Football League Cup 2009-10

The 2009-10 Football League Cup, known as the Carling Cup due to the competition's sponsorship by lager brand Carling, is the 50th season of the Football League Cup, a knock-out competition for England's top 92 football clubs. The winners will qualify for the third qualifying round of the 2010-11 UEFA Europa League, if not already qualified for European competition.
Manchester United are the defending champions.
==First Round==
The draw for the First Round took place on 16 June 2009, with matches played two months later in the week beginning 10 August 2009.
Newcastle United and Middlesbrough received a first round bye as the highest ranked Football League teams from the previous season's league placings. The other 70 of the 72 Football League clubs competed in the First Round, divided into North and South sections. Each section was divided equally into a pot of seeded clubs and a pot of unseeded clubs. Clubs' rankings depend upon their finishing position in the 2008-09 season.
====North====
Tie no 	Home team 	Score1 	Away team 	Attendance
1 	Accrington Stanley 	2 – 1 	Walsall 	1,041
2 	Huddersfield Town 	3 – 1 	Stockport County 	5,120
3 	Rotherham United 	2 – 1 	Derby County 	4,345
4 	Tranmere Rovers 	4 – 0 	Grimsby Town 	3,527
5 	Sheffield Wednesday 	3 – 0 	Rochdale 	6,696
6 	Bury 	0 – 2 	West Bromwich Albion 	3,077
7 	Notts County 	0 – 1 	Doncaster Rovers 	4,893
8 	Lincoln City 	0 – 1 	Barnsley 	3,635
9 	Scunthorpe United 	2 – 1 	Chesterfield 	2,501
10 	Coventry City 	0 – 0 	Hartlepool United 	6,055
Hartlepool United won 1 – 0 after extra time	Hartlepool United won 1 – 0 after extra time	Hartlepool United won 1 – 0 after extra time	Hartlepool United won 1 – 0 after extra time	Hartlepool United won 1 – 0 after extra time
11 	Darlington 	0 – 1 	Leeds United 	4,487
12 	Preston North End 	5 – 1 	Morecambe 	5,407
13 	Crewe Alexandra 	1 – 2 	Blackpool 	2,991
14 	Carlisle United 	1 – 0 	Oldham Athletic 	2,509
15 	Nottingham Forest 	3 – 0 	Bradford City 	4,639
16 	Macclesfield Town 	0 – 2 	Leicester City 	2,197
17 	Sheffield United 	1 – 2 	Port Vale 	7,627
====South====
Tie no 	Home team 	Score1 	Away team 	Attendance
1 	Cardiff City 	3 – 1 	Dagenham & Redbridge 	5,545
2 	Wycombe Wanderers 	0 – 4 	Peterborough United 	2,078
3 	Southampton 	2 – 0 	Northampton Town 	10,921
4 	Barnet 	0 – 0 	Watford 	3,139
Watford won 2 – 0 after extra time 	Watford won 2 – 0 after extra time 	Watford won 2 – 0 after extra time 	Watford won 2 – 0 after extra time 	Watford won 2 – 0 after extra time
5 	Hereford United 	0 – 0 	Charlton Athletic 	2,017
Hereford United won 1 – 0 after extra time 	Hereford United won 1 – 0 after extra time 	Hereford United won 1 – 0 after extra time 	Hereford United won 1 – 0 after extra time 	Hereford United won 1 – 0 after extra time
6 	Bristol Rovers 	2 – 1 	Aldershot Town 	3,644
7 	Millwall 	4 – 0 	AFC Bournemouth 	3,552
8 	Gillingham 	2 – 1 	Plymouth Argyle 	3,306
9 	Colchester United 	1 – 2 	Leyton Orient 	3,308
10 	Reading 	5 – 1 	Burton Albion 	5,893
11 	Exeter City 	0 – 5 	Queens Park Rangers 	4,614
12 	Cheltenham Town 	1 – 2 	Southend United 	1,918
13 	Brentford 	0 – 1 	Bristol City 	3,024
14 	Yeovil Town 	0 – 4 	Norwich City 	3,860
15 	Crystal Palace 	2 – 1 	Torquay United 	3,140
16 	Milton Keynes Dons 	1 – 4 	Swindon Town 	4,812
17 	Swansea City 	3 – 0 	Brighton & Hove Albion 	6,400
18 	Shrewsbury Town 	3 – 3 	Ipswich Town 	4,184
3 – 3 after extra time – Ipswich Town won 4 – 2 on penalties	3 – 3 after extra time – Ipswich Town won 4 – 2 on penalties	3 – 3 after extra time – Ipswich Town won 4 – 2 on penalties	3 – 3 after extra time – Ipswich Town won 4 – 2 on penalties	3 – 3 after extra time – Ipswich Town won 4 – 2 on penalties
1 Score after 90 minutes
==Second Round==
The 13 Premier League teams not involved in European competitions entered at this stage, along with the winners from the First Round plus Newcastle United and Middlesbrough, who received a First Round bye. From the Second Round onwards, the teams are no longer split geographically. The draw for the Second Round took place on 12 August 2009, after the First Round games had been completed, and the matches were played in the week beginning 24 August 2009.
Tie no 	Home team 	Score1 	Away team 	Attendance
1 	West Bromwich Albion 	2 – 2 	Rotherham United 	10,659
West Bromwich Albion won 4 – 3 after extra time 	West Bromwich Albion won 4 – 3 after extra time 	West Bromwich Albion won 4 – 3 after extra time 	West Bromwich Albion won 4 – 3 after extra time 	West Bromwich Albion won 4 – 3 after extra time
2 	Norwich City 	1 – 4 	Sunderland 	12,345
3 	Tranmere Rovers 	0 – 1 	Bolton Wanderers 	5,381
4 	Queens Park Rangers 	2 – 1 	Accrington Stanley 	5,203
5 	Bristol City 	0 – 2 	Carlisle United 	6,359
6 	Leyton Orient 	0 – 0 	Stoke City 	2,742
Stoke City won 1 – 0 after extra time 	Stoke City won 1 – 0 after extra time 	Stoke City won 1 – 0 after extra time 	Stoke City won 1 – 0 after extra time 	Stoke City won 1 – 0 after extra time
7 	Port Vale 	2 – 0 	Sheffield Wednesday 	6,667
8 	Hull City 	3 – 1 	Southend United 	7,994
9 	Leeds United 	1 – 1 	Watford 	14,681
Leeds United won 2 – 1 after extra time 	Leeds United won 2 – 1 after extra time 	Leeds United won 2 – 1 after extra time 	Leeds United won 2 – 1 after extra time 	Leeds United won 2 – 1 after extra time
10 	Cardiff City 	3 – 1 	Bristol Rovers 	9,767
11 	Portsmouth 	4 – 1 	Hereford United 	6,645
12 	Crystal Palace 	0 – 2 	Manchester City 	14,725
13 	Wolverhampton Wanderers 	0 – 0 	Swindon Town 	11,416
0 – 0 after extra time – Wolverhampton Wanderers won 6 – 5 on penalties	0 – 0 after extra time – Wolverhampton Wanderers won 6 – 5 on penalties	0 – 0 after extra time – Wolverhampton Wanderers won 6 – 5 on penalties	0 – 0 after extra time – Wolverhampton Wanderers won 6 – 5 on penalties	0 – 0 after extra time – Wolverhampton Wanderers won 6 – 5 on penalties
14 	Gillingham 	1 – 3 	Blackburn Rovers 	7,203
15 	Blackpool 	4 – 1 	Wigan Athletic 	8,089
16 	Southampton 	1 – 2 	Birmingham City 	11,753
17 	Preston North End 	2 – 1 	Leicester City 	6,977
18 	Newcastle United 	4 – 3 	Huddersfield Town 	23,815
19 	West Ham United 	1 – 1 	Millwall 	24,492
West Ham United won 3 – 1 after extra time 	West Ham United won 3 – 1 after extra time 	West Ham United won 3 – 1 after extra time 	West Ham United won 3 – 1 after extra time 	West Ham United won 3 – 1 after extra time
20 	Hartlepool United 	1 – 1 	Burnley 	3,501
Burnley won 2 – 1 after extra time 	Burnley won 2 – 1 after extra time 	Burnley won 2 – 1 after extra time 	Burnley won 2 – 1 after extra time 	Burnley won 2 – 1 after extra time
21 	Nottingham Forest 	1 – 1 	Middlesbrough 	8,838
Nottingham Forest won 2 – 1 after extra time 	Nottingham Forest won 2 – 1 after extra time 	Nottingham Forest won 2 – 1 after extra time 	Nottingham Forest won 2 – 1 after extra time 	Nottingham Forest won 2 – 1 after extra time
22 	Reading 	1 – 2 	Barnsley 	5,576
23 	Swansea City 	1 – 2 	Scunthorpe United 	7,321
24 	Doncaster Rovers 	1 – 5 	Tottenham Hotspur 	12,923
25 	Peterborough United 	2 – 1 	Ipswich Town 	5,451
1 Score after 90 minutes
==Third Round==
The seven Premier League teams involved in European competition enter at this stage, along with the winners from the Second Round. The draw for the Third Round took place on 29 August 2009, after the Second Round games had been played. The matches were played in the week beginning 21 September 2009.
Tie no 	Home team 	Score1 	Away team 	Attendance
1 	Arsenal 	2 – 0 	West Bromwich Albion 	56,592
2 	Chelsea 	1 – 0 	Queens Park Rangers 	37,781
3 	Bolton Wanderers 	1 – 1 	West Ham United 	8,050
Bolton Wanderers won 3 – 1 after extra time 	Bolton Wanderers won 3 – 1 after extra time 	Bolton Wanderers won 3 – 1 after extra time 	Bolton Wanderers won 3 – 1 after extra time 	Bolton Wanderers won 3 – 1 after extra time
4 	Barnsley 	3 – 2 	Burnley 	6,270
5 	Hull City 	0 – 4 	Everton 	13,558
6 	Leeds United 	0 – 1 	Liverpool 	38,168
7 	Manchester United 	1 – 0 	Wolverhampton Wanderers 	51,160
8 	Manchester City 	1 – 1 	Fulham 	24,507
Manchester City won 2 – 1 after extra time 	Manchester City won 2 – 1 after extra time 	Manchester City won 2 – 1 after extra time 	Manchester City won 2 – 1 after extra time 	Manchester City won 2 – 1 after extra time
9 	Sunderland 	2 – 0 	Birmingham City 	20,576
10 	Peterborough United 	2 – 0 	Newcastle United 	10,298
11 	Carlisle United 	1 – 3 	Portsmouth 	7,042
12 	Nottingham Forest 	0 – 1 	Blackburn Rovers 	11,553
13 	Stoke City 	4 – 3 	Blackpool 	13,957
14 	Scunthorpe United 	0 – 0 	Port Vale 	3,383
Scunthorpe United won 2 – 0 after extra time	Scunthorpe United won 2 – 0 after extra time	Scunthorpe United won 2 – 0 after extra time	Scunthorpe United won 2 – 0 after extra time	Scunthorpe United won 2 – 0 after extra time
15 	Preston North End 	1 – 5 	Tottenham Hotspur 	16,533
16 	Aston Villa 	1 – 0 	Cardiff City 	22,527
1 Score after 90 minutes
==Fourth Round==
The draw for the Fourth Round took place after the Third Round games had been played, on 26 September 2009, and the matches were played on the week beginning on 26 October 2009. The only clubs from outside the Premier League left in the draw were Barnsley, Peterborough United and Scunthorpe United.
Tie no 	Home team 	Score1 	Away team 	Attendance
1 	Blackburn Rovers 	5 – 2 	Peterborough United 	8,419
2 	Manchester City 	5 – 1 	Scunthorpe United 	36,358
3 	Tottenham Hotspur 	2 – 0 	Everton 	35,843
4 	Barnsley 	0 – 2 	Manchester United 	20,019
5 	Chelsea 	4 – 0 	Bolton Wanderers 	41,538
6 	Sunderland 	0 – 0 	Aston Villa 	27,666
0 – 0 after extra time – Aston Villa won 3 – 1 on penalties	0 – 0 after extra time – Aston Villa won 3 – 1 on penalties	0 – 0 after extra time – Aston Villa won 3 – 1 on penalties	0 – 0 after extra time – Aston Villa won 3 – 1 on penalties	0 – 0 after extra time – Aston Villa won 3 – 1 on penalties
7 	Arsenal 	2 – 1 	Liverpool 	60,004
8 	Portsmouth 	4 – 0 	Stoke City 	11,251
1 Score after 90 minutes
==Fifth Round==
The Fifth Round draw took place on 31 October, and the matches were played in the week commencing 30 November 2009.
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==Semi-finals==
The semi-final draw took place on 2 December 2009, after the completion of the first three Fifth Round matches. The first leg matches were to be played the week commencing 4 January 2010, but adverse weather conditions including severe snow and ice in North West England caused the games to be rearranged.
===First leg===
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===Second leg===
Aston Villa won 7–4 on aggregate.
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Manchester United won 4–3 on aggregate.
==Final==
The final will be played at Wembley Stadium, London, on Sunday, 28 February 2010.
==Prize money==
The prize money is awarded by the Football League. The winners of the League Cup win £100,000 and the runners-up win £50,000. The losing semi-finalists each take home £25,000.
==References==
==External links==
* Official Carling Cup website
* Carling Cup News at football-league.co.uk
* Carling Cup at bbc.co.uk
2009-10
Category:2009-10 domestic tournements