League Cup 2006/07

League Cup 2006/07 2006-07 The Football League Cup
Cup winners	Chelsea FC (4th title)
Beginning	August 21, 2006
final	February 25, 2007
Final stadium	Millennium Stadium , Cardiff
Teams	92
Games	93
Gates	396  (ø 4.26 per game)
Top scorer	Jermaine Easter and Júlio Baptista (6 goals each)
← League Cup 2005/06 League Cup 2007/08 →
Football League Trophy 2006/07 ↓

The League Cup 2006/07 (officially 2006-07 The Football League Cup ) was the 47th edition of the English football league cup competition , which was held in the knockout system .

The 20 teams of the Premier League and the 72 teams of the Football League , i.e. all teams of the four highest divisions in the English football league system, were eligible to participate .

The final played on February 25, 2007 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff , Chelsea FC beat Arsenal FC with 2-1 goals.

Overview

round	date	Games	societies	New entrants	Byes
First (Engl. Round First Round )	08/21/2006 - 08/24/2006	36	92 → 56	72	20th
Second (Engl. Round Second Round )	09/19/2006 - 09/20/2006	24	56 → 32	12	8th
Third (Engl. Round Third Round )	October 24, 2006 - October 25, 2006	16	32 → 16	8th	no
Fourth round (Engl. Fourth Round )	11/07/2006 - 11/08/2006	8th	16 → 8	no	no
Quarterfinals (Engl. Quarter Finals )	December 19, 2006 - January 9, 2007	4th	8 → 4	no	no
Semifinals (Engl. Semi Finals )	01/10/2007 - 01/31/2007	4th	4 → 2	no	no
Finale (Engl. Final )	02/25/2007	1	2 → 1	no	no

Participating teams

The FA Premier League 20 teams	The Football League Championship 24 teams	The Football League One 24 teams	The Football League Two 24 teams
Teams that took part in the 2006/07 European Cup: Chelsea FC Manchester United FC Liverpool FC Arsenal FC Tottenham Hotspur FC Blackburn Rovers FC Newcastle United FC West Ham United FC Teams that did not take part in the 2006/07 European Cup: Bolton Wanderers FC Wigan Athletic FC Everton FC Fulham FC Charlton Athletic FC Middlesbrough FC Manchester City FC Aston Villa FC Portsmouth FC Reading FC Sheffield United FC Watford FC	Birmingham City FC West Bromwich Albion FC Sunderland AFC Preston North End FC Leeds United AFC Crystal Palace FC Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Coventry City FC Norwich City FC Luton Town FC Cardiff City AFC Southampton FC Stoke City FC Plymouth Argyle FC Ipswich Town FC Leicester City FC Burnley FC Hull City AFC Sheffield Wednesday FC Derby County FC Queens Park Rangers FC Southend United FC Colchester United FC Barnsley FC	Crewe Alexandra FC Millwall FC Brighton and Hove Albion FC Brentford FC Huddersfield Town AFC Swansea City AFC Nottingham Forest FC Doncaster Rovers FC Bristol City FC Oldham Athletic AFC Bradford City AFC Scunthorpe United FC Port Vale FC Gillingham FC Yeovil Town FC Chesterfield FC Bournemouth AFC Tranmere Rovers FC Blackpool FC Rotherham United FC Carlisle United FC Northampton Town FC Leyton Orient FC Cheltenham Town FC	Hartlepool United FC Milton Keynes Dons FC Swindon Town FC Walsall FC Grimsby Town FC Wycombe Wanderers FC Lincoln City FC Darlington FC Peterborough United FC Shrewsbury Town FC Boston United FC Bristol Rovers FC Wrexham AFC Rochdale AFC Chester City FC Mansfield Town FC Macclesfield Town FC Barnet FC Bury FC Torquay United FC Notts County FC Stockport County FC Accrington Stanley FC Hereford United FC

First round

BYE: All Premier League teams.

date		Result
08/21/2006	Accrington Stanley FC (IV)	1-0	Nottingham Forest FC (III)
08/22/2006	Swindon Town FC (IV)	2: 2 n.v. (3: 4 in good condition)	Brentford FC (III)
08/22/2006	Swansea City AFC (III)	2: 3 a.d.	Wycombe Wanderers FC (IV)
08/22/2006	Stoke City FC (II)	1: 2	Darlington FC (IV)
08/22/2006	Stockport County FC (IV)	0: 1	Derby County FC (II)
08/22/2006	Scunthorpe United FC (III)	4: 3 a.d.	Lincoln City FC (IV)
08/22/2006	Rotherham United FC (III)	3: 1	Oldham Athletic AFC (III)
08/22/2006	Queens Park Rangers FC (II)	3: 2	Northampton Town FC (III)
08/22/2006	Plymouth Argyle FC (II)	0: 1	Walsall FC (IV)
08/22/2006	Peterborough United FC (IV)	2: 2 n.V. (4: 2 in good.)	Ipswich Town FC (II)
08/22/2006	Millwall FC (III)	2: 1	Gillingham FC (III)
08/22/2006	Milton Keynes Dons FC (IV)	1: 0 a.d.	Colchester United FC (II)
08/22/2006	Leicester City FC (II)	2-0	Macclesfield Town FC (IV)
08/22/2006	Leeds United AFC (II)	1-0	Chester City FC (IV)
08/22/2006	Hull City AFC (II)	2: 1 a.d.	Tranmere Rovers FC (III)
08/22/2006	Huddersfield Town AFC (III)	0: 2	Mansfield Town FC (IV)
08/22/2006	Hereford United FC (IV)	3: 1	Coventry City FC (II)
08/22/2006	Grimsby Town FC (IV)	0: 3	Crewe Alexandra FC (III)
08/22/2006	Doncaster Rovers FC (III)	3: 2	Rochdale AFC (IV)
08/22/2006	Cheltenham Town FC (III)	2: 1	Bristol City FC (III)
08/22/2006	Carlisle United FC (III)	1: 1 a.d. (4: 3 in good condition)	Bradford City AFC (III)
08/22/2006	Cardiff City AFC (II)	0: 2	Barnet FC (IV)
08/22/2006	Crystal Palace FC (II)	1: 2	Notts County FC (IV)
08/22/2006	Bury FC (IV)	2-0	Sunderland AFC (II)
08/22/2006	Burnley FC (II)	0: 1	Hartlepool United FC (IV)
08/22/2006	Bristol Rovers FC (IV)	1: 1 n.V. (3: 5 p.e.)	Luton Town FC (II)
08/22/2006	Bournemouth AFC (III)	1: 3	Southend United FC (II)
08/22/2006	Blackpool FC (III)	2: 2 n.v. (2: 4 in good condition)	Barnsley FC (II)
08/22/2006	Birmingham City FC (II)	1-0	Shrewsbury Town FC (IV)
08/23/2006	Torquay United FC (IV)	0: 2	Norwich City FC (II)
08/23/2006	Southampton FC (II)	5: 2	Yeovil Town FC (III)
08/23/2006	Sheffield Wednesday FC (II)	1: 4	Wrexham AFC (IV)
08/23/2006	Port Vale FC (III)	2: 1	Preston North End FC (II)
08/23/2006	Chesterfield FC (III)	0: 0 a.d. (6: 5 in good condition)	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC (II)
08/23/2006	Brighton and Hove Albion FC (III)	1-0	Boston United FC (IV)
08/24/2006	Leyton Orient FC (III)	0: 3	West Bromwich Albion FC (II)

Second round

Bye: The Premier League teams that took part in the 2006/07 European Cup.

date		Result
09/19/2006	West Bromwich Albion FC (II)	3: 1	Cheltenham Town FC (III)
09/19/2006	Watford FC (I)	0: 0 a.d. (6: 5 in good condition)	Accrington Stanley FC (IV)
09/19/2006	Walsall FC (IV)	1: 3	Bolton Wanderers FC (I)
09/19/2006	Southend United FC (II)	3: 2	Brighton and Hove Albion FC (III)
09/19/2006	Sheffield United FC (I)	1-0	Bury FC (IV)
09/19/2006	Rotherham United FC (III)	2: 4	Norwich City FC (II)
09/19/2006	Reading FC (I)	3: 3 n.V. (4: 2 in good.)	Darlington FC (IV)
09/19/2006	Port Vale FC (III)	3: 2	Queens Park Rangers FC (II)
09/19/2006	Peterborough United FC (IV)	1: 2	Everton FC (I)
09/19/2006	Millwall FC (III)	0: 4	Southampton FC (II)
09/19/2006	Mansfield Town FC (IV)	1: 2	Portsmouth FC (I)
09/19/2006	Leeds United AFC (II)	3: 1	Barnet FC (IV)
09/19/2006	Hull City AFC (II)	0: 0 a.d. (3: 2 in good condition)	Hartlepool United FC (IV)
09/19/2006	Hereford United FC (IV)	1: 3	Leicester City FC (II)
09/19/2006	Crewe Alexandra FC (III)	2-0	Wigan Athletic FC (I)
09/19/2006	Charlton Athletic FC (I)	1-0	Carlisle United FC (III)
09/19/2006	Brentford FC (III)	0: 3	Luton Town FC (II)
09/19/2006	Birmingham City FC (II)	4: 1 a.d.	Wrexham AFC (IV)
09/19/2006	Barnsley FC (II)	1: 2	Milton Keynes Dons FC (IV)
09/20/2006	Scunthorpe United FC (III)	1: 2	Aston Villa FC (I)
09/20/2006	Middlesbrough FC (I)	0: 1	Notts County FC (IV)
09/20/2006	Fulham FC (I)	1: 2	Wycombe Wanderers FC (IV)
09/20/2006	Doncaster Rovers FC (III)	3: 3 n.V. (8: 7 p.e.)	Derby County FC (II)
09/20/2006	Chesterfield FC (III)	2: 1	Manchester City FC (I)

Third round

date		Result
10/24/2006	Wycombe Wanderers FC (IV)	2: 2 n.V. (3: 2 in good.)	Doncaster Rovers FC (III)
10/24/2006	West Bromwich Albion FC (II)	0: 2	Arsenal FC (I)
10/24/2006	Watford FC (I)	2: 1	Hull City AFC (II)
10/24/2006	Sheffield United FC (I)	2: 4	Birmingham City FC (II)
10/24/2006	Port Vale FC (III)	0: 0 a.d. (3: 2 in good condition)	Norwich City FC (II)
10/24/2006	Notts County FC (IV)	2-0	Southampton FC (II)
10/24/2006	Leicester City FC (II)	2: 3 a.d.	Aston Villa FC (I)
10/24/2006	Leeds United AFC (II)	1: 3	Southend United FC (II)
10/24/2006	Everton FC (I)	4-0	Luton Town FC (II)
10/24/2006	Chesterfield FC (III)	2: 1	West Ham United FC (I)
10/25/2006	Newcastle United FC (I)	3-0	Portsmouth FC (I)
10/25/2006	Milton Keynes Dons FC (IV)	0: 5	Tottenham Hotspur FC (I)
10/25/2006	Liverpool FC (I)	4: 3	Reading FC (I)
10/25/2006	Crewe Alexandra FC (III)	1: 2 a.d.	Manchester United FC (I)
10/25/2006	Charlton Athletic FC (I)	1-0	Bolton Wanderers FC (I)
10/25/2006	Blackburn Rovers FC (I)	0: 2	Chelsea FC (I)

Fourth round

date		Result
07/11/2006	Watford FC (I)	2: 2 n.V. (4: 5 in good.)	Newcastle United FC (I)
07/11/2006	Southend United FC (II)	1-0	Manchester United FC (I)
07/11/2006	Notts County FC (IV)	0: 1	Wycombe Wanderers FC (IV)
07/11/2006	Chesterfield FC (III)	3: 3 n.V. (3: 4 in good.)	Charlton Athletic FC (I)
11/08/2006	Tottenham Hotspur FC (I)	3: 1 a.d.	Port Vale FC (III)
11/08/2006	Everton FC (I)	0: 1	Arsenal FC (I)
11/08/2006	Chelsea FC (I)	4-0	Aston Villa FC (I)
11/08/2006	Birmingham City FC (II)	0: 1	Liverpool FC (I)

Quarter finals

date		Result
12/19/2006	Charlton Athletic FC (I)	0: 1	Wycombe Wanderers FC (IV)
12/20/2006	Tottenham Hotspur FC (I)	1: 0 a.d.	Southend United FC (II)
12/20/2006	Newcastle United FC (I)	0: 1	Chelsea FC (I)
09/01/2007	Liverpool FC (I)	3: 6	Arsenal FC (I)

Semifinals

date		total		First leg	Return leg
January 10/23, 2007	Wycombe Wanderers FC (IV)	1: 5	Chelsea FC (I)	1: 1	0: 4
January 24/31, 2007	Tottenham Hotspur FC (I)	3: 5	Arsenal FC (I)	2: 2	1: 3 a.d.

final

Chelsea FC		Arsenal FC		Lineup
	February 25, 2007 (15:00 GMT ) in Cardiff ( Millennium Stadium ) Result: 2: 1 (1: 1) Spectators: 70,073 Referee: Howard Webb
	Petr Čech - Lassana Diarra , John Terry (63rd John Obi Mikel ), Ricardo Carvalho , Wayne Bridge - Claude Makélélé (45th Arjen Robben ), Frank Lampard , Michael Ballack , Michael Essien - Andrij Shevchenko (90th + 9 ' Salomon Kalou ), Didier Drogba Coach: José Mourinho ( Portugal )	Manuel Almunia - Justin Hoyte , Kolo Touré , Philippe Senderos , Armand Traoré (66th Emmanuel Eboué ) - Theo Walcott , Cesc Fàbregas , Denílson Neves , Abou Diaby (68th Aljaksandr Hleb ) - Jérémie Aliadière (80th Emmanuel Adebayor ), Júlio Baptista Coach: Arsène Wenger ( France )
	1: 1 Didier Drogba (20th) 2: 1 Didier Drogba (84th)	0: 1 Theo Walcott (12th)
	Michael Essien (36th), Ricardo Carvalho (49th), Lassana Diarra (52nd), Frank Lampard (90th + 6 ')	Denílson Neves (29th), Emmanuel Eboué (88th), Cesc Fàbregas (90th + 6 ')
	John Obi Mikel (90th + 6 ')	Kolo Touré (90th + 6 '), Emmanuel Adebayor (90th + 6')
	Player of the Match: Didier Drogba

Picture gallery

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  National anthem before the start of the game

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  Pack formation in stoppage time

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  Award ceremony after the end of the game

Web links

• Statistics from Soccerbase
• Statistics from RSSSF

Individual evidence

1. ^ The Alan Hardaker Trophy. efl.com, accessed December 22, 2017 .