The 2012 Football League Cup Final was forfeited at the end of overtime.
In the 202223 competition, Gillingham (then ranked 22nd in League Two) eliminated Brentford (then ranked 11th in the Premier League) in the third round on penalties; the teams were 79 places apart in the English football league system
 With the renaming of the Football League as the English Football League in 2016, the tournament was rebranded as the EFL Cup from the 201617 season onwards

