2016/17 · Tournament · Group Phase Knockout

U23 Premier League International Cup

ChampionFC Porto

This Edition

24Teams

43Played

119Goals

2.77Per Game

Standings

Competition Table

Matchday 33

Group F																							Summary
#	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	+/-	Pts ↓	Pld	W	D	L	GF	+/-	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	+/-	Pts	Form / Next
1	Hertha BSC B	3	2	1	0	7-3	+4	7	0	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	3	2	1	0	7-3	+4	7	DWW – DWW
2	Athletic Bilbao B	3	2	1	0	7-5	+2	7	1	0	1	0	2-2	0	1	2	2	0	0	5-3	+2	6	DWW D – WW
3	Everton B	3	1	0	2	4-6	-2	3	3	1	0	2	4-6	-2	3	0	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	WLL – WLL – –
4	Reading B	3	0	0	3	3-7	-4	0	2	0	0	2	2-5	-3	0	1	0	0	1	1-2	-1	0	LLL – LL – L –

Group E																							Summary
#	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	+/-	Pts ↓	Pld	W	D	L	GF	+/-	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	+/-	Pts	Form / Next
1	Norwich City B	3	3	0	0	9-3	+6	9	3	3	0	0	9-3	+6	9	0	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	WWW WWW –
2	Celtic B	3	2	0	1	6-3	+3	6	0	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	3	2	0	1	6-3	+3	6	WLW – – WLW –
3	Aston Villa B	3	1	0	2	5-8	-3	3	2	1	0	1	2-4	-2	3	1	0	0	1	3-4	-1	0	WLL – WL – L –
4	Valencia CF B	3	0	0	3	1-7	-6	0	1	0	0	1	0-3	-3	0	2	0	0	2	1-4	-3	0	LLL – L – LL –

Group B																							Summary
#	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	+/-	Pts ↓	Pld	W	D	L	GF	+/-	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	+/-	Pts	Form / Next
1	Manchester United B	3	2	1	0	5-2	+3	7	3	2	1	0	5-2	+3	7	0	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	WWD WWD –
2	Middlesbrough B	3	2	1	0	4-2	+2	7	2	2	0	0	2-0	+2	6	1	0	1	0	2-2	0	1	WWD – WW – D –
3	Villarreal CF B	3	1	0	2	2-3	-1	3	1	1	0	0	2-1	+1	3	2	0	0	2	0-2	-2	0	LLW – W – LL –
4	Sparta Praha B	3	0	0	3	1-5	-4	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	3	0	0	3	1-5	-4	0	LLL – – LLL –

Group A																							Summary
#	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	+/-	Pts ↓	Pld	W	D	L	GF	+/-	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	+/-	Pts	Form / Next
1	Sunderland B	3	2	1	0	6-3	+3	7	2	2	0	0	4-1	+3	6	1	0	1	0	2-2	0	1	WWD WW D
2	SL Benfica B	3	1	1	1	3-2	+1	4	0	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	3	1	1	1	3-2	+1	4	WLD – – WLD –
3	Derby County B	3	1	1	1	4-5	-1	4	3	1	1	1	4-5	-1	4	0	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	WLD – WLD – –
4	PSV B	3	0	1	2	1-4	-3	1	1	0	1	0	0-0	0	1	2	0	0	2	1-4	-3	0	LLD – D – LL –

Group C																							Summary
#	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	+/-	Pts ↓	Pld	W	D	L	GF	+/-	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	+/-	Pts	Form / Next
1	FC Porto B	3	2	1	0	6-1	+5	7	1	1	0	0	3-0	+3	3	2	1	1	0	3-1	+2	4	DWW W – DW
2	Wolfsburg B	3	2	0	1	5-4	+1	6	0	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	3	2	0	1	5-4	+1	6	WWL – – WWL –
3	Leicester City B	3	1	0	2	2-6	-4	3	3	1	0	2	2-6	-4	3	0	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	LLW – LLW – –
4	Liverpool B	3	0	1	2	3-5	-2	1	2	0	1	1	2-3	-1	1	1	0	0	1	1-2	-1	0	LDL – LD – L –

Group D																							Summary
#	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	+/-	Pts ↓	Pld	W	D	L	GF	+/-	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	+/-	Pts	Form / Next
1	Dinamo Zagreb B	3	2	1	0	4-0	+4	7	0	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	3	2	1	0	4-0	+4	7	DWW – DWW
2	Swansea City B	3	2	1	0	4-1	+3	7	2	1	1	0	2-0	+2	4	1	1	0	0	2-1	+1	3	WDW WD W –
3	Chelsea B	3	1	0	2	3-4	-1	3	3	1	0	2	3-4	-1	3	0	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	WLL – WLL – –
4	Feyenoord B	3	0	0	3	1-7	-6	0	1	0	0	1	0-3	-3	0	2	0	0	2	1-4	-3	0	LLL – L – LL –

Rules & Legend

Format & points

FormatGroup stage
PhaseGroup Phase
Teams24

3Win

1Draw

0Loss

Three points for a win

Extra timePenaltiesAway goalsTies decided on aggregate

Tie-break order

When teams are level on points, positions are decided by:

Head-to-head points
Head-to-head goal difference
Head-to-head goals scored
Overall goal difference
Overall goals scored

Zones

Quarter-FinalPosition 1Quarter-Final
Best Runners-upPosition 2Quarter-Final
EliminatedPositions 3–4

Knockout Phase

Quarter-FinalQuarter-Final

4

Matches

4

Completed

0

Remaining

2 – 0Athletic Bilbao B

Feb 15, 2017 19:002 - 0

Manchester United B

0 – 2

Feb 22, 2017 19:000 - 2

Norwich City B6 – 0

Dinamo Zagreb B

Feb 27, 2017 19:006 - 0

5 – 1

Feb 28, 2017 19:005 - 1

Semi-FinalSemi-Final

2

Matches

2

Completed

0

Remaining

0 – 1

Mar 25, 2017 12:300 - 1

Norwich City B0 – 1

Mar 31, 2017 19:000 - 1

FinalFinal· 05/17/2017

1

Matches

1

Completed

0

Remaining

0–5

Full Time05/17/2017 19:00

Final classification

1stFC Porto
2ndSunderland

Competition FactsFacts

3 matches: 1W-1D-1L.

Top scorer: Heriberto Tavares with 2 goals.

Player of the season: Heriberto Tavares — 17 points from 3 matches (2 goals).

Biggest win: 2-0 against Derby County B on 14 Oct 2016.

3 scored, 2 conceded.

2 clean sheets.

All-time in Premier League International Cup: 31 matches across 9 seasons — 12W-8D-11L.

Our leading scorer in the competition: Heriberto Tavares with 4 goals.

Biggest win in the competition: 5-0 against Newcastle B on 13 Jan 2026.

Our first match in the competition was on 29 Oct 2014.

Competition

FinishedOfficial

100%FinalRound 6 of 618 Aug – 17 May

Villarreal CFPrevious Winner · 2015/16

Level6
ScopeInternational (Clubs)
PeriodicityAnnual (from 2014/15, current)

Fixtures & Results

Group F

18AugEVEB

26OctABIB2-2

Group E

6SepNCIB2-0VALB

9NovAFCB

0-3

Group B

13SepMUNB

1-0

15NovMIDB

1-0

Group A

22SepDCOB

2-1

18NovSUNB

Group C

28SepLIVB

1-2

12NovLEIB0-2

Group D

11OctSWAB

2-0

16DecCHEB

0-1

Group F

23NovEVEB

1-3

23NovREAB2-3ABIB

Group E

5OctAFCB

16NovNCIB3-0

Group B

11OctMIDB

1-0

15DecMUNB

2-0

Group A

14OctDCOB

23DecSUNB

2-0

Group C

11OctLEIB0-3

2NovLIVB

1-1

Group D

11NovSWAB

0-0

29NovCHEB

2-1

Group F

14DecREAB0-2

21DecEVEB

Group E

30NovVALB0-3

12JanNCIB4-3

Group B

13DecVCFB

2-1

22DecMUNB

2-2

Group A

12JanDCOB

2-2

18JanPSVB

Group C

3DecLEIB2-1

14DecFCPB

3-0

Group D

20DecFEYB

0-3

22DecCHEB

1-2

15FebSUNB

22FebMUNB

0-2

27FebNCIB6-0

28FebSWAB

5-1

25MarSWAB

0-1

31MarNCIB0-1

17MaySUNB

0-5

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