1. The English League Cup is divided into seven laps. Except for the semi-finals and finals, all other competitions are drawn by lot. The teams participating in the first round include all the Championship, League One and League Two teams, and the Premier League teams need to play the third round in addition to participating in the European War.
2. Other Premier League teams will play against other junior teams in the second round, and each lap will be held in the form of elimination, until the semi-final will be held in the form of host-guest system. However, there is no visiting goal discount in the semi-final overtime, which is different from the European Cup.
The final will be held in a neutral stadium. The first round to the quarter-finals and the finals will decide the outcome. If it is tied within the legal time, it will take extra time to decide. If overtime is still unclear, the winner will be decided by penalty kick. Decide who will qualify or win the championship.
Traditionally, the League Cup final was held at Wembley Stadium in London at the end of February. Due to the reconstruction of Wembley Stadium, the finals from 200/KLOC-0 to 2007 were held at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, and it was not until 2008 that it returned to humble status.
Based on historical factors, this tournament is usually regarded as the second-class cup by big clubs, so some Premier League giants (such as Manchester United and Arsenal) will send a large number of deputy players and even youth teams to participate.
Related introduction
1. The League Cup is the most extensive and highest-level event sponsored by the "Professional League" consisting of 24 clubs in the Champions League, the First Division and the Second Division. Football League was founded in 1886, and was originally in charge of all 92 professional clubs at all levels. However, after the reform of the Super League, 20 teams in the first division set up a parallel Super League, and now there are 72 clubs under it.
2. The English Football League Cup is a competition between all 92 clubs in England, regardless of the level. The Cup was founded by 1960 English Football League, with the purpose of letting the club play a knockout-based game outside the league, so as to challenge the FA Cup which was then in charge of the English Football Association, because the FA Cup was much higher in the hearts of fans than the league.