What is Carling cup?

國際國家隊層面：
四年一度的世界杯 (FIFA World Cup) 以及女子世界杯 (FIFA Women's World Cup)
奧運會亦設有足球項目，但有球員年齡限制
國際足協亦有舉辦洲際國家盃 (FIFA Confederations Cup)

洲際國家隊層面：
由歐洲足協 (UEFA) 主辦的歐洲國家杯 (European Championship)
由南美洲足協 (CONMEBOL) 主辦的美洲杯 (Copa América，前稱南美國家杯)
由非洲足協 (CAF) 主辦的非洲國家杯 (African Cup of Nations)
由亞洲足協 (AFC) 主辦的亞洲盃足球賽 (Asian Cup)
由中北美洲及加勒比海足協 (CONCACAF) 主辦的美洲金杯 (CONCACAF Gold Cup)
及由大洋洲足協 (OFC) 主辦的大洋洲國家杯 (OFC Nations Cup)

國際球會層面：
歐洲聯賽冠軍杯 (UEFA Champions League，簡稱「歐冠」)
歐洲足協杯 (UEFA Cup，簡稱「歐協杯」)
圖圖盃 (UEFA InterToto Cup)
亞洲聯賽冠軍杯 (AFC Champions League，前稱「亞洲冠軍球會杯」)
南美自由杯 (Copa Libertadores de América)

地區聯賽及杯賽：
英格蘭超級聯賽 (Barclays English Premier League，簡稱「英超」)
　英格蘭足總杯 (The Football Association Challenge Cup / FA Cup)
　英格蘭聯賽杯 (Carling Cup / The Football League Cup)
意大利甲組聯賽 (Italian Serie A，簡稱「意甲」)
　意大利杯（Coppa Italia‎）
西班牙甲組足球聯賽 (Primera división de Liga / La Liga，簡稱「西甲」)
　西班牙超級杯 (Supercopa de España)
　西班牙國王杯 (Copa del Rey)
法國甲組足球聯賽 (Championnat de France de football Ligue 1 / Ligue 1，簡稱「法甲」)
　法國杯 (Coupe de France‎)
　法國超級杯 (Trophée des Champions)
　法國聯賽杯 (Coupe de la Ligue‎)
德國甲組足球聯賽 (Bundesliga，簡稱「德甲」)
　德國足協杯 (DFB-Pokal‎)

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carling係個盃賽o既贊助商
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歷年來o既盃賽贊助商
Milk Cup (1981–82 to 1985–86)
Littlewoods Challenge Cup (1986–87 to 1989–90)
Rumbelows Cup (1990–91 and 1991–92)
Coca-Cola Cup (1992–93 to 1997–98)
Worthington Cup (1998–99 to 2002–03) - leading to the nickname "Worthless Cup"
Carling Cup (2003–04 to present)

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Carling Cup is the newest name of Football League Cup
The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout (single elimination) basis. Unlike the FA Cup where 674 teams entered in 2005–06, only 92 clubs can enter: the 20 clubs of the FA Premier League, and the 72 clubs of The Football League who organise the competition. Unlike the FA Cup, the semi-finals are played over two legs. The winners qualify for the UEFA Cup, if they have not qualified for European competition in some other way.
Since 1982, the League Cup has been named after its sponsor, giving it the following names:

Milk Cup (1981–82 to 1985–86)
Littlewoods Challenge Cup (1986–87 to 1989–90)
Rumbelows Cup (1990–91 and 1991–92)
Coca-Cola Cup (1992–93 to 1997–98)
Worthington Cup (1998–99 to 2002–03) - leading to the nickname "Worthless Cup"
Carling Cup (2003–04 to present)
The League Cup is unusual as most other European leagues only offer a single knockout cup competition. It is regarded as the domestic game's least popular trophy that is open to all league sides (the Football League Trophy does not include the top two divisions)[1]. The League Cup usually has lower attendances than the FA Cup (the last sixteen stages of the 2005-06 League Cup had a 25 % lower attendance than the last sixteen of the 2004-05 FA Cup) and it is fairly usual for larger clubs to field a reserve or youth team unless they make it into the later stages.
[edit] History
During the late 1950s, the majority of senior English clubs equipped their grounds with floodlights. This opened up the opportunity to exploit weekday evenings throughout the Winter. The League Cup was introduced in the 1960-61 season specifically as a mid-week floodlit tournament. In the early years of the competition, many of the top teams declined to take part. However, only when automatic entry to the UEFA Cup was promised to the winners that the full League membership took part.
In the last 10 years, following restructuring of European football, and the introduction of the restructured format of the UEFA Champions League, the League Cup was threatened with losing its UEFA Cup slot for its winners. It has retained it thus far however, and along with France is the only nation to offer a UEFA cup slot to its second cup competition winners. Therefore it retains enough importance and popularity, especially with fans of clubs for whom the League cup offers a realistic chance of qualifying for Europe.
Liverpool have won the cup on the most occasions, with seven victories including four successive trophies in the early 1980s. Thanks to winning the competition, Liverpool was able to complete two trebles of trophy wins, in 1984 and 2001. The present holders (2006) are Manchester United, after defeating Wigan Athletic in the final by a record scoreline of 4–0.