New format

Round 1 (August) – 28 teams: 12 Ladbrokes Premiership u20 teams, 8 Ladbrokes League 2 teams, 4 Highland League teams, 4 Lowland League teams Round 2 (August) – 24 teams: 14 round 1 winners, remaining 2 Ladbrokes League 2 teams, 8 Ladbrokes League 1 teams Round 3 (September) – 24 teams: 12 round 2 winners, 10 Ladbrokes Championship teams, remaining 2 Ladbrokes League 1 teams Round 4 (October) – 16 teams: 12 round 3 winners, 2 Northern Ireland Football League teams, 2 Welsh Premier League teams Quarter-finals (November): winners from round 4 Semi-finals (February): winners from quarter-finals Final (March): winners from semi-finals