qTheEFL Cup, known for most of its history as theFootball League Cup and also known in the past by several sponsored names, is a nationalassociation football competition inEngland, with a few clubs inWales also playing. It is like theFA Cup, but has fewer teams, and starts and ends earlier in the season.
Unlike the FA Cup, which is open to hundreds of clubs belonging toThe Football Association, which runs football in England, the EFL Cup is open only to the 92 teams in the top four divisions of English football—those playing in the top-levelPremier League and theEnglish Football League, which includes the next three lower divisions.
Note: * meansafter extra time
