<P> For the first six seasons of the Football League Cup, the final was played over two legs, with each leg being played at the home ground of each finalist . Since 1967, the final has been played as a single match at Wembley Stadium, although the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff was used between 2001 and 2007, following the demolition of the old Wembley . Between 1967 and 1997, finals that finished level after extra time would be replayed at an alternative venue until a winner was decided . The only final to require two replays was the 1977 final between Aston Villa and Everton . The venues that hosted replays were Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield, Old Trafford and Maine Road in Manchester and Villa Park in Birmingham . Since 1998, finals that have finished level after extra time have been decided by penalty shoot - out . Until 1999--2000, the final was played in late March or early April . Thereafter it has been played in late February or early March . </P> <P> Since 1989--90, the best player in the League Cup final--as chosen by the Sky Sports television panel--has been presented with the Alan Hardaker Trophy, named after Alan Hardaker, the former secretary of the Football League who devised the Football League Cup . John Terry and Ben Foster are the only players to win the award more than once . </P> <Table> EFL cup winners by club <Tr> <Th> Team </Th> <Th> Winners </Th> <Th> Runners - up </Th> <Th> Years won </Th> <Th> Years runner - up </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Liverpool </Th> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1980--81, 1981--82, 1982--83, 1983--84, 1994--95, 2000--01, 2002--03, 2011--12 </Td> <Td> 1977--78, 1986--87, 2004--05, 2015--16 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Manchester United </Th> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1991--92, 2005--06, 2008--09, 2009--10, 2016--17 </Td> <Td> 1982--83, 1990--91, 1993--94, 2002--03 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Aston Villa </Th> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1960--61, 1974--75, 1976--77, 1993--94, 1995--96 </Td> <Td> 1962--63, 1970--71, 2009--10 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Chelsea </Th> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1964--65, 1997--98, 2004--05, 2006--07, 2014--15 </Td> <Td> 1971--72, 2007--08 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Tottenham Hotspur </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1970--71, 1972--73, 1998--99, 2007--08 </Td> <Td> 1981--82, 2001--02, 2008--09, 2014--15 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Nottingham Forest </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1977--78, 1978--79, 1988--89, 1989--90 </Td> <Td> 1979--80, 1991--92 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Manchester City </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1969--70, 1975--76, 2013--14, 2015--16 </Td> <Td> 1973--74 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Leicester City </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1963--64, 1996--97, 1999--2000 </Td> <Td> 1964--65, 1998--99 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Arsenal </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> 1986--87, 1992--93 </Td> <Td> 1967--68, 1968--69, 1987--88, 2006--07, 2010--11 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Norwich City </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1961--62, 1984--85 </Td> <Td> 1972--73, 1974--75 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Birmingham City </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1962--63, 2010--11 </Td> <Td> 2000--01 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Wolverhampton Wanderers </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 1973--74, 1979--80 </Td> <Td>--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Middlesbrough </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2003--04 </Td> <Td> 1996--97, 1997--98 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> West Bromwich Albion </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1965--66 </Td> <Td> 1966--67, 1969--70 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Queens Park Rangers </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1966--67 </Td> <Td> 1985--86 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Leeds United </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1967--68 </Td> <Td> 1995--96 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Stoke City </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1971--72 </Td> <Td> 1963--64 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Luton Town </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1987--88 </Td> <Td> 1988--89 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Sheffield Wednesday </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1990--91 </Td> <Td> 1992--93 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Swindon Town </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 1968--69 </Td> <Td>--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Oxford United </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 1985--86 </Td> <Td>--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Blackburn Rovers </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 2001--02 </Td> <Td>--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Swansea City </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 2012--13 </Td> <Td>--</Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Team </Th> <Th> Winners </Th> <Th> Runners - up </Th> <Th> Years won </Th> <Th> Years runner - up </Th> </Tr>

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