The 2022-23 England Carabao League Cup will be played for the 63rd time; Liverpool are the holders, having beaten Chelsea in the 2022 Final.
The winner of the competition qualifies for the play-off round of the next season’s Europa Conference League (if they fail to have already qualified for the Champions League or the Europa League).
2022-23 England Carabao League Cup Draw & Schedule
First Round: August 09th & 10th, 2022
Northern Section
Blackburn Rovers v Hartlepool United
Harrogate Town v Stockport County
Bolton Wanderers v Salford City
Morecambe v Stoke City
Blackpool v Barrow
West Bromwich Albion v Sheffield United
Sheffield Wednesday v Sunderland
Grimsby Town v Crewe Alexandra
Mansfield Town v Derby County
Accrington Stanley v Tranmere Rovers
Middlesbrough v Barnsley
Bradford City v Hull City
Rochdale v Burton Albion
Doncaster Rovers v Lincoln City
Huddersfield Town v Preston North End
Shrewsbury Town v Carlisle United
Port Vale v Rotherham United
Fleetwood Town v Wigan Athletic
Southern Section
Norwich City v Birmingham City
Coventry City v Bristol City
Northampton Town v Wycombe Wanderers
Cardiff City v Portsmouth
Charlton Athletic v Queens Park Rangers
Crawley Town v Bristol Rovers
Walsall v Swindon Town
Ipswich Town v Colchester United
Luton Town v Newport County
Reading v Stevenage
Plymouth Argyle v Peterborough United
AFC Wimbledon v Gillingham
Cheltenham Town v Exeter City
MK Dons v Sutton United
Forest Green Rovers v Leyton Orient
Cambridge United v Millwall
Oxford United v Swansea City
The League Cup, also known as the EFL Cup or the Carabao Cup, is England’s second most important knockout competition after the FA Cup.
The League Cup is a knockout competition for all 92 clubs in the Premier League and Football League — the top four levels of the pyramid of English leagues.
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