Carabao Cup winners over the past 10 seasons and 2019-20 favourites

The EFL Cup, also known as Carabao Cup, is an annual knockout football competition in English football. Organised by the English Football League (EFL), the cup is one of the major honours of the domestic football season. The competition begins every August and it features teams from the Premier League and the three divisions of the English Football League. The clubs indulge in a straight knockout format till the seventh round, with the semi-finals being played over two legs.

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Premier League clubs join the competition in the second round and clubs which have qualified for the Champions League or Europa League in the third round respectively. The finals of the Carabao club are held at the Wembley Stadium and the winner of the competition is directly qualified for the season's Europa League. Round three of this year's Carabao Cup will begin from September 25, 2019, 12:15 am IST onwards.

Aston Villa won the first Carabao Cup which was held in 1961. The former titleholders Manchester City have won the cup thrice in the last five years. Liverpool (8) holds the record of winning the most Carabao Cups.

Last Ten Carabao Cup Winners

2019 - Manchester City

Runner up - Chelsea

2018 - Manchester City

Runner up -  Arsenal 

2017- Manchester United 

Runner up -  Southampton

2016 - Manchester City

Runner up -  Liverpool

2015 - Chelsea

Runner up - Tottenham

2013 - Swansea City

Runner up -  Bradford City

2012 - Liverpool

Runner up - Cardiff City

2011 - Birmingham City

Runner up - Arsenal

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Most Carabao Cup Winners

1. Liverpool  - 8 times 

Years - (1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1995, 2001, 2003, 2012)

2. Manchester City - 6 times

Years - (1970, 1976, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019)

3. Manchester United - 5 times

Years- (1992, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2017)

4. Aston Villa - 5 times

Years- (1961, 1975, 1977, 1994, 1996)

5. Chelsea - 5 times 

Years- (1965, 1998, 2005, 2007, 2015)

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