List of EFL Cup finals
The
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
In the late 1960s, the winners of the competition were granted automatic qualification to the
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;
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 |
Italics | Club from outside the top-tier of English football |
(#) | Number of trophy win of club |
All teams are English, except where marked (Welsh).
Results by club
Club | Winners | Runners-up | Years won | Years runner-up |
---|---|---|---|---|
Liverpool | 10 | 4 | 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1995, 2001, 2003, 2012, 2022, 2024 | 1978, 1987, 2005, 2016 |
Manchester City | 8 | 1 | 1970, 1976, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 | 1974 |
Manchester United | 6 | 4 | 1992, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2017, 2023 | 1983, 1991, 1994, 2003 |
Chelsea | 5 | 5 | 1965, 1998, 2005, 2007, 2015 | 1972, 2008, 2019, 2022, 2024 |
Aston Villa | 5 | 4 | 1961, 1975, 1977, 1994, 1996 | 1963, 1971, 2010, 2020 |
Tottenham Hotspur | 4 | 5 | 1971, 1973, 1999, 2008 | 1982, 2002, 2009, 2015, 2021 |
Nottingham Forest | 4 | 2 | 1978, 1979, 1989, 1990 | 1980, 1992 |
Leicester City | 3 | 2 | 1964, 1997, 2000 | 1965, 1999 |
Arsenal | 2 | 6 | 1987, 1993 | 1968, 1969, 1988, 2007, 2011, 2018 |
Norwich City | 2 | 2 | 1962, 1985 | 1973, 1975 |
Birmingham City | 2 | 1 | 1963, 2011 | 2001 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 0 | 1974, 1980 | — |
West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 2 | 1966 | 1967, 1970 |
Middlesbrough | 1 | 2 | 2004 | 1997, 1998 |
Queens Park Rangers | 1 | 1 | 1967 | 1986 |
Leeds United | 1 | 1 | 1968 | 1996 |
Stoke City | 1 | 1 | 1972 | 1964 |
Luton Town | 1 | 1 | 1988 | 1989 |
Sheffield Wednesday | 1 | 1 | 1991 | 1993 |
Swindon Town | 1 | 0 | 1969 | — |
Oxford United | 1 | 0 | 1986 | — |
Blackburn Rovers | 1 | 0 | 2002 | — |
Swansea City | 1 | 0 | 2013 | — |
West Ham United | 0 | 2 | — | 1966, 1981 |
Newcastle United | 0 | 2 | — | 1976, 2023 |
Everton | 0 | 2 | — | 1977, 1984 |
Southampton | 0 | 2 | — | 1979, 2017 |
Sunderland | 0 | 2 | — | 1985, 2014 |
Bolton Wanderers | 0 | 2 | — | 1995, 2004 |
Rotherham United | 0 | 1 | — | 1961 |
Rochdale | 0 | 1 | — | 1962 |
Oldham Athletic | 0 | 1 | — | 1990 |
Tranmere Rovers | 0 | 1 | — | 2000 |
Wigan Athletic | 0 | 1 | — | 2006 |
Cardiff City | 0 | 1 | — | 2012 |
Bradford City | 0 | 1 | — | 2013 |
Notes
- ^ Liverpool won the 2001 final 5–4 in the penalty shoot-out.[6]
- ^ Manchester United won the 2009 final 4–1 in the penalty shoot-out.[7]
- ^ Liverpool won the 2012 final 3–2 in the penalty shoot-out.[8]
- ^ Manchester City won the 2016 final 3–1 in the penalty shoot-out.[9]
- ^ Manchester City won the 2019 final 4–3 in the penalty shoot-out.
- ^ Liverpool won the 2022 final 11–10 in the penalty shoot-out.
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. Archivedfrom 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
- ^ a b c d e "The History of the League Cup". Football League Cup. Coors Brewing Company. Retrieved 22 October 2008.
- ^ Ronay, Barney (23 January 2008). "Why Everton or Spurs must win the Carling Cup". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
- ^ a b "League Cup History". football-league.co.uk. The Football League. Archived from the original on 6 January 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
- ^ "League Cup Past Winners". football-league.co.uk. The Football League. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
- ^ Stevenson, Jonathan (24 February 2008). "Tottenham 2–1 Chelsea". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 30 January 2009.
- ^ Wade, Stephen (25 February 2001). "Liverpool win League Cup after penalty shoot-out". The Independent. London. Retrieved 11 January 2009.[dead link]
- ^ McNulty, Phil (1 March 2009). "Man Utd 0–0 Tottenham (aet)". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 1 March 2009.
- ^ Bevan, Chris (26 February 2012). "Cardiff City 2–2 Liverpool (aet)". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ^ McNulty, Phil (28 February 2016). "Liverpool 1–1 Manchester City (aet)". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 28 February 2016.