The Football League has announced that League One and Two clubs will vote on the future of the EFL Trophy which Coventry City won at Wembley Stadium on Sunday April 2nd.
A meeting was held today and the club will now vote on the following proposals:
- A revised format including 16 invited teams
- A return to the previous 48-team competition, exclusive to League One and Two
- Remove the competition from the fixture calendar
EFL Chief Executive Shaun Harvey said: “We committed at the outset of this season’s competition to conduct a full and comprehensive review of the competition and, importantly, give our Clubs the ability to ensure they make the key decisions regarding where we take the competition in 2017/18 and beyond.
“After asking clubs in advance for some initial thoughts on the competition, today was the next stage of the process and I’m delighted we were able to have such a full and frank exchange of views that will now assist the Executive in refining a final proposal that our clubs will now vote on.”
- A return to the previous 48-team competition, exclusive to League One and Two
- Remove the competition from the fixture calendar
EFL Chief Executive Shaun Harvey said: “We committed at the outset of this season’s competition to conduct a full and comprehensive review of the competition and, importantly, give our Clubs the ability to ensure they make the key decisions regarding where we take the competition in 2017/18 and beyond.
“After asking clubs in advance for some initial thoughts on the competition, today was the next stage of the process and I’m delighted we were able to have such a full and frank exchange of views that will now assist the Executive in refining a final proposal that our clubs will now vote on.”