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2008–09 Football League Cup

FieldValue
titleFootball League Cup
year2008–09
other_titlesCarling Cup, League Cup
imageCarling Cup logo 2008-09.png
imagesize200px
captionThe logo of the League Cup from 2003–04 to 2008–09
countryEngland
Wales
num_teams92
defending_championsTottenham Hotspur
championsManchester United
count3
runner-upTottenham Hotspur
matches93
goals290
top goal scorerNathan Ellington
Roman Pavlyuchenko
Carlos Tevez
(6 goals)
prevseason[2007–08](2007-08-football-league-cup)
nextseason[2009–10](2009-10-football-league-cup)

Wales | runner-up = Tottenham Hotspur Roman Pavlyuchenko Carlos Tevez (6 goals) The 2008–09 Football League Cup (known as the Carling Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 49th season of the Football League Cup, a knock-out competition for the top 92 football clubs played in English football league system. The winners qualified for the third qualifying round of the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League, if not already qualified for European competitions.

Manchester United won the competition by defeating holders Tottenham Hotspur on penalties in the final on 1 March 2009.

First round

The draw for the first round took place on 13 June 2008, with matches being played two months later in the week beginning 11 August 2008.

The 72 Football League clubs competed from the first round, which was 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 2007–08 season.

Tie noHome teamScore1Away teamAttendanceDerby County won 3 – 1 after extra timeNotts County won 1 – 0 after extra time2 – 2 after extra time – Rotherham United won 5 – 3 on penaltiesWolverhampton Wanderers won 3 – 2 after extra time0 – 0 after extra time – Oldham Athletic won 4 – 1 on penalties
1**Preston North End**2–0Chesterfield5,150
2Chester City2–5**Leeds United**3,644
3**Leicester City**1–0Stockport County7,386
4**Sheffield United**3–1Port Vale7,694
5**Grimsby Town**2–0Tranmere Rovers1,858
6**Crewe Alexandra**2–0Barnsley2,492
7**Hartlepool United**3–0Scunthorpe United2,076
8**Derby County**1–1Lincoln City10,091
9**Notts County**0–0Doncaster Rovers3,272
10Sheffield Wednesday1–1**Rotherham United**16,298
11Shrewsbury Town0–1**Carlisle United**3,337
12**Wolverhampton Wanderers**1–1Accrington Stanley9,424
13Bury0–2**Burnley**4,276
14Rochdale0–0**Oldham Athletic**5,786
15**Nottingham Forest**4–0Morecambe4,030
16**Huddersfield Town**4–0Bradford City8,932
17**Macclesfield Town**2–0Blackpool1,631
18Walsall1–2**Darlington**2,702
Tie noHome teamScore1Away teamAttendanceCheltenham Town won 1 – 0 after extra time
1**Coventry City**3–1Aldershot Town9,293
2**Milton Keynes Dons**1–0Norwich City6,261
3Wycombe Wanderers0–4**Birmingham City**2,735
4**Brighton & Hove Albion**4–0Barnet2,571
5Gillingham0–1**Colchester United**2,566
6Southend United0–0**Cheltenham Town**2,998
7**Swansea City**2–0Brentford5,366
8**Luton Town**2–0Plymouth Argyle2,682
9Exeter City1–3**Southampton**6,471
10**Watford**1–0Bristol Rovers5,574
11Bournemouth1–2**Cardiff City**3,399
12**Bristol City**2–1Peterborough United5,684
13Charlton Athletic0–1**Yeovil Town**6,239
14Millwall0–1**Northampton Town**3,525
15Swindon Town2–3**Queens Park Rangers**7,230
16**Crystal Palace**2–1Hereford United3,094
17Dagenham & Redbridge1–2**Reading**2,360
18**Ipswich Town**4–1Leyton Orient10,477

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Second round

Twelve Premier League teams – including the eleven that were not involved in European competitions – entered at this stage, along with the winners from the first round. The draw for the second round took place on 13 August 2008, and the matches were played in the week beginning 25 August 2008, with the exception of Manchester City's game against Brighton & Hove Albion, which was played on 24 September.

Tie noHome teamScore1Away teamAttendanceNewcastle United won 3 – 2 after extra timeHartlepool United won 3 – 1 after extra timeWest Ham United won 4 – 1 after extra timeSwansea City won 2 – 1 after extra time0 – 0 after extra time – Rotherham United won 4 – 3 on penalties2 – 2 after extra time – Brighton & Hove Albion won 5 – 3 on penaltiesSunderland won 2 – 1 after extra timeWatford won 2 – 1 after extra time
1**Ipswich Town**[2 – 1](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7576372.stm)Colchester United17,084
2Coventry City[2 – 2](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7576358.stm)**Newcastle United**19,249
3**Hartlepool United**[1 – 1](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7576370.stm)West Bromwich Albion3,387
4**West Ham United**[1 – 1](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7576516.stm)Macclesfield Town10,055
5Huddersfield Town[1 – 2](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7576513.stm)**Sheffield United**15,189
6**Cardiff City**[2 – 1](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7576355.stm)Milton Keynes Dons6,334
7**Swansea City**[1 – 1](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7576353.stm)Hull City8,622
8**Rotherham United**[0 – 0](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7576411.stm)Wolverhampton Wanderers5,404
9**Brighton & Hove Albion**[1 – 1](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7626796.stm)Manchester City8,729
10**Reading**[5 – 1](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7576408.stm)Luton Town7,498
11**Blackburn Rovers**[4 – 1](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7576508.stm)Grimsby Town8,379
12**Wigan Athletic**[4 – 0](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7576437.stm)Notts County4,100
13**Leeds United**[4 – 0](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7576383.stm)Crystal Palace10,765
14**Crewe Alexandra**[2 – 1](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7576359.stm)Bristol City3,227
15**Middlesbrough**[5 – 1](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7576396.stm)Yeovil Town15,651
16**Fulham**[3 – 2](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7576510.stm)Leicester City7,584
17**Queens Park Rangers**[4 – 0](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7576403.stm)Carlisle United8,021
18Nottingham Forest[1 – 1](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7576515.stm)**Sunderland**9,198
19**Burnley**[3 – 0](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7576354.stm)Oldham Athletic5,528
20**Southampton**[2 – 0](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7576413.stm)Birmingham City11,331
21Bolton Wanderers[1 – 2](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7576347.stm)**Northampton Town**7,136
22**Watford**[1 – 1](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7576433.stm)Darlington5,236
23Preston North End[0 – 1](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7576401.stm)**Derby County**8,037
24Cheltenham Town[2 – 3](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7576357.stm)**Stoke City**3,600

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Third round

Eight teams involved in European competition entered at this stage along with the winners from the second round. Since nine English teams qualified for European competition in 2008, it was initially unclear precisely which eight teams would automatically enter the third round. Either Aston Villa, who had entered into European competition via the UEFA Intertoto Cup, or Manchester City, who qualified for the UEFA Cup via the UEFA Fair Play ranking would enter in the third round with the other entering in the second round instead. On 29 July 2008, it was announced that Aston Villa would enter the 2008–09 Carling Cup at the third round stage after reaching the second qualifying round of the UEFA Cup.

The draw for the third round was held on 30 August 2008, and the matches were played on Tuesday, 23 September and Wednesday, 24 September 2008, with the exception of the match between Brighton & Hove Albion and Derby County, which was played on 4 November.

Tie noHome teamScore1Away teamAttendance2 – 2 after extra time – Stoke City won 4 – 3 on penalties2 – 2 after extra time – Sunderland won 4 – 3 on penalties
1**Arsenal**[6 – 0](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7626710.stm)Sheffield United56,632
2Brighton & Hove Albion[1 – 4](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/7697249.stm)**Derby County**6,625
3**Burnley**[1 – 0](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7626719.stm)Fulham7,119
4Portsmouth[0 – 4](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7626830.stm)**Chelsea**15,339
5**Blackburn Rovers**[1 – 0](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7626815.stm)Everton14,366
6**Rotherham United**[3 – 1](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7626746.stm)Southampton5,147
7**Swansea City**[1 – 0](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7626773.stm)Cardiff City17,411
8Ipswich Town[1 – 4](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7626823.stm)**Wigan Athletic**13,803
9**Stoke City**[2 – 2](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7626760.stm)Reading9,141
10**Leeds United**[3 – 2](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7626725.stm)Hartlepool United14,599
11**Watford**[1 – 0](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7626781.stm)West Ham United12,914
12**Manchester United**[3 – 1](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7626743.stm)Middlesbrough53,729
13**Liverpool**[2 – 1](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7626734.stm)Crewe Alexandra28,591
14Aston Villa[0 – 1](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7626806.stm)**Queens Park Rangers**21,541
15**Sunderland**[2 – 2](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7626765.stm)Northampton Town21,082
16Newcastle United[1 – 2](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7626827.stm)**Tottenham Hotspur**20,577

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Fourth round

The fourth round draw took place on Saturday, 27 September, and the matches were played in the week commencing 10 November 2008.

Tie noHome teamScore1Away teamAttendance1 – 1 after extra time – Burnley won 5 – 4 on penalties
1Sunderland[1 – 2](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7708817.stm)**Blackburn Rovers**18,555
2**Arsenal**[3 – 0](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/7708781.stm)Wigan Athletic59,665
3Chelsea[1 – 1](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7708814.stm)**Burnley**41,369
4Swansea City[0 – 1](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/7708796.stm)**Watford**9,549
5**Manchester United**[1 – 0](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/7708789.stm)Queens Park Rangers62,539
6**Stoke City**[2 – 0](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/7708791.stm)Rotherham United15,458
7**Derby County**[2 – 1](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/7708786.stm)Leeds United18,540
8**Tottenham Hotspur**[4 – 2](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7708820.stm)Liverpool33,242

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Fifth round

The fifth round draw took place on Saturday, 15 November and the matches were played week in the commencing 1 December 2008.

Bent Nani Derbyshire

Semi-finals

The semi-final draw took place on Saturday, 6 December 2008. The first leg matches were played on Tuesday, 6 January 2009 and Wednesday, 7 January 2009, while the second legs were played on Tuesday, 20 January 2009 and Wednesday, 21 January 2009.

First leg

O'Hara Pavlyuchenko Duff

Second leg

O'Shea Tevez Ronaldo Manchester United won 4–3 on aggregate. McCann Rodriguez Defoe Tottenham Hotspur won 6–4 on aggregate.

Final

Main article: 2009 Football League Cup final

The final was played at Wembley Stadium, London, on Sunday, 1 March 2009.

Tevez Ronaldo Anderson Ćorluka Bentley

Top scorers

The top scorers in the 2008–09 Football League Cup are as follows:

RankScorerClubGoals
1Nathan EllingtonDerby County6
Roman PavlyuchenkoTottenham Hotspur6
Carlos TevezManchester United6
4Martin PatersonBurnley5
5Jermaine BeckfordLeeds United4
James HenryReading4
Carlos VelaArsenal4
Emmanuel VillaDerby County4
9Henri CamaraWigan Athletic3
Matt DerbyshireBlackburn Rovers3
Robert EarnshawNottingham Forest3
Emmanuel LedesmaQueens Park Rangers3
NaniManchester United3
Joel PorterHartlepool United3

References

References

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  2. (13 August 2008). "Draw for Carling Cup second round". BBC Sport.
  3. (7 August 2008). "Man City ease fixture congestion". BBC Sport.
  4. (29 July 2008). "Carling Cup Draw". AVFC.
  5. (26 August 2008). "Carling Cup 3rd Round Draw". ntfc.co.uk.
  6. (27 September 2008). "Tottenham face Liverpool in cup". BBC Sport.
  7. (15 November 2008). "Burnley will face Arsenal in cup". BBC Sport.
  8. (6 December 2008). "Burnley face holders Spurs in cup". BBC Sport.
  9. (26 January 2009). "Officials named for Carling Cup Final". [[The Football League]].
  10. "English Carling Cup – Top Scorers – 2008". ESPN.
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