2016–17 Premier League International Cup

2016–17 Premier League International Cup
Tournament details
Dates 18 August 2016
Teams 24 (from 8 associations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played 23
Goals scored 56 (2.43 per match)
Top scorer(s) Scotland Luke Donnelly
England Carlton Morris
(3 goals each)

The 2016–17 Premier League International Cup is the third season of the Premier League International Cup, a European club football competition organised by the Premier League for under-23 players.[1]

Villarreal are the defending champions, after defeating PSV 4-2 in the previous season's final.

Qualification

Twelve teams in Premier League 2 are invited to represent England in the tournament, while European teams that qualify for the knockout stages are guaranteed an invite for the following season's competition. Valencia, Feyernoord and Sparta Prague, Dinamo Zagreb, Wolfsburg and Hertha Berlin are the new international entrants in 2016/17.[1]

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 28 July 2016.[2] The teams were drawn into four groups, each containing two English sides and two European sides.

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
Portugal Benfica 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 3
England Sunderland 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 3
England Derby County 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 3
Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 0

Group B

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
England Middlesbrough 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2 6
England Manchester United 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 3
Czech Republic Sparta Prague 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0
Spain Villarreal (E) 2 0 0 2 0 2 −2 0

Group C

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Germany Wolfsburg 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 6
Portugal Porto 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4
England Liverpool 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1
England Leicester City (E) 2 0 0 2 0 5 −5 0

Group D

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Wales Swansea City 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 4
England Chelsea 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 3
Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Netherlands Feyenoord 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0

Group E

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
England Norwich City 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 6
Scotland Celtic 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
England Aston Villa 2 1 0 1 2 4 −2 3
Spain Valencia 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0

Group F

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Germany Hertha Berlin 2 1 1 0 5 3 +2 4
Spain Athletic Bilbao 2 1 1 0 5 4 +1 4
England Everton 2 1 0 1 3 4 −1 3
England Reading 2 0 0 2 3 5 −2 0

Ranking of second-placed teams

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Scotland Celtic 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
Portugal Porto 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4
Spain Athletic Bilbao 2 1 1 0 5 4 +1 4
England Sunderland 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 3
England Manchester United 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 3
Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1

Knockout stages

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
         
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Quarter-Final

Semi-Final

Final

References

  1. 1 2 "Premier League International Cup: Format explained". Premier League. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "Man Utd to face International Cup holders". Premier League. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
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