Carabao Cup 2025/26 first spherical draw: Championship, League One and League Two groups uncover opponents | Soccer Information
Championship sides Birmingham and Sheffield United will meet in spherical one of many 2025/26 Carabao Cup, with all 35 ties dwell on Sky Sports activities.
The pair conflict at St Andrew’s within the northern part, whereas within the southern part, League Two Bromley host Championship Ipswich, who had been relegated from the Premier League final season.
The Carabao Cup stays regionalised till the third spherical, with the 11 Premier League sides not in Europe coming into on the second-round stage.
The 9 Premier League sides in Europe – Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester Metropolis, Chelsea, Newcastle (Carabao Cup holders), Tottenham, Aston Villa, Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest – are available in for the third spherical.
This season’s Carabao Cup features a preliminary spherical to accommodate the elevated variety of top-flight groups in Europe, with Barnet internet hosting Newport within the southern part, and Oldham visiting Accrington within the northern part.
The preliminary-round ties will happen the week commencing August 4, whereas the round-one ties will happen the week commencing August 11.
Full draw for Carabao Cup Spherical One
Southern Part
Coventry vs Luton
Bristol Metropolis vs MK Dons
Bromley vs Ipswich
Bristol Rovers vs Cambridge
Leyton Orient vs Wycombe
Watford vs Norwich
Charlton vs Stevenage
Oxford vs Colchester
Barnet or Newport vs Millwall
Cardiff vs Swindon
Gillingham vs AFC Wimbledon
Northampton vs Southampton
Cheltenham vs Exeter
Plymouth vs QPR
Swansea vs Crawley
Portsmouth vs Studying
Northern Part
Barrow vs Preston
Grimsby vs Shrewsbury
Blackpool vs Port Vale
Salford vs Rotherham
Harrogate vs Lincoln
Tranmere vs Burton
Stockport vs Crewe
Huddersfield vs Leicester
Wrexham vs Hull
Birmingham vs Sheffield United
Stoke vs Walsall
Accrington or Oldham vs Peterborough
Blackburn vs Bradford
Middlesbrough vs Doncaster
West Brom vs Derby
Bolton vs Sheffield Wednesday
Chesterfield vs Mansfield
Barnsley vs Fleetwood
Wigan vs Notts County
Carabao Cup 2025/26 spherical dates
Preliminary Spherical: week commencing August 4
Spherical one: w/c August 11
Spherical two: w/c August 25
Spherical three: w/c September 15 and w/c September 22
Spherical 4: w/c 27 October 2025
Spherical 5: w/c 15 December 2025
Semi-final first leg: w/c January 12 2026
Semi-final second leg: w/c February 2 2026
Closing: Sunday, March 22 2026