 The first national league treble of this kind was won by Shamrock Rovers of the Republic of Ireland in 1925.League cups were generally introduced after the Second World War - for example, the Football League Cup in England in 1960 - although in other countries they were created following a rise in the number of floodlit stadiums, allowing regular midweek matches.In certain countries, the League Cup had, or in some cases still has, group stages in the early stages.