2006–07 Football League Cup
Carling Cup, League Cup | |
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Tournament details | |
Country | ![]() ![]() |
Teams | 92 |
Defending champions | Manchester United |
Final positions | |
Champions | Chelsea (4th title) |
Runner-up | Arsenal |
Tournament statistics | |
Top goal scorer(s) | Jermaine Easter Júlio Baptista (6 goals) |
The 2006–07 Football League Cup (known as the Carling Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 47th staging of the Football League Cup, a knock-out competition for the top 92 football clubs played in English football league system. The competition name reflects a sponsorship deal with lager brand Carling.
The competition began in August 2006 and ended with the final on 25 February 2007. The Millennium Stadium in Cardiff hosted the final, as the reconstruction of Wembley Stadium could not be completed in time to host the final.
The winners were Chelsea, beating Arsenal in the final 2-1 after two goals by Didier Drogba.
Format
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The competition consists of five single elimination rounds (taking place only on week-nights) before a two-legged semi-final and then a final match at a neutral venue. The venue for each fixture in round one to the finals will not be neutral. It will be the home ground of one of the two clubs in each fixture, and will be decided as part of the draw for each round.
There are no replays in the competition. If necessary, extra-time and penalties will decide each tie's winners on the night.
First round
[edit]The 72 Football League clubs compete from the first round, which is divided into North and South sections. Each section is divided equally into a pot of seeded clubs and a pot of unseeded clubs. Clubs' rankings depend upon their finishing position in the 2005-06 season. Therefore, the clubs relegated from the Premier League in 2006; Sunderland (North), Birmingham City and West Bromwich Albion (South) are the top seeds, and the clubs newly promoted to the Football League — Accrington Stanley and Hereford United — are bottom seeds in north and south sections respectively.
- At 12:00 BST on 21 June 2006, seeded clubs and unseeded clubs were paired off to create the first round draw.
- The small numbers represent the seeding.
- Ties are shown in order of the draw.
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1 Score after 90 minutes
Second round
[edit]In Round 2, the 36 winners from Round 1 were joined by the 12 Premier League clubs not participating in European competitions. The draw took place on 26 August 2006 and matches were played during the week commencing 18 September.
Tie no | Home team | Score1 | Away team | Attendance |
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1 | Leeds United | 3–1 | Barnet | 7,220 |
2 | Watford | 0–0 | Accrington Stanley | 8,368 |
0–0 after extra time — Watford win 6–5 on penalties | ||||
3 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–0 | Wigan Athletic | 3,907 |
4 | Doncaster Rovers | 3–3 | Derby County | 5,598 |
3–3 after extra time — Doncaster Rovers win 8–7 on penalties | ||||
5 | Sheffield United | 1–0 | Bury | 6,273 |
6 | Millwall | 0–4 | Southampton | 5,492 |
7 | West Bromwich Albion | 3–1 | Cheltenham Town | 10,974 |
8 | Peterborough United | 1–2 | Everton | 10,756 |
9 | Hereford United | 1–3 | Leicester City | 4,073 |
10 | Port Vale | 3–2 | Queens Park Rangers | 3,550 |
11 | Fulham | 1–2 | Wycombe Wanderers | 6,620 |
12 | Hull City | 0–0 | Hartlepool United | 6,392 |
0–0 after extra time — Hull City win 3–2 on penalties | ||||
13 | Walsall | 1–3 | Bolton Wanderers | 6,243 |
14 | Middlesbrough | 0–1 | Notts County | 11,148 |
15 | Charlton Athletic | 1–0 | Carlisle United | 8,190 |
16 | Barnsley | 1–2 | Milton Keynes Dons | 4,411 |
17 | Chesterfield | 2–1 | Manchester City | 7,960 |
18 | Scunthorpe United | 1–2 | Aston Villa | 6,502 |
19 | Southend United | 3–2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 4,819 |
20 | Brentford | 0–3 | Luton Town | 3,005 |
21 | Reading | 3–3 | Darlington | 10,353 |
3–3 after extra time — Reading win 4–2 on penalties | ||||
22 | Birmingham City | 1–1 | Wrexham | 10,491 |
Birmingham City win 4–1 after extra time | ||||
23 | Rotherham United | 2–4 | Norwich City | 3,958 |
24 | Mansfield Town | 1–2 | Portsmouth | 6,646 |
1 Score after 90 minutes
Third round
[edit]Round 3 was drawn on 23 September from the 24 remaining clubs and the eight Premier League clubs in European competitions. The ties were played the week of 23 October:
Tie no | Home team | Score1 | Away team | Attendance |
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1 | Wycombe Wanderers | 1–1 | Doncaster Rovers | 3,308 |
2–2 after extra time — Wycombe win 3–2 on penalties | ||||
2 | Sheffield United | 2–4 | Birmingham City | 10,584 |
3 | Leicester City | 2–2 | Aston Villa | 27,288 |
Aston Villa win 3–2 after extra time | ||||
4 | Watford | 2–1 | Hull City | 8,274 |
5 | Leeds United | 1–3 | Southend United | 10,449 |
6 | Chesterfield | 2–1 | West Ham United | 7,787 |
7 | Notts County | 2–0 | Southampton | 6,731 |
8 | Newcastle United | 3–0 | Portsmouth | 25,028 |
9 | Charlton Athletic | 1–0 | Bolton Wanderers | 10,788 |
10 | Liverpool | 4–3 | Reading | 42,445 |
11 | West Bromwich Albion | 0–2 | Arsenal | 21,566 |
12 | Port Vale | 0–0 | Norwich City | 4,518 |
0–0 after extra time — Port Vale win 3–2 on penalties | ||||
13 | Everton | 4–0 | Luton Town | 27,149 |
14 | Milton Keynes Dons | 0–5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 8,306 |
15 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–1 | Manchester United | 10,046 |
Manchester United win 2–1 after extra time | ||||
16 | Blackburn Rovers | 0–2 | Chelsea | 14,732 |
1 Score after 90 minutes
Fourth round
[edit]The Fourth round draw was made on 25 October 2006.
Birmingham City | 0–1 | Liverpool |
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Report | Agger ![]() |
Chelsea | 4–0 | Aston Villa |
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Lampard ![]() Shevchenko ![]() Essien ![]() Drogba ![]() | Report |
Chesterfield | 3–3 (a.e.t.) 3–4p | Charlton Athletic |
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Larkin ![]() Folan ![]() Allison ![]() | Report | Hasselbaink ![]() Bent ![]() |
Everton | 0–1 | Arsenal |
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Report | Adebayor ![]() |
Tottenham Hotspur | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | Port Vale |
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Huddlestone ![]() Defoe ![]() | Report | Constantine ![]() |
Quarter-finals
[edit]The quarter-final draw was made on 11 November 2006 at 12:00 GMT.
Liverpool | 3–6 | Arsenal |
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Fowler ![]() Gerrard ![]() Hyypiä ![]() | Report | Aliadière ![]() Baptista ![]() Song ![]() |
Newcastle United | 0–1 | Chelsea |
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Report | Drogba ![]() |
Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Southend United |
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Defoe ![]() | Report |
Semi-finals
[edit]The semi-final draw was made on 23 December 2006 at 12:00 GMT. Unlike the other rounds, the semi-final ties were played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home.
First leg
[edit]Wycombe Wanderers | 1–1 | Chelsea |
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Easter ![]() | Report | Bridge ![]() |
Second leg
[edit]Chelsea | 4–0 | Wycombe Wanderers |
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Shevchenko ![]() Lampard ![]() | Report |
Chelsea won 5–1 on aggregate.
Arsenal | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | Tottenham Hotspur |
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Adebayor ![]() Aliadière ![]() Chimbonda ![]() | Report | Mido ![]() |
Arsenal won 5–3 on aggregate.
Final
[edit]See also
[edit]External links
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- Official Carling Cup website
- Carling Cup at bbc.co.uk