The EFL's Showpiece Cup Competition

The EFL Cup is the EFL's showpiece cup competition and is one of the three major honours of the domestic football season.

Beginning each August, it features all 92 clubs from the EFL and Premier League is a straight knock-out format across seven rounds, with the semi-finals being played over two legs.  Premier League clubs enter the competition in Round Two with clubs that have qualified for the Champions League or Europa League joining in Round Three.  The competition culminates in a final at Wembley Stadium, with the winner qualifying for the subsequent season's Europa League.

The EFL Cup is watched by millions of people at stadiums every season and much more watch at home on television.  In the UK, EFL Cup matches are broadcast on TV, with matches from each round being shown live, as well as both legs of each semi-final and the final.

Since its inception in 1960/61, the competition has earned itself a reputation for thrilling floodlit cup football with many memorable moments and shock results.  In more recent seasons it has garnered a reputation for being the competition in which the young stars of the future make their bow in professional football.

1960-61 to 1980-81     Football League Cup

1981-82 to 1985-86     Milk Cup

1986-87 to 1989-90     Littlewoods Challenge Cup

1990-91 to 1991-92     Rumbelows Cup

1992-93 to 1997-98     Coca-Cola Cup

1998-99 to 2002-03     Worthington Cup

2003-04 to 2011-12     Carling Cup

2012-13 to 2015/16     Capital One Cup

          2016-17               EFL Cup

2017-18 to present     Carabao Cup

http://cup.efl.com