Tournament Structure

The League Cup is entered by all teams in the Football League and the Premier League. The first round marks the start of the competition and all teams from the Championship or lower take part in a single leg game (unless they are in the Europa League) to determine who progresses. Premier League teams enter in the second round unless they have European commitments, while those already in Europe make their entrance in the third round.

Winners of each match are placed into the draw for the next round, where they are drawn randomly to face their next opponent. This means that there are often opportunities for giant-killing exploits when lowly teams are drawn against larger clubs. Until the semi-finals all games are just one leg, but the semi-final is played over two – one leg at each home ground of the teams competing. The final is played on neutral territory – usually Wembley – and reverts back to one leg. It must be noted that no matches throughout the competition go to replays. If necessary, they are decided on the day by extra time and a penalty shootout.

Fixtures & Results

The fixture for the 2012/2013 Capital One Cup Season is live and can be seen below

Derby County v Scunthorpe United
Rochdale v Barnsley
Port Vale v Burnley
Notts County v Bradford City
Hull City v Rotherham United
Fleetwood Town v Nottingham Forest
Carlisle United v Accrington Stanley
Doncaster Rovers v York City
Crewe Alexandra v Hartlepool United
Bury v Middlesbrough
Chesterfield v Tranmere Rovers
Sheffield United v Burton Albion
Blackpool v Morecambe
Leeds United v Shrewsbury Town
Preston North End v Huddersfield Town
Oldham Athletic v Sheffield Wednesday
Cheltenham Town v Milton Keynes Dons
Ipswich Town v Bristol Rovers
Stevenage v AFC Wimbledon
Exeter City v Crystal Palace
Yeovil Town v Colchester United
Birmingham City v Barnet
Bristol City v Gillingham
Northampton Town v Cardiff City
Plymouth Argyle v Portsmouth
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Aldershot Town
Walsall v Brentford
Millwall v Crawley Town
Torquay United v Leicester City
Dagenham & Redbridge v Coventry City
Peterborough United v Southend United
Swindon Town v Brighton & Hove Albion
Watford v Wycombe Wanderers
Charlton Athletic v Leyton Orient
Oxford United v AFC Bournemouth