EFL Cup

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annual sporting event football cup competition knockout tournament

The EFL Cup is an annual knockout football competition in English men’s professional football, contested by clubs from the top four tiers of the league system.

Aliases (7)

Football League Cup ×16
League Cup ×10
Carabao Cup ×4
Carling Cup ×2
EFL Cup Final ×1
Football League Cup 2006–07 with Chelsea ×1
Football League Cup 2014–15 with Chelsea ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	annual sporting event → football cup competition → knockout tournament →
alsoKnownAs	Carabao Cup → League Cup →
competitionFormat	knockout →
competitionType	domestic league cup →
confederation	UEFA →
country	England →
distinctFrom	FA Community Shield → FA Cup →
domesticLevel	major English domestic cup →
eligibleTier	EFL Championship → EFL League One → EFL League Two → Premier League →
extraTimeRule	extra time and penalties if required →
finalFormat	single match final →
finalVenue	Wembley Stadium →
firstSeason	1960–61 →
formerlyKnownAs	Football League Cup →
frequency	annual →
genderCategory	men's football →
governingBody	English Football League →
hasRound	final → first round → quarter-finals → second round → semi-finals → third round →
inception	1960 →
includesClubsFrom	top four tiers of English league system →
mainSponsor	Carabao →
numberOfParticipatingTeams	92 →
organisedBy	English Football League →
organiserType	league organisation →
otherMajorEnglishCup	FA Cup →
previousSponsorshipName	Capital One Cup → Carling Cup → Coca-Cola Cup → Littlewoods Cup → Rumbelows Cup → Worthington Cup →
region	England →
sponsorshipName	Carabao Cup →
sport	association football →
stageOfSeason	played during regular league season →
tierOfImportanceInEngland	secondary cup competition after FA Cup →
winnerQualifiesFor	European competition → UEFA Europa Conference League →

Referenced by (78)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Cambridge United F.C. → Colchester United F.C. → Colchester United F.C. → Derby County F.C. → Doncaster Rovers F.C. → Fulham F.C. → Huddersfield Town A.F.C. → Newcastle United → Preston North End F.C. → Sheffield Wednesday F.C. → Watford F.C. → Wigan Athletic F.C. →	participatesIn
Chelsea F.C. → Crystal Palace F.C. → Leeds United F.C. → Manchester City F.C. → Manchester United F.C. → Peterborough United F.C. → Reading F.C. → Stockport County F.C. → Tottenham Hotspur F.C. →	competition
Leicester City F.C. ("Football League Cup") → Paul Scholes ("Football League Cup") → United ("League Cup") → West Bromwich Albion F.C. ("Football League Cup") → Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. ("Football League Cup") →	wonCompetition
EFL League One → Premier League → Premier League → The Invincibles (Arsenal 2003–04) ("League Cup") →	leagueCup
Capital One Cup ("League Cup") → EFL Cup ("League Cup") → EFL Cup ("Carabao Cup") →	alsoKnownAs
Manchester derby ("Football League Cup") → Peterborough United F.C. → Tranmere Rovers F.C. →	notableCompetition
Melwood ("League Cup") → The Whites →	associatedCompetition
The Citizens → The Reds →	associatedWithCompetition
John Obi Mikel ("Football League Cup 2006–07 with Chelsea") → John Obi Mikel ("Football League Cup 2014–15 with Chelsea") →	clubHonour
EFL Championship → EFL League Two →	domesticCup
Capital One Cup ("Carling Cup") → EFL Cup ("Football League Cup") →	formerlyKnownAs
Leeds United F.C. ("League Cup") → Swansea City A.F.C. ("Football League Cup") →	majorHonour
Liverpool F.C. ("Football League Cup") → Sheffield Wednesday F.C. ("League Cup") →	majorTrophy
Ryan Giggs ("Football League Cup") → Ryan Joseph Wilson ("Football League Cup") →	playedInCompetition
Littlewoods Cup ("Football League Cup") → Littlewoods Cup →	sponsoredNameOf
Capital One Cup → Capital One Cup ("Football League Cup") →	sponsoredTitleOf
Capital One Cup → Capital One Cup ("Carabao Cup") →	successorName
Littlewoods Cup ("League Cup") →	alternativeCurrentNameOfCompetition
Bradford City A.F.C. →	competitionParticipation
Jürgen Klopp →	competitionWon
Littlewoods Cup →	currentNameOfCompetition
Southampton F.C. →	hasCompetition
English football league system →	hasCupCompetition
Carabao ("Carabao Cup") →	hasNameInCompetition
Kevin De Bruyne →	hasWon
Pep Guardiola ("Football League Cup") →	hasWonCompetitionAsManager
Ryan Joseph Wilson ("Football League Cup") →	hasWonTitle
Wembley Stadium ("EFL Cup Final") →	hosts
Birmingham City F.C. ("League Cup") →	notableCompetitionWin
English Football League →	organizesCompetition
EFL Cup ("Carling Cup") →	previousSponsorshipName
EFL Trophy →	relatedCompetition
Carabao →	sponsors
EFL Cup ("Carabao Cup") →	sponsorshipName
Robbie Keane ("Football League Cup") →	trophyWon
Merseyside derby ("League Cup") →	typicalCompetition
Josep Guardiola ("Football League Cup") →	wonCompetitionAsManager