League Cup 2011/12
| League Cup 2011/12 2011-12 Football League Cup |
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| Cup winners | Liverpool FC (8th title) |
| Beginning | July 29, 2011 |
| final | January 26, 2012 |
| Final stadium | Wembley Stadium , London |
| Teams | 92 |
| Games | 92 |
| Gates | 305 (ø 3.32 per game) |
| Top scorer | Jay Rodriguez (5 goals) |
| ← League Cup 2010/11 | |
The 2011/12 League Cup was the 52nd edition of the tournament; The Carling Cup , or League Cup . The tournament started with 92 clubs.
The competition started on July 29, 2011 with the preliminary round and ended with the final at Wembley Stadium in London on January 25, 2012. The winner of the competition was Liverpool FC .
Preliminary round
Last year's winner, Birmingham City , who takes part in the championship and is supposed to play in the first round, will only play in the third round, so the new members of the Football League AFC Wimbledon and Crawley Town have to play against each other. For the first time since the 2002/03 season there will be a preliminary round.
| Result | spectator | ||
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| Crawley Town | 3: 2 | AFC Wimbledon | 3,204 |
First round
The draw for the first round took place on June 16, 2011. The Burnley and Hull City were the only teams from the Football League that went until the second round of the tournament, as they were the top two teams last season. The other 70 teams in the Football League had to compete in the first round.
Second round
The twelve Premier League clubs that failed to qualify for a European competition last season got on in the second round .
Third round
From the third round, the eight clubs that had qualified for the European competitions for the current season also had to compete. Aldershot Town and Shrewsbury Town , from Football League Two , were the clubs from the lowest division that was still represented in the competition.
| Result | spectator | ||
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| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5-0 | Millwall FC | 7,749 |
| Aldershot Town | 2: 1 | Rochdale AFC | 3,334 |
| Arsenal FC | 3: 1 | Shrewsbury Town | 46,539 |
| Burnley FC | 2: 1 | Milton Keynes Dons | 4.134 |
| Leeds United | 0: 3 | Manchester United | 31,031 |
| Nottingham Forest | 3: 4 a.d. | Newcastle United | 10,208 |
| Aston Villa | 0: 2 | Bolton Wanderers | 22,261 |
| Stoke City | 0: 0 (7: 6 on behalf) |
Tottenham Hotspur | 15,023 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 3: 2 | Leyton Orient | 7.104 |
| Crystal Palace | 2: 1 | Middlesbrough FC | 5,448 |
| Cardiff City | 2: 2 (7: 6 on behalf) |
Leicester City | 8,697 |
| Chelsea FC | 0: 0 (4: 3 on perk) |
Fulham FC | 37,632 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 1: 2 | Liverpool FC | 21,897 |
| Manchester City | 2-0 | Birmingham City | 25,070 |
| Southampton FC | 2: 1 | Preston North End | 7,414 |
| Everton FC | 2: 1 a.d. | West Bromwich Albion | 17,647 |
Round of 16
| Result | spectator | ||
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| Cardiff City | 1-0 | Burnley FC | 11.601 |
| Arsenal FC | 2: 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 56,628 |
| Aldershot Town | 0: 3 | Manchester United | 7,044 |
| Crystal Palace | 2-0 | Southampton FC | 11,865 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2: 5 | Manchester City | 12,436 |
| Stoke City | 1: 2 | Liverpool FC | 24,934 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 4: 3 a.d. | Newcastle United | 10,682 |
| Everton FC | 1: 2 a.d. | Chelsea FC | 23,170 |
Quarter finals
| Result | spectator | ||
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| Chelsea FC | 0: 2 | Liverpool FC | 40,511 |
| Cardiff City | 2-0 | Blackburn Rovers | 19,436 |
| Arsenal FC | 0: 1 | Manchester City | 60,028 |
| Manchester United | 1: 2 a.d. | Crystal Palace | 52,624 |
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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| Crystal Palace | 1: 1 (1: 3 i.E.) |
Cardiff City | 1-0 | 0: 1 a.d. |
| Manchester City | 2: 3 | Liverpool FC | 0: 1 | 2: 2 |
final
| Liverpool FC | Cardiff City | Lineup | ||||||
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José Manuel Reina - Glen Johnson , Martin Škrtel , Daniel Agger (86th Jamie Carragher ), José Enrique - Steven Gerrard , Charlie Adam , Jordan Henderson (58th Craig Bellamy ), Luis Suárez , Stewart Downing - Andy Carroll (103rd Dirk Kuyt ) Trainer: Kenny Dalglish |
Tom Heaton - Kevin McNaughton (106th Darcy Blake ), Mark Hudson (99th Anthony Gerrard ), Ben Turner , Andrew Taylor - Don Cowie , Peter Whittingham , Aron Gunnarsson , Joe Mason (91st Filip Kiss ) - Kenny Miller - Rudy Gestede Trainer: Malky Mackay |
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 1: 1 Martin Škrtel (60th) 2: 1 Dirk Kuyt (108th)
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0: 1 Joe Mason (19th) 2: 2 Ben Turner (118.)
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 Steven Gerrard Charlie Adam  1-1 Dirk Kuyt 2-1 Stewart Downing 3-2 Glen Johnson
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Kenny Miller 0-1 Don Cowie Rudy Gestede 2-2 Peter Whittingham Anthony Gerrard
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 Jordan Henderson (52nd)
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Filip Kiss (98.), Ben Turner (119.)
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| Player of the Match: Stewart Downing (Liverpool FC) | ||||||||
