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The first major cup draw for the 2023/24 season takes place on Thursday ahead of the new campaign starting, with English Football League clubs set to find out how they will start life in this year’s Carabao Cup adventure.
All 72 EFL sides feature in the first round, which is split into north and south sections for purposes of the draw. The victors will be joined by 12 Premier League teams in the second round, before the remaining eight join in at the third-round stage. For now though it’s all about the lower league sides and the start of their journey, on the day they also discovered their league fates with the 23/24 fixture lists revealed.
Manchester United won the competition last term but now another opportunity for silverware arises, with League Cup round one matches starting from week commencing 7 August and the final set for Wembley on 25 February 2024. Follow the Carabao Cup first round draw live below:
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Carabao Cup first round draw
Southern section teams and ball number for the draw:
Karl Matchett22 June 2023 13:58
Carabao Cup first round draw
Northern section teams and ball number for the draw:
Karl Matchett22 June 2023 13:52
Carabao Cup first round draw teams
As a reminder, we’ve got this first round split in two: a northern and a southern section.
That’s just to save on travel for the clubs and fans of the lower leagues of course and it’s a totally open draw later down the line as usual.
The format for the season sees 72 teams in action now, then the 36 winners are joined in the second round by 12 Premier League sides, for 48 in total. Then it’s 24 winners from those games into the third round, where they are joined by the remaining eight from the top flight to mak up the required 32, and onto the last 16 and so on.
Karl Matchett22 June 2023 13:46
What time is Carabao Cup 2023/24 first round draw and what teams are in the hat?
The Carabao Cup 2023/24 will begin quickly after the EFL season begins in August.
After the first round of fixtures in the Championship, League One and League Two, clubs will quickly switch focus to the first domestic piece of silverware available.
Manchester United won the trophy last year, beating Newcastle in the final at Wembley.
Now, all 72 EFL clubs learn their first cup fixtures of the 2023/24 campaign.
Here is everything you need to know about the first-round draw and the key dates for this year’s competition:
Karl Matchett22 June 2023 13:38
Carabao Cup first round draw
Good afternoon and welcome to the first cup draw of the 23/24 season…and yes, it hurts saying we’re there already.
In any case, it’s time to find out who plays each other in the first round of the Carabao Cup, or the League Cup if you prefer, or the EFL Cup indeed. All the same thing.
We’ve got 72 sides keen to see who they will be facing and the draw will be coming up in around an hour.
Karl Matchett22 June 2023 13:11