EFL Cup 2000-01 Facts & Trivia
The 2000-01 EFL Cup (Carabao Cup) was won by Liverpool. 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 2000-01 bracket and results. Or read the FA Cup 2000-01 facts.
1. Liverpool — champions
Liverpool beat Birmingham City on penalties (4-5) after a 1-1 draw to win the EFL Cup.
2. Final scorer
Robbie Fowler scored for Liverpool in the final.
3. Domestic cup double
Liverpool won both the EFL Cup and the FA Cup in the same season — a domestic cup double.
4. Birmingham City's cup run
Birmingham City, in from the 1st Round, went all the way to the Final — a memorable run from the early rounds.
5. Robbie Fowler's hat-trick
Robbie Fowler scored a hat-trick for Liverpool in the Round of 16 (0-8 v Stoke City) (9 hat-tricks were scored in all).
6. The heaviest win
The biggest win of the competition: Liverpool beat Stoke City 8-0 in the Round of 16.
7. 9-goal thriller
Bradford City 7-2 Darlington was the highest-scoring tie of the season with 9 goals.
8. Spot-kick marathon
Crystal Palace and Tranmere Rovers needed 11 penalties to settle their Round of 16 tie (6-5 on spot-kicks after 0-0).
9. Liverpool's road to glory
Liverpool beat Chelsea, Stoke City, Fulham, Crystal Palace and Birmingham City on the way to the trophy — 5 ties won.
10. Sharpest shooters
Birmingham City scored the most goals of any club in the competition this season, with 22.
11. Birmingham City fall short
Birmingham City reached the final but finished runners-up.
12. The last four
The semi-finalists were Ipswich Town, Birmingham City, Crystal Palace and Liverpool.