List of EFL Cup Finals - wikipedia List of EFL Cup Finals The EFL Cup, which the winner receives The EFL Cup is a knockout cup competition in English football organised by and named after the English Football League ( EFL ). The competition was established in 1960 and is considered to be the second-most important domestic cup competition for English football clubs, after the FA Cup. The competition is open to all 72 members of the English Football League and the 20 members of the Premier League. For the first six seasons of the competition, the final was contested over two legs, one at each participating club 's stadium. The first Football League Cup was won by Aston Villa, who beat Rotherham United 3 -- 2 on aggregate, after losing the first leg 2 -- 0. The competition 's first single - legged final was held in 1967 : Queens Park Rangers defeated West Bromwich Albion 3 -- 2 at Wembley Stadium in London. Liverpool hold the record for the most EFL Cup titles, having won the competition eight times, including four consecutive titles from 1981 to 1984. Nottingham Forest and Manchester United are the only other clubs to have won consecutive titles ; Forest won in 1978 and 1979, and 1989 and 1990, while United won in 2009 and 2010. Arsenal have been runners - up more than any other club ; they have lost the final five times. Manchester City are the current champions, having beaten Arsenal 3 -- 0 in the 2018 final. Contents 1 History 2 Finals 3 Results by club 4 Notes 5 References 6 External links History Further information : EFL Cup The first winners of the tournament were Aston Villa. The final was contested over two legs for the first six years of the competition. During this period many First Division clubs refused to take part, allowing clubs from outside the First Division to regularly reach the final. The first club from outside the First Division to win the competition was Norwich City of the Second Division in 1962. Queen 's Park Rangers and Swindon Town, both then of Division Three, matched this feat in 1967 and 1969 respectively. Sheffield Wednesday, then in the Second Division, became the last club to win the competition while competing outside the First Division, when they beat Manchester United in the 1991 final. In the late 1960s, the winners of the competition were granted automatic qualification to the UEFA Cup. With the promise of potential European football, First Division clubs entered the competition, and all 92 Football League clubs entered the League Cup for the first time in 1969 -- 70. Meanwhile, the final of the competition had also been altered ; it would now be played over a single leg at Wembley Stadium. The final went to a replay for the first time in 1977, with Aston Villa requiring two replays to overcome Everton ; the first was held at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield, and the second at Old Trafford in Manchester. The following year, Nottingham Forest won the first of two consecutive titles, the first time that any club won back - to - back League Cup titles. The first took a replay at Old Trafford to beat Liverpool, and they beat Southampton 3 -- 2 to win the second. Liverpool won four consecutive titles between 1981 and 1984, the most consecutive League Cup titles won by any club. Nottingham Forest won two more consecutive titles in 1989 and 1990. The last League Cup final replay was held in 1997 ; Leicester City beat Middlesbrough 1 -- 0 after extra time at Hillsborough, after the two clubs had played out a 1 -- 1 draw at Wembley. The rules were changed afterwards with a penalty shootout incorporated instead of replays. The first single - match final to be played outside London was held in 2001, as the final was moved to Cardiff 's Millennium Stadium while the new Wembley Stadium was under construction. Liverpool and Chelsea were the two most prolific League Cup sides in Cardiff, as both clubs won two titles each. The final returned to London in 2008, where Tottenham Hotspur became the first side to win the competition at the new Wembley, beating Chelsea 2 -- 1 after extra time. Finals Key to the list of finals Match was won during extra time * Match was won on a penalty shootout & Match was won after a replay § Match was won after a replay in extra time £ Match was won after two replays in extra time Italics Club from outside the top - tier of English football EFL Cup winners Final Winner Score Runner - up Venue Attendance 1961 Aston Villa 0 -- 2 Rotherham United Millmoor 12,226 Aston Villa 3 -- 0 Rotherham United Villa Park 31,202 Aston Villa won 3 -- 2 on aggregate 1962 Norwich City 3 -- 0 Rochdale Spotland 11,123 Norwich City 1 -- 0 Rochdale Carrow Road 19,708 Norwich City won 4 -- 0 on aggregate 1963 Birmingham City 3 -- 1 Aston Villa St Andrew 's 31,850 Birmingham City 0 -- 0 Aston Villa Villa Park 37,921 Birmingham City won 3 -- 1 on aggregate 1964 Leicester City 1 -- 1 Stoke City Victoria Ground 22,309 Leicester City 3 -- 2 Stoke City Filbert Street 25,372 Leicester City won 4 -- 3 on aggregate 1965 Chelsea 3 -- 2 Leicester City Stamford Bridge 20,690 Chelsea 0 -- 0 Leicester City Filbert Street 26,958 Chelsea won 3 -- 2 on aggregate 1966 West Bromwich Albion 1 -- 2 West Ham United Boleyn Ground 28,341 West Bromwich Albion 4 -- 1 West Ham United The Hawthorns 31,925 West Bromwich Albion won 5 -- 3 on aggregate 1967 Queens Park Rangers 3 -- 2 West Bromwich Albion Wembley Stadium 97,952 1968 Leeds United 1 -- 0 Arsenal Wembley Stadium 97,887 1969 Swindon Town 3 -- 1 Arsenal Wembley Stadium 98,189 1970 Manchester City 2 -- 1 West Bromwich Albion Wembley Stadium 97,963 1971 Tottenham Hotspur 2 -- 0 Aston Villa Wembley Stadium 100,000 1972 Stoke City 2 -- 1 Chelsea Wembley Stadium 97,852 1973 Tottenham Hotspur 1 -- 0 Norwich City Wembley Stadium 100,000 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 -- 1 Manchester City Wembley Stadium 97,886 Aston Villa 1 -- 0 Norwich City Wembley Stadium 95,946 1976 Manchester City 2 -- 1 Newcastle United Wembley Stadium 100,000 1977 Aston Villa 0 -- 0 Everton Wembley Stadium 100,000 Aston Villa 1 -- 1 Everton Hillsborough Stadium 55,000 Aston Villa 3 -- 2 Everton Old Trafford 54,749 1978 Nottingham Forest 1 -- 0 Liverpool Old Trafford 54,375 1979 Nottingham Forest 3 -- 2 Southampton Wembley Stadium 96,952 1980 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 -- 0 Nottingham Forest Wembley Stadium 96,527 1981 Liverpool 2 -- 1 West Ham United Villa Park 36,693 1982 Liverpool 3 -- 1 Tottenham Hotspur Wembley Stadium 100,000 Liverpool 2 -- 1 Manchester United Wembley Stadium 99,304 1984 Liverpool 1 -- 0 Everton Maine Road 52,089 1985 Norwich City 1 -- 0 Sunderland Wembley Stadium 100,000 1986 Oxford United 3 -- 0 Queens Park Rangers Wembley Stadium 90,396 Arsenal 2 -- 1 Liverpool Wembley Stadium 96,000 1988 Luton Town 3 -- 2 Arsenal Wembley Stadium 95,732 1989 Nottingham Forest 3 -- 1 Luton Town Wembley Stadium 76,130 1990 Nottingham Forest 1 -- 0 Oldham Athletic Wembley Stadium 74,343 1991 Sheffield Wednesday 1 -- 0 Manchester United Wembley Stadium 77,612 1992 Manchester United 1 -- 0 Nottingham Forest Wembley Stadium 76,810 1993 Arsenal 2 -- 1 Sheffield Wednesday Wembley Stadium 74,007 1994 Aston Villa 3 -- 1 Manchester United Wembley Stadium 77,231 1995 Liverpool 2 -- 1 Bolton Wanderers Wembley Stadium 75,595 Aston Villa 3 -- 0 Leeds United Wembley Stadium 77,065 1997 Leicester City 1 -- 1 Middlesbrough Wembley Stadium 76,757 Leicester City 1 -- 0 Middlesbrough Hillsborough Stadium 39,428 1998 Chelsea 2 -- 0 Middlesbrough Wembley Stadium 77,698 1999 Tottenham Hotspur 1 -- 0 Leicester City Wembley Stadium 77,892 2000 Leicester City 2 -- 1 Tranmere Rovers Wembley Stadium 74,313 2001 Liverpool 1 -- 1 * Birmingham City Millennium Stadium 73,500 2002 Blackburn Rovers 2 -- 1 Tottenham Hotspur Millennium Stadium 72,500 2003 Liverpool 2 -- 0 Manchester United Millennium Stadium 74,500 Middlesbrough 2 -- 1 Bolton Wanderers Millennium Stadium 72,634 2005 Chelsea 3 -- 2 Liverpool Millennium Stadium 78,000 2006 Manchester United 4 -- 0 Wigan Athletic Millennium Stadium 66,866 2007 Chelsea 2 -- 1 Arsenal Millennium Stadium 70,073 2008 Tottenham Hotspur 2 -- 1 Chelsea Wembley Stadium 87,660 2009 Manchester United 0 -- 0 * Tottenham Hotspur Wembley Stadium 88,217 Manchester United 2 -- 1 Aston Villa Wembley Stadium 88,596 2011 Birmingham City 2 -- 1 Arsenal Wembley Stadium 88,851 2012 Liverpool 2 -- 2 * Cardiff City Wembley Stadium 89,041 2013 Swansea City 5 -- 0 Bradford City Wembley Stadium 82,597 2014 Manchester City 3 -- 1 Sunderland Wembley Stadium 84,697 2015 Chelsea 2 -- 0 Tottenham Hotspur Wembley Stadium 89,294 2016 Manchester City 1 -- 1 * Liverpool Wembley Stadium 86,206 2017 Manchester United 3 -- 2 Southampton Wembley Stadium 85,264 2018 Manchester City 3 -- 0 Arsenal Wembley Stadium 85,671 Results by club EFL Cup winners by club Club Winners Runners - up Years won Years runner - up Liverpool 8 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1995, 2001, 2003, 2012 1978, 1987, 2005, 2016 Manchester United 5 1992, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2017 1983, 1991, 1994, 2003 Aston Villa 5 1961, 1975, 1977, 1994, 1996 1963, 1971, 2010 Chelsea 5 1965, 1998, 2005, 2007, 2015 1972, 2008 Manchester City 5 1970, 1976, 2014, 2016, 2018 Tottenham Hotspur 1971, 1973, 1999, 2008 1982, 2002, 2009, 2015 Nottingham Forest 1978, 1979, 1989, 1990 1980, 1992 Leicester City 1964, 1997, 2000 1965, 1999 Arsenal 6 1987, 1993 1968, 1969, 1988, 2007, 2011, 2018 Norwich City 1962, 1985 1973, 1975 Birmingham City 1963, 2011 2001 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 1974, 1980 -- West Bromwich Albion 1966 1967, 1970 Middlesbrough 1997, 1998 Queens Park Rangers 1967 1986 Leeds United 1968 Stoke City 1972 1964 Luton Town 1988 1989 Sheffield Wednesday 1991 1993 Swindon Town 0 1969 -- Oxford United 0 1986 -- Blackburn Rovers 0 2002 -- Swansea City 0 2013 -- West Ham United 0 -- 1966, 1981 Everton 0 -- 1977, 1984 Bolton Wanderers 0 -- 1995, 2004 Sunderland 0 -- 1985, 2014 Southampton 0 -- 1979, 2017 Rotherham United 0 -- 1961 Rochdale 0 -- 1962 Newcastle United 0 -- 1976 Oldham Athletic 0 -- 1990 Tranmere Rovers 0 -- 2000 Wigan Athletic 0 -- 2006 Cardiff City 0 -- 2012 Bradford City 0 -- 2013 Notes A. Attendance refers to the number of people present during that year 's final. B. Liverpool won the 2001 final 5 -- 4 in a penalty shootout. C. Manchester United won the 2009 final 4 -- 1 in a penalty shootout. D. Liverpool won the 2012 final 3 -- 2 in a penalty shootout. E. Manchester City won the 2016 final 3 -- 1 in a penalty shootout. References General `` Carling Cup Records ''. Football League Cup. Coors Brewing Company. Archived from the original on 11 January 2010. Retrieved 22 October 2008. `` England -- Football League Cup Finals ''. Rec. Sport. Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 29 March 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2009. `` England -- League Cup Finals 1961 -- 2001 ''. Rec. Sport. Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 8 January 2009. Specific ^ Jump up to : `` The History of the League Cup ''. Football League Cup. Coors Brewing Company. Retrieved 22 October 2008. Jump up ^ Ronay, Barney ( 23 January 2008 ). `` Why Everton or Spurs must win the Carling Cup ''. The Guardian. London : Guardian News and Media. Retrieved 19 January 2009. Jump up ^ `` Carling Cup All Time Stats ''. Football League Cup. Coors Brewing Company. Retrieved 22 October 2008. ^ Jump up to : `` League Cup History ''. football-league.co.uk. The Football League. Archived from the original on 6 January 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2009. Jump up ^ `` League Cup Past Winners ''. football-league.co.uk. The Football League. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2009. Jump up ^ Stevenson, Jonathan ( 24 February 2008 ). `` Tottenham 2 -- 1 Chelsea ''. BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 30 January 2009. Jump up ^ Wade, Stephen ( 25 February 2001 ). `` Liverpool win League Cup after penalty shoot - out ''. The Independent. London : Independent News and Media. Retrieved 11 January 2009. Jump up ^ McNulty, Phil ( 1 March 2009 ). `` Man Utd 0 -- 0 Tottenham ( aet ) ''. BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 1 March 2009. Jump up ^ Bevan, Chris ( 26 February 2012 ). `` Cardiff City 2 -- 2 Liverpool ( aet ) ''. BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 26 February 2012. Jump up ^ McNulty, Phil ( 28 February 2016 ). `` Liverpool 1 -- 1 Manchester City ( aet ) ''. BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 28 February 2016. External links Carling Cup Records Carling Cup All Time Stats EFL Cup Seasons 1960 -- 61 1961 -- 62 1962 -- 63 1963 -- 64 1964 -- 65 1965 -- 66 1966 -- 67 1967 -- 68 1968 -- 69 1969 -- 70 1970 -- 71 1971 -- 72 1972 -- 73 1973 -- 74 1974 -- 75 1975 -- 76 1976 -- 77 1977 -- 78 1978 -- 79 1979 -- 80 1980 -- 81 1981 -- 82 1982 -- 83 1983 -- 84 1984 -- 85 1985 -- 86 1986 -- 87 1987 -- 88 1988 -- 89 1989 -- 90 1990 -- 91 1991 -- 92 1992 -- 93 1993 -- 94 1994 -- 95 1995 -- 96 1996 -- 97 1997 -- 98 1998 -- 99 1999 -- 2000 2000 -- 01 2001 -- 02 2002 -- 03 2003 -- 04 2004 -- 05 2005 -- 06 2006 -- 07 2007 -- 08 2008 -- 09 2009 -- 10 2010 -- 11 2011 -- 12 2012 -- 13 2013 -- 14 2014 -- 15 2015 -- 16 2016 -- 17 2017 -- 18 Finals 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Finals Alan Hardaker Trophy Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_EFL_Cup_finals&oldid=827607766 '' Categories : EFL Cup Finals EFL Cup Lists of association football matches Association football in England lists Hidden categories : Use British English from September 2012 Use dmy dates from September 2012 Featured lists Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español فارسی Русский Türkçe Tiếng Việt Edit links This page was last edited on 25 February 2018, at 18 : 36. 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Question: when did arsenal last win the league cup
Answer: 1993