2015–16 Premier League International Cup
Tournament details | |
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Dates | 19 August 2015 – 4 May 2016 |
Teams | 16 (from 6 associations) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 31 |
Goals scored | 98 (3.16 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() (6 goals) |
The 2015–16 Premier League International Cup was the second season of the Premier League International Cup, a European club football competition organised by the Premier League for under-21 players.[1]
Manchester City were the defending champions, after beating Porto 1–0 in the previous season's final, but were eliminated in the group stage.
Qualification
For English sides, qualification was achieved via performance in the 2014–15 Barclays Under 21 Premier League, with the top eight sides securing a place in the competition. Manchester United U21s (champions) and Southampton U21s (8th place) did not take up the opportunity to enter the competition and were replaced by Tottenham Hotspur U21s and Everton U21s, who finished 9th and 10th respectively.[2] The participation of European sides was achieved through invitation and was influenced by the quality of each club's academy. All eight teams from the previous season returned to the competition.[1]
Group stage
Group stage matches were played between 19 August 2015 and 23 December 2015. 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 runners-up advance to the quarterfinals |
Group A
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11 September 2015 | Chelsea ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() | Aldershot |
19:05 BST | Swift ![]() Palmer ![]() |
Report 1, 2 | Sinclair ![]() |
Stadium: Recreation Ground Attendance: 994 |
24 September 2015 | Celtic ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | High Wycombe |
19:00 BST | McIlduff ![]() |
Report | Gonçalves ![]() Šarkić ![]() |
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 355 Referee: Carl Brook |
16 October 2015 | Chelsea ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | Aldershot |
19:05 BST | Report 1, 2 | Gonçalves ![]() Carvalho ![]() Dias ![]() |
Stadium: Recreation Ground |
20 November 2015 | Liverpool ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Chester |
19:00 GMT | Report | Gonçalves ![]() Carvalho ![]() |
Stadium: Deva Stadium |
4 December 2015 | Chelsea ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() | Aldershot |
19:05 GMT | Ali ![]() Wright ![]() Musonda ![]() Palmer ![]() Mitchell ![]() |
Report 1, 2 | Stadium: Recreation Ground |
12 December 2015 | Liverpool ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Chester |
14:00 GMT | Lennon ![]() Brannagan ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Deva Stadium |
Group B
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31 August 2015 | Everton ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | Liverpool |
14:00 BST | Henen ![]() Byrne ![]() |
Report | Maghoma ![]() |
Stadium: Goodison Park |
25 September 2015 | Porto ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | High Wycombe |
19:00 BST | Díaz ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Adams Park |
20 October 2015 | Everton ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Liverpool |
19:00 BST | Report | Pick ![]() |
Stadium: Goodison Park |
3 November 2015 | Tottenham Hotspur ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Stevenage |
19:00 GMT | Amos ![]() Harrison ![]() |
Report | Pick ![]() |
Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 217 Referee: Josh Smith |
22 November 2015 | Everton ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() | Liverpool |
12:00 GMT | Connolly ![]() Charsley ![]() |
Report 1, 2 | Silva ![]() Cláudio ![]() Díaz ![]() |
Stadium: Goodison Park |
23 December 2015 | Tottenham Hotspur ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | High Wycombe |
12:00 GMT | Coulthirst ![]() Walkes ![]() Sonupe ![]() |
Report 1, 2 | Stadium: Adams Park Referee: Josh Smith |
Group C
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2 September 2015 | Norwich City ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | Norwich |
19:00 BST | Report | Pereiro ![]() Cmiljanić ![]() Locadia ![]() |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 2,415 |
7 October 2015 | Norwich City ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Norwich |
19:00 BST | Ramsay ![]() |
Report 1, 2 | Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 3,508 |
20 October 2015 | Leicester City ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Leicester |
19:00 BST | Dodoo ![]() |
Report | Ashley-Seal ![]() |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 2,026 |
27 October 2015 | PSV Eindhoven ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() | High Wycombe |
19:00 GMT | Report | Sol ![]() Pedraza ![]() Suárez ![]() |
Stadium: Adams Park |
16 November 2015 | Leicester City ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Leicester |
19:00 GMT | Report | Pereiro ![]() |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 3,380 |
1 December 2015 | Leicester City ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() | Leicester |
19:00 GMT | Cain ![]() Muskwe ![]() |
Report | Carlitos ![]() Guerra ![]() Pedraza ![]() |
Stadium: King Power Stadium |
Group D
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19 August 2015 | Manchester City ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Manchester |
19:00 BST | Plummer ![]() |
Report | Lieder ![]() |
Stadium: Academy Stadium |
26 August 2015 | Manchester City ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Manchester |
19:00 BST | Report | Mandron ![]() |
Stadium: Academy Stadium |
9 September 2015 | Borussia Mönchengladbach ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | High Wycombe |
19:00 BST | Rizzo ![]() |
Report | Lozano ![]() Unai Bilbao ![]() Guruzeta ![]() |
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 183 |
12 October 2015 | Sunderland ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Sunderland |
19:00 BST | Mandron ![]() |
Report | Ritter ![]() |
Stadium: Stadium of Light |
11 November 2015 | Sunderland ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Sunderland |
19:00 GMT | Graham ![]() Smith ![]() |
Report | Guruzeta ![]() |
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 888 Referee: A. Greenwood (North Yorkshire) |
2 December 2015 | Manchester City ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Manchester |
19:00 GMT | Celina ![]() |
Report | Urcelay ![]() Guruzeta ![]() |
Stadium: Academy Stadium |
Knockout stages
The knockout stages comprised three rounds played as one-off matches: quarter-finals, semi-finals and the final. In the quarter-finals, group stage winners played against the runners-up from another group.[3]
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Quarter-finals
28 January 2016 | Tottenham Hotspur ![]() | 2–5 | ![]() | Stevenage |
19:05 GMT | Walkes ![]() Miller ![]() |
Report 1, 2 | Mitchell ![]() Palmer ![]() Aina ![]() Abraham ![]() |
Stadium: Broadhall Way Referee: Josh Smith |
3 February 2016 | Villarreal ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | High Wycombe |
19:00 GMT | Sol ![]() Pedraza ![]() |
Report 1, 2 | Guruzeta ![]() |
Stadium: Adams Park Referee: Anthony Coggins |
3 February 2016 | Benfica ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | South Bermondsey |
19:00 GMT | Report 1, 2 | Gleison ![]() |
Stadium: The Den |
5 February 2016 | Sunderland ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Sunderland |
19:00 GMT | Report 1, 2 | Leemans ![]() |
Stadium: Stadium of Light |
Semi-finals
3 March 2016 | Chelsea ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Aldershot |
19:05 GMT | Palmer ![]() |
Report 1, 2 | Chalobah ![]() Bergwijn ![]() |
Stadium: Recreation Ground Referee: Carl Brook |
20 April 2016 | Porto ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | South Bermondsey |
19:00 BST | Diaz ![]() |
Report 1, 2 | Cantalapiedra ![]() Gutiérrez ![]() |
Stadium: The Den |
Final
4 May 2016 | PSV ![]() | 2–4 (a.e.t.) | ![]() | South Bermondsey |
19:00 BST | Leemans ![]() Koch ![]() |
Report 1, 2 | Suárez ![]() Sol ![]() |
Stadium: The Den |
See also
References
- ^ a b "Premier League International Cup confirmed for second season". Premier League. 3 August 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ "2015/16 Premier League International Cup fixtures released". Premier League. 3 August 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ "Fixtures: Premier League International Cup – Season 2015–16". Premier League. Retrieved 23 December 2015.