2020–21 EFL Cup
The 2020–21 EFL Cup will be the 61st season of the EFL Cup. Also known as the Carabao Cup for sponsorship reasons, the competition is open to all clubs participating in the Premier League and the English Football League.
| Carabao Cup, League Cup | |
| Country | England Wales |
|---|---|
| Dates | TBD |
| Teams | 92 |
| Defending champions | Manchester City |
← 2019–20 2021–22 → | |
Manchester City are the three-time defending champions, having retained the trophy in 2020, defeating Aston Villa in the final at Wembley Stadium in London on 1 March 2020.[1][2]
Access
All 92 clubs in the Premier League and English Football League will enter the season's EFL Cup. Access is distributed across the top four leagues of the English football league system. For the first two rounds, the draw is regionalised into northern and southern clubs.
In the first round, 22 of 24 Championship clubs and all League One, and League Two clubs enter.
The following round, the two remaining Championship clubs who finished 18th and 19th respectively in the 2019–20 Premier League season, and the Premier League clubs not involved in either the Champions League or Europa League enter.
| Clubs entering in this round | Clubs advancing from previous round | Number of games | |
|---|---|---|---|
| First round
(70 clubs) |
|
|
35 |
| Second round
(50 clubs) |
|
|
25 |
| Third round
(32 clubs) |
|
|
16 |
| Fourth round
(16 clubs) |
|
|
8 |
| Quarter-finals
(8 clubs) |
|
|
4 |
| Semi-finals
(4 clubs) |
|
|
4 (2 legs for each semi-final) |
| Final
(2 clubs) |
|
|
1 |
References
- "Key dates announced ahead of 2019/20 season". English Football League. 17 April 2019. Archived from the original on 1 May 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- McNulty, Phil (1 March 2020). "Man City win Carabao Cup final: Phil Foden offers glimpse into life without David Silva". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 March 2020.