2025–26 National League Cup

• 16 invited clubs from the National League. • 16 invited Premier League 2 under-21 teams. ==Competition format==

;League phase • Four groups of eight teams. • All groups will include four National League sides and four academy sides. • All National League clubs will play each academy side once, and all academy sides will play each National League side once (academy sides will play all group matches away from home). • Clubs will be awarded three points for a win and one point for a draw. Drawn matches will end in a penalty shoot-out with an extra point for the winners. • The top two teams in each group will progress to the knockout stage. ;Knockout stage • In Round 2, the group winners will be seeded and the group runners-up will be unseeded in the draw. • In Round 2, teams who played in the same group as each other in the group stage will be kept apart. ==Broadcasting==

The National League announced all fixtures would be streamed live and free on the National League YouTube channel. ==Group stage==

The group stage draw was made on 14 July 2025. Group A Group B Group C Group D == Quarter-finals ==

Teams who played in the same group in the group stage are kept apart. == Semi-finals ==

West Ham United U21 were the only remaining semi-finalist who plays in Premier League 2. The semi-finals were scheduled to be played on 17 February. == Final ==