EFL Cup 2012-13 Facts & Trivia
The 2012-13 EFL Cup (Carabao Cup) was won by Swansea 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 2012-13 bracket and results. Or read the FA Cup 2012-13 facts.
1. Swansea City — champions
Swansea City beat Bradford City 5-0 to win the EFL Cup.
2. Nathan Dyer's final
Nathan Dyer scored 2 in the final as Swansea City won the trophy.
3. Bradford City's cup run
Bradford City, in from the 1st Round, went all the way to the Final — a memorable run from the early rounds.
4. Theo Walcott's hat-trick
Theo Walcott scored a hat-trick for Arsenal in the Round of 16 (5-7 v Reading) (2 hat-tricks were scored in all).
5. Swansea's first major trophy
Swansea City won the first major trophy in the club's 100-year history, and became the first Welsh club to win the League Cup.
6. Bradford's fairytale
Fourth-tier Bradford City reached the final, having knocked out three Premier League sides on the way — the lowest-ranked finalist in the competition's history.
7. The heaviest win
The biggest win of the competition: Chelsea beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 6-0 in the 3rd Round.
8. 12-goal thriller
Reading 5-7 Arsenal was the highest-scoring tie of the season with 12 goals.
9. Spot-kick marathon
Hull City and Rotherham United needed 13 penalties to settle their 1st Round tie (7-6 on spot-kicks after 1-1).
10. Swansea City's road to glory
Swansea City beat Barnsley, Crawley Town, Liverpool, Middlesbrough, Chelsea and Bradford City on the way to the trophy — 6 ties won.
11. Sharpest shooters
Aston Villa scored the most goals of any club in the competition this season, with 17.
12. Bradford City fall short
Bradford City reached the final but finished runners-up.