League Cup

The English Football League Cup, or League Cup as it's more commonly known, is a competition only available to teams who participate in the English Football League. It was founded in 1960 to play midweek games under newly installed floodlights. The League Cup during it's inception (and to this day in some circles) was heavily criticized for adding games to an already tight schedule.

Multiple clubs opted out at first however multiple improvements from the EFL led to the eventual acceptance of the League Cup. In 1967 the final was hosted at Wembley Stadium for the first time (previous finals were two-legged fixtures) and in the early 1970s winning the League Cup would grant you a spot in the UEFA Cup. Along with the Premier League and the FA Cup it is part of a domestic treble. As of 1996 no one has reached it yet.