Premier League Summer Series

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Premier League Summer Series
Founded2023
Number of teams4–6
Related competitions Premier League
Premier League Asia Trophy
Current champions Manchester United
(1st title)
Most successful club(s) Chelsea
Manchester United
(1 title each)
Television broadcasters Sky Sports
(Ireland and UK)
List of international broadcasters
Soccerball current event.svg 2025 Premier League Summer Series

The Premier League Summer Series is a pre-season friendly association football tournament hosted in the United States. The eight-day competition was first announced in 2023, and is the second competition affiliated to the Premier League to be hosted outside England after the Premier League Asia Trophy. [1]

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History

The inaugural tournament was announced in April 2023 by Premier League chief executive Richard Masters, [2] and took place between 22 and 30 July 2023 at the following stadiums: [3]

The participants of the first competition were Aston Villa, Brentford, Brighton & Hove Albion, Chelsea, Fulham and Newcastle United. [4] In the 2023 Premier League Summer Series Aston Villa finished runners up and Chelsea finished first.

In March 2025, after the cancellation of the 2024 competition, [5] it was announced that the Summer Series would return in July 2025, with Bournemouth, Everton, Manchester United and West Ham United as participants. [6] [7] In the 2025 Premier League Summer Series West Ham United finished runners up and Manchester United finished first.

Tournaments

Premier League Summer Series tournaments
EditionYearWinnersRunners-upThird placeFourth placeRef.
1 2023 Chelsea Aston Villa Newcastle United Brighton & Hove Albion [8]
2 2025 Manchester United West Ham United Bournemouth Everton

Performance by team

Premier League Summer Series performances by team
TeamWinnersRunners-upThird placeFourth placeTotal
Chelsea 1———1
Manchester United 1———1
Aston Villa —1——1
West Ham United —1——1
Bournemouth ——1—1
Newcastle United ——1—1
Brighton & Hove Albion ———11
Everton ———11

    See also

    References

    1. ↑ "Premier League Summer Series: Six clubs to play pre-season tournament in USA". BBC Sport. 11 April 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
    2. ↑ "Premier League Summer Series is heading to the USA". Premier League. 11 April 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
    3. ↑ "Clubs Match Schedule - Premier League Summer Series USA". Premier League. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
    4. ↑ Dabbs, Ryan (11 April 2023). "What is the Premier League Summer Series? Everything you need to know about the pre-season tournament". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
    5. ↑ Crafton, Adam (12 February 2024). "Premier League to cancel 2024 Summer Series tour". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 26 May 2025.
    6. ↑ "Premier League returns to US for Summer Series 2025 in New Jersey, Chicago and Atlanta". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
    7. ↑ "Match Schedule - Premier League Summer Series US 2025". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
    8. ↑ "Chelsea beat Fulham to win Summer Series". Premier League. 30 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
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