English League Cup: who is the biggest champion of the tournament?

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Premier League , FA Cup, English League Cup … English football has several national competitions throughout the season. But now, see below the list of the greatest champions of the English League Cup.

English League Cup

  • How many teams compete : 92 (from the first four divisions)
  • Sponsor : Carabao
  • Enables a place in the Conference League : Yes
  • Greatest champion : Liverpool
  • Quem transmite: ESPN/Star+

List of English League Cup champions

  • Liverpool – 9
  • Manchester City – 8
  • Manchester United – 6
  • Aston Villa v Chelsea –
  • Tottenham Hotspur, Nottingham Forest – 4
  • Leicester City – 3
  • Arsenal, Norwich City, Birmingham City, Wolverhampton Wanderers – 2
  • West Bromwich, Middlesbrough, Queens Park Rangers, Leeds United, Stoke City, Luton Town, Sheffield Wednesday, Swindon Town, Oxford United, Blackburn Rovers, Swansea City – 1

English League Cup records

Most titles per player : 6 (Sergio Agüero, Fernandinho/Manchester City)
Maior artilheiro: 50 (Ian Rush)
Most goals scored in one edition : 12 (Clive Allen/Tottenham)
Most goals scored in a match : 6 – Frankie Bunn (Oldham x Scarborough, in 1989)
Biggest defeat : West Ham 10 x 0 Bury in 1983; Liverpool 10 x 0 Fulham in 1986
Biggest defeat in the final : Swansea City 5 x 0 Bradford City, in 2013
Game with the most goals : Reading 5 x 7 in 2012 and Dagenham & Redbridge 6×6 Brentford in 2014
Youngest player to play : Harvey Elliott (15 years, 174 days) – Millwall x Fulham, in 2018

List of English League Cup sponsors


1960/61 to 1980/81 – No sponsor 1981/82 to 1985/86 – Milk Marketing Board 1986/87 to 1989/90 – Littlewoods 1990/91 to 1991/92 – Rumbelows 1992/93 to 1997/98 – Coca-Cola 1998/99 to 2002/03 – Worthington’s 2003/04 to 2011/12 – Molson Coors/Carling 2012/13 to 2015/16 – Capital One 2016/17 – no sponsor 2017/18 to date – Carabao

League Cup prize pool: how much does the champion win?

  • The winners receive a prize of £100,000 and the runner-up £50,000.
  • Competition factsLiverpool won four titles in a row between 1980 and 1984
  • Arsenal is the biggest runner-up in the tournament. The club lost six of eight finals
  • 23 different clubs have already raised the cup
  • The best record in finals belongs to Manchester City, who won seven times in eight decisions played