EFL Cup 1998-99 Facts & Trivia
The 1998-99 EFL Cup (Carabao Cup) was won by Tottenham Hotspur. Below are the facts, records and trivia from that cup run — the final, the giant-killings, the biggest wins, the hat-tricks and the shootouts.
See the full EFL Cup 1998-99 bracket and results. Or read the FA Cup 1998-99 facts.
1. Tottenham Hotspur — champions
Tottenham Hotspur beat Leicester City 1-0 to win the EFL Cup.
2. Final scorer
Allan Nielsen scored for Tottenham Hotspur in the final.
3. Sunderland AFC's cup run
Sunderland AFC, in from the 1st Round, went all the way to the Semi-Final — a memorable run from the early rounds.
4. Gianluca Vialli's hat-trick
Gianluca Vialli scored a hat-trick for Chelsea in the 3rd Round (4-1 v Aston Villa) (4 hat-tricks were scored in all).
5. The heaviest win
The biggest win of the competition: Manchester City beat Notts County 7-1 in the 1st Round.
6. 8-goal thriller
Manchester City 7-1 Notts County was the highest-scoring tie of the season with 8 goals.
7. Spot-kick marathon
Preston North End and Grimsby Town needed 13 penalties to settle their 1st Round tie (6-7 on spot-kicks after 0-0).
8. Tottenham Hotspur's road to glory
Tottenham Hotspur beat Brentford, Northampton Town, Liverpool, Manchester United, Wimbledon and Leicester City on the way to the trophy — 6 ties won.
9. Sharpest shooters
Tottenham Hotspur scored the most goals of any club in the competition this season, with 17.
10. Leicester City fall short
Leicester City reached the final but finished runners-up.
11. The last four
The semi-finalists were Sunderland AFC, Leicester City, Tottenham Hotspur and Wimbledon.
12. By the numbers
91 ties across 153 matches produced 416 goals in the EFL Cup this season.