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Season 2022-23
Round Dates
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
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
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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
England Wales |
2 August 2022 – 26 February 2023[1] |
92 |
Liverpool |
76 |
200 (2.63 per match) |
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.
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| 35 | w/c 8 August 2022 |
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| 25 | w/c 22 August 2022 |
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| 16 | w/c 7 November 2022 |
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| 8 | w/c 19 December 2022 |
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| 4 | w/c 9 January 2023 |
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| 4 (Two Legged) | w/c 23 January 2023 w/c 30 January 2023 |
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| 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]1 | Bristol City | 3 | |
Bradford City | |||
Portsmouth | |||
4 | Eighteen players | 2 |
Notes[edit]
- ^ The match was moved to Burton Albion's Pirelli Stadium due to an unplayable pitch at the Coventry Building Society Arena.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "EFL fixture schedule: 2022/23". English Football League. 15 November 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ "UEFA Europa Conference League: All you need to know". UEFA.com. 18 October 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ McNulty, Phil (27 February 2022). "Chelsea 0–0 Liverpool". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ^ "The 2022-23 English League Cup Schedule". Groundhopper Guides. 3 May 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ^ "Cup clash switched to Pirelli Stadium". Bristol City F.C. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ "Carabao Cup second round: Leicester City drawn at Stockport County and Tranmere host Newcastle". BBC Sport. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ "Carabao Cup draw: Man City v Chelsea in third round". BBC Sport. 24 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ "Bristol City 1 Imps 3". Lincoln City FC.
- ^ Bennett, George (November 9, 2022). "When is the Carabao Cup fourth round draw and how to watch it". ChronicleLive.
- ^ "English League Cup 2022/2023 » Top Scorer". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 10 November 2022.