2016–17 Premier League International Cup
![]() | |
Tournament details | |
---|---|
Dates | 18 August 2016 – 17 May 2017 |
Teams | 24 (from 8 associations) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 43 |
Goals scored | 119 (2.77 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() (4 goals) |
The 2016–17 Premier League International Cup was the third season of the Premier League International Cup, a European club football competition organised by the Premier League for under-23 players.[1]
Villarreal were the defending champions, having defeated PSV 4–2 in the previous season's final, but were eliminated in the group stage.
Qualification
[edit]Twelve teams in Premier League 2 were invited to represent England in the tournament, while European teams that qualify for the knockout stages were guaranteed an invite for the following season's competition. The teams were split into six groups of four - with two English league clubs per group. The group winners, and two best runners-up, progressed into the knockout phase of the tournament. The knockout matches were single leg fixtures.[2]
All matches - including fixtures between non-English teams - were played in England and Wales.
Teams
[edit]Valencia, Feyenoord, Sparta Prague, Dinamo Zagreb, VfL Wolfsburg, and Hertha Berlin were the new international entrants in the 2016–17 season.
English league system: | Other countries:
|
Group stage
[edit]The draw for the group stage was held on 28 July 2016.[3] The teams were drawn into four groups, each containing two English sides and two European sides.
Color key in group tables |
---|
Group winners and the two best runners-up advance to the quarterfinals |
Group A
[edit]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 |
![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
22 September 2016 | Derby County ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Burton upon Trent |
19:00 BST (UTC+1) | Blackman ![]() Rawson ![]() | Report | Gudmundsson ![]() | Stadium: St George's Park |
14 October 2016 | Derby County ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Burton upon Trent |
19:00 BST (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: St George's Park |
18 November 2016 | Sunderland ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Sunderland |
19:00 BST (UTC+1) | Asoro ![]() Molyneux ![]() | Tavares ![]() | Stadium: Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground Attendance: 344[4] |
23 December 2016 | Sunderland ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Sunderland |
19:00 GMT (UTC) | Embleton ![]() Asoro ![]() | Stadium: Stadium of Light |
12 January 2017 | Derby County ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Derby |
19:00 GMT (UTC) | MacDonald ![]() J. Robson ![]() | Report | Nelson ![]() Cresswell ![]() | Stadium: iPro Stadium Attendance: 207[5] |
18 January 2017 | Benfica ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | New Malden |
19:00 GMT (UTC) | Stadium: Motspur Park |
Group B
[edit]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 |
![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
13 September 2016 | Manchester United ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Leigh |
19:00 GMT (UTC) | Harrop ![]() | [1] | Stadium: Leigh Sports Village |
11 October 2016 | Middlesbrough ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Darlington |
19:00 BST (UTC+1) | Cooke ![]() | Stadium: The Darlington Arena[6] |
15 November 2016 | Middlesbrough ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Hartlepool |
19:00 GMT (UTC) | Cooke ![]() | Stadium: Victoria Park |
13 December 2016 | Villarreal ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Burton upon Trent |
19:00 GMT (UTC) | Stadium: St George's Park |
15 December 2016 | Manchester United ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Leigh |
19:00 GMT (UTC) | Harrop ![]() Redmond ![]() | Report | Stadium: Leigh Sports Village Attendance: 943[7] |
22 December 2016 | Manchester United ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Leigh |
19:00 GMT (UTC) | Mitchell ![]() Goss ![]() | Report | de Pena ![]() | Stadium: Leigh Sports Village Attendance: 856[8] |
Group C
[edit]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3 |
![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 |
28 September 2016 | Liverpool ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Birkenhead |
19:00 BST (UTC+1) | Lennon ![]() | [2] | Brekalo ![]() Hansen ![]() | Stadium: Prenton Park |
11 October 2016 | Leicester City ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | Leicester |
19:00 BST (UTC+1) | [3] | Zawada ![]() Donkor ![]() ![]() | Stadium: King Power Stadium Referee: Thomas Bramall |
2 November 2016 | Liverpool ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Birkenhead |
19:00 GMT (UTC) | Lennon ![]() | Report | Govea ![]() | Stadium: Prenton Park |
12 November 2016 | Leicester City ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Leicester |
19:00 GMT (UTC) | Report | Inácio ![]() Palmer-Brown ![]() | Stadium: King Power Stadium |
3 December 2016 | Leicester City ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Leicester |
19:00 GMT (UTC) | Ndukwu ![]() Ndukwu ![]() | Wilson ![]() | Stadium: Holmes Park |
14 December 2016 | Porto ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Brighton |
19:00 GMT (UTC) | Ramos ![]() Areias ![]() Kayembe ![]() | Report | Stadium: American Express Elite Performance Centre |
Group D
[edit]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 7 |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 |
![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 |
11 October 2016 | Swansea City ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Swansea |
19:00 BST (UTC+1) | Plezier ![]() Biabi ![]() | Stadium: Landore Training Centre |
11 November 2016 | Swansea City ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Swansea |
19:00 GMT (UTC) | Stadium: Landore Training Centre |
29 November 2016 | Chelsea ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Aldershot |
19:00 GMT (UTC) | Sterling![]() Tomori ![]() | Basacikoglu![]() | Stadium: Recreation Ground |
16 December 2016 | Chelsea ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Aldershot |
19:00 GMT (UTC) | Mihaljević ![]() | Stadium: Recreation Ground |
20 December 2016 | Feyenoord ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | Stoke d'Abernon |
19:00 GMT (UTC) | Mihaljević ![]() Mihaljević ![]() Muhar ![]() | Stadium: Cobham Training Centre |
22 December 2016 | Chelsea ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Aldershot |
19:00 GMT (UTC) | Quintero ![]() | Biabi ![]() James ![]() | Stadium: Recreation Ground |
Group E
[edit]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 9 |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 3 |
![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 |
6 September 2016 | Norwich City ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Norwich |
19:00 BST (UTC+1) | Morris ![]() Latorre ![]() | [4] | Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 829 |
5 October 2016 | Aston Villa ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Birmingham |
20:00 BST (UTC+1) | O'Hare ![]() ![]() | [5] | Soler Barragan ![]() | Stadium: Villa Park |
9 November 2016 | Aston Villa ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | Birmingham |
19:00 GMT (UTC) | Report 1 Report 2 | Donnelly ![]() ![]() Aitchison ![]() | Stadium: Villa Park |
16 November 2016 | Norwich City ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Norwich |
19:00 GMT (UTC) | Morris ![]() Murphy ![]() | Report 1 Report 2 | Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 2,074 |
30 November 2016 | Valencia ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | Southampton |
19:00 GMT (UTC) | Report 1 Report 2 | Nesbitt ![]() Donnelly ![]() Ajer ![]() | Stadium: Staplewood |
12 January 2017 | Norwich City ![]() | 4–3 | ![]() | Norwich |
19:00 GMT (UTC) | Maddison ![]() Morris ![]() Middleton ![]() Jaiyesimi ![]() | Report | Davis ![]() Sellars ![]() | Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 200 Referee: Dean Treleaven |
Group F
[edit]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 7 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 |
![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 0 |
18 August 2016 | Everton ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Southport |
19:00 BST (UTC+1) | Dyson ![]() Evans ![]() | Report | Fosu ![]() | Stadium: Haig Avenue |
26 October 2016 | Athletic Bilbao ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Brighton |
19:00 BST (UTC+1) | Iriondo ![]() Morcillo ![]() | Report | Kohls ![]() Pelivan ![]() | Stadium: American Express Elite Football Performance Centre |
23 November 2016 | Everton ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | Liverpool |
19:00 GMT (UTC) | Jones ![]() | Report | Friede ![]() Friede ![]() Mirbach ![]() | Stadium: Goodison Park |
23 November 2016 | Reading ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() | High Wycombe |
19:00 GMT (UTC) | Méïte ![]() ![]() | Report | Southwood ![]() Bilbao ![]() Villalibre ![]() | Stadium: Adams Park |
14 December 2016 | Reading ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Reading |
19:00 GMT (UTC) | Report | Friede ![]() Beyer ![]() | Stadium: Madejski Stadium |
21 December 2016 | Everton ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Liverpool |
19:00 GMT (UTC) | Connolly ![]() | Report | Córdoba ![]() Núñez ![]() | Stadium: Goodison Park |
Ranking of second-placed teams
[edit]Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 7 |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
Knockout stages
[edit]Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
![]() | 5 | |||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||||||||||
![]() | 5 | |||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||||||||
![]() | 6 | |||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||||||||||
![]() | 0 |
Quarter-finals
[edit]15 February 2017 | Sunderland ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Sunderland |
19:00 GMT (UTC) | E. Robson ![]() Embleton ![]() | Report | Córdoba ![]() | Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 634 Referee: Tom Bramall (Derbyshire) |
28 February 2017 | Swansea City ![]() | 5–1 | ![]() | Swansea |
19:00 GMT (UTC) | Report | Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 800 |
22 February 2017 | Manchester United ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Leigh |
19:00 GMT (UTC) | Report 1 Report 2 | Díaz ![]() | Stadium: Leigh Sports Village Attendance: 1,212[9] |
27 February 2017 | Norwich City ![]() | 6–0 | ![]() | Norwich |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 2,526 |
Semi-finals
[edit]25 March 2017 | Swansea City ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Swansea |
12:30 GMT (UTC) | Report | Galeno ![]() | Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 2,118 |
31 March 2017 | Norwich City ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Norwich |
19:00 BST (UTC+1) | Report | Asoro ![]() | Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 3,000 estimated[10] |
Final
[edit]17 May 2017 | Sunderland ![]() | 0–5 | ![]() | Sunderland |
19:00 BST (UTC+1) | Report | Galeno ![]() Pereira ![]() Kayembe ![]() Awaziem ![]() | Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 18,317 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Premier League International Cup: Format explained". Premier League. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ "Premier League International Cup explained". Premier League. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
- ^ "Man Utd to face International Cup holders". Premier League. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ "Sunderland U23 2-1 Benfica U23 report: Black Cats make winning start in International Cup". ChronicleLive. 18 November 2016.
- ^ "U23 REPORT: DERBY COUNTY 2-2 SUNDERLAND". Derby County FC.
- ^ "Middlesbrough U23s vs Villarreal: History beckons for Boro in the Premier League International Cup". Gazette Live. 11 October 2016.
- ^ @lsvstadium (15 December 2016). "Finishes @ManUtd 2 @ACSparta_EN 0 in #PLInternationalCup" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ @lsvstadium (22 December 2016). "FULL TIME #mufc 2 #boro 2" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ @lsvstadium (22 February 2017). "FULL TIME: #mufc 0 #fcporto 2" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Norwich City U23s 0 Sunderland U23s 1 – Canaries miss out on place in Premier League International Cup final". Eastern Daily Press.