The English Football Association Cup, named and sponsored by the English Football Association, is the men's knockout football cup and the oldest football match in the world. The FA Cup winners can participate in next season's Europa League group stage, and the team has already qualified for the Champions League, which has been postponed to other teams according to the Premier League ranking.
The English Football League Cup is a competition between all 92 clubs in England, regardless of level; The English Football League Cup was founded by the English Football League in 1962. The purpose was to let the club have a competition based on the elimination system outside the league to challenge the FA Cup, because the FA Cup was much higher in the hearts of fans at that time.
The Carling Cup is not in the rules:
The participating teams are all members of the English Football Association, and the competition is divided into seven laps. Except for the semi-final knockout in the form of subject and object, every lap is a knockout to decide the outcome. Each team will draw lots to decide their opponents and home and away games. If the game is tied within the legal time, it will be decided by overtime, and both sides will finish the game for 15 minutes in the first half and the second half. If the winner cannot be decided in overtime, it will be decided by shooting at the opponent 12 yards.
In the semi-final, the two teams will play one game at home, and the team that scored more goals in the two games will qualify. This cup is different from the European Cup. There is no discount for the visiting team's goals. If the total number of goals in the two games is the same, the winner will be decided in overtime. Overtime counts away goals (including away goals in the regular time of the first two games and away goals in overtime). If the final total score is tied and the number of away goals is the same, a penalty shootout will be held.
A classic battle using this system is the second leg of the League Cup semi-final between Manchester United and Sunderland in 20 13/ 14 season. The final total score of both sides was 2:2, which led to overtime, which was 3:3. Because Manchester United scored an away goal in the first leg and Sunderland scored an away goal in overtime, the two sides were still confused and finally entered the penalty shootout.