2017–18 Premier League International Cup
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]
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Tournament details | |
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Dates | 31 August 2017 – 8 May 2018 |
Teams | 24 (from 9 associations) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 43 |
Goals scored | 123 (2.86 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() ![]() (5 goals) |
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
English league system:
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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 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 3 |
24 October 2017 | Newcastle United ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | North Tyneside |
19:00 BST (UTC+1) | Brezina ![]() Barlaser ![]() |
Report | Drchal ![]() |
Stadium: Blue Flames Ground Attendance: 491 |
10 November 2017 | Liverpool ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Birkenhead |
19:00 GMT | Virtue ![]() Ejaria ![]() |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Roberts ![]() |
Stadium: Prenton Park |
28 November 2017 | Liverpool ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Birkenhead |
19:00 GMT | Report 1 Report 2 |
Plavšić ![]() |
Stadium: Prenton Park |
30 November 2017 | PSV Eindhoven ![]() | 4–3 | ![]() | Halewood |
19:00 GMT | Malen ![]() ![]() Guðmundsson ![]() Lammers ![]() |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Čmelík ![]() Drchal ![]() Köstl ![]() |
Stadium: Finch Farm |
19 December 2017 | Liverpool ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Birkenhead |
19:00 GMT | Brewster ![]() Wilson ![]() Brannagan ![]() Virtue ![]() |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Soulas | Stadium: Prenton Park |
24 January 2018 | Newcastle United ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | North Tyneside |
19:00 GMT | Gallacher ![]() Fernández ![]() Roberts ![]() |
Report | Lundqvist ![]() |
Stadium: Blue Flames Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Glen Hart |
Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 |
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 |
27 September 2017 | Leicester City ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Leicester |
19:00 BST (UTC+1) | Hughes ![]() Johnson ![]() Muskwe ![]() |
Report | Stadium: King Power Stadium Referee: P. Wright |
10 October 2017 | Sunderland ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Sunderland |
19:00 BST (UTC+1) | McNair ![]() Beadling ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Stadium of Light Referee: Bramall |
15 November 2017 | Sunderland ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Sunderland |
19:00 GMT | Nelson ![]() |
Report | Bartczak ![]() |
Stadium: Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground |
29 November 2017 | Legia Warsaw ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Woking |
19:00 GMT | Report | Kade ![]() Blumberg ![]() |
Stadium: Kingfield Stadium |
14 December 2017 | Leicester City ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Leicester |
19:00 GMT | Ndukwu ![]() Knight ![]() |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Cichocki ![]() Bondarenko ![]() |
Stadium: Holmes Park Referee: Andrew Miller |
23 January 2018 | Sunderland ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Sunderland |
19:00 GMT | Connelly ![]() Embleton ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Stadium of Light Referee: Karl Evans |
Group C
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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 |
17 October 2017 | Everton ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | Southport |
19:00 BST (UTC+1) | Mathis ![]() |
Report | Saglam ![]() El-Haibi ![]() Blaz Kramer ![]() |
Stadium: Merseyrail Community Stadium |
1 November 2017 | Derby County ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Derby |
19:00 GMT | Franke ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Pride Park Stadium |
29 November 2017 | Dinamo Zagreb ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | Aldershot |
19:00 GMT | Knežević ![]() Miklić ![]() Stolnik ![]() |
Report | Möbius ![]() Kramer ![]() |
Stadium: Electric Services Stadium |
5 December 2017 | Derby County ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Derby |
19:00 GMT | Report 1 Report 2 |
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium |
15 December 2017 | Everton ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Southport |
19:00 GMT | Report 1 Report 2 |
Endri Çekiçi | Stadium: Merseyrail Community Stadium Referee: Matt Donohue |
19 December 2017 | Derby County ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Burton-upon-Trent |
19:00 GMT | Report | Cuze ![]() |
Stadium: St George's Park |
Group D
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 9 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 3 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 3 |
30 September 2017 | Swansea City ![]() | 6–0 | ![]() | Swansea |
14:00 BST (UTC+1) | McBurnie ![]() J. Fulton ![]() Dyer ![]() ![]() James ![]() ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Landore Training Ground |
25 October 2017 | Athletic Bilbao ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Woking |
19:00 BST (UTC+1) | Vicente ![]() |
Report Report 2 |
Johnston ![]() Bernaola ![]() |
Stadium: Kingfield Stadium |
4 November 2017 | Manchester United ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Leigh |
14:00 GMT | Wilson ![]() ![]() |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Gorré ![]() |
Stadium: Leigh Sports Village Attendance: 1009 Referee: Johnson |
15 November 2017 | Manchester United ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Leigh |
19:00 GMT | Wilson ![]() McTominay ![]() |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Guruzeta ![]() |
Stadium: Leigh Sports Village |
2 December 2017 | Manchester United ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Leigh |
14:00 GMT | Wilson ![]() ![]() |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Stadium: Leigh Sports Village Referee: D. Richardson |
20 December 2017 | Swansea City ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Swansea |
19:00 GMT | Marić ![]() Garrick ![]() |
Report | Vicente ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Landore Training Ground Referee: Savvas Yianni |
Group E
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 |
22 September 2017 | Reading ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Southampton |
19:00 BST (UTC+1) | Report 1 Report 2 |
Galeno ![]() Pereira ![]() |
Stadium: Staplewood Campus Referee: Savvas Yianni |
17 November 2017 | Arsenal ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Borehamwood |
19:00 GMT | Nelson ![]() |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Stadium: Meadow Park |
30 November 2017 | Arsenal ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Borehamwood |
19:00 GMT | Report 1 Report 2 |
Stadium: Meadow Park Referee: Alan Dale |
8 December 2017 | Reading ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | High Wycombe |
19:00 GMT | Report | Tarnat ![]() |
Stadium: Adams Park Referee: Allan Young |
23 January 2018 | Arsenal ![]() | 5–2 | ![]() | Borehamwood |
19:00 GMT | Dragomir ![]() Willock ![]() Osei-Tutu ![]() Reine-Adélaïde ![]() Smith Rowe ![]() |
Report | Awoudja ![]() Wriedt ![]() |
Stadium: Meadow Park Referee: Alan Dale |
26 January 2018 | Bayern Munich ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Aldershot |
19:00 GMT | Report | Pereira ![]() |
Stadium: Electric Services Stadium Referee: Samuel Allison |
Group F
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 9 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 |
31 August 2017 | Tottenham Hotspur ![]() | 7–2 | ![]() | Stevenage |
19:00 BST (UTC+1) | Maghoma ![]() Sterling ![]() ![]() Pritchard ![]() Shashoua ![]() ![]() Duncan ![]() |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Scully ![]() Martínez ![]() |
Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 630 Referee: Alan Young |
20 September 2017 | Villarreal ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | Lancing |
19:00 BST (UTC+1) | Moreno ![]() Montolio ![]() Poveda ![]() |
Report | Tavares ![]() Félix ![]() |
Stadium: Culver Road |
4 October 2017 | West Ham United ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | Dagenham |
19:00 BST (UTC+1) | Report | Dalmau ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Victoria Road |
14 November 2017 | Tottenham Hotspur ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Stevenage |
19:00 GMT | Report | Cedrés ![]() Riera ![]() |
Stadium: Broadhall Way |
21 November 2017 | West Ham United ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Billericay |
19:00 GMT | Report 1 Report 2 |
Júnior ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: AGP Arena |
24 January 2018 | Tottenham Hotspur ![]() | 3–3 | ![]() | Stevenage |
19:00 GMT | Tracey ![]() Roles ![]() Walkes ![]() |
Report | Félix ![]() Tavares ![]() Santos ![]() |
Stadium: Broadhall Way Referee: Alan Young |
Ranking of second-placed teams
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 3 |
Knockout stages
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Quarter-finals
24 February 2018 | Arsenal ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Borehamwood |
14:00 GMT | Willock ![]() Dasilva ![]() |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Miklić ![]() |
Stadium: Meadow Park Referee: Daniel Middleton |
27 February 2018 | Manchester United ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Leigh |
19:00 GMT | Report 1 Report 2 |
Dalmau ![]() Pedrito ![]() |
Stadium: Leigh Sports Village |
28 February 2018 | Liverpool ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Birkenhead |
19:00 GMT | Virtue ![]() |
Report | Costa ![]() Irala ![]() |
Stadium: Prenton Park |
7 March 2018 | Sunderland ![]() | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (10–11 p) | ![]() | Sunderland |
19:00 GMT | Gooch ![]() ![]() |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Good ![]() Roberts ![]() |
Stadium: Stadium of Light |
Penalties | ||||
Hackett ![]() Embleton ![]() Hume ![]() Molyneux ![]() Diamond ![]() Gamble ![]() Galloway ![]() Robson ![]() Storey ![]() Mbunga-Kimpioka ![]() Stryjek ![]() Hackett ![]() |
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Semi-finals
10 April 2018 | Arsenal ![]() | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | ![]() | Highbury, London |
19:00 BST | John-Jules ![]() Gilmour ![]() |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Dalmau ![]() Franquesa ![]() |
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Referee: Alan Young |
Penalties | ||||
Gilmour ![]() Dasilva ![]() Fortune ![]() Willock ![]() Medley ![]() |
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12 April 2018 | Newcastle United ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Newcastle upon Tyne |
19:00 BST | Report 1 Report 2 |
Reabciuk ![]() |
Stadium: St James' Park |
Final
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.