Premier League International Cup
| Premier League International Cup | |
| First edition | 2014/15 |
| Teams | 24 (group stage) |
| Title holder |
 FC Bayern Munich II
|
| Record winner |
 FC Porto B (2 wins)
|
| Current season | 2018/19 |
The Premier League International Cup is an English football competition for European U23 teams. The competition has been held annually by the Premier League since the 2014/15 season .
mode
The Premier League International Cup was held for the first time in the 2014/15 season. Twelve English and twelve other European teams have been taking part since the 2015/16 season. In the first run there were eight teams each. The English teams qualify according to their position in the English U23 league Premier League 2 . The European teams are invited by the Premier League . A group stage is played with a subsequent knockout mode.
The UEFA tried to prevent because it competes with the founding of the competition UEFA Youth League is. To get around this, all games are played in England, including the duels of the continental European teams. The winner will not receive any prize money. This is to ensure that the focus is on promoting young people.
history
The Manchester City U23 are so far the first and only English team to win the cup. In 2015, the B-team of the Spanish first division club Villarreal won, before FC Porto B won the competition in the two following years . They defeated the reserve teams from Sunderland AFC and Arsenal FC in the final . In the 2018/19 season, the Bayern amateurs won the Premier League International Cup with a 2-0 win over the U23 from Dinamo Zagreb .
The most successful participant so far is FC Porto B, with two wins and one finals.
Previous finals
| year | winner | Result | finalist | Final location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014/15 |
 Manchester City
|
1-0 |
FC Porto
|
Etihad Campus , Manchester |
| 2015/16 |
 Villarreal CF
|
4: 2 |
 PSV Eindhoven
|
The Den , London |
| 2016/17 |
FC Porto
|
5-0 |
Sunderland AFC
|
Stadium of Light , Sunderland |
| 2017/18 |
FC Porto
|
1-0 |
Arsenal FC
|
Emirates Stadium , London |
| 2018/19 |
FC Bayern Munich
|
2-0 |
 Dinamo Zagreb
|
The Den , London |
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Premier League International Cup, Competition Format & History. Retrieved May 25, 2019 .
- ↑ Premier League push ahead with the European Under 21 tournament. October 15, 2014, accessed May 25, 2019 .
- ↑ Premier League to announce new European cup competition for U21 sides. August 4, 2014, accessed May 25, 2019 .