2009–10 Football League Cup

First round

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.

Newcastle United and Middlesbrough received a first round bye as the highest ranked Football League teams from the previous season's league placings. 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

Main article: [2009 Upton Park riot}} The 13 [2009–10 Premier League, [Premier League]] teams not involved in European competitions entered at this stage, along with the winners from the First Round plus [Newcastle United F.C., [Newcastle United]] and [Middlesbrough F.C., [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,{{cite news](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-ref-cite-news)

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Third round

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.

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Fourth round

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. The only clubs from outside the Premier League left in the draw were Barnsley, Peterborough United and Scunthorpe United.

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Fifth round

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

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Semi-finals

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.

First leg

Second leg

Milner Nzonzi Agbonlahor Heskey A. Young Olsson Emerton Aston Villa won 7–4 on aggregate.

Carrick Rooney Manchester United won 4–3 on aggregate.

Final

Main article: 2010 Football League Cup final

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

Rooney

Prize money

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.

References

References

1. (20 March 2009). "2009/10 Carling Cup Dates Revealed". The Football League.
2. (1 August 2008). "2009/10 Carling Cup Key Dates". The Football League.
3. (16 June 2009). "Clubs discover Carling Cup fate". BBC Sport.
4. (3 June 2009). "North East sides receive Cup bye". BBC Sport.
5. (12 August 2009). "Carling Cup second-round draw". BBC Sport.
6. "Football Queries". Carling.com.