Carabao Cup
FIFA Region
UEFA
Season
2019-2020
Location
England
Abbreviation
ENGCUP2

Summary

The 2019-2020 EFL Cup (ENGCUP2) or Carabao Cup is the 2nd most prestigious football club tournament in England. All 92 teams from ENG1, ENG2, ENG3 and ENG4 participated. The Final will be held on 1 March 2020 at Wembley Stadium. Last year Manchester City (ENG1) repeated as the ENGCUP2 champion.

All rounds/matches before the Semifinals are "Knockout" matches. If a match is tied after regulation time, the matches go straight to a penalty shoot-out. For the Semifinals, the teams play Home/Away highest aggregate goals advances matches. If the aggregate score is tied after the 2nd leg, the teams go straight to a penalty shoot-out. For the Final, if the match is still tied after regulation time, two 15-minute extra time periods are played. If still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out is held.

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Leagues Pyramid - England

Abbrev League # Teams
ENG1 Barclay's Premier League 20
ENG2 Championship 24
ENG3 League One 24
ENG4 League Two 24
ENG5 Conference 24

Competition Structure

Stage# TeamsNew Teams Entering This RoundTeams From Previous RoundFormat
1st Round7022 ENG2 teams, 24 ENG3 teams, 24 ENG4 teamsNone35 Knockout matches
2nd Round5013 ENG1 teams "not" competing in the UEFACL and the UEFAEL, 2 ENG2 teams35 winners from 1st Round25 Knockout matches
3rd Round327 ENG1 teams competing in UEFACL and UEFAEL25 winners from 2nd Round16 Knockout matches
4th Round16None16 winners from 3rd Round8 Knockout matches
5th Round8None8 winners from 4th Round4 Knockout matches
Semifinals4None4 winners from 5th Round2 sets of Home/Away matches, highest aggregate goals advances
Final2None2 winners from Semifinals1 Knockout match played at a neutral site

Final

DateHome Status RoadVenue
Sun - 1 Mar 2020
 Aston Villa (ENG1) 12 Manchester City (ENG1)Wembley Stadium

Semifinals

DateHome Status RoadVenue
AggregateManchester United (ENG1) 23 Manchester City (ENG1) 
07.01.20Manchester United 13 Manchester CityOld Trafford
29.01.20Manchester City 01 Manchester UnitedEtihad Stadium (Manchester)
AggregateLeicester City (ENG1) 23 Aston Villa (ENG1) 
08.01.20Leicester City 11 Aston VillaKing Power Stadium
28.01.20Aston Villa 21 Leicester CityVilla Park

Quarterfinals

DateHome Status RoadVenue
Tue - 17 Dec 2019
 Aston Villa (ENG1) 50 Liverpool (ENG1)Villa Park
Wed - 18 Dec 2019
 Oxford United (ENG3) 13 Manchester City (ENG1)Kassam Stadium
 Everton (ENG1) 22 Leicester City (ENG1)Goodison Park
 Leicester City advances on PKs (4-2) 
 Manchester United (ENG1) 30 Colchester United FC (ENG4)Old Trafford

Round of 16

DateHome Status RoadVenue
Tue - 29 Oct 2019
 Oxford United (ENG3) 11 Sunderland (ENG3)Kassam Stadium
 Oxford United advances on PKs (4-2) 
 Everton (ENG1) 20 Watford (ENG1)Goodison Park
 Manchester City (ENG1) 31 Southampton (ENG1)Etihad Stadium (Manchester)
 Burton Albion FC (ENG3) 13 Leicester City (ENG1)Pirelli Stadium
 Crawley Town FC (ENG4) 13 Colchester United FC (ENG4)The People's Pension Stadium
Wed - 30 Oct 2019
 Liverpool (ENG1) 55 Arsenal (ENG1)Anfield
 Liverpool advances on PKs (5-4) 
 Aston Villa (ENG1) 21 Wolverhampton (ENG1)Villa Park
 Chelsea (ENG1) 12 Manchester United (ENG1)Stamford Bridge

3rd Round

DateHome Status RoadVenue
Tue - 24 Sep 2019
 Preston North End (ENG2) 03 Manchester City (ENG1)Deepdale
 Portsmouth (ENG3) 04 Southampton (ENG1)Fratton Park
 Colchester United FC (ENG4) 00 Tottenham (ENG1)JobServe Community Stadium
 Tottenham advances on PKs (4-3) 
 Watford (ENG1) 21 Swansea City (ENG2)Vicarage Road
 Luton Town FC (ENG2) 04 Leicester City (ENG1)Kenilworth Road
 Arsenal (ENG1) 50 Nottingham Forest (ENG2)Emirates Stadium
 Crawley Town FC (ENG4) 11 Stoke City (ENG2)The People's Pension Stadium
 Crawley Town FC advances on PKs (5-3) 
 Sheffield Wednesday (ENG2) 02 Everton (ENG1)Hillsborough Stadium
Wed - 25 Sep 2019
 Milton Keynes Dons (ENG3) 02 Liverpool (ENG1)Stadium:MK
 Burton Albion FC (ENG3) 20 AFC Bournemouth (ENG1)Pirelli Stadium
 Sheffield United (ENG1) 01 Sunderland (ENG3)Bramall Lane
 Brighton & Hove (ENG1) 13 Aston Villa (ENG1)The Amex
 Oxford United (ENG3) 40 West Ham United (ENG1)Kassam Stadium
 Wolverhampton (ENG1) 11 Reading (ENG2)Molineux Stadium
 Wolverhampton advances on PKs (4-2) 
 Chelsea (ENG1) 71 Grimsby Town FC (ENG4)Stamford Bridge
 Manchester United (ENG1) 11 Rochdale AFC (ENG3)Old Trafford
 Manchester United advances on PKs (5-3) 

2nd Round

DateHome Status RoadVenue
Tue - 27 Aug 2019
 Burton Albion FC (ENG3) 40 Morecambe (ENG4)Pirelli Stadium
 Sheffield United (ENG1) 21 Blackburn (ENG2)Bramall Lane
 Leeds United (ENG2) 22 Stoke City (ENG2)Elland Road
 Stoke City advances on PKs (5-4) 
 Crewe Alexandra (ENG4) 16 Aston Villa (ENG1)Alexandra Stadium
 Plymouth Argyle (ENG4) 24 Reading (ENG2)Home Park (Plymouth)
 Crawley Town FC (ENG4) 10 Norwich City (ENG1)The People's Pension Stadium
 Newport County AFC (ENG4) 02 West Ham United (ENG1)Rodney Parade
 Oxford United (ENG3) 22 Millwall (ENG2)Kassam Stadium
 Oxford United advances on PKs (4-2) 
 Watford (ENG1) 30 Coventry City (ENG3)Vicarage Road
 Cardiff (ENG2) 03 Luton Town FC (ENG2)Cardiff City Stadium
 Bristol Rovers (ENG3) 12 Brighton & Hove (ENG1)Memorial Stadium (Bristol)
 Crystal Palace (ENG1) 00 Colchester United FC (ENG4)Selhurst Park
 Colchester United FC advances on PKs (5-4) 
 Fulham (ENG2) 01 Southampton (ENG1)Craven Cottage
 Nottingham Forest (ENG2) 30 Derby County FC (ENG2)The City Ground
 Preston North End (ENG2) 22 Hull City (ENG2)Deepdale
 Preston North End advances on PKs (5-4) 
 Rochdale AFC (ENG3) 21 Carlisle United (ENG4)Crown Oil Arena
 Southend United FC (ENG3) 14 Milton Keynes Dons (ENG3)Roots Hall
Wed - 28 Aug 2019
 Newcastle United (ENG1) 11 Leicester City (ENG1)St James' Park (Newcastle)
 Leicester City advances on PKs (4-2) 
 Lincoln City FC (ENG3) 24 Everton (ENG1)Sincil Bank
 Queens Park Rangers (ENG2) 02 Portsmouth (ENG3)Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium
 AFC Bournemouth (ENG1) 00 Forest Green Rovers (ENG4)Vitality Stadium
 AFC Bournemouth advances on PKs (3-0) 
 Swansea City (ENG2) 60 Cambridge United FC (ENG4)Liberty Stadium
 Burnley FC (ENG1) 13 Sunderland (ENG3)Turf Moor
 Rotherham United (ENG3) 01 Sheffield Wednesday (ENG2)AESSEAL New York Stadium
Tue - 10 Sep 2019
 Grimsby Town FC (ENG4) 00 Macclesfield Town FC (ENG4)Blundell Park
 Grimsby Town FC advances on PKs (5-4) 

1st Round

DateHome Status RoadVenue
Tue - 6 Aug 2019
 Portsmouth (ENG3) 30 Birmingham City (ENG2)Fratton Park
Tue - 13 Aug 2019
 Tranmere Rovers (ENG3) 03 Hull City (ENG2)Prenton Park
 Grimsby Town FC (ENG4) 10 Doncaster Rovers (ENG3)Blundell Park
 Wigan Athletic (ENG2) 01 Stoke City (ENG2)DW Stadium
 Port Vale FC (ENG4) 12 Burton Albion FC (ENG3)Vale Park
 Nottingham Forest (ENG2) 10 Fleetwood Town FC (ENG3)The City Ground
 Bradford City (ENG4) 04 Preston North End (ENG2)Northern Commercials Stadium
 Blackpool (ENG3) 22 Macclesfield Town FC (ENG4)Bloomfield Road
 Macclesfield Town FC advances on PKs (4-2) 
 Blackburn (ENG2) 32 Oldham Athletic AFC (ENG4)Ewood Park
 Mansfield Town (ENG4) 22 Morecambe (ENG4)One Call Stadium
 Morecambe advances on PKs (6-5) 
 Charlton Athletic (ENG2) 00 Forest Green Rovers (ENG4)The Valley
 Forest Green Rovers advances on PKs (5-3) 
 Colchester United FC (ENG4) 30 Swindon Town (ENG4)JobServe Community Stadium
 AFC Wimbledon (ENG3) 22 Milton Keynes Dons (ENG3)The Cherry Red Road Records Stadium
 Milton Keynes Dons advances on PKs (4-2) 
 Oxford United (ENG3) 10 Peterborough United (ENG3)Kassam Stadium
 Queens Park Rangers (ENG2) 33 Bristol City (ENG2)Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium
 Queens Park Rangers advances on PKs (5-4) 
 Plymouth Argyle (ENG4) 20 Leyton Orient (ENG4)Home Park (Plymouth)
 Wycombe Wanderers (ENG3) 11 Reading (ENG2)Adams Park
 Reading advances on PKs (4-2) 
 Gillingham FC (ENG3) 22 Newport County AFC (ENG4)Priestfield Stadium
 Newport County AFC advances on PKs (4-1) 
 Stevenage FC (ENG4) 12 Southend United FC (ENG3)The Lamex Stadium
 Luton Town FC (ENG2) 31 Ipswich Town (ENG3)Kenilworth Road
 Walsall FC (ENG4) 23 Crawley Town FC (ENG4)Bank's Stadium
 Bristol Rovers (ENG3) 30 Cheltenham Town FC (ENG4)Memorial Stadium (Bristol)
 Brentford FC (ENG2) 11 Cambridge United FC (ENG4)Griffin Park
 Cambridge United FC advances on PKs (5-4) 
 Coventry City (ENG3) 41 Exeter City FC (ENG4)St Andrew's
 Swansea City (ENG2) 31 Northampton Town FC (ENG4)Liberty Stadium
 Accrington Stanley FC (ENG3) 13 Sunderland (ENG3)Wham Stadium
 Scunthorpe United FC (ENG4) 01 Derby County FC (ENG2)Sands Venue Stadium
 Rochdale AFC (ENG3) 52 Bolton (ENG3)Crown Oil Arena
 Huddersfield Town (ENG2) 01 Lincoln City FC (ENG3)John Smith's Stadium
 Middlesbrough FC (ENG2) 22 Crewe Alexandra (ENG4)Riverside Stadium (Middlesbrough)
 Crewe Alexandra advances on PKs (4-2) 
 Shrewsbury Town FC (ENG3) 04 Rotherham United (ENG3)Montgomery Waters Meadow
 Sheffield Wednesday (ENG2) CANC Bury FC (ENG)Hillsborough Stadium
 Salford City FC (ENG4) 03 Leeds United (ENG2)The Peninsula Stadium
 Barnsley FC (ENG2) 03 Carlisle United (ENG4)Oakwell
 West Bromwich Albion (ENG2) 12 Millwall (ENG2)The Hawthorns