As part of the EFL’s fixture release day on Thursday 22nd June, the Round One draw for the Carabao Cup and Group Stage draw for the EFL Trophy will take place live on Sky Sports.


A day to mark in the diary of supporters up and down the country, the fixture lists across the Sky Bet Championship, League One and League Two will be revealed at 9am, with the cup draws completing the early-season schedule later in the day.

Carabao Cup

The Carabao Cup Round One draw will take place live on Sky Sports at 2:30pm on Thursday 22nd June.

A total of 36 fixtures will be drawn for Round One, with all 72 EFL Clubs, including newly promoted Notts County and Wrexham in the draw.

The 12 Premier League clubs not competing in Europe will join in Round Two, with the other eight Premier League clubs starting in Round Three.

The Round One draw will see teams drawn in Northern and Southern sections, with matches scheduled to take place week commencing 7th August.

EFL Trophy

The EFL Trophy Group Stage draw will take place live on Sky Sports at 11:30am on Thursday 22nd June.

The 16 Invited Under-21 teams will be placed into their respective Northern and Southern section Groups, with the 48 EFL clubs placed into pre-determined Groups prior to the draw. Consideration has been given to ensure travel time is minimised and recovery time is maximised for players.

All EFL clubs will play two of their three matches at home in the Group Stages, with Under-21 teams away from home in all three fixtures.

The confirmed Invited Under-21 teams are as follows:

Arsenal, Aston Villa, Brighton & Hove Albion, Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Everton, Fulham, Leicester City, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Newcastle United, Nottingham Forest, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United, Wolves.

The respective draws will be confirmed on EFL Twitter (@Carabao_Cup/@TheEFLTrophy) and EFL.com.