2023–24 Premier League International Cup
Tournament details
Dates22 August 2023 – May 2024
Teams24 (from 8 associations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played38
Goals scored133 (3.5 per match)

The 2023–24 Premier League International Cup is the eighth season of the Premier League International Cup, a European club football competition organised by the Premier League for under-23 teams.

PSV Eindhoven are the defending champions, after beating Crystal Palace 3–1 in the previous tournament's final.

Format

The competition features twenty-four teams: twelve from English league system and twelve invitees from other European countries. The teams are split into three groups of eight. The group winners, runners-up and two best third-placed teams, will progress into the knockout phase of the tournament.[1]

All matches will be played in England.[2]

Teams

Group stage

Color key in group tables
Group winners, runners-up and the two best third-placed teams advance to the quarterfinals

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 England Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 3 0 0 8 4 +4 9
2 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 3 2 0 1 9 6 +3 6
3 England Leeds United 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6
4 Germany Hertha Berlin 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
5 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 3
6 England Blackburn Rovers 3 1 0 2 5 8 3 3
7 England Nottingham Forest 3 1 0 2 2 5 3 3
8 France Nice 4 0 0 4 3 9 6 0
Updated to match(es) played on 13 December 2023. Source: https://www.premierleague.com/tables?team=U21&co=10&se=678


11 September 2023 Nottingham Forest England 1–3 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven Alfreton
19:00 BST (UTC+1)
  • Dağaşan 90+4' (o.g.)
Report
Stadium: Impact Arena
Attendance: 568
Referee: Andrew Humphries
20 September 2023 Blackburn Rovers England 0–2 Germany Hertha Berlin Leyland
19:00 BST (UTC+1) Report
  • Wollschläger 10'
  • Ajvazi 66'
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 100
Referee: Ruebyn Ricardo
28 September 2023 Leeds United England 2–0 France Nice Leeds
19:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 3,738
Referee: Aaron Jackson
11 October 2023 Blackburn Rovers England 2–1 France Nice Blackburn
19:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
  • Benslesbir 85'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Referee: Elliot Bell
16 October 2023 Wolverhampton Wanderers England 2–1 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven Wolverhampton
19:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
  • Abed-Kassus 85'
Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Referee: Ben Toner
24 October 2023 Leeds United England 3–1 Germany Hertha Berlin York
19:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
  • Stange 82'
Stadium: York Community Stadium
Attendance: 340
Referee: Elliot Bell
25 October 2023 Nottingham Forest England 1–0 France Nice Nottingham
19:00 BST (UTC+1)
  • Hammond 86'
Report Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 1,087
Referee: Ruebyn Ricardo
15 November 2023 Blackburn Rovers England 3–5 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven Leyland
19:00 GMT
Report
  • Houben 9'
  • Kwaaitaal 45+2'
  • Jager 72'
  • Simons 76'
  • van Duiven 83'
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 183
Referee: Aaron Jackson
24 November 2023 Wolverhampton Wanderers England 2–1 Czech Republic Sparta Prague Wolverhampton
19:00 GMT
Report
  • Schánělec 90+3'
Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 1,146
Referee: Ruebyn Ricardo
29 November 2023 Wolverhampton Wanderers England 4–2 France Nice Kidderminster
19:00 GMT
Report
  • Vaz Mendes 31'
  • Nahounou 67'
Stadium: Aggborough Stadium
Attendance: 236
Referee: Elliot Bell
7 December 2023 Leeds United England 1–3 Czech Republic Sparta Prague York
19:00 GMT
  • McGurk 47'
Report
  • Schanelec 26', 90+3'
  • Sevcík 37'
Stadium: York Community Stadium
Referee: Aaron Jackson
13 December 2023 Nottingham Forest England 0–2 Germany Hertha Berlin Loughborough
19:00 GMT Report
Stadium: Loughborough University Stadium
Referee: Oliver Mackey

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 England Brighton & Hove Albion (Q) 3 3 0 0 9 6 +3 9
2 England West Ham United 3 2 1 0 7 1 +6 7
3 England Chelsea 4 2 1 1 9 6 +3 7
4 France Lyon 4 2 1 1 9 7 +2 7
5 Spain Valencia 4 1 1 2 5 5 0 4
6 England Southampton 3 0 1 2 5 8 3 1
7 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 2 0 1 1 3 6 3 1
8 Scotland Celtic 3 0 0 3 4 12 8 0
Updated to match(es) played on 9 January 2024. Source: https://www.premierleague.com/tables?team=U21&co=10&se=678
22 August 2023 West Ham United England 1–0 Spain Valencia Dagenham
19:00 BST (UTC+1) Kodua 78' Report Stadium: Victoria Road
Referee: Stephen Parkinson
15 September 2023 West Ham United England 5–0 Scotland Celtic Dagenham
19:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Victoria Road
Referee: Stephen Parkinson
16 September 2023 Chelsea England 1–3 France Lyon Kingston upon Thames
14:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
  • Bossiwa 51'
  • Perret 64', 90+6'
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
4 October 2023 Southampton England 3–4 France Lyon Totton
19:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
  • Fougeu 45+1'
  • Perret 49', 59'
  • Dib 90+3'
Stadium: Snows Stadium
Attendance: 353
Referee: Aji Ajibola
4 October 2023 Brighton & Hove Albion England 3–2 Spain Valencia Lancing
19:30 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: American Express Elite Performance Centre
Referee: Farai Hallam
31 October 2023 Chelsea England 4–1 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb Kingston upon Thames
19:00 GMT
Report
  • Majić 60'
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 627
Referee: Farai Hallam
24 November 2023 Brighton & Hove Albion England 4–3 Scotland Celtic Falmer
19:00 GMT
Report
  • Carse 39'
  • Vata 56'
  • Kelly 81'
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 1,028
Referee: Stephen Parkinson
28 November 2023 Southampton England 0–2 Spain Valencia Totton
19:00 GMT Report
Stadium: Snows Stadium
Attendance: 347
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
28 November 2023 West Ham United England 1–1 France Lyon Dagenham
19:00 GMT
  • Earthy 90+5'
Report
  • Perret 88'
Stadium: Victoria Road
Referee: Abigail Byrne
20 December 2023 Chelsea England 3–1 Scotland Celtic Kingston upon Thames
19:00 GMT
Report
  • Cummings 48'
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 564
Referee: Emily Heaslip
20 December 2023 Southampton England 2–2 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb Totton
19:00 GMT
  • Pearce 14', 79'
Report
  • Majić 1'
Stadium: Snows Stadium
Attendance: 287
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
20 December 2023 Brighton & Hove Albion England 2–1 France Lyon Lancing
19:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: American Express Elite Performance Centre
Attendance: 144
Referee: Abigail Byrne
9 January 2024 Chelsea England 1–1 Spain Valencia Kingston upon Thames
19:00 GMT
Report
  • Rodrigues 47'
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 247
Referee: Farai Hallam
17 January 2024 Brighton & Hove Albion England v Croatia Dinamo Zagreb Lancing
19:30 GMT Stadium: American Express Elite Performance Centre
24 January 2024 Southampton England v Scotland Celtic Totton
19:00 GMT Stadium: Snows Stadium

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 England Fulham 3 3 0 0 8 3 +5 9
2 England Crystal Palace 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 7
3 England Everton 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7
4 Spain Athletic Bilbao 4 1 1 2 5 5 0 4
5 England Liverpool 4 1 1 2 6 7 1 4
6 France Monaco 3 1 0 2 5 8 3 3
7 Portugal Benfica 3 0 1 2 3 6 3 1
8 Netherlands Feyenoord 3 0 1 2 2 6 4 1
Updated to match(es) played on 10 January 2024. Source: https://www.premierleague.com/tables?team=U21&co=10&se=678
27 September 2023 Crystal Palace England 1–1 Spain Athletic Bilbao Sutton
19:00 BST (UTC+1)
  • Grehan 42'
Report
Stadium: VBS Community Stadium
Referee: Aji Ajibola
27 September 2023 Liverpool England 1–2 France Monaco Kirkby
19:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
  • Michal 45'
  • Baglieri 50'
Stadium: Liverpool Academy
Referee: Thomas Parsons
22 October 2023 Liverpool England 1–1 Portugal Benfica Kirkby
19:00 BST (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Liverpool Academy
Attendance: 212
Referee: Aaron Jackson
24 October 2023 Crystal Palace England 3–1 France Monaco Sutton
19:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: VBS Community Stadium
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
31 October 2023 Fulham England 3–1 Netherlands Feyenoord Kingston upon Thames
19:00 GMT
Report
  • van der Heijden 83'
Stadium: Motspur Park
Attendance: 149
Referee: Stephen Parkinson
22 November 2023 Everton England 1–0 Spain Athletic Bilbao Liverpool
19:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Walton Hall Park
Referee: Adam Herczeg
Note: Originally scheduled for 25 October 2023, but postponed due to flight cancellations.[3]
28 November 2023 Everton England 4–2 France Monaco Liverpool
19:00 GMT
  • McAllister 3', 32'
  • Hunt 82'
  • Okoronkwo 85'
Report
  • Etondé 75'
  • Benama 76'
Stadium: Walton Hall Park
Attendance: 196
Referee: Tom Nield
6 December 2023 Crystal Palace England 2–1 Portugal Benfica Sutton
19:00 GMT
  • Mathurin 10'
  • Ola-Adebomi 57'
Report
  • Varela 59'
Stadium: VBS Community Stadium
Attendance: 290
Referee: Abigail Byrne
19 December 2023 Everton England 0–0 Netherlands Feyenoord Southport
19:00 GMT Report Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 109
Referee: Adam Herczeg
20 December 2023 Fulham England 2–1 Spain Athletic Bilbao Kingston upon Thames
19:00 GMT
  • Works 23'
  • Odutayo 30'
Report
Stadium: Motspur Park
Attendance: 153
Referee: Stephen Parkinson
22 December 2023 Liverpool England 3–1 Netherlands Feyenoord Kirkby
19:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Liverpool Academy
Referee: Thomas Parsons
8 January 2024 Fulham England 3–1 Portugal Benfica Kingston upon Thames
13:00 GMT
Report
  • Spencer 37'
Stadium: Motspur Park
Attendance: 162
Referee: Oliver Mackay
10 January 2024 Liverpool England 1–3 Spain Athletic Bilbao Kirkby
19:00 GMT
Report
  • Gift 45+1'
  • Asensio 56'
  • Hierro 90+4'
Stadium: Liverpool Academy
Attendance: 231
Referee: Tom Nield
17 January 2024 Fulham England v France Monaco Kingston upon Thames
19:00 GMT Stadium: Motspur Park
24 January 2024 Everton England v Portugal Benfica Liverpool
19:00 GMT Stadium: Walton Hall Park

Ranking of third-placed teams

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
England Chelsea 4 2 1 1 9 6 +3 7
England Everton 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7
England Leeds United 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6
Updated to match(es) played on 10 January 2024. Source: https://www.premierleague.com/tables?team=U21&co=10&se=678

Knockout stages

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

References

  1. "Premier League International Cup games confirmed". www.brightonandhovealbion.com. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  2. "Premier League International Cup, Competition Format & History". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  3. "Tomorrow's #PLInternationalCup tie against Athletic Club has been postponed due to flight cancellations. A new date will be confirmed in due course". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 2023-10-25.
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