League Cup 2008/09
League Cup 2008/09 2008-09 Football League Cup |
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Cup winners | Manchester United (3rd title) |
Beginning | August 11, 2008 |
final | March 1, 2009 |
Final stadium | Wembley Stadium , London |
Games | 93 |
Gates | 290 (ø 3.12 per game) |
Top scorer |
Nathan Ellington Roman Pavlyuchenko Carlos Tevez (6 goals each) |
← League Cup 2007/08 |
The 2008/09 League Cup was the 49th edition of The Carling Cup , or League Cup . The tournament started with 92 clubs.
The competition started on August 11, 2008 with the first round and ended with the final in the new Wembley Stadium in London on March 1, 2009. The winner of the competition was Manchester United .
First round
The draw for the first round took place on June 13, 2008. All 72 teams in the Football League competed in the first round.
North
Result | spectator | ||
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Preston North End | 2-0 | Chesterfield FC | 5,150 |
Chester City | 2: 5 | Leeds United | 3,644 |
Leicester City | 1-0 | Stockport County | 7,386 |
Sheffield United | 3: 1 | Port Vale | 7,694 |
Grimsby Town | 2-0 | Tranmere Rovers | 1,858 |
Crewe Alexandra | 2-0 | Barnsley FC | 2,492 |
Hartlepool United | 3-0 | Scunthorpe United | 2,076 |
Derby County | 3: 1 a.d. | Lincoln City | 10.091 |
Notts County | 1: 0 a.d. | Doncaster Rovers | 3,272 |
Sheffield Wednesday | 1: 1 (3: 5 i.E.) |
Rotherham United | 16,298 |
Shrewsbury Town | 0: 1 | Carlisle United | 3,337 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3: 2 a.d. | Accrington Stanley | 9.424 |
Bury FC | 0: 2 | Burnley FC | 4,276 |
Rochdale AFC | 0: 0 (1: 4 p. E.) |
Oldham Athletic | 5,786 |
Nottingham Forest | 4-0 | Morecambe FC | 4.030 |
Huddersfield Town | 4-0 | Bradford City | 8,932 |
Macclesfield Town | 2-0 | Blackpool FC | 1,631 |
Walsall FC | 1: 2 | Darlington FC | 2,702 |
south
Result | spectator | ||
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Coventry City | 3: 1 | Aldershot Town | 9,293 |
Milton Keynes Dons | 1-0 | Norwich City | 6.261 |
Wycombe Wanderers | 0: 4 | Birmingham City | 2,735 |
Brighton & Hove Albion | 4-0 | Barnet FC | 2,571 |
Gillingham FC | 0: 1 | Colchester United | 2,566 |
Southend United | 0: 1 a.d. | Cheltenham Town | 2,998 |
Swansea City | 2-0 | Brentford FC | 5,366 |
Luton Town | 2-0 | Plymouth Argyle | 2,682 |
Exeter City | 1: 3 | Southampton FC | 6,471 |
Watford FC | 1-0 | Bristol Rovers | 5,574 |
Bournemouth AFC | 1: 2 | Cardiff City | 3,399 |
Bristol City | 2: 1 | Peterborough United | 5,684 |
Charlton Athletic | 0: 1 | Yeovil Town | 6.239 |
Millwall FC | 0: 1 | Northampton Town | 3,525 |
Swindon Town | 2: 3 | Queens Park Rangers | 7,230 |
Crystal Palace | 2: 1 | Hereford United | 3,094 |
Dagenham & Redbridge | 1: 2 | Reading FC | 2,360 |
Ipswich Town | 4: 1 | Leyton Orient | 10,477 |
Second round
In the second round, 12 Premier League clubs entered the competition, including the eleven that did not qualify for a European competition last season.
Third round
From the third round, the clubs that had qualified for the European competitions for the current season also had to compete.
Result | spectator | ||
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Arsenal FC | 6-0 | Sheffield United | 56,632 |
Brighton & Hove Albion | 1: 4 | Derby County | 6,625 |
Burnley FC | 1-0 | Fulham FC | 7.119 |
Portsmouth FC | 0: 4 | Chelsea FC | 15,339 |
Blackburn Rovers | 1-0 | Everton FC | 14,366 |
Rotherham United | 3: 1 | Southampton FC | 5,147 |
Swansea City | 1-0 | Cardiff City | 17,411 |
Ipswich Town | 1: 4 | Wigan Athletic | 13,803 |
Stoke City | 2: 2 (4: 3 on account) |
Reading FC | 9,141 |
Leeds United | 3: 2 | Hartlepool United | 14,599 |
Watford FC | 1-0 | West Ham United | 12,914 |
Manchester United | 3: 1 | Middlesbrough FC | 53,729 |
Liverpool FC | 2: 1 | Crewe Alexandra | 28,591 |
Aston Villa | 0: 1 | Queens Park Rangers | 21,541 |
Sunderland AFC | 2: 2 (3: 4 on behalf) |
Northampton Town | 21,082 |
Newcastle United | 1: 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 20,577 |
Round of 16
Result | spectator | ||
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Sunderland AFC | 1: 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 18,555 |
Arsenal FC | 3-0 | Wigan Athletic | 59,665 |
Chelsea FC | 1: 1 (4: 5 i. E.) |
Burnley FC | 41,369 |
Swansea City | 0: 1 | Watford FC | 9,549 |
Manchester United | 1-0 | Queens Park Rangers | 62,539 |
Stoke City | 2-0 | Rotherham United | 15,458 |
Derby County | 2: 1 | Leeds United | 18,540 |
Tottenham Hotspur | 4: 2 | Liverpool FC | 33,242 |
Quarter finals
Result | spectator | ||
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Burnley FC | 2-0 | Arsenal FC | 19,405 |
Stoke City | 0: 1 | Derby County | 22,034 |
Watford FC | 1: 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 16,501 |
Manchester United | 5: 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 53,997 |
Semifinals
The semi-finals took place in January. The semi-final was the first and only round that was played with a return leg.
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Tottenham Hotspur | 6: 4 | Burnley FC | 4: 1 | 2: 3 a.d. |
Derby County | 3: 4 | Manchester United | 1-0 | 2: 4 |
final
Manchester United | Tottenham Hotspur | Lineup | ||||||
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Ben Foster - John O'Shea (76th Nemanja Vidić ), Jonny Evans , Rio Ferdinand , Patrice Evra - Cristiano Ronaldo , Paul Scholes , Darron Gibson (91st Ryan Giggs ), Nani - Carlos Tévez , Danny Welbeck (56th Anderson ) Coach: Alex Ferguson![]() |
Heurelho Gomes - Vedran Ćorluka , Michael Dawson , Ledley King , Benoît Assou-Ekotto - Aaron Lennon (102nd David Bentley ), Jermaine Jenas (98th Gareth Bale ), Didier Zokora , Luka Modrić - Darren Bent , Roman Pavljutschenko (65th Jamie O'Hara ) Trainer: Harry Redknapp![]() |
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Player of the Match: Ben Foster |