League Cup

The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition. Like the more prestigious FA Cup, it is played on a knockout (single elimination) basis. Unlike the FA Cup, only the 92 members of The Football League (who organise the competition) and FA Premier League can enter. The winners qualify for the UEFA Cup, if they have not qualified for European competition in some other way.

Related Topics:
English - Football - FA Cup - The Football League - FA Premier League - UEFA Cup

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Since 1982 the League Cup has been named after its sponsor, giving it the following names:

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• Milk Cup (1982-1986)
• Littlewoods Challenge Cup (1986-1990)
• Rumbelows Cup (1990-1993)
• Coca-Cola Cup (1993-1998)
• Worthington Cup (1998-2003)
• Carling Cup (2003-)

The League Cup is less prestigious than the FA Cup and when it was sponsored by Worthington, it was dubbed the Worthless Cup. It is fairly common for larger clubs to field a reserve or youth team unless they make it into the later stages.

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