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.[1] The winners will qualify for the third qualifying round of the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League, if not already qualified for European competition. [edit] 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.[2][3] Newcastle United and Middlesbrough received a first round bye as the highest ranked Football League teams from the previous season's league placings.[4] 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 | | 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 | | 5 | Hereford United | 0 – 0 | Charlton Athletic | 2,017 | | 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 | | 1 Score after 90 minutes [edit] 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,[5] and the matches were played in the week beginning 24 August 2009.[2] | 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 | | 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 | | 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 | | 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 | | 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 | | 20 | Hartlepool United | 1 – 1 | Burnley | 3,501 | | Burnley won 2 – 1 after extra time | | 21 | Nottingham Forest | 1 – 1 | Middlesbrough | 8,838 | | 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 [edit] 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.[2] | 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 | | 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 | | 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 | | 15 | Preston North End | 1 – 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 16,533 | | 16 | Aston Villa | 1 – 0 | Cardiff City | 22,527 | 1 Score after 90 minutes [edit] 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.[2] The only clubs from outside the Premier League left in the draw were Barnsley, Peterborough United and Scunthorpe United. 1 Score after 90 minutes [edit] Fifth Round The Fifth Round draw took place on 31 October, and the matches will be played in the week commencing 30 November 2009.[2]
[edit] Semi-finals The semi-final draw will take place after the Fifth Round games have been played. The first leg matches will be played in the week commencing 4 January 2010, while the second legs will be played in the week commencing 18 January 2010.[2] The final will be played at Wembley Stadium, London, on Sunday, 28 February 2010. [edit] 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.[6] [edit] References [edit] External links | | | | | 2009–10 in European Football (UEFA) | | | Domestic leagues | | | | Domestic cups | | | | League Cups | | | | UEFA competitions | | | |
