League Cup final 2023

The Emirates FA Cup round dates for the 2022-23 season

The Emirates FA Cup round dates for the 2022-23 season are listed below

The Emirates FA Cup
Season 2022-23
Round Dates

Extra Preliminary Round Saturday 6 August 2022
Preliminary Round
Saturday 20 August 2022
First Round Qualifying
Saturday 3 September 2022
Second Round Qualifying
Saturday 17 September 2022
Third Round Qualifying
Saturday 1 October 2022
Fourth Round Qualifying
Saturday 15 October 2022
First Round Proper
Saturday 5 November 2022
Second Round Proper
Saturday 26 November 2022
Third Round Proper
Saturday 7 January 2023
Fourth Round Proper
Saturday 28 January 2023
Fifth Round Proper
Wednesday 1 March 2023
Quarter-Final
Saturday 18 March 2023
Semi-Final
Saturday 22 April 2023
Final
Saturday 3 June 2023

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Key dates for the 2022/23 season

Key dates - 2022/23

Fixture release day - Thursday 23 June

Sky Bet EFL

Season begins – 30 July 2022

Championship Final Day – 6 May 2023*

League One Final Day – 6 May 2023*

League Two Final Day – 6 May 2023*

*Subject to amendment over 6/7 May 2023

Play-Off Finals

27 – 29 May 2023

Carabao Cup

Round One - w/c 8 August 2022

Round Two – w/c 22 August 2022

Round Three – w/c 7 November 2022

Round Four – w/c 19 December 2022

Round Five – w/c 9 January 2023

Semi Final 1st Leg – w/c 23 January 2023

Semi Final 2nd Leg – w/c 30 January 2023

Final – Sunday 26 February 2023

Papa Johns Trophy

Group Match 1 – w/c 29 August 2022

Group Match 2 – w/c 19 September 2022

Group Match 3 – w/c 17 October 2022

Round of 32 – w/c 21 November 2022

Round of 16 – w/c 12 December 2022

Quarter Finals – w/c 9 January 2023

Semi Finals – w/c 13 February 2023

Final – Sunday 2 April 2023

League Cup final 2023

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26 February 2023

On Sunday 26 February 2023 at Wembley Stadium in London.

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2022–23 EFL Cup

CountryEngland
Wales
Dates2 August 2022 – 26 February 2023[1]
Teams92
Defending championsLiverpool
Matches played76
Goals scored200 (2.63 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Tommy Conway
Andy Cook
Ronan Curtis
(3 goals each)

← 2021–22

2023–24 →

All statistics correct as of 10 November 2022.

The 2022–23 EFL Cup is the 63rd season of the EFL Cup (known as the Carabao Cup for sponsorship reasons). The competition is open to all clubs participating in the Premier League and the English Football League.

The winner of the competition qualifies for the play-off round of the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League.[2]

Liverpool are the defending champions, having beaten Chelsea on penalties to secure a record 9th title in the previous season's final.[3]

Access[edit]

All 92 clubs in the Premier League and English Football League entered the season's EFL Cup. Access is distributed across the top 4 leagues of the English football league system.[4]

In the first round, 22 of 24 Championship clubs, and all League One and League Two clubs will enter.

The following round, the two remaining Championship clubs, who finished 18th and 19th in the 2021–22 Premier League season (Burnley and Watford), and the Premier League clubs not involved in either the Champions League, Europa League, or Europa Conference League will enter.

Clubs entering in this round Clubs advancing from previous round Number of games Main date
First round
(70 clubs)
  • 24 clubs from EFL League Two
  • 24 clubs from EFL League One
  • 22 clubs from EFL Championship
  • N/A
35 w/c 8 August 2022
Second round
(50 clubs)
  • 2 clubs from EFL Championship
  • 13 Premier League clubs (not involved in European competition)
  • 35 winners from first round
25 w/c 22 August 2022
Third round
(32 clubs)
  • 7 Premier League clubs (involved in European competition)
  • 25 winners from second round
16 w/c 7 November 2022
Fourth round
(16 clubs)
  • No clubs enter the fourth round
  • 16 winners from third round
8 w/c 19 December 2022
Quarter-finals
(8 clubs)
  • No clubs enter the quarter-finals
  • 8 winners from fourth round
4 w/c 9 January 2023
Semi-finals
(4 clubs)
  • No clubs enter the semi-finals
  • 4 winners from quarter-finals
4

(Two Legged)

w/c 23 January 2023
w/c 30 January 2023
Final
(2 clubs)
  • No clubs enter the final
  • 2 winners from semi-finals
1 Sunday 26 February 2023

First round[edit]

A total of 70 clubs played in the first round: 24 from League Two (tier 4), 24 from League One (tier 3), and 22 from the Championship (tier 2). The draw for this round was split on a geographical basis into "northern" and "southern" sections. Teams were drawn against a team from the same section.

Northern section[edit]

Southern section[edit]

Second round[edit]

A total of 50 clubs played in the second round: the 35 winners from the first round, the 2 clubs from the Championship (tier 2) who did not enter in the first round, plus the 13 Premier League clubs who were not in European competition. The draw for this round was split on a geographical basis into "northern" and "southern" sections. Teams were drawn against a team from the same section.[6]

Northern section[edit]

Southern section[edit]

Third round[edit]

A total of 32 teams played in the third round. Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, and West Ham United entered in this round due to their participation in either the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League, the 2022–23 UEFA Europa League, and the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League. The draw was made on 24 August 2022.[7] The third round consisted of 19 clubs from the Premier League, three from the Championship, six from League One and four from League Two. Ties were scheduled to be played in the week commencing 7 November 2022.

Fourth round[edit]

A total of 16 teams will play in the fourth round. League Two side Gillingham was the lowest-ranked team in the draw, which was made on 10 November 2022.[9]

Top goalscorers[edit]

As of 10 November 2022[10]
Rank Player Club Goals
1
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Tommy Conway
Bristol City 3
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Andy Cook
Bradford City
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Ronan Curtis
Portsmouth
4 Eighteen players 2

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ The match was moved to Burton Albion's Pirelli Stadium due to an unplayable pitch at the Coventry Building Society Arena.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "EFL fixture schedule: 2022/23". English Football League. 15 November 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  2. ^ "UEFA Europa Conference League: All you need to know". UEFA.com. 18 October 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  3. ^ McNulty, Phil (27 February 2022). "Chelsea 0–0 Liverpool". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  4. ^ "The 2022-23 English League Cup Schedule". Groundhopper Guides. 3 May 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Cup clash switched to Pirelli Stadium". Bristol City F.C. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Carabao Cup second round: Leicester City drawn at Stockport County and Tranmere host Newcastle". BBC Sport. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Carabao Cup draw: Man City v Chelsea in third round". BBC Sport. 24 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Bristol City 1 Imps 3". Lincoln City FC.
  9. ^ Bennett, George (November 9, 2022). "When is the Carabao Cup fourth round draw and how to watch it". ChronicleLive.
  10. ^ "English League Cup 2022/2023 » Top Scorer". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 10 November 2022.

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