League Cup 2012/13
| League Cup 2012/13 2012-13 Football League Cup |
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| Cup winners | Swansea City (1st title) |
| Beginning | August 11, 2012 |
| final | February 24, 2013 |
| Final stadium | Wembley Stadium , London |
| Teams | 92 |
| Games | 91 |
| Gates | 321 (ø 3.53 per game) |
| Top scorer | Theo Walcott (5 goals) |
| ← League Cup 2011/12 | |
The 2012/13 League Cup was the 53rd edition of the League Cup , also known as the Capital One Cup . The tournament started with 92 clubs.
The competition started on August 11, 2012 with the first round and ends with the final at Wembley Stadium in London on February 24, 2013.
First round
The draw for the first round took place on June 14, 2012. The Bolton Wanderers and Blackburn Rovers were the only teams from the Football League that only entered the tournament in the second round, as they were the two best-placed teams last season. The other 70 teams in the Football League had to compete in the first round.
Second round
The 13 Premier League clubs that failed to qualify for a European competition last season got involved in the second round .
Third round
From the third round, the seven clubs that had qualified for the European competitions for the current season also had to compete.
| Result | spectator | ||
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| Swindon Town | 3: 1 | Burnley FC | 7,353 |
| West Ham United | 1: 4 | Wigan Athletic | 25,934 |
| Leeds United | 2: 1 | Everton FC | 21,164 |
| Preston North End | 1: 3 | Middlesbrough FC | 4,959 |
| Southampton FC | 2-0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 9,890 |
| Chelsea FC | 6-0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 32,569 |
| Crawley Town | 2: 3 | Swansea City | 3,963 |
| Bradford City | 3: 2 a.d. | Burton Albion | 4.178 |
| Manchester City | 2: 4 | Aston Villa | 28,015 |
| Milton Keynes Dons | 0: 2 | Sunderland AFC | 10,489 |
| Manchester United | 2: 1 | Newcastle United | 46,389 |
| Queens Park Rangers | 2: 3 | Reading FC | 11,562 |
| Norwich City | 1-0 | Doncaster Rovers | 13,902 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 1: 2 | Liverpool FC | 21,164 |
| Arsenal FC | 6: 1 | Coventry City | 58,351 |
| Carlisle United | 0: 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 12,625 |
Round of 16
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| Swindon Town | 2: 3 | Aston Villa | 14,434 |
| Wigan Athletic | 0: 0 (2: 4 on perk) |
Bradford City | 11,777 |
| Leeds United | 3-0 | Southampton FC | 17.002 |
| Reading FC | 5: 7 a.d. | Arsenal FC | 23,980 |
| Sunderland AFC | 0: 1 | Middlesbrough FC | 32,535 |
| Chelsea FC | 5: 4 a.d. | Manchester United | 41,126 |
| Norwich City | 2: 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 16,465 |
| Liverpool FC | 1: 3 | Swansea City | 37,521 |
Quarter finals
| Result | spectator | ||
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| Norwich City | 1: 4 | Aston Villa | 26,142 |
| Bradford City | 1: 1 (3: 2 i.E.) |
Arsenal FC | 23,971 |
| Swansea City | 1-0 | Middlesbrough FC | 15,048 |
| Leeds United | 1: 5 | Chelsea FC | 33,816 |
Semifinals
The semi-finals took place in January. The semi-finals were the first and only round that was played with a return leg.
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| Bradford City | 4: 3 | Aston Villa | 3: 1 | 1: 2 |
| Chelsea FC | 0: 2 | Swansea City | 0: 2 | 0-0 |
final
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Matt Duke - Stephen Darby , Rory McArdle , Carl McHugh , Curtis Good (46th Andrew Davies ) - Garry Thompson (73rd Zavon Hines ), Gary Jones , Nathan Doyle , Will Atkinson - James Hanson , Nahki Wells (56th Jon McLaughlin ) Trainer: Phil Parkinson |
Gerhard Tremmel - Àngel Rangel , Ki Sung-yong (62nd Garry Monk ), Ashley Williams , Ben Davies (84th Dwight Tiendalli ) - Leon Britton , Jonathan de Guzmán , Nathan Dyer (77th Roland Lamah ), Pablo Hernández Domínguez , Wayne Routledge - Michu Trainer: Michael Laudrup |
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 0: 1 Nathan Dyer (16.) 0: 2 Michu (40.) 0: 3 Nathan Dyer (47.) 0: 4 Jonathan de Guzmán (59., FE) 0: 5 Jonathan de Guzmán (90.)
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 Ki Sung-yong (38th)
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 Matt Duke (56th)
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| Player of the Match: Nathan Dyer (Swansea City) | ||||||||
