2018–19 Premier League International Cup
The Den in South Bermondsey, London hosted the final
Tournament details
Dates14 August 2018 – 2 May 2019
Teams24 (from 8 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsGermany Bayern Munich (1st title)
Runners-upCroatia Dinamo Zagreb
Tournament statistics
Matches played43
Goals scored138 (3.21 per match)
Top scorer(s)England Danny Loader
(5 goals)

The 2018–19 Premier League International Cup was the fifth season of the Premier League International Cup, a European club football competition organised by the Premier League for under-23 players. Bayern won the title by defeating Dinamo Zagreb 2–0 in the final.

Porto were the defending champions, after beating Arsenal 1–0 in the previous season's final, but were eliminated in the group stage.

Format

The competition featured twenty-four teams: twelve from English league system and twelve invitees from other European countries. The teams were split into six groups of four - with two English league clubs per group. The group winners, and two best runners-up, progressed into the knockout phase of the tournament. The knockout matches were single leg fixtures.[1]

All matches - including fixtures between non-English teams - were played in England and Wales.

Teams

Athletic Bilbao, Benfica, Everton, Leicester City, PSV Eindhoven, Porto and Villarreal made their fifth appearance in the competition. They are the only teams to take part in every season since the tournament was founded in 2014. Brighton & Hove Albion, Paris Saint-Germain and Southampton made their debuts.[2]

Group stage

Color key in group tables
Group winners and the two best runners-up advance to the quarterfinals

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
England Southampton 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7
Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 6
England West Ham United 3 1 0 2 2 6 4 3
Portugal Porto 3 0 1 2 3 7 4 1
Source:
14 August 2018 Southampton England 1–0 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb Marchwood
19:00 BST (UTC+1)
  • Gallagher 20'
Report Stadium: Staplewood Campus
Referee: Adrian Quelch
26 September 2018 Southampton England 1–1 Portugal Porto Marchwood
19:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report Report
Stadium: Staplewood Campus
Attendance: 180[3]
Referee: Joshua Smith
30 October 2018 West Ham United England 2–1 Portugal Porto Dagenham
19:00 GMT Report
Stadium: Victoria Road
Referee: Paul Howard
24 November 2018 Porto Portugal 1–4 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb Dagenham
16:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Victoria Road
Referee: Sam Purkiss
11 December 2018 Southampton England 3–0 England West Ham United Marchwood
19:00 GMT
Report Report Stadium: Staplewood Campus
Attendance: 100[4]
Referee: Carl Brook

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
England Reading 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7
England Leicester City 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
Netherlands Feyenoord 3 1 0 2 9 5 +4 3
Czech Republic Sparta Prague 3 0 1 2 2 11 9 1
Source:
17 August 2018 Leicester City England 0–2 England Reading Whetstone
19:00 BST (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Holmes Park
Referee: James Oldham
24 October 2018 Reading England 2–2 Czech Republic Sparta Prague Reading
19:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Referee: Will Finnie
27 November 2018 Sparta Prague Czech Republic 0–8 Netherlands Feyenoord Aldershot
19:00 GMT Report
Stadium: Recreation Ground
Referee: Will Finnie
29 November 2018 Leicester City England 1–0 Czech Republic Sparta Prague Whetstone
19:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Holmes Park
Attendance: 122[5]
Referee: Richard Hulme
19 December 2018 Reading England 2–0 Netherlands Feyenoord Reading
19:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Referee: Adrian Quelch
29 January 2019 Leicester City England 3–1 Netherlands Feyenoord Whetstone
19:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Holmes Park
Referee: Simeon Lucas

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
England Tottenham Hotspur 3 2 1 0 9 7 +2 7
Germany VfL Wolfsburg 3 1 1 1 7 4 +3 4
Spain Athletic Bilbao 3 1 0 2 7 9 2 3
England Norwich City 3 0 2 1 4 7 3 2
Source:
26 September 2018 Athletic Bilbao Spain 0–4 Germany VfL Wolfsburg Aldershot
19:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report 1
Report 2
Stadium: Recreation Ground
Referee: Samuel Allison
14 November 2018 Norwich City England 0–3 Spain Athletic Bilbao Norwich
19:00 GMT Report
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 1,130
Referee: David Rock
3 December 2018 Tottenham Hotspur England 2–1 Germany VfL Wolfsburg Stevenage
19:00 GMT
ReportReport
Stadium: Lamex Stadium
Attendance: 433[8]
Referee: Savvas Yianni
13 December 2018 Norwich City England 2–2 Germany VfL Wolfsburg Norwich
19:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 750 Estimated[9]
Referee: Alan Dale
18 January 2019 Norwich City England 2–2 England Tottenham Hotspur Colney
19:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Colney Training Centre
23 January 2019 Tottenham Hotspur England 5–4 Spain Athletic Bilbao Stevenage
19:00 GMT
Report 1
Report 2
Stadium: Lamex Stadium
Attendance: 465[10]
Referee: Tom Reeves

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Germany Bayern Munich 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 6
England Brighton & Hove Albion 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
England Everton 3 1 1 1 5 6 1 4
Portugal Benfica 3 1 0 2 1 4 3 3
Source:
20 September 2018 Brighton & Hove Albion England 2–2 England Everton Lancing
19:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: American Express Elite Football Performance Centre
Referee: Carl Brook
28 September 2018 Everton England 2–0 Portugal Benfica Southport
19:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Haig Avenue
Referee: Glen Hart
22 October 2019 Brighton & Hove Albion England 2–0 Portugal Benfica Lancing
19:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: American Express Elite Football Performance Centre
Referee: Gary Parsons
12 December 2018 Everton England 1–4 Germany Bayern Munich Liverpool
19:00 GMT Report
Stadium: Goodison Park
Referee: Joe Joseph
27 January 2019 Bayern Munich Germany 0–1 Portugal Benfica Aldershot
13:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Recreation Ground
Referee: Sam Purkiss
30 January 2019 Brighton & Hove Albion England 0–2 Germany Bayern Munich Lancing
19:00 GMT Report Stadium: American Express Elite Football Performance Centre
Referee: Gary Parsons

Group E

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Spain Villarreal 3 2 1 0 9 1 +8 7
England Liverpool 3 2 0 1 5 8 3 6
Germany Hertha BSC 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 3
Wales Swansea City 3 0 1 2 2 7 5 1
Source:
26 September 2018 Swansea City Wales 1–1 Spain Villarreal Swansea
19:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Landore Training Centre
Referee: Tom Reeves
17 October 2018 Hertha BSC Germany 0–1 Spain Villarreal Aldershot
19:00 BST (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Recreation Ground
Referee: Richard Hulme
21 November 2018 Liverpool England 0–7 Spain Villarreal Kirkby
19:00 GMT Report
Stadium: The Academy
Referee: Peter Gibbons
5 December 2018 Liverpool England 3–1 Germany Hertha BSC Kirkby
19:00 GMT
Report
  • Covic 4'
Stadium: The Academy
Referee: Simeon Lucas
13 December 2018 Swansea City Wales 1–4 Germany Hertha BSC Swansea
19:00 GMT
  • Evans 36'
Report
  • Siakam-Tchokoten 27'
  • Covic 43'
  • Friede 75', 90+3'
Stadium: Landore Training Centre
Referee: Samuel Allison
24 January 2019 Liverpool England 2–0 Wales Swansea City Kirkby
19:00 GMT
Report Stadium: The Academy
Referee: Andrew Miller

Group F

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
England Manchester United 3 1 2 0 4 1 +3 5
England Derby County 3 1 2 0 5 3 +2 5
Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
France Paris Saint-Germain 3 0 1 2 3 8 5 1
Source:
17 January 2019 Manchester United England 0–0 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven Leigh
19:00 GMT Report Stadium: Leigh Sports Village
Attendance: 652[11]
Referee: James Oldman

Ranking of second-placed teams

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 6
England Leicester City 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
England Liverpool 3 2 0 1 5 8 3 6
England Derby County 3 1 2 0 5 3 +2 5
Germany VfL Wolfsburg 3 1 1 1 7 4 +3 4
England Everton 3 1 1 1 5 6 1 4
Source:

Knockout stages

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
25 February
 
 
England Manchester United1
 
1 April – Madejski Stadium
 
England Reading3
 
England Reading1
 
13 March
 
Germany Bayern Munich3
 
England Leicester City1 (4)
 
2 May – The Den
 
Germany Bayern Munich (p)1 (5)
 
Germany Bayern Munich2
 
6 March
 
Croatia Dinamo Zagreb0
 
England Southampton2
 
10 April – St. Mary's Stadium
 
Spain Villarreal1
 
England Southampton1
 
26 February
 
Croatia Dinamo Zagreb3
 
England Tottenham Hotspur0
 
 
Croatia Dinamo Zagreb1
 

Quarter-finals

25 February 2019 Manchester United England1–3 England Reading Leigh
19:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Leigh Sports Village
Referee: Peter Gibbons
26 February 2019 Tottenham Hotspur England0–1 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb Stevenage
19:00 GMT
Report Report
Stadium: Lamex Stadium
Attendance: 438[12]
Referee: Will Finnie
6 March 2019 Southampton England 2–1Spain VillarrealMarchwood
19:00 GMT
Report Report
Stadium: Staplewood Campus
Attendance: 0[13]
Referee: Joshua Smith
13 March 2019 Leicester City England1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)
Germany Bayern Munich Whetstone
19:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Holmes Park
Attendance: 465
Referee: Lloyd Wood
Penalties

Semi-finals

1 April 2019 Reading England1–3 Germany Bayern Munich Reading
19:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 2,157
Referee: Paul Howard
10 April 2019 Southampton England1–3 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb Southampton
19:45 BST Hamblin 22' Red card 36' Report
Stadium: St. Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 3,605
Referee: Joshua Smith

Final

2 May 2019 Bayern Munich Germany 2–0Croatia Dinamo ZagrebSouth Bermondsey
19:00 BST
Report Stadium: The Den
Referee: David Rock

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