2006–07 Football League Cup

Football tournament season
2006–07 Football League Cup
Carling Cup, League Cup
Tournament details
Country England
 Wales
Teams92
Defending championsManchester United
Final positions
ChampionsChelsea (4th title)
Runner-upArsenal
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

Pre-match presentation at the 2007 final between Chelsea and Arsenal at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff

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

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.
North
Tie no Home team Score1 Away team Attendance
1 20 Chesterfield 0–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 4 4,136
0–0 after extra time — Chesterfield win 4–3 on penalties
2 5 Stoke City 1–2 Darlington 28 3,573
3 19 Port Vale 2–1 Preston North End 2 3,522
4 7 Burnley 0–1 Hartlepool United 25 3,853
5 9 Sheffield Wednesday 1–4 Wrexham 29 8,047
6 34 Bury 2–0 Sunderland 1 2,930
7 8 Hull City 1–1 Tranmere Rovers 21 6,075
Hull City win 2–1 after extra time
8 22 Blackpool 1–1 Barnsley 11 3,938
2–2 after extra time — Barnsley win 4–2 on penalties
9 13 Huddersfield Town 0–2 Mansfield Town 32 5,111
10 24 Carlisle United 1–1 Bradford City 17 4,757
1–1 after extra time — Carlisle United win 4–3 on penalties
11 23 Rotherham United 3–1 Oldham Athletic 16 3,065
12 18 Scunthorpe United 2–2 Lincoln City 27 3,455
Scunthorpe United win 4–3 after extra time
13 36 Accrington Stanley 1–0 Nottingham Forest 14 2,146
14 26 Grimsby Town 0–3 Crewe Alexandra 12 1,635
15 3 Leeds United 1–0 Chester City 31 10,013
16 15 Doncaster Rovers 3–2 Rochdale 30 3,690
17 35 Stockport County 0–1 Derby County 10 3,394
18 6 Leicester City 2–0 Macclesfield Town 33 6,298
South
Tie no Home team Score1 Away team Attendance
1 7 Cardiff City 0–2 Barnet 33 3,305
2 25 Milton Keynes Dons 0–0 Colchester United 13 2,747
Milton Keynes Dons win 1–0 after extra time
3 26 Swindon Town 2–2 Brentford 16 5,582
2–2 after extra time — Brentford win 4–3 on penalties
4 3 Crystal Palace 1–2 Notts County 35 4,481
5 36 Hereford United 3–1 Coventry City 4 3,404
6 17 Swansea City 2–2 Wycombe Wanderers 28 5,892
Wycombe Wanderers win 3–2 after extra time
7 29 Peterborough United 1–1 Ipswich Town 10 4,729
2–2 after extra time — Peterborough United win 4–2 on penalties
8 21 AFC Bournemouth 1–3 Southend United 12 3,764
9 15 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–0 Boston United 31 2,533
10 24 Cheltenham Town 2–1 Bristol City 18 3,713
11 14 Millwall 2–1 Gillingham 19 5,040
12 8 Southampton 5–2 Yeovil Town 20 20,653
13 1 Birmingham City 1–0 Shrewsbury Town 30 12,428
14 9 Plymouth Argyle 0–1 Walsall 27 6,407
15 32 Bristol Rovers 1–1 Luton Town 6 2,882
1–1 after extra time — Luton Town win 5–3 on penalties
16 11 Queens Park Rangers 3–2 Northampton Town 22 4,569
17 34 Torquay United 0–2 Norwich City 5 3,100
18 23 Leyton Orient 0–3 West Bromwich Albion 2 3,058

1 Score after 90 minutes

Second round

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
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

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
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

The Fourth round draw was made on 25 October 2006.

Birmingham City0–1Liverpool
Report Agger 45'
St Andrew's, Birmingham
Attendance: 23,061
Chelsea4–0Aston Villa
Lampard 32'
Shevchenko 65'
Essien 82'
Drogba 84'		 Report
Stamford Bridge, London
Attendance: 41,516
Chesterfield3–3 (a.e.t.)
3–4p		Charlton Athletic
Larkin 2'
Folan 47'
Allison 120'		 Report Hasselbaink 40', 93'
Bent 73'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Mike Riley (West Yorkshire)
Everton0–1Arsenal
Report Adebayor 85'
Notts County0–1Wycombe Wanderers
Report Easter 49'
Attendance: 7,395
Referee: Nigel Miller (County Durham)
Tottenham Hotspur3–1 (a.e.t.)Port Vale
Huddlestone 80', 99'
Defoe 107'		 Report Constantine 64'
Attendance: 34,560
Referee: Steve Bennett (Kent)
Watford2–2 (a.e.t.)
4–5p		Newcastle United
Francis 69'
Shittu 108'		 Report Sibierski 3'
Parker 116'
Attendance: 16,791

Quarter-finals

The quarter-final draw was made on 11 November 2006 at 12:00 GMT.

Charlton Athletic0–1Wycombe Wanderers
Report Easter 35'
The Valley, London
Attendance: 18,940
Liverpool3–6Arsenal
Fowler 33'
Gerrard 68'
Hyypiä 80'		 Report Aliadière 27'
Baptista 40', 45+2', 60', 84'
Song 45'
Anfield, Liverpool
Attendance: 42,614
Newcastle United0–1Chelsea
Report Drogba 79'
Attendance: 37,406
Referee: Chris Foy (Merseyside)
Tottenham Hotspur1–0 (a.e.t.)Southend United
Defoe 115' Report
Attendance: 35,811

Semi-finals

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

Wycombe Wanderers1–1Chelsea
Easter 77' Report Bridge 36'
Attendance: 9,771
Referee: Steve Bennett (Kent)
Tottenham Hotspur2–2Arsenal
Berbatov 12'
Baptista 20' (o.g.)		 Report Baptista 64', 77'
Attendance: 35,485

Second leg

Chelsea4–0Wycombe Wanderers
Shevchenko 22', 43'
Lampard 69', 90'		 Report
Attendance: 41,591
Referee: Mike Dean (Cheshire)

Chelsea won 5–1 on aggregate.

Arsenal3–1 (a.e.t.)Tottenham Hotspur
Adebayor 77'
Aliadière 105'
Chimbonda 113' (o.g.)		 Report Mido 85'
Attendance: 59,872

Arsenal won 5–3 on aggregate.

Final

Arsenal1–2Chelsea
Walcott 12' (Report) Drogba 20', 84'

See also

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