The 2017 Premier League Asia Trophy was the eighth edition of the Premier League Asia Trophy. Crystal Palace, Liverpool, Leicester City and West Bromwich Albion competed for the Premier League Asia Trophy. It was held in Hong Kong at the Hong Kong Stadium from 19–22 July 2017. It was the first edition with four Premier League teams to compete and therefore not feature a side from the host country.[1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| City | Hong Kong |
| Dates | 19 July – 22 July |
| Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Liverpool (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Leicester City |
| Third place | Crystal Palace |
| Fourth place | West Bromwich Albion |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Goals scored | 9 (2.25 per match) |
| Attendance | 158,771 (39,693 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Nine players (1 goal each) |
Liverpool won their first title following their 2–1 victory over Leicester City in the final.[2]
Results edit
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 19 July – Hong Kong | ||||||
| Leicester City (pen.) | 1 (7) | |||||
| 22 July – Hong Kong | ||||||
| West Bromwich Albion | 1 (6) | |||||
| Liverpool | 2 | |||||
| 19 July – Hong Kong | ||||||
| Leicester City | 1 | |||||
| Liverpool | 2 | |||||
| Crystal Palace | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 22 July – Hong Kong | ||||||
| West Bromwich Albion | 0 | |||||
| Crystal Palace | 2 | |||||
Semi-finals edit
All kick-off times are local (UTC+08:00).
| Leicester City | 1–1 | West Bromwich Albion |
|---|---|---|
Mahrez  24' |
Report | Rodriguez 10' |
| Penalties | ||
Ulloa  Vardy Drinkwater Fuchs Iborra King Albrighton |
7–6 | Chadli Robson-Kanu Evans Dawson McClean Leko  Field |
| Liverpool | 2–0 | Crystal Palace |
|---|---|---|
| Solanke 61' Origi 79' |
Report |
Third place play-off edit
| West Bromwich Albion | 0–2 | Crystal Palace |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Milivojević 11' Sako 43' |
Final edit
         Liverpool
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    Leicester City
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Goalscorers edit
- 1 goal
References edit
- ^ "Premier League Asia Trophy". Premier League. Archived from the original on 28 June 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- ^ "Best of the photos as Liverpool win the Premier League Asia Trophy in Hong Kong". This is Anfield. 22 July 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.