Summary
The 2021-2022 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 will participate. The Final will be held on 21 February 2022 at Wembley Stadium. The ENGCUP2 winner wins a berth in the Playoff Round of the 2022-2023 UEFA Europa Conference Cup. Manchester City (ENG1) has won the last three ENGCUP2s.
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.
More Info...
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 | # Teams | New Teams Entering This Round | Teams From Previous Round | Format |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | 70 | 22 ENG2 teams, 24 ENG3 teams, 24 ENG4 teams | None | 35 Knockout matches |
2nd Round | 50 | 13 ENG1 teams "not" competing in the UEFACL and the UEFAEL, 2 ENG2 teams | 35 winners from 1st Round | 25 Knockout matches |
3rd Round | 32 | 7 ENG1 teams competing in UEFACL and UEFAEL | 25 winners from 2nd Round | 16 Knockout matches |
4th Round | 16 | None | 16 winners from 3rd Round | 8 Knockout matches |
5th Round | 8 | None | 8 winners from 4th Round | 4 Knockout matches |
Semifinals | 4 | None | 4 winners from 5th Round | 2 sets of Home/Away matches, highest aggregate goals advances |
Final | 2 | None | 2 winners from Semifinals | 1 Knockout match played at a neutral site |
Final
Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue |
Semifinals
Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue |
Aggregate | Chelsea (ENG1) | 30 | Tottenham (ENG1) |
Aggregate | Liverpool (ENG1) | 20 | Arsenal (ENG1) |
Quarterfinals
Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue |
Arsenal (ENG1) | 51 | Sunderland (ENG3) | Emirates Stadium |
Tottenham (ENG1) | 21 | West Ham United (ENG1) | Tottenham Hotspur Stadium |
Brentford FC (ENG1) | 02 | Chelsea (ENG1) | Brentford Community Stadium |
Liverpool (ENG1) | 54 | Leicester City (ENG1) | Anfield |
Round of 16
Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue |
Chelsea (ENG1) | 11 | Southampton (ENG1) | Stamford Bridge | |||
Chelsea advances on PKs (4-3). |
Queens Park Rangers (ENG2) | 00 | Sunderland (ENG3) | Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium | |||
Sunderland advances on PKs (4-3). |
Arsenal (ENG1) | 20 | Leeds United (ENG1) | Emirates Stadium |
West Ham United (ENG1) | 00 | Manchester City (ENG1) | London Stadium | |||
West Ham United advances on PKs (5-3). |
Leicester City (ENG1) | 22 | Brighton & Hove (ENG1) | King Power Stadium | |||
Leicester City advances on PKs (2-1). |
Burnley FC (ENG1) | 01 | Tottenham (ENG1) | Turf Moor |
Stoke City (ENG2) | 12 | Brentford FC (ENG1) | bet365 Stadium |
Preston North End (ENG2) | 02 | Liverpool (ENG1) | Deepdale |
3rd Round
Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue |
Queens Park Rangers (ENG2) | 87 | Everton (ENG1) | Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium |
Preston North End (ENG2) | 41 | Cheltenham Town FC (ENG3) | Deepdale |
Fulham (ENG2) | 56 | Leeds United (ENG1) | Craven Cottage |
Brentford FC (ENG1) | 70 | Oldham Athletic AFC (ENG4) | Brentford Community Stadium |
Watford (ENG1) | 13 | Stoke City (ENG2) | Vicarage Road |
Wigan Athletic (ENG3) | 02 | Sunderland (ENG3) | DW Stadium |
Norwich City (ENG1) | 03 | Liverpool (ENG1) | Carrow Road |
Burnley FC (ENG1) | 41 | Rochdale AFC (ENG4) | Turf Moor |
Sheffield Utd (ENG2) | 24 | Southampton (ENG1) | Bramall Lane |
Manchester City (ENG1) | 61 | Wycombe Wanderers (ENG3) | Etihad Stadium (Manchester) |
Brighton & Hove (ENG1) | 20 | Swansea City (ENG2) | The Amex |
Manchester United (ENG1) | 01 | West Ham United (ENG1) | Old Trafford |
Chelsea (ENG1) | 11 | Aston Villa (ENG1) | Stamford Bridge | |||
Chelsea advances on PKs (4-3) |
Arsenal (ENG1) | 30 | AFC Wimbledon (ENG3) | Emirates Stadium |
Millwall (ENG2) | 02 | Leicester City (ENG1) | The Den |
Wolverhampton (ENG1) | 23 | Tottenham (ENG1) | Molineux Stadium |
2nd Round
Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue |
Oldham Athletic AFC (ENG4) | 54 | Accrington Stanley FC (ENG3) | Boundary Park |
Norwich City (ENG1) | 60 | AFC Bournemouth (ENG2) | Carrow Road |
Swansea City (ENG2) | 41 | Plymouth Argyle (ENG3) | Swansea.com Stadium |
Wigan Athletic (ENG3) | 54 | Bolton (ENG3) | DW Stadium |
Huddersfield Town (ENG2) | 12 | Everton (ENG1) | John Smith's Stadium |
Sheffield United (ENG2) | 21 | Derby County FC (ENG2) | Bramall Lane |
Stoke City (ENG2) | 20 | Doncaster Rovers (ENG3) | bet365 Stadium |
Shrewsbury Town FC (ENG3) | 02 | Rochdale AFC (ENG4) | Montgomery Waters Meadow |
Morecambe (ENG3) | 24 | Preston North End (ENG2) | Mazuma Stadium |
Blackpool (ENG2) | 23 | Sunderland (ENG3) | Bloomfield Road |
Leeds United (ENG1) | 30 | Crewe Alexandra (ENG3) | Elland Road |
Barrow AFC (ENG4) | 06 | Aston Villa (ENG1) | The Dunes Hotel Stadium |
Brentford FC (ENG1) | 31 | Forest Green Rovers (ENG4) | Brentford Community Stadium |
Millwall (ENG2) | 31 | Cambridge United FC (ENG3) | The Den |
Cardiff (ENG2) | 02 | Brighton & Hove (ENG1) | Cardiff City Stadium |
Birmingham City (ENG2) | 02 | Fulham (ENG2) | St Andrew's |
Gillingham FC (ENG3) | 45 | Cheltenham Town FC (ENG3) | Priestfield Stadium |
Queens Park Rangers (ENG2) | 20 | Oxford United (ENG3) | Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium |
Stevenage FC (ENG4) | 35 | Wycombe Wanderers (ENG3) | The Lamex Stadium |
Northampton Town FC (ENG4) | 01 | AFC Wimbledon (ENG3) | Sixfields Stadium |
Watford (ENG1) | 10 | Crystal Palace (ENG1) | Vicarage Road |
Nottingham Forest (ENG2) | 04 | Wolverhampton (ENG1) | The City Ground |
Newcastle United (ENG1) | 34 | Burnley FC (ENG1) | St James' Park (Newcastle) |
Newport County AFC (ENG4) | 08 | Southampton (ENG1) | Rodney Parade |
West Bromwich Albion (ENG2) | 06 | Arsenal (ENG1) | The Hawthorns |
1st Round
Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue |
AFC Bournemouth (ENG2) | 50 | Milton Keynes Dons (ENG3) | Vitality Stadium |
Sheffield Wednesday (ENG3) | 24 | Huddersfield Town (ENG2) | Hillsborough Stadium |
Cardiff (ENG2) | 32 | Sutton United FC (ENG4) | Cardiff City Stadium |
Hartlepool United FC (ENG4) | 01 | Crewe Alexandra (ENG3) | Victoria Park (Hartlepool) |
Crawley Town FC (ENG4) | 910 | Gillingham FC (ENG3) | The People's Pension Stadium |
Rotherham United (ENG3) | 12 | Accrington Stanley FC (ENG3) | AESSEAL New York Stadium |
Shrewsbury Town FC (ENG3) | 42 | Lincoln City FC (ENG3) | Montgomery Waters Meadow |
Exeter City FC (ENG4) | 34 | Wycombe Wanderers (ENG3) | St James' Park (Exeter) |
Forest Green Rovers (ENG4) | 65 | Bristol City (ENG2) |
Peterborough United (ENG2) | 04 | Plymouth Argyle (ENG3) | Weston Homes Stadium |
Bristol Rovers (ENG4) | 02 | Cheltenham Town FC (ENG3) | Memorial Stadium (Bristol) |
Mansfield Town (ENG4) | 03 | Preston North End (ENG2) | One Call Stadium |
Sheffield United (ENG2) | 10 | Carlisle United (ENG4) | Bramall Lane |
Harrogate Town FC (ENG4) | PSPD | Rochdale AFC (ENG4) | EnviroVent Stadium |
Port Vale FC (ENG4) | 12 | Sunderland (ENG3) | Vale Park |
Charlton Athletic (ENG3) | 01 | AFC Wimbledon (ENG3) | The Valley |
Birmingham City (ENG2) | 10 | Colchester United FC (ENG4) | St Andrew's |
Derby County FC (ENG2) | 53 | Salford City FC (ENG4) | Pride Park Stadium |
Ipswich Town (ENG3) | 01 | Newport County AFC (ENG4) | Portman Road |
Cambridge United FC (ENG3) | 31 | Swindon Town (ENG4) | Abbey Stadium |
Hull City (ENG2) | 78 | Wigan Athletic (ENG3) | The MKM Stadium |
Millwall (ENG2) | 21 | Portsmouth (ENG3) | The Den |
Oldham Athletic AFC (ENG4) | 43 | Tranmere Rovers (ENG4) | Boundary Park |
Walsall FC (ENG4) | 34 | Doncaster Rovers (ENG3) | Bank's Stadium |
Stoke City (ENG2) | 21 | Fleetwood Town FC (ENG3) | bet365 Stadium |
Stevenage FC (ENG4) | 30 | Luton Town FC (ENG2) | The Lamex Stadium |
Barrow AFC (ENG4) | 10 | Scunthorpe United FC (ENG4) | Holker Street |
Bolton (ENG3) | 54 | Barnsley FC (ENG2) | University of Bolton Stadium |
Reading (ENG2) | 03 | Swansea City (ENG2) | Select Car Leasing Stadium |
Blackpool (ENG2) | 30 | Middlesbrough FC (ENG2) | Bloomfield Road |
Nottingham Forest (ENG2) | 21 | Bradford City (ENG4) | The City Ground |
Burton Albion FC (ENG3) | 24 | Oxford United (ENG3) | Pirelli Stadium |
Coventry City (ENG2) | 12 | Northampton Town FC (ENG4) | The Coventry Building Society Arena |
Leyton Orient (ENG4) | 35 | Queens Park Rangers (ENG2) | The Breyer Group Stadium |