EFL Cup - wikipedia EFL Cup EFL Cup EFL Cup logo used from 2017 -- 18 season Organising body English Football League Founded 1960 ; 57 years ago ( 1960 ) Region England Wales Number of teams 92 Qualifier for UEFA Europa League Current champions Manchester United ( 5th title ) Most successful club ( s ) Liverpool ( 8 titles ) Television broadcasters Sky Sports Channel 5 ( highlights only ) 2017 -- 18 EFL Cup The EFL Cup ( referred to historically, and colloquially, as simply the League Cup ), currently known as the Carabao Cup for sponsorship reasons, is an annual knockout football competition in men 's domestic English football. Organised by the English Football League ( EFL ), it is open to any club within the top four levels of the English football league system -- 92 clubs in total -- comprising the top level Premier League, and the three divisions of the English Football League 's own league competition ( Championship, League One and League Two ). First held in 1960 -- 61 as the Football League Cup, it is one of the three top - tier domestic football competitions in England, alongside the Premier League and FA Cup. It concludes in February, long before the other two, which end in May. It was introduced by the league as a response to the increasing popularity of European football, and to also exert power over the FA. It also took advantage of the roll - out of floodlights, allowing the fixtures to be played as midweek evening games. With the renaming of the Football League as the English Football League in 2016, the tournament was rebranded as the EFL Cup from the 2016 -- 17 season onwards. The tournament is played over seven rounds, with single leg ties throughout, except the semi-finals. The final is held at Wembley Stadium ; it is the only tie in the competition played at a neutral venue and on a weekend ( Sunday ). Entrants are seeded in the early rounds, and a system of byes based on league level ensures higher ranked teams enter in later rounds, and to defer the entry of teams still involved in Europe. Winners receive the EFL Cup, of which there have been three designs, the current one also being the original. Winners also qualify for European football with a place in the UEFA Europa League -- although this place is transferred to the highest - placed Premier League team not already qualified for European competition, should the winner also qualify for Europe through other means at the end of the season. The current holders are Manchester United, who beat Southampton 3 -- 2 in the 2017 final to win their fifth League Cup. Contents 1 Status 2 History 2.1 Modern changes 2.2 Giant killings 3 Format 3.1 Final 4 Results by club 5 Sponsorship 6 Trophy 7 Records 8 References 9 External links Status Although the League Cup is one of the four domestic trophies attainable by English league teams, it is perceived as a lower priority cup than the league championship or the FA Cup ; the fourth domestic trophy, the Community Shield, is a one - match event. League Cup winners receive £ 100,000 prize money ( awarded by the Football League ) with the runners - up receiving £ 50,000, considered relatively insignificant to top - flight teams, compared to the £ 2 million prize money of the FA Cup, which is in turn eclipsed by the Premier League 's television money ( awarded on final league position ) and consequent participation in the Champions League. Some clubs have repeatedly fielded a weaker side in the competition, making the opportunity for giant - killing of the larger clubs more likely. Many teams in the Premier League, Arsenal and Manchester United in particular, have used the competition to give young players valuable big - game experience. However, in 2010, in response to Arsène Wenger 's claim that a League Cup win would not end his trophy drought, Alex Ferguson described the trophy as `` a pot worth winning ''. History See also : List of EFL Cup finals The original idea for a League Cup came from Stanley Rous who saw the competition as a consolation for clubs who had already been knocked out of the FA Cup. However it was not Rous who came to implement it, but Football League Secretary Alan Hardaker. Hardaker initially proposed the competition as a way for the clubs to make up on lost revenue due to a reduction in matches played for when the league was to be re-organised. The re-organisation of the league was not immediately forthcoming ; however, the cup competition was introduced regardless. The trophy was paid for personally by Football League President Joe Richards, Richards was proud of the competition and he had his own name engraved on it. Richards described the competition 's formation as an ' interim step ' on the way to the league 's re-organisation. Richards ' priority was the re-organisation of the leagues ; ' perhaps by cutting down the number of clubs in each division, as has already been suggested, and even given more consideration to the system of four up and four down '. Hardaker felt that the Football League needed to adapt to the times as the English game was losing prestige and he felt that the Football League should take the lead in revitalising football in the nation : `` It must be obvious to all of you that the time has come to do something, and it is up to the Football League to give the lead. I hope the Press will not immediately assume that the League is going to fall out with the F.A. or anybody else... the time has come for our voice to be heard in every problem which affects the professional game. '' The League Cup competition was established at a time when match day attendances were dwindling. The league had lost 1 million spectators compared to the previous season. It was established at a time when tensions between the Football League and the Football Association were high. The biggest disagreement was how revenue was shared between the clubs. During the late 1950s, the majority of senior English clubs equipped their grounds with floodlights. This opened up the opportunity to exploit weekday evenings throughout the winter. The League Cup was introduced in the 1960 -- 61 season specifically as a mid-week floodlit tournament, to replace the Southern Professional Floodlit Cup. The League Cup was criticised by the better - endowed clubs. The Times ' correspondent at the time felt that the League Cup was a step in the wrong direction ; the European Cup had been formed five years prior to the League Cup and the correspondent felt the League Cup 's introduction was adding to existing problems. The Times published on 30 May 1960 : `` Where a drastic reduction is required in an attempt to raise quality, no doubt quantity and a further spread of mediocrity will be the dose. Where men like Count Bernabeu with his wider horizons, think in terms of a European - league for the future in which a lead could surely now be given jointly by our leaders, the Football League propose next season to implement their useless Football League Cup to be played in midweek. It gets the players, the clubs and the public nowhere. '' Aston Villa were the inaugural winners in 1960 -- 61, defeating Rotherham United 3 -- 2 in the final over two legs. Football in England was considered to be of a low quality compared to what was being played on the continent, as relatively unfashionable clubs Burnley and Wolverhampton Wanderers were England 's representatives in Europe that year, having lifted the major honours ahead of much bigger clubs like Arsenal and Manchester United. Richards referred to the appetite for European football as ' continental fever ' and was keen for the league to re-establish itself : ' We must be prepared to put the interests of the League and the game before individual clubs. ' Sixteen clubs opposed the competition 's creation, thirty - one approved it. The average attendance across the League Cup was 10,556, just higher than the average gate in the Third Division. The total attendance of the Football League competition had fallen by 4 million from the previous season. Richards is reputed to have told Hardaker that he foresaw ' the League Cup final being held at Wembley, but that it would n't be during his lifetime '. The first League Cup final to be held at Wembley was Third Division Queens Park Rangers 's win over First Division West Bromwich Albion on 4 March 1967. Richards died in 1968. The first League Cup was won in 1960 -- 61 by Aston Villa who, at the time, held the overall record for major trophies won in England. The next three finals, however, saw the trophy won by clubs who had never won a major trophy before. One of them, Norwich City, had yet to even play in the First Division, while their opponents Rochdale had played no higher than the Third Division. The introduction of the League Cup had given the Football League more negotiating power with the FA and UEFA. Hardaker had threatened UEFA with a boycott of the Fairs Cup unless UEFA gave the League Cup winner European qualification. As a result of the negotiating tactics, UEFA provided the League Cup winner with a place in the European competitions providing the team was in the first division. Tottenham Hotspur were the first team to qualify for Europe by virtue of winning the competition. Although Leeds United had won the competition before Tottenham, Leeds qualified for Europe based on league position. The winners of the 1966 -- 67 and 1968 -- 69 editions QPR and Swindon Town did not participate in Europe as they were not in the First Division. Prior to the agreement with UEFA, the competition was not considered worthy of the larger clubs ' attention. However once a position in Europe was on offer, as was a final at Wembley Stadium, the competition 's standing was improved and in the 1968 -- 69 season only Manchester United declined to participate. Everton chose not to compete in 1970 -- 71 so that they could concentrate their efforts on the European Cup. Entry was made compulsory for all Football League teams the following year. Liverpool have won the cup on the most occasions with eight victories including winning their four League Cups in successive years in the early 1980s. They completed two trebles of trophy wins, in 1983 -- 84 and 2000 -- 01, winning the League Cup in both of these years. English clubs lost their place in European competitions for an indefinite period in 1985 as a result of the Heysel disaster, where Liverpool fans had taken part in a riot at the European Cup final, resulting in the death of 39 spectators. That year 's winners of the League Cup were Norwich City, who would otherwise have played in a European competition for the first time in the 1985 -- 86 season. Oxford United, Arsenal, Luton Town and Nottingham Forest also missed out on the chance to compete in the UEFA Cup as League Cup holders over the next four years. Even when the ban was lifted in 1990, League Cup winners did not participate in European competitions for two more years, when Manchester United won the trophy and qualified for the UEFA Cup anyway as they had finished second in the league. In the previous two seasons, Nottingham Forest and Sheffield Wednesday had both been prevented from competing in the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners due to the gradual reintegration of English clubs in European competitions. In 2016 -- 17, the competition was renamed the EFL Cup as part of the Football League 's rebranding to become the English Football League. Modern changes In the early 21st century, following restructuring of European football and particularly its international club competitions the UEFA Champions League and Europa League, there were considerations of removing the prize of European qualification from the League Cup 's winners. It has retained its Europa League berth, however, leaving England the only UEFA member aside from France to offer a European berth to the winners of their second cup competitions. This has allowed the League Cup to retain popularity, especially with fans of clubs for whom success in cup competitions offers their only realistic chance of qualifying for Europe. Giant killings Giant killings are less well remembered in the League Cup than the FA Cup due to the absence of non-league sides and the fact that many big clubs have fielded very under - strength sides when knocked out. However, there have been some notable upsets, such as Fourth Division side Chester knocking league champions Leeds United out 3 -- 0 en route to the semi-finals in 1974 -- 75. In 1995 -- 96, Manchester United were beaten 3 -- 0 at home by York City in the second round, first leg ; United could only win 3 -- 1 in the second leg and went out 4 -- 3 on aggregate ( York went on to repeat the achievement against Everton the following year ). Also, the final of 1966 -- 67 saw Division Three side Queens Park Rangers come from 2 -- 0 down at half time to win 3 -- 2 against top - flight West Bromwich Albion in the first League Cup Final to be hosted at Wembley Stadium. Two years later in 1968 -- 69, Third Division side Swindon Town beat Arsenal 3 - 1 after extra time in the final to win the trophy. Manchester United have also been knocked out by Southend United and Coventry City in 2006 -- 07 and 2007 -- 08 respectively : in the match against Southend they fielded a strong side with 10 internationals, bucking a trend they had themselves started. In the 2014 -- 15 season, Manchester United fielded five international players but lost 4 -- 0 in the second round ( in which they entered the tournament ) against third - tier side MK Dons. In 2001 -- 02, holders Liverpool were defeated 2 -- 1 at home by Grimsby Town, then humbled again by Northampton Town in September 2010. Grimsby recorded another giant killing in 2005 by knocking out Tottenham Hotspur. In the 2012 -- 13 competition, League Two ( fourth tier ) side Bradford City knocked out Premier League sides Wigan and Arsenal en route to a semi-final disposal of another top tier side, Aston Villa, 4 -- 3 on aggregate, to reach the final, becoming the lowest - ranked team to do so since Rochdale in 1961 -- 62. Swansea City, in their centenary year, became the first team from outside England to win the League Cup on 24 February 2013, when they beat Bradford City 5 -- 0 to win their first major English trophy. Former League club and now defunct Scarborough defeated Chelsea 4 -- 3 on aggregate in October 1989, while a Division 4 club. In 1992 -- 93, Scarborough then defeated Coventry City ( then a top - tier side ) 3 -- 2 on aggregate, before ultimately going out of the competition, narrowly, 1 -- 0, against Arsenal. In 2014 -- 15, Sheffield Wednesday beat Arsenal 3 - 0 then lost to Stoke in the quarter - finals. Format The League Cup is open to all 92 members of the Premier League and English Football League and is divided into seven rounds, organised so that 32 teams remain by the third round ( with the exception of the 1961 -- 62 competition ). Since 1996 -- 97, teams involved in European competition during the season have received a bye to the third round ; the remaining Premier League teams enter at the second round, and the remaining Football League teams enter at the first round. If the number of byes causes an odd number of teams to enter a round, another team may be given a bye ( usually the highest - placed team of those relegated from the Premier League the previous season ) or a preliminary round may be played between the two teams promoted from the Football Conference the previous season ( or, if only one team is promoted, that team would play against the lowest - placed team not to be relegated from the Football League the previous season ) ; preliminary rounds have only been necessary in the 2002 -- 03 and 2011 -- 12 competitions. Up to 1995 -- 96, all teams were involved by the second round, although some received byes to that stage. Matches in all rounds are single - legged, except for the semi-finals, which have been two - legged since the competition began. The final was two - legged from 1961 to 1966, but has been single - legged ever since. The first round was two - legged from 1975 -- 76 to 2000 -- 01, and the second round was two - legged from 1979 -- 80 to 2000 -- 01. Single - legged matches would be replayed as necessary until 1993 -- 94, when penalties were introduced to settle the first replay ; the last single - legged tie to require a replay was played in 1996 -- 97. Until 1974 -- 75, two - legged ties that remained level after extra time in the second leg would be replayed ; in that time, three ties reached a third replay. Between 1975 -- 76 and 1979 -- 80, ties would still be replayed, but a penalty shoot - out would be used to settle ties that could not be decided after a replay ; replays of two - legged matches were finally abolished for 1980 -- 81, with the away goals rule and penalties being adopted instead. The semi-finals were the exception to this, with level ties being replayed until 1986 -- 87, after which the away goals rule and penalties were introduced. Final Main article : List of EFL Cup finals Pre-match presentation at the 2007 final between Chelsea and Arsenal at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff For the first six seasons of the Football League Cup, the final was played over two legs, with each leg being played at the home ground of each finalist. Since 1967, the final has been played as a single match at Wembley Stadium, although the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff was used between 2001 and 2007, following the demolition of the old Wembley. Between 1967 and 1997, finals that finished level after extra time would be replayed at an alternative venue until a winner was decided. The only final to require two replays was the 1977 final between Aston Villa and Everton. The venues that hosted replays were Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield, Old Trafford and Maine Road in Manchester and Villa Park in Birmingham. Since 1998, finals that have finished level after extra time have been decided by penalty shoot - out. Until 1999 -- 2000, the final was played in late March or early April. Thereafter it has been played in late February or early March. Since 1989 -- 90, the best player in the League Cup final -- as chosen by the Sky Sports television panel -- has been presented with the Alan Hardaker Trophy, named after Alan Hardaker, the former secretary of the Football League who devised the Football League Cup. John Terry and Ben Foster are the only players to win the award more than once. Results by club EFL cup winners by club Team Winners Runners - up Years won Years runner - up Liverpool 8 1980 -- 81, 1981 -- 82, 1982 -- 83, 1983 -- 84, 1994 -- 95, 2000 -- 01, 2002 -- 03, 2011 -- 12 1977 -- 78, 1986 -- 87, 2004 -- 05, 2015 -- 16 Manchester United 5 1991 -- 92, 2005 -- 06, 2008 -- 09, 2009 -- 10, 2016 -- 17 1982 -- 83, 1990 -- 91, 1993 -- 94, 2002 -- 03 Aston Villa 5 1960 -- 61, 1974 -- 75, 1976 -- 77, 1993 -- 94, 1995 -- 96 1962 -- 63, 1970 -- 71, 2009 -- 10 Chelsea 5 1964 -- 65, 1997 -- 98, 2004 -- 05, 2006 -- 07, 2014 -- 15 1971 -- 72, 2007 -- 08 Tottenham Hotspur 1970 -- 71, 1972 -- 73, 1998 -- 99, 2007 -- 08 1981 -- 82, 2001 -- 02, 2008 -- 09, 2014 -- 15 Nottingham Forest 1977 -- 78, 1978 -- 79, 1988 -- 89, 1989 -- 90 1979 -- 80, 1991 -- 92 Manchester City 1969 -- 70, 1975 -- 76, 2013 -- 14, 2015 -- 16 1973 -- 74 Leicester City 1963 -- 64, 1996 -- 97, 1999 -- 2000 1964 -- 65, 1998 -- 99 Arsenal 5 1986 -- 87, 1992 -- 93 1967 -- 68, 1968 -- 69, 1987 -- 88, 2006 -- 07, 2010 -- 11 Norwich City 1961 -- 62, 1984 -- 85 1972 -- 73, 1974 -- 75 Birmingham City 1962 -- 63, 2010 -- 11 2000 -- 01 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 1973 -- 74, 1979 -- 80 -- Middlesbrough 2003 -- 04 1996 -- 97, 1997 -- 98 West Bromwich Albion 1965 -- 66 1966 -- 67, 1969 -- 70 Queens Park Rangers 1966 -- 67 1985 -- 86 Leeds United 1967 -- 68 1995 -- 96 Stoke City 1971 -- 72 1963 -- 64 Luton Town 1987 -- 88 1988 -- 89 Sheffield Wednesday 1990 -- 91 1992 -- 93 Swindon Town 0 1968 -- 69 -- Oxford United 0 1985 -- 86 -- Blackburn Rovers 0 2001 -- 02 -- Swansea City 0 2012 -- 13 -- Sponsorship From 1981 to the present ( except in 2016 -- 17 ), the League Cup has attracted title sponsorship, which meant, unlike its older sibling the FA Cup, the League Cup was named after its sponsor, giving it the following names : Period Sponsor Name 1960 -- 61 to 1980 -- 81 No main title sponsor Football League Cup 1981 -- 82 to 1985 -- 86 Milk Marketing Board Milk Cup 1986 -- 87 to 1989 -- 90 Littlewoods Littlewoods Challenge Cup 1990 -- 91 to 1991 -- 92 Rumbelows Rumbelows Cup 1992 -- 93 to 1997 -- 98 Coca - Cola Coca - Cola Cup 1998 -- 99 to 2002 -- 03 Worthington 's Worthington Cup 2003 -- 04 to 2011 -- 12 Molson Coors Carling Cup 2012 -- 13 to 2015 -- 16 Capital One Capital One Cup 2016 -- 17 No main title sponsor EFL Cup 2017 -- 18 - Present Carabao Carabao Cup Trophy The current EFL Cup trophy. The winners receive the EFL Cup, of which there have been three designs -- the current one also being the original, a three - handled Georgian - style urn with a separate plinth ( added later ). Designed and manufactured by Mappin & Webb, it weighs 2.976 kg and measures 27 cm by 20.5 cm. It is worth around £ 20,000. It was used until the 1980 -- 81 competition, before coming back into use ever since the 1990 -- 91 competition. The reason for the break in usage was the introduction for the first time of a competition sponsor -- the Milk Marketing Board, who chose to award their own trophy from 1981 -- 82 to 1985 -- 86. The next sponsor, Littlewoods, also chose to award their own trophy, from 1986 -- 87 until 1989 -- 90. Later sponsors have used the original. Rather than the traditional medal, each member of the League Cup - winning team used to receive a tankard. Today, winning players receive medals. Records As of 2016 : Most tournament wins ( team ) : 8 wins, Liverpool Most final appearances ( team ) : 12, Liverpool Most tournament wins ( individual ) : 5, Ian Rush for Liverpool Most final appearances : ( individual ) : 6, Ian Rush for Liverpool ( 1981 -- 1984, 1987, 1995 ) and Emile Heskey for Leicester City ( 1997, 1999, 2000 ), Liverpool ( 2001, 2003 ) and Aston Villa ( 2010 ) Most semi final appearances ( team ) : 17, Liverpool Highest goalscorer ( career ) : Geoff Hurst, Ian Rush 49 goals Highest goalscorer ( season ) : Clive Allen, for Tottenham Hotspur, 12 goals in 1986 -- 87 Most goals scored in a match ( individual ) : 6 goals, by Frankie Bunn for Oldham Athletic vs Scarborough, 25 October 1989 Biggest win : Liverpool 10 -- 0 Fulham, second round first leg, 23 September 1986 and West Ham United 10 -- 0 Bury, second round second leg, 25 October 1983 Biggest aggregate win in a semi-final : Manchester City 9 -- 0 West Ham United ( 6 -- 0 at the City of Manchester Stadium and 3 -- 0 at the Boleyn Ground ), January 2014 Biggest win in a final : Swansea City 5 -- 0 Bradford City, 24 February 2013 Highest scoring game : Reading 5 -- 7 Arsenal, fourth round, 30 October 2012 and Dagenham & Redbridge 6 -- 6 Brentford, first round, 12 August 2014 Most penalties in a deciding penalty shootout : 32 -- Derby County 14 -- 13 Carlisle United ( 23 August 2016 ) Youngest player : Ashley Chambers, 15 years 203 days, for Leicester City vs Blackpool, 2005 Youngest goalscorer in the final : Norman Whiteside, 17 years 324 days, for Manchester United vs Liverpool, 1983 Youngest captain in the final : Barry Venison, 20 years, 7 months 8 days, for Sunderland vs Norwich City, 1985 References ^ Jump up to : `` The Trophy ''. capitalonecup.co.uk. 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Question: who's won the league cup the most
Answer: Liverpool