1999–2000 Football League Cup
| Country | England &  Wales
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| Teams | 92 | ||
| Defending champions | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| Champions | Leicester City | ||
| Runners-up | Tranmere Rovers | ||
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The 1999–2000 Football League Cup (known as the Worthington Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 40th staging of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs. The competition name reflects a sponsorship deal with lager brand Worthington.
The competition began on 10 August 1999, and ended with the final on 27 February 2000, the last final to be held at the 'old' Wembley Stadium. For the first time in English football history, the entire draw for each round was made after Round 1. This meant each team could plot their route to the final as well as predicting future opponents.
The tournament was won by Leicester City, who beat Tranmere Rovers 2–1 in the final, thanks to two goals from Matt Elliott, sandwiched by an equaliser from David Kelly.
The 70 First, Second and Third Division clubs (with the exception of Blackburn Rovers and Charlton Athletic, who were relegated from the Premiership last season) compete from the First Round. Each section is divided equally into a pot of seeded clubs and a pot of unseeded clubs. Clubs' rankings depend upon their finishing position in the 1998–99 season.
1 Team at home in the 1st leg is denoted as the home team
The 35 winners from the First Round joined the 13 Premier League clubs not participating in European competition, along with Blackburn Rovers And Charlton Athletic in Round Two. First leg matches were played on 14 and 15 September, second leg matches were played on 21 and 22 September.
1 Team at home in the 1st leg is denoted as the home team
The 25 winners from the Second Round joined the seven Premiership clubs participating in European competition in Round Three. Matches were played on 12 and 13 October.
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