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Status
Although the League Cup is one of the four domestic trophies attainable by English league teams, it is regarded as of lower prestige than the league title or the FA Cup.WEB, DeBruler, Paul, Let's Remove the Premier League from the League Cup,weblink SB Nation, 28 October 2015, 17 July 2016, 16 August 2016,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160816152621weblink">weblink live, League Cup winners receive £100,000 prize money (awarded by the Football League) with the runners-up receiving £50,000, considered relatively insignificant to top-flight teams, compared to the £2 million prize money of the FA Cup, which is in turn eclipsed by the Premier League's television money (awarded on final league position) and consequent participation in the Champions League.NEWS,weblink Frequently asked questions about the F.A. Premier League, (How are television revenues distributed to Premier League clubs?), Premier League, 11 December 2007, 26 November 2007,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20071126062218weblink">weblink dead, NEWS,weblink Premier League nets £1.4bn TV rights bonanza, Harris, Nick, 23 March 2010, The Independent, 12 September 2010, 26 March 2010,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20100326095130weblink">weblink live, Some clubs have repeatedly fielded a weaker side in the competition, making the opportunity for giant-killing of the larger clubs more likely. Many teams in the Premier League, Arsenal and Manchester United in particular, have used the competition to give young players valuable big-game experience.NEWS,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090301004437weblink">weblink dead, 1 March 2009, MU boss vows to field young guns in the League Cup final, 28 February 2009, The Star (Malaysia), The Star, 27 February 2011, Consequently, it began to be described sarcastically by many fans as the "Mickey Mouse cup".However, in 2010, in response to Arsène Wenger's claim that a League Cup win would not end his trophy drought, Alex Ferguson described the trophy as worth winning. After a period of decline when the competition's future was regularly questioned, recent years have seen a revival in respect for the trophy, as the larger Premier League clubs have come to dominate the competition again, and the development nature of the competition has begun to be viewed as a positive for the clubs involved. Premier League giants Manchester City (6), Manchester United (5), Liverpool (5) and Chelsea (3) between them won 19 editions of the tournament between 2001 and 2024.WEB,weblink Carling Cup worth winning says Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson, 26 February 2010, Liverpool Daily Post, Daily Post, 27 February 2010, 8 December 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20151208154437weblink">weblink live, (File:League Cup at Old Trafford.jpg|thumb|The League Cup)History{| class"wikitable floatright" style"text-align:left; margin-top:15px; font-size:85%"|+ Winners
Modern changes
In the early 21st century, following restructuring of European football, particularly of its international club competitions, the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and the UEFA Europa Conference League, there were considerations of removing the prize of European qualification from the League Cup's winners. England and France are the only UEFA members to offer a European berth to the winners of their second cup competitions until 2020, when Coupe de la Ligue was suspended indefinitely, meaning England is the only UEFA member to do so.NEWS,weblink French League Cup suspended from 2020, BBC Sport, 9 September 2021, 24 December 2021,weblink live, 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.WEB,weblink European qualification for UEFA competitions explained, Premier League, 7 November 2018, 25 May 2017,weblink dead, WEB,weblink The Competition â EFL, efl.com, 7 November 2018, 7 November 2018,weblink live,Giant-killings
Giant-killings are less well remembered in the League Cup than in the FA Cup due to the absence of non-league sides and the fact that big clubs often field more inexperienced sides in the early rounds.{{citation needed|date=December 2018}} However, there have been some notable upsets, the final of 1966â67 saw Division Three side Queens Park Rangers come from 2â0 down at half time to win 3â2 against top-flight West Bromwich Albion in the first League Cup Final to be hosted at Wembley Stadium. Two years later in 1968â69, Third Division side Swindon Town beat Arsenal 3â1 after extra time in the final to win the trophy. In 1974â75, Fourth Division side Chester beating defending league champions Leeds United 3â0 on their surprise run to the semi-finals.Former League club and now defunct Scarborough defeated Chelsea 4â3 on aggregate in October 1989, while a Fourth Division club. In 1992â93, Scarborough then defeated Coventry City (then a top-tier side) 3â2 on aggregate, before ultimately going out of the competition, narrowly, 1â0, against Arsenal.In 1995â96, Manchester United were beaten 3â0 at home by York City in the second round, first leg; United could only win 3â1 in the second leg and went out 4â3 on aggregate (York went on to repeat the achievement against Everton the following year). United went on to win the FA Premier League and FA Cup double and did not lose another home game that season, while York narrowly avoided relegation to Division Three (fourth tier).Grimsby Town recorded a number of upsets over a nine-year stretch; whilst playing in the third tier in 1997â98 they defeated Premier League side Sheffield Wednesday 4â3 on aggregate over both legs before knocking out fellow Premier League side (and League Cup holders) Leicester City 3â1. In 2001â02 they beat current holders Liverpool at Anfield with a 2â1 win in extra time. Four years later they recorded another giant killing by defeating Tottenham Hotspur 1â0 at home, by this time Grimsby were playing in the fourth tier.Manchester United have also been knocked out by Southend United and Coventry City in 2006â07 and 2007â08 respectively: in the match against Southend they fielded a strong side with 10 internationals, bucking a trend they had themselves started during the 1990s.NEWS, Southend 1â0 Man Utd,weblink 28 August 2014, BBC Sport, 7 November 2006, 21 September 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170921151223weblink">weblink live, In the 2014â15 season, Manchester United fielded five international players but lost 4â0 in the second round (in which they entered the tournament) against third-tier side MK Dons.NEWS, Manchester United loss to MK Dons: press, fan, coach and player reaction,weblink 28 August 2014, news.com.au, News Corp Australia, 27 August 2014, 27 August 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140827161712weblink">weblink live, In 2010 Liverpool were humbled again by Northampton Town, one of the lowest placed teams in League Two. In the 2012â13 competition, League Two (fourth tier) side Bradford City eliminated three Premier League sides from the competition, becoming the lowest-ranked team to do so since Rochdale in 1961â62. However, their luck finally ran out in the final, where they were beaten by Swansea City. In their centenary year, Swansea became the first team from outside England to win the League Cup on 24 February 2013, when they beat Bradford City 5â0 to win their first major English trophy.In the 2022â23 competition, Gillingham (then ranked 22nd in League Two) eliminated Brentford (then ranked 11th in the Premier League) in the third round on penalties; the teams were 79 places apart in the English football league system.WEB,weblink 'We had to walk here' â Premier League giant killers revel in remarkable win, The42, 9 November 2022, 9 November 2022, 9 November 2022,weblink live, WEB,weblink Giant Killers: Gillingham knock out Brentford from Carabao Cup, Sedara, Oluwadara, 9 November 2022, 9 November 2022, 9 November 2022,weblink live,Format
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 1961â62 competition).WEB, The Football League Cup,weblink soccer.mistral.co.uk, SoccerData, 29 August 2012, 5 October 2018,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20181005085103weblink">weblink live, Since 1996â97, teams involved in European competition during the season have received a bye to the third round; the remaining Premier League teams enter at the second round, and the remaining Football League teams enter at the first round. If the number of byes causes an odd number of teams to enter a round, another team may be given a bye (usually the highest-placed team of those relegated from the Premier League the previous season) or a preliminary round may be played between the two teams promoted from the Football Conference the previous season (or, if only one team is promoted, that team would play against the lowest-placed team not to be relegated from the Football League the previous season); preliminary rounds have only been necessary in the 2002â03 and 2011â12 competitions.NEWS, Carling Cup set for preliminary round,weblink The Football League, 13 June 2011, 29 August 2012, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20131216012223weblink">weblink 16 December 2013, Up to 1995â96, all teams were involved by the second round, although some received byes to that stage.Matches in all rounds are single-legged, except for the semi-finals, which have been two-legged since the competition began. The final was two-legged from 1961 to 1966, but has been single-legged ever since. The first round was two-legged from 1975â76 to 2000â01, and the second round was two-legged from 1979â80 to 2000â01. Single-legged matches would be replayed as necessary until 1993â94, when penalties were introduced to settle the first replay; the last single-legged tie to require a replay was played in 1996â97.Until 1974â75, 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. Between 1975â76 and 1979â80, ties would still be replayed, but a penalty shoot-out would be used to settle ties that could not be decided after a replay; replays of two-legged matches were finally abolished for 1980â81, with the away goals rule and penalties being adopted instead. The semi-finals were the exception to this, with level ties being replayed until 1986â87, after which the away goals rule and penalties were introduced. The semi-finals, when played over two legs, would apply the away goals rule only after extra time.WEB,weblink Jamie Carragher slams UEFA's decision to scrap away goals rule in European football, givemesport.com, 28 May 2021, 21 February 2022, 2 June 2021,weblink live, {{failed verification |reason=This source doesn't mention EFL Cup|date=July 2023}} From 2018â19, extra time was scrapped for all rounds except the final, and the away goal rule was scrapped for the semi-final, with level ties going straight to a penalty shoot-out.NEWS,weblink Carabao Cup: Extra time scrapped & VAR to be used at Premier League grounds, BBC Sport, 8 June 2018, 9 June 2018, 12 June 2018,weblink live, NEWS,weblink 2018/19: Carabao Cup rule changes, 7 November 2018, 24 June 2018,weblink live,Final
File:Chelsea Vs Arsenal - Carling Cup Final 25 Feb 2007.jpg|thumb|Pre-match presentation at the 2007 final between Chelsea and Arsenal at the Millennium StadiumMillennium StadiumFor 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. Since 1967, the final has been played as a single match at Wembley Stadium, although the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff was used between 2001 and 2007, following the demolition of the old Wembley. Between 1967 and 1997, finals that finished level after extra time were replayed at an alternative venue until a winner was decided. The only final to require two replays was the 1977 final between Aston Villa and Everton. The venues that hosted replays were Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield, Old Trafford and Maine Road in Manchester and Villa Park in Birmingham.Since 1998, finals that have finished level after extra time have been decided by penalty shoot-out. Until 1999â2000, the final was played in late March or early April. Thereafter it has been played in late February or early March.Since 1989â90, 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. John Terry, Ben Foster, Vincent Kompany and Virgil van Dijk are the only players to win the award more than once.WEB, Alan Hardaker Trophy,weblink EFL, 27 July 2018, 27 July 2018,weblink live,Results by club
{{See also|List of EFL Cup finals}}{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"|+ EFL Cup finalists by clubSponsorship
From 1981 to the present (except from 1960â81 and in 2016â17), the League Cup has attracted title sponsorship, which meant, unlike its older sibling the FA Cup, the League Cup was named after its sponsor, giving it the following names:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;margin-left:1em;float:left"Trophy
The winners receive the EFL Cup, of which there have been three designs â the current one also being the original, a three-handled Georgian-style urn with a separate plinth (added later). Designed and manufactured by Mappin & Webb, it weighs 2.976 kg and measures 27 cm by 20.5 cm. It is worth around £20,000. It was used until the 1980â81 competition, before coming back into use ever since the 1990â91 competition.WEB,weblink Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur Match Programme cover 1982 final, 21 April 2009, 4 March 2016,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160304231251weblink">weblink live, The reason for the break in usage was the introduction of the first competition sponsor â the Milk Marketing Board, who chose to award their own trophy from 1981â82 to 1985â86.WEB,weblink Man United v Liverpool programme 1983, {{Dead link|date=December 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} The next sponsor, Littlewoods, also chose to award their own trophy, from 1986â87 until 1989â90.WEB,weblink From Luton Town Official website, 21 April 2009,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120725151455weblink">weblink 25 July 2012, dead, Later sponsors have used the original.Broadcasters
In the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, 15 matches will be broadcast live by Sky Sports through 2024WEB,weblink Sky Sports extends EFL contract until 2024, broadcasting 138 live games per season, Sky Sports, 8 January 2019, 26 February 2023,weblink live, with highlights from the several matches on ITV Sport beginning in 2022/23.WEB,weblink What is Quest TV? Everything you need to know, Brown, Graeme, Johnson, Greg, 1 September 2018, footballlondon, 8 January 2019, 14 August 2023,weblink live, This competition is included in the EFL broadcast package.From 2024/25, all matches will be broadcast live by Sky Sports.Records
{{As of|2024}}:- Most tournament wins (team): 10 â LiverpoolWEB, League Cup Records,weblink Coors Brewing Company, Coors Brewers, 1 February 2009, 18 April 2012,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120418063646weblink">weblink dead,
- Most consecutive tournament wins (team): 4 â Liverpool (1981â1984) and Manchester City (2018â2021)
- Most final appearances (team): 14 â Liverpool
- Most tournament wins (individual): 6
- Sergio Agüero and Fernandinho for Manchester City (2014, 2016, 2018â2021)
- Most final appearances: (individual): 6
- Ian Rush for Liverpool (1981â1984, 1987, 1995)
- Emile Heskey for Leicester City (1997, 1999, 2000), Liverpool (2001, 2003) and Aston Villa (2010)
- Fernandinho for Manchester City (2014, 2016, 2018â2021)
- Most finals scored in: (individual): 3 - Didier DrogbaWEB, The League Cup: 2000-2009,weblink EFL,weblink 29 November 2022, 28 February 2020,
- Most goals scored (individual, career): 49 â Ian RushNEWS, Carling Cup final: Ian Rush wary of Liverpool pressure,weblink BBC Sport, 23 February 2012, 19 December 2019, 19 December 2019,weblink live,
- Most goals scored (individual, season): 12 â Clive Allen, Tottenham Hotspur (1989â90)
- Most goals scored (individual, match): 6 â Frankie Bunn (Oldham Athletic, vs Scarborough, 25 October 1989)BOOK, Rollin, Glenda, Rollin, Jack, Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2008â2009, Headline, 2008, 1027, 978-0-7553-1820-9,
- Biggest win:
- West Ham United 10â0 Bury, second round, second leg, 25 October 1983
- Liverpool 10â0 Fulham, second round first leg, 23 September 1986BOOK, Rollin, Glenda, Rollin, Jack, Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2008â2009, Headline, 2008, 1028, 978-0-7553-1820-9,
- Biggest aggregate win in a semi-final: Manchester City 10â0 Burton Albion (9â0 home, 1â0 away), 23 January 2019NEWS, Emlyn, Begley, Burton Albion 0 Manchester City 1,weblink BBC Sport, 23 January 2019, 23 January 2019, 23 January 2019,weblink live,
- Biggest win in a final: Swansea City 5â0 Bradford City, 24 February 2013NEWS, Phil, McNulty, Bradford 0â5 Swansea,weblink BBC Sport, 24 February 2013, 24 February 2013, 22 January 2016,weblink live,
- Highest scoring game: 12 goals
- Reading 5â7 (a.e.t.) Arsenal, fourth round, 30 October 2012NEWS, Ben, Smith, Reading 5â7 Arsenal,weblink BBC Sport, 30 October 2012, 22 January 2014, 4 January 2013,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130104115322weblink">weblink live,
- Dagenham & Redbridge 6â6 (a.e.t.) Brentford, first round, 12 August 2014NEWS, Dagenham & Redbridge 6â6 Brentford,weblink BBC Sport, 12 August 2014, 14 August 2014, 23 November 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20151123170344weblink">weblink live,
- Most penalties scored in a penalty shoot-out: 27
- Liverpool 14â13 Middlesbrough (23 September 2014)NEWS, Sam, Sheringham, Liverpool 2â2 Middlesbrough (14â13 on penalties),weblink BBC Sport, 23 September 2014, 2 May 2022, 2 May 2022,weblink live,
- Derby County 14â13 Carlisle United (23 August 2016)WEB,weblink Derby County 1 1 Carlisle United, BBC Sport, 23 August 2016, 24 August 2016, 24 August 2016,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160824132433weblink">weblink live,
- Most penalties attempted in a penalty shoot-out: 32 â Derby County vs Carlisle United (23 August 2016)
- Youngest player: Harvey Elliott ({{age in years and days|2003|4|4|2018|9|25}}) â Millwall vs Fulham (25 September 2018)WEB, Millwall 1â3 Fulham: Harvey Elliott, 15, becomes Fulham's youngest player,weblink BBC Sport, 25 September 2018, 18 December 2019, 6 June 2019,weblink live,
- Youngest goalscorer in the final: Norman Whiteside ({{age in years and days|1965|5|7|1983|3|26}}) â Manchester United vs Liverpool, 1983BOOK, Rollin, Glenda, Rollin, Jack, Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2008â2009, Headline, 2008, 1030, 978-0-7553-1820-9,
- Youngest captain in the final: Barry Venison ({{age in years and days|1964|8|16|1985|3|24}}) â Sunderland vs Norwich City, 1985
- Most replays in a tie: 3
- Tranmere Rovers v. Chester (1968â69, first round): 0â0, 2â2 {{tooltip|aet|after extra time}}, 1â1 {{tooltip|aet|after extra time}}, 2â1
- Reading v. Brighton & Hove Albion (1974â75, first round): 0â0, 2â2 {{tooltip|aet|after extra time}}, 0â0 {{tooltip|aet|after extra time}}, 3â2
- Hartlepool v. Bournemouth (1974â75, second round): 1â1, 2â2 {{tooltip|aet|after extra time}}, 1â1 {{tooltip|aet|after extra time}}, 1â0
- Birmingham City v. Notts County (1983â84, third round): 2â2, 0â0 {{tooltip|aet|after extra time}}, 0â0 {{tooltip|aet|after extra time}}, 3â1
- Swindon Town v. Bolton Wanderers (1989â90, third round): 3â3, 1â1 {{tooltip|aet|after extra time}}, 1â1 {{tooltip|aet|after extra time}}, 2â1 {{tooltip|aet|after extra time}}WEB,weblink England League Cup Full Results 1960â1996, Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF), 23 December 2022, 27 December 2016,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20161227232525weblink">weblink live,
- Lowest league tier of a League Cup winner: tier 3
- Queens Park Rangers (1966â67; Football League Third Division â overall rank 45th)
- Swindon Town (1968â69; Football League Third Division â overall rank 46th)
- Lowest league tier of a League Cup runner-up: tier 4
- Rochdale F.C. (1961â62; Football League Fourth Division â overall rank 80th)
- Bradford City (2012â13; Football League Two â overall rank 75th)
References
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- England League Cup Full Results 1960â1996. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF)
- BBC News and RSSSF for attendance data
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