2017–18 Premier League International Cup

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]

2017–18 Premier League International Cup
The Emirates Stadium in Highbury, London hosted the final
Tournament details
Dates31 August 2017 – 8 May 2018
Teams24 (from 9 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsPortugal Porto (2nd title)
Runners-upEngland Arsenal
Tournament statistics
Matches played43
Goals scored123 (2.86 per match)
Top scorer(s)England James Wilson
Spain Adrián Dalmau
(5 goals)

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

Group stage

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 Liverpool 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
England Newcastle United 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6
Czech Republic Sparta Prague 3 1 0 2 5 6 1 3
Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 3 1 0 2 5 9 4 3
Source:
24 October 2017 Newcastle United England 2–1 Czech Republic Sparta Prague North Tyneside
19:00 BST (UTC+1) Brezina og' (19)
Barlaser 76'
Report Drchal pen' (62) Stadium: Blue Flames Ground
Attendance: 491
30 November 2017 PSV Eindhoven Netherlands 4–3 Czech Republic Sparta Prague Halewood
19:00 GMT Malen 2' 61'
Guðmundsson 31'
Lammers 40'
Report 1
Report 2
Čmelík 16'
Drchal 64'
Köstl 66'
Stadium: Finch Farm
24 January 2018 Newcastle United England 3–1 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven North Tyneside
19:00 GMT Gallacher 22'
Fernández 47'
Roberts 79'
Report Lundqvist 65' Stadium: Blue Flames Ground
Attendance: 262
Referee: Glen Hart

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
England Sunderland 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7
England Leicester City 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4
Germany Hertha Berlin 3 1 0 2 2 5 3 3
Poland Legia Warsaw 3 0 2 1 3 5 2 2
Source:
27 September 2017 Leicester City England 3–0 Germany Hertha Berlin Leicester
19:00 BST (UTC+1) Hughes 2'
Johnson 40'
Muskwe 47'
Report Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 434
Referee: P. Wright
10 October 2017 Sunderland England 2–0 Germany Hertha Berlin Sunderland
19:00 BST (UTC+1) McNair 42'
Beadling 90' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Stadium of Light
Referee: Bramall
29 November 2017 Legia Warsaw Poland 0–2 Germany Hertha Berlin Woking
19:00 GMT Report Kade 64'
Blumberg 88'
Stadium: Kingfield Stadium
14 December 2017 Leicester City England 2–2 Poland Legia Warsaw Leicester
19:00 GMT Ndukwu 21'
Knight 32'
Report 1
Report 2
Cichocki 10'
Bondarenko 67'
Stadium: Holmes Park
Attendance: 229[4]
Referee: Andrew Miller
23 January 2018 Sunderland England 2–0 England Leicester City Sunderland
19:00 GMT Connelly 35'
Embleton 43'
Report Stadium: Stadium of Light
Referee: Karl Evans

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7
England Derby County 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4
Germany VfL Wolfsburg 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 3
England Everton 3 0 2 1 1 3 2 2
Source:
17 October 2017 Everton England 1–3 Germany VfL Wolfsburg Southport
19:00 BST (UTC+1) Mathis 23' Report Saglam 59'
El-Haibi 74'
Blaz Kramer 85'
Stadium: Merseyrail Community Stadium
1 November 2017 Derby County England 1–0 Germany VfL Wolfsburg Derby
19:00 GMT Franke og' (75) Report Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
29 November 2017 Dinamo Zagreb Croatia 3–2 Germany VfL Wolfsburg Aldershot
19:00 GMT Knežević 39'
Miklić 58'
Stolnik 68' (pen)
Report Möbius 11'
Kramer 63'
Stadium: Electric Services Stadium

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
England Manchester United 3 3 0 0 6 2 +4 9
Wales Swansea City 3 1 0 2 7 4 +3 3
Spain Athletic Bilbao 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3
Scotland Celtic 3 1 0 2 2 9 7 3
Source:
30 September 2017 Swansea City Wales 6–0 Scotland Celtic Swansea
14:00 BST (UTC+1) McBurnie 37'
J. Fulton 49'
Dyer 74' 84'
James 80' 90'
Report Stadium: Landore Training Ground
25 October 2017 Athletic Bilbao Spain 1–2 Scotland Celtic Woking
19:00 BST (UTC+1) Vicente 47' Report
Report 2 Report 3
Johnston 13'
Bernaola og' (58)
Stadium: Kingfield Stadium
Attendance: 250
Referee: Adrian Quelch
4 November 2017 Manchester United England 2–1 Wales Swansea City Leigh
14:00 GMT Wilson 59' (pen) 67' Report 1
Report 2
Gorré 90' (pen) Stadium: Leigh Sports Village
Attendance: 1,009[5]
Referee: Johnson
2 December 2017 Manchester United England 2–0 Scotland Celtic Leigh
14:00 GMT Wilson 28' 82' Report 1
Report 2
Report 3
Stadium: Leigh Sports Village
Attendance: 1,016[7]
Referee: D. Richardson
20 December 2017 Swansea City Wales 0–2 Spain Athletic Bilbao Swansea
19:00 GMT Marić Red card 90'
Garrick Red card 90+3'
Report Vicente 89' 90+1' Stadium: Landore Training Ground
Referee: Savvas Yianni

Group E

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
England Arsenal 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7
Portugal Porto 3 2 0 1 3 1 +2 6
Germany Bayern Munich 3 1 0 2 3 6 3 3
England Reading 3 0 1 2 0 3 3 1
Source:
22 September 2017 Reading England 0–2 Portugal Porto Southampton
19:00 BST (UTC+1) Report 1
Report 2
Galeno 82'
Pereira 90' (pen.)
Stadium: Staplewood Campus
Attendance: BCD[8]
Referee: Savvas Yianni
17 November 2017 Arsenal England 1–0 Portugal Porto Borehamwood
19:00 GMT Nelson 51' Report 1
Report 2
Stadium: Meadow Park
30 November 2017 Arsenal England 0–0 England Reading Borehamwood
19:00 GMT Report 1
Report 2
Stadium: Meadow Park
Referee: Alan Dale
8 December 2017 Reading England 0–1 Germany Bayern Munich High Wycombe
19:00 GMT Report Tarnat 12' Stadium: Adams Park
Referee: Allan Young
23 January 2018 Arsenal England 5–2 Germany Bayern Munich Borehamwood
19:00 GMT Dragomir 30'
Willock 36'
Osei-Tutu 77'
Reine-Adélaïde 78'
Smith Rowe 84'
Report Awoudja 48'
Wriedt 60'
Stadium: Meadow Park
Referee: Alan Dale
26 January 2018 Bayern Munich Germany 0–1 Portugal Porto Aldershot
19:00 GMT Report Pereira 45+1' (pen) Stadium: Electric Services Stadium
Referee: Samuel Allison

Group F

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Spain Villarreal 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9
England Tottenham Hotspur 3 1 1 1 10 7 +3 4
Portugal Benfica 3 1 1 1 7 6 +1 4
England West Ham United 3 0 0 3 2 12 10 0
Source:
31 August 2017 Tottenham Hotspur England 7–2 England West Ham United Stevenage
19:00 BST (UTC+1) Maghoma 11'
Sterling 13' 63'
Pritchard 51'
Shashoua 59' 68'
Duncan 65'
Report 1
Report 2
Scully 28' pen
Martínez 81' pen
Stadium: Broadhall Way
Attendance: 630
Referee: Alan Young
20 September 2017 Villarreal Spain 3–2 Portugal Benfica Lancing
19:00 BST (UTC+1) Moreno 37'
Montolio 86'
Poveda 90'
Report Tavares 48'
Félix 87'
Stadium: Culver Road
Attendance: 400
14 November 2017 Tottenham Hotspur England 0–2 Spain Villarreal Stevenage
19:00 GMT Report Cedrés 30'
Riera 45'
Stadium: Broadhall Way
Attendance: 503[9]
21 November 2017 West Ham United England 0–2 Portugal Benfica Billericay
19:00 GMT Report 1
Report 2
Júnior 8' 26' Stadium: AGP Arena
24 January 2018 Tottenham Hotspur England 3–3 Portugal Benfica Enfield
19:00 GMT Tracey 39'
Roles 50'
Walkes 55'
Report Félix 21'
Tavares 46'
Santos 79'
Stadium: Hotspur Way
Referee: Alan Young

Ranking of second-placed teams

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
England Newcastle United 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6
Portugal Porto 3 2 0 1 3 1 +2 6
England Tottenham Hotspur 3 1 1 1 10 7 +3 4
England Leicester City 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4
England Derby County 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4
Wales Swansea City 3 1 0 2 7 4 +3 3
Source:

Knockout stages

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
         
England Arsenal 2
Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 1
England Arsenal 2 (P)
Spain Villarreal 2
England Manchester United 0
Spain Villarreal 2
England Arsenal 0
Portugal Porto 1
England Sunderland 2
England Newcastle United 2 (P)
England Newcastle United 0
Portugal Porto 1
England Liverpool 1
Portugal Porto 2

Quarter-finals

24 February 2018 Arsenal England 2–1Croatia Dinamo ZagrebBorehamwood
14:00 GMT Willock 28'
Dasilva 89'
Report 1
Report 2
Miklić 75' Stadium: Meadow Park
Referee: Daniel Middleton
28 February 2018 Liverpool England1–2 Portugal Porto Leigh[10]
19:00 GMT Virtue 33' Report Costa 58'
Irala 90+6'
Stadium: Leigh Sports Village
Attendance: BCD[11]
7 March 2018 Sunderland England2–2 (a.e.t.)
(10–11 p)
England Newcastle United Sunderland
19:00 GMT Gooch 38' (pen) 69' Report 1
Report 2
Good 28'
Roberts 90+2'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Penalties
Hackett soccer ball with check mark
Embleton soccer ball with check mark
Hume soccer ball with check mark
Molyneux soccer ball with red X
Diamond soccer ball with check mark
Gamble soccer ball with check mark
Galloway soccer ball with check mark
Robson soccer ball with check mark
Storey soccer ball with check mark
Mbunga-Kimpioka soccer ball with check mark
Stryjek soccer ball with check mark
Hackett soccer ball with red X
soccer ball with check mark Charman
soccer ball with check mark Ben El-Mhanni
soccer ball with check mark Good
soccer ball with red X Hunter
soccer ball with check mark Sangare
soccer ball with check mark Fernández
soccer ball with check mark Gallagher
soccer ball with check mark Smith
soccer ball with check mark Newberry
soccer ball with check mark Yarney
soccer ball with check mark Woolston
soccer ball with check mark Charman

Semi-finals

10 April 2018 Arsenal England 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
Spain VillarrealHighbury, London
19:00 BST John-Jules 8'
Gilmour 19' (pen)
Report 1
Report 2
Dalmau 21'
Franquesa 40'
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 1,561
Referee: Alan Young
Penalties
Gilmour soccer ball with check mark
Dasilva soccer ball with check mark
Fortune soccer ball with check mark
Willock soccer ball with check mark
Medley soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with check mark Quintillà
soccer ball with check mark Fernández
soccer ball with check mark Chuca
soccer ball with red X Mesa
soccer ball with check mark Pedrito

Final

8 May 2018 Arsenal England0–1 Portugal Porto Highbury, London
19:00 BST (UTC+1) Report 1
Report 2
Queta 10' Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 1,662
Referee: Thomas Bramall

References

  1. "Dragons win in London". FC Porto. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  2. "Arsenal 0-1 Porto: How it happened". Arsenal F.C. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  3. "Premier League International Cup explained". Premier League. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  4. "display game". Doing the 92.
  5. @lsvstadium (4 November 2017). "FULL TIME: @ManUtd 2 @SwansOfficial 1" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  6. @lsvstadium (15 November 2017). "FULL TIME: @ManUtd u23s 2 @Athletic_en 1" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  7. @lsvstadium (2 December 2017). "FULL TIME: @ManUtd 2 @celticfc 0" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  8. @ReadingFC (19 September 2017). "⚽️ Our U23s take on European giants @FCPorto behind closed doors in the @PremierLeague International Cup on Friday!" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  9. "Spurs v Villarreal, (PL2 International Cup - 14.11.17)". Spurs Odyssey.
  10. Match was moved to Leigh Sports Village from Prenton Park because of weather conditions
  11. @LFC (28 February 2018). "Due to current weather conditions, #LFCU23s will now host @FCPorto in tonight's #PL International Cup quarter-final at Leigh Sports Village" (Tweet) via Twitter.
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