League Cup 2024/25: Round 1 Draw Arrangements and Details
The draw for the first round of the League Cup will take place on Thursday 27 June at 11:30 on Sky Sports.
70 EFL clubs are entered into the draw, including Bromley for the first time in their history. Relegated Luton Town (who lost to Exeter in the second round last season) and Burnley don’t join until the second round, though relegated Sheffield United will be.
Competition format
There is no seeding in this draw, but clubs are divided in two regions as per below. Regionalisation will apply in round two as well.
Matches in all rounds are single-legged, with the exception of the semi-final ties.
In the event of scores being level at the end of ninety minutes’ duration in Rounds One, Two, Three, Four and Five, no extra time shall be played. The winners shall be determined by penalty kicks. Extra time will apply in the second leg of the semi-finals and Final if the result is level after ninety minutes’ duration. A period of 30 minutes will be played.
How to watch
Sky Sports will be showing all League Cup games live in the UK to subscribers.
Round dates are:-
- Round 1 – 13/14 August 2024
- Round 2 – 27/28 August 2024
- Round 3 – 17/18 September + 24/25 September*
- Round 4 – 29/20 October 2024
- Round 5 – 17/18 December 2024
- Semi Final 1st Leg – 07/08 January 2025
- Semi Final 2nd Leg – 04/05 February 2025
- Final – Sun 16 March 2025
*Split over two midweeks
Ball numbers
| Southern | Northern | |
| 1. AFC Wimbledon | 1. Accrington Stanley | |
| 2. Birmingham City | 2. Barnsley | |
| 3. Bristol City | 3. Barrow | |
| 4. Bristol Rovers | 4. Blackburn Rovers | |
| 5. Bromley | 5. Blackpool | |
| 6. Cambridge United | 6. Bolton Wanderers | |
| 7. Cardiff City | 7. Bradford City | |
| 8. Charlton Athletic | 8. Burton Albion | |
| 9. Cheltenham Town | 9. Carlisle United | |
| 10. Colchester United | 10. Chesterfield | |
| 11. Coventry City | 11. Crewe Alexandra | |
| 12. Crawley Town | 12. Derby County | |
| 13. Exeter City | 13. Doncaster Rovers | |
| 14. Gillingham | 14. Fleetwood Town | |
| 15. Leyton Orient | 15. Grimsby Town | |
| 16. Millwall | 16. Harrogate Town | |
| 17. Milton Keynes Dons | 17. Huddersfield Town | |
| 18. Newport County | 18. Hull City | |
| 19. Northampton Town | 19. Leeds United | |
| 20. Norwich City | 20. Lincoln City | |
| 21. Oxford United | 21. Mansfield Town | |
| 22. Peterborough United | 22. Middlesbrough | |
| 23. Plymouth Argyle | 23. Morecambe | |
| 24. Portsmouth | 24. Notts County | |
| 25. Queens Park Rangers | 25. Port Vale | |
| 26. Reading | 26. Preston North End | |
| 27. Stevenage | 27. Rotherham United | |
| 28. Swansea City | 28. Salford City | |
| 29. Swindon Town | 29. Sheffield United | |
| 30. Walsall | 30. Sheffield Wednesday | |
| 31. Watford | 31. Shrewsbury Town | |
| 32. Wycombe Wanderers | 32. Stockport County | |
| 33. Stoke City | ||
| 34. Sunderland | ||
| 35. Tranmere Rovers | ||
| 36. West Bromwich Albion | ||
| 37. Wigan Athletic | ||
| 38. Wrexham |
The League Cup is sponsored by Carabao who supply energy drinks. This competition was won last season by Liverpool.