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| other_titles = Carling Cup, League Cup
| image =
| country = {{ENG}}England<br />{{WAL}}Wales
| dates = {{nowrap|29 July 2011 – 26 February 2012}}
| num_teams = 92
| defending_champions = [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]]
| champions = [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
| count = 8
| runner-up = [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]]
| matches = 92
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The '''2011–12 Football League Cup''' (known as the '''Carling Cup''' for sponsorship reasons) was the 52nd season of the [[EFL Cup|Football League Cup]], a knock-out competition for the top 92 [[Association football|football]] clubs played in [[English football league system]]. [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] were the [[2011 Football League Cup Final|defending champions]], but were knocked out 2–0 by [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] in the Third Round.
 
[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]], the winner of the competition, qualified for the [[2012–13 UEFA Europa League#Third qualifying round|third qualifying round]] of the [[2012–13 UEFA Europa League]]. The [[2012 Football League Cup Final|final]] was held on 26 February 2012, and was contested at [[Wembley Stadium]] between finalists [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] and [[Cardiff City]]. Cardiff were the first team outside the Premier League to appear in a League Cup final since 2001. It was Liverpool's first appearance at the new Wembley. Liverpool won the final 3–2 on penalties, claiming a record eighth League Cup, after the score was 2–2 after extra time. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/fa-league-cups/liverpool-class-finally-tells-to-deny-mackays-battlers-7441243.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/fa-league-cups/liverpool-class-finally-tells-to-deny-mackays-battlers-7441243.html |archive-date=1 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live
|title=Liverpool class finally tells to deny Mackay's battlers |date=27 February 2012|work=The Independent|access-date=27 February 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
 
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|team1 = [[Crawley Town F.C.|Crawley Town]] (4)
|score = 3–2
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The draw for the first round took place on 16 June 2011 at 10:00 [[British Summer Time|BST]]. The First Round took place in the week commencing 8 August 2011. [[2011 England riots|Rioting in London]] caused three matches to be postponed on the advice of the [[Metropolitan Police]]. The fixtures at [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]], [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]] and [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] were called off on safety grounds. The ties at [[Bristol City F.C.|Bristol City]] and [[Bristol Rovers F.C.|Bristol Rovers]] were called off later after the disorder spread across England.<ref>{{cite news |title=Charlton-Reading Carling Cup match called off |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14368434.stm |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=8 August 2011 |access-date=9 August 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Crystal Palace v Crawley Town |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14368399.stm |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=8 August 2011 |access-date=9 August 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=West Ham-Aldershot Carling Cup tie postponed on police advice |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14368510.stm |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=8 August 2011 |access-date=9 August 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Bristol City-Swindon Carling Cup game called off |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14368515.stm |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=9 August 2011 |access-date=9 August 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Bristol Rovers' Carling Cup tie with Watford postponed |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14383984.stm |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=10 August 2011 |access-date=10 August 2011 }}</ref> The round was also notable, from a footballing perspective, for the first competitive [[Nottingham derby]] since 1994 between [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] and rivals [[Notts County F.C.|Notts County]]. The match ended 3–3, with Forest winning the subsequent penalty shoot-out 4–3.
 
===Northern section===
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|team1 = '''[[Hartlepool United F.C.|Hartlepool United]] (3)'''
|score = 1–1
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|team1 = [[Rochdale A.F.C.|Rochdale]] (3)
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|team1 = '''[[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]] (4)'''
|score = 2–4
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|team1 = '''[[Rotherham United F.C.|Rotherham United]] (4)'''
|score = 1–4
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|team1 = '''[[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]] (2)'''
|score = 0–2
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|team1 = [[Leeds United A.F.C.|Leeds United]] (2)
|score = 3–2
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|team1 = [[Doncaster Rovers F.C.|Doncaster Rovers]] (2)
|score = 3–0
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|team1 = '''[[Walsall F.C.|Walsall]] (3)'''
|score = 0–3
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|team1 = '''[[Barnsley F.C.|Barnsley]] (2)'''
|score = 0–2
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|team1 = '''[[Accrington Stanley F.C.|Accrington Stanley]] (4)'''
|score = 0–2
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|team1 = '''[[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]] (2)'''
|score = 2–3
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|team1 = '''[[Oldham Athletic A.F.C.|Oldham Athletic]] (3)'''
|score = 1–1
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|team1 = [[Bury F.C.|Bury]] (3)
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|team1 = [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] (2)
|score = 6–3
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|team1 = [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]] (3)
|score = 3–2
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|team1 = [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] (2)
|score = 3–3
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|penalties2 = {{pengoal}} [[Craig Westcarr|Westcarr]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Karl Hawley|Hawley]]<br />{{penmiss}} [[Hamza Bencherif|Bencherif]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Alan Sheehan|Sheehan]]<br />{{penmiss}} [[Lee Hughes|Hughes]]<br />{{penmiss}} [[Neal Bishop|Bishop]]
}}
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|date = 11 August 2011
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|team1 = [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]] (3)
|score = 0–0
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|team2 = '''[[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]] (2)'''
|goals1 =
|goals2 = [[Ashley Eastham|Eastham]] {{sent off|0|78}}
|stadium = [[Hillsborough Stadium|Hillsborough]], [[Sheffield]]
|attendance = 5,240
|referee = Eddie Ilderton
|penalties1 = [[Liam Palmer|Palmer]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Jon Otsemobor|Otsemobor]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Clinton Morrison|Morrison]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[James O'Connor (footballer born 1979)|O'Connor]] {{pengoal}}
|penaltyscore = 4–2
|penalties2 = {{penmiss}} [[Billy Clarke (footballer, born 1987)|Clarke]]<br />{{penmiss}} [[Neal Eardley|Eardley]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Ludovic Sylvestre|Sylvestre]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Miguel Ángel Llera|Llera]]
}}
 
===Southern section===
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|team1 = [[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton & Hove Albion]] (2)
|score = 1–0
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|team1 = [[A.F.C. Bournemouth|AFC Bournemouth]] (3)
|score = 5–0
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|team1 = '''[[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]] (2)'''
|score = 1–2
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|team1 = '''[[Cheltenham Town F.C.|Cheltenham Town]] (4)'''
|score = 1–4
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|team1 = '''[[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]] (4)'''
|score = 0–1
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|team1 = [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] (2)
|score = 4–1
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|team1 = '''[[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] (2)'''
|score = 0–1
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|team1 = '''[[Stevenage F.C.|Stevenage]] (3)'''
|score = 3–4
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|team1 = '''[[Southend United F.C.|Southend United]] (4)'''
|score = 1–1
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|team1 = [[Wycombe Wanderers F.C.|Wycombe Wanderers]] (3)
|score = 3–3
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|team1 = [[Hereford United F.C.|Hereford United]] (4)
|score = 1–0
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|team1 = [[Exeter City F.C.|Exeter City]] (3)
|score = 2–0
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|team1 = '''[[Oxford United F.C.|Oxford United]] (4)'''
|score = 1–3
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|attendance = 5,435
|referee = [[Andy D'Urso]]
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|date = 11 August 2011
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|team1 = [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]] (3)
|score = 0–0
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|team2 = '''[[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]] (2)'''
|goals1 =
|goals2 = [[Ashley Eastham|Eastham]] {{sent off|0|78}}
|stadium = [[Hillsborough Stadium|Hillsborough]], [[Sheffield]]
|attendance = 5,240
|referee = Eddie Ilderton
|penalties1 = [[Liam Palmer|Palmer]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Jon Otsemobor|Otsemobor]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Clinton Morrison|Morrison]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[James O'Connor (footballer born 1979)|O'Connor]] {{pengoal}}
|penaltyscore = 4–2
|penalties2 = {{penmiss}} [[Billy Clarke (footballer, born 1987)|Clarke]]<br />{{penmiss}} [[Neal Eardley|Eardley]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Ludovic Sylvestre|Sylvestre]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Miguel Ángel Llera|Llera]]
}}
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|date = 23 August 2011
|time = 19:30 BST
|team1 = [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] (2)
|score = 2–0
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|team1 = [[Bristol Rovers F.C.|Bristol Rovers]] (4)
|score = 1–1
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|team1 = [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]] (3)
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|date = 24 August 2011
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|team1 = '''[[Bristol City F.C.|Bristol City]] (2)'''
|score = 0–1
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|date = 24 August 2011
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|team1 = '''[[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] (2)'''
|score = 1–2
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|team1 = [[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]] (2)
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|team1 = '''[[A.F.C. Bournemouth|AFC Bournemouth]] (3)'''
|score = 1–4
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|team1 = [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] (1)
|score = 2–0
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|team1 = [[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton & Hove Albion]] (2)
|score = 1–0
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|team1 = [[Shrewsbury Town F.C.|Shrewsbury Town]] (4)
|score = 3–1
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|team1 = '''[[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]] (1)'''
|score = 0–4
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|team1 = '''[[Northampton Town F.C.|Northampton Town]] (4)'''
|score = 0–4
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|team1 = '''[[Wycombe Wanderers F.C.|Wycombe Wanderers]] (3)'''
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|team1 = '''[[Doncaster Rovers F.C.|Doncaster Rovers]] (2)'''
|score = 1–2
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|team1 = [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]] (2)
|score = 5–3
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|team1 = ''' [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]] (1)'''
|score = 0–2
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|date = 24 August 2011
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|team1 = ''' [[Peterborough United F.C.|Peterborough United]] (2)'''
|score = 0–2
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|team1 = ''' [[Exeter City F.C.|Exeter City]] (3)'''
|score = 1–3
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|date = 24 August 2011
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|team1 = [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]] (1)
|score = 3–1
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|date = 24 August 2011
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|team1 = [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] (1)
|score = 3–1
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|team1 = [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] (1)
|score = 2–1
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|date = 25 August 2011
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|team1 = '''[[Scunthorpe United F.C.|Scunthorpe United]] (3)'''
|score = 1–2
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|date = 30 August 2011
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|team1 = [[Aldershot Town F.C.|Aldershot Town]] (4)
|score = 2–0
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|team1 = '''[[Swindon Town F.C.|Swindon Town]] (4)'''
|score = 1–3
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|team1 = [[Leyton Orient F.C.|Leyton Orient]] (3)
|score = 3–2
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|date = 13 September 2011
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|team1 = '''[[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]] (3)'''
|score = 0–2
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|date = 13 September 2011
|time = 20:00 BST
|team1 = [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] (2)
|score = 2–1
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|attendance = 15,023
|referee = [[Lee Probert]]
|penalties1 = [[Jonathan Walters|Walters]]{{pengoal}}<br />[[Jermaine Pennant|Pennant]]{{penmiss}}<br />[[Glenn Whelan|Whelan]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Marc Wilson (Irish footballer)|Wilson]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Peter Crouch|Crouch]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Matthew Etherington|Etherington]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Matthew Upson|Upson]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Ryan Shotton|Shotton]] {{pengoal}}
|penaltyscore = 7–6
|penalties2 = {{pengoal}}[[Jermain Defoe|Defoe]]<br />{{penmiss}}[[Roman Pavlyuchenko|Pavlyuchenko]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Andros Townsend|Townsend]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Vedran Ćorluka|Ćorluka]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Younès Kaboul|Kaboul]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Jake Livermore|Livermore]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Tom Carroll (English footballer)|Carroll]]<br /> {{penmiss}}[[Massimo Luongo|Luongo]]
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|team2 = ''' [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] (2)'''
|goals1 = [[Joe Mason (footballer, born 1991)|Mason]] {{goal|40}}
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|date = 25 October 2011
|time = 19:45
|team1 = [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] (1)
|score = 2–1
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|team2 = ''' [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] (1)'''
|goals1 = [[Andrei Arshavin|Arshavin]] {{goal|53}} <br /> [[Park Chu-Young|Park]] {{goal|56}}
|goals2 = [[Fabrice Muamba|Muamba]] {{goal|47}}
|stadium = [[Emirates Stadium]], London
|attendance = 56,628
|referee = [[Anthony Taylor (referee)|Anthony Taylor]]
}}
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|date = 25 October 2011
|time = 19:45
|team1 = ''' [[Aldershot Town F.C.|Aldershot Town]] (4)'''
|score = 0–3
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|team2 = [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] (1)
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|score = 2–0
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|team2 = ''' [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] (2)'''
|goals1 = [[Darren Ambrose|Ambrose]] {{goal|73}} <br /> [[Jermaine Easter|Easter]] {{goal|82|pen.}}
|goals2 =
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|date = 26 October 2011
|time = 19:45
|team1 = ''' [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]] (1)'''
|score = 2–5
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|date = 26 October 2011
|time = 19:45
|team1 = ''' [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]] (1)'''
|score = 1–2
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|team2 = ''' [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] (1)'''
|goals1 = [[Ruben Rochina|Rochina]] {{goal|5}} <br /> [[Yakubu]] {{goal|64|pen.}} <br /> [[Morten Gamst Pedersen|Pedersen]] {{goal|99}} <br /> [[Gaël Givet|Givet]] {{goal|120}}
|goals2 = [[Danny Guthrie|Guthrie]] {{goal|90+3}} <br /> [[Yohan Cabaye|Cabaye]] {{goal|90+6}} <br /> [[Peter Løvenkrands|Løvenkrands]] {{goal|105+3|pen.}}
|stadium = [[Ewood Park]], [[Blackburn]]
|attendance = 10,682
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|date = 26 October 2011
|time = 20:00
|team1 = ''' [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] (1)'''
|score = 1–2
|aet = yes
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The draw for the fifth round took place on 29 October 2011. [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]] and [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] of the [[2011–12 Football League Championship|Championship]] were the only non-[[2011–12 Premier League|Premier League]] clubs left at this stage, which also saw [[2010–11 Premier League#League table|last season's]] top four Premier League clubs competing.
 
The fifth round matches took place in the week commencing 28 November 2011.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Carling Cup Roundround 5 draw details |url=http://www.football-league.co.uk/carlingcup/news/20111029/carling-cup-round-5-draw-details_2293330_2497621 |work=The Football League |date=29 October 2011 |access-date=29 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111031162554/http://www.football-league.co.uk/carlingcup/news/20111029/carling-cup-round-5-draw-details_2293330_2497621 |archive-date=31 October 2011 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
 
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|date = 29 November 2011
|time = 19:45
|team1 = '''[[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] (1)'''
|score = 0–2
|report = [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/15831951.stm Report]
|team2 = [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] (1)
|goals1 =
|goals2 = [[Maxi Rodríguez|Maxi]] {{goal|58}}<br/>[[Martin Kelly (footballer)|Kelly]] {{goal|63}}
|stadium = [[Stamford Bridge (stadium)|Stamford Bridge]], London
|attendance = 40,511
|referee = [[Phil Dowd]]
}}
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|date = 29 November 2011
|time = 19:45
|team1 = [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]] (2)
|score = 2–0
|report = [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/15831896.stm Report]
|team2 = '''[[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]] (1)'''
|goals1 = [[Kenny Miller|Miller]] {{goal|20}} <br /> [[Anthony Gerrard|Gerrard]] {{goal|50}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Cardiff City Stadium]], [[Cardiff]]
|attendance = 19,436
|referee = [[Martin Atkinson]]
}}
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|score=1–0
|report= [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/16388644.stm Report]
|team2='''[[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]] (2)'''
|goals1=[[Anthony Gardner|Gardner]] {{goal|43}}
|goals2=
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|date= 11 January 2012
|time= 19:45
|team1='''[[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] (1)'''
|score=0–1
|report= [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/16405943.stm Report]
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===Second leg===
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|date= 24 January 2012 <br /> <small> 19:45 [[Greenwich Mean Time|GMT]] </small>
|team1=[[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]] (2)
|score= 1–0 <small> ([[Overtime (sports)#Association football|a.e.t]])</small>
|aggregatescore= 1–1
|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/16589189.stm Report]
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|date= 25 January 2012 <br /> <small> 19:45 [[Greenwich Mean Time|GMT]] </small>
|team1=[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] (1)
|score= 2–2
|aggregatescore= 3–2
|report=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/16606933.stm Report]
|team2='''[[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] (1)'''
|goals1= [[Steven Gerrard|Gerrard]] {{goal|41|pen.}}<br/>[[Craig Bellamy|Bellamy]] {{goal|74}}
|goals2= [[Nigel de Jong|De Jong]] {{goal|31}}<br/>[[Edin Džeko|Džeko]] {{goal|67}}
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The final was played on 26 February 2012 at [[Wembley Stadium]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.carling.com/carlingcup/draw/ |title=Carling Lager &#124; Refreshingly Perfect &#124; Carling.com |access-date=9 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130720040850/http://www.carling.com/ |archive-date=20 July 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The final involved one team from the [[Premier League]], [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]], and one from the [[Football League Championship|Championship]], [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]]. The game was won by Liverpool after a penalty shoot-out.
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|date = 26 February 2012
|time = 16:00 [[Greenwich Mean Time|GMT]]
|team1 = [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]] (2)
|score = 2–2
|aet = yes
|report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17093419 Report]
|team2 = [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] (1)
|goals1 = [[Joe Mason (footballer, born 1991)|Mason]] {{goal|19}} <br /> [[Ben Turner (footballer)|Turner]] {{goal|118}}
|stadium = [[Wembley Stadium]], London
|attendance = 89,041
|referee = [[Mark Clattenburg]] ([[Durham County Football Association|County Durham]])
|penaltyscore = 2–3
|penalties1 = [[Kenny Miller|Miller]] {{penmiss}} <br /> [[Don Cowie (footballer)|Cowie]] {{pengoal}} <br /> [[Rudy Gestede|Gestede]] {{penmiss}} <br /> [[Peter Whittingham|Whittingham]] {{pengoal}} <br /> [[Anthony Gerrard|A. Gerrard]] {{penmiss}}
|goals2 = [[Martin Škrtel|Škrtel]] {{goal|60}} <br /> [[Dirk Kuyt|Kuyt]] {{goal|108}}
|penalties2 = {{penmiss}} [[Steven Gerrard|S. Gerrard]] <br /> {{penmiss}} [[Charlie Adam|Adam]] <br /> {{pengoal}} [[Dirk Kuyt|Kuyt]] <br /> {{pengoal}} [[Stewart Downing|Downing]] <br /> {{pengoal}} [[Glen Johnson (English footballer)|Johnson]]
}}
 
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!Goals<ref>{{cite news|title=Carling Cup Stats: Top Goal Scorers – 2011/12|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/stats/scorers/_/league/eng.worthington/english-carling-cup?cc=3436|access-date=26 August 2011|publisher=ESPN Soccernet|archive-date=2 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102052608/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/stats/scorers/_/league/eng.worthington/english-carling-cup?cc=3436|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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