The English FA has released the draw for the first round of the 2024-2025 Carabao Cup on Thursday, June 27, 2024.
The first round of the Carabao Cup will not feature any Premier League club. Only clubs in the English second-tier and lower-tier leagues will participate in this round.
Clubs like Sheffield United, Burnley, and Luton Town who were just demoted from the Premier League to the Championship will start their 2024-2025 Carabao Cup campaign in the first round.
Premier League clubs including the newly promoted side, Leicester City, Ipswich Town, and Southampton, will enter into the 2024-2025 Carabao Cup in the second round.
English clubs playing in European competitions will enter the competition in the third round.
FULL FIXTURES: 2024-2025 Carabao Cup First Round Draw Released
Note that Liverpool are the reigning champions of the Carabao Cup.
Below are the full first-round fixtures of the 2024-2025 Carabao Cup:
Northern Section:
- Salford City vs Doncaster Rovers
- Rotherham United vs Crewe Alexandra
- Carlisle United vs Stoke City
- Leeds United vs Middlesbrough
- Barrow United vs Port Vale
- Burton Albion vs Blackpool
- Tranmere Rovers vs Accrington Stanley
- Fleetwood Town vs West Bromwich Albion
- Shrewsbury Town vs Notts County
- Lincoln City vs Harrogate
- Derby County vs Chesterfield
- Bolton Wanderers vs Mansfield Town
- Preston North End vs Sunderland
- Sheffield United vs Wrexham
- Huddersfield Town vs Morecambe
- Wigan Athletic vs Barnsley
- Hull City vs Sheffield Wednesday
- Stockport County vs Blackburn Rovers
- Grimsby Town vs Bradford City
Southern Section:
- Cambridge United vs Queens Park Rangers
- Walsall vs Exeter City
- Crawley Town vs Swindon Town
- Oxford United vs Peterborough United
- Norwich City vs Stevenage
- Bromley vs AFC Wimbledon
- Portsmouth vs Millwall
- Northampton Town vs Wycombe Wanderers
- Bristol City vs Coventry City
- Cardiff City vs Bristol Rovers
- Charlton Athletic vs Birmingham City
- Watford vs MK Dons
- Swansea City vs Gillingham
- Plymouth Argyle vs Cheltenham
- Leyton Orient vs Newport County
Note that the first round of the Carabao Cup will not feature any Premier League club. Only clubs in the English second-tier and lower-tier leagues will participate in this round.
Clubs like Sheffield United, Burnley, and Luton Town who were just demoted from the Premier League to the Championship will start their 2024-2025 Carabao Cup campaign in the first round.
Premier League clubs including the newly promoted side, Leicester City, Ipswich Town, and Southampton, will enter into the 2024-2025 Carabao Cup in the second round.
English clubs playing in European competitions will enter the competition in the third round.