2023–24 Premier League International Cup

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2023–24 Premier League International Cup
Tournament details
Dates22 August 2023 – May 2024
Teams24 (from 8 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsCrystal Palace (1st title)
Runners-upPSV Eindhoven
Tournament statistics
Matches played55
Goals scored193 (3.51 per match)
Top scorer(s)Mohamed Nassoh
Romain Perret
(5 goals each)

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-21 teams.

Crystal Palace won the tournament for the first time, defeating in the final defending champions PSV Eindhoven, who had beaten them in the previous tournament's final.

Format

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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

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Group stage

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

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 England Wolverhampton Wanderers 4 3 1 0 8 4 +4 10
2 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 4 3 0 1 16 6 +10 9
3 Germany Hertha Berlin 4 2 1 1 5 3 +2 7
4 England Blackburn Rovers 4 2 0 2 9 9 0 6
5 England Nottingham Forest 4 2 0 2 5 7 −2 6
6 England Leeds United 4 2 0 2 6 11 −5 6
7 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 4 1 0 3 7 10 −3 3
8 France Nice 4 0 0 4 3 9 −6 0


11 September 2023 Nottingham Forest England 1–3 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven Alfreton
19:00 BST (UTC+1)
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 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 Stadium: Ewood Park
Referee: Elliot Bell
24 October 2023 Leeds United England 3–1 Germany Hertha Berlin York
19:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
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)
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
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 Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 1,146
Referee: Ruebyn Ricardo
29 November 2023 Wolverhampton Wanderers England 4–2 France Nice Kidderminster
19:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Aggborough Stadium
Attendance: 236
Referee: Elliot Bell
7 December 2023 Leeds United England 1–3 Czech Republic Sparta Prague York
19:00 GMT
Report
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
25 January 2024 Blackburn Rovers England 4–1 Czech Republic Sparta Prague Blackburn
19:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Ewood Park
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
Note: Match was originally scheduled for 17 January 2024, but was postponed due to a frozen pitch.[3]
25 January 2024 Leeds United England 0–7 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven York
19:00 GMT Report
Stadium: York Community Stadium
Referee: Declan Brown

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 England Brighton & Hove Albion 4 4 0 0 11 7 +4 12
2 England West Ham United 4 3 1 0 10 1 +9 10
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 Scotland Celtic 4 1 0 3 7 13 −6 3
7 England Southampton 4 0 1 3 6 11 −5 1
8 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 4 0 1 3 4 11 −7 1
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
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
4 October 2023 Southampton England 3–4 France Lyon Totton
19:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
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
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 627
Referee: Farai Hallam
24 November 2023 Brighton & Hove Albion England 4–3 Scotland Celtic Falmer
19:00 GMT
Report
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
Report
Stadium: Victoria Road
Referee: Abigail Byrne
20 December 2023 Chelsea England 3–1 Scotland Celtic Kingston upon Thames
19:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 564
Referee: Emily Heaslip
20 December 2023 Southampton England 2–2 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb Totton
19:00 GMT
Report
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 Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 247
Referee: Farai Hallam
17 January 2024 Brighton & Hove Albion England 2–1 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb Lancing
19:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: American Express Elite Performance Centre
Referee: Aji Ajibola
24 January 2024 Southampton England 1–3 Scotland Celtic Totton
19:00 GMT Report
Stadium: Snows Stadium
Attendance: 365
Referee: Abigail Byrne
31 January 2024 West Ham United England 3–0 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb Dagenham
19:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Victoria Road
Referee: Oliver Mackay

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 England Fulham 4 4 0 0 10 4 +6 12
2 England Everton 4 3 1 0 7 3 +4 10
3 England Crystal Palace 4 2 2 0 7 4 +3 8
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 4 1 0 3 6 10 −4 3
7 Netherlands Feyenoord 4 0 2 2 3 7 −4 2
8 Portugal Benfica 4 0 1 3 4 8 −4 1
27 September 2023 Crystal Palace England 1–1 Spain Athletic Bilbao Sutton
19:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: VBS Community Stadium
Referee: Aji Ajibola
27 September 2023 Liverpool England 1–2 France Monaco Kirkby
19:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
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 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
Attendance: 599
Referee: Adam Herczeg
Note: Originally scheduled for 25 October 2023, but postponed due to flight cancellations.[4]
28 November 2023 Everton England 4–2 France Monaco Liverpool
19:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Walton Hall Park
Attendance: 196
Referee: Tom Nield
6 December 2023 Crystal Palace England 2–1 Portugal Benfica Sutton
19:00 GMT Report
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: 106
Referee: Adam Herczeg
20 December 2023 Fulham England 2–1 Spain Athletic Bilbao Kingston upon Thames
19:00 GMT
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
Attendance: 104
Referee: Thomas Parsons
8 January 2024 Fulham England 3–1 Portugal Benfica Kingston upon Thames
13:00 GMT Report
Stadium: Motspur Park
Attendance: 162
Referee: Oliver Mackay
10 January 2024 Liverpool England 1–3 Spain Athletic Bilbao Kirkby
19:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Liverpool Academy
Attendance: 231
Referee: Tom Nield
17 January 2024 Crystal Palace England 1–1 Netherlands Feyenoord Beckenham
19:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Crystal Palace Training Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Farai Hallam
17 January 2024 Fulham England 2–1 France Monaco Kingston upon Thames
19:00 GMT Report
Stadium: Motspur Park
Attendance: 140
Referee: Emily Heaslip
24 January 2024 Everton England 2–1 Portugal Benfica Liverpool
19:00 GMT Report
Stadium: Walton Hall Park
Referee: Elliot Bell

Ranking of third-placed teams

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
England Crystal Palace 4 2 2 0 7 4 +3 8
England Chelsea 4 2 1 1 9 6 +3 7
Germany Hertha Berlin 4 2 1 1 5 3 +2 7

Knockout stages

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Quarter-finals

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15 February 2024 Chelsea England1–2 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven Fulham
19:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Referee: Stephen Parkinson
23 February 2024 West Ham United England 2–1 (a.e.t.)England Brighton & Hove AlbionRomford
19:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Rush Green
Referee: Elliot Bell
26 February 2024 Everton England 3–1England FulhamWalton
19:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Walton Hall Park
Referee: Aaron Jackson

Semi-finals

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9 April 2024 West Ham United England2–3 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven Dagenham
19:00 BST (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Chigwell Construction Stadium
Referee: Ruebyn Ricardo
16 April 2024 Crystal Palace England 4–2England EvertonSelhurst
19:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 850
Referee: Abigail Byrne

Final

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Final
Crystal Palace England1–0Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
Report
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Rebecca Welch

Top goalscorers

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Players with more than one goal displayed
There were 193 goals scored in 55 matches, for an average of 3.51 goals per match.

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

References

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  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. ^ "Under-21s: Sparta showdown postponed". Blackburn Rovers FC. 2024-01-16. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  4. ^ "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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