Carabao Cup
FIFA Region
UEFA
Season
2020-2021
Location
England
Abbreviation
ENGCUP2
Summary
The 2020-2021 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 28 February 2021 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 | # 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 - 25 Apr 2021
 | 01 | Manchester City (ENG1) | Wembley Stadium |
Semifinals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Tue - 5 Jan 2021
| 20 | Brentford FC (ENG2) | Tottenham Hotspur Stadium |
Wed - 6 Jan 2021
 | 02 | Manchester City (ENG1) | Old Trafford |
Quarterfinals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Tue - 22 Dec 2020
| 10 | Newcastle United (ENG1) | Brentford Community Stadium |
 | 14 | Manchester City (ENG1) | Emirates Stadium |
Wed - 23 Dec 2020
 | 13 | Tottenham (ENG1) | bet365 Stadium |
 | 02 | Manchester United (ENG1) | Goodison Park |
Round of 16
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Tue - 29 Sep 2020
Wed - 30 Sep 2020
 | 11 | Newcastle United (ENG1) | Rodney Parade | |||
| Newcastle United advances on PKs (5-4) | ||||||
 | 03 | Manchester City (ENG1) | Turf Moor |
 | 03 | Manchester United (ENG1) | The Amex |
| 41 | West Ham United (ENG1) | Goodison Park |
Thu - 1 Oct 2020
| 30 | Fulham (ENG1) | Brentford Community Stadium |
 | 01 | Stoke City (ENG2) | Villa Park |
3rd Round
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Tue - 22 Sep 2020
 | PSPD | Tottenham (ENG1) | The Breyer Group Stadium |
 | 22 | Brentford FC (ENG2) | The Hawthorns | |||
| Brentford FC advances on PKs (5-4) | ||||||
| 31 | Watford (ENG2) | Rodney Parade |
| 51 | Hull City (ENG3) | London Stadium |
 | 03 | Manchester United (ENG1) | Kenilworth Road |
Wed - 23 Sep 2020
 | 02 | Brighton & Hove (ENG1) | Deepdale |
| 20 | Sheffield Wednesday (ENG2) | Craven Cottage |
 | 02 | Burnley FC (ENG1) | The Den |
| 10 | Gillingham FC (ENG3) | bet365 Stadium |
 | 02 | Arsenal (ENG1) | King Power Stadium |
 | 06 | Newcastle United (ENG1) | Globe Arena |
 | 25 | Everton (ENG1) | Highbury Stadium |
 | 60 | Barnsley FC (ENG2) | Stamford Bridge |
Thu - 24 Sep 2020
 | 03 | Aston Villa (ENG1) | Ashton Gate Stadium |
 | 27 | Liverpool (ENG1) | LNER Stadium |
| 21 | AFC Bournemouth (ENG2) | Etihad Stadium (Manchester) |
2nd Round
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Tue - 15 Sep 2020
 | 02 | Barnsley FC (ENG2) | Riverside Stadium (Middlesbrough) |
 | 01 | Luton Town FC (ENG2) | Madejski Stadium |
| 31 | Cheltenham Town FC (ENG4) | The Den |
| 11 | Coventry City (ENG2) | Priestfield Stadium | |||
| Gillingham FC advances on PKs (5-4) | ||||||
 | 12 | Preston North End (ENG2) | Pride Park Stadium |
| 21 | Port Vale FC (ENG4) | Highbury Stadium |
 | 11 | Watford (ENG2) | Kassam Stadium | |||
| Watford advances on PKs (3-0) | ||||||
| 10 | Cambridge United FC (ENG4) | Rodney Parade |
 | 05 | Lincoln City FC (ENG3) | The Utilita Energy Stadium |
| 10 | Blackburn (ENG2) | St James' Park (Newcastle) |
| 30 | Charlton Athletic (ENG3) | London Stadium |
 | 13 | Aston Villa (ENG1) | Pirelli Stadium |
 | 02 | Sheffield Wednesday (ENG2) | Crown Oil Arena |
| 10 | Oldham Athletic AFC (ENG4) | Globe Arena |
| 00 | Crystal Palace (ENG1) | Vitality Stadium | |||
| AFC Bournemouth advances on PKs (11-10) | ||||||
| 32 | Plymouth Argyle (ENG3) | The Breyer Group Stadium |
Wed - 16 Sep 2020
| 30 | Harrogate Town FC (ENG4) | The Hawthorns |
 | 01 | Fulham (ENG1) | Portman Road |
 | 11 | Hull City (ENG3) | Elland Road | |||
| Hull City advances on PKs (9-8) | ||||||
 | 02 | Brentford FC (ENG2) | St Mary's Stadium |
| 40 | Northampton Town FC (ENG3) | Ashton Gate Stadium |
| 30 | Salford City FC (ENG4) | Goodison Park |
Thu - 17 Sep 2020
| 11 | Sheffield United (ENG1) | Turf Moor | |||
| Burnley FC advances on PKs (5-4) | ||||||
 | 01 | Stoke City (ENG2) | Molineux Stadium |
| 40 | Portsmouth (ENG3) | The Amex |
1st Round
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Sat - 29 Aug 2020
| 40 | Mansfield Town (ENG4) | Deepdale |
| 32 | Doncaster Rovers (ENG3) | Ewood Park |
| 00 | Blackpool (ENG3) | bet365 Stadium | |||
| Stoke City advances on PKs (5-4) | ||||||
 | 33 | Portsmouth (ENG3) | The Lamex Stadium | |||
| Portsmouth advances on PKs (3-1) | ||||||
Fri - 4 Sep 2020
| 43 | Shrewsbury Town FC (ENG3) | Riverside Stadium (Middlesbrough) |
| 11 | Accrington Stanley FC (ENG3) | Pirelli Stadium | |||
| Burton Albion FC advances on PKs (4-2) | ||||||
Sat - 5 Sep 2020
| 00 | Barrow AFC (ENG4) | Pride Park Stadium | |||
| Derby County FC advances on PKs (3-2) | ||||||
| 32 | Queens Park Rangers (ENG2) | Home Park (Plymouth) |
 | 13 | Millwall (ENG2) | The People's Pension Stadium |
| 10 | Southend United FC (ENG4) | Priestfield Stadium |
| 20 | Exeter City FC (ENG4) | Ashton Gate Stadium |
 | 00 | Sheffield Wednesday (ENG2) | Bank's Stadium | |||
| Sheffield Wednesday advances on PKs (4-2) | ||||||
 | 11 | Harrogate Town FC (ENG4) | Prenton Park | |||
| Harrogate Town FC advances on PKs (8-7) | ||||||
 | 12 | Lincoln City FC (ENG3) | Alexandra Stadium |
| 10 | Huddersfield Town (ENG2) | John Smith's Stadium |
 | 12 | Bradford City (ENG4) | University of Bolton Stadium |
| 32 | Wigan Athletic (ENG3) | Highbury Stadium |
 | 11 | Morecambe (ENG4) | Blundell Park | |||
| Morecambe advances on PKs (4-3) | ||||||
 | 12 | Port Vale FC (ENG4) | Sands Venue Stadium |
 | 00 | Hull City (ENG3) | Stadium of Light | |||
| Hull City advances on PKs (5-4) | ||||||
| 11 | Rotherham United (ENG2) | The Peninsula Stadium | |||
| Salford City FC advances on PKs (4-2) | ||||||
| 10 | Nottingham Forest (ENG2) | Oakwell |
| 30 | Carlisle United (ENG4) | Boundary Park |
 | 13 | Charlton Athletic (ENG3) | The County Ground |
 | 12 | Leyton Orient (ENG4) | The Innocent [Insert Name Here] Stadium |
 | 01 | Coventry City (ENG2) | Stadium:MK |
 | 01 | Cheltenham Town FC (ENG4) | Weston Homes Stadium |
| 30 | Cardiff (ENG2) | PTS Academy Stadium |
| 31 | Norwich City (ENG2) | Kenilworth Road |
 | 01 | Cambridge United FC (ENG4) | St Andrew's |
| 20 | Swansea City (ENG2) | Rodney Parade |
| 11 | AFC Wimbledon (ENG3) | Kassam Stadium | |||
| Oxford United advances on PKs (4-3) | ||||||
| 31 | Colchester United FC (ENG4) | Madejski Stadium |
| 30 | Bristol Rovers (ENG3) | Portman Road |
Sun - 6 Sep 2020
| 11 | Wycombe Wanderers (ENG2) | Brentford Community Stadium | |||
| Brentford FC advances on PKs (4-2) | ||||||