Carabao Cup
FIFA Region
UEFA
Season
2018-2019
Location
England
Abbreviation
ENGCUP2
Summary
The 2018-2019 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 was held on 24 February 2019 at Wembley Stadium and 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 | # 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 | ||||
Sun - 24 Feb 2019
 | 00 | Chelsea (ENG1) | Wembley Stadium | |||
| Manchester City wins on PKs (4-3) | ||||||
Semifinals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Aggregate | Tottenham (ENG1) | 22 | Chelsea (ENG1) |
| Aggregate | Manchester City (ENG1) | 100 | Burton Albion FC (ENG3) |
| 09.01.19 | | 90 | Burton Albion FC | Etihad Stadium (Manchester) |
| 23.01.19 | | 01 | Manchester City | Pirelli Stadium |
Quarterfinals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Tue - 18 Dec 2018
 | 01 | Burton Albion FC (ENG3) | Riverside Stadium (Middlesbrough) |
 | 11 | Manchester City (ENG1) | King Power Stadium | |||
| Manchester City advances on PKs (3-1) | ||||||
Wed - 19 Dec 2018
| 10 | AFC Bournemouth (ENG1) | Stamford Bridge |
Round of 16
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Tue - 30 Oct 2018
| 32 | Nottingham Forest (ENG2) | Pirelli Stadium |
| 21 | Norwich City (ENG2) | Vitality Stadium |
Wed - 31 Oct 2018
 | 13 | Tottenham (ENG1) | London Stadium |
| 32 | Derby County FC (ENG2) | Stamford Bridge |
| 10 | Crystal Palace (ENG1) | Riverside Stadium (Middlesbrough) |
Thu - 1 Nov 2018
| 20 | Fulham (ENG1) | Etihad Stadium (Manchester) |
Tue - 27 Nov 2018
| 00 | Southampton (ENG1) | King Power Stadium | |||
| Leicester City advances on PKs (6-5) | ||||||
3rd Round
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Tue - 25 Sep 2018
 | 20 | Queens Park Rangers (ENG2) | Bloomfield Road |
 | 00 | Leicester City (ENG1) | Molineux Stadium | |||
| Leicester City advances on PKs (3-1) | ||||||
| 21 | Burnley FC (ENG1) | Pirelli Stadium |
 | 34 | Norwich City (ENG2) | Adams Park |
 | 03 | Manchester City (ENG1) | Kassam Stadium |
| 32 | Blackburn (ENG2) | Vitality Stadium |
 | 22 | Middlesbrough FC (ENG2) | Deepdale | |||
| Middlesbrough FC advances on PKs (4-3) | ||||||
 | 22 | Derby County FC (ENG2) | Old Trafford | |||
| Derby County FC advances on PKs (8-7) | ||||||
 | 03 | Crystal Palace (ENG1) | The Hawthorns |
Wed - 26 Sep 2018
| 32 | Stoke City (ENG2) | The City Ground |
 | 31 | Brentford FC (ENG2) | Emirates Stadium |
| 80 | Macclesfield Town FC (ENG4) | London Stadium |
Tue - 2 Oct 2018
 | 11 | Southampton (ENG1) | Goodison Park | |||
| Southampton advances on PKs (4-3) | ||||||
2nd Round
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Tue - 28 Aug 2018
 | 01 | Crystal Palace (ENG1) | Liberty Stadium |
| 31 | Bristol Rovers (ENG3) | Loftus Road |
 | 03 | Oxford United (ENG3) | Rodney Parade |
 | 02 | Wolverhampton (ENG1) | Hillsborough Stadium |
| 21 | Rochdale AFC (ENG3) | Riverside Stadium (Middlesbrough) |
| 40 | Fleetwood Town FC (ENG3) | King Power Stadium |
 | 02 | Preston North End (ENG2) | Elland Road |
 | 04 | Derby County FC (ENG2) | KCOM Stadium |
 | 13 | West Ham United (ENG1) | The Cherry Red Road Records Stadium |
| 41 | Grimsby Town FC (ENG4) | Ewood Park |
| 30 | Milton Keynes Dons (ENG4) | Vitality Stadium |
| 10 | Cheltenham Town FC (ENG4) | Griffin Park |
 | 01 | Southampton (ENG1) | The Amex |
| 10 | Aston Villa (ENG2) | Pirelli Stadium |
 | 13 | Norwich City (ENG2) | Cardiff City Stadium |
 | 12 | Blackpool (ENG3) | Keepmoat Stadium |
| 20 | Exeter City FC (ENG4) | Craven Cottage |
 | 33 | Macclesfield Town FC (ENG4) | Bank's Stadium | |||
| Macclesfield Town FC advances on PKs (3-1) | ||||||
| 22 | Forest Green Rovers (ENG4) | Adams Park | |||
| Wycombe Wanderers FC advances on PKs (4-3) | ||||||
| 20 | Huddersfield Town (ENG1) | Bet365 Stadium |
| 21 | Mansfield Town (ENG4) | The Hawthorns |
Wed - 29 Aug 2018
| 31 | Newcastle United (ENG1) | The City Ground |
 | 32 | Plymouth Argyle (ENG3) | The Den |
| 31 | Rotherham United (ENG2) | Goodison Park |
1st Round
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Tue - 14 Aug 2018
| 11 | Bury FC (ENG4) | The City Ground | |||
| Nottingham Forest advances on PKs (10-9) | ||||||
| 00 | Gillingham FC (ENG3) | The Den | |||
| Millwall advances on PKs (3-1) | ||||||
| 31 | Barnsley FC (ENG3) | Bloomfield Road |
 | 12 | Burton Albion FC (ENG3) | Montgomery Waters Meadow |
 | 02 | Derby County FC (ENG2) | Boundary Park |
| 31 | Morecambe (ENG4) | Deepdale |
 | 04 | Grimsby Town FC (ENG4) | Vale Park |
| 61 | Accrington Stanley FC (ENG3) | One Call Stadium |
 | 15 | Blackburn (ENG2) | Brunton Park |
| 31 | Wigan Athletic (ENG2) | AESSEAL New York Stadium |
 | 13 | Walsall FC (ENG3) | Prenton Park |
 | 11 | Fleetwood Town FC (ENG3) | Alexandra Stadium | |||
| Fleetwood Town FC advances on PKs (4-3) | ||||||
 | 12 | Doncaster Rovers (ENG3) | Glanford Park |
| 11 | Bradford City (ENG3) | Moss Rose Stadium | |||
| Macclesfield Town FC advances on PKs (4-2) | ||||||
| 02 | Rochdale AFC (ENG3) | Blundell Park |
 | 11 | Hull City (ENG2) | Bramall Lane | |||
| Hull City advances on PKs (5-4) | ||||||
| 33 | Notts County FC (ENG4) | Riverside Stadium (Middlesbrough) | |||
| Middlesbrough FC advances on PKs (4-3) | ||||||
| 21 | Bolton (ENG2) | Elland Road |
 | 12 | AFC Wimbledon (ENG3) | Fratton Park |
| 22 | Colchester United FC (ENG4) | Jonny-Rocks Stadium | |||
| Cheltenham Town FC advances on PKs (6-5) | ||||||
 | 01 | Aston Villa (ENG2) | Huish Park |
 | 24 | Brentford FC (ENG2) | Roots Hall |
| 11 | Northampton Town FC (ENG4) | Adams Park | |||
| Wycombe Wanderers FC advances on PKs (7-6) | ||||||
 | 01 | Forest Green Rovers (ENG4) | The Energy Check County Ground |
| 31 | Stevenage FC (ENG4) | Carrow Road |
| 11 | Ipswich Town (ENG2) | St James' Park (Exeter) | |||
| Exeter City FC advances on PKs (4-2) | ||||||
| 30 | Charlton Athletic (ENG3) | Stadium:MK |
| 21 | Crawley Town FC (ENG4) | Memorial Stadium (Bristol) |
 | 01 | Plymouth Argyle (ENG3) | Ashton Gate Stadium |
 | 14 | Newport County AFC (ENG4) | Abbey Stadium |
| 20 | Peterborough United (ENG3) | Loftus Road |
| 20 | Coventry City (ENG3) | Kassam Stadium |
| 10 | Luton Town FC (ENG3) | The Hawthorns |
 | 20 | Birmingham City (ENG2) | Madejski Stadium |
Thu - 16 Aug 2018
 | 02 | Sheffield Wednesday (ENG2) | Stadium of Light |