2019–20 Premier League International Cup

The 2019–20 Premier League International Cup was the sixth season of the Premier League International Cup, a European club football competition organised by the Premier League for under-23 players. Bayern Munich were champions in the previous season, after beating Dinamo Zagreb 2–0 in the final, but they were unable to defend their title as they did not enter this season's tournament.

2019–20 Premier League International Cup
Tournament details
Dates11 September 2019 – May 2020
Teams24 (from 7 associations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played38
Goals scored128 (3.37 per match)
Top scorer(s)Liam Cullen (7 goals)

The tournament was ended early on 1 May 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.[1]

Format

The competition features twenty-four teams: twelve from English league system and twelve invitees from other European countries. The teams are split into six groups of four - with two English league clubs per group. The group winners, and two best runners-up, will progress into the knockout phase of the tournament. The knockout matches will be single leg fixtures.[2]

All matches - including fixtures between non-English teams - will be played in England and Wales.

Teams

Group stage
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
Arsenal (Q) 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 9
Leicester City 3 2 0 1 4 5 −1 6
Dinamo Zagreb 3 1 0 2 5 6 −1 3
Villarreal 3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 0
Source:
25 September 2019 Dinamo Zagreb 2–1 VillarrealAldershot
19:00 BST (UTC+1) Kulenović  39' (pen)
Marin  45'		 Report Collado  52' Stadium: Recreation Ground
27 November 2019 Arsenal 3–0 VillarrealBorehamwood
19:00 GMT (UTC±00:00) Tormey  7'
Smith-Rowe  54'
Coyle  79'		 Stadium: Meadow Park
17 December 2019 Arsenal 3–2 Dinamo ZagrebBorehamwood
19:00 GMT (UTC±00:00) John-Jules  35', 90'
Olayinka  55'		 Report Marin  7'
Baturina  79'		 Stadium: Meadow Park
18 December 2019 Leicester City 2–1 VillarrealLeicester
19:00 GMT (UTC±00:00) Hirst  24'
Eppiah  25'		 Report Millan  43' Stadium: Holmes Park
17 January 2020 Arsenal 3–0 Leicester CityBorehamwood
19:00 GMT (UTC±00:00) Burton  25' (pen)
Balogun  59'
Olayinka  76'		 Report Stadium: Meadow Park
27 January 2020 Leicester City 2–1 Dinamo ZagrebLeicester
TBC GMT (UTC±00:00) Wright  29', 59' Report Šipoš  22' Stadium: Holmes Park

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
VfL Wolfsburg (Q) 3 3 0 0 10 4 +6 9
West Ham United (Q) 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6
Brighton & Hove Albion 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 1
Valencia 3 0 1 2 0 5 −5 1
Source:
11 September 2019 West Ham United 1–0 ValenciaDagenham
19:00 BST (UTC+1) Holland  8' Report Stadium: Victoria Road
Referee: Gary Parsons
16 October 2019 Valencia 0–4 VfL WolfsburgTotton
19:00 BST (UTC+1) Report Beifus  9', 33'
Marmoush  35'
May  71' (pen)		 Stadium: Testwood Stadium
Referee: Adam Bavcar
30 October 2019 West Ham United 2–3 VfL WolfsburgRush Green
19:00 GMT (UTC±00:00) Powell  13'
Scully  45'		 Report Justvan  19', 87'
Herrmann  33'		 Stadium: Rush Green Stadium
Referee: Paul Howard
27 November 2019 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–3 West Ham UnitedCrawley
19:00 GMT (UTC±00:00) Radulovic  25' Holland  32'
Lewis  68'
Scully  75'		 Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
18 December 2019 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–0 ValenciaCrawley
19:00 GMT (UTC±00:00) Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
27 January 2020 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–3 VfL WolfsburgLancing
19:00 GMT (UTC±00:00) Radulovic  32'
Jenks  89'		 Report Justvan  26'
Stach  39'
Karamoko  71' (pen)		 Stadium: American Express Elite Football Performance Centre

Group C
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Benfica (Q) 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 7
Newcastle United 3 1 1 1 6 5 +1 4
Hertha BSC 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
Blackburn Rovers 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3
Source:
25 September 2019 Hertha BSC 1–2 BenficaWesham
19:00 BST (UTC+1) Redan  57' (pen) Report Pedro Henrique  75' (pen)
Csoboth  90+2'		 Stadium: Mill Farm
Referee: Aaron Jackson
15 November 2019 Blackburn Rovers 0–2 Hertha BSCBlackburn
19:00 GMT (UTC±00:00) Report Ernesto  78'
Gayret  90+2'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Referee: Ben Speedie
22 November 2019 Newcastle United 1–1 BenficaNewcastle upon Tyne
19:00 GMT (UTC±00:00) Francillette  13' dos Anjos  34' (pen) Stadium: Whitley Park
25 November 2019 Blackburn Rovers 1–2 BenficaLeyland
19:00 GMT (UTC±00:00) Davenport  59' dos Anjos  84', 90' Stadium: County Ground
11 December 2019 Newcastle United 3–1 Hertha BSCNewcastle upon Tyne
19:00 GMT (UTC±00:00) Fernandez  5'
Allan  23' (pen), 90'		 Ngankam  82' Stadium: Whitley Park
20 December 2019 Newcastle United 2–3 Blackburn RoversNewcastle upon Tyne
19:00 GMT (UTC±00:00) Allan  30' (pen), 55' Report Buckley  13', 75'
Chapman  16'		 Stadium: Whitley Park

Group D
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Swansea City (Q) 3 2 1 0 10 2 +8 7
Porto 3 1 1 1 5 8 −3 4
PSV Eindhoven 3 0 3 0 3 3 0 3
Everton 3 0 1 2 3 8 −5 1
Source:
19 September 2019 Swansea City 1–1 PSV EindhovenLandore
19:00 BST (UTC+1) Cullen  77' Report Ngonge  33' Stadium: Landore Training Centre
Referee: James Durkin
25 September 2019 Swansea City 5–1 PortoLandore
19:00 BST (UTC+1) Cullen  6', 23'
Cooper  16', 45', 57'		 Report Diego  11' Stadium: Landore Training Centre
Referee: Tom Reeves
30 October 2019 Everton 1–1 PSV EindhovenSouthport
19:00 GMT (UTC±00:00) Gordon  12' Report Soulas  90+2' Stadium: Haig Avenue
Referee: Declan Bourne
17 December 2019 Porto 1–1 PSV EindhovenWesham
19:00 GMT (UTC±00:00) Ferreira  48' Ledezma  81' Stadium: Mill Farm
20 December 2019 Everton 2–3 PortoSouthport
19:00 GMT (UTC±00:00) Evans  19', 90' Vieira  10'
Bessa  34'
Sousa  68'		 Stadium: Haig Avenue
27 January 2020 Everton 0–4 Swansea CitySouthport
19:00 GMT (UTC±00:00) Report Cullen  3', 7', 20', 59' Stadium: Haig Avenue

Group E
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Liverpool (Q) 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 4
Paris Saint-Germain 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
Athletic Bilbao 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 0 3 0 4 4 0 3
Source:
30 October 2019 Athletic Bilbao 0–1 Paris Saint-GermainAldershot
19:00 GMT (UTC±00:00) Report Fressange  37' Stadium: Recreation Ground
Referee: Richard Hulme
20 November 2019 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Paris Saint-GermainWolverhampton
19:00 GMT (UTC±00:00) Csoka  57' Fressange  1' Stadium: Molineux Stadium
27 November 2019 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Athletic BilbaoBurton-upon-Trent
19:00 GMT (UTC±00:00) Ashley-Seal  4' Guruzeta  59' Stadium: St George's Park
20 December 2019 Liverpool 3–2 Paris Saint-GermainKirkby
19:00 GMT (UTC±00:00) Bearne  7'
Dixon-Bonner  90'
Larouci  90'		 Fressange  39'
Mbe Soh  59'		 Stadium: Liverpool Academy
8 January 2020 Liverpool 1–2 Athletic BilbaoKirkby
19:00 GMT (UTC±00:00) Bearne  82' Report Baqué  20', 35' Stadium: Liverpool Academy
29 January 2020 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–2 LiverpoolWolverhampton
19:00 GMT (UTC±00:00) Jordão  13'
Dadashov  47'		 Hardy  52'
Elliott  54'		 Stadium: Molineux Stadium

Group F
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Derby County (Q) 3 3 0 0 7 2 +5 9
AS Monaco (Q) 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
Feyenoord 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3
Southampton 3 0 0 3 2 8 −6 0
Source:
26 September 2019 Derby County 2–0 AS MonacoLoughborough
19:00 BST (UTC+1) Minkley  66'
Hector-Ingram  77' (pen)		 Report Stadium: Loughborough University Stadium
Referee: Samuel Barrott
15 October 2019 AS Monaco 3–1 FeyenoordDagenham
19:00 BST (UTC+1) Ibouroi  32'
Alioui  62'
Faivre  75' (pen)		 Report Lake  86' Stadium: Victoria Road
Referee: Tim Danaskos
29 October 2019 Southampton 1–2 FeyenoordMarchwood
19:00 GMT (UTC±00:00) El Bouchataoui  41', o.g' Report Naujoks  61'
Burger  83'		 Stadium: Staplewood Campus
7 November 2019 Derby County 2–1 FeyenoordLoughborough
19:00 GMT (UTC±00:00) Hector-Ingram  63' (pen)
Bennett  87' (pen)		 De Mooij  46' Stadium: Loughborough University Stadium
27 November 2019 Southampton 0–3 AS MonacoMarchwood
19:00 GMT (UTC±00:00) Alioui  62', 73'
Naes  74'		 Stadium: Staplewood Campus
10 December 2019 Derby County 3–1 SouthamptonLoughborough
19:00 GMT (UTC±00:00) Minkley  32'
Shonibare  49'
Hector-Ingram  69' (pen)		 Brennan  78' Stadium: Loughborough University Stadium

Ranking of second-placed teams
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
AS Monaco (Q) 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
West Ham United (Q) 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6
Leicester City (E) 3 2 0 1 4 5 −1 6
Newcastle United (E) 3 1 1 1 6 5 +1 4
Athletic Bilbao (E) 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
Porto (E) 3 1 1 1 5 8 −3 4
Source:

Knockout stages

Quarter-finals
3 March 2020 Arsenal 4–3 AS MonacoBorehamwood
Medley  17', 24'
Balogun  68' (pen.), 90'		 Report Sylla  20'
Millot  29'
Maes  50'		 Stadium: Meadow Park
10 March 2020 Derby County 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(5–6 p)		 West Ham UnitedDerby
Hector-Ingram  34' (pen.), 83'
J. Brown  51'		 Report Afolayan  4', 8'
Rosa  73'		 Stadium: Pride Park
Penalties
Babos
A. Brown
Cresswell
Stretton
Hector-Ingram
J. Brown
Ebosele
Wilson 		Rosa
Ashby
Djú
Odubeko
Silva
Sánchez
Akinola
Okotcha
TBC Liverpool v VfL WolfsburgKirkby
Stadium: Liverpool Academy
Note: This fixture, originally scheduled for 10 March 2020, was postponed after VfL Wolfsburg decided not to travel to the UK due to concerns over the spread of the coronavirus.[3]
TBC Swansea City v BenficaLandore
Stadium: Landore Training Centre
Note: This fixture, originally scheduled for 11 March 2020, was postponed after Benfica decided not to travel to the UK due to concerns over the spread of the coronavirus.[4]
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References
  1. "Statement on 2019/20 Academy Games Programme". Premier League. 1 May 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  2. "Premier League International Cup explained". Premier League. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  3. https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/academy/389861-liverpool-u23s-v-wolfsburg-postponed
  4. https://www.swanseacity.com/news/swansea-city-under-23s-benfica-clash-postponed
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