EFL Cup 1999-00 Facts & Trivia
The 1999-00 EFL Cup (Carabao Cup) was won by Leicester City. 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 1999-00 bracket and results. Or read the FA Cup 1999-00 facts.
1. Leicester City — champions
Leicester City beat Tranmere Rovers 2-1 to win the EFL Cup.
2. Matt Elliott's final
Matt Elliott scored 2 in the final as Leicester City won the trophy.
3. Tranmere Rovers' cup run
Tranmere Rovers, in from the 1st Round, went all the way to the Final — a memorable run from the early rounds.
4. Carl Cort's hat-trick
Carl Cort scored a hat-trick for Wimbledon in the 3rd Round (3-2 v Sunderland AFC) (4 hat-tricks were scored in all).
5. The heaviest win
The biggest win of the competition: Grimsby Town beat Carlisle United 6-0 in the 1st Round.
6. 8-goal thriller
Port Vale 4-4 Chester City was the highest-scoring tie of the season with 8 goals.
7. Leicester City's road to glory
Leicester City beat Crystal Palace, Grimsby Town, Leeds United, Fulham, Aston Villa and Tranmere Rovers on the way to the trophy — 6 ties won.
8. Sharpest shooters
Tranmere Rovers scored the most goals of any club in the competition this season, with 23.
9. Tranmere Rovers fall short
Tranmere Rovers reached the final but finished runners-up.
10. The last four
The semi-finalists were Aston Villa, Leicester City, Bolton Wanderers and Tranmere Rovers.
11. By the numbers
91 ties across 152 matches produced 442 goals in the EFL Cup this season.