League Cup review 2022-23

• 2022-23 was the 63rd season of the Football League Cup competition.
• This was the sixth year of the 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 1st round stage.
• The remaining two clubs from the League Championship (Burnley and Watford; the two highest ranked clubs who were relegated from the previous season's Premier League) entered at the 2nd 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 2nd round.
• The first two rounds were regionalised (north and south).
• The remaining seven Premier League clubs (Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United) entered at the 3rd round stage (32 clubs in total).
• Each tie was played as a single game, except the two-legged semi-finals.
• In the event of the scores being level at the end of 90 minutes, the tie was decided by a 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 winner of the competition became eligible to qualify for the UEFA Europa Conference League. Manchester United (the winners) qualified for the UEFA Champions League via their league position.
• Note: Details shown under the ‘Goal scorers’ tab relates to players with Premier League clubs only.