The Capital One Cup sees all 20 clubs from the Premier League and 72 clubs in the Football League compete for the trophy in a straight knockout competition across 93 matches. The current prize for the winners, in addition to the silverware, is automatic entry for the UEFA Europa League. The most successful team in the history of the League Cup is Liverpool, also the current holders, with the Anfield club having won the competition an incredible 8 times. Over the course of the competition we will cover the latest Capital One Cup news, fan videos and competitions.
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Bradford v Swansea
Wembley, Sunday 24th February
The final of the Capital One Cup ties sees Bradford, who knocked out Aston Villa in the semi-finals, take on Swansea City, conquerors of Chelsea in the last round, at Wembley.
Capital One Cup News
Ultimate football model collector lands dream job
It’s taken him 18 years and a staggering 5,000 miniature models to build Britain’s biggest football Corinthian figure set, but now super collector Craig Robinson has finally turned his unique hobby into a dream job. After a nationwide search, Capital One has appointed the ultimate collector Craig, 27 from Scunthorpe, to the position of ‘Head …1 comment | Read more »
Capital One Cup Superstar Yourself
The Capital One Cup is celebrating its amazing first season with a brand new competition. To thank the thousands of fans for their tweets, likes, and online conversation Capital One is giving everyone a chance to become a superstar. 1000 lucky fans will be immortalised just like the greatest footballers of all-time. These lucky fans …0 comments | Read more »
The 10 starlets that have ‘given fans hope’ for next year
The Capital One Cup provides teams with a wonderful opportunity to display the talents of their younger players, and this season we’ve seen glimpses of promising youthful talent for future seasons. With clubs investing significant amounts of money into their academy and youth systems, we’re beginning to see the benefits with numerous younger players emerging …0 comments | Read more »
Simply the 15 ‘key moments’ of this year
We’ve had a truly historic Capital One Cup competition this season, and with so much drama building up to the final on Sunday, we’ve thrown together 15 key moments that have defined the competition so far. These moments might be a nail-biting penalty shoot-out, the underdogs pulling off a giant-killing, or a surprising performance from …0 comments | Read more »
The top 10 games that put ‘fans through the wringer’ this season
With this season’s Capital One Cup providing so many shocks and surprises, we’ve seen contrasting images of fans in elation with other supporters suffering after a devastating loss. Whether it be a straight-up drubbing, a reminder that your team is not up to the test of higher-league opposition, or a shock giant-killing, fans have well and …0 comments | Read more »
Laudrup ‘proud’ of Capital One Cup victory
Swansea manager Michael Laudrup revealed that he was “proud” of his team after their Capital One Cup final victory over Bradford City. The Swans ran out 5-0 winners at Wembley, in a game they were expected to triumph. Nathan Dyer opened the scoring for the Premier League side, before Michu added a second before half-time. …0 comments | Read more »
Bradford City v Swansea – LIVE Blog
The Capital One Cup Final is finally upon us as Swansea City takes on League Two side Bradford City at Wembley. It promises to be an enthralling contest as both clubs vie for the first piece of silverware of the season and the guarantee of European football for the eventual winners. Swansea City are firm …0 comments | Read more »
Simply the Top 10 League Cup finals of all time
Over the years the League Cup has brought us some truly fantastic finals with big teams, big names and even bigger surprises. This year’s final between League Two side Bradford City and first-time-finalists Swansea City looks set to maintain this theme, and, as always with the League Cup, an upset is a very real possibility. Could …0 comments | Read more »
How the Capital One Cup inspired the rebirth of the giant-killing
Phil Parkinson was dazed and still bearing the stains of a Champagne soaking as the realisation started to sink in that he will be the man to lead Bradford City – League 2 Bradford City – out at Wembley for the Capital One Cup final. Parkinson, stock rising as Premier League victims pile up around …0 comments | Read more »
The Unofficial Capital One Cup Awards!
This season’s Capital One Cup has been truly historic – the number of giant-killings has been a big surprise and we have seen the return of the romance of cup football. We’ve experienced some significant shocks and amazing score-lines, so here is a list of our unofficial Capital One Cup awards – enjoy! Player of …0 comments | Read more »
