List of EFL Cup finals

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The winner of the final receives the eponymous EFL Cup.

The EFL Cup is a knockout cup competition in English football organised by and named after the English Football League (EFL). [1] 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. [2] 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. [1]

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As of 2024, 23 clubs have won the EFL Cup. Liverpool hold the record for the most EFL Cup titles, with ten victories in the competition. Liverpool's wins include four consecutive titles from 1981 to 1984, while Manchester City's, who have won eight times, include four consecutive titles from 2018 to 2021. Nottingham Forest and Manchester United are the only other clubs to have won consecutive titles. Forest won two consecutive titles twice – in 1978 and 1979, and 1989 and 1990, while United won consecutive editions in 2009 and 2010. Arsenal have been runners-up more than any other club; they have lost the final six times. The current holders are Liverpool, who beat Chelsea 1–0 after extra time in the 2024 final to win their tenth League Cup.

History

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. [1]

In the late 1960s, the winners of the competition were granted automatic qualification to the UEFA Cup. [3] 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. [1]

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, a record equalled by Manchester City in 2021. Nottingham Forest won two more consecutive titles in 1989 and 1990. [3]

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. [4] 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. [1] 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. [5]

Finals

Key to the list of finals
†Match was won during extra time
‡Match was won on a penalty shoot-out
&Match was won after a replay
$Match was won after a replay in extra time
£Match was won after two replays in extra time
§Winning team won the Domestic Treble (League title, FA Cup and League Cup)
ItalicsClub from outside the top-tier of English football
(#)Number of trophy win of club

All teams are English, except where marked Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg (Welsh).

EFL Cup winners
FinalWinnersScoreRunners-upVenueAttendance
1961 Aston Villa (1)0–2 Rotherham United Millmoor 12,226
3–0† Villa Park 31,202
Aston Villa won 3–2 on aggregate
1962 Norwich City (1)3–0 Rochdale Spotland 11,123
1–0 Carrow Road 19,708
Norwich City won 4–0 on aggregate
1963 Birmingham City (1)3–1 Aston Villa St Andrew's 31,850
0–0Villa Park37,921
Birmingham City won 3–1 on aggregate
1964 Leicester City (1)1–1 Stoke City Victoria Ground 22,309
3–2 Filbert Street 25,372
Leicester City won 4–3 on aggregate
1965 Chelsea (1)3–2 Leicester City Stamford Bridge 20,690
0–0Filbert Street26,958
Chelsea won 3–2 on aggregate
1966 West Bromwich Albion (1)1–2 West Ham United Boleyn Ground 28,341
4–1 The Hawthorns 31,925
West Bromwich Albion won 5–3 on aggregate
1967 Queens Park Rangers (1)3–2 West Bromwich Albion Wembley Stadium 97,952
1968 Leeds United (1)1–0 Arsenal 97,887
1969 Swindon Town (1)3–1† Arsenal 98,189
1970 Manchester City (1)2–1† West Bromwich Albion 97,963
1971 Tottenham Hotspur (1)2–0 Aston Villa 100,000
1972 Stoke City (1)2–1 Chelsea 97,852
1973 Tottenham Hotspur (2)1–0 Norwich City 100,000
1974 Wolverhampton Wanderers (1)2–1 Manchester City 97,886
1975 Aston Villa (2)1–0 Norwich City 95,946
1976 Manchester City (2)2–1 Newcastle United 100,000
1977 Aston Villa (3)0–0 Everton 100,000
1–1 Hillsborough Stadium 55,000
3–2£ Old Trafford 54,749
1978 Nottingham Forest (1)0–0 Liverpool Wembley Stadium 100,000
1–0& Old Trafford 54,375
1979 Nottingham Forest (2)3–2 Southampton Wembley Stadium 96,952
1980 Wolverhampton Wanderers (2)1–0 Nottingham Forest 96,527
1981 Liverpool (1)1–1 West Ham United 100,000
2–1& Villa Park 36,693
1982 Liverpool (2)3–1† Tottenham Hotspur Wembley Stadium 100,000
1983 Liverpool (3)2–1† Manchester United 99,304
1984 Liverpool (4)0–0 Everton 100,000
1–0& Maine Road 52,089
1985 Norwich City (2)1–0 Sunderland Wembley Stadium 100,000
1986 Oxford United (1)3–0 Queens Park Rangers 90,396
1987 Arsenal (1)2–1 Liverpool 96,000
1988 Luton Town (1)3–2 Arsenal 95,732
1989 Nottingham Forest (3)3–1 Luton Town 76,130
1990 Nottingham Forest (4)1–0 Oldham Athletic 74,343
1991 Sheffield Wednesday (1)1–0 Manchester United 77,612
1992 Manchester United (1)1–0 Nottingham Forest 76,810
1993 Arsenal (2)2–1 Sheffield Wednesday 74,007
1994 Aston Villa (4)3–1 Manchester United 77,231
1995 Liverpool (5)2–1 Bolton Wanderers 75,595
1996 Aston Villa (5)3–0 Leeds United 77,065
1997 Leicester City (2)1–1 Middlesbrough 76,757
1–0$ Hillsborough Stadium 39,428
1998 Chelsea (2)2–0† Middlesbrough Wembley Stadium 77,698
1999 Tottenham Hotspur (3)1–0 Leicester City 77,892
2000 Leicester City (3)2–1 Tranmere Rovers 74,313
2001 Liverpool (6)1–1‡ [a] Birmingham City Millennium Stadium 73,500
2002 Blackburn Rovers (1)2–1 Tottenham Hotspur 72,500
2003 Liverpool (7)2–0 Manchester United 74,500
2004 Middlesbrough (1)2–1 Bolton Wanderers 72,634
2005 Chelsea (3)3–2† Liverpool 78,000
2006 Manchester United (2)4–0 Wigan Athletic 66,866
2007 Chelsea (4)2–1 Arsenal 70,073
2008 Tottenham Hotspur (4)2–1† Chelsea Wembley Stadium 87,660
2009 Manchester United (3)0–0‡ [b] Tottenham Hotspur 88,217
2010 Manchester United (4)2–1 Aston Villa 88,596
2011 Birmingham City (2)2–1 Arsenal 88,851
2012 Liverpool (8)2–2‡ [c] Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Cardiff City 89,041
2013 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Swansea City (1)5–0 Bradford City 82,597
2014 Manchester City (3)3–1 Sunderland 84,697
2015 Chelsea (5)2–0 Tottenham Hotspur 89,294
2016 Manchester City (4)1–1‡ [d] Liverpool 86,206
2017 Manchester United (5)3–2 Southampton 85,264
2018 Manchester City (5)3–0 Arsenal 85,671
2019 Manchester City § (6)0–0‡ [e] Chelsea 81,775
2020 Manchester City (7)2–1 Aston Villa 82,145
2021 Manchester City (8)1–0 Tottenham Hotspur 7,773 [f]
2022 Liverpool (9)0–0‡ [g] Chelsea 85,512
2023 Manchester United (6)2–0 Newcastle United 87,306
2024 Liverpool (10)1–0† Chelsea 88,868

Results by club

EFL Cup winners by club
ClubWinnersYears wonRunners-upYears runner-up
Liverpool 101981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1995, 2001, 2003, 2012, 2022, 202441978, 1987, 2005, 2016
Manchester City 81970, 1976, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 202111974
Manchester United 61992, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2017, 202341983, 1991, 1994, 2003
Chelsea 51965, 1998, 2005, 2007, 201551972, 2008, 2019, 2022, 2024
Aston Villa 51961, 1975, 1977, 1994, 199641963, 1971, 2010, 2020
Tottenham Hotspur 41971, 1973, 1999, 200851982, 2002, 2009, 2015, 2021
Nottingham Forest 41978, 1979, 1989, 199021980, 1992
Leicester City 31964, 1997, 200021965, 1999
Arsenal 21987, 199361968, 1969, 1988, 2007, 2011, 2018
Norwich City 21962, 198521973, 1975
Birmingham City 21963, 201112001
Wolverhampton Wanderers 21974, 19800—
West Bromwich Albion 1196621967, 1970
Middlesbrough 1200421997, 1998
Queens Park Rangers 1196711986
Leeds United 1196811996
Stoke City 1197211964
Luton Town 1198811989
Sheffield Wednesday 1199111993
Swindon Town 119690—
Oxford United 119860—
Blackburn Rovers 120020—
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Swansea City 120130—
West Ham United 0—21966, 1981
Everton 0—21977, 1984
Bolton Wanderers 0—21995, 2004
Sunderland 0—21985, 2014
Southampton 0—21979, 2017
Newcastle United 0—21976, 2023
Rotherham United 0—11961
Rochdale 0—11962
Oldham Athletic 0—11990
Tranmere Rovers 0—12000
Wigan Athletic 0—12006
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Cardiff City 0—12012
Bradford City 0—12013

Notes

  1. ↑ Liverpool won the 2001 final 5–4 in the penalty shoot-out. [6]
  2. ↑ Manchester United won the 2009 final 4–1 in the penalty shoot-out. [7]
  3. ↑ Liverpool won the 2012 final 3–2 in the penalty shoot-out. [8]
  4. ↑ Manchester City won the 2016 final 3–1 in the penalty shoot-out. [9]
  5. ↑ Manchester City won the 2019 final 4–3 in the penalty shoot-out. [10]
  6. ↑ The total number of fans allowed to attend the final was established at 8,000 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.
  7. ↑ Liverpool won the 2022 final 11–10 in the penalty shoot-out. [11]

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