2015–16 Premier League International Cup

Premier League International Cup The New Den - geograph.org.uk - 1143517.jpg The Den in South Bermondsey, London hosted the final 2015–16 19 August 2015 – 4 May 2016 16 6 SPA Villarreal 1 NED PSV Eindhoven (1st Runner Up) 31 98 JAM Kasey Palmer Chelsea (6 goals) 2014–15 2016–17 The 2015–16 Premier League International Cup was the second season of the Premier League International Cup, a European club football competition organised by the Premier League for under-21 players.http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/news/2015-16/aug/030815-pl-international-cup-confirmed-for-2015-16-with-new-teams.html Premier League International Cup confirmed for second season Premier League 3 August 2015 23 December 2015 31 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151231211403/http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/news/2015-16/aug/030815-pl-international-cup-confirmed-for-2015-16-with-new-teams.html dead Manchester City were the defending champions, after beating Porto 1–0 in the previous season's final, but were eliminated in the group stage. Qualification For English sides, qualification was achieved via performance in the 2014–15 Barclays Under 21 Premier League, with the top eight sides securing a place in the competition. Manchester United U21s (champions) and Southampton U21s (8th place) did not take up the opportunity to enter the competition and were replaced by Tottenham Hotspur U21s and Everton U21s, who finished 9th and 10th respectively.http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/news/2015-16/aug/030815-pl-international-cup-2015-16-fixtures-released.html 2015/16 Premier League International Cup fixtures released Premier League 3 August 2015 23 December 2015 31 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151231124116/http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/news/2015-16/aug/030815-pl-international-cup-2015-16-fixtures-released.html dead The participation of European sides was achieved through invitation and was influenced by the quality of each club's academy. All eight teams from the previous season returned to the competition. Group stage Group stage matches were played between 19 August 2015 and 23 December 2015. The teams were drawn into four groups, each containing two English sides and two European sides. Color key in group tablesGroup winners and runners-up advance to the quarterfinals Group A main WDL Group A Q n BEN POR Benfica CHE ENG Chelsea LIV ENG Liverpool CEL SCO Celtic 3 0 0 7 1 2 0 1 9 5 1 0 2 4 6 0 0 3 1 9 #ccffcc A A complete 11 September 2015 19:05 BST Chelsea ENG 4–2 Report ENG Liverpool Swift 6 Palmer 51 63 65 Sinclair 18 36 Recreation Ground Aldershot 994 24 September 2015 19:00 BST Celtic SCO 1–2 October 2025 POR Benfica McIlduff 90 Gonçalves 37Sarkic 54 Adams Park High Wycombe 355 Carl Brook 16 October 2015 19:05 BST Chelsea ENG 0–3 Report POR Benfica Gonçalves 45 Carvalho 62 Dias 64 Recreation Ground Aldershot Colin Lymer 20 November 2015 19:00 GMT Liverpool ENG 0–2 October 2025 POR Benfica Gonçalves 39 Carvalho 48 Deva Stadium Chester 4 December 2015 19:05 GMT Chelsea ENG 5–0 Report SCO Celtic Ali 4 Wright 5 Musonda 15 Palmer 23 Mitchell 90+1 pen. Recreation Ground Aldershot Paul Kelly 12 December 2015 14:00 GMT Liverpool ENG 2–0 October 2025 SCO Celtic Lennon 86Brannagan 88 pen. Deva Stadium Chester Group B main WDL Group B Q n TOT ENG Tottenham Hotspur POR POR Porto EVE ENG Everton S04 GER Schalke 04 2 0 1 8 5 2 0 1 4 6 1 0 2 6 5 1 0 2 2 4 #ccffcc A A complete 31 August 2015 14:00 BST Everton ENG 4–1 October 2025 ENG Tottenham Hotspur Henen 15 pen. 47Byrne 45+2 50 Maghoma 52 Goodison Park Walton Simon Barrow 25 September 2015 19:00 BST Porto POR 1–0 October 2025 GER Schalke 04 Díaz 61 Adams Park High Wycombe 20 October 2015 19:00 BST Everton ENG 0–1 October 2025 GER Schalke 04 Pick 10 Goodison Park Walton 3 November 2015 19:00 GMT Tottenham Hotspur ENG 3–1 October 2025 GER Schalke 04 Amos 25Harrison 55 pen. 70 Pick 65 Broadhall Way Stevenage 217 Josh Smith 22 November 2015 12:00 GMT Everton ENG 2–3 Report POR Porto Connolly 75Charsley 86 Silva 6Cláudio 12Díaz 81 Goodison Park Walton 23 December 2015 12:00 GMT Tottenham Hotspur ENG 4–0 Report POR Porto Coulthirst 31 35Walkes 76Sonupe 89 Adams Park High Wycombe Josh Smith Group C main WDL Group C Q n VIL ESP Villarreal PSV NED PSV Eindhoven LEI ENG Leicester City NOR ENG Norwich City 2 0 1 7 3 2 0 1 5 4 1 0 2 4 6 1 0 2 2 5 #ccffcc A A complete 2 September 2015 19:00 BST Norwich City ENG 0–3 October 2025 NED PSV Eindhoven Pereiro 24 Cmiljanić 86Locadia 88 Carrow Road Norwich 2,415 Mathew Buonassisi 7 October 2015 19:00 BST Norwich City ENG 1–0 Report ESP Villarreal Ramsay 75 Carrow Road Norwich 3,508 Robert Mackay 20 October 2015 19:00 BST Leicester City ENG 2–1 Report ENG Norwich City Dodoo 36 77 Ashley-Seal 3 King Power Stadium Leicester 2,026 Robert Massey-Ellis 27 October 2015 19:00 GMT PSV Eindhoven NED 0–4 October 2025 ESP Villarreal Sol 31 58Pedraza 57Suárez 81 Adams Park High Wycombe Tim Wood 16 November 2015 19:00 GMT Leicester City ENG 0–2 October 2025 NED PSV Eindhoven Pereiro 40 62 King Power Stadium Leicester 3,380 Michael D'Aguilar 1 December 2015 19:00 GMT Leicester City ENG 2–3 Report ESP Villarreal Cain 42Muskwe 55 Carlitos 25Guerra 38Pedraza 51 King Power Stadium Leicester 2,847 https://www.lcfc.com/news/432442/u21s-report-leicester-city-2-villarreal-3 U21s Report: Leicester City 2 Villarreal 3 Leicester City FC Sarah Garratt Group D main WDL Group D Q n SUN ENG Sunderland BIL ESP Athletic Bilbao BOR GER Borussia Mönchengladbach MCI ENG Manchester City 2 1 0 4 2 2 0 1 6 4 0 2 1 3 5 0 1 2 2 4 #ccffcc A A complete 19 August 2015 19:00 BST Manchester City ENG 1–1 October 2025 GER Borussia Mönchengladbach Plummer 20 Lieder 9 Academy Stadium Manchester Gareth Mellor 26 August 2015 19:00 BST Manchester City ENG 0–1 October 2025 ENG Sunderland Mandron 80 Academy Stadium Manchester 561 Kevin Mulraine 9 September 2015 19:00 BST Borussia Mönchengladbach GER 1–3 October 2025 ESP Athletic Bilbao Rizzo 55 Lozano 26Unai Bilbao 75 Guruzeta 87 Adams Park High Wycombe 183 12 October 2015 19:00 BST Sunderland ENG 1–1 October 2025 GER Borussia Mönchengladbach Mandron 54 Ritter 81 Stadium of Light Sunderland 836https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/match-reports/sunderland-u21-1-1-borussia-10247119 Sunderland U21 1-1 Borussia Monchengladbach U21 report: Mikael Mandron on target ChronicleLive 12 October 2015 G Hart 11 November 2015 19:00 GMT Sunderland ENG 2–1 October 2025 ESP Athletic Bilbao Graham 32 Smith 83 pen. Guruzeta 44 Stadium of Light Sunderland 888 Alf Greenwood (North Yorkshire) 2 December 2015 19:00 GMT Manchester City ENG 1–2 October 2025 ESP Athletic Bilbao Celina 52 Urcelay 48Guruzeta 77 Academy Stadium Manchester Ricky Wootton Knockout stages The knockout stages comprised three rounds played as one-off matches: quarter-finals, semi-finals and the final. In the quarter-finals, group stage winners played against the runners-up from another group.Fixtures: Premier League International Cup – Season 2015–16 http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/matchday/matches.html?paramClubId=ALL&paramComp_742=true&view=.dateSeason Premier League 23 December 2015 25 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151225044722/http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/matchday/matches.html?paramClubId=ALL&paramComp_742=true&view=.dateSeason dead Quarter-finals Semi-finals ESP Villarreal 2 ESP Athletic Bilbao 1 POR Benfica 0 POR Porto 1 ENG Tottenham Hotspur 2 ENG Chelsea 5 ENG Sunderland 0 NED PSV 1 POR Porto 1 ESP Villarreal 2 ENG Chelsea 1 NED PSV 2 ESP Villarreal 4 NED PSV 2 Quarter-finals 28 January 2016 19:05 GMT Tottenham Hotspur ENG 2–5 Report ENG Chelsea Walkes 54 Miller 72 Mitchell 6 Palmer 10 Aina 35 Abraham 87 90+4 Broadhall Way Stevenage Josh Smith 3 February 2016 19:00 GMT Villarreal ESP 2–1 Report ESP Athletic Bilbao Sol 4 Pedraza 47 Guruzeta 50 Adams Park High Wycombe Anthony Coggins 3 February 2016 19:00 GMT Benfica POR 0–1 Report POR Porto Gleison 34 The Den South Bermondsey 5 February 2016 19:00 GMT Sunderland ENG 0–1 Report 1, 2 NED PSV Leemans 55 Stadium of Light Sunderland 905 Andrew Miller Semi-finals 3 March 2016 19:05 GMT Chelsea ENG 1–2 Report NED PSV Palmer 6 Chalobah 16 o.g.Bergwijn 43 Recreation Ground Aldershot Carl Brook 20 April 2016 19:00 BST Porto POR 1–2 Report ESP Villarreal Diaz 74 Cantalapiedra 4Gutiérrez 87 The Den South Bermondsey Elliott Kaye Final 4 May 2016 19:00 BST PSV NED 2–4 yes Report ESP Villarreal Leemans 44 pen. Koch 53 Suárez 26 96 Sol 85 110 The Den South Bermondsey Neil Hair See also 2015–16 Professional U21 Development League 2015–16 UEFA Youth League References 2015–16 International Cup Category:2015–16 in European youth football Category:2015–16 in English men's football cups