EFL Cup 2015-16 Facts & Trivia
The 2015-16 EFL Cup (Carabao Cup) was won by Manchester 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 2015-16 bracket and results. Or read the FA Cup 2015-16 facts.
1. Manchester City — champions
Manchester City beat Liverpool on penalties (1-3) after a 1-1 draw to win the EFL Cup.
2. Final scorer
Fernandinho scored for Manchester City in the final.
3. Hull City's cup run
Hull City, in from the 1st Round, went all the way to the Quarter-Final — a memorable run from the early rounds.
4. Divock Origi's hat-trick
Divock Origi scored a hat-trick for Liverpool in the Quarter-Final (1-6 v Southampton) (6 hat-tricks were scored in all).
5. Klopp's first Liverpool final
The final was Jürgen Klopp's first as Liverpool manager; City won it on penalties after a 1-1 draw.
6. The heaviest win
The biggest win of the competition: Southampton beat MK Dons 6-0 in the 3rd Round.
7. 9-goal thriller
Sunderland 6-3 Exeter City was the highest-scoring tie of the season with 9 goals.
8. Spot-kick marathon
Luton Town and Stoke City needed 15 penalties to settle their 2nd Round tie (7-8 on spot-kicks after 1-1).
9. Manchester City's road to glory
Manchester City beat Sunderland, Crystal Palace, Hull City, Everton and Liverpool on the way to the trophy — 5 ties won.
10. Sharpest shooters
Manchester City scored the most goals of any club in the competition this season, with 18.
11. Liverpool fall short
Liverpool reached the final but finished runners-up.
12. The last four
The semi-finalists were Stoke City, Liverpool, Everton and Manchester City.