2011–12 Football League Cup
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| Country | England Wales
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| Dates | 29 July 2011 – 26 February 2012 | ||
| Teams | 92 | ||
| Champions | Liverpool (8th title) | ||
| Runners-up | Cardiff City | ||
| Matches played | 92 | ||
| Goals scored | 305 (3.32 per match) | ||
| Top goal scorer(s) |
Jay Rodriguez (5 goals) |
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The 2011–12 Football League Cup, known as the Carling Cup due to the competition's sponsorship by lager brand Carling, was the 52nd season of the Football League Cup, a knock-out competition for England's top 92 football clubs. Birmingham City were the defending champions, having beaten Arsenal 2–1 in last season's Final, but were knocked out 2–0 by Manchester City in the Third Round.
Liverpool, the winner of the competition, qualified for the third qualifying round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League. The final was held on 26 February 2012, and was contested at Wembley Stadium between finalists Liverpool and Cardiff City. Cardiff were the first team outside the Premier League to appear in a League Cup final since 2001. It was Liverpool's first appearance at the new Wembley. Liverpool won the final 3–2 on penalties, claiming a record eighth League Cup, after the score was 2–2 after extra time.
The broadcasting rights for the 2011–12 Cup in the UK were shared between Sky Sports and the BBC. Sky Sports had rights to broadcast two live matches from each round while the BBC will showed match highlights online and on a special League Cup highlights show which was broadcast in the late evening on BBC One.
The BBC showed two legs of the semi-final fixtures and Sky Sports showed the other two. Both BBC and Sky Sports simulcasted the final on 26 February 2012.
Times up to and including the fourth round are BST (UTC+1). Times from the quarter-finals onwards are GMT (UTC±0).
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