2014–15 Premier League International Cup Explained

Tourney Name:Premier League International Cup
Year:2014–15
Dates:15 October 2014 – 8 May 2015
Num Teams:16
Associations:6
Champion Other: Manchester City
Count:1
Second Other: Porto
Matches:31
Goals:96
Top Scorer: Harry Panayiotou
Leandro Silva
(6 goals)
Nextseason:2015–16

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]

Qualification

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

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.

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Knock-out stages

[3] Host team listed first
Bold winner

Final

Statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Harry PanayiotouLeicester City6
Leandro SilvaPorto
3 Jorge GarcíaAthletic Bilbao5
4 Olivier NtchamManchester City3
Ange-Freddy PlumainFulham
6 Brandon BarkerManchester City2
Benjamin BergBorussia Mönchengladbach
Kieran BywaterWest Ham United
Leigh GriffithsCeltic
Tom HopperLeicester City
Kelechi IheanachoManchester City
Paul McCallumWest Ham United
José Ángel PozoManchester City
Dominic SolankeChelsea
1555 playersN/A1

Own goals

RankPlayerClubAgainstOwn Goals
1 Adel GafaitiNorwich CityChelsea1
Victor LindelöfBenficaLeicester City
Josh PaskWest Ham UnitedAthletic Bilbao
Ali SuljićChelseaFulham

Clean sheets

RankPlayerClubClean sheets
1 Leonardo FasanCeltic2
Angus GunnManchester City
3 Jesse BertramsPSV Eindhoven1
Miguel SantosBenfica
Adam SmithLeicester City
Ben HamerLeicester City
Russell GriffithsEverton
Declan RuddNorwich City
Mitchell BeeneyChelsea
Vito MannoneSunderland
Miguel BañuzVillarreal
Ricardo NunesPorto

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Premier League International Cup launched . 2014-12-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141018090602/http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/news/2014-15/oct/premier-league-international-cup-launched.html . 2014-10-18 .
  2. Web site: Premier League International Cup 2014/15.
  3. Web site: Premier League International Cup Fixtures, results and tables . premierleague.com . 8 May 2015.