2016–17 Premier League International Cup

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]

2016–17 Premier League International Cup
The Stadium of Light in Monkwearmouth, Sunderland hosted the final
Tournament details
Dates18 August 2016 – 17 May 2017
Teams24 (from 8 associations)
Final positions
Champions Porto (1st title)
Runners-up Sunderland
Tournament statistics
Matches played43
Goals scored119 (2.77 per match)
Top scorer(s) Carlton Morris
(4 goals)

Villarreal were the defending champions, having defeated 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. 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.[2]

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

Teams

Valencia, Feyenoord, Sparta Prague, Dinamo Zagreb, VfL Wolfsburg, and Hertha Berlin were the new international entrants in the 2016–17 season.

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 28 July 2016.[3] 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
Sunderland 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 7
Benfica 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
Derby County 3 1 1 1 4 5 1 4
PSV Eindhoven 3 0 1 2 1 4 3 1
Source:
22 September 2016 Derby County 2–1 PSV Eindhoven Burton upon Trent
19:00 BST (UTC+1) Blackman  pen' (14)
Rawson  19'
Report Gudmundsson  pen' (63) Stadium: St George's Park
18 November 2016 Sunderland 2–1 Benfica Sunderland
19:00 BST (UTC+1) Asoro  19'
Molyneux
Tavares Stadium: Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground
23 December 2016 Sunderland 2–0 PSV Eindhoven Sunderland
19:00 GMT (UTC) Embleton  69'
Asoro  86'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
12 January 2017 Derby County 2–2 Sunderland Derby
19:00 GMT (UTC) MacDonald  41'
J. Robson  45' (o.g.)
Report Nelson  66'
Cresswell  90' (o.g.)
Stadium: iPro Stadium
18 January 2017 Benfica 0–0 PSV Eindhoven New Malden
19:00 GMT (UTC) Stadium: Motspur Park

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Manchester United 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7
Middlesbrough 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7
Villarreal 3 1 0 2 2 3 1 3
Sparta Prague 3 0 0 3 1 5 4 0
Source:
13 September 2016 Manchester United 1–0 Villarreal Leigh
19:00 GMT (UTC) Harrop  34' Stadium: Leigh Sports Village
11 October 2016 Middlesbrough 1–0 Villarreal Middlesbrough
19:00 BST (UTC+1) Cooke  90' Stadium: Riverside Stadium
15 November 2016 Middlesbrough 1–0 Sparta Prague Hartlepool
19:00 GMT (UTC) Cooke  33' Stadium: Victoria Park
15 December 2016 Manchester United 2–0 Sparta Prague Leigh
19:00 GMT (UTC) Harrop  21'
Redmond  55'
Stadium: Leigh Sports Village
22 December 2016 Manchester United 2–2 Middlesbrough Leigh
19:00 GMT (UTC) Mitchell  59'
Goss  72' pen
de Pena  63', 83' Stadium: Leigh Sports Village

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Porto 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7
VfL Wolfsburg 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
Leicester City 3 1 0 2 2 6 4 3
Liverpool 3 0 1 2 3 5 2 1
Source:
28 September 2016 Liverpool 1–2 VfL Wolfsburg Birkenhead
19:00 BST (UTC+1) Lennon  80' Brekalo  51'
Hansen  90'
Stadium: Prenton Park
11 October 2016 Leicester City 0–3 VfL Wolfsburg Leicester
19:00 BST (UTC+1) Zawada  42'
Donkor  58'  63'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Referee: Thomas Bramall
2 November 2016 Liverpool 1–1 Porto Birkenhead
19:00 GMT (UTC) Lennon  65' Report Govea  49' Stadium: Prenton Park
12 November 2016 Leicester City 0–2 Porto Leicester
19:00 GMT (UTC) Report Inácio  55'
Palmer-Brown  81'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
3 December 2016 Leicester City 2–1 Liverpool Leicester
19:00 GMT (UTC) Ndukwu  50'
Ndukwu  77'
Wilson  45' Stadium: Holmes Park
14 December 2016 Porto 3–0 VfL Wolfsburg Brighton
19:00 GMT (UTC) Ramos  39'
Areias  44'
Kayembe  58'
Report Stadium: American Express Elite Performance Centre

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Dinamo Zagreb 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 7
Swansea City 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7
Chelsea 3 1 0 2 3 4 1 3
Feyenoord 3 0 0 3 1 7 6 0
Source:
11 October 2016 Swansea City 2–0 Feyenoord Swansea
19:00 BST (UTC+1) Plezier  10'
Biabi  90' pen
Stadium: Landore Training Centre
11 November 2016 Swansea City 0–0 Dinamo Zagreb Swansea
19:00 GMT (UTC) Stadium: Landore Training Centre
29 November 2016 Chelsea 2–1 Feyenoord Aldershot
19:00 GMT (UTC) Sterling 84'
Tomori 85'
Basacikoglu 12' Stadium: Recreation Ground
16 December 2016 Chelsea 0–1 Dinamo Zagreb Aldershot
19:00 GMT (UTC) Mihaljević  38' Stadium: Recreation Ground
20 December 2016 Feyenoord 0–3 Dinamo Zagreb Stoke d'Abernon
19:00 GMT (UTC) Mihaljević  25'
Mihaljević  36'
Muhar  90+2'
Stadium: Cobham Training Centre
22 December 2016 Chelsea 1–2 Swansea City Aldershot
19:00 GMT (UTC) Quintero  34' Biabi  53'
James  86'
Stadium: Recreation Ground

Group E

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Norwich City 3 3 0 0 9 3 +6 9
Celtic 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
Aston Villa 3 1 0 2 5 8 3 3
Valencia 3 0 0 3 1 7 6 0
Source:
6 September 2016 Norwich City 2–0 Valencia Norwich
19:00 BST (UTC+1) Morris  15'
Latorre  (o.g.), 28'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 829
5 October 2016 Aston Villa 2–1 Valencia Birmingham
20:00 BST (UTC+1) O'Hare  41'  82' Soler Barragan  45' Stadium: Villa Park
9 November 2016 Aston Villa 0–3 Celtic Birmingham
19:00 GMT (UTC) Report 1
Report 2
Donnelly  15'  63'
Aitchison  34'
Stadium: Villa Park
16 November 2016 Norwich City 3–0 Celtic Norwich
19:00 GMT (UTC) Morris  6' (pen.), 81'
Murphy  58'
Report 1
Report 2
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 2,074
30 November 2016 Valencia 0–3 Celtic Southampton
19:00 GMT (UTC) Report 1
Report 2
Nesbitt  1'
Donnelly  39'
Ajer  56'
Stadium: Staplewood
12 January 2017 Norwich City 4–3 Aston Villa Norwich
19:00 GMT (UTC) Maddison  43'
Morris  47'
Middleton  56'
Jaiyesimi  76'
Report Davis  29', 52'
Sellars  44'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 200
Referee: Dean Treleaven

Group F

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Hertha BSC 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 7
Athletic Bilbao 3 2 1 0 7 5 +2 7
Everton 3 1 0 2 4 6 2 3
Reading 3 0 0 3 3 7 4 0
Source:
18 August 2016 Everton 2–1 Reading Southport
19:00 BST (UTC+1) Dyson  7'
Evans  12'
Report Fosu  36' Stadium: Haig Avenue
26 October 2016 Athletic Bilbao 2–2 Hertha BSC Brighton
19:00 BST (UTC+1) Iriondo  6'
Morcillo  76'
Report Kohls  32'
Pelivan  55' pen
Stadium: American Express Elite Football Performance Centre
23 November 2016 Everton 1–3 Hertha BSC Liverpool
19:00 GMT (UTC) Jones  50' Report Friede  11'
Friede  20'
Mirbach  32'
Stadium: Goodison Park
23 November 2016 Reading 2–3 Athletic Bilbao High Wycombe
19:00 GMT (UTC) Méïte  4'  9' Report Southwood  45+3' og
Bilbao  71'
Villalibre  72'
Stadium: Adams Park
14 December 2016 Reading 0–2 Hertha BSC Reading
19:00 GMT (UTC) Report Friede  64'
Beyer  74'
Stadium: Madejski Stadium
21 December 2016 Everton 1–2 Athletic Bilbao Liverpool
19:00 GMT (UTC) Connolly  9' Report Córdoba  43'
Núñez  81'
Stadium: Goodison Park

Ranking of second-placed teams

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Swansea City 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7
Athletic Bilbao 3 2 1 0 7 5 +2 7
Middlesbrough 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7
Celtic 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
VfL Wolfsburg 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
Benfica 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
Source:

Knockout stages

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
         
Swansea City 5
Hertha BSC 1
Swansea City 0
Porto 1
Manchester United 0
Porto 2
Porto 5
Sunderland 0
Norwich City 6
Dinamo Zagreb 0
Norwich City 0
Sunderland 1
Sunderland 2
Athletic Bilbao 0

Quarter-finals

15 February 2017 Sunderland 2–0 Athletic Bilbao Sunderland
19:00 GMT (UTC) E. Robson  25'
Embleton  47'
Report Córdoba  52' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 634
Referee: Tom Bramall (Derbyshire)
22 February 2017 Manchester United 0–2 Porto Leigh
19:00 GMT (UTC) Report Díaz  65', 69' Stadium: Leigh Sports Village
27 February 2017 Norwich City 6–0 Dinamo Zagreb Norwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 2526

Semi-finals

25 March 2017 Swansea City 0–1 Porto Swansea
12:30 GMT (UTC) Report Galeno  64' Stadium: Liberty Stadium

Final

17 May 2017 Sunderland 0–5 Porto Sunderland
19:00 BST (UTC+1) Report Galeno  5', 37'
Pereira  45+2'
Kayembe  51'
Awaziem  55'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 18,317

References

  1. "Premier League International Cup: Format explained". Premier League. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  2. "Premier League International Cup explained". Premier League. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  3. "Man Utd to face International Cup holders". Premier League. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
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