League Cup, 2020 (Carabao Cup)

  • 2019-20 was the 60th season of the Football League Cup competition.
  • This was the third of an extended five-year sponsorship deal with a Thai-based energy drinks company Carabao Dang when the Football League Cup was rebranded as the Carabao Cup.
  • All 92 members of the Premier League and English Football League (EFL) competed.
  • 22 clubs from the League Championship, 24 from League One and 24 for League Two (70 in total) entered at the first round stage and drawn on a north-south regional basis.
  • The remaining two clubs from the League Championship (Cardiff City and Fulham; the two highest ranked clubs who were relegated from the previous season's Premier League) entered at the second round stage along with the 13 Premier League clubs who were not involved in European competitions. Therefore, a total of 50 clubs competed in the second round.
  • Seeding was removed from the first two rounds.
  • The remaining seven Premier League clubs (Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur and Wolverhampton Wanderers) entered at the third round stage (32 clubs in total).
  • The first round draw was held in at a Morrisons store in Colindale, London on 20 June 2019.
  • Other than the two-legged semi-finals, each tie was played as a single game.
  • In the event of the scores being level at the end of 90 minutes, the tie was decided by a traditional ABAB penalty shoot-out. 30 minutes extra time would only be allowed in the Final.
  • Video assistant referees (VAR) were in use at ties played at Premier League club grounds
  • Subject to their final position in the Premier League, the winners would at least be eligible to qualify for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League in 2020-21.

Note: Details shown under the 'Goal scorers' tab relates to players with Premier League clubs only.