EFL Cup 2016-17 Facts & Trivia
The 2016-17 EFL Cup (Carabao Cup) was won by Manchester United. 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 2016-17 bracket and results. Or read the FA Cup 2016-17 facts.
1. Manchester United — champions
Manchester United beat Southampton 3-2 to win the EFL Cup.
2. Zlatan Ibrahimovic's final
Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored 2 in the final as Manchester United won the trophy.
3. Leeds United's cup run
Leeds United, in from the 1st Round, went all the way to the Quarter-Final — a memorable run from the early rounds.
4. Simon Makienok's hat-trick
Simon Makienok scored a hat-trick for Preston North End in the 3rd Round (2-3 v Bournemouth) (3 hat-tricks were scored in all).
5. The heaviest win
The biggest win of the competition: Newcastle United beat Preston North End 6-0 in the Round of 16.
6. 9-goal thriller
Rotherham United 4-5 Morecambe was the highest-scoring tie of the season with 9 goals.
7. Spot-kick marathon
Accrington Stanley and Bradford City needed 21 penalties to settle their 1st Round tie (11-10 on spot-kicks after 0-0).
8. Manchester United's road to glory
Manchester United beat Northampton Town, Manchester City, West Ham United, Hull City and Southampton on the way to the trophy — 5 ties won.
9. Sharpest shooters
Manchester United scored the most goals of any club in the competition this season, with 14.
10. Southampton fall short
Southampton reached the final but finished runners-up.
11. The last four
The semi-finalists were Manchester United, Hull City, Southampton and Liverpool.
12. By the numbers
91 ties across 93 matches produced 292 goals in the EFL Cup this season.