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]
Tournament details | |
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Dates | 18 August 2016 – 17 May 2017 |
Teams | 24 (from 8 associations) |
Final positions | |
Champions | |
Runners-up | |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 43 |
Goals scored | 119 (2.77 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | (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 |
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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 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
22 September 2016 | Derby County | 2–1 | | Burton upon Trent |
19:00 BST (UTC+1) | Blackman Rawson |
Report | Gudmundsson |
Stadium: St George's Park |
14 October 2016 | Derby County | 0–2 | | Burton upon Trent |
19:00 BST (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: St George's Park |
18 November 2016 | Sunderland | 2–1 | | Sunderland |
19:00 BST (UTC+1) | Asoro Molyneux |
Tavares |
Stadium: Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground |
23 December 2016 | Sunderland | 2–0 | | Sunderland |
19:00 GMT (UTC) | Embleton Asoro |
Stadium: Stadium of Light |
12 January 2017 | Derby County | 2–2 | | Derby |
19:00 GMT (UTC) | MacDonald J. Robson |
Report | Nelson Cresswell |
Stadium: iPro Stadium |
18 January 2017 | Benfica | 0–0 | | New Malden |
19:00 GMT (UTC) | Stadium: Motspur Park |
Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
13 September 2016 | Manchester United | 1–0 | | Leigh |
19:00 GMT (UTC) | Harrop |
Stadium: Leigh Sports Village |
11 October 2016 | Middlesbrough | 1–0 | | Middlesbrough |
19:00 BST (UTC+1) | Cooke |
Stadium: Riverside Stadium |
15 November 2016 | Middlesbrough | 1–0 | | Hartlepool |
19:00 GMT (UTC) | Cooke |
Stadium: Victoria Park |
13 December 2016 | Villarreal | 2–1 | | Burton upon Trent |
19:00 GMT (UTC) | Stadium: St George's Park |
15 December 2016 | Manchester United | 2–0 | | Leigh |
19:00 GMT (UTC) | Harrop Redmond |
Stadium: Leigh Sports Village |
22 December 2016 | Manchester United | 2–2 | | Leigh |
19:00 GMT (UTC) | Mitchell Goss |
de Pena |
Stadium: Leigh Sports Village |
Group C
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3 | |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 |
28 September 2016 | Liverpool | 1–2 | | Birkenhead |
19:00 BST (UTC+1) | Lennon |
Brekalo Hansen |
Stadium: Prenton Park |
11 October 2016 | Leicester City | 0–3 | | Leicester |
19:00 BST (UTC+1) | Zawada Donkor |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Referee: Thomas Bramall |
2 November 2016 | Liverpool | 1–1 | | Birkenhead |
19:00 GMT (UTC) | Lennon |
Report | Govea |
Stadium: Prenton Park |
12 November 2016 | Leicester City | 0–2 | | Leicester |
19:00 GMT (UTC) | Report | Inácio Palmer-Brown |
Stadium: King Power Stadium |
3 December 2016 | Leicester City | 2–1 | | Leicester |
19:00 GMT (UTC) | Ndukwu Ndukwu |
Wilson |
Stadium: Holmes Park |
Group D
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 7 | |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 |
11 October 2016 | Swansea City | 2–0 | | Swansea |
19:00 BST (UTC+1) | Plezier Biabi |
Stadium: Landore Training Centre |
11 November 2016 | Swansea City | 0–0 | | Swansea |
19:00 GMT (UTC) | Stadium: Landore Training Centre |
29 November 2016 | Chelsea | 2–1 | | Aldershot |
19:00 GMT (UTC) | Sterling Tomori |
Basacikoglu |
Stadium: Recreation Ground |
16 December 2016 | Chelsea | 0–1 | | Aldershot |
19:00 GMT (UTC) | Mihaljević |
Stadium: Recreation Ground |
20 December 2016 | Feyenoord | 0–3 | | Stoke d'Abernon |
19:00 GMT (UTC) | Mihaljević Mihaljević Muhar |
Stadium: Cobham Training Centre |
22 December 2016 | Chelsea | 1–2 | | Aldershot |
19:00 GMT (UTC) | Quintero |
Biabi James |
Stadium: Recreation Ground |
Group E
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 9 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 3 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 |
6 September 2016 | Norwich City | 2–0 | | Norwich |
19:00 BST (UTC+1) | Morris Latorre |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 829 |
5 October 2016 | Aston Villa | 2–1 | | Birmingham |
20:00 BST (UTC+1) | O'Hare |
Soler Barragan |
Stadium: Villa Park |
9 November 2016 | Aston Villa | 0–3 | | Birmingham |
19:00 GMT (UTC) | Report 1 Report 2 |
Donnelly Aitchison |
Stadium: Villa Park |
16 November 2016 | Norwich City | 3–0 | | Norwich |
19:00 GMT (UTC) | Morris Murphy |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 2,074 |
30 November 2016 | Valencia | 0–3 | | Southampton |
19:00 GMT (UTC) | Report 1 Report 2 |
Nesbitt Donnelly Ajer |
Stadium: Staplewood |
12 January 2017 | Norwich City | 4–3 | | Norwich |
19:00 GMT (UTC) | Maddison Morris Middleton Jaiyesimi |
Report | Davis Sellars |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 200 Referee: Dean Treleaven |
Group F
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 | |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 7 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 0 |
18 August 2016 | Everton | 2–1 | | Southport |
19:00 BST (UTC+1) | Dyson Evans |
Report | Fosu |
Stadium: Haig Avenue |
26 October 2016 | Athletic Bilbao | 2–2 | | Brighton |
19:00 BST (UTC+1) | Iriondo Morcillo |
Report | Kohls Pelivan |
Stadium: American Express Elite Football Performance Centre |
23 November 2016 | Everton | 1–3 | | Liverpool |
19:00 GMT (UTC) | Jones |
Report | Friede Friede Mirbach |
Stadium: Goodison Park |
23 November 2016 | Reading | 2–3 | | High Wycombe |
19:00 GMT (UTC) | Méïte |
Report | Southwood Bilbao Villalibre |
Stadium: Adams Park |
14 December 2016 | Reading | 0–2 | | Reading |
19:00 GMT (UTC) | Report | Friede Beyer |
Stadium: Madejski Stadium |
21 December 2016 | Everton | 1–2 | | Liverpool |
19:00 GMT (UTC) | Connolly |
Report | Córdoba Núñez |
Stadium: Goodison Park |
Ranking of second-placed teams
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 7 | |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
Knockout stages
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Quarter-finals
15 February 2017 | Sunderland | 2–0 | | Sunderland |
19:00 GMT (UTC) | E. Robson Embleton |
Report | Córdoba |
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 634 Referee: Tom Bramall (Derbyshire) |
28 February 2017 | Swansea City | 5–1 | | Swansea |
19:00 GMT (UTC) | Report | Stadium: Liberty Stadium |
22 February 2017 | Manchester United | 0–2 | | Leigh |
19:00 GMT (UTC) | Report | Díaz |
Stadium: Leigh Sports Village |
27 February 2017 | Norwich City | 6–0 | | Norwich |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 2526 |
Semi-finals
25 March 2017 | Swansea City | 0–1 | | Swansea |
12:30 GMT (UTC) | Report | Galeno |
Stadium: Liberty Stadium |
31 March 2017 | Norwich City | 0–1 | | Norwich |
19:00 BST (UTC+1) | Report | Asoro |
Stadium: Carrow Road |
Final
17 May 2017 | Sunderland | 0–5 | | Sunderland |
19:00 BST (UTC+1) | Report | Galeno Pereira Kayembe Awaziem |
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 18,317 |
References
- "Premier League International Cup: Format explained". Premier League. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- "Premier League International Cup explained". Premier League. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
- "Man Utd to face International Cup holders". Premier League. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.