The draw for the first round took place on 13 June 2008, with matches being played two months later in the week beginning 11 August 2008.[1]
The 72 Football League clubs competed from the first round, which was divided into North and South sections. Each section was divided equally into a pot of seeded clubs and a pot of unseeded clubs. Clubs' rankings depend upon their finishing position in the 2007–08 season.
Twelve Premier League teams – including the eleven that were not involved in European competitions – entered at this stage, along with the winners from the first round. The draw for the second round took place on 13 August 2008, and the matches were played in the week beginning 25 August 2008,[2] with the exception of Manchester City's game against Brighton & Hove Albion, which was played on 24 September.[3]
Eight teams involved in European competition entered at this stage along with the winners from the second round. Since nine English teams qualified for European competition in 2008, it was initially unclear precisely which eight teams would automatically enter the third round. Either Aston Villa, who had entered into European competition via the UEFA Intertoto Cup, or Manchester City, who qualified for the UEFA Cup via the UEFA Fair Play ranking would enter in the third round with the other entering in the second round instead. On 29 July 2008, it was announced that Aston Villa would enter the 2008–09 Carling Cup at the third round stage after reaching the second qualifying round of the UEFA Cup.[4]
The draw for the third round was held on 30 August 2008,[5] and the matches were played on Tuesday, 23 September and Wednesday, 24 September 2008, with the exception of the match between Brighton & Hove Albion and Derby County, which was played on 4 November.
The semi-final draw took place on Saturday, 6 December 2008.[8] The first leg matches were played on Tuesday, 6 January 2009 and Wednesday, 7 January 2009, while the second legs were played on Tuesday, 20 January 2009 and Wednesday, 21 January 2009.
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The 2008 09 Football League Cup known as the Carling Cup for sponsorship reasons was the 49th season of the Football League Cup a knock out competition for the top 92 football clubs played in English football league system The winners qualified for the third qualifying round of the 2009 10 UEFA Europa League if not already qualified for European competitions 2008 09 Football League CupCarling Cup League CupThe logo of the League Cup from 2003 04 to 2008 09Country England WalesTeams92Defending championsTottenham HotspurChampionsManchester United 3rd title Runners upTottenham HotspurMatches played93Goals scored290 3 12 per match Top goal scorer s Nathan EllingtonRoman PavlyuchenkoCarlos Tevez 6 goals 2007 082009 10 Manchester United won the competition by defeating holders Tottenham Hotspur on penalties in the final on 1 March 2009 Contents 1 First round 2 Second round 3 Third round 4 Fourth round 5 Fifth round 6 Semi finals 6 1 First leg 6 2 Second leg 7 Final 8 Top scorers 9 References 10 External linksFirst round editThe draw for the first round took place on 13 June 2008 with matches being played two months later in the week beginning 11 August 2008 1 The 72 Football League clubs competed from the first round which was divided into North and South sections Each section was divided equally into a pot of seeded clubs and a pot of unseeded clubs Clubs rankings depend upon their finishing position in the 2007 08 season North Tie no Home team Score1 Away team Attendance1 Preston North End 2 0 Chesterfield 5 1502 Chester City 2 5 Leeds United 3 6443 Leicester City 1 0 Stockport County 7 3864 Sheffield United 3 1 Port Vale 7 6945 Grimsby Town 2 0 Tranmere Rovers 1 8586 Crewe Alexandra 2 0 Barnsley 2 4927 Hartlepool United 3 0 Scunthorpe United 2 0768 Derby County 1 1 Lincoln City 10 091Derby County won 3 1 after extra time9 Notts County 0 0 Doncaster Rovers 3 272Notts County won 1 0 after extra time10 Sheffield Wednesday 1 1 Rotherham United 16 2982 2 after extra time Rotherham United won 5 3 on penalties11 Shrewsbury Town 0 1 Carlisle United 3 33712 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 1 Accrington Stanley 9 424Wolverhampton Wanderers won 3 2 after extra time13 Bury 0 2 Burnley 4 27614 Rochdale 0 0 Oldham Athletic 5 7860 0 after extra time Oldham Athletic won 4 1 on penalties15 Nottingham Forest 4 0 Morecambe 4 03016 Huddersfield Town 4 0 Bradford City 8 93217 Macclesfield Town 2 0 Blackpool 1 63118 Walsall 1 2 Darlington 2 702 South Tie no Home team Score1 Away team Attendance1 Coventry City 3 1 Aldershot Town 9 2932 Milton Keynes Dons 1 0 Norwich City 6 2613 Wycombe Wanderers 0 4 Birmingham City 2 7354 Brighton amp Hove Albion 4 0 Barnet 2 5715 Gillingham 0 1 Colchester United 2 5666 Southend United 0 0 Cheltenham Town 2 998Cheltenham Town won 1 0 after extra time7 Swansea City 2 0 Brentford 5 3668 Luton Town 2 0 Plymouth Argyle 2 6829 Exeter City 1 3 Southampton 6 47110 Watford 1 0 Bristol Rovers 5 57411 Bournemouth 1 2 Cardiff City 3 39912 Bristol City 2 1 Peterborough United 5 68413 Charlton Athletic 0 1 Yeovil Town 6 23914 Millwall 0 1 Northampton Town 3 52515 Swindon Town 2 3 Queens Park Rangers 7 23016 Crystal Palace 2 1 Hereford United 3 09417 Dagenham amp Redbridge 1 2 Reading 2 36018 Ipswich Town 4 1 Leyton Orient 10 477 1 Score after 90 minutesSecond round editTwelve Premier League teams including the eleven that were not involved in European competitions entered at this stage along with the winners from the first round The draw for the second round took place on 13 August 2008 and the matches were played in the week beginning 25 August 2008 2 with the exception of Manchester City s game against Brighton amp Hove Albion which was played on 24 September 3 Tie no Home team Score1 Away team Attendance1 Ipswich Town 2 1 Colchester United 17 0842 Coventry City 2 2 Newcastle United 19 249Newcastle United won 3 2 after extra time3 Hartlepool United 1 1 West Bromwich Albion 3 387Hartlepool United won 3 1 after extra time4 West Ham United 1 1 Macclesfield Town 10 055West Ham United won 4 1 after extra time5 Huddersfield Town 1 2 Sheffield United 15 1896 Cardiff City 2 1 Milton Keynes Dons 6 3347 Swansea City 1 1 Hull City 8 622Swansea City won 2 1 after extra time8 Rotherham United 0 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 5 4040 0 after extra time Rotherham United won 4 3 on penalties9 Brighton amp Hove Albion 1 1 Manchester City 8 7292 2 after extra time Brighton amp Hove Albion won 5 3 on penalties10 Reading 5 1 Luton Town 7 49811 Blackburn Rovers 4 1 Grimsby Town 8 37912 Wigan Athletic 4 0 Notts County 4 10013 Leeds United 4 0 Crystal Palace 10 76514 Crewe Alexandra 2 1 Bristol City 3 22715 Middlesbrough 5 1 Yeovil Town 15 65116 Fulham 3 2 Leicester City 7 58417 Queens Park Rangers 4 0 Carlisle United 8 02118 Nottingham Forest 1 1 Sunderland 9 198Sunderland won 2 1 after extra time19 Burnley 3 0 Oldham Athletic 5 52820 Southampton 2 0 Birmingham City 11 33121 Bolton Wanderers 1 2 Northampton Town 7 13622 Watford 1 1 Darlington 5 236Watford won 2 1 after extra time23 Preston North End 0 1 Derby County 8 03724 Cheltenham Town 2 3 Stoke City 3 6001 Score after 90 minutesThird round editEight teams involved in European competition entered at this stage along with the winners from the second round Since nine English teams qualified for European competition in 2008 it was initially unclear precisely which eight teams would automatically enter the third round Either Aston Villa who had entered into European competition via the UEFA Intertoto Cup or Manchester City who qualified for the UEFA Cup via the UEFA Fair Play ranking would enter in the third round with the other entering in the second round instead On 29 July 2008 it was announced that Aston Villa would enter the 2008 09 Carling Cup at the third round stage after reaching the second qualifying round of the UEFA Cup 4 The draw for the third round was held on 30 August 2008 5 and the matches were played on Tuesday 23 September and Wednesday 24 September 2008 with the exception of the match between Brighton amp Hove Albion and Derby County which was played on 4 November Tie no Home team Score1 Away team Attendance1 Arsenal 6 0 Sheffield United 56 6322 Brighton amp Hove Albion 1 4 Derby County 6 6253 Burnley 1 0 Fulham 7 1194 Portsmouth 0 4 Chelsea 15 3395 Blackburn Rovers 1 0 Everton 14 3666 Rotherham United 3 1 Southampton 5 1477 Swansea City 1 0 Cardiff City 17 4118 Ipswich Town 1 4 Wigan Athletic 13 8039 Stoke City 2 2 Reading 9 1412 2 after extra time Stoke City won 4 3 on penalties10 Leeds United 3 2 Hartlepool United 14 59911 Watford 1 0 West Ham United 12 91412 Manchester United 3 1 Middlesbrough 53 72913 Liverpool 2 1 Crewe Alexandra 28 59114 Aston Villa 0 1 Queens Park Rangers 21 54115 Sunderland 2 2 Northampton Town 21 0822 2 after extra time Sunderland won 4 3 on penalties16 Newcastle United 1 2 Tottenham Hotspur 20 5771 Score after 90 minutesFourth round editThe fourth round draw took place on Saturday 27 September 6 and the matches were played in the week commencing 10 November 2008 Tie no Home team Score1 Away team Attendance1 Sunderland 1 2 Blackburn Rovers 18 5552 Arsenal 3 0 Wigan Athletic 59 6653 Chelsea 1 1 Burnley 41 3691 1 after extra time Burnley won 5 4 on penalties4 Swansea City 0 1 Watford 9 5495 Manchester United 1 0 Queens Park Rangers 62 5396 Stoke City 2 0 Rotherham United 15 4587 Derby County 2 1 Leeds United 18 5408 Tottenham Hotspur 4 2 Liverpool 33 2421 Score after 90 minutesFifth round editThe fifth round draw took place on Saturday 15 November 7 and the matches were played week in the commencing 1 December 2008 2 December 200819 45Burnley2 0ArsenalMcDonald nbsp 6 57 ReportTurf Moor BurnleyAttendance 19 405Referee Andre Marriner Birmingham 2 December 200819 45Stoke City0 1Derby CountyReport Ellington nbsp 90 4 pen Britannia Stadium Stoke on TrentAttendance 22 034Referee Rob Styles Hampshire 3 December 200819 45Watford1 2Tottenham HotspurPriskin nbsp 13 Report Pavlyuchenko nbsp 45 2 pen Bent nbsp 76 Vicarage Road WatfordAttendance 16 501Referee Phil Dowd Staffordshire 3 December 200820 00Manchester United5 3Blackburn RoversTevez nbsp 35 50 pen 54 90 4 Nani nbsp 40 Report McCarthy nbsp 48 90 2 Derbyshire nbsp 84 Old Trafford ManchesterAttendance 53 997Referee Alan Wiley Staffordshire Semi finals editThe semi final draw took place on Saturday 6 December 2008 8 The first leg matches were played on Tuesday 6 January 2009 and Wednesday 7 January 2009 while the second legs were played on Tuesday 20 January 2009 and Wednesday 21 January 2009 First leg edit 6 January 200920 00Tottenham Hotspur4 1BurnleyDawson nbsp 46 O Hara nbsp 52 Pavlyuchenko nbsp 65 Duff nbsp 68 o g Report Paterson nbsp 15 White Hart Lane LondonAttendance 31 377Referee Martin Atkinson West Yorkshire 7 January 200919 45Derby County1 0Manchester UnitedCommons nbsp 30 ReportPride Park DerbyAttendance 30 194Referee Phil Dowd Staffordshire Second leg edit 20 January 200920 00Manchester United4 2Derby CountyNani nbsp 16 O Shea nbsp 22 Tevez nbsp 34 Ronaldo nbsp 87 pen Report Barnes nbsp 79 pen 90 1 Old Trafford ManchesterAttendance 73 374Referee Mike Dean Cheshire Manchester United won 4 3 on aggregate 21 January 200919 45Burnley3 2 a e t Tottenham HotspurBlake nbsp 33 McCann nbsp 73 Rodriguez nbsp 88 Report Pavlyuchenko nbsp 118 Defoe nbsp 120 Turf Moor BurnleyAttendance 19 533Referee Mark Halsey Lancashire Tottenham Hotspur won 6 4 on aggregate Final editMain article 2009 Football League Cup Final The final was played at Wembley Stadium London on Sunday 1 March 2009 1 March 200915 00 GMTManchester United0 0 a e t Tottenham HotspurReportPenaltiesGiggs nbsp Tevez nbsp Ronaldo nbsp Anderson nbsp 4 1 nbsp O Hara nbsp Corluka nbsp BentleyWembley Stadium LondonAttendance 88 217Referee Chris Foy Merseyside 9 Top scorers editThe top scorers in the 2008 09 Football League Cup are as follows 10 Rank Scorer Club Goals1 Nathan Ellington Derby County 6Roman Pavlyuchenko Tottenham Hotspur 6Carlos Tevez Manchester United 64 Martin Paterson Burnley 55 Jermaine Beckford Leeds United 4James Henry Reading 4Carlos Vela Arsenal 4Emmanuel Villa Derby County 49 Henri Camara Wigan Athletic 3Matt Derbyshire Blackburn Rovers 3Robert Earnshaw Nottingham Forest 3Emmanuel Ledesma Queens Park Rangers 3Nani Manchester United 3Joel Porter Hartlepool United 3References edit 2008 09 CARLING CUP ROUND ONE DRAW The Football League 13 June 2008 Archived from the original on 7 June 2008 Retrieved 13 June 2008 Draw for Carling Cup second round BBC Sport 13 August 2008 Archived from the original on 28 August 2008 Retrieved 13 August 2008 Man City ease fixture congestion BBC Sport 7 August 2008 Retrieved 13 August 2008 Carling Cup Draw AVFC 29 July 2008 Archived from the original on 4 September 2008 Retrieved 29 July 2008 Carling Cup 3rd Round Draw ntfc co uk 26 August 2008 Archived from the original on 1 September 2008 Retrieved 26 August 2008 Tottenham face Liverpool in cup BBC Sport 27 September 2008 Archived from the original on 29 September 2008 Retrieved 27 September 2008 Burnley will face Arsenal in cup BBC Sport 15 November 2008 Retrieved 15 November 2008 Burnley face holders Spurs in cup BBC Sport 6 December 2008 Archived from the original on 7 December 2008 Retrieved 6 December 2008 Officials named for Carling Cup Final football league co uk The Football League 26 January 2009 Archived from the original on 31 January 2009 Retrieved 30 January 2009 English Carling Cup Top Scorers 2008 ESPN Archived from the original on 4 November 2012 Retrieved 1 March 2009 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Football League Cup 2008 2009 Official Carling Cup website Carling Cup News at football league co uk Carling Cup at bbc co uk Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2008 09 Football League Cup amp oldid 1160938249, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
