2015–16 Premier League International Cup

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2015–16 Premier League International Cup
The New Den - geograph.org.uk - 1143517.jpg
The Den in South Bermondsey, London hosted the final
Tournament details
Dates19 August 2015 – 4 May 2016
Teams16 (from 6 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsSpain Villarreal (1st title)
Runners-upNetherlands PSV Eindhoven
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored98 (3.16 per match)
Top scorer(s)England Kasey Palmer
(6 goals)

The 2015–16 Premier League International Cup was the second season of the Premier League International Cup, a European club football competition organised by the Premier League for under-21 players.[1]

Manchester City were the defending champions, after beating Porto 1–0 in the previous season's final, but were eliminated in the group stage.

Qualification[]

For English sides, qualification was achieved via performance in the 2014–15 Barclays Under 21 Premier League, with the top eight sides securing a place in the competition. Manchester United U21s (champions) and Southampton U21s (8th place) did not take up the opportunity to enter the competition and were replaced by Tottenham Hotspur U21s and Everton U21s, who finished 9th and 10th respectively.[2] The participation of European sides was achieved through invitation and was influenced by the quality of each club's academy. All eight teams from the previous season returned to the competition.[1]

Group stage[]

Group stage matches were played between 19 August 2015 and 23 December 2015. The teams were drawn into four groups, each containing two English sides and two European sides.

Color key in group tables
Group winners and runners-up advance to the quarterfinals

Group A[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Portugal Benfica 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9
England Chelsea 3 2 0 1 9 5 +4 6
England Liverpool 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3
Scotland Celtic 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0
Source:[citation needed]
11 September 2015 Chelsea England 4–2 England Liverpool Aldershot
19:05 BST Swift Goal 6'
Palmer Goal 51', 63', 65'		 Report 1, 2 Sinclair Goal 18', 36' Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 994
24 September 2015 Celtic Scotland 1–2 Portugal Benfica High Wycombe
19:00 BST Goal 90' Report Gonçalves Goal 37'
Sarkic Goal 54'		 Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 355
Referee: Carl Brook
16 October 2015 Chelsea England 0–3 Portugal Benfica Aldershot
19:05 BST Report 1, 2 Gonçalves Goal 45'
Carvalho Goal 62'
Dias Goal 64'		 Stadium: Recreation Ground
20 November 2015 Liverpool England 0–2 Portugal Benfica Chester
19:00 GMT Report Gonçalves Goal 39'
Carvalho Goal 48'		 Stadium: Deva Stadium
4 December 2015 Chelsea England 5–0 Scotland Celtic Aldershot
19:05 GMT Ali Goal 4'
Wright Goal 5'
Musonda Goal 15'
Palmer Goal 23'
Mitchell Goal 90+1' (pen.)		 Report 1, 2 Stadium: Recreation Ground
12 December 2015 Liverpool England 2–0 Scotland Celtic Chester
14:00 GMT Lennon Goal 86'
Brannagan Goal 88' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Deva Stadium

Group B[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
England Tottenham Hotspur 3 2 0 1 8 5 +3 6
Portugal Porto 3 2 0 1 4 6 −2 6
England Everton 3 1 0 2 6 5 +1 3
Germany Schalke 04 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
Source:[citation needed]
31 August 2015 Everton England 4–1 England Tottenham Hotspur Liverpool
14:00 BST Henen Goal 15' (pen.)
Byrne Goal 45+2', 50'		 Report Maghoma Goal 52' Stadium: Goodison Park
25 September 2015 Porto Portugal 1–0 Germany Schalke 04 High Wycombe
19:00 BST Díaz Goal 61' Report Stadium: Adams Park
20 October 2015 Everton England 0–1 Germany Schalke 04 Liverpool
19:00 BST Report Pick Goal 10' Stadium: Goodison Park
3 November 2015 Tottenham Hotspur England 3–1 Germany Schalke 04 Stevenage
19:00 GMT Amos Goal 25'
Harrison Goal 55' (pen.), 70'		 Report Pick Goal 65' Stadium: Broadhall Way
Attendance: 217
Referee: Josh Smith
22 November 2015 Everton England 2–3 Portugal Porto Liverpool
12:00 GMT Connolly Goal 75'
Charsley Goal 86'		 Report 1, 2 Silva Goal 6'
Cláudio Goal 12'
Díaz Goal 81'		 Stadium: Goodison Park
23 December 2015 Tottenham Hotspur England 4–0 Portugal Porto High Wycombe
12:00 GMT Coulthirst Goal 31', 35'
Walkes Goal 76'
Sonupe Goal 89'		 Report 1, 2 Stadium: Adams Park
Referee: Josh Smith

Group C[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Spain Villarreal 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 6
Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
England Leicester City 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3
England Norwich City 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
Source:[citation needed]
2 September 2015 Norwich City England 0–3 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven Norwich
19:00 BST Report Pereiro Goal 24'
Cmiljanić Goal 86'
Locadia Goal 88'		 Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 2,415
7 October 2015 Norwich City England 1–0 Spain Villarreal Norwich
19:00 BST Ramsay Goal ?' Report 1, 2 Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 3,508
20 October 2015 Leicester City England 2–1 England Norwich City Leicester
19:00 BST Dodoo Goal 36', 77' Report Ashley-Seal Goal 3' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 2,026
27 October 2015 PSV Eindhoven Netherlands 0–4 Spain Villarreal High Wycombe
19:00 GMT Report Sol Goal 31', 58'
Pedraza Goal 57'
Suárez Goal 81'		 Stadium: Adams Park
16 November 2015 Leicester City England 0–2 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven Leicester
19:00 GMT Report Pereiro Goal 40', 62' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 3,380
1 December 2015 Leicester City England 2–3 Spain Villarreal Leicester
19:00 GMT Cain Goal 42'
Muskwe Goal 55'		 Report Goal 25'
Guerra Goal 38'
Pedraza Goal 51'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium

Group D[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
England Sunderland 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7
Spain Athletic Bilbao 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6
Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 3 0 2 1 3 5 −2 2
England Manchester City 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Source:[citation needed]
19 August 2015 Manchester City England 1–1 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach Manchester
19:00 BST Plummer Goal 20' Report Goal 9' Stadium: Academy Stadium
26 August 2015 Manchester City England 0–1 England Sunderland Manchester
19:00 BST Report Mandron Goal 80' Stadium: Academy Stadium
9 September 2015 Borussia Mönchengladbach Germany 1–3 Spain Athletic Bilbao High Wycombe
19:00 BST Goal 55' Report Lozano Goal 26'
Unai Bilbao Goal 75'
Guruzeta Goal 87'		 Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 183
12 October 2015 Sunderland England 1–1 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach Sunderland
19:00 BST Mandron Goal 54' Report Ritter Goal 81' Stadium: Stadium of Light
11 November 2015 Sunderland England 2–1 Spain Athletic Bilbao Sunderland
19:00 GMT Graham Goal 32'
Goal 83' (pen.)		 Report Guruzeta Goal 44' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 888
Referee: A. Greenwood (North Yorkshire)
2 December 2015 Manchester City England 1–2 Spain Athletic Bilbao Manchester
19:00 GMT Celina Goal 52' Report Goal 48'
Guruzeta Goal 77'		 Stadium: Academy Stadium

Knockout stages[]

The knockout stages comprised three rounds played as one-off matches: quarter-finals, semi-finals and the final. In the quarter-finals, group stage winners played against the runners-up from another group.[3]

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
         
Portugal Benfica 0
Portugal Porto 1
Portugal Porto 1
Spain Villarreal 2
Spain Villarreal 2
Spain Athletic Bilbao 1
Spain Villarreal 4
Netherlands PSV 2
England Tottenham Hotspur 2
England Chelsea 5
England Chelsea 1
Netherlands PSV 2
England Sunderland 0
Netherlands PSV 1

Quarter-finals[]

28 January 2016 Tottenham Hotspur England 2–5 England Chelsea Stevenage
19:05 GMT Walkes Goal 54'
Miller Goal 72'		 Report 1, 2 Mitchell Goal 6'
Palmer Goal 10'
Aina Goal 35'
Abraham Goal 87', 90+4'		 Stadium: Broadhall Way
Referee: Josh Smith
3 February 2016 Villarreal Spain 2–1 Spain Athletic Bilbao High Wycombe
19:00 GMT Sol Goal 4'
Pedraza Goal 47'		 Report 1, 2 Guruzeta Goal 50' Stadium: Adams Park
Referee: Anthony Coggins
3 February 2016 Benfica Portugal 0–1 Portugal Porto South Bermondsey
19:00 GMT Report 1, 2 Gleison Goal 34' Stadium: The Den
5 February 2016 Sunderland England 0–1 Netherlands PSV Sunderland
19:00 GMT Report 1, 2 Leemans Goal 55' Stadium: Stadium of Light

Semi-finals[]

3 March 2016 Chelsea England 1–2 Netherlands PSV Aldershot
19:05 GMT Palmer Goal 6' Report 1, 2 Chalobah Goal 16' (o.g.)
Bergwijn Goal 43'		 Stadium: Recreation Ground
Referee: Carl Brook
20 April 2016 Porto Portugal 1–2 Spain Villarreal South Bermondsey
19:00 BST Diaz Goal 74' Report 1, 2 Cantalapiedra Goal 4'
Gutiérrez Goal 87'		 Stadium: The Den

Final[]

4 May 2016 PSV Netherlands 2–4 (a.e.t.) Spain Villarreal South Bermondsey
19:00 BST Leemans Goal 44' (pen.)
Koch Goal 53'		 Report 1, 2 Suárez Goal 26', 96'
Sol Goal 85', 110'		 Stadium: The Den

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Premier League International Cup confirmed for second season". Premier League. 3 August 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  2. ^ "2015/16 Premier League International Cup fixtures released". Premier League. 3 August 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Fixtures: Premier League International Cup – Season 2015–16". Premier League. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
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