2016–17 Premier League International Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 18 August 2016 |
| Teams | 24 (from 8 associations) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 23 |
| Goals scored | 56 (2.43 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
 Luke Donnelly  Carlton Morris (3 goals each) |
The 2016–17 Premier League International Cup is 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 are the defending champions, after defeating PSV 4-2 in the previous season's final.
Qualification
Twelve teams in Premier League 2 are invited to represent England in the tournament, while European teams that qualify for the knockout stages are guaranteed an invite for the following season's competition. Valencia, Feyernoord and Sparta Prague, Dinamo Zagreb, Wolfsburg and Hertha Berlin are the new international entrants in 2016/17.[1]
Group stage
The draw for the group stage was held on 28 July 2016.[2] 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
| Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Benfica |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 |
| Sunderland |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| Derby County |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 |
 PSV Eindhoven |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0 |
| 22 September 2016 | Derby County |
2–1 | PSV Eindhoven |
Burton upon Trent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 BST (UTC+1) | Blackman  pen' (14) Rawson 19' |
Report | Gudmundsson pen' (63) |
Stadium: St George's Park |
| 14 October 2016 | Derby County |
0–2 | Benfica |
Burton upon Trent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 BST (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: St George's Park |
| 18 November 2016 | Sunderland |
2–1 | Benfica |
Sunderland |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 BST (UTC+1) | Asoro 19' Molyneux |
Tavares |
Stadium: Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground |
| 19 December 2016 | Derby County |
– | Sunderland |
Derby |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 GMT (UTC) | Stadium: iPro Stadium |
| 23 December 2016 | Sunderland |
– | PSV Eindhoven |
Sunderland |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 GMT (UTC) | Stadium: Stadium of Light |
| 18 January 2017 | Benfica |
– | PSV Eindhoven |
TBC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 GMT (UTC) | Stadium: TBC |
Group B
| Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middlesbrough |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 6 |
| Manchester United |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
 Sparta Prague |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
 Villarreal (E) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0 |
| 13 September 2016 | Manchester United |
1–0 | Villarreal |
Manchester |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 GMT (UTC) | Harrop 34' |
Stadium: Leigh Sports Village |
| 11 October 2016 | Middlesbrough |
1–0 | Villarreal |
Middlesbrough |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 BST (UTC+1) | Cooke 90' |
Stadium: Riverside Stadium |
| 15 November 2016 | Middlesbrough |
1–0 | Sparta Prague |
Hartlepool |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 GMT (UTC) | Cooke 33' |
Stadium: Victoria Park |
| 13 December 2016 | Villarreal |
– | Sparta Prague |
TBC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 GMT (UTC) | Stadium: TBC |
| 15 December 2016 | Manchester United |
– | Sparta Prague |
Manchester |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 GMT (UTC) | Stadium: Leigh Sports Village |
| 22 December 2016 | Manchester United |
– | Middlesbrough |
Manchester |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 GMT (UTC) | Stadium: Leigh Sports Village |
Group C
| Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Wolfsburg |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 |
| Porto |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 |
| Liverpool |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 |
| Leicester City (E) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 |
| 28 September 2016 | Liverpool |
1–2 | Wolfsburg |
Birkenhead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 BST (UTC+1) | Lennon 80' |
Brekalo 51' Hansen 90' |
Stadium: Prenton Park |
| 11 October 2016 | Leicester City |
0–3 | Wolfsburg |
Leicester |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 BST (UTC+1) | Zawada 42' Donkor 58' 63' |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Referee: Thomas Bramall |
| 2 November 2016 | Liverpool |
1–1 | Porto |
Birkenhead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 GMT (UTC) | Lennon 66' |
Garcia 50' |
Stadium: Prenton Park |
| 12 November 2016 | Leicester City |
0–2 | Porto |
Leicester |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 GMT (UTC) | Santos 56' Palmer-Brown 82' |
Stadium: King Power Stadium |
| 3 December 2016 | Leicester City |
– | Liverpool |
Leicester |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 GMT (UTC) | Stadium: Holmes Park |
Group D
| Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Swansea City |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 4 |
| Chelsea |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
 Dinamo Zagreb |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Feyenoord |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 |
| 11 October 2016 | Swansea City |
2–0 | Feyenoord |
Swansea |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 BST (UTC+1) | Plezier 10' Biabi 90' pen |
Stadium: Landore Training Centre |
| 11 November 2016 | Swansea City |
0–0 | Dinamo Zagreb |
Swansea |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 GMT (UTC) | Stadium: Landore Training Centre |
| 29 November 2016 | Chelsea |
2–1 | Feyenoord |
Aldershot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 GMT (UTC) | Sterling 84' Tomori 85' |
Basacikoglu 12' |
Stadium: Recreation Ground |
| 16 December 2016 | Chelsea |
– | Dinamo Zagreb |
Aldershot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 GMT (UTC) | Stadium: Recreation Ground |
| 20 December 2016 | Feyenoord |
– | Dinamo Zagreb |
Stoke d'Abernon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 GMT (UTC) | Stadium: Cobham Training Centre |
| 22 December 2016 | Chelsea |
– | Swansea City |
Aldershot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 GMT (UTC) | Stadium: Recreation Ground |
Group E
| Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norwich City |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 6 |
| Celtic |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 |
| Aston Villa |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 |
| Valencia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 |
| 6 September 2016 | Norwich City |
2–0 | Valencia |
Norwich |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 BST (UTC+1) | Morris 15' Latorre (o.g.), 28' |
Stadium: Carrow Road |
| 5 October 2016 | Aston Villa |
2–1 | Valencia |
Birmingham |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 BST (UTC+1) | O'Hare 41' 82' |
Soler Barragan 45' |
Stadium: Villa Park |
| 9 November 2016 | Aston Villa |
0–3 | Celtic |
Birmingham |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 GMT (UTC) | Donnelly 15' 63' Aitchison 34' |
Stadium: Villa Park |
| 16 November 2016 | Norwich City |
3–0 | Celtic |
Norwich |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 GMT (UTC) | Morris 6' pen 81' Murphy 58' |
Stadium: Carrow Road |
| 30 November 2016 | Valencia |
0–3 | Celtic |
Southampton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 GMT (UTC) | Nesbitt 1' Donnelly 39' Ajer 56' |
Stadium: Staplewood |
| 5 December 2016 | Norwich City |
– | Aston Villa |
Norwich |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 GMT (UTC) | Stadium: Carrow Road |
Group F
| Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hertha Berlin |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 |
| Athletic Bilbao |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 |
| Everton |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 |
| Reading |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 0 |
| 18 August 2016 | Everton |
2–1 | Reading |
Southport |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 BST (UTC+1) | Dyson 7' Evans 12' |
Fosu 36' |
Stadium: Haig Avenue |
| 26 October 2016 | Athletic Bilbao |
2–2 | Hertha Berlin |
Brighton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 BST (UTC+1) | Iriondo 6' Morcillo 76' |
Kohls 32' Pelivan 55' pen |
Stadium: American Express Elite Football Performance Centre |
| 23 November 2016 | Everton |
1–3 | Hertha Berlin |
Liverpool |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 GMT (UTC) | Stadium: Goodison Park |
| 23 November 2016 | Reading |
2–3 | Athletic Bilbao |
High Wycombe |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 GMT (UTC) | Méïte 4' 9' |
Southwood 45+3' og Bilbao 71' Villalibre 72' |
Stadium: Adams Park |
| 14 December 2016 | Reading |
– | Hertha Berlin |
Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 GMT (UTC) | Stadium: Madejski Stadium |
| 21 December 2016 | Everton |
– | Athletic Bilbao |
Liverpool |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 GMT (UTC) | Stadium: Goodison Park |
Ranking of second-placed teams
| Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celtic |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 |
| Porto |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 |
| Athletic Bilbao |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 |
| Sunderland |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| Manchester United |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
| Dinamo Zagreb |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Knockout stages
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
Quarter-Final
Semi-Final
Final
References
- 1 2 "Premier League International Cup: Format explained". Premier League. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ↑ "Man Utd to face International Cup holders". Premier League. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
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