The 2014–15 Premier League International Cup was the inaugural season of the Premier League International Cup, a European club football competition organised by the Premier League for under-21 players.[1]
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 15 October 2014 – 8 May 2015 |
| Teams | 16 (from 6 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Manchester City (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Porto |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 31 |
| Goals scored | 96 (3.1 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Harry Panayiotou Leandro Silva(6 goals) |
Qualification edit
For English sides qualification was via performance in the 2013–14 Barclays Under 21 Premier League with the top eight sides qualifying for the competition. Liverpool U21s and Manchester United U21s did not take up the opportunity to enter the competition and they were replaced with West Ham U21s and Norwich City U21s who finished 9th and 10th respectively.[2] Entry of European teams was by invitation and was influenced by the quality of each club's academy.[1]
Group stage edit
Group-stage matches were played between 15 October 2014 and 31 January 2015. The teams were drawn into four groups of four with two English sides and two European sides in each group.
| Color key in group tables |
|---|
| Group winners and runners-up advanced to the quarter-finals |
Group A edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 7 |
| Porto
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| Norwich City
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 3 |
 Borussia Mönchengladbach
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 |
Source: [citation needed]
| 19 December 2014 | Chelsea | 1–1 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Staines-upon-Thames |
Brown  89' |
Report | Rodriguez 61' |
Stadium: Wheatsheaf Park [citation needed] Attendance: 252 |
| 23 December 2014 | Chelsea | 5–0 | Norwich City | Kingston-upon-Thames |
| Kiwomya 23' Gafaiti 47' (o.g.)Boga 66'Solanke 74', 89' |
Report | Stadium: Cherry Red Records Stadium[citation needed] |
| 14 January 2015 | Chelsea | 2–1 | Porto | Aldershot |
| Palmer 20' Scott 90+1' |
Report | Silva 15' |
Stadium: The Recreation Ground[citation needed] |
| 27 January 2015 | Norwich City | 1–0 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Norwich |
| Morris 63' |
Report | Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 3,816 Referee: Neil Hair |
| 11 February 2015 | Porto | 2–2 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Aldershot |
| Silva 2' (pen.) Pité 63'Carlos  73' |
Report | Berg 38' (pen.), 74' (pen.) |
Stadium: The Recreation Ground |
| 4 March 2015 | Norwich City | 1–2 | Porto | Norwich |
| Becchio 54' (pen.) |
Report | Silva 15' (pen.) Costa 57' |
Stadium: Colney Training Centre |
Group B edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Athletic Bilbao
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 |
| Fulham
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 |
 PSV Eindhoven
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 |
| West Ham United
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 3 |
Source: [citation needed]
| 15 October 2014 | West Ham United | 3–5 | Athletic Bilbao | London |
| 19:00 | Fanimo 18' Lee 77'Bywater 90' |
Report | García 2', 89' Seguin 19'Pask (o.g.) 32'Barco 91' |
Stadium: Upton Park Referee: Ashvin Degnarain |
| 28 October 2014 | Athletic Bilbao | 0–1 | PSV Eindhoven | Aldershot |
| Report | Vloet 61' |
Stadium: Recreation Ground |
| 19 November 2014 | West Ham United | 2–1 | PSV Eindhoven | London |
| Bywater 37' Sadlier 48' |
Report | Rudović 3' |
Stadium: Upton Park |
| 8 December 2014 | Fulham | 3–2 | West Ham United | London |
| 19:00 | Eisfeld 18' Plumain 45+1'Casasola 67' |
Report | McCallum 25', 35' |
Stadium: Rush Green Attendance: 143[3] Referee: Ian Fissenden |
| 17 December 2014 | Fulham | 1–2 | Athletic Bilbao | London |
| Williams 50' |
Report | Bilbao 29' García 33' |
Stadium: Motspur Park Attendance: 108 |
| 21 January 2015 | Fulham | 2–1 | PSV Eindhoven | London |
| 19:00 | Plumain 65' (pen.), 90+4' (pen.) |
Report | Boljević 20' Sanoh 64' |
Stadium: Motspur Park Attendance: 52 |
Group C edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leicester City
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 |
| Manchester City
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 6 |
| Benfica
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 |
| Schalke 04
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| 29 October 2014 | Schalke 04 | 0–1 | Benfica | Hyde |
| Report | Sanches 59' |
Stadium: Princes Park |
| 18 November 2014 | Leicester City | 2–0 | Schalke 04 | Leicester |
| 19:00 GMT | Dodoo 27' Hopper 58' |
Report | Stadium: King Power Stadium Referee: Ollie Yates |
| 21 November 2014 | Manchester City | 3–1 | Benfica | Hyde |
| 19:00 GMT | Ntcham 8' Fofana 30'Barker 40' |
Report | Fonte 16' |
Stadium: Princes Park |
| 24 November 2014 | Leicester City | 2–0 | Benfica | Manchester |
| 19:00 GMT | Lindelöf (o.g.) 11' Hopper 17' |
Report | Stadium: Academy Stadium Referee: Robert Massey-Ellis |
| 18 January 2015 | Manchester City | 5–1 | Schalke 04 | Manchester |
| 12:00 GMT | Ambrose 7' Ntcham 9'Barker 22'Byrne 62'Hiwula 90' |
Report | Talarski 37' |
Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 5,800 Referee: Tom Nield |
| 2 February 2015 | Manchester City | 2–3 | Leicester City | Manchester |
| 19:00 GMT | Pozo 4' Ntcham 20' |
Report | Panayiotou 34', 52' Stankevičius 46' |
Stadium: Academy Stadium |
Group D edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Celtic
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 |
| Everton
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Villarreal
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Sunderland
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
| 25 November 2014 | Everton | 1–1 | Celtic | Everton |
| 19:00 GMT | Duffus 80' |
Report | Twardzik 26' |
Stadium: Goodison Park Referee: Robert Massey-Ellis |
| 12 December 2014 | Sunderland | 0–0 | Villarreal | Sunderland |
| 19:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Stadium of Light |
| 18 December 2014 | Sunderland | 1–2 | Celtic | Sunderland |
| Ferguson 17' |
Report | Griffiths 51', 80' |
Stadium: Stadium of Light |
| 21 January 2015 | Celtic | 1–0 | Villarreal | Dartford |
| McMullan 45' |
Report | Stadium: Princes Park |
| 11 February 2015 | Everton | 1–2 | Villarreal | Everton |
| Henen 55' |
Report | Pedraza 3' Sol 75' |
Stadium: Goodison Park |
| 5 March 2015 | Everton | 1–0 | Sunderland | |
| Distin 39' |
Report |
Knock-out stages edit
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| C | Leicester City
| 2 (4) | ||||||||||||
| D | Everton
| 2 (3) | ||||||||||||
| C | Leicester City
| 2 | ||||||||||||
| C | Manchester City (aet)
| 3 | ||||||||||||
| C | Manchester City
| 0 (5) | ||||||||||||
| D | Celtic
| 0 (3) | ||||||||||||
| C | Manchester City
| 1 | ||||||||||||
| A | Porto
| 0 | ||||||||||||
| A | Chelsea
| 3 | ||||||||||||
| B | Fulham
| 4 | ||||||||||||
| B | Fulham
| 0 | ||||||||||||
| A | Porto
| 3 | ||||||||||||
| B | Athletic Bilbao
| 2 | ||||||||||||
| A | Porto
| 3 | ||||||||||||
Host team listed first
Bold winner
Quarter-finals edit
| 19 February 2015 | Chelsea | 3–4 | Fulham | Aldershot |
| Baker 13' (pen.) Houghton 33'Suljić 53' |
Report | Dembélé 2' Roberts 14'Suljić 67' (o.g.)Taggart 82' |
Stadium: The Recreation Ground |
| 8 April 2015 | Athletic Bilbao | 2–3 | Porto | Romford |
| García 88', 90+4' (pen.) |
Report | Anderson 37' Frédéric 52'Silva 55' |
Stadium: Rush Green Stadium |
| 16 April 2015 | Manchester City | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p) | Celtic | Manchester |
| 19:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 780 Referee: Peter Wright | ||
| Penalties | ||||
Byrne  Barker Angeliño Pozo Smith-Brown |
? Chalmers ? Lindsay |
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| 16 April 2015 | Leicester City | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | Everton | Leicester |
| Panayiotou 20', 94' |
Report | Long 10' Charsley 97' |
Stadium: King Power Stadium | |
| Penalties | ||||
| ? ? Stankevičius Barmby Moore |
Ledson Dowell Walsh Kenny Browning |
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Semi-finals edit
| 22 April 2015 | Fulham | 0–3 | Porto | London |
| Donnelly 39' |
Report | Silva 41', 60', 90+2' |
Stadium: Hotspur Park Attendance: 232[5] |
| 30 April 2015 | Leicester City | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Manchester City | Seagrave |
| Panayiotou 33', 63' |
Report | Iheanacho 57' Pozo 84'Garcia 107' |
Stadium: LCFC Training Ground Referee: Rob Massey-Ellis |
Final edit
| 8 May 2015 | Manchester City | 1–0 | Porto | Manchester |
| 19:00 BST | Iheanacho 5' |
Report | Stadium: Academy Stadium |
Statistics edit
Top scorers edit
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harry Panayiotou
|
Leicester City | 6 |
| Leandro Silva
|
Porto | ||
| 3 | Jorge García
|
Athletic Bilbao | 5 |
| 4 |  Olivier Ntcham
|
Manchester City | 3 |
| Ange-Freddy Plumain
|
Fulham | ||
| 6 | Brandon Barker
|
Manchester City | 2 |
| Benjamin Berg
|
Borussia Mönchengladbach | ||
| Kieran Bywater
|
West Ham United | ||
| Leigh Griffiths
|
Celtic | ||
| Tom Hopper
|
Leicester City | ||
 Kelechi Iheanacho
|
Manchester City | ||
| Paul McCallum
|
West Ham United | ||
| José Ángel Pozo
|
Manchester City | ||
| Dominic Solanke
|
Chelsea | ||
| 15 | 55 players | N/A | 1 |
Own goals edit
| Rank | Player | Club | Against | Own Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Adel Gafaiti
|
Norwich City | Chelsea | 1 |
 Victor Lindelöf
|
Benfica | Leicester City | ||
| Josh Pask
|
West Ham United | Athletic Bilbao | ||
| Ali Suljić
|
Chelsea | Fulham |
Clean sheets edit
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Leonardo Fasan
|
Celtic | 2 |
| Angus Gunn
|
Manchester City | ||
| 3 | Jesse Bertrams
|
PSV Eindhoven | 1 |
| Miguel Santos
|
Benfica | ||
| Adam Smith
|
Leicester City | ||
| Ben Hamer
|
Leicester City | ||
| Russell Griffiths
|
Everton | ||
| Declan Rudd
|
Norwich City | ||
| Mitchell Beeney
|
Chelsea | ||
| Vito Mannone
|
Sunderland | ||
| Miguel Bañuz
|
Villarreal | ||
| Ricardo Nunes
|
Porto |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Premier League International Cup launched". Archived from the original on 2014-10-18. Retrieved 2014-12-09.
- ^ "Premier League International Cup 2014/15".
- ^ "Tiago Casasola hit the winner as Fulham beat West Ham in the PL International Cup on Monday". Fulham FC. Archived from the original on 2015-03-16.
- ^ "Premier League International Cup Fixtures, results and tables". premierleague.com. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ "A Leandro Silva hat-trick earned Porto a 3-0 win over Fulham U21s but that doesn't tell the full story of this Semi-final match". FulhamFC. Archived from the original on 2014-04-13.