EFL Cup

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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.


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

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