2016 Football League Cup Final
Wembley Stadium hosted the final.
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| Event | 2015–16 Football League Cup | ||||||
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| After extra time Manchester City won 3–1 on penalties |
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| Date | 28 February 2016 | ||||||
| Venue | Wembley Stadium, London | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Vincent Kompany (Manchester City) | ||||||
| Referee | Michael Oliver | ||||||
| Attendance | 86,206 | ||||||
The 2016 Football League Cup Final was an association football match that took place on 28 February 2016. It kicked off at 16:30 GMT. It was the final match of the 2015–16 Football League Cup, the 56th edition of the Football League Cup, a competition for the 92 teams in the Premier League and the Football League. It was contested by Liverpool and Manchester City. Manchester City would have qualified for the Third Qualifying Round of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League, although they already qualified for the season's UEFA Champions League via their league position.
Manchester City won the match, defeating Liverpool 3–1 in a penalty shoot-out after the match had finished 1–1 after extra time.
Liverpool were participating in a record twelfth League Cup Final, having previously won a record eight, most recently in 2012 against Cardiff City. Their last loss was in 2005 to Chelsea.
Manchester City made their fifth appearance in the final, having won three previous times, the last of which as recently as 2014 against Sunderland.
Liverpool, as a Premier League team involved in the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League, started the competition in the third round. In this they were drawn against Football League Two team Carlisle United, at their home ground, Anfield. After extra time the score was 1–1 but Liverpool advanced after a 3–2 penalty shoot out win. In the fourth round they were drawn at home again, this time against fellow Premier League team AFC Bournemouth; they won the game 1–0 after Nathaniel Clyne's debut goal for Liverpool.
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