2014–15 Premier League International Cup
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]
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| 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) |
Qualification
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
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
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 7 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 3 |
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 |
Source:
| 19 December 2014 | Chelsea | 1–1 | | |
Brown  |
Report | Rodriguez |
Attendance: 252 |
| 23 December 2014 | Chelsea | 5–0 | | |
| Kiwomya Gafaiti Boga Solanke |
Report |
| 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 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 3 |
Source:
| 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 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
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 6 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 |
Source:
| 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
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 |
Source:
| 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
| 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
| 19 February 2015 | Chelsea | 3–4 | | |
| Baker Houghton Suljić |
Report | Dembélé Roberts Suljić Taggart |
| 8 April 2015 | Athletic Bilbao | 2–3 | | Romford |
| García |
Report | Anderson Frédéric Silva |
Stadium: Rush Green Stadium |
Semi-finals
| 30 April 2015 | Leicester City | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | | |
| Panayiotou |
Report | Iheanacho Pozo Garcia |
Referee: Rob Massey-Ellis |
Final
| 8 May 2015 | Manchester City | 1–0 | | Manchester |
| 19:00 BST | Iheanacho |
Report | Stadium: Academy Stadium |
Statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
Leicester City | 6 |
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Porto | ||
| 3 | |
Athletic Bilbao | 5 |
| 4 |  |
Manchester City | 3 |
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Fulham | ||
| 6 | |
Manchester City | 2 |
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Borussia Mönchengladbach | ||
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West Ham United | ||
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Celtic | ||
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Leicester City | ||
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Manchester City | ||
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West Ham United | ||
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Manchester City | ||
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Chelsea | ||
| 15 | 55 players | N/A | 1 |
Own goals
| Rank | Player | Club | Against | Own Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Norwich City | Chelsea | 1 |
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Benfica | Leicester City | ||
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West Ham United | Athletic Bilbao | ||
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Chelsea | Fulham |
Clean sheets
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Celtic | 2 |
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Manchester City | ||
| 3 | |
PSV Eindhoven | 1 |
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Benfica | ||
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Leicester City | ||
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Leicester City | ||
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Everton | ||
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Norwich City | ||
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Chelsea | ||
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Sunderland | ||
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Villarreal | ||
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Porto |
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See also
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-10-18. Retrieved 2014-12-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- https://www.lcfc.com/news/430195/premier-league-international-cup-201415
- "Premier League International Cup Fixtures, results and tables". premierleague.com. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
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