2017/18 · Tournament · Group Phase Knockout

U23 Premier League International Cup

ChampionFC Porto

This Edition

24Teams

43Played

123Goals

2.86Per 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	Villarreal CF B	3	3	0	0	8-2	+6	9	1	1	0	0	3-2	+1	3	2	2	0	0	5-0	+5	6	WWW W – WW
2	Tottenham B	3	1	1	1	10-7	+3	4	3	1	1	1	10-7	+3	4	0	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	WLD – WLD – –
3	SL Benfica B	3	1	1	1	7-6	+1	4	0	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	3	1	1	1	7-6	+1	4	LWD – – LWD –
4	West Ham B	3	0	0	3	2-12	-10	0	2	0	0	2	0-5	-5	0	1	0	0	1	2-7	-5	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	Arsenal B	3	2	1	0	6-2	+4	7	3	2	1	0	6-2	+4	7	0	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	WDW WDW –
2	FC Porto B	3	2	0	1	3-1	+2	6	0	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	3	2	0	1	3-1	+2	6	WLW – WLW
3	Bayern München B	3	1	0	2	3-6	-3	3	1	0	0	1	0-1	-1	0	2	1	0	1	3-5	-2	3	WLL – L – WL –
4	Reading B	3	0	1	2	0-3	-3	1	2	0	0	2	0-3	-3	0	1	0	1	0	0-0	0	1	LDL – LL – D –

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	Sunderland B	3	2	1	0	5-1	+4	7	3	2	1	0	5-1	+4	7	0	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	WDW WDW –
2	Leicester City B	3	1	1	1	5-4	+1	4	2	1	1	0	5-2	+3	4	1	0	0	1	0-2	-2	0	WDL – WD – L –
3	Hertha BSC B	3	1	0	2	2-5	-3	3	0	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	3	1	0	2	2-5	-3	3	LLW – – LLW –
4	Legia Warszawa B	3	0	2	1	3-5	-2	2	1	0	0	1	0-2	-2	0	2	0	2	0	3-3	0	2	DLD – L – DD –

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	Manchester United B	3	3	0	0	6-2	+4	9	3	3	0	0	6-2	+4	9	0	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	WWW WWW –
2	Swansea City B	3	1	0	2	7-4	+3	3	2	1	0	1	6-2	+4	3	1	0	0	1	1-2	-1	0	WLL – WL – L –
3	Athletic Bilbao B	3	1	0	2	4-4	0	3	1	0	0	1	1-2	-1	0	2	1	0	1	3-2	+1	3	LLW – L – LW –
4	Celtic B	3	1	0	2	2-9	-7	3	0	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	3	1	0	2	2-9	-7	3	LWL – – LWL –

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	Dinamo Zagreb B	3	2	1	0	4-2	+2	7	1	1	0	0	3-2	+1	3	2	1	1	0	1-0	+1	4	WDW W – DW
2	Derby County B	3	1	1	1	1-1	0	4	3	1	1	1	1-1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	WDL – WDL – –
3	Wolfsburg B	3	1	0	2	5-5	0	3	0	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	3	1	0	2	5-5	0	3	WLL – – WLL –
4	Everton B	3	0	2	1	1-3	-2	2	2	0	1	1	1-3	-2	1	1	0	1	0	0-0	0	1	LDD – LD – D –

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	Liverpool B	3	2	0	1	5-2	+3	6	3	2	0	1	5-2	+3	6	0	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	WLW WLW –
2	Newcastle B	3	2	0	1	6-4	+2	6	2	2	0	0	5-2	+3	6	1	0	0	1	1-2	-1	0	WLW WW L
3	Sparta Praha B	3	1	0	2	5-6	-1	3	0	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	3	1	0	2	5-6	-1	3	LWL – – LWL –
4	PSV B	3	1	0	2	5-9	-4	3	1	1	0	0	4-3	+1	3	2	0	0	2	1-6	-5	0	WLL – W – 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 – 1

Dinamo Zagreb B

Feb 24, 2018 14:002 - 1

Manchester United B

0 – 2

Villarreal CF B

Feb 27, 2018 19:000 - 2

1 – 2

Feb 28, 2018 19:001 - 2

2 – 2

Mar 7, 2018 19:002 - 2 E.T. (10 - 11 ) pens

Semi-FinalSemi-Final

2

Matches

2

Completed

0

Remaining

2 – 2

Villarreal CF B

Apr 10, 2018 19:002 - 2 E.T. (5 - 4 ) pens

0 – 1

Apr 12, 2018 19:000 - 1

FinalFinal· 05/08/2018

1

Matches

1

Completed

0

Remaining

0–1

Full Time05/08/2018 19:00

Rules & Legend

Format & points

FormatKnockout
PhaseKnockout Phase
LegsOne match per tie

Extra timePenaltiesAway goalsTies decided on aggregate

Final classification

1stFC Porto
2ndArsenal

Competition FactsFacts

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

Top scorer: Alan Júnior with 2 goals.

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

Biggest win: 2-0 against West Ham B on 21 Nov 2017.

7 scored, 6 conceded.

1 clean sheet.

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.