Piala Liga Inggris 2011–2012

Piala Liga Inggris 2011–2012
2011–12 Football League Cup
Negara	Inggris; Wales
Tanggal penyelenggaraan	29 Juli 2011 s.d. 26 Februari 2012
Jumlah peserta	92
Juara bertahan	Birmingham City
Juara	Liverpool; (gelar ke-8)
Tempat kedua	Cardiff City
Jumlah pertandingan	93
Jumlah gol	310 (3.33 per pertandingan)
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Piala Liga Inggris 2011–2012 (dikenal sebagai Piala Carling karena disponsori oleh bir Carling) adalah edisi ke-52 penyelenggaraan Piala Liga Inggris, sebuah kompetisi dengan sistem gugur untuk 92 tim terbaik di Inggris. Birmingham City adalah juara bertahan, setelah mengalahkan Arsenal 2–1 pada final edisi sebelumnya, tetapi tereliminasi setelah kalah 2–0 dari Manchester City pada putaran ketiga.

Edisi ini dimenangkan oleh Liverpool setelah mengalahkan Cardiff City pada pertandingan final di Stadion Wembley dengan skor 3–2 pada adu penalti setelah bermain imbang 2–2 hingga perpanjangan waktu.^[1] Cardiff City adalah tim pertama di luar Liga Primer Inggris yang tampil di final Piala Liga sejak 2001. Pertandingan ini juga menjadi yang pertama bagi Liverpool di Stadion Wembley yang baru.

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The broadcasting rights for the 2011-12 Cup in the UK are shared between Sky Sports and the BBC. Sky Sports have rights to broadcast two live matches from each round while the BBC will show match highlights online and on a special League Cup highlights show which will broadcast in the late evening on BBC One.^[2]

The BBC showed two legs of the semi-final fixtures and Sky Sports showed the other two.^[3] Both BBC and Sky Sports simulcasted the final on 26 February 2012.

Putaran penyisihan

Waktu sampai ke putaran keempat adalah BST (UTC+1). Waktu sejak perempat final dan seterusnya adalah GMT (UTC±0).

Berkaitan dengan Birmingham City yang mendapatkan kesempatan langsung masuk ke putaran ketiga following qualification to the Liga Eropa, tim yang baru promosi AFC Wimbledon dan Crawley Town saling bertanding dalam putaran penyisihan, dengan Crawley Town mendapatkan keuntungan bermain sebagai tuan rumah setelah hasil imbang pada 13 Juni. Ini adalah pertama kalinya diperlukan babak penyisihan sejak musim 2002–03.

29 Juli 2011	Crawley Town	3 – 2	AFC Wimbledon	Stadion Broadfield, Crawley
19:45	Akpan 38' Torres 53' Tubbs 64'	Report	L. Moore 26' Midson 46'	Penonton: 3.204 Wasit: Darren Deadman (Cambridgeshire)

Putaran pertama

Undian untuk putaran pertama mengambil tempat pada 16 Juni 2011 pukul 10:00 BST. The First Round took place in the week commencing 8 August 2011. Rioting in London caused three matches to be postponed on the advice of the Metropolitan Police. The fixtures at West Ham United, Charlton Athletic and Crystal Palace were called off on safety grounds. The ties at Bristol City and Bristol Rovers were called off later after the disorder spread across England.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]

9 Agustus 2011	Hartlepool United	1 – 1 (p.w.) (3 – 4 a.p.)	Sheffield United	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:30	Sweeney 80'	Report	Quinn 29'	Penonton: 2,774 Wasit: Paul Tierney
		Adu penalti
	Horwood Poole Collins Austin Nish		Cresswell Collins Quinn Lowton Philliskirk

9 August 2011	Rochdale	3 – 2 (p.w.)	Chesterfield	Spotland, Rochdale
19:45	Grimes 19', 111' Mattis 103' (b.d.)	Report	Whitaker 11', 95' (pen.)	Penonton: 1,718 Wasit: Scott Mathieson

9 August 2011	Port Vale	2 – 4	Huddersfield Town	Vale Park, Stoke-on-Trent
19:45	Roberts 24' Loft 83' (pen.)	Report	Novak 29', 38' Hunt 58' Roberts 67'	Penonton: 3,014 Wasit: Rob Jones

9 August 2011	Rotherham United	1 – 4	Leicester City	Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield
19:45	Mills 13' (b.d.)	Report	Gallagher 36' Schlupp 53', 63', 71'	Penonton: 3,717 Wasit: Steve Rushton

9 August 2011	Hull City	0 – 2	Macclesfield Town	KC Stadium, Kingston upon Hull
19:45		Report	Sinclair 17', 59'	Penonton: 4,826 Wasit: Robert Madley

9 August 2011	Leeds United	3 – 2	Bradford City	Elland Road, Leeds
19:45	Núñez 46', 75' McCormack 70'	Report	Compton 30' Flynn 57'	Penonton: 17,667 Wasit: Colin Webster

9 August 2011	Doncaster Rovers	3 – 0	Tranmere Rovers	Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster
19:45	Brown 5' (pen.) Mason 29' Bennett 59'	Report		Penonton: 4,339 Wasit: Garry Sutton

9 August 2011	Walsall	0 – 3	Middlesbrough	Banks's Stadium, Walsall
19:45	Chambers 12'	Report	Emnes 17', 37', 52' (pen.)	Penonton: 3,564 Wasit: Darren Deadman

9 August 2011	Barnsley	0 – 2	Morecambe	Oakwell, Barnsley
19:45		Report	Carlton 49' Ellison 86'	Penonton: 4,331 Wasit: Mark Brown

9 August 2011	Accrington Stanley	0 – 2	Scunthorpe United	Crown Ground, Accrington
19:45		Report	Dagnall 82' (pen.) Barcham 90+3'	Penonton: 1,356 Wasit: Oliver Langford

9 August 2011	Derby County	2 – 3	Shrewsbury Town	Pride Park, Derby
19:45	Maguire 46' Robinson 78'	Report	Morgan 16', 37' Collins 34'	Penonton: 7,073 Wasit: Darren Drysdale

9 August 2011	Oldham Athletic	1 – 1 (p.w.) (2 – 4 a.p.)	Carlisle United	Boundary Park, Oldham
19:45	Reid 24' (pen.)	Report	McGovern 57'	Penonton: 1,786 Wasit: Mark Haywood
		Adu penalti
	Furman Smith Taylor Parker		McGovern Welsh Robson Berrett Loy

9 August 2011	Bury	3 – 1	Coventry City	Gigg Lane, Bury
19:45	Bishop 33' Lowe 75', 88'	Report	O'Donovan 26'	Penonton: 2,997 Wasit: Jock Waugh

9 August 2011	Burnley	6 – 3 (p.w.)	Burton Albion	Turf Moor, Burnley
19:45	Rodriguez 57' (pen.), 66' (pen.), 93', 106' Austin 83' Wallace 91'	Report	Taylor 72' Zola 85' Maghoma 90+2'	Penonton: 4,069 Wasit: Craig Pawson

9 August 2011	Preston North End	3 – 2	Crewe Alexandra	Deepdale, Preston
19:45	Tootle 3' (b.d.) Mellor 84' Hume 90'	Report	Miller 18' Artell 40'	Penonton: 5,445 Wasit: David Webb

9 August 2011	Nottingham Forest	3 – 3 (p.w.) (4 – 3 a.p.)	Notts County	City Ground, Nottingham
19:45	McGugan 30' Findley 56' Morgan 120+3'	Report	Edwards 16' Westcarr 76' Hughes 98'	Penonton: 21,605 Wasit: Nigel Miller
		Adu penalti
	Greening Tudgay Garner Findley Boateng Chambers		Westcarr Hawley Bencherif Sheehan Hughes Bishop

9 August 2011	Brighton & Hove Albion	1 – 0	Gillingham	American Express Community Stadium, Falmer
19:45	Barnes 67' (pen.)	Report		Penonton: 16,295 Wasit: Brendan Malone

9 August 2011	AFC Bournemouth	5 – 0	Dagenham & Redbridge	Dean Court, Bournemouth
19:45	Pugh 32' Cooper 35' Feeney 57' Taylor 88', 90+3'	Report		Penonton: 3,681 Wasit: Danny McDermid

9 August 2011	Ipswich Town	1 – 2	Northampton Town	Portman Road, Ipswich
19:45	Emmanuel-Thomas 11'	Report	Tozer 39' Turnbull 54'	Penonton: 9,401 Wasit: Michael Naylor

9 August 2011	Cheltenham Town	1 – 4	Milton Keynes Dons	Abbey Business Stadium, Cheltenham
19:45	Summerfield 29'	Report	Baldock 41' Ibehre 46' Lewington 61' Balanta 64'	Penonton: 1,625 Wasit: James Linnington

9 August 2011	Plymouth Argyle	0 – 1	Millwall	Home Park, Plymouth
19:45		Report	N'Guessan 14'	Penonton: 4,781 Wasit: Keith Stroud

9 August 2011	Southampton	4 – 1	Torquay United	St Mary's, Southampton
19:45	De Ridder 16' Lambert 27' Chaplow 81' Forte 90+3'	Report	Mansell 17'	Penonton: 6,541 Wasit: Dave Phillips

9 August 2011	Portsmouth	0 – 1	Barnet	Fratton Park, Portsmouth
19:45		Report	Hughes 30'	Penonton: 4,464 Wasit: Darren Sheldrake

9 August 2011	Stevenage	3 – 4 (p.w.)	Peterborough United	Lamex Stadium, Stevenage
19:45	Long 32' Bostwick 80' Beardsley 117'	Report	Ball 16', 65' Boyd 96' Tomlin 120+1' (pen.)	Penonton: 2,414 Wasit: Graham Salisbury

9 August 2011	Southend United	1 – 1 (p.w.) (3 – 4 a.p.)	Leyton Orient	Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea
19:45	Phillips 32'	Report	Richardson 23' Téhoué 60'	Penonton: 4,847 Wasit: Fred Graham
		Adu penalti
	Dickinson Harris Clohessy Kalala Hall		Omozusi Daniels Chorley Richardson Cureton

9 August 2011	Wycombe Wanderers	3 – 3 (p.w.) (5 – 4 a.p.)	Colchester United	Adams Park, High Wycombe
19:45	Donnelly 2' Grant 12' Beavon 105'	Report	Odejayi 27' Henderson 41' Gillespie 98' (pen.)	Penonton: 1,430 Wasit: Pat Miller
		Adu penalti
	Sandell McCoy Beavon Rendell Harding		Gillespie Wordsworth Henderson James Rose

9 August 2011	Hereford United	1 – 0	Brentford	Edgar Street, Hereford
19:45	Arquin 90+2'	Report		Penonton: 1,767 Wasit: Phil Gibbs

9 August 2011	Exeter City	2 – 0	Yeovil Town	St James Park, Exeter
19:45	Bauzà 63' Shephard 90+4'	Report		Penonton: 3,856 Wasit: Roger East

10 August 2011	Oxford United	1 – 3 (p.w.)	Cardiff City	Kassam Stadium, Oxford
19:45	Clist 30'	Report	Conway 12' Whittingham 98' Jarvis 120+1'	Penonton: 5,435 Wasit: Andy D'Urso

11 August 2011	Sheffield Wednesday	0 – 0 (p.w.) (4 – 2 a.p.)	Blackpool	Hillsborough, Sheffield
19:45		Report	Eastham 78'	Penonton: 5,240 Wasit: Eddie Ilderton
		Adu penalti
	Palmer Otsemobor Morrison O'Connor		Clarke Eardley Sylvestre Llera

23 August 2011	Crystal Palace	2 – 0	Crawley Town	Selhurst Park, London
19:30	Zaha 54', 58'	Report		Penonton: 8,901 Wasit: Michael Naylor

23 August 2011	Bristol Rovers	1 – 1 (p.w.) (4 – 2 a.p.)	Watford	Memorial Stadium, Bristol
19:45	Harrold 5'	Report	Sordell 2'	Penonton: 4,432 Wasit: David Coote
		Adu penalti
	Kuffour McGleish Virgo Brown Carayol		Eustace Sordell Mariappa Dickinson

23 August 2011	Charlton Athletic	2 – 1	Reading	The Valley, London
19:45	Benson 25' Euell 64'	Report	Morrison 73'	Penonton: 6,668 Wasit: Dean Whitestone

24 August 2011	Bristol City	0 – 1	Swindon Town	Ashton Gate, Bristol
19:45		Report	De Vita 71'	Penonton: 7,708 Wasit: Gavin Ward

24 August 2011	West Ham United	1 – 2	Aldershot Town	Upton Park, London
19:45	Stanislas 16'	Report	Guttridge 78' Hylton 89'	Penonton: 19,879 Wasit: Graham Scott

Second round

The draw for the second round took place on 11 August 2011. The thirteen Premier League teams not involved in European competition entered the competition at this stage.^[9]

The second round took place in the week commencing 22 August 2011.

23 August 2011	Millwall	2 – 0	Morecambe	The Den, London
19:45	Bouazza 34' Mkandawire 45+2'	Report		Penonton: 3,443 Wasit: Darren Drysdale

23 August 2011	Bury	2 – 4	Leicester City	Gigg Lane, Bury
19:45	Jones 40' Lowe 53'	Report	Schlupp 21' Gallagher 70' Dyer 77' Danns 90+3'	Penonton: 3,779 Wasit: Andy Haines

23 August 2011	AFC Bournemouth	1 – 4	West Bromwich Albion	Dean Court, Bournemouth
19:45	Lovell 48'	Report	Thomas 7' Fortuné 42', 78' Cox 53'	Penonton: 6,911 Wasit: Roger East

23 August 2011	Aston Villa	2 – 0	Hereford United	Villa Park, Birmingham
19:45	Lichaj 80' Delfouneso 88'	Report		Penonton: 21,058 Wasit: Kevin Wright

23 August 2011	Brighton & Hove Albion	1 – 0 (p.w.)	Sunderland	American Express Community Stadium, Falmer
19:45	Mackail-Smith 96'	Report		Penonton: 17,090 Wasit: Andy D'Urso

23 August 2011	Shrewsbury Town	3 – 1	Swansea City	Greenhous Meadow, Shrewsbury
19:45	Morgan 19' Wright 67' Wroe 90+1'	Report	Cansdell-Sherriff 10' (b.d.)	Penonton: 4,063 Wasit: Paul Tierney

23 August 2011	Norwich City	0 – 4	Milton Keynes Dons	Carrow Road, Norwich
19:45		Report	Chadwick 21', 60' Baldock 28' Powell 67'	Penonton: 13,009 Wasit: Mark Heywood

23 August 2011	Northampton Town	0 – 4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Sixfields Stadium, Northampton
19:45		Report	Ebanks-Blake 31', 77' Milijaš 37' Vokes 88'	Penonton: 5,512 Wasit: Carl Boyeson

23 August 2011	Wycombe Wanderers	1 – 4	Nottingham Forest	Adams Park, High Wycombe
19:45	Benyon 66' (pen.)		Miller 3' McGugan 6' (pen.) Findley 62' Majewski 75'	Penonton: 2,866 Wasit: Danny McDermid

23 August 2011	Burnley	3 – 2 (p.w.)	Barnet	Turf Moor, Burnley
19:45	Rodriguez 38' Elliott 64' McCann 105'	Report	Kabba 73' Holmes 90+3'	Penonton: 4,273 Wasit: Chris Sarginson

23 August 2011	Doncaster Rovers	1 – 2	Leeds United	Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster
19:45	Hayter 2'	Report	Núñez 30', 83'	Penonton: 8,505 Wasit: Mark Brown

23 August 2011	Cardiff City	5 – 3 (p.w.)	Huddersfield Town	Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
19:45	Gyepes 16' Parkin 17' Cowie 90+3', 117' Conway 96'	Report	Rhodes 53', 88' Ward 70'	Penonton: 6,829 Wasit: James Linington

23 August 2011	Queens Park Rangers	0 – 2	Rochdale	Loftus Road, London
19:45		Report	Akpa Akpro 5' Jones 81'	Penonton: 4,755 Wasit: Oliver Langford

24 August 2011	Peterborough United	0 – 2	Middlesbrough	London Road, Peterborough
19:45		Report	Robson 4' Hines 27'	Penonton: 5,012 Wasit: Phil Gibbs

24 August 2011	Exeter City	1 – 3	Liverpool	St James Park, Exeter
19:45	Nardiello 80' (pen.)	Report	Suárez 23' Maxi 55' Carroll 58'	Penonton: 8,290 Wasit: Anthony Bates

24 August 2011	Blackburn Rovers	3 – 1	Sheffield Wednesday	Ewood Park, Blackburn
20:00	Rochina 3', 4' Goodwillie 7'	Report	Morrison 50'	Penonton: 8,607 Wasit: David Webb

24 August 2011	Everton	3 – 1	Sheffield United	Goodison Park, Liverpool
20:00	Cresswell 31' (b.d.) Anichebe 37' Arteta 42'	Report	Cresswell 28'	Penonton: 17,173 Wasit: Nigel Miller

24 August 2011	Bolton Wanderers	2 – 1	Macclesfield Town	Reebok Stadium, Bolton
20:00	Tuncay 56' Petrov 73'	Report	Sinclair 11'	Penonton: 6,777 Wasit: Eddie Ilderton

25 August 2011	Scunthorpe United	1 – 2 (p.w.)	Newcastle United	Glanford Park, Scunthorpe
19:45	Dagnall 15'	Report	Taylor 80' Ameobi 112'	Penonton: 4,408 Wasit: Graham Salisbury

30 August 2011	Aldershot Town	2 – 0	Carlisle United	EBB Stadium, Aldershot
19:45	Rankine 45+1' Livesey 75' (b.d.)	Report		Penonton: 2,809 Wasit: James Linington

30 August 2011	Swindon Town	1 – 3	Southampton	County Ground, Swindon
19:45	Kerrouche 84'	Report	Guly 17' Forte 40' Lambert 90+4'	Penonton: 7,452 Wasit: Fred Graham

30 August 2011	Leyton Orient	3 – 2	Bristol Rovers	Brisbane Road, London
19:45	Mooney 18' Chorley 23' (pen.) Dawson 90+4'	Report	Zebroski 69' Richards 90+1'	Penonton: 1,881 Wasit: Andy Woolmer

13 September 2011	Charlton Athletic	0 – 2	Preston North End	The Valley, London
19:45		Report	Russell 11' Mayor 67'	Penonton: 5,130 Wasit: Fred Graham

13 September 2011	Crystal Palace	2 – 1	Wigan Athletic	Selhurst Park, London
20:00	Ambrose 24' Williams 30'	Report	Watson 90+2'	Penonton: 7,649 Wasit: Keith Stroud

Third round

The draw for the third round took place on 27 August 2011. The eight English clubs who qualified for European competition in the 2010–11 season – Arsenal, Birmingham City, Chelsea, Fulham, Manchester City, Manchester United, Stoke City and Tottenham Hotspur – entered the competition at this stage. Only two teams from League Two remained at this stage: Aldershot Town and Shrewsbury Town.

The Third Round took place in the week commencing 19 September 2011.

20 September 2011	Wolverhampton Wanderers	5 – 0	Millwall	Molineux, Wolverhampton
19:45	Edwards 3' Hammill 7' Elokobi 38' Spray 77' Guedioura 88'	Report		Penonton: 7,749 Wasit: Kevin Wright

20 September 2011	Aldershot Town	2 – 1	Rochdale	EBB Stadium, Aldershot
19:45	Rankine 47' Hylton 78'	Report	Grimes 45'	Penonton: 3,334 Wasit: Andy D'Urso

20 September 2011	Arsenal	3 – 1	Shrewsbury Town	Emirates Stadium, London
19:45	Gibbs 33' Oxlade-Chamberlain 58' Benayoun 78'	Report	Collins 16'	Penonton: 46,539 Wasit: Anthony Bates

20 September 2011	Burnley	2 – 1	Milton Keynes Dons	Turf Moor, Burnley
19:45	Trippier 59' Amougou 89'	Report	Powell 6'	Penonton: 4,134 Wasit: Scott Mathieson

20 September 2011	Leeds United	0 – 3	Manchester United	Elland Road, Leeds
19:45		Report	Owen 15', 32' Giggs 45+1'	Penonton: 31,031 Wasit: Mike Jones

20 September 2011	Nottingham Forest	3 – 4 (p.w.)	Newcastle United	City Ground, Nottingham
19:45	Findley 46' Derbyshire 66' Tudgay 114'	Report	Løvenkrands 39', 60' (pen.) Simpson 93' Coloccini 120+2'	Penonton: 10,208 Wasit: Lee Mason

20 September 2011	Aston Villa	0 – 2	Bolton Wanderers	Villa Park, Birmingham
19:45		Report	Eagles 54' Kakuta 77'	Penonton: 22,261 Wasit: Darren Deadman

20 September 2011	Stoke City	0 – 0 (p.w.) (7 – 6 a.p.)	Tottenham Hotspur	Britannia Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent
19:45		Report		Penonton: 15,023 Wasit: Lee Probert
		Adu penalti
	Walters Pennant Whelan Wilson Crouch Etherington Upson Shotton		Defoe Pavlyuchenko Townsend Ćorluka Kaboul Livermore Carroll Luongo

20 September 2011	Blackburn Rovers	3 – 2	Leyton Orient	Ewood Park, Blackburn
20:00	Roberts 44' (pen.) Rochina 71' Vukčević 75'	Report	Mooney 64' Cox 86'	Penonton: 7,104 Wasit: Colin Webster

20 September 2011	Crystal Palace	2 – 1	Middlesbrough	Selhurst Park, London
20:00	Zaha 18' Andrew 52'	Report	Zemmama 55'	Penonton: 5,448 Wasit: Graham Scott

21 September 2011	Cardiff City	2 – 2 (p.w.) (7 – 6 a.p.)	Leicester City	Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
19:45	Cowie 34' Gestede 82'	Report	Howard 40' Dyer 66'	Penonton: 8,697 Wasit: Roger East
		Adu penalti
	Naylor Earnshaw Cowie Conway Kiss Gestede Quinn		Dyer Howard Abe Danns St Ledger Paintsil Fernandes

21 September 2011	Chelsea	0 – 0 (p.w.) (4 – 3 a.p.)	Fulham	Stamford Bridge, London
19:45		Report		Penonton: 37,632 Wasit: Chris Foy
		Adu penalti
	Lampard Luiz Terry Kalou Malouda		Zamora Sidwell Dembélé Baird Ruiz

21 September 2011	Brighton & Hove Albion	1 – 2	Liverpool	American Express Community Stadium, Falmer
19:45	Barnes 90' (pen.)	Report	Bellamy 7' Kuyt 82'	Penonton: 21,897 Wasit: Michael Oliver

21 September 2011	Manchester City	2 – 0	Birmingham City	Etihad Stadium, Manchester
19:45	Hargreaves 17' Balotelli 39'	Report		Penonton: 25,070 Wasit: Kevin Friend

21 September 2011	Southampton	2 – 1	Preston North End	St Mary's, Southampton
19:45	Hooiveld 27' Lallana 66'	Report	Barton 52'	Penonton: 7,414 Wasit: Simon Hooper

21 September 2011	Everton	2 – 1 (p.w.)	West Bromwich Albion	Goodison Park, Liverpool
20:00	Fellaini 89' Neville 103'	Report	Brunt 57' (pen.)	Penonton: 17,647 Wasit: Jonathan Moss

Bracket

Templat:Coppa Italia 2009 bracket

Fourth round

The draw for the fourth round took place on 24 September 2011. Aldershot Town were the lowest ranked team remaining in the competition and the only team representing League Two at this stage. No teams from League One remained.

The Fourth Round took place in the week commencing 24 October 2011.

25 October 2011	Cardiff City	1 – 0	Burnley	Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
19:45	Mason 40'	Report		Penonton: 11,601 Wasit: Darren Deadman

25 October 2011	Arsenal	2 – 1	Bolton Wanderers	Emirates Stadium, London
19:45	Arshavin 53' Park 56'	Report	Muamba 47'	Penonton: 56,628 Wasit: Anthony Taylor

25 October 2011	Aldershot Town	0 – 3	Manchester United	EBB Stadium, Aldershot
19:45		Report	Berbatov 15' Owen 41' Valencia 48'	Penonton: 7,044 Wasit: Peter Walton

25 October 2011	Crystal Palace	2 – 0	Southampton	Selhurst Park, London
19:45	Ambrose 73' Easter 82' (pen.)	Report		Penonton: 11,865 Wasit: Mark Haywood

26 October 2011	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2 – 5	Manchester City	Molineux, Wolverhampton
19:45	Milijaš 18' O'Hara 65'	Report	A. Johnson 37' Nasri 39' Džeko 40', 64' De Vries 50' (b.d.)	Penonton: 12,436 Wasit: Neil Swarbrick

26 October 2011	Stoke City	1 – 2	Liverpool	Britannia Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent
19:45	Jones 44'	Report	Suárez 54', 85'	Penonton: 24,934 Wasit: Lee Probert

26 October 2011	Blackburn Rovers	4 – 3 (p.w.)	Newcastle United	Ewood Park, Blackburn
20:00	Rochina 5' Yakubu 64' (pen.) Pedersen 99' Givet 120'	Report	Guthrie 90+3' Cabaye 90+6' Løvenkrands 105+3' (pen.)	Penonton: 10,682 Wasit: Robert Madley

26 October 2011	Everton	1 – 2 (p.w.)	Chelsea	Goodison Park, Liverpool
20:00	Saha 83'	Report	Kalou 38' Sturridge 116'	Penonton: 23,170 Wasit: Lee Mason

Fifth round

The draw for the fifth round took place on 29 October 2011. Cardiff City and Crystal Palace of the Championship were the only non-Premier League clubs left at this stage, which also saw last season's top four Premier League clubs competing.

The fifth round matches took place in the week commencing 28 November 2011.^[10]

29 November 2011	Chelsea	0 – 2	Liverpool	Stamford Bridge, London
19:45		Report	Maxi 58' Kelly 63'	Penonton: 40,511 Wasit: Phil Dowd

29 November 2011	Cardiff City	2 – 0	Blackburn Rovers	Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
19:45	Miller 20' Gerrard 50'	Report		Penonton: 19,436 Wasit: Martin Atkinson

29 November 2011	Arsenal	0 – 1	Manchester City	Emirates Stadium, London
20:00		Report	Agüero 83'	Penonton: 60,028 Wasit: Lee Probert

30 November 2011	Manchester United	1 – 2 (p.w.)	Crystal Palace	Old Trafford, Manchester
19:45	Macheda 69' (pen.)	Report	Ambrose 65' Murray 98'	Penonton: 52,624 Wasit: Chris Foy

Semi final

The draw for the semi-finals took place on 30 November 2011. Unlike the rest of the tournament, the semi-finals are played over two legs, with the aggregate score after the second leg determining the winners. In the event of the aggregate scores being level after the second legs, 30 minutes of extra time will be played, with the away goals rule applied.

The first legs took place in the week commencing 9 January 2012, with the second legs a fortnight later in the week commencing 23 January 2012.

Leg pertama

10 January 2012	Crystal Palace	1 – 0	Cardiff City	Selhurst Park, London
20:00	Gardner 43'	Report		Penonton: 22,147 Wasit: Mike Dean

11 January 2012	Manchester City	0 – 1	Liverpool	Etihad Stadium, Manchester
19:45		Report	Gerrard 13' (pen.)	Penonton: 36,017 Wasit: Lee Mason

Second leg

24 January 2012 19:45 GMT	Cardiff City	1 – 0 (a.e.t) (1 – 1 agr.) (3 – 1 a.p.)	Crystal Palace	Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
	Gardner 7' (b.d.)	Report		Penonton: 25,652 Wasit: Howard Webb
		Adu penalti
	Miller Conway Gestede Whittingham		Easter Scannell Jedinak Parr

Cardiff City won 3–1 on penalties.

25 January 2012 19:45 GMT	Liverpool	2 – 2 (3 – 2 agr.)	Manchester City	Anfield, Liverpool
	Gerrard 41' (pen.) Bellamy 74'	Report	De Jong 31' Džeko 67'	Penonton: 44,590 Wasit: Phil Dowd

Liverpool won 3–2 on aggregate

Final

Final dimainkan pada 26 Februari 2012 di Wembley.^[11] The final involved one team from the Liga Primer Inggris, Liverpool, dan satu dari Championship, Cardiff City.

Cardiff City v Liverpool

26 Februari 2012
16:00 GMT

Cardiff City	2–2 (p.w.)	Liverpool
Mason 19' Turner 118'	Report	Škrtel 60' Kuyt 108'
	Adu penalti
Miller Cowie Gestede Whittingham Gerrard	2–3	Gerrard Adam Kuyt Downing Johnson

Stadion Wembley, London
Penonton: 89.041
Wasit: Mark Clattenburg (County Durham)

Pencetak gol terbanyak

Rank	Player	Club	Goals^[12]
1	Jay Rodriguez	Burnley	5
2	Ramón Núñez	Leeds United	4
	Jeffrey Schlupp	Leicester City	4
	Rubén Rochina	Blackburn Rovers	4
5	Don Cowie	Cardiff City	3
	Luis Suárez	Liverpool	3
	Ryan Lowe	Bury	3
	Marvin Morgan	Shrewsbury Town	3
	Michael Owen	Manchester United	3
	Ashley Grimes	Rochdale	3
	Robbie Findley	Nottingham Forest	3
	Wilfried Zaha	Crystal Palace	3
	Peter Løvenkrands	Newcastle	3

Referensi

^ "Liverpool class finally tells to deny Mackay's battlers". The Independent. 27 February 2012. Diakses tanggal 27 February 2012.
^ "BBC wins Football League contract". BBC Sport. 6 November 2007.
^ "Football on the BBC - Football League". BBC. 2 August 2010. Diakses tanggal 2011-08-23.
^ "Charlton-Reading Carling Cup match called off". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 8 August 2011. Diakses tanggal 9 August 2011.
^ "Crystal Palace v Crawley Town". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 8 August 2011. Diakses tanggal 9 August 2011.
^ "West Ham-Aldershot Carling Cup tie postponed on police advice". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 8 August 2011. Diakses tanggal 9 August 2011.
^ "Bristol City-Swindon Carling Cup game called off". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 9 August 2011. Diakses tanggal 9 August 2011.
^ "Bristol Rovers' Carling Cup tie with Watford postponed". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 10 August 2011. Diakses tanggal 10 August 2011.
^ http://www.carling.com/carlingcup/draw/
^ "Carling Cup Round 5 draw details". The Football League. 29 October 2011.
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^ "Carling Cup Stats: Top Goal Scorers - 2011/12". ESPN Soccernet. Diakses tanggal 26 August 2011.

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[1] "Liverpool class finally tells to deny Mackay's battlers". The Independent. 27 February 2012. Diakses tanggal 27 February 2012.

[2] "BBC wins Football League contract". BBC Sport. 6 November 2007.

[3] "Football on the BBC - Football League". BBC. 2 August 2010. Diakses tanggal 2011-08-23.

[4] "Charlton-Reading Carling Cup match called off". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 8 August 2011. Diakses tanggal 9 August 2011.

[5] "Crystal Palace v Crawley Town". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 8 August 2011. Diakses tanggal 9 August 2011.

[6] "West Ham-Aldershot Carling Cup tie postponed on police advice". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 8 August 2011. Diakses tanggal 9 August 2011.

[7] "Bristol City-Swindon Carling Cup game called off". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 9 August 2011. Diakses tanggal 9 August 2011.

[8] "Bristol Rovers' Carling Cup tie with Watford postponed". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 10 August 2011. Diakses tanggal 10 August 2011.

[9] ttp://www.carling.com/carlingcup/draw/

[10] "Carling Cup Round 5 draw details". The Football League. 29 October 2011.

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[12] "Carling Cup Stats: Top Goal Scorers - 2011/12". ESPN Soccernet. Diakses tanggal 26 August 2011.

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2011–12 Football League Cup

Negara	Inggris Wales
Tanggal penyelenggaraan	29 Juli 2011 s.d. 26 Februari 2012
Jumlah peserta	92
Juara bertahan	Birmingham City
Juara	Liverpool (gelar ke-8)
Tempat kedua	Cardiff City
Jumlah pertandingan	93
Jumlah gol	310 (3.33 per pertandingan)
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