2017–18 Premier League International Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 31 August 2017 – 8 May 2018 |
| Teams | 24 (from 9 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Porto (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Arsenal |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 43 |
| Goals scored | 123 (2.86 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | James Wilson Manchester United Adrián Dalmau Villarreal (5 goals) |
← 2016–17 2018–19 → | |
The 2017–18 Premier League International Cup was the fourth season of the Premier League International Cup, a European club football competition organised by the Premier League for under-23 players. Porto defended the title by defeating Arsenal 1–0 in the final.[1][2]
Format
The competition featured twenty-four teams: twelve from English league system and twelve invitees from other European countries. 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.[3]
All matches - including fixtures between non-English teams - were played in England and Wales.
Teams
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English league system: |
Other countries:
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Group stage
| Color key in group tables |
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| Group winners and the two best runners-up advance to the quarterfinals |
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 |
| Newcastle United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 |
| Sparta Prague | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 |
| PSV Eindhoven | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 3 |
Source:
| 24 October 2017 | Newcastle United | 2–1 | Sparta Prague | North Tyneside |
| 19:00 BST (UTC+1) | Brezina o.g.' (19) Barlaser 76' |
Report | Drchal pen.' (62) | Stadium: Blue Flames Ground Attendance: 491 Referee: Mr M. Donohue |
| 10 November 2017 | Liverpool | 2–1 | Newcastle United | Birkenhead |
| 19:00 GMT | Virtue 27' Ejaria 73' |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Roberts 22' | Stadium: Prenton Park Referee: Daniel Middleton |
| 28 November 2017 | Liverpool | 0–1 | Sparta Prague | Birkenhead |
| 19:00 GMT | Report 1 Report 2 |
Plavšić 86' | Stadium: Prenton Park Referee: Joe Hull |
| 30 November 2017 | PSV Eindhoven | 4–3 | Sparta Prague | Halewood |
| 19:00 GMT | Malen 2' 61' Guðmundsson 31' Lammers 40' |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Čmelík 16' Drchal 64' Köstl 66' |
Stadium: Finch Farm |
| 19 December 2017 | Liverpool | 3–0 | PSV Eindhoven | Birkenhead |
| 19:00 GMT | Brewster 11' Wilson 24' Brannagan Virtue 63' |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Soulas | Stadium: Prenton Park Referee: Joe Hull |
| 24 January 2018 | Newcastle United | 3–1 | PSV Eindhoven | North Tyneside |
| 19:00 GMT | Gallacher 22' Fernández 47' Roberts 79' |
Report | Lundqvist 65' | Stadium: Blue Flames Ground Attendance: 262 Referee: Glen Hart |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunderland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 |
| Leicester City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 |
| Hertha Berlin | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 |
| Legia Warsaw | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 |
Source:
| 27 September 2017 | Leicester City | 3–0 | Hertha Berlin | Leicester |
| 19:00 BST (UTC+1) | Hughes 2' Johnson 40' Muskwe 47' |
Report | Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 434 Referee: P. Wright |
| 10 October 2017 | Sunderland | 2–0 | Hertha Berlin | Sunderland |
| 19:00 BST (UTC+1) | McNair 42' Beadling 90' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Stadium of Light Referee: Bramall |
| 15 November 2017 | Sunderland | 1–1 | Legia Warsaw | Hetton-le-Hole |
| 19:00 GMT | Nelson 87' | Report | Bartczak 33' | Stadium: Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground |
| 29 November 2017 | Legia Warsaw | 0–2 | Hertha Berlin | Woking |
| 19:00 GMT | Report | Kade 64' Blumberg 88' |
Stadium: Kingfield Stadium |
| 14 December 2017 | Leicester City | 2–2 | Legia Warsaw | Whetstone |
| 19:00 GMT | Ndukwu 21' Knight 32' |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Cichocki 10' Bondarenko 67' |
Stadium: Holmes Park Attendance: 229[4] Referee: Andrew Miller |
| 23 January 2018 | Sunderland | 2–0 | Leicester City | Sunderland |
| 19:00 GMT | Connelly 35' Embleton 43' |
Report | Stadium: Stadium of Light Referee: Karl Evans |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinamo Zagreb | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 |
| Derby County | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| VfL Wolfsburg | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Everton | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 |
Source:
| 17 October 2017 | Everton | 1–3 | VfL Wolfsburg | Southport |
| 19:00 BST (UTC+1) | Mathis 23' | Report | Saglam 59' El-Haibi 74' Blaz Kramer 85' |
Stadium: Merseyrail Community Stadium |
| 1 November 2017 | Derby County | 1–0 | VfL Wolfsburg | Derby |
| 19:00 GMT | Franke o.g.' (75) | Report | Stadium: Pride Park Stadium |
| 29 November 2017 | Dinamo Zagreb | 3–2 | VfL Wolfsburg | Aldershot |
| 19:00 GMT | Knežević 39' Miklić 58' Stolnik 68' (pen.) |
Report | Möbius 11' Kramer 63' |
Stadium: Electric Services Stadium |
| 5 December 2017 | Derby County | 0–0 | Everton | Derby |
| 19:00 GMT | Report 1 Report 2 |
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium |
| 15 December 2017 | Everton | 0–0 | Dinamo Zagreb | Southport |
| 19:00 GMT | Report 1 Report 2 |
Endri Çekiçi | Stadium: Merseyrail Community Stadium Referee: Matt Donohue |
| 19 December 2017 | Derby County | 0–1 | Dinamo Zagreb | Burton-upon-Trent |
| 19:00 GMT | Report | Ćuže 26' | Stadium: St George's Park |
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester United | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 9 |
| Swansea City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 3 |
| Athletic Bilbao | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Celtic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 3 |
Source:
| 30 September 2017 | Swansea City | 6–0 | Celtic | Landore |
| 14:00 BST (UTC+1) | McBurnie 37' J. Fulton 49' Dyer 74' 84' James 80', 90' |
Report | Stadium: Landore Training Ground |
| 25 October 2017 | Athletic Bilbao | 1–2 | Celtic | Woking |
| 19:00 BST (UTC+1) | Vicente 47' | Report Report 2 Report 3 |
Johnston 13' Bernaola og' (58) |
Stadium: Kingfield Stadium Attendance: 250 Referee: Adrian Quelch |
| 4 November 2017 | Manchester United | 2–1 | Swansea City | Leigh |
| 14:00 GMT | Wilson 59' (pen.) 67' | Report 1 Report 2 |
Gorré 90' (pen.) | Stadium: Leigh Sports Village Attendance: 1,009[5] Referee: Johnson |
| 15 November 2017 | Manchester United | 2–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Leigh |
| 19:00 GMT | Wilson 48' McTominay 81' |
Report 1 Report 2 Report 3 |
Guruzeta 10' | Stadium: Leigh Sports Village Attendance: 854[6] Referee: Simeon Lucas |
| 2 December 2017 | Manchester United | 2–0 | Celtic | Leigh |
| 14:00 GMT | Wilson 28' 82' | Report 1 Report 2 Report 3 |
Stadium: Leigh Sports Village Attendance: 1,016[7] Referee: David Richardson |
| 20 December 2017 | Swansea City | 0–2 | Athletic Bilbao | Landore |
| 19:00 GMT | Marić 90' Garrick 90+3' |
Report | Vicente 89' 90+1' | Stadium: Landore Training Ground Referee: Savvas Yianni |
Group E
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 |
| Porto | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
| Bayern Munich | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 |
| Reading | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 |
Source:
| 22 September 2017 | Reading | 0–2 | Porto | Marchwood |
| 19:00 BST (UTC+1) | Report 1 Report 2 |
Galeno 82' Pereira 90' (pen.) |
Stadium: Staplewood Campus Attendance: BCD[8] Referee: Savvas Yianni |
| 17 November 2017 | Arsenal | 1–0 | Porto | Borehamwood |
| 19:00 GMT | Nelson 51' | Report 1 Report 2 |
Stadium: Meadow Park |
| 30 November 2017 | Arsenal | 0–0 | Reading | Borehamwood |
| 19:00 GMT | Report 1 Report 2 |
Stadium: Meadow Park Referee: Alan Dale |
| 8 December 2017 | Reading | 0–1 | Bayern Munich | High Wycombe |
| 19:00 GMT | Report | Tarnat 12' | Stadium: Adams Park Referee: Allan Young |
| 23 January 2018 | Arsenal | 5–2 | Bayern Munich | Borehamwood |
| 19:00 GMT | Dragomir 30' Willock 36' Osei-Tutu 77' Reine-Adélaïde 78' Smith Rowe 84' |
Report | Awoudja 48' Wriedt 60' |
Stadium: Meadow Park Referee: Alan Dale |
| 26 January 2018 | Bayern Munich | 0–1 | Porto | Aldershot |
| 19:00 GMT | Report | Pereira 45+1' (pen.) | Stadium: Electric Services Stadium Referee: Samuel Allison |
Group F
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villarreal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 9 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 4 |
| Benfica | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 |
| West Ham United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 |
Source:
| 31 August 2017 | Tottenham Hotspur | 7–2 | West Ham United | Stevenage |
| 19:00 BST (UTC+1) | Maghoma 11' Sterling 13', 63' Pritchard 51' Shashoua 59', 68' Duncan 65' |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Scully 28' (pen.) Martínez 81' (pen.) |
Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 630 Referee: Alan Young |
| 20 September 2017 | Villarreal | 3–2 | Benfica | Lancing |
| 19:00 BST (UTC+1) | Moreno 37' Montolio 86' Poveda 90' |
Report | Tavares 48' Félix 87' |
Stadium: Amex Elite Football Performance Centre Attendance: 400 Referee: Richard Hulme |
| 4 October 2017 | West Ham United | 0–3 | Villarreal | Dagenham |
| 19:00 BST (UTC+1) | Report | Dalmau 1', 35', 68' | Stadium: Victoria Road |
| 14 November 2017 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0–2 | Villarreal | Stevenage |
| 19:00 GMT | Report | Cedrés 30' Riera 45' |
Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 503[9] |
| 21 November 2017 | West Ham United | 0–2 | Benfica | Billericay |
| 19:00 GMT | Report 1 Report 2 |
Júnior 8', 26' | Stadium: AGP Arena |
| 24 January 2018 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3–3 | Benfica | Enfield |
| 19:00 GMT | Tracey 39' Roles 50' Walkes 55' |
Report | Félix 21' Tavares 46' Santos 79' |
Stadium: Hotspur Way Referee: Alan Young |
Ranking of second-placed teams
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 |
| Porto | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 4 |
| Leicester City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 |
| Derby County | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Swansea City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 3 |
Source:
Knockout stages
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| Arsenal | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Dinamo Zagreb | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Arsenal | 2 (P) | |||||||||||||
| Villarreal | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Manchester United | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Villarreal | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Arsenal | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Porto | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Sunderland | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Newcastle United | 2 (P) | |||||||||||||
| Newcastle United | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Porto | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Liverpool | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Porto | 2 | |||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
| 24 February 2018 | Arsenal | 2–1 | Dinamo Zagreb | Borehamwood |
| 14:00 GMT | Willock 28' Dasilva 89' |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Miklić 75' | Stadium: Meadow Park Referee: Daniel Middleton |
| 27 February 2018 | Manchester United | 0–2 | Villarreal | Leigh |
| 19:00 GMT | Report 1 Report 2 |
Dalmau 48' Pedrito 50' |
Stadium: Leigh Sports Village Referee: Peter Gibbons |
| 28 February 2018 | Liverpool | 1–2 | Porto | Leigh[10] |
| 19:00 GMT | Virtue 33' | Report | Costa 58' Irala 90+6' |
Stadium: Leigh Sports Village Attendance: BCD[11] |
| 7 March 2018 | Sunderland | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (10–11 p) | Newcastle United | Sunderland |
| 19:00 GMT | Gooch 38' (pen.), 69' | Report 1 Report 2 |
Good 28' Roberts 90+2' |
Stadium: Stadium of Light |
| Penalties | ||||
| Hackett Embleton Hume Molyneux Diamond Gamble Galloway Robson Storey Mbunga-Kimpioka Stryjek Hackett |
Charman Ben El-Mhanni Good Hunter Sangare Fernández Gallagher Smith Newberry Yarney Woolston Charman |
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Semi-finals
| 10 April 2018 | Arsenal | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | Villarreal | Holloway |
| 19:00 BST | John-Jules 8' Gilmour 19' (pen.) |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Dalmau 21' Franquesa 40' |
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 1,561 Referee: Alan Young |
| Penalties | ||||
| Gilmour Dasilva Fortune Willock Medley |
Quintillà Ibiza Chuca Mesa Pedrito |
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| 12 April 2018 | Newcastle United | 0–1 | Porto | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 19:00 BST | Report 1 Report 2 Report 3 |
Reabciuk 89' | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 1,237 Referee: Mr P. Wright |
Final
| 8 May 2018 | Arsenal | 0–1 | Porto | Holloway |
| 19:00 BST (UTC+1) | Report 1 Report 2 |
Queta 10' | Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 1,662 Referee: Thomas Bramall |
References
- ^ "Dragons win in London". FC Porto. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
- ^ "Arsenal 0-1 Porto: How it happened". Arsenal F.C. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
- ^ "Premier League International Cup explained". Premier League. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
- ^ "display game". Doing the 92.
- ^ @lsvstadium (4 November 2017). "FULL TIME: @ManUtd 2 @SwansOfficial 1" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ @lsvstadium (15 November 2017). "FULL TIME: @ManUtd u23s 2 @Athletic_en 1" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ @lsvstadium (2 December 2017). "FULL TIME: @ManUtd 2 @celticfc 0" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ @ReadingFC (19 September 2017). "⚽️ Our U23s take on European giants @FCPorto behind closed doors in the @PremierLeague International Cup on Friday!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Spurs v Villarreal, (PL2 International Cup - 14.11.17)". Spurs Odyssey.
- ^ Match was moved to Leigh Sports Village from Prenton Park because of weather conditions
- ^ @LFC (28 February 2018). "Due to current weather conditions, #LFCU23s will now host @FCPorto in tonight's #PL International Cup quarter-final at Leigh Sports Village" (Tweet) – via Twitter.