Football League Cup 2015-16

The 2015–16 Football League Cup, known as the Capital One Cup for sponsorship purposes, will be the 55th season of the Football League Cup. It is set to begin on 11 August 2015, and conclude on 28 February 2016.

Chelsea are the defending champions, having beaten Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 in the previous season's final.

First round
The draw for the first round took place on 16 June 2015 at 10:00 BST. The 24 teams of League Two, the 24 teams of League One, and 24 teams from the Championship (72 teams altogether) entered in this round. There will be 36 ties played in the first round of the competition, with seeded teams drawn against unseeded teams, and the fixtures are to be played in the week commencing 10 August 2015.

Broadcasting rights
The live television rights for the competition were held by the subscription channel Sky Sports, who have held rights to the competition since 1996–97.

These matches will be televised live by Sky Sports: