The 2025/26 EFL Cup final is shaping up to be the first big event of the season in the four main divisions of English football.
Last season’s biggest match at Wembley Stadium was the best-attended match of the weekend in Europe, attracting almost 89,000 fans.
Millions more will watch it again on television around the world this time when the competition that began in August 2025 and in which 92 teams participated comes to an end.
101GreatGoals.com has the key details on the 2026 EFL Cup Final, including date, kick-off time and ticket information.
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EFL Cup Final Date 2026: When is the Carabao Cup Final?
The match will be played at the national stadium on March 22, 2026.
When does the EFL Cup final start? Start time of the League Cup final
As was the case in 2025, the EFL Cup final will begin this year at 16:30 GMT (11:30 ET / 08:30 PT).
EFL Cup Final 2026 Tickets for Carabao Cup Decider
Tickets will be sold directly by the clubs participating in the final.
Last season, standard tickets cost between £20.50 and £75 for concessions, £30.75 and £112.50 for young adults and £41 to £150 for adults.
How to watch the EFL Cup final: TV channel, live stream online
Live coverage in the UK will be on ITV1 and Sky Sports.
Fans can stream the action via ITV websitethe ITVX app and the Sky GO app, which are available on a wide variety of devices for on-the-go viewing.
Does the EFL Cup final go to extra time, replays and penalties?
If they finish level after 90 minutes, the EFL Cup playoffs go directly to penalties until the semi-finals, which are played over two legs.
If the score is tied after the second leg, extra time and, if necessary, penalties will be used to separate the teams.
The final is a single match, with extra time and penalties if necessary.
Liverpool beat Chelsea 11-10 on penalties in the 2021/22 final and overcame the same match after extra time in 2023/24 thanks to Virgil van Dijk’s 118th-minute winner.
Do EFL Cup winners qualify for Europe?
The winners of the EFL Cup receive a place in the play-off stage of the UEFA Conference League unless they qualify by another route for European competition.
Newcastle were an example of the rule in action in 2024/25, qualifying for the Champions League thanks to their league position.
That meant that their place in the Conference League play-off went to the next highest-placed team who had not qualified for European competition through their league position.
