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==Records==
===Attendances===
The overall record attendance for the final is 85,021, set at the [[Wembley Stadium]] in 2019 by [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] and [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]]. The record attendance for the final at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|the original Wembley Stadium]] was 80,841, set in the [[1988 Football League Trophy Final|1988 final]] between [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]] and [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/2015/02/25/wolves-a-trip-down-wembley-lane/ | newspaper=Express & Star | title=Wolves - A trip down Wembley lane | date=25 February 2015 | access-date=9 July 2015 | archive-date=10 July 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150710211634/http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/2015/02/25/wolves-a-trip-down-wembley-lane/ | url-status=live }}</ref> The record attendance for the final at the [[Millennium Stadium]] in [[Cardiff]] was 59,024, set in the [[2007 Football League Trophy Final|2007 final]] between [[Bristol Rovers F.C.|Bristol Rovers]] and [[Doncaster Rovers F.C.|Doncaster Rovers]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/6514043.stm | title=Bristol Rovers 2-3 Doncaster AET | work=[[BBC Sport]] | first=Ian | last=Hughes | date=2007-04-01 | access-date=2019-04-01 | archive-date=24 January 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124042558/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/6514043.stm | url-status=live }}</ref>  The 2020 and 2021 finals were played behind closed doors, but clubs raised money for charity by selling supporters virtual tickets.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Finalists' fundraisers a huge success|url=https://www.efl.com/news/2021/march/finalists-fundraisers-a-huge-success/|access-date=2021-03-10|website=www.efl.com|language=en-gb|archive-date=12 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412010321/https://www.efl.com/news/2021/march/finalists-fundraisers-a-huge-success/|url-status=live}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! style="background:#00529c;" colspan="7"| <span style="color:white;">EFL Trophy final attendance records</span>
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! Stadium
! Attendance record
! Year (Final)
! Winner
! Finalist 
! Result
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| [[Wembley Stadium|Wembley Stadium (new)]] || 85,021 || [[2019 EFL Trophy final|2019]] || [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] || [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]] || 2–2 (5–4 [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|pen.]])
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| [[Millennium Stadium]] || 59,024 || [[2007 Football League Trophy final|2007]] || [[Doncaster Rovers F.C.|Doncaster Rovers]] || [[Bristol Rovers F.C.|Bristol Rovers]] || 3–2 ([[Extra-time|a.e.t.]])
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| [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium (old)]] || 80,841 || [[1988 Football League Trophy final|1988]] || [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]] || [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] || 2–0
|}
 
The highest attendance for any game apart from the final came on 5 February 2013 for the Northern Area final, when [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]] lost to [[Crewe Alexandra]] 3–0 at the [[Ricoh Arena]] in Coventry (they later won the away leg 2–0, going down 3–2 on aggregate), in front of a crowd of 31,054.<ref>{{cite news|title=Coventry 0–3 Crewe|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21241386|work=BBC Sport|date=2 May 2013|access-date=2 May 2013|archive-date=13 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113015134/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21241386|url-status=live}}</ref>

The lowest attendance in the history of the competition (excluding those affected by pandemic restrictions) came during the 2018–19 season when just 202 attended a [[Middlesbrough F.C. Reserves and Academy|Middlesbrough academy team]]'s 1–0 victory against [[Burton Albion F.C.|Burton Albion]] in November 2018 at Burton's [[Pirelli Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.espn.com.au/football/match?gameId=523999 | title = 2018/19 EFL Trophy, Group Stage: Burton Albion vs Middlesbrough U21 | publisher = [[ESPN]] | date = 2018-11-08 | access-date = 2019-04-01 | archive-date = 1 April 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190401105244/http://www.espn.com.au/football/match?gameId=523999 | url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/portsmouth-sunderland-worst-checkatrade-efl-trophy-final | title=Why Portsmouth vs Sunderland is the worst possible EFL Trophy final | publisher=www.fourfourtwo.com | first=Chris | last=Weatherspoon | date=2019-03-29 | access-date=2019-04-01 | archive-date=1 April 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401070801/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/portsmouth-sunderland-worst-checkatrade-efl-trophy-final | url-status=live }}</ref>