The
Football League Cup, commonly known as the
League Cup or by the name referring to the title sponsor (currently the
Capital One Cup), is a football competition played by teams
in England and
Wales. Similar to the
FA Cup, it is played on a knockout (single elimination) basis. Unlike the FA Cup, where 758 teams entered in
2012–13, only 92 clubs can enter the League Cup – the 20
Premier League clubs, and the 72 clubs of
The Football League, which organises the competition. Also unlike the FA Cup, the semi-finals are played over two legs. The winners qualify for the
UEFA Europa League, unless they have qualified for the
Champions League through their league position, in which case the Europa League berth goes to the highest-placed team from the Premier League not already qualified for Europe. The current holders are
Chelsea, who beat
Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 in the
2015 final to win their fifth League Cup.