2014–15 Premier League International Cup
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Tournament details | |
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Dates | 15 October 2014 – 8 May 2015 |
Teams | 16 (from 6 associations) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 31 |
Goals scored | 96 (3.1 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() ![]() (6 goals) |
The 2014–15 Premier League International Cup was the inaugural season of the Premier League International Cup, a European club football competition organised by the Premier League for under-21 players.[1]
Qualification
[edit]For English sides qualification was via performance in the 2013–14 Barclays Under 21 Premier League with the top eight sides qualifying for the competition. Liverpool U21s and Manchester United U21s did not take up the opportunity to enter the competition and they were replaced with West Ham U21s and Norwich City U21s who finished 9th and 10th respectively.[2] Entry of European teams was by invitation and was influenced by the quality of each club's academy.[1]
Group stage
[edit]Group-stage matches were played between 15 October 2014 and 31 January 2015. The teams were drawn into four groups of four with two English sides and two European sides in each group.
Color key in group tables |
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Group winners and runners-up advanced to the quarter-finals |
Group A
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Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 7 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 3 |
![]() | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 |
19 December 2014 | Chelsea ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Staines-upon-Thames |
Brown ![]() | Report | Rodriguez ![]() | Stadium: Wheatsheaf Park [citation needed] Attendance: 252 |
23 December 2014 | Chelsea ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() | Kingston-upon-Thames |
Kiwomya ![]() Gafaiti ![]() Boga ![]() Solanke ![]() | Report | Stadium: Cherry Red Records Stadium[citation needed] |
14 January 2015 | Chelsea ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Aldershot |
Palmer ![]() Scott ![]() | Report | Silva ![]() | Stadium: The Recreation Ground[citation needed] |
27 January 2015 | Norwich City ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Norwich |
Morris ![]() | Report | Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 3,816 Referee: Neil Hair |
11 February 2015 | Porto ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Aldershot |
Silva ![]() Pité ![]() Carlos ![]() | Report | Berg ![]() | Stadium: The Recreation Ground |
4 March 2015 | Norwich City ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Norwich |
Becchio ![]() | Report | Silva ![]() Costa ![]() | Stadium: Colney Training Centre |
Group B
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Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 3 |
15 October 2014 | West Ham United ![]() | 3–5 | ![]() | London |
19:00 | Fanimo ![]() Lee ![]() Bywater ![]() | Report | García ![]() Seguin ![]() Pask (o.g.) ![]() Barco ![]() | Stadium: Upton Park Referee: Ashvin Degnarain |
28 October 2014 | Athletic Bilbao ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Aldershot |
Report | Vloet ![]() | Stadium: Recreation Ground |
19 November 2014 | West Ham United ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | London |
Bywater ![]() Sadlier ![]() | Report | Rudović ![]() | Stadium: Upton Park |
8 December 2014 | Fulham ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | London |
19:00 | Eisfeld ![]() Plumain ![]() Casasola ![]() | Report | McCallum ![]() | Stadium: Rush Green Attendance: 143[3] Referee: Ian Fissenden |
17 December 2014 | Fulham ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | London |
Williams ![]() | Report | Bilbao ![]() García ![]() | Stadium: Motspur Park Attendance: 108 |
21 January 2015 | Fulham ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | London |
19:00 | Plumain ![]() | Report | Boljević ![]() Sanoh ![]() | Stadium: Motspur Park Attendance: 52 |
Group C
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Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 6 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 |
![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 |
29 October 2014 | Schalke 04 ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Hyde |
Report | Sanches ![]() | Stadium: Princes Park |
18 November 2014 | Leicester City ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Leicester |
19:00 GMT | Dodoo ![]() Hopper ![]() | Report | Stadium: King Power Stadium Referee: Ollie Yates |
21 November 2014 | Manchester City ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Hyde |
19:00 GMT | Ntcham ![]() Fofana ![]() Barker ![]() | Report | Fonte ![]() | Stadium: Princes Park |
24 November 2014 | Leicester City ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Manchester |
19:00 GMT | Lindelöf (o.g.) ![]() Hopper ![]() | Report | Stadium: Academy Stadium Referee: Robert Massey-Ellis |
18 January 2015 | Manchester City ![]() | 5–1 | ![]() | Manchester |
12:00 GMT | Ambrose ![]() Ntcham ![]() Barker ![]() Byrne ![]() Hiwula ![]() | Report | Talarski ![]() | Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 5,800 Referee: Tom Nield |
2 February 2015 | Manchester City ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() | Manchester |
19:00 GMT | Pozo ![]() Ntcham ![]() | Report | Panayiotou ![]() Stankevičius ![]() | Stadium: Academy Stadium |
Group D
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Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 |
25 November 2014 | Everton ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Everton |
19:00 GMT | Duffus ![]() | Report | Twardzik ![]() | Stadium: Goodison Park Referee: Robert Massey-Ellis |
12 December 2014 | Sunderland ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Sunderland |
19:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Stadium of Light |
18 December 2014 | Sunderland ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Sunderland |
Ferguson ![]() | Report | Griffiths ![]() | Stadium: Stadium of Light |
21 January 2015 | Celtic ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Dartford |
McMullan ![]() | Report | Stadium: Princes Park |
11 February 2015 | Everton ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Everton |
Henen ![]() | Report | Pedraza ![]() Sol ![]() | Stadium: Goodison Park |
5 March 2015 | Everton ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | |
Distin ![]() | Report |
Knock-out stages
[edit]Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
C | ![]() | 2 (4) | ||||||||||||
D | ![]() | 2 (3) | ||||||||||||
C | ![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||
C | ![]() | 3 | ||||||||||||
C | ![]() | 0 (5) | ||||||||||||
D | ![]() | 0 (3) | ||||||||||||
C | ![]() | 1 | ||||||||||||
A | ![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||
A | ![]() | 3 | ||||||||||||
B | ![]() | 4 | ||||||||||||
B | ![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||
A | ![]() | 3 | ||||||||||||
B | ![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||
A | ![]() | 3 |
Host team listed first
Bold winner
Quarter-finals
[edit]19 February 2015 | Chelsea ![]() | 3–4 | ![]() | Aldershot |
Baker ![]() Houghton ![]() Suljić ![]() | Report | Dembélé ![]() Roberts ![]() Suljić ![]() Taggart ![]() | Stadium: The Recreation Ground |
8 April 2015 | Athletic Bilbao ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() | Romford |
García ![]() | Report | Anderson ![]() Frédéric ![]() Silva ![]() | Stadium: Rush Green Stadium |
16 April 2015 | Manchester City ![]() | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p) | ![]() | Manchester |
19:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 780 Referee: Peter Wright | ||
Penalties | ||||
Byrne ![]() Barker ![]() Angeliño ![]() Pozo ![]() Smith-Brown ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
16 April 2015 | Leicester City ![]() | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | ![]() | Leicester |
Panayiotou ![]() | Report | Long ![]() Charsley ![]() | Stadium: King Power Stadium | |
Penalties | ||||
? ![]() ? ![]() Stankevičius ![]() Barmby ![]() Moore ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Semi-finals
[edit]22 April 2015 | Fulham ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | London |
Donnelly ![]() | Report | Silva ![]() | Stadium: Hotspur Park Attendance: 232[5] |
30 April 2015 | Leicester City ![]() | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | ![]() | Seagrave |
Panayiotou ![]() | Report | Iheanacho ![]() Pozo ![]() Garcia ![]() | Stadium: LCFC Training Ground Referee: Rob Massey-Ellis |
Final
[edit]8 May 2015 | Manchester City ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Manchester |
19:00 BST | Iheanacho ![]() | Report | Stadium: Academy Stadium |
Statistics
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() | Leicester City | 6 |
![]() | Porto | ||
3 | ![]() | Athletic Bilbao | 5 |
4 | ![]() | Manchester City | 3 |
![]() | Fulham | ||
6 | ![]() | Manchester City | 2 |
![]() | Borussia Mönchengladbach | ||
![]() | West Ham United | ||
![]() | Celtic | ||
![]() | Leicester City | ||
![]() | Manchester City | ||
![]() | West Ham United | ||
![]() | Manchester City | ||
![]() | Chelsea | ||
15 | 55 players | N/A | 1 |
Own goals
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | Against | Own Goals |
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1 | ![]() | Norwich City | Chelsea | 1 |
![]() | Benfica | Leicester City | ||
![]() | West Ham United | Athletic Bilbao | ||
![]() | Chelsea | Fulham |
Clean sheets
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
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1 | ![]() | Celtic | 2 |
![]() | Manchester City | ||
3 | ![]() | PSV Eindhoven | 1 |
![]() | Benfica | ||
![]() | Leicester City | ||
![]() | Leicester City | ||
![]() | Everton | ||
![]() | Norwich City | ||
![]() | Chelsea | ||
![]() | Sunderland | ||
![]() | Villarreal | ||
![]() | Porto |
See also
[edit]- Premier League International Cup
- 2014–15 Professional U21 Development League
- 2014–15 UEFA Youth League
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Premier League International Cup launched". Archived from the original on 2014-10-18. Retrieved 2014-12-09.
- ^ "Premier League International Cup 2014/15".
- ^ "Tiago Casasola hit the winner as Fulham beat West Ham in the PL International Cup on Monday". Fulham FC. Archived from the original on 2015-03-16.
- ^ "Premier League International Cup Fixtures, results and tables". premierleague.com. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ "A Leandro Silva hat-trick earned Porto a 3-0 win over Fulham U21s but that doesn't tell the full story of this Semi-final match". FulhamFC. Archived from the original on 2014-04-13.