Premier League International Cup

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Premier League International Cup
PremierLeagueInterCup.png
Organising body Premier League
Founded2014;11 years ago (2014)
RegionEurope
Number of teams32 (group stage)
8 (knockout)
Related competitions Premier League 2
Current champions Flag of England.svg Nottingham Forest
(1st title)
Most successful club(s) Flag of Portugal.svg Porto
(2 titles)
Website Official website
Soccerball current event.svg 2024–25 Premier League International Cup

The Premier League International Cup is an English football competition for under-23 teams from across Europe. [1] It was designed to provide players in English Category One academies with the opportunity to match themselves against other elite European footballers from their age group in a competitive environment. [1] The competition was created by the Premier League as part of the organisation's Elite Player Performance Plan and is not sanctioned by UEFA. [2]

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Overview

The competition featured under-23 sides from twelve English clubs and twelve other European clubs for the 2017–18 season. [3] Prior the 2016–17 season, eight English and eight other European clubs competed in the competition. English teams qualify via their standing in the Premier League 2 and entry by European clubs is by invitation from the Premier League. For the 2014–15 tournament, the 16 teams were split into four groups of four. Upon completion of the group stage, the winners and runners-up from each group progressed to the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final, all played as single-leg ties. [1] UEFA tried to block the creation of the tournament and refused to sanction its creation. To circumvent this, all games are hosted in England with games involving two foreign teams being held at neutral venues. [2]

As in the Professional U21 Development League, teams are allowed to field three overage outfield players and one overage goalkeeper per match.

The most successful team is Porto with two titles. They won the trophy for two consecutive seasons by beating Sunderland on 17 May 2017 and Arsenal on 8 May 2018.

Finals

SeasonWinnersScoreRunners-upLosing semi-finalistsFinal stage host
2014–15 Flag of England.svg Manchester City 1–0 Flag of Portugal.svg Porto Flag of England.svg Fulham and Flag of England.svg Leicester City Academy Stadium, Manchester
2015–16 Flag of Spain.svg Villarreal 4–2 ( a.e.t. ) Flag of the Netherlands.svg PSV Flag of England.svg Chelsea and Flag of Portugal.svg Porto The Den, London
2016–17 Flag of Portugal.svg Porto 5–0 Flag of England.svg Sunderland Flag of England.svg Norwich City and Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Swansea City Stadium of Light, Sunderland
2017–18 Flag of Portugal.svg Porto 1–0 Flag of England.svg Arsenal Flag of England.svg Newcastle United and Flag of Spain.svg Villarreal Emirates Stadium, London
2018–19 Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich 2–0 Flag of Croatia.svg Dinamo Zagreb Flag of England.svg Reading and Flag of England.svg Southampton The Den, London
2019–20 Aborted after the group stage due to the COVID-19 pandemic in England
2020–21No competition due to the COVID-19 pandemic in England
2021–22
2022–23 Flag of the Netherlands.svg PSV 3–1 ( a.e.t. ) Flag of England.svg Crystal Palace Flag of England.svg Fulham and Flag of Spain.svg Valencia Selhurst Park, London
2023–24 Flag of England.svg Crystal Palace 1–0 Flag of the Netherlands.svg PSV Flag of England.svg Everton and Flag of England.svg West Ham United Selhurst Park, London
2024–25 Flag of England.svg Nottingham Forest 0–0 ( a.e.t. )
(5–4 pen.)		 Flag of France.svg Lyon Flag of Spain.svg Athletic Bilbao and Flag of England.svg Fulham City Ground, West Bridgford

Performances

By club

Competition trophy in 2019 Premier League International Cup Trophy.jpg
Competition trophy in 2019
Performance in Finals by club
TeamWinnersRunners-upYears wonYears runner-up
Flag of Portugal.svg Porto 21 2016–17, 2017–18 2014–15
Flag of the Netherlands.svg PSV 12 2022–23 2015–16, 2023–24
Flag of England.svg Crystal Palace 11 2023–24 2022–23
Flag of England.svg Manchester City 10 2014–15 —
Flag of Spain.svg Villarreal 10 2015–16 —
Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich 10 2018–19 —
Flag of England.svg Nottingham Forest 10 2024–25 —
Flag of England.svg Sunderland 01— 2016–17
Flag of England.svg Arsenal 01— 2017–18
Flag of Croatia.svg Dinamo Zagreb 01— 2018–19
Flag of France.svg Lyon 01— 2024–25

By nation

Performance in Finals by nation
CountryWinnersRunners-upYears wonYears runner-up
Flag of England.svg  England 33 2014–15, 2023–24, 2024–25 2016–17, 2017–18, 2022–23
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 21 2016–17, 2017–18 2014–15
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 12 2022–23 2015–16, 2023–24
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 10 2015–16 —
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 10 2018–19 —
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 01— 2018–19
Flag of France.svg  France 01— 2024–25

Top scorers by season

SeasonGoalsPlayerClub
2014–15 6 Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Harry Panayiotou Flag of England.svg Leicester City
Flag of Portugal.svg Leandro Silva Flag of Portugal.svg Porto
2015–16 6 Flag of Jamaica.svg Kasey Palmer Flag of England.svg Chelsea
2016–17 4 Flag of England.svg Carlton Morris Flag of England.svg Norwich City
2017–18 5 Flag of Spain.svg Adrián Dalmau Flag of Spain.svg Villarreal
Flag of England.svg James Wilson Flag of England.svg Manchester United
2018–19 5 Flag of England.svg Danny Loader Flag of England.svg Reading
2019–20 7 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Liam Cullen Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Swansea City
2022–23 5 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jason van Duiven Flag of the Netherlands.svg PSV
2023–24 5 Flag of Morocco.svg Mohamed Nassoh Flag of the Netherlands.svg PSV
Flag of France.svg Romain Perret Flag of France.svg Lyon
2024–25 6 Flag of Germany.svg Ensar Aksakal Flag of Germany.svg Hertha BSC

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Premier League International Cup explained". premierleague.com. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  2. 1 2 Morgan, Tom (5 June 2019). "Opposition to Champions League reforms given further backing by Premier League". The Telegraph.
  3. ↑ "'Playing best Premier League teams is amazing'". Premier League. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
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