From the section European Football. Facebook; Twitter; Facebook Messenger; Pinterest; Email; Jose Mourinho has form for using the EFL Cup as a catalyst for bigger successes. With the renaming of the Football League as the English Football League in 2016, the tournament was rebranded as the EFL Cup from the 2016–17 season onwards. 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Northampton Town (4), Notts County (4) Charlton Athletic (2) Until 1974–75, two-legged ties that remained level after extra time in the second leg would be replayed; in that time, three ties reached a third replay. Liverpool have won the cup on the most occasions with eight victories, including winning their four League Cups in successive years in the early 1980s. If the tie has not been decided during extra time, it will be decided by penalty shoot-out. It also took advantage of the roll-out of floodlights, allowing the fixtures to be played as midweek evening games. [1] It was used until the 1980–81 competition, before coming back into use ever since the 1990–91 competition. Exeter City (4) Leicester City (1), Middlesbrough (2) Where men like Count Bernabeu with his wider horizons, think in terms of a European League for the future in which a lead could surely now be given jointly by our leaders, the Football League propose next season to implement their useless Football League Cup to be played in midweek. During the late 1950s, the majority of senior English clubs equipped their grounds with floodlights. Peterborough United (3) Norwich City (1) Walsall (3) Joined Jan 6, 2007 Messages ... the Carabao Cup is where it's at. This is the official Facebook page for the Carabao Cup - the EFL’s showpiece cup competition featuring all 92 league Clubs. ), AFC Bournemouth (1) [10] The average attendance across the League Cup was 10,556, just higher than the average gate in the Third Division. The Times' correspondent at the time felt that the League Cup was a step in the wrong direction; the European Cup had been formed five years prior to the League Cup and the correspondent felt the League Cup's introduction was adding to existing problems. It gets the players, the clubs and the public nowhere."[9]. The trophy was paid for personally by Football League President Joe Richards, who was proud of the competition and he had his own name engraved on it. Swansea City (1) Sheffield United (3) The remaining Football League teams entered at the first round. Sheffield Wednesday (2) The re-organisation of the league was not immediately forthcoming; however, the cup competition was introduced regardless. In the early 21st century, following restructuring of European football, particularly of its international club competitions the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League, there were considerations of removing the prize of European qualification from the League Cup's winners. Crewe Alexandra (3), Dagenham & Redbridge (4) Richards described the competition's formation as an "interim step" on the way to the league's re-organisation. The League Cup is open to all 92 members of the Premier League and English Football League and is divided into seven rounds, organised so that 32 teams remain by the third round (with the exception of the 1961–62 competition). Richards died in 1968. Portsmouth (4) Sheffield Wednesday (2) Sheffield United (3) [28] The reason for the break in usage was the introduction for the first time of a competition sponsor – the Milk Marketing Board, who chose to award their own trophy from 1981–82 to 1985–86. The draw for the semi-final was held on 2 December 2015 and all of the teams were from Premier League (top tier).[20]. The first leg matches were played on 5 and 6 January 2016. If the score is level after 90 minutes, or if the aggregate score is level for semi-finals, then thirty minutes of extra time is played, divided into two fifteen-minutes halves. 1. Notts County (4) Tottenham are playing their first domestic final since 2015 when they take on Manchester City in the Carabao Cup … [15], The matches were played in the week commencing 26 October 2015. Get all the latest Carabao Cup news, fixtures, live scores, results, videos, photos and expert commentary on Sky Sports Football. In 2001–02, holders Liverpool were defeated 2–1 at home by struggling Division One side Grimsby Town, then humbled again by Northampton Town, one of the lowest placed teams in League Two, in September 2010. [12], The introduction of the League Cup gave the Football League more negotiating power with the FA and UEFA. Carabao Cup Carabao Cup Final: Events Research Programme & ticketing details. Colchester United (3) The lowest ranked team in this round is Carlisle United who play in the Football League Two in the fourth division of English football. The 12 teams entering this round are the teams from the 2015–16 Premier League not involved in any European competition. Ipswich Town Carlisle United (4) Carabao Cup Results. Here, the PA news agency takes a look at their route to Wembley. 2019-20 -- Manchester City 2 - 1 - Aston Villa ... 2018-19 -- Manchester City 0 - … Chelsea were the defending champions, having beaten Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 in the previous season's final. A total of four teams played in the Semi-finals, all winners of the fifth round. Designed and manufactured by Mappin & Webb, it weighs 2.976 kg and measures 27 cm by 20.5 cm. It was the first silverware he won in each of his two spells with Chelsea in 2005 and 2015, and his maiden trophy with Manchester United a year later. Burnley (2) 24 clubs from Football League Championship, 12 Premier League clubs (not involved in European competition), 8 Premier League clubs (involved in European competition), 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, etc. Jan 5, 2021 #1,471 No Idea For Nickname Full Member. The EFL Cup (referred to historically, and colloquially, as the League Cup), currently known as the Carabao Cup for sponsorship reasons, is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic English football. Tottenham take on holders Manchester City in the Carabao Cup final on Sunday hoping to end a 13-year trophy drought. Rotherham United (2) Carabao Cup Sun 1 March. Also, the final of 1966–67 saw Division Three side Queens Park Rangers come from 2–0 down at half time to win 3–2 against top-flight West Bromwich Albion in the first League Cup Final to be hosted at Wembley Stadium. Exeter City (4) [13] This has allowed the League Cup to retain popularity, especially with fans of clubs for whom success in cup competitions offers their only realistic chance of qualifying for Europe.[14][15]. Hartlepool United (4) [1][7], A total of 16 teams play in the fourth round, all winners of the third round. Queens Park Rangers (2) [8], The League Cup was criticised by the better-endowed clubs. Tottenham take on holders Manchester City in the Carabao Cup final on Sunday hoping to end a 13-year trophy drought. Port Vale (3) ... 20 minutes from time and secured his side a first domestic final since 2015. York City (4), The matches were played in the week commencing 10 August 2015. English clubs lost their place in European competitions for an indefinite period in 1985 as a result of the Heysel disaster, where Liverpool fans had taken part in a riot at the European Cup final, resulting in the death of 39 spectators. Tottenham Hotspur will be looking to progress to the Carabao Cup final when they lock horns with Championship promotion chasers Brentford at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium this evening, kick-off 7:45pm. or anybody else... the time has come for our voice to be heard in every problem which affects the professional game."[7]. Organised by the English Football League (EFL), it is open to any club within the top four levels of the English football league system – 92 clubs in total – comprising the top level Premier League, and the three divisions of the English Football League's own league competition (Championship, League One and Leag… 5,344 talking about this. Coventry City (3) Brentford (2) Wycombe Wanderers (4) Thereafter it has been played in late February or early March. The final is held at Wembley Stadium which is the only tie in the competition played at a neutral venue and on a weekend (Sunday). Oxford United (4) the final game. Middlesbrough (2) There is no seeding in this round. The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round (the numbers are positions from previous league season meaning that teams promoted to Premier League is listed as Championship teams but ranked above the teams relegated to Football League Championship, and the same applies for all other promotions and relegations): Note: Matches are played the week commencing on dates above, except the final which is fixed on the 28 February 2017. English Carabao Cup fixtures - ESPN. 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That year's winners of the League Cup were Norwich City, who would otherwise have played in a European competition for the first time in the 1985–86 season. [32] This competition is included in the EFL broadcast package. Watford (1) [citation needed] The next three finals, however, saw the trophy won by clubs who had never won a major trophy before. If the aggregate scores in semi-finals are still level at the end of extra time the tie shall be decided by goals scored away from home counting twice, according to away goals rule. [citation needed] However, there have been some notable upsets, such as Fourth Division side Chester beating defending league champions Leeds United 3–0 on their surprise run to the semi-finals in 1974–75. Wolverhampton Wanderers (2), Accrington Stanley (4) Birmingham City (2) Aston Villa were the inaugural winners in 1960–61, defeating Rotherham United 3–2 in the final over two legs. [12] (Note: The numbers in parentheses are the tier for the team during the 2015–16 season. Wigan Athletic (3) Grimsby recorded another giant killing four years later by knocking out Tottenham Hotspur, by which time the club had dropped into the fourth tier. ... before joining Tottenham for £5m in 2015. Shrewsbury Town (3) Jose Mourinho is one win away from delivering what all Tottenham fans crave – a trophy – as his side beat Brentford 2-0 in the Carabao Cup semi-finals. It is a knock-out competition for the top 92 football clubs played in English football league system. Tottenham Hotspur were the first team to qualify for Europe by virtue of winning the competition. Matches in all rounds are single-legged, except for the semi-finals, which have been two-legged since the competition began. All-Time EFL League Cup Past Winners-Carabao Cup Champions List, results 1961-2020. Gillingham (3) 2. Der EFL Cup 2018/19 (alternativ nach dem Sponsoren Carabao Cup) war die 59.Austragung des Turniers.Alle 92 Vereine der vier oberen englischen Ligen 2018/19 nahmen am Wettbewerb teil. Preston North End (2) [2] However, they were eliminated in the fourth round by Stoke City on penalties. Since 1989–90, the best player in the League Cup Final has been presented with the Alan Hardaker Trophy, named after Alan Hardaker, the former secretary of the Football League who devised the Football League Cup. The 2015–16 Football League Cup (known as the Capital One Cup for sponsorship purposes) was the 56th season of the Football League Cup. Aston Villa (1) Fleetwood Town (3) The League Cup competition was established at a time when match day attendances were dwindling. Gillingham (3) Even when the ban was lifted in 1990, League Cup winners did not participate in European competitions for two more years, when Manchester United won the trophy and qualified for the UEFA Cup anyway, as they had finished second in the league. Newcastle United (1) Should the winner also qualify for Europe through other means at the end of the season, this place is transferred to the highest-placed Premier League team not already qualified for European competition. The final shall be played on a neutral ground.[6]. Football in England was considered to be of a low quality, compared to what was being played on the continent, as relatively unfashionable clubs Burnley and Wolverhampton Wanderers were England's representatives in Europe that year, having lifted the major honours ahead of much bigger clubs like Arsenal and Manchester United. Tottenham are the first team to book a place in the 2021 showpiece game following the latest batch of Carabao Cup fixtures, their first domestic cup final since 2015. In 1995–96, Manchester United were beaten 3–0 at home by York City in the second round, first leg; United could only win 3–1 in the second leg and went out 4–3 on aggregate (York went on to repeat the achievement against Everton the following year). It was established at a time when tensions between the Football League and the Football Association were high. Richards is reputed to have told Hardaker that he foresaw 'the League Cup final being held at Wembley, but that it wouldn't be during his lifetime'. Hull City (2) SUBSCRIBE http://bit.ly/SSFootballSub Highlights of the Carabao Cup semi-final second leg between Chelsea and Tottenham. [4], The League Cup is open to all 92 members of the Premier League and the Football League and is divided into seven rounds, organised so that 32 teams remain by the third round. [18] The only final to require two replays was the 1977 final between Aston Villa and Everton. Brighton & Hove Albion (2) Plymouth Argyle (4) 2019-20 -- Manchester City 2 - 1 - Aston Villa ... 2018-19 -- Manchester City 0 - … '[10] Sixteen clubs opposed the competition's creation, thirty-one approved it. Bristol City (2) Der Wettbewerb begann am 14. [18] The semi-finals were the exception to this, with level ties being replayed until 1986–87, after which the away goals rule and penalties were introduced. Tottenham are playing their first domestic final since 2015 when they take on Manchester City in the Carabao Cup final (Matt Dunham/PA) By Jonathan Veal, PA April 20 2021 05:00 A… Joined Jan 1, 2015 Messages 13,215 Location Manchester City won the final on 28 February, defeating Liverpool 3–1 in a penalty shoot-out after the match had finished 1–1 after extra-time. He felt that the Football League should take the lead in revitalising football in the nation: "It must be obvious to all of you that the time has come to do something, and it is up to the Football League to give the lead. Pep Guardiola dedicated Manchester City’s Carabao Cup semi-final win at Manchester United to Colin Bell, who died on Tuesday at the age of 74 Published: 6:31 PM . Between 1967 and 1997, finals that finished level after extra time were replayed at an alternative venue until a winner was decided. 0 comment. For the first six seasons of the Football League Cup, the final was played over two legs, with each leg being played at the home ground of each finalist. However, their luck finally ran out in the final, where they were beaten by Swansea City. Latest Carabao Cup statistics, standings, fixtures, results and other statistical analysis. Richards referred to the appetite for European football as 'continental fever'. Michael O’Neill side have also kept 5 clean sheets in 6 games in competitions this season. [5] Consequently, it began to be described sarcastically as the Mickey Mouse cup in some quarters. They completed two trebles of trophy wins, in 1983–84 and 2000–01, winning the League Cup in both of these years. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has a superb head-to-head record against Pep Guardiola winning three of their six meetings The Spaniard has lost just twice in the Carabao Cup Cup since joining City back in 2015. Hardaker initially proposed the competition as a way for the clubs to make up on lost revenue, due to a reduction in matches played, for when the league was to be re-organised. 2. A total of 72 teams played in the first round: 24 teams from League Two (tier 4), 24 teams from League One (tier 3), and 24 teams from the Championship (tier 2). The EFL Cup (referred to historically, and colloquially, as the League Cup), currently known as the Carabao Cup for sponsorship reasons, is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic English football. Oxford United, Arsenal, Luton Town and Nottingham Forest also missed out on the chance to compete in the UEFA Cup as League Cup holders over the next four years. Northampton Town (4) It was introduced by the league as a response to the increasing popularity of European football, and to also exert power over the FA. The first League Cup was won in 1960–61 by Aston Villa who, at the time, held the overall record for major trophies won in England. [9] The draw for the second round was held on 13 August 2015. English Carabao Cup News Burley: Champions League matters more than quadruple for Pep Craig Burley explains why winning the Champions League is more important for Manchester City than a quadruple. York City (4), The matches were played in the week commencing 24 August 2015. Bury (3) [18] The final was two-legged from 1961 to 1966, but has been single-legged ever since. Blackpool (3) Burton Albion (3) Knockout competition in English association football, "Let's Remove the Premier League from the League Cup", "Frequently asked questions about the F.A. Trezeguet's dramatic injury-time winner puts Aston Villa into the Carabao Cup final with victory over Leicester City. Although the League Cup is one of the four domestic trophies attainable by English league teams, it is of far lower prestige than the league championship or the FA Cup. Man City. Fulham (2) : League position, This page was last edited on 1 April 2021, at 16:16. Stevenage (4) Leyton Orient (4) Trezeguet's dramatic injury-time winner puts Aston Villa into the Carabao Cup final with victory over Leicester City. Tottenham take on holders Manchester City in the Carabao Cup final on Sunday hoping to end a 13-year trophy drought. Carabao Cup Sat 29 August. Cambridge United (4) [14], The matches were played in the week commencing 21 September 2015. Doncaster Rovers (3) Winners receive the EFL Cup,[1] of which there have been three designs, the current one also being the original. Newport County (4) Scunthorpe United (3) EFL Cup 2015/2016 results page on FlashScore.com offers results, EFL Cup 2015/2016 standings and match details. Barnet (4) Piala EFL (bahasa Inggris: EFL Cup) dahulu dikenal sebagai Piala Liga, saat ini juga disebut Piala Carabao (bahasa Inggris: Carabao Cup) sesuai dengan sponsor, adalah salah satu kompetisi sepak bola profesional di Inggris. The live television rights for the competition were held by the subscription channel Sky Sports, who have held rights to the competition since 1996–97 apart from 2001-02 when the short-lived ITV Digital had exclusive coverage of that season's League Cup competition as part of the original three year TV deal with The Football League. Organised by the English Football League (EFL), it is open to any club within the top four levels of the English football league system – 92 clubs in total – comprising the top level Premier League, and the three divisions of the English Football League's own league competition (Championship, League One and League Two). Sunday 1 March 2020. Tottenham are playing their first domestic final since 2015 when they take on Manchester City in the Carabao Cup final. The winners of the 1966–67 and 1968–69 editions, Queen's Park Rangers and Swindon Town did not participate in Europe, as they were not in the First Division. - 2015 League Cup (L v Chelsea) - 2019 Champions League (L v Liverpool) - 2021 League Cup . Two years later in 1968–69, Third Division side Swindon Town beat Arsenal 3–1 after extra time in the final to win the trophy. Queens Park Rangers (2) Many teams in the Premier League, Arsenal and Manchester United in particular, have used the competition to give young players valuable big-game experience. The match officials to take charge of the upcoming Carabao Cup Final between Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur have been confirmed, with... 15 April 2021. Last updated on 15 September 2020 15 September 2020. Doncaster Rovers (3)