Английская Википедия:2015–16 Football League Cup

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Шаблон:Infobox football tournament season The 2015–16 Football League Cup (known as the Capital One Cup for sponsorship purposes) was the 56th season of the Football League Cup. It began on 11 August 2015 and concluded on 28 February 2016. It was a knock-out competition for the top 92 football clubs played in English football league system.

Chelsea were the defending champions, having beaten Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 in the previous season's final. However, they were eliminated in the fourth round by Stoke City on penalties.

Manchester City won the final on 28 February, defeating Liverpool 3–1 in a penalty shoot-out after the match had finished 1–1 after extra time.

This was the final season in which the tournament was known as the Football League Cup, as it was renamed the EFL Cup in 2016 after the Football League was rebranded as the English Football League (EFL).

Format

The League Cup was open to all 92 members of the Premier League and the Football League and was divided into seven rounds, organised so that 32 teams remained by the third round. Teams involved in European competition during the season received a bye to the third round, the remaining Premier League teams entered at the second round, and the remaining Football League teams entered at the first round.

The League Cup was played as a knockout cup competition for each tie, being played as a single match (with the exception of the semi-finals) with the winner advancing to the next round. The semi-finals were played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home, and the teams that scored more goals on aggregate over the two legs advancing to the final. If the score was level after 90 minutes, or if the aggregate score was level for semi-finals, then thirty minutes of extra time were played, divided into two fifteen-minute halves. If the aggregate scores in semi-finals were still level at the end of extra time, the tie was decided by goals scored away from home counting twice, according to the away goals rule. If the tie was not decided during extra time, it was determined by a penalty shoot-out.

In the first five rounds, the team drawn first played at their home ground, and in the semi-finals the team drawn first played the first leg at home. The final was played on a neutral ground.

Team allocation

92 teams from the top four English tiers (Premier League, Football League Championship, Football League One and Football League Two) participated.

Distribution

The tournament was organised so that 32 teams remained by the third round. Teams involved in European competition received a bye to the third round, the remaining Premier League teams entered at the second round, and the remaining Football League teams entered at the first round.

• Teams involved in European competition enter at the third round.
• The remaining Premier League teams entered at the second round.
• The remaining Football League teams entered at the first round.

	Clubs entering in this round	Clubs advancing from previous round
First round (72 clubs)	24 clubs from Football League Two 24 clubs from Football League One 24 clubs from Football League Championship	N/A
Second round (48 clubs)	12 Premier League clubs (not involved in European competition)	36 winners from first round
Third round (32 clubs)	8 Premier League clubs (involved in European competition)	24 winners from second round
Fourth round (16 clubs)	No other entries	16 winners from third round
Fifth round (8 clubs)	No other entries	8 winners from fourth round
Semi-finals (4 clubs)	No other entries	4 winners from fifth round
Final (2 clubs)	No other entries	2 winners from semi-finals

Round and draw dates

The schedule was as follows.

Round	Draw date	First leg	Second leg
First round	16 June 2015	10 August 2015
Second round	13 August 2015	24 August 2015
Third round	25 August 2015	21 September 2015
Fourth round	23 September 2015	26 October 2015
Fifth round	28 October 2015	30 November 2015
Semi-finals	2 December 2015	4 January 2016	25 January 2016
Final		28 February 2016

Note: Matches were played the week commencing on dates above except for the final, which was fixed for 28 February 2016.

First round

A total of 72 teams played in the first round: 24 teams from League Two (tier 4), 24 teams from League One (tier 3), and 24 teams from the Championship (tier 2). The draw for the first round was held on 16 June 2015. (Note: The numbers in parentheses are the tier for the team during the 2015–16 season.)

Matches

The matches were played in the week commencing 10 August 2015.

Second round

A total of 48 teams played in the second round: 12 teams which entered in this round, and the 36 winners of the first round. The 12 teams entering this round were the teams from the 2015–16 Premier League not involved in any European competition. The draw for the second round was held on 13 August 2015. (Note: The numbers in parentheses are the tier for the team during the 2015–16 season.)

Matches

The matches were played in the week commencing 24 August 2015.

Third round

Teams

A total of 32 teams played in the third round: 8 teams which entered in this round, and the 24 winners of the second round. The eight teams entering this round were the teams from the 2015–16 Premier League involved in European competition in the 2015–16 season. There was no seeding in this round. The lowest ranked team in this round was Carlisle United, who played in League Two, the fourth division of English football.

Matches

The matches were played in the week commencing 21 September 2015.

Fourth round

Teams

A total of 16 teams played in the fourth round, all winners of the third round. There was no seeding in this round. The draw for the fourth round was held on 23 September 2015 after the North London derby. (Note: The numbers in parentheses are the tier for the team during the 2015–16 season.) The lowest ranked teams in this round were Hull City, Middlesbrough, and Sheffield Wednesday who all played in the Championship, the second division of English football.

Matches

The matches were played in the week commencing 26 October 2015.

Fifth round

Teams

A total of eight teams played in the fifth round, all winners of the fourth round. There was no seeding in this round. The draw for the fifth round was held on 28 October after the completion of the fourth round. The lowest ranked teams in this round were Hull City, Middlesbrough and Sheffield Wednesday, who all played in the Championship, the second division of English football.

Matches

The matches were played in the week commencing 30 November 2015. Шаблон:Footballbox collapsible Шаблон:Footballbox collapsible Шаблон:Footballbox collapsible Шаблон:Footballbox collapsible

Semi-finals

Teams

A total of four teams played in the semi-finals, all winners of the fifth round. There was no seeding in this round. The draw for the semi-finals was held on 2 December 2015 and all of the remaining teams were from the Premier League (top tier).

Matches

The semi-finals were played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home, and the teams that scored more goals on aggregate over the two legs advanced to the final.

First leg

The first leg matches were played on 5 and 6 January 2016.

Second leg

The second leg were played on 26 and 27 January 2016.

Final

Шаблон:Main The League Cup Final was held on 28 February 2016 at Wembley Stadium.

Top goalscorers

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Kevin De Bruyne was the top scorer in the competition with five goals for Manchester City.

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Шаблон:Flagicon Kevin De Bruyne	Manchester City	5
2	Шаблон:Flagicon Joe Dodoo	Leicester City	4
	Шаблон:Flagicon Dwight Gayle	Crystal Palace
	Шаблон:Flagicon Romelu Lukaku	Everton
	Шаблон:Flagicon Scott Sinclair	Aston Villa
	Шаблон:Flagicon Cristhian Stuani	Middlesbrough
7	Шаблон:Flagicon Tom Bradshaw	Walsall	3
	Шаблон:Flagicon Jermain Defoe	Sunderland
	Шаблон:Flagicon Sadio Mané	Southampton
	Шаблон:Flagicon Divock Origi	Liverpool

Broadcasting rights

The live television rights for the competition were held by the subscription channel Sky Sports, who have held rights to the competition since 1996–97 apart from 2001-02 when the short-lived ITV Digital had exclusive coverage of that season's League Cup competition as part of the original three year TV deal with The Football League.

These matches were televised live by Sky Sports:

Round	Live TV games
First round	Portsmouth vs Derby County, Doncaster Rovers vs Leeds United
Second round	Luton Town vs Stoke City, Barnsley vs Everton
Third Round	Aston Villa vs Birmingham City, Tottenham Hotspur vs Arsenal
Fourth Round	Sheffield Wednesday vs Arsenal, Liverpool vs Bournemouth
Fifth Round	Middlesbrough vs Everton, Southampton vs Liverpool
Semi-finals	All 4 Matches
Final	Liverpool vs Manchester City

See also

• 2015–16 Premier League
• 2015–16 Football League Championship
• 2015–16 Football League One
• 2015–16 Football League Two
• 2015–16 FA Cup