Carabao Cup Semi Final Draw 2020
Football tournament season
| Carabao Cup, League Cup | |
 Wembley Stadium will host the final on 27 February 2022 | |
| Country | England Wales |
|---|---|
| Dates | 31 July 2021 – 27 February 2022 |
| Teams | 92 |
| Defending champions | Manchester City |
| Matches played | 83 |
| Goals scored | 234 (2.82 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Marcus Forss (5 goals) |
| ← 2020–21 2022–23 → All statistics correct as of 22 September 2021. | |
The 2021–22 EFL Cup is the 62nd 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 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League.[1]
The competition began on 31 July 2021, and the final is set to be played at Wembley Stadium on 27 February 2022.[2]
Manchester City were the holders, having won the previous four editions, and were eliminated by West Ham United in the fourth round.
Access [edit]
All 92 clubs in the Premier League and English Football League will enter the season's EFL Cup. Access is distributed across the top 4 leagues of the English football league system. For the first two rounds, the draw is regionalised into northern and southern clubs.
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 2020–21 Premier League season (Fulham and West Bromwich Albion) 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| First round (70 clubs) |
|
| 35 |
| Second round (50 clubs) |
|
| 25 |
| Third round (32 clubs) |
|
| 16 |
| Fourth round (16 clubs) |
|
| 8 |
| Quarter-finals (8 clubs) |
|
| 4 |
| Semi-finals (4 clubs) |
|
| 4 (Two Legged) |
| Final (2 clubs) |
|
| 1 |
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 are 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. The draw was held on 11 August 2021 after the conclusion of the first round tie between Leyton Orient and Queens Park Rangers, live on Sky Sports and it was made by Andy Townsend and Jobi McAnuff at 21:15 BST.[4]
Northern section [edit]
Southern section [edit]
Third round [edit]
A total of 32 teams played in the third round. Chelsea, Leicester City, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, and West Ham United entered in this round due to their participation in either the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League, the 2021–22 UEFA Europa League, or the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League. The draw was made on 25 August 2021 live on Sky Sports after the conclusion of the second round tie between West Bromwich Albion vs Arsenal by Kevin Phillips and Kevin Campbell.[5] Unlike the previous rounds this round was not split into northern and southern sections. Tiebreakers were decided by penalty.
Oldham Athletic and Rochdale were the lowest level teams that were still in the competition.
Fourth round [edit]
A total of 16 teams played in this round. The ties were played during the week commencing 25 October 2021. League One side Sunderland were the only team from the third division or lower left in the competition.
Quarter-finals [edit]
A total of eight teams will play in this round. The draw was held on 30 October 2021.[6] The ties will be played during the week commencing 20 December 2021. League One side Sunderland are the only team from outside the Premier League left in the competition.
Semi-finals [edit]
A total of four teams will play in this round. This season will see the return of double-legged semi-finals as with the 2019–20 EFL Cup after the 2020–21 EFL Cup semi-finals were played over a single leg due to fixture congestion caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The first legs will be played during the week commencing 3 January 2022 and the second legs will be played during the week commencing 10 January 2022.
- Qualified teams
- Winner of QF1 (1)
- Winner of QF2 (1/3)
- Winner of QF3 (1)
- Winner of QF4 (1)
Final [edit]
A total of two teams will play in this round. The final will be played on 27 February 2022. This sees the return of the EFL Cup Final to its February slot as with the 2020 EFL Cup Final, as the 2021 EFL Cup Final was played in April so that spectators could attend due to COVID-19 restrictions in England. It will be played at Wembley Stadium in Wembley in the London Borough of Brent. The winner will qualify for the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League unless they have qualified for the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League or 2022–23 UEFA Europa League.
- Qualified teams
- Winner of SF1/SF2 (1)
- Winner of SF1/SF2 (1/3)
Notes [edit]
- ^ Rochdale received a bye following the postponement of the match due to COVID-19 cases among Harrogate Town's squad.[3]
References [edit]
- ^ "UEFA Europa Conference League: all you need to know". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ "Key Dates". EFL.com. English Football League. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ "EFL Statement | Dale Receive A Bye Into Carabao Cup Round Two". Rochdale F.C. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "Carabao Cup second-round draw: Barrow v Aston Villa, Arsenal go to West Brom". BBC Sport. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "Win the chance to host the Carabao Cup draw". efl.com. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "Soccer AM to host Carabao Cup Quarter-Final draw". EFL.com. 26 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
Carabao Cup Semi Final Draw 2020
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_EFL_Cup
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