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The Football League Trophy, also known as the Johnstone's Paint Trophy is an annual English association football knock-out competition open to the 48 clubs in Football League One and Football League Two, the third and fourth divisions of the English football league system. The competition began in the 1983–84 season as the Associate Members' Cup but, from 1992, it has been named the Football League Trophy, after the lower-division clubs became full members of the Football League. The competition replaced the short-lived Football League Group Cup. The competition has been associated with a title sponsor since its second edition. The first draws are made in August, then the competition runs as two parallel north and south area competitions, before the two winners meet in late March or early April in the final at England's national stadium, Wembley. The basic north/south format of the competition has existed since its beginnings, although other details have varied over the years, including in some years inviting clubs from the semi-professional Conference Premier, and holding a round-robin group stage prior to moving into knock-out rounds. The current champions are Bristol City, the only club to win the tournament three times. However, they will not be able to defend their title as they have been promoted to the Championship, the second tier of English football, while clubs in the competition can only be competing in League One and Two, the third and fourth tiers of English football. ==History== The competition was inaugurated as the Associate Members' Cup in the 1983–84 season and followed on from the short-lived Football League Group Cup.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= English Associate Members Cup 1983-1984 : Results )〕 The competition was renamed the Football League Trophy in 1992. This was in the same year of the reorganisation that followed after Division One broke away to form the Premier League and the Football League became responsible for just the lower three professional divisions.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= English Autoglass Trophy 1991-1992 : Results )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Football League Trophy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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