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.

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
1Leeds United3–1Barnet7,220
2Watford0–0Accrington Stanley8,368
0–0 after extra time — Watford win 6–5 on penalties
3Crewe Alexandra2–0Wigan Athletic3,907
4Doncaster Rovers3–3Derby County5,598
3–3 after extra time — Doncaster Rovers win 8–7 on penalties
5Sheffield United1–0Bury6,273
6Millwall0–4Southampton5,492
7West Bromwich Albion3–1Cheltenham Town10,974
8Peterborough United1–2Everton10,756
9Hereford United1–3Leicester City4,073
10Port Vale3–2Queens Park Rangers3,550
11Fulham1–2Wycombe Wanderers6,620
12Hull City0–0Hartlepool United6,392
0–0 after extra time — Hull City win 3–2 on penalties
13Walsall1–3Bolton Wanderers6,243
14Middlesbrough0–1Notts County11,148
15Charlton Athletic1–0Carlisle United8,190
16Barnsley1–2Milton Keynes Dons4,411
17Chesterfield2–1Manchester City7,960
18Scunthorpe United1–2Aston Villa6,502
19Southend United3–2Brighton & Hove Albion4,819
20Brentford0–3Luton Town3,005
21Reading3–3Darlington10,353
3–3 after extra time — Reading win 4–2 on penalties
22Birmingham City1–1Wrexham10,491
Birmingham City win 4–1 after extra time
23Rotherham United2–4Norwich City3,958
24Mansfield Town1–2Portsmouth6,646

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
1Wycombe Wanderers1–1Doncaster Rovers3,308
2–2 after extra time — Wycombe win 3–2 on penalties
2Sheffield United2–4Birmingham City10,584
3Leicester City2–2Aston Villa27,288
Aston Villa win 3–2 after extra time
4Watford2–1Hull City8,274
5Leeds United1–3Southend United10,449
6Chesterfield2–1West Ham United7,787
7Notts County2–0Southampton6,731
8Newcastle United3–0Portsmouth25,028
9Charlton Athletic1–0Bolton Wanderers10,788
10Liverpool4–3Reading42,445
11West Bromwich Albion0–2Arsenal21,566
12Port Vale0–0Norwich City4,518
0–0 after extra time — Port Vale win 3–2 on penalties
13Everton4–0Luton Town27,149
14Milton Keynes Dons0–5Tottenham Hotspur8,306
15Crewe Alexandra1–1Manchester United10,046
Manchester United win 2–1 after extra time
16Blackburn Rovers0–2Chelsea14,732

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
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
Everton0–1Arsenal
Report Adebayor 85'
Goodison Park, Liverpool
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
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'
Attendance: 70,073

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