2025-26 Under-17 Premier League Cup
The 2025-26 Under-17 Premier League Cup is the fifth campaign of the domestic youth team cup competition, having replaced both Under-18 and Under-16 versions for the 2020-21 season before remaining in its own guise thereafter. It pits Category 1 teams and some from Category 2 against each other in an initial three-game group stage. Groups are regionalised and clubs play each other once, either home or away, with the winners of the seven groups plus the best runner-up advancing to the quarter-finals. The knockout rounds will be one-off matches.
Tottenham Hotspur are the defending cup holders.
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Teams
All Category 1 Under-18 teams are invited to feature in this year's competition and are joined by three Category Two invitees:
Arsenal, Aston Villa, Birmingham City, Blackburn Rovers, Brighton & Hove Albion, Burnley, Charlton Athletic, Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Derby County, Everton, Fulham, Ipswich Town, Leeds United, Leicester City, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Middlesbrough, Newcastle United, Norwich City, Nottingham Forest, Reading, Southampton, Stoke City, Sunderland, Swansea City, Tottenham, Watford, West Brom, West Ham, Wolves
Group Stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 (Q) | Crystal Palace | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 7 |
| 2 | Fulham | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 3 |
| 4 | Watford | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -3 | 1 |
Group B
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 (Q) | Leicester City | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 7 |
| 2 | Derby County | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 7 |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | Birmingham City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 2 |
Group C
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 (Q) | Liverpool | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 6 |
| 2 | Everton | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 3 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 18 | -8 | 3 |
17 September 2025
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| Liverpool | 9-1 | Aston Villa |
|---|---|---|
| Forrester (3) Abe (2) Joseph Farkas Inglethorpe Conde |
TBC |
LFC Academy
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Group D
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 (Q) | Southampton | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 6 |
| 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 6 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Charlton Athletic | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 1 |
16 September 2025
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| Chelsea | 2-2 | Charlton Athletic |
|---|---|---|
| Atherton '9 Malundama '57 |
Peterkin '17 Richman '71 |
Cobham
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16 September 2025
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| Brighton & Hove Albion | 0-4 | Southampton |
|---|---|---|
| Daniels TBC (3) |
AMEX Elite Performance Centre
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Group E
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 (Q) | Blackburn Rovers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 9 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Burnley | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 3 |
| 4 | Stoke City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 15 | -13 | 0 |
21 October 2025
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| Blackburn Rovers | 7-1 | Stoke City |
|---|---|---|
| McCoy Higgins Kelley-Quinn Lister (2) Mbonzale (2) |
TBC |
Brockhall
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Group F
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 (Q) | Newcastle United | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 9 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 |
| 3 | Leeds United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 0 |
Group G
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 (Q) | West Ham United | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 9 |
| 2 | Norwich City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 6 |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 3 |
| 4 | Ipswich Town | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 16 | -15 | 0 |
8 October 2025
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| Tottenham Hotspur | 8-0 | Ipswich Town |
|---|---|---|
| Boast (3) Glancy Thomas Muslika Tingey Offiah |
Hotspur Way
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Group H
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 (Q) | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 9 |
| 2 | Reading | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 6 |
| 3 | Swansea City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 3 |
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 0 |
16 September 2025
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| Swansea City | 3-2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
|---|---|---|
| Ifans '24 Lewis '45 Godfrey '60 |
Wilcox '35 Nkume '90 |
Landore
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Quarter-Finals
The eight group winners advance to the quarter-finals, where they play a one-legged tie.
Semi-Finals
Final
Previous Campaigns
2024-25 • 2023-24 • 2022-23 • 2021-22 • 2020-21
