The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an
English football competition. Like the
FA Cup, it is played on a knockout (single elimination) basis. Unlike the FA Cup where 674 teams entered in
2005-06, 92 clubs can enter: the 20 clubs of the
FA Premier League, and the 72 clubs of
The Football League who organise the competition. Also unlike the FA Cup, the semi-finals are played over two legs. The winners qualify for the
UEFA Cup, if they have not qualified for European competition in some other way. (If the winner qualifies for the
Champions League, the UEFA Cup spot is given to the team that finishes seventh in the Premier League.)
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