Piala Liga Inggris 2011–12
Piala Liga Inggris 2011–12, dikenal sebagai "Piala Carling" berkaitan disponsorinya kompetisi oleh merek bir Carling, adalah musim ke-52 dari Piala Liga Inggris, sebuah kompetisi sistem gugur untuk 92 klub sepak bola terbaik Inggris. Birmingham City adalah juara bertahan, mengalahkan Arsenal 2–1 pada final musim sebelumnya, tetapi tereliminasi setelah kalah 2–0 dari Manchester City pada Putaran Ketiga.
Pemenang kompetisi ini akan lolos ke putaran kualifikasi ketiga dari Liga Eropa UEFA 2012–13. Final diadakan pada 26 Februari 2012, dan dipertandingkan di Stadion Wembley antara Liverpool dan Cardiff City. Cardiff City adalah tim pertama di luar Liga Primer Inggris yang tampil di final Piala Liga sejak 2001. Itu juga penampilan pertama Liverpool di Wembley yang baru. Liverpool memenangkan pertandingan final 3-2 dalam adu penalti, berhak atas Piala Liga untuk kali ke delapan, setelah sebelumnya skor imbang 2-2 setelah perpanjangan waktu.
The broadcasting rights for the 2011-12 Cup in the UK are shared between Sky Sports and the BBC. Sky Sports have rights to broadcast two live matches from each round while the BBC will show match highlights online and on a special League Cup highlights show which will broadcast in the late evening on BBC One.
The BBC showed two legs of the semi-final fixtures and Sky Sports showed the other two. Both BBC and Sky Sports simulcasted the final on 26 February 2012.
"Waktu sampai ke putaran keempat adalah BST (). Waktu sejak perempat final dan seterusnya adalah GMT (UTC±0)."
Berkaitan dengan Birmingham City yang mendapatkan kesempatan langsung masuk ke putaran ketiga following qualification to the Liga Eropa, tim yang baru promosi AFC Wimbledon dan Crawley Town saling bertanding dalam putaran penyisihan, dengan Crawley Town mendapatkan keuntungan bermain sebagai tuan rumah setelah hasil imbang pada 13 Juni. Ini adalah pertama kalinya diperlukan babak penyisihan sejak musim 2002–03.
Undian untuk putaran pertama mengambil tempat pada 16 Juni 2011 pukul 10:00 BST. The First Round took place in the week commencing 8 August 2011. Rioting in London caused three matches to be postponed on the advice of the Metropolitan Police. The fixtures at West Ham United, Charlton Athletic and Crystal Palace were called off on safety grounds. The ties at Bristol City and Bristol Rovers were called off later after the disorder spread across England.
The draw for the second round took place on 11 August 2011. The thirteen Premier League teams not involved in European competition entered the competition at this stage.
The second round took place in the week commencing 22 August 2011.
The draw for the third round took place on 27 August 2011. The eight English clubs who qualified for European competition in the 2010–11 season – Arsenal, Birmingham City, Chelsea, Fulham, Manchester City, Manchester United, Stoke City and Tottenham Hotspur – entered the competition at this stage. Only two teams from League Two remained at this stage: Aldershot Town and Shrewsbury Town.
The Third Round took place in the week commencing 19 September 2011.
The draw for the fourth round took place on 24 September 2011. Aldershot Town were the lowest ranked team remaining in the competition and the only team representing League Two at this stage. No teams from League One remained.
The Fourth Round took place in the week commencing 24 October 2011.
The draw for the fifth round took place on 29 October 2011. Cardiff City and Crystal Palace of the Championship were the only non-Premier League clubs left at this stage, which also saw last season's top four Premier League clubs competing.
The fifth round matches took place in the week commencing 28 November 2011.
The draw for the semi-finals took place on 30 November 2011. Unlike the rest of the tournament, the semi-finals are played over two legs, with the aggregate score after the second leg determining the winners. In the event of the aggregate scores being level after the second legs, 30 minutes of extra time will be played, with the away goals rule applied.
The first legs took place in the week commencing 9 January 2012, with the second legs a fortnight later in the week commencing 23 January 2012.
"Cardiff City won 3–1 on penalties."
"Liverpool won 3–2 on aggregate"
Final dimainkan pada 26 Februari 2012 di Wembley. The final involved one team from the Liga Primer Inggris, Liverpool, dan satu dari Championship, Cardiff City.