1 | 1 | 1998 | 2008 |
| Portsmouth | 1 | 1 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Sunderland | 1 | 1 | 2021 | 2019 |
| Barnsley | 1 | 0 | 2016 | — |
| Coventry City | 1 | 0 | 2017 | — |
| Crewe Alexandra | 1 | 0 | 2013 | — |
| Doncaster Rovers | 1 | 0 | 2007 | — |
| Lincoln City | 1 | 0 | 2018 | — |
| Mansfield Town | 1 | 0 | 1987 | — |
| Milton Keynes Dons | 1 | 0 | 2008 | — |
| Salford City | 1 | 0 | 2020 | — |
| Southampton | 1 | 0 | 2010 | — |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | 0 | 1988 | — |
| Wrexham |
1 | 0 | 2005 | — |
| Brentford | 0 | 3 | — | 1985, 2001, 2011 |
| Southend United | 0 | 3 | — | 2004, 2005, 2013 |
| Stockport County | 0 | 3 | — | 1992, 1993, 2026 |
| Bristol Rovers | 0 | 2 | — | 1990, 2007 |
| Oxford United | 0 | 2 | — | 2016, 2017 |
| Shrewsbury Town | 0 | 2 | — | 1996, 2018 |
| Burnley | 0 | 1 | — | 1988 |
| Cambridge United | 0 | 1 | — | 2002 |
| Colchester United | 0 | 1 | — | 1997 |
| Huddersfield Town | 0 | 1 | — | 1994 |
| Hull City | 0 | 1 | — | 1984 |
| Millwall | 0 | 1 | — | 1999 |
| Scunthorpe United | 0 | 1 | — | 2009 |
| Sutton United | 0 | 1 | — | 2022 |
| Plymouth Argyle | 0 | 1 | — | 2023 |
| Swindon Town | 0 | 1 | ― | 2012 |
| Torquay United | 0 | 1 | — | 1989 |
| Walsall | 0 | 1 | — | 2015 |
| Wycombe Wanderers | 0 | 1 | — | 2024 |