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Carabao Cup 26-27

clive
clive Posts: 20,438
in Other Football and Sports

The draw for the Preliminary Round of the 2026/27 Carabao Cup has now been confirmed, with the ties as follows:

York City v Crawley Town
Tranmere Rovers v Rochdale

Dates for the two Preliminary Round ties will be announced in due course following discussions with the respective Clubs. 

The draw for Round One of next season’s Carabao Cup will take place on fixture release day – Thursday 25 June – and will be live on Sky Sports News. Round One ties will take place over the weekend of 7-9 August.  

https://www.efl.com/news/2026/june/03/carabao-cup-2026-27-preliminary-round-draw/

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  • follett
    follett Posts: 1,252
    edited June 3
    Worth noting it is already regionalised. Meaning if York win they will be in the southern section of the first round draw 
  • clive
    clive Posts: 20,438
    follett said:
    Worth noting it is already regionalised. Meaning if York win they will be in the southern section of the first round draw 

    The winner of the Preliminary Round tie between York City v Crawley Town will proceed to the Southern section of the Round One draw, with the winner of Tranmere Rovers v Rochdale proceeding into the Northern section. The regionalised sections of the draw will be re-adjusted ahead of Round Two of the competition. 

    This is because the Northern and Southern sections of the Round One draw need to be confirmed ahead of that draw taking place on Thursday 25 June, which is also fixture release day. 

    https://www.efl.com/news/2026/june/03/carabao-cup-2026-27-preliminary-round-draw/


  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 19,215
    Bet York get Plymouth in the first round
  • DamoNorthStand
    DamoNorthStand Posts: 12,423
    Looking forward to crashing out in our first game away to Bromley on penalties, playing a starting line up with an average age of 15
  • Leroy Ambrose
    Leroy Ambrose Posts: 14,693
    clive said:
    follett said:
    Worth noting it is already regionalised. Meaning if York win they will be in the southern section of the first round draw 

    The winner of the Preliminary Round tie between York City v Crawley Town will proceed to the Southern section of the Round One draw, with the winner of Tranmere Rovers v Rochdale proceeding into the Northern section. The regionalised sections of the draw will be re-adjusted ahead of Round Two of the competition. 

    This is because the Northern and Southern sections of the Round One draw need to be confirmed ahead of that draw taking place on Thursday 25 June, which is also fixture release day. 

    https://www.efl.com/news/2026/june/03/carabao-cup-2026-27-preliminary-round-draw/


    Why aren't Crawley playing Tranmere? Tranmere are further south than both Rochdale and York? 
  • TelMc32
    TelMc32 Posts: 9,425
    Leroy Ambrose said:
    clive said:
    follett said:
    Worth noting it is already regionalised. Meaning if York win they will be in the southern section of the first round draw 

    The winner of the Preliminary Round tie between York City v Crawley Town will proceed to the Southern section of the Round One draw, with the winner of Tranmere Rovers v Rochdale proceeding into the Northern section. The regionalised sections of the draw will be re-adjusted ahead of Round Two of the competition. 

    This is because the Northern and Southern sections of the Round One draw need to be confirmed ahead of that draw taking place on Thursday 25 June, which is also fixture release day. 

    https://www.efl.com/news/2026/june/03/carabao-cup-2026-27-preliminary-round-draw/


    Why aren't Crawley playing Tranmere? Tranmere are further south than both Rochdale and York? 
    They held a random draw of the four teams as there wasn’t the 50:50 North/South split of teams that there was last season. 

  • Rock Spectacle
    Rock Spectacle Posts: 1,521
    So looking forward to York away on the Sunday at 12.00 then...
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 30,430
    Leroy Ambrose said:
    clive said:
    follett said:
    Worth noting it is already regionalised. Meaning if York win they will be in the southern section of the first round draw 

    The winner of the Preliminary Round tie between York City v Crawley Town will proceed to the Southern section of the Round One draw, with the winner of Tranmere Rovers v Rochdale proceeding into the Northern section. The regionalised sections of the draw will be re-adjusted ahead of Round Two of the competition. 

    This is because the Northern and Southern sections of the Round One draw need to be confirmed ahead of that draw taking place on Thursday 25 June, which is also fixture release day. 

    https://www.efl.com/news/2026/june/03/carabao-cup-2026-27-preliminary-round-draw/


    Why aren't Crawley playing Tranmere? Tranmere are further south than both Rochdale and York? 

  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 27,897
    So dumb 
  • Big William
    Big William Posts: 3,928
    We should have a sweep on when "No longer our concern" is added to the thread title.

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  • NabySarr
    NabySarr Posts: 5,666
    Love the first round being on a weekend this season. Hope we get a decent away day draw
  • FreshHaddock
    FreshHaddock Posts: 92
    edited June 5
    DamoNorthStand said:
    Looking forward to crashing out in our first game away to Bromley on penalties, playing a starting line up with an average age of 15
    I,f or one, welcome our "holding Bromley to a draw so that it goes to penalties", 15 year old overlords.
  • Algarveaddick
    Algarveaddick Posts: 21,690
    Rock Spectacle said:
    So looking forward to York away on the Sunday at 12.00 then...
    Bring it on - we are in Morpeth that weekend... 👍😉

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