2016-17 Premier League International Cup
The 2016-17 Premier League International Cup is the third season of the Premier League's continental competition for development teams. In line with changes across the board at this level, the age eligibility rules for the competition are now Under-23. The competition has expanded this season to 24 teams, half from England and half from Europe. The format remains unchanged, with teams split into six groups of four. Teams play each other once, either home, away or at a neutral venue (all games to be staged in England once again). The winners of each group, plus the two best placed runners-up, advance to the quarter-finals.
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Teams
Aston Villa, Athletic Bilbao, Benfica, Celtic, Chelsea, Derby County, Dinamo Zagreb, Everton, Feyenoord, Hertha Berlin, Leicester City, Liverpool, Manchester United, Middlesbrough, Norwich City, Porto, PSV Eindhoven, Reading, Sparta Prague, Sunderland, Swansea City, Valencia, Villarreal, Wolfsburg
Group Stage
Group A
League Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 2 | Benfica | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 |
| 3 | Derby County | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | PSV | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
(Table updated: 24th November)
Fixtures and Results
| Date | Home Team | Result | Away Team | Scorers (Home) | Scorers (Away) |
| 22 September 2016 | Derby County | 2-1 | PSV Eindhoven | Blackman, Rawson | Gudmundsson (pen) |
| 14 October 2016 | Derby County | 0-2 | Benfica | Carvalho, Tavares | |
| 18 November 2016 | Sunderland | 2-1 | Benfica | Asoro, Molyneux | Tavares |
| 23 December 2016 | Sunderland | PSV Eindhoven | |||
| 12 January 2017 | Derby County | Sunderland | |||
| 18 January 2017 | Benfica | PSV Eindhoven |
Group B
League Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Man Utd | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 6 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 6 |
| 3 | Villarreal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | Sparta Prague | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 0 |
(Table updated: 14th December)
Fixtures and Results
| Date | Home Team | Result | Away Team | Scorers (Home) | Scorers (Away) |
| 13 September 2016 | Manchester United | 1-0 | Villarreal | Harrop | |
| 11 October 2016 | Middlesbrough | 1-0 | Villarreal | Cooke | |
| 15 November 2016 | Middlesbrough | 1-0 | Sparta Prague | Cooke | |
| 13 December 2016 | Villarreal | 2-1 | Sparta Prague | Acosta, Cantalapiedra | Burda |
| 15 December 2016 | Manchester United | 2-0 | Sparta Prague | Harrop, Redmond | |
| 22 December 2016 | Manchester United | Middlesbrough |
Group C
League Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 (Q) | FC Porto | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 |
| 2 | Wolfsburg | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 |
| 3 | Leicester City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 3 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 1 |
Fixtures and Results
| Date | Home Team | Result | Away Team | Scorers (Home) | Scorers (Away) |
| 28 September 2016 | Liverpool | 1-2 | Wolfsburg | Lennon | Brekalo, Hansen |
| 11 October 2016 | Leicester City | 0-3 | Wolfsburg | Zawada, Donkor (2) | |
| 2 November 2016 | Liverpool | 1-1 | Porto | Lennon | Govea |
| 12 November 2016 | Leicester City | 0-2 | Porto | Santos, Palmer-Brown | |
| 3 December 2016 | Leicester City | 2-1 | Liverpool | Ndukwu (2) | Wilson |
| 14 December 2016 | Porto | 3-0 | Wolfsburg | Francisco Ramos, Areias, Kayembe |
Group D
League Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 (Q) | Dinamo Zagreb | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 7 |
| 2 | Swansea City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 4 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Feyenoord | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 0 |
(Table updated: 20th December)
Fixtures and Results
| Date | Home Team | Result | Away Team | Scorers (Home) | Scorers (Away) |
| 11 October 2016 | Swansea City | 2-0 | Feyenoord | Plezier, Biabi | |
| 11 November 2016 | Swansea City | 0-0 | Dinamo Zagreb | ||
| 29 November 2016 | Chelsea | 2-1 | Feyenoord | Sterling, Tomori | Basacikoglu |
| 16 December 2016 | Chelsea | 0-1 | Dinamo Zagreb | Mihaljevic | |
| 20 December 2016 | Feyenoord | 0-3 | Dinamo Zagreb | Mihaljevic (2), Muhar | |
| 22 December 2016 | Chelsea | Swansea City |
Group E
League Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Norwich City | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 6 |
| 2 | Celtic | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| 4 | Valencia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 0 |
(Table updated: 1st December)
Fixtures and Results
| Date | Home Team | Result | Away Team | Scorers (Home) | Scorers (Away) |
| 6 September 2016 | Norwich City | 2-0 | Valencia | Morris, OG | |
| 5 October 2016 | Aston Villa | 2-1 | Valencia | O'Hare (2) | Barragan |
| 9 November 2016 | Aston Villa | 0-3 | Celtic | Luke Donnelly (2), Jack Aitcheson | |
| 16 November 2016 | Norwich City | 3-0 | Celtic | Morris (2), Jo.Murphy | |
| 30 November 2016 | Valencia | 0-3 | Celtic | Nesbitt, Donnelly, Ajer | |
| 12 January 2017 | Norwich City | Aston Villa |
Group F
League Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Hertha Berlin | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 |
| 2 | Athletic Bilbao | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 |
| 3 | Everton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | Reading | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 0 |
(Table updated: 15th December)
Fixtures and Results
| Date | Home Team | Result | Away Team | Scorers (Home) | Scorers (Away) |
| 18 August 2016 | Everton | 2-1 | Reading | Dyson, Evans | Fosu |
| 26 October 2016 | Athletic Bilbao | 2-2 | Hertha Berlin | Urzelai, Morcillo | Kohls, Pelivan |
| 23 November 2016 | Everton | 1-3 | Hertha Berlin | Jones | Friede (2), Merbach |
| 23 November 2016 | Reading | 2-3 | Athletic Bilbao | Meite (2) | Own Goal, Bilbao, Villalibre |
| 14 December 2016 | Reading | 0-2 | Hertha Berlin | Friede, Beyer | |
| 21 December 2016 | Everton | Athletic Bilbao |
Top Goalscorers
(Updated: 14th October)
| Player | Club | Goals |
| Anton Donkor | Wolfsburg | 2 |
| Callum O'Hare | Aston Villa | 2 |
See a complete list of the 2016-17 Premier League International Cup goalscorers here
