It seems to me that there are two cup runs that are identical. Why would the fans care to watch the same competition played out in the same year? I'm assuming my perspective is missing something. Help me understand.
2007-01-27 06:50:57 · 8 answers · asked by ctrl-alt-delete 4 in Sports ➔ Football ➔ English Football
The FA Cup is basically for all the teams in the English football league system (including the Premiership, the Football League, Conference National, Conference South, Conference North, and so on).
The Carling Cup only consists only of the teams in the Premiership and the teams in the Football League (Championship, League One, League Two).
They are basically the same kind of tournament, they just involve a different number of teams.
2007-01-27 07:06:28 · answer #1 · answered by sweetpanther08 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout (single elimination) basis. Unlike the FA Cup where 674 teams entered in 2005–06, only 92 clubs can enter: the 20 clubs of the FA Premier League, and the 72 clubs of The Football League who organise the competition. Unlike the FA Cup, the semi-finals are played over two legs. The winners qualify for the UEFA Cup, if they have not qualified for European competition in some other way. Since 1982, the League Cup has been named after its sponsor, giving it the following names: Milk Cup (1981–82 to 1985–86) Littlewoods Challenge Cup (1986–87 to 1989–90) Rumbelows Cup (1990–91 and 1991–92) Coca-Cola Cup (1992–93 to 1997–98) Worthington Cup (1998–99 to 2002–03) Carling Cup (2003–04 to present) The League Cup is unusual as most other European leagues only offer a single knockout cup competition. It is regarded as the domestic game's least popular trophy that is open to all league sides (the Football League Trophy does not include the top two divisions)[1]. The League Cup usually has lower attendances than the FA Cup (the last sixteen stages of the 2005-06 League Cup had a 25 % lower attendance than the last sixteen of the 2004-05 FA Cup) and it is fairly usual for larger clubs to field a reserve or youth team unless they make it into the later stages. taken from wikipedia
2016-03-18 00:53:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fa Cup League Cup
2016-12-13 04:24:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are not identical competitions.
The FA Cup is open to ALL clubs in England, including all semi-profesional and amateur teams. With so many clubs involved, the earliest round begins in the July of the year preceeding the final in May, and the fully professional clubs are seeded not to enter until much later in the competition. Therefore, in theory it is possible for a very small club to win it. It is also by far the oldest knock-out cup tournament in the world, having first started in 1872.
The League Cup (currently sponsored by Carling Beer) is ONLY open to the 92 fully professional clubs in the Premiership and the Football League. It is traditionally less prestigious than the FA Cup and first started in 1961.
2007-01-27 11:54:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are two separate cup competitions, where the rules differ in some areas.
Entrants: The Carling Cup is called the Carling cup because it is sponsored by Carling. It is known as the league cup because only league teams may enter. these are teams from the Premiership, Championship, League 1 and League 2. The FA Cup is open to any club who is registered with the English Football Association. This means semi-professional and non-league teams can enter and potentially get a dream tie against big-name opposition.
Progression: In the Carling Cup (CC) teams play a single match to decide who progresses, until the semi-finals, where the tie is settled over two legs, each club playing one at home. A draw after 90 mins would see the game go to extra time and penalties if needed.The Final is played at the national stadium. In the FA Cup (FAC) the winners are decided in a single match. If there is a draw after 90 mins, the tie is replayed at the away teams ground. If there is a draw after 90 minutes in the replay, the tie then goes the extra time and penalties if needed. The semi-finals are decided over a single leg at a neutral ground. The final is then played at the national stadium, using extra time and penalties if needed.
Timing: As there are less clubs in the CC, the competition runs from September to February, whereas the FAC runs from July to May. Non-league clubs start in July, with bigger clubs getting byes to later rounds, with the final the Saturday after the end of the Premiership season.
The FA Cup is also considered to be the most presitgeous of the two competitions, and is often paraded as the best club competition in the world.
2007-01-27 07:03:53 · answer #5 · answered by parkesmatt 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
FA cup is the worlds longest knockout football competition and the Carling cup, well it just doesn't live up to the prestige of the FA cup, hence why the "BIG FOUR' tend to play reserves or youngsters for Carling Cup games and the first team for the FA cup games. I also think that the money is different for the two, with the FA cup paying better..
2007-01-27 13:18:00 · answer #6 · answered by Never mind 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the Carling Cup is open to all 92 teams in the Football League (Premiership, League Championship, League One & League Two) while the FA Cup is open to all teams which also includes the non-league team.
both the format of FA Cup & Carling Cup are identical whereby teams drawn against each other regardless of which league the football team is from & play in a single match format.
2007-01-27 17:32:38 · answer #7 · answered by foongwk140804 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes i was thinking the same thing while watching the match agaist portsmouth! but i think you get ALOT less money if you win the carling cup. my dad sed it was once called the tin can cup and winning that wouldnt be as gud as the fa cup which is the biggest (i think)
2007-01-27 06:58:35 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋