2017–18 Premier League International Cup
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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) |
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[]
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 | ![]() | showNorth Tyneside |
10 November 2017 | Liverpool ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | showBirkenhead |
28 November 2017 | Liverpool ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | showBirkenhead |
30 November 2017 | PSV Eindhoven ![]() | 4–3 | ![]() | showHalewood |
19 December 2017 | Liverpool ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | showBirkenhead |
24 January 2018 | Newcastle United ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | showNorth Tyneside |
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 | ![]() | showLeicester |
10 October 2017 | Sunderland ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | showSunderland |
15 November 2017 | Sunderland ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | showSunderland |
29 November 2017 | Legia Warsaw ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | showWoking |
23 January 2018 | Sunderland ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | showSunderland |
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 | ![]() | showSouthport |
1 November 2017 | Derby County ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | showDerby |
29 November 2017 | Dinamo Zagreb ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | showAldershot |
5 December 2017 | Derby County ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | showDerby |
15 December 2017 | Everton ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | showSouthport |
19 December 2017 | Derby County ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | showBurton-upon-Trent |
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 |
25 October 2017 | Athletic Bilbao ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | showWoking |
4 November 2017 | Manchester United ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | showLeigh |
15 November 2017 | Manchester United ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | showLeigh |
2 December 2017 | Manchester United ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | showLeigh |
20 December 2017 | Swansea City ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | showSwansea |
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 | ![]() | showSouthampton |
17 November 2017 | Arsenal ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | showBorehamwood |
30 November 2017 | Arsenal ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | showBorehamwood |
8 December 2017 | Reading ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | showHigh Wycombe |
23 January 2018 | Arsenal ![]() | 5–2 | ![]() | showBorehamwood |
26 January 2018 | Bayern Munich ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | showAldershot |
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 | ![]() | showStevenage |
20 September 2017 | Villarreal ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | showLancing |
4 October 2017 | West Ham United ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | showDagenham |
14 November 2017 | Tottenham Hotspur ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | showStevenage |
21 November 2017 | West Ham United ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | showBillericay |
24 January 2018 | Tottenham Hotspur ![]() | 3–3 | ![]() | showStevenage |
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 | ![]() | showBorehamwood |
27 February 2018 | Manchester United ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | showLeigh |
28 February 2018 | Liverpool ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | showBirkenhead |
7 March 2018 | Sunderland ![]() | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (10–11 p) | ![]() | showSunderland |
Semi-finals[]
10 April 2018 | Arsenal ![]() | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | ![]() | showHighbury, London |
12 April 2018 | Newcastle United ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | showNewcastle upon Tyne |
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.
- Premier League International Cup
- 2017–18 Premier League
- 2017–18 in European football
- 2017–18 in English football