2023–24 Premier League International Cup

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)
2024–25 →
International football competition

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.

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

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 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
Source: Premier League


Nottingham Forest England v Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
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
Blackburn Rovers England v Germany Hertha Berlin
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
Leeds United England v France Nice
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
Blackburn Rovers England v France Nice
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
Wolverhampton Wanderers England v Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
16 October 2023 Wolverhampton Wanderers England 2–1 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven Wolverhampton
19:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Referee: Ben Toner
Leeds United England v Germany Hertha Berlin
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
Nottingham Forest England v France Nice
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
Blackburn Rovers England v Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
15 November 2023 Blackburn Rovers England 3–5 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven Leyland
19:00 GMT
  • Tyjon 24'
  • Edmondson 35' (pen.)
  • Batty 63'
 Report
  • Houben 9'
  • Kwaaitaal 45+2'
  • Jager 72'
  • Simons 76'
  • van Duiven 83'
 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 183
Referee: Aaron Jackson
Wolverhampton Wanderers England v Czech Republic Sparta Prague
24 November 2023 Wolverhampton Wanderers England 2–1 Czech Republic Sparta Prague Wolverhampton
19:00 GMT
  • Chirewa 21' (pen.)
  • Whittingham 85'
 Report
  • Schánělec 90+3'
 Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 1,146
Referee: Ruebyn Ricardo
Wolverhampton Wanderers England v France Nice
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
Leeds United England v Czech Republic Sparta Prague
7 December 2023 Leeds United England 1–3 Czech Republic Sparta Prague York
19:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: York Community Stadium
Referee: Aaron Jackson
Nottingham Forest England v Germany Hertha Berlin
13 December 2023 Nottingham Forest England 0–2 Germany Hertha Berlin Loughborough
19:00 GMT Report
Stadium: Loughborough University Stadium
Referee: Oliver Mackey
Wolverhampton Wanderers England v Germany Hertha Berlin
17 January 2024 Wolverhampton Wanderers England 0–0 Germany Hertha Berlin Telford
19:00 GMT Report Stadium: New Bucks Head
Referee: Elliot Bell
Nottingham Forest England v Czech Republic Sparta Prague
22 January 2023 Nottingham Forest England 3–2 Czech Republic Sparta Prague Loughborough
19:00 GMT
Report
  • Šiler 48'
  • Penxa 56'
 Stadium: Loughborough University Stadium
Referee: Aaron Jackson
Blackburn Rovers England v Czech Republic Sparta Prague
25 January 2024 Blackburn Rovers England 4–1 Czech Republic Sparta Prague Blackburn
19:00 GMT
Report
  • Jonáš 65'
 Stadium: Ewood Park
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
Note: Match was originally scheduled for 17 January 2024, but was postponed due to a frozen pitch.[3]
Leeds United England v Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
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

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
Source: Premier League
West Ham United England v Spain Valencia
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
West Ham United England v Scotland Celtic
15 September 2023 West Ham United England 5–0 Scotland Celtic Dagenham
19:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Victoria Road
Referee: Stephen Parkinson
Chelsea England v France Lyon
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
Southampton England v France Lyon
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
Brighton & Hove Albion England v Spain Valencia
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
Chelsea England v Croatia Dinamo Zagreb
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
Brighton & Hove Albion England v Scotland Celtic
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
Southampton England v Spain Valencia
28 November 2023 Southampton England 0–2 Spain Valencia Totton
19:00 GMT Report
  • Santana 56'
  • Frith 60' (pen.)
 Stadium: Snows Stadium
Attendance: 347
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
West Ham United England v France Lyon
28 November 2023 West Ham United England 1–1 France Lyon Dagenham
19:00 GMT
Report
  • Perret 88'
 Stadium: Victoria Road
Referee: Abigail Byrne
Chelsea England v Scotland Celtic
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
Southampton England v Croatia Dinamo Zagreb
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
Brighton & Hove Albion England v France Lyon
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
Chelsea England v Spain Valencia
9 January 2024 Chelsea England 1–1 Spain Valencia Kingston upon Thames
19:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 247
Referee: Farai Hallam
Brighton & Hove Albion England v Croatia Dinamo Zagreb
17 January 2024 Brighton & Hove Albion England 2–1 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb Lancing
19:30 GMT
  • Moulton 19'
  • Atom 45+3'
 Report
  • Rimac 27'
 Stadium: American Express Elite Performance Centre
Referee: Aji Ajibola
Southampton England v Scotland Celtic
24 January 2024 Southampton England 1–3 Scotland Celtic Totton
19:00 GMT
  • Rohart-Brown 40'
 Report
  • Dobbie 48', 70'
  • Frame 71'
 Stadium: Snows Stadium
Attendance: 365
Referee: Abigail Byrne
West Ham United England v Croatia Dinamo Zagreb
31 January 2024 West Ham United England 3–0 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb Dagenham
19:00 GMT
  • Luizão 5'
  • Robinson 48'
  • Moore 59'
 Report Stadium: Victoria Road
Referee: Oliver Mackay

Group C

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
Source: Premier League
Crystal Palace England v Spain Athletic Bilbao
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
Liverpool England v France Monaco
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
Liverpool England v Portugal Benfica
22 October 2023 Liverpool England 1–1 Portugal Benfica Kirkby
19:00 BST (UTC+1)
  • McConnell 34'
 Report
  • Cruz 29'
 Stadium: Liverpool Academy
Attendance: 212
Referee: Aaron Jackson
Crystal Palace England v France Monaco
24 October 2023 Crystal Palace England 3–1 France Monaco Sutton
19:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
  • Yacoub 83' (pen.)
 Stadium: VBS Community Stadium
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
Fulham England v Netherlands Feyenoord
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
Everton England v Spain Athletic Bilbao
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]
Everton England v France Monaco
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
Crystal Palace England v Portugal Benfica
6 December 2023 Crystal Palace England 2–1 Portugal Benfica Sutton
19:00 GMT
Report
  • Varela 59'
 Stadium: VBS Community Stadium
Attendance: 290
Referee: Abigail Byrne
Everton England v Netherlands Feyenoord
19 December 2023 Everton England 0–0 Netherlands Feyenoord Southport
19:00 GMT Report Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 106
Referee: Adam Herczeg
Fulham England v Spain Athletic Bilbao
20 December 2023 Fulham England 2–1 Spain Athletic Bilbao Kingston upon Thames
19:00 GMT
  • Works 23'
  • Odutayo 30'
 Report
  • Bari 38' (pen.)
 Stadium: Motspur Park
Attendance: 153
Referee: Stephen Parkinson
Liverpool England v Netherlands Feyenoord
22 December 2023 Liverpool England 3–1 Netherlands Feyenoord Kirkby
19:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Liverpool Academy
Attendance: 104
Referee: Thomas Parsons
Fulham England v Portugal Benfica
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
Liverpool England v Spain Athletic Bilbao
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
Crystal Palace England v Netherlands Feyenoord
17 January 2024 Crystal Palace England 1–1 Netherlands Feyenoord Beckenham
19:00 GMT
Report
  • Hokke 14'
 Stadium: Crystal Palace Training Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Farai Hallam
Fulham England v France Monaco
17 January 2024 Fulham England 2–1 France Monaco Kingston upon Thames
19:00 GMT Report
  • Etonde 68'
 Stadium: Motspur Park
Attendance: 140
Referee: Emily Heaslip
Everton England v Portugal Benfica
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

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
Source: Premier League

Knockout stages

Quarter-finals

Chelsea England v Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
15 February 2024 Chelsea England1–2 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven Fulham
19:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Referee: Stephen Parkinson
West Ham United England v England Brighton & Hove Albion
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
Crystal Palace England v England Wolverhampton Wanderers
26 February 2024 Crystal Palace England 3–0England Wolverhampton WanderersSutton
19:00 BST (UTC+1)
  • Imray 15', 66'
  • Mathurin 82'
 Report Stadium: VBS Community Stadium
Referee: Aji Ajibola
Everton England v England Fulham
26 February 2024 Everton England 3–1England FulhamWalton
19:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
  • Osmand 22'
 Stadium: Walton Hall Park
Referee: Aaron Jackson

Semi-finals

West Ham United England v Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
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
Crystal Palace England v England Everton
16 April 2024 Crystal Palace England 4–2England EvertonSelhurst
19:00 BST (UTC+1)
  • Umeh-Chibueze 45+3'
  • Umolu 48'
  • Imray 70'
  • Devenny 90+3'
 Report
  • Metcalfe 63', 83' (pen.)
 Stadium: Selhurst Park
Referee: Abigail Byrne

Final

Final
Crystal Palace England1–0Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
  • Umeh-Chibueze 67'
 Report
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Rebecca Welch

Top goalscorers

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

  • Israel Tai Abed (PSV Eindhoven)
  • Portugal Youssef Chermiti (Everton)
  • England Daniel Imray (Crystal Palace)
  • England Roshaun Mathurin (Crystal Palace)
  • Northern Ireland Sean McAllister (Everton)
  • England Lewis Orford (West Ham United)
  • Czech Republic Tomáš Schánělec (Sparta Prague)

2 goals

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. ^ "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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