2009–10 Football League Cup

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The 2009–10 Football League Cup (known as the Carling Cup due to the competition's sponsorship by lager brand Carling) was the 50th season of the Football League Cup, a knock-out competition for the top 92 football clubs played in English football league system.[1] Manchester United successfully defended their League Cup title after defeating Aston Villa by 2–1 in the final at Wembley Stadium on 28 February 2010.

2009–10 Football League Cup
Carling Cup, League Cup
Tournament details
CountryEngland
Wales
Dates10 August 2009 – 28 February 2010
Teams92
Defending championsManchester United
Final positions
ChampionsManchester United (4th title)
Runner-upAston Villa
Tournament statistics
Matches played93
Goals scored304 (3.27 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Carlos Tevez (6 goals)

Each season, the League Cup winners – like the winners of the FA Cup – were granted a place in the UEFA Europa League for the following season. However, in cases where a team had already gained a place in European competition via their league position or progress in other cup competitions, their place in the Europa League was deferred to the next-placed league side. In this season, since Manchester United and FA Cup winners Chelsea qualified for the UEFA Champions League via the Premier League, Aston Villa and Liverpool qualified for the Europa League as the sixth- and seventh-placed sides in the league.

First round

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The draw for the First Round took place on 16 June 2009, with matches played two months later in the week beginning 10 August 2009.[2][3]

Newcastle United and Middlesbrough received a first round bye as the highest ranked Football League teams from the previous season's league placings.[4] The other 70 of the 72 Football League clubs competed in the First Round, divided into North and South sections. Each section was divided equally into a pot of seeded clubs and a pot of unseeded clubs. Clubs' rankings depend upon their finishing position in the 2008–09 season.

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Second round

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The 13 Premier League teams not involved in European competitions entered at this stage, along with the winners from the First Round plus Newcastle United and Middlesbrough, who received a First Round bye. From the Second Round onwards, the teams are no longer split geographically. The draw for the Second Round took place on 12 August 2009, after the First Round games had been completed,[5] and the matches were played in the week beginning 24 August 2009.[2]

Tie no Home team Score1 Away team Attendance
1 West Bromwich Albion 2–2 Rotherham United 10,659
West Bromwich Albion won 4–3 after extra time
2 Norwich City 1–4 Sunderland 12,345
3 Tranmere Rovers 0–1 Bolton Wanderers 5,381
4 Queens Park Rangers 2–1 Accrington Stanley 5,203
5 Bristol City 0–2 Carlisle United 6,359
6 Leyton Orient 0–0 Stoke City 2,742
Stoke City won 1–0 after extra time
7 Port Vale 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday 6,667
8 Hull City 3–1 Southend United 7,994
9 Leeds United 1–1 Watford 14,681
Leeds United won 2–1 after extra time
10 Cardiff City 3–1 Bristol Rovers 9,767
11 Portsmouth 4–1 Hereford United 6,645
12 Crystal Palace 0–2 Manchester City 14,725
13 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–0 Swindon Town 11,416
0–0 after extra time–Wolverhampton Wanderers won 6–5 on penalties
14 Gillingham 1–3 Blackburn Rovers 7,203
15 Blackpool 4–1 Wigan Athletic 8,089
16 Southampton 1–2 Birmingham City 11,753
17 Preston North End 2–1 Leicester City 6,977
18 Newcastle United 4–3 Huddersfield Town 23,815
19 West Ham United 1–1 Millwall 24,492
West Ham United won 3–1 after extra time
20 Hartlepool United 1–1 Burnley 3,501
Burnley won 2–1 after extra time
21 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Middlesbrough 8,838
Nottingham Forest won 2–1 after extra time
22 Reading 1–2 Barnsley 5,576
23 Swansea City 1–2 Scunthorpe United 7,321
24 Doncaster Rovers 1–5 Tottenham Hotspur 12,923
25 Peterborough United 2–1 Ipswich Town 5,451

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Third round

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The seven Premier League teams involved in European competition enter at this stage, along with the winners from the Second Round. The draw for the Third Round took place on 29 August 2009, after the Second Round games had been played. The matches were played in the week beginning 21 September 2009.[2]

Tie no Home team Score1 Away team Attendance
1 Arsenal 2–0 West Bromwich Albion 56,592
2 Chelsea 1–0 Queens Park Rangers 37,781
3 Bolton Wanderers 1–1 West Ham United 8,050
Bolton Wanderers won 3–1 after extra time
4 Barnsley 3–2 Burnley 6,270
5 Hull City 0–4 Everton 13,558
6 Leeds United 0–1 Liverpool 38,168
7 Manchester United 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 51,160
8 Manchester City 1–1 Fulham 24,507
Manchester City won 2–1 after extra time
9 Sunderland 2–0 Birmingham City 20,576
10 Peterborough United 2–0 Newcastle United 10,298
11 Carlisle United 1–3 Portsmouth 7,042
12 Nottingham Forest 0–1 Blackburn Rovers 11,553
13 Stoke City 4–3 Blackpool 13,957
14 Scunthorpe United 0–0 Port Vale 3,383
Scunthorpe United won 2–0 after extra time
15 Preston North End 1–5 Tottenham Hotspur 16,533
16 Aston Villa 1–0 Cardiff City 22,527

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Fourth round

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The draw for the Fourth Round took place after the Third Round games had been played, on 26 September 2009, and the matches were played on the week beginning on 26 October 2009.[2] The only clubs from outside the Premier League left in the draw were Barnsley, Peterborough United and Scunthorpe United.

Tie no Home team Score1 Away team Attendance
1 Blackburn Rovers 5–2 Peterborough United 8,419
2 Manchester City 5–1 Scunthorpe United 36,358
3 Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Everton 35,843
4 Barnsley 0–2 Manchester United 20,019
5 Chelsea 4–0 Bolton Wanderers 41,538
6 Sunderland 0–0 Aston Villa 27,666
0–0 after extra time–Aston Villa won 3–1 on penalties
7 Arsenal 2–1 Liverpool 60,004
8 Portsmouth 4–0 Stoke City 11,251

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Fifth round

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The Fifth Round draw took place on 31 October, and the matches were played in the week commencing 30 November 2009.[2]

Portsmouth2–4Aston Villa
Petrov   10' (o.g.)
Kanu   87'
Report Heskey   12'
Milner   27'
Downing   74'
A. Young   89'
Attendance: 17,034

Manchester United2–0Tottenham Hotspur
Gibson   16', 38' Report

Manchester City3–0Arsenal
Tevez   50'
Wright-Phillips   69'
Weiss   89'
Report

Blackburn Rovers3–3 (a.e.t.)Chelsea
Kalinić   9'
Emerton   64'
McCarthy   93' (pen.)
Report Drogba   48'
Kalou   52'
Ferreira   120+2'
Penalties
McCarthy  
Emerton  
Grella  
Kalinić  
Hoilett  
4–3   Ballack
  Drogba
  Malouda
  Zhirkov
  Kakuta
Attendance: 18,136

Semi-finals

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The semi-final draw took place on 2 December 2009, after the completion of the first three Fifth Round matches. The first leg matches were to be played the week commencing 4 January 2010, but adverse weather conditions including severe snow and ice in North West England caused the games to be rearranged.[2]

First leg

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Blackburn Rovers0–1Aston Villa
Report Milner   23'
Attendance: 18,595

Manchester City2–1Manchester United
Tevez   42' (pen.), 65' Report Giggs   17'

Second leg

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Aston Villa6–4Blackburn Rovers
Warnock   30'
Milner   40' (pen.)
Nzonzi   53' (o.g.)
Agbonlahor   58'
Heskey   62'
A. Young   90+3'
Report Kalinić   10', 26'
Olsson   63'
Emerton   84'

Aston Villa won 7–4 on aggregate.


Manchester United3–1Manchester City
Scholes   52'
Carrick   71'
Rooney   90+2'
Report Tevez   76'
Attendance: 74,576

Manchester United won 4–3 on aggregate.

Final

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The final was played at Wembley Stadium, London, on Sunday, 28 February 2010.

Aston Villa1–2Manchester United
Milner   5' (pen.) Report Owen   12'
Rooney   74'
Attendance: 88,596

Prize money

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The prize money is awarded by the Football League. The winners of the League Cup won £100,000 and the runners-up won £50,000. The losing semi-finalists each took home £25,000.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "2009/10 Carling Cup Dates Revealed". The Football League. 20 March 2009. Archived from the original on 14 August 2009. Retrieved 26 May 2009.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "2009/10 Carling Cup Key Dates". The Football League. 1 August 2008. Archived from the original on 17 March 2009. Retrieved 26 May 2009.
  3. ^ "Clubs discover Carling Cup fate". BBC Sport. 16 June 2009. Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 16 June 2009.
  4. ^ "North East sides receive Cup bye". BBC Sport. 3 June 2009. Archived from the original on 6 June 2009. Retrieved 3 June 2009.
  5. ^ "Carling Cup second-round draw". BBC Sport. 12 August 2009. Retrieved 12 August 2009.
  6. ^ "Football Queries". Carling.com. Archived from the original on 6 May 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2009.
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