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2023–24 EFL Cup
	Wembley Stadium will host the final
Tournament details
Country	England; Wales
Dates	7 August 2023 – 25 February 2023
Teams	92
Defending champions	Manchester United
Tournament statistics
Matches played	93
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →

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The 2023–24 EFL Cup will be the 64th 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 will qualify for the play-off round of the 2024–25 UEFA Europa Conference League.^[2]

Manchester United are the defending champions, having beaten Newcastle United to secure a 6th title in the previous season's final.^[3]

The final will be played at Wembley Stadium on 25 February 2024.^[4]

Access

All 92 clubs in the Premier League and English Football League entered the season's EFL Cup. Access was distributed across the top 4 leagues of the English football league system.^[5]

In the first round, all Championship, League One and League Two clubs entered.

The following round, the Premier League clubs finishing 9-20 in the 2022–23 Premier League season will enter.

	Clubs entering in this round	Clubs advancing from previous round	Number of games	Main date
First round (72 clubs)	24 clubs from EFL League Two 24 clubs from EFL League One 24 clubs from EFL Championship	N/A	36	w/c 7 August 2023
Second round (48 clubs)	12 Premier League clubs	36 winners from first round	24	w/c 28 August 2023
Third round (32 clubs)	8 Premier League clubs	24 winners from second round	16	w/c 25 September 2023
Fourth round (16 clubs)	No clubs enter the fourth round	16 winners from third round	8	w/c 20 October 2023
Quarter-finals (8 clubs)	No clubs enter the quarter-finals	8 winners from fourth round	4	w/c 18 December 2023
Semi-finals (4 clubs)	No clubs enter the semi-finals	4 winners from quarter-finals	4 (two-legged)	w/c 8 January 2024 w/c 21 January 2024
Final (2 clubs)	No clubs enter the final	2 winners from semi-finals	1	25 February 2024

First round

A total of 72 clubs will play in the first round: 24 from League Two (tier 4), 24 from League One (tier 3), and 24 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

8 August 2023	Barnsley (3)	v	Tranmere Rovers (4)	Barnsley
19:45 BST		Report		Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: TBD Referee: TBD

8 August 2023	Accrington Stanley (4)	v	Bradford City (4)	Accrington
TBD BST		Report		Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: TBD Referee: TBD

8 August 2023	Blackburn Rovers (2)	v	Walsall (4)	Blackburn
TBD BST		Report		Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: TBD Referee: TBD

8 August 2023	Bolton Wanderers (3)	v	Barrow (4)	Horwich
TBD BST		Report		Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: TBD Referee: TBD

8 August 2023	Derby County (3)	v	Blackpool (3)	Derby
TBD BST		Report		Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: TBD Referee: TBD

8 August 2023	Harrogate Town (4)	v	Carlisle United (3)	Harrogate
TBD BST		Report		Stadium: Wetherby Road Attendance: TBD Referee: TBD

8 August 2023	Huddersfield Town (2)	v	Middlesbrough (2)	Huddersfield
TBD BST		Report		Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: TBD Referee: TBD

8 August 2023	Hull City (2)	v	Crewe Alexandra (4)	Hull
TBD BST		Report		Stadium: MKM Stadium Attendance: TBD Referee: TBD

8 August 2023	Leeds United (2)	v	Shrewsbury Town (2)	Leeds
TBD BST		Report		Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: TBD Referee: TBD

8 August 2023	Mansfield Town (4)	v	Grimsby Town (4)	Mansfield
TBD BST		Report		Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: TBD Referee: TBD

8 August 2023	Notts County (4)	v	Lincoln City (3)	Nottingham
TBD BST		Report		Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: TBD Referee: TBD

8 August 2023	Port Vale (3)	v	Fleetwood Town (3)	Stoke-on-Trent
TBD BST		Report		Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: TBD Referee: TBD

8 August 2023	Preston North End (2)	v	Salford City (4)	Preston
TBD BST		Report		Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: TBD Referee: TBD

8 August 2023	Rotherham United (2)	v	Morecambe (4)	Rotherham
TBD BST		Report		Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: TBD Referee: TBD

8 August 2023	Sheffield Wednesday (2)	v	Stockport County (4)	Sheffield
TBD BST		Report		Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: TBD Referee: TBD

8 August 2023	Stoke City (2)	v	West Bromwich Albion (2)	Stoke-on-Trent
TBD BST		Report		Stadium: Bet365 Stadium Attendance: TBD Referee: TBD

8 August 2023	Sunderland (2)	v	Crewe Alexandra (4)	Sunderland
TBD BST		Report		Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: TBD Referee: TBD

8 August 2023	Wrexham (4)	v	Wigan Athletic (3)	Wrexham
20:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: TBD Referee: TBD

9 August 2023	Burton Albion (3)	v	Leicester City (2)	Burton upon Trent
20:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: TBD Referee: TBD

Southern section

2 August 2022	Cambridge United (3)	1–0	Millwall (2)	Cambridge
19:45 BST	O'Neil 59'	Report		Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 3,368 Referee: Charles Breakspear

9 August 2022	AFC Wimbledon (4)	0–2	Gillingham (4)	Merton
19:45 BST		Report	Mandron 90' Green 90+2'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 3,008 Referee: Craig Hicks

9 August 2022	Cardiff City (2)	0–3	Portsmouth (3)	Cardiff
19:45 BST		Report	Pigott 58' Curtis 68' (pen.) Bishop 72'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 6,303 Referee: Lee Swabey

9 August 2022	Charlton Athletic (3)	1–1 (5–3 p)	Queens Park Rangers (2)	Charlton
19:45 BST	Henry 90'	Report	Roberts 80'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 5,629 Referee: Stuart Attwell
	Penalties
	Stockley Kirk Morgan Henry O'Connell		Johansen Roberts Shodipo Dozzell

9 August 2022	Cheltenham Town (3)	0–7	Exeter City (3)	Cheltenham
19:45 BST		Report	Nombe 23', 35' Collins 26' Jay 28' Sparkes 45+1' Kite 50' Coley 84'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 2,552 Referee: Will Finnie

9 August 2022	Crawley Town (4)	1–0	Bristol Rovers (3)	Crawley
19:45 BST	Nichols 73'	Report		Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 1,860 Referee: David Rock

9 August 2022	Forest Green Rovers (3)	2–0	Leyton Orient (4)	Nailsworth
19:45 BST	Little 17', 50'	Report		Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 1,055 Referee: James Oldham

9 August 2022	Ipswich Town (3)	0–1	Colchester United (4)	Ipswich
19:45 BST		Report	Hannant 29'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 11,654 Referee: Sam Purkiss

9 August 2022	Luton Town (2)	2–3	Newport County (4)	Luton
19:45 BST	Mendes Gomes 30' Lockyer 50'	Report	Collins 36' Zimba 52' Waite 76'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 3,827 Referee: Ollie Yates

9 August 2022	Milton Keynes Dons (3)	1–0	Sutton United (4)	Bletchley
19:45 BST	Grant 41'	Report		Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 2,263 Referee: Charles Breakspear

9 August 2022	Northampton Town (4)	1–2	Wycombe Wanderers (3)	Northampton
19:45 BST	Appéré 76' (pen.)	Report	Jacobson 28' Mellor 34'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 2,711 Referee: Tom Nield

9 August 2022	Norwich City (2)	2–2 (4–2 p)	Birmingham City (2)	Norwich
19:45 BST	Sinani 45+1' Sørensen 45+3'	Report	Leko 53' Tomkinson 77' (o.g.)	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 18,971 Referee: Samuel Barrott
	Penalties
	McLean Gibbs Sinani Núñez Sargent		Cosgrove Graham Leko James

9 August 2022	Oxford United (3)	2–2 (5–3 p)	Swansea City (2)	Oxford
19:45 BST	Rodríguez 72' Brannagan 90+3'	Report	Fulton 8' Cullen 25'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 4,373 Referee: Thomas Bramall
	Penalties
	Browne Rodríguez McGuane Spasov Brannagan		Cullen Ntcham Allen Sorinola

9 August 2022	Walsall (4)	2–0	Swindon Town (4)	Walsall
19:45 BST	Johnson 80' (pen.) Abraham 81'	Report		Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 2,889 Referee: Thomas Parsons

9 August 2022	Reading (2)	1–2	Stevenage (4)	Reading
20:00 BST	Ehibhatiomhan 63'	Report	Earley 10' Rose 89'	Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 4,230 Referee: Carl Brook

10 August 2022	Coventry City (2)	1–4	Bristol City (2)	Burton upon Trent
19:45 BST	Allen 62'	Report	Naismith 12' Conway 18', 30' Weimann 90+4'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium^[a] Attendance: 2,680 Referee: Peter Wright

10 August 2022	Plymouth Argyle (3)	0–2	Peterborough United (3)	Plymouth
19:45 BST		Report	Jones 28' Jo. Taylor 90+3'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 6,089 Referee: Allan Young

^ The match was moved to Burton Albion's Pirelli Stadium due to an unplayable pitch at the Coventry Building Society Arena.^[6]

References

^ "EFL key dates announced ahead of 2023/24 season". English Football League. 10 May 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
^ "UEFA approves final format and access list for its club competitions as of the 2024/25 season". UEFA. 10 May 2022. Archived from the original on 11 May 2022.
^ McNulty, Phil (26 February 2023). "Manchester United 2–0 Newcastle United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
^ "Key dates for the 2023/24 season". Retrieved 25 June 2023.
^ Sharma, Abhinav (22 June 2023). "Carabao Cup 2023-24: Draw, fixtures, results & guide to each round". Goal. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
^ "Cup clash switched to Pirelli Stadium". Bristol City F.C. Retrieved 23 August 2022.

[7] The match was moved to Burton Albion's Pirelli Stadium due to an unplayable pitch at the Coventry Building Society Arena.^[6]

[1] "EFL key dates announced ahead of 2023/24 season". English Football League. 10 May 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.

[2] "UEFA approves final format and access list for its club competitions as of the 2024/25 season". UEFA. 10 May 2022. Archived from the original on 11 May 2022.

[3] McNulty, Phil (26 February 2023). "Manchester United 2–0 Newcastle United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 June 2023.

[4] "Key dates for the 2023/24 season". Retrieved 25 June 2023.

[5] Sharma, Abhinav (22 June 2023). "Carabao Cup 2023-24: Draw, fixtures, results & guide to each round". Goal. Retrieved 25 June 2023.

[6] "Cup clash switched to Pirelli Stadium". Bristol City F.C. Retrieved 23 August 2022.

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