The draw for the first round of the 26/27 season Carabao Cup will take place on Thursday, June 25.
The Draw will take place live on Sky Sports News at 4:30pm as part of the EFL’s Fixture Release Day.
Presented by Sky Sports’ Dharmesh Sheth, former Bolton Wanderers and West Ham United midfielder Kevin Nolan will join former Ipswich Town and Nottingham Forest defender, Luke Chambers in picking out the balls.
Round One will feature 70 Clubs - the two winners from the Preliminary Round alongside the other 68 EFL Clubs - with the draw regionalised into Northern and Southern sections.
Round One of the Carabao Cup will kick-off the new season, with ties set to be played over the weekend of 7-9 August.
Team Numbers
- AFC Wimbledon
- Barnet
- Birmingham City
- Bristol City
- Bristol Rovers
- Bromley
- Cambridge United
- Cardiff City
- Charlton Athletic
- Cheltenham Town
- Colchester United
- Exeter City
- Gillingham
- Leicester City
- Leyton Orient
- Luton Town
- Millwall
- Milton Keynes Dons
- Newport County
- Northampton Town
- Norwich City
- Oxford United
- Peterborough United
- Plymouth Argyle
- Portsmouth
- Queens Park Rangers
- Reading
- Southampton
- Stevenage
- Swansea City
- Swindon Town
- Walsall
- Watford
- West Ham United
- Wycombe Wanderers
- York City or Crawley Town
Carabao Cup 2026/27 Round Dates
The round dates for the Carabao Cup have been confirmed as the following:
- Round One: Weekend of 7-9 August 2026
- Round Two: w/c 24 August 2026
- Round Three: w/c 7 September and w/c 14 September 2026
- Round Four: w/c 26 October 2026
- Round Five: w/c 14 December 2026
- Semi-Final First Leg: w/c 11 January 2027
- Semi-Final Second Leg: w/c 1 February 2027
- Final: Sunday 21 March 2027