Summary
The 2022-2023 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. Liverpool (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.
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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 | # 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 or 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 |
Quarterfinals | 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 |
Manchester United (ENG1) | 20 | Newcastle United (ENG1) | Wembley Stadium |
Semifinals
Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue |
Aggregate | Southampton (ENG1) | 13 | Newcastle United (ENG1) |
24.01.23 | Southampton | 01 | Newcastle United | St Mary's Stadium |
31.01.23 | Newcastle United | 21 | Southampton | St James' Park (Newcastle) |
Aggregate | Nottingham Forest (ENG1) | 05 | Manchester United (ENG1) |
25.01.23 | Nottingham Forest | 03 | Manchester United | The City Ground |
01.02.23 | Manchester United | 20 | Nottingham Forest | Old Trafford |
Quarterfinals
Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue |
Newcastle United (ENG1) | 20 | Leicester City (ENG1) | St James' Park (Newcastle) |
Manchester United (ENG1) | 30 | Charlton Athletic (ENG3) | Old Trafford |
Nottingham Forest (ENG1) | 43 | Wolverhampton (ENG1) | The City Ground |
Southampton (ENG1) | 20 | Manchester City (ENG1) | St Mary's Stadium |
Round of 16
Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue |
Southampton (ENG1) | 21 | Lincoln City FC (ENG3) | St Mary's Stadium |
Newcastle United (ENG1) | 10 | AFC Bournemouth (ENG1) | St James' Park (Newcastle) |
Milton Keynes Dons (ENG3) | 03 | Leicester City (ENG1) | Stadium:MK |
Wolverhampton (ENG1) | 20 | Gillingham FC (ENG4) | Molineux Stadium |
Blackburn (ENG2) | 14 | Nottingham Forest (ENG1) | Ewood Park |
Charlton Athletic (ENG3) | 43 | Brighton & Hove (ENG1) | The Valley |
Manchester United (ENG1) | 20 | Burnley FC (ENG2) | Old Trafford |
Manchester City (ENG1) | 32 | Liverpool (ENG1) | Etihad Stadium (Manchester) |
3rd Round
Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue |
Bristol City (ENG2) | 13 | Lincoln City FC (ENG3) | Ashton Gate Stadium |
Burnley FC (ENG2) | 31 | Crawley Town FC (ENG4) | Turf Moor |
Leicester City (ENG1) | 30 | Newport County AFC (ENG4) | King Power Stadium |
Brentford FC (ENG1) | 11 | Gillingham FC (ENG4) | Gtech Community Stadium | |||
Gillingham FC advances on PKs (6-5) |
Milton Keynes Dons (ENG3) | 20 | Morecambe (ENG3) | Stadium:MK |
Stevenage FC (ENG4) | 45 | Charlton Athletic (ENG3) | The Lamex Stadium |
AFC Bournemouth (ENG1) | 41 | Everton (ENG1) | Vitality Stadium |
Southampton (ENG1) | 11 | Sheffield Wednesday (ENG3) | St Mary's Stadium | |||
Southampton advances on PKs (6-5) |
Newcastle United (ENG1) | 00 | Crystal Palace (ENG1) | St James' Park (Newcastle) | |||
Newcastle United advances on PKs (3-2) |
Nottingham Forest (ENG1) | 20 | Tottenham (ENG1) | The City Ground |
Wolverhampton (ENG1) | 10 | Leeds United (ENG1) | Molineux Stadium |
West Ham United (ENG1) | 22 | Blackburn (ENG2) | London Stadium | |||
Blackburn advances on PKs (10-9) |
Arsenal (ENG1) | 13 | Brighton & Hove (ENG1) | Emirates Stadium |
Liverpool (ENG1) | 00 | Derby County FC (ENG3) | Anfield | |||
Liverpool advances on PKs (3-2) |
Manchester City (ENG1) | 20 | Chelsea (ENG1) | Etihad Stadium (Manchester) |
Manchester United (ENG1) | 42 | Aston Villa (ENG1) | Old Trafford |
2nd Round
Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue |
Walsall FC (ENG4) | 01 | Charlton Athletic (ENG3) | Poundland Bescot Stadium |
Sheffield Wednesday (ENG3) | 30 | Rochdale AFC (ENG4) | Hillsborough Stadium |
Oxford United (ENG3) | 02 | Crystal Palace (ENG1) | Kassam Stadium |
Colchester United FC (ENG4) | 02 | Brentford FC (ENG1) | JobServe Community Stadium |
Gillingham FC (ENG4) | 00 | Exeter City FC (ENG3) | Priestfield Stadium | |||
Gillingham FC advances on PKs (6-5) |
Stevenage FC (ENG4) | 10 | Peterborough United (ENG3) | The Lamex Stadium |
Bradford City (ENG4) | 12 | Blackburn (ENG2) | University of Bradford Stadium |
Newport County AFC (ENG4) | 32 | Portsmouth (ENG3) | Rodney Parade |
Crawley Town FC (ENG4) | 20 | Fulham (ENG1) | Broadfield Stadium |
Watford (ENG2) | 02 | Milton Keynes Dons (ENG3) | Vicarage Road |
Norwich City (ENG2) | 22 | AFC Bournemouth (ENG1) | Carrow Road | |||
AFC Bournemouth advances on PKs (5-3) |
Cambridge United FC (ENG3) | 03 | Southampton (ENG1) | Abbey Stadium |
Wolverhampton (ENG1) | 21 | Preston North End (ENG2) | Molineux Stadium |
Bolton (ENG3) | 14 | Aston Villa (ENG1) | University of Bolton Stadium |
Shrewsbury Town FC (ENG3) | 01 | Burnley FC (ENG2) | Montgomery Waters Meadow Stadium |
Barrow AFC (ENG4) | 22 | Lincoln City FC (ENG3) | SO Legal Stadium | |||
Lincoln City FC advances on PKs (3-1) |
Grimsby Town (ENG4) | 03 | Nottingham Forest (ENG1) | Blundell Park |
Fleetwood Town FC (ENG3) | 01 | Everton (ENG1) | Highbury Stadium |
Rotherham United (ENG2) | 01 | Morecambe (ENG3) | AESSEAL New York Stadium |
Stockport County FC (ENG4) | 00 | Leicester City (ENG1) | Edgeley Park | |||
Leicester City advances on PKs (3-1) |
Derby County FC (ENG3) | 10 | West Bromwich Albion (ENG2) | Pride Park Stadium |
Leeds United (ENG1) | 31 | Barnsley FC (ENG3) | Elland Road |
Wycombe Wanderers (ENG3) | 13 | Bristol City (ENG2) | Adams Park |
Tranmere Rovers (ENG4) | 12 | Newcastle United (ENG1) | Prenton Park |
Forest Green Rovers (ENG3) | 03 | Brighton & Hove (ENG1) | The Fully Charged New Lawn |
1st Round
Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue |
Cambridge United FC (ENG3) | 10 | Millwall (ENG2) | Abbey Stadium |
Shrewsbury Town FC (ENG3) | 32 | Carlisle United (ENG4) | Montgomery Waters Meadow Stadium |
Forest Green Rovers (ENG3) | 20 | Leyton Orient (ENG4) | The Fully Charged New Lawn |
Huddersfield Town (ENG2) | 14 | Preston North End (ENG2) | John Smith's Stadium |
Cardiff (ENG2) | 03 | Portsmouth (ENG3) | Cardiff City Stadium |
Rochdale AFC (ENG4) | 20 | Burton Albion FC (ENG3) | Crown Oil Arena |
Ipswich Town (ENG3) | 01 | Colchester United FC (ENG4) | Portman Road |
Oxford United (ENG3) | 53 | Swansea City (ENG2) | Kassam Stadium |
Norwich City (ENG2) | 42 | Birmingham City (ENG2) | Carrow Road |
Grimsby Town (ENG4) | 40 | Crewe Alexandra (ENG4) | Blundell Park |
Crawley Town FC (ENG4) | 10 | Bristol Rovers (ENG3) | Broadfield Stadium |
Northampton Town FC (ENG4) | 12 | Wycombe Wanderers (ENG3) | Sixfields Stadium |
Walsall FC (ENG4) | 20 | Swindon Town (ENG4) | Poundland Bescot Stadium |
Charlton Athletic (ENG3) | 11 | Queens Park Rangers (ENG2) | The Valley | |||
Charlton Athletic advances on PKs (5-3) |
Milton Keynes Dons (ENG3) | 10 | Sutton United FC (ENG4) | Stadium:MK |
Doncaster Rovers (ENG4) | 03 | Lincoln City FC (ENG3) | Eco-Power Stadium |
Bolton (ENG3) | 51 | Salford City FC (ENG4) | University of Bolton Stadium |
Accrington Stanley FC (ENG3) | 22 | Tranmere Rovers (ENG4) | Wham Stadium | |||
Tranmere Rovers advances on PKs (12-11) |
Bradford City (ENG4) | 21 | Hull City (ENG2) | University of Bradford Stadium |
Mansfield Town (ENG4) | 12 | Derby County FC (ENG3) | One Call Stadium |
Harrogate Town FC (ENG4) | 01 | Stockport County FC (ENG4) | EnviroVent Stadium |
Luton Town FC (ENG2) | 23 | Newport County AFC (ENG4) | Kenilworth Road |
AFC Wimbledon (ENG4) | 02 | Gillingham FC (ENG4) | The Cherry Red Records Stadium |
Blackpool (ENG2) | 00 | Barrow AFC (ENG4) | Bloomfield Road | |||
Barrow AFC advances on PKs (4-3) |
Fleetwood Town FC (ENG3) | 10 | Wigan Athletic (ENG2) | Highbury Stadium |
Cheltenham Town FC (ENG3) | 07 | Exeter City FC (ENG3) | Completely-Suzuki Stadium |
Morecambe (ENG3) | 00 | Stoke City (ENG2) | Mazuma Stadium | |||
Morecambe advances on PKs (5-3) |
Reading (ENG2) | 12 | Stevenage FC (ENG4) | Select Car Leasing Stadium |
Port Vale FC (ENG3) | 12 | Rotherham United (ENG2) | Vale Park |
Coventry City (ENG2) | 14 | Bristol City (ENG2) | The Coventry Building Society Arena |
Sheffield Wednesday (ENG3) | 20 | Sunderland (ENG2) | Hillsborough Stadium |
Blackburn (ENG2) | 40 | Hartlepool United FC (ENG4) | Ewood Park |
Plymouth Argyle (ENG3) | 02 | Peterborough United (ENG3) | Home Park (Plymouth) |
Middlesbrough FC (ENG2) | 01 | Barnsley FC (ENG3) | Riverside Stadium (Middlesbrough) |
West Bromwich Albion (ENG2) | 10 | Sheffield United (ENG2) | The Hawthorns |