EFL Cup 2011-12 Facts & Trivia
The 2011-12 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 2011-12 bracket and results. Or read the FA Cup 2011-12 facts.
1. Liverpool — champions
Liverpool beat Cardiff City on penalties (2-3) after a 2-2 draw to win the EFL Cup.
2. Final scorers
Martin Skrtel and Dirk Kuyt scored for Liverpool in the final.
3. Jay Rodríguez's haul
Jay Rodríguez scored 4 for Burnley in the 1st Round (6-3 v Burton Albion) (3 hat-tricks were scored in all).
4. The heaviest win
The biggest win of the competition: AFC Bournemouth beat Dagenham & Redbridge 5-0 in the 1st Round.
5. 9-goal thriller
Burnley 6-3 Burton Albion was the highest-scoring tie of the season with 9 goals.
6. Spot-kick marathon
Cardiff City and Leicester City needed 13 penalties to settle their 3rd Round tie (7-6 on spot-kicks after 2-2).
7. Liverpool's road to glory
Liverpool beat Exeter City, Brighton & Hove Albion, Stoke City, Chelsea, Manchester City and Cardiff City on the way to the trophy — 6 ties won.
8. Sharpest shooters
Cardiff City scored the most goals of any club in the competition this season, with 16.
9. Cardiff City fall short
Cardiff City reached the final but finished runners-up.
10. The last four
The semi-finalists were Crystal Palace, Cardiff City, Manchester City and Liverpool.
11. By the numbers
91 ties across 93 matches produced 310 goals in the EFL Cup this season.