2020–21 EFL Trophy
The 2020–21 EFL Trophy, known as the Leasing.com Trophy before 28 October 2020 and later the Papa John's Trophy for sponsorship reasons, was the 39th season in the history of the competition, a knock-out tournament for English football clubs in League One and League Two of the English football system, and also including 16 Premier League and Championship "Academy teams" with Category One status.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | England Wales |
| Teams | 64 |
| Defending champions | Salford City |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Sunderland (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Tranmere Rovers |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 127 |
| Goals scored | 420 (3.31 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Harvey Saunders Charlie Wyke (5 goals each) |
Salford City were the defending champions; however, the 2020 final was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic until the day prior to the 2021 final. Hence, for most of the tournament, Portsmouth (who won the 2019 final and were also in the 2020 final) were the most recent champions.
Sunderland won the trophy for the first time after beating Tranmere Rovers 1–0 in the final.