Carabao Cup, formerly known as the EFL Cup, is a 92-team knock-out tournament organised by the English Football League (EFL). Teams from Premier League, and three divisions of the English Football League compete in this tournament.

Although the prize value of the EFL Cup is not that significant compared to tournaments like FA Cup and other, EFL Cup has had it's reputation among football fans since 1961. Here are all the previous winners of the Carabao Cup since the beginning.

Who were the first-ever winners of the Carabao Cup?

Aston Villa were the first-ever champions of the Carabao Cup or the EFL Cup in 1961. They defeated Rotherham United by a 3-2 aggregate after a two-leged final after being down by 0-2 in the first leg. Alan O'Neill, Harry Burrows and Peter McParland were the scorers for Aston Villa.

For the first six seasons, the EFL Cup finals were played in two legs.

Who are the current winners of the Carabao Cup?

Carabao Cup 2024: All the winners since 1961 - Newcastle United win their maiden EFL Cup in 2025, beating Liverpool by 2-1 | sportzpoint.com

Newcastle United defeated defending champions Liverpool FC at Wembley Stadium to win their maiden EFL Cup or Carabao Cup title. They defeated Liverpool by 2-1 to clinch their first-ever domestic title since 1955 FA Cup triumph.

Alexander Isak and Dan Burn scored the goals for them.

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Newcastle United lift a domestic title for the first time in 70 years!

They beat Liverpool FC to clinch the Carabao Cup 2024-25!

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Which is the most successful team in Carabao Cup history?

Liverpool with their latest Carabao Cup trophy in 2022. Image | EFL — Liverpool with their Carabao Cup trophy in 2022. Image | EFL

Liverpool with 10 EFL trophies, are the most successful team in Carabao Cup history. They won the trophy in 1980-81, 1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1994-95, 2000-01, 2002-03, 2011-12, 2021-22, and 2023-24 seasons.

Most successful teams in Carabao Cup/ EFL Cup history

Team	Winners	Runners-up
Liverpool	9	4
Manchester City	8	1
Manchester United	6	4
Aston Villa	5	4
Chelsea	5	4
Nottingham Forest	4	2
Tottenham Hotspur	4	5

Most Carabao Cup wins as a player

Sergio Aguero with the 2018 Carabao Cup title. Image | The Guardian

Sergio Aguero and Fernandinho are the most successful players with three Carabao Cup titles in 2014, 2016, 2018-2021 with Manchester City.

All the past winners of the Carabao Cup/ EFL Cup since 1961

Year	Winner
1961	Aston Villa
1962	Norwich City
1963	Birmingham City
1964	Leicester City
1965	Chelsea
1966	West Bromwich Albion
1967	Queens Park Rangers
1968	Leeds United
1969	Swindon Town
1970	Manchester City
1971	Tottenham Hotspur
1972	Stoke City
1973	Tottenham Hotspur (2)
1974	Wolverhampton Wanderers
1975	Aston Villa (2)
1976	Manchester City (2)
1977	Aston Villa (3)
1978	Nottingham Forest
1979	Nottingham Forest (2)
1980	Wolverhampton Wanderers (2)
1981	Liverpool
1982	Liverpool (2)
1983	Liverpool (3)
1984	Liverpool (4)
1985	Norwich City (2)
1986	Oxford United
1987	Arsenal
1988	Luton Town
1989	Nottingham Forest (3)
1990	Nottingham Forest (4)
1991	Sheffield Wednesday
1992	Manchester United
1993	Arsenal (2)
1994	Aston Villa (4)
1995	Liverpool (5)
1996	Aston Villa (5)
1997	Leicester City (2)
1998	Chelsea (2)
1999	Tottenham Hotspur (3)
2000	Leicester City (3)
2001	Liverpool (6)
2002	Blackburn Rovers
2003	Liverpool (7)
2004	Middlesbrough
2005	Chelsea (3)
2006	Manchester United (2)
2007	Chelsea (4)
2008	Tottenham Hotspur (4)
2009	Manchester United (3)
2010	Manchester United (4)
2011	Birmingham City (2)
2012	Liverpool (8)
2013	Swansea City
2014	Manchester City (3)
2015	Chelsea (5)
2016	Manchester City (4)
2017	Manchester United (5)
2018	Manchester City (5)
2019	Manchester City (6)
2020	Manchester City (7)
2021	Manchester City (8)
2022	Liverpool (9)
2023	Manchester United (6)
2024	Liverpool (10)
2025	Newcastle United (1)

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