EFL Cup 2006-07 Facts & Trivia
The 2006-07 EFL Cup (Carabao Cup) was won by Chelsea. 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 2006-07 bracket and results. Or read the FA Cup 2006-07 facts.
1. Chelsea — champions
Chelsea beat Arsenal 2-1 to win the EFL Cup.
2. Didier Drogba's final
Didier Drogba scored 2 in the final as Chelsea won the trophy.
3. Domestic cup double
Chelsea won both the EFL Cup and the FA Cup in the same season — a domestic cup double.
4. Wycombe Wanderers' cup run
Wycombe Wanderers, in from the 1st Round, went all the way to the Semi-Final — a memorable run from the early rounds.
5. Júlio Baptista's haul
Júlio Baptista scored 4 for Arsenal in the Quarter-Final (3-6 v Liverpool) (2 hat-tricks were scored in all).
6. The heaviest win
The biggest win of the competition: Tottenham Hotspur beat Milton Keynes Dons 5-0 in the 3rd Round.
7. 9-goal thriller
Liverpool 3-6 Arsenal was the highest-scoring tie of the season with 9 goals.
8. Spot-kick marathon
Doncaster Rovers and Derby County needed 15 penalties to settle their 2nd Round tie (8-7 on spot-kicks after 3-3).
9. Chelsea's road to glory
Chelsea beat Blackburn Rovers, Aston Villa, Newcastle United, Wycombe Wanderers and Arsenal on the way to the trophy — 5 ties won.
10. Sharpest shooters
Arsenal scored the most goals of any club in the competition this season, with 15.
11. Arsenal fall short
Arsenal reached the final but finished runners-up.
12. The last four
The semi-finalists were Wycombe Wanderers, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal.