2016–17 Premier League International Cup

2016–17 Premier League International Cup
Tournament details
Dates 18 August 2016 – 17 May 2017
Teams 24 (from 8 associations)
Final positions
Champions Portugal Porto (1st title)
Runners-up England Sunderland
Tournament statistics
Matches played 43
Goals scored 119 (2.77 per match)
Top scorer(s) England Carlton Morris
(4 goals)

The 2016–17 Premier League International Cup was 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 were the defending champions, having defeating PSV 4–2 in the previous season's final, but were eliminated in the group stage.

Qualification

Twelve teams in Premier League 2 were invited to represent England in the tournament, while European teams that qualify for the knockout stages were guaranteed an invite for the following season's competition. Valencia, Feyenoord, Sparta Prague, Dinamo Zagreb, Wolfsburg, and Hertha BSC were the new international entrants in the 2016–17 season.[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
England Sunderland 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 7
Portugal Benfica 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
England Derby County 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1

Group B

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
England Manchester United 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7
England Middlesbrough 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7
Spain Villarreal 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 3
Czech Republic Sparta Prague 3 0 0 3 1 5 −4 0

Group C

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Portugal Porto 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7
Germany Wolfsburg 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
England Leicester City 3 1 0 2 2 6 −4 3
England Liverpool 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2 1

Group D

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 7
Wales Swansea City 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7
England Chelsea 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
Netherlands Feyenoord 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0

Group E

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
England Norwich City 3 3 0 0 9 3 +6 9
Scotland Celtic 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
England Aston Villa 3 1 0 2 5 8 −3 3
Spain Valencia 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0

Group F

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Germany Hertha BSC 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 7
Spain Athletic Bilbao 3 2 1 0 7 5 +2 7
England Everton 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3
England Reading 3 0 0 3 3 7 −4 0

Ranking of second-placed teams

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Wales Swansea City 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7
Spain Athletic Bilbao 3 2 1 0 7 5 +2 7
England Middlesbrough 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7
Scotland Celtic 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
Germany Wolfsburg 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
Portugal Benfica 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4

Knockout stages

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
         
Wales Swansea City 5
Germany Hertha BSC 1
Wales Swansea City 0
Portugal Porto 1
England Manchester United 0
Portugal Porto 2
Portugal Porto 5
England Sunderland 0
England Norwich City 6
Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 0
England Norwich City 0
England Sunderland 1
England Sunderland 2
Spain Athletic Bilbao 0

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

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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