2019–20 Premier League Cup Explained

Premier League Cup
Champions:	None
Defending Champions:	Everton
Matches:	108
Goals:	351
Top Goal Scorer:	Jahmal Hector-Ingram (8 Goals) Derby County
Num Teams:	40
Year:	2019–20
Country:	England Wales
Prevseason:	2018–19
Nextseason:	2021–22

The 2019–20 Premier League Cup was the seventh edition of the competition. The defending champions were Everton, who won the 2018–19 competition. This edition of the tournament did not crown a champion as it was cancelled at the Round of 16 stage, due to the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United Kingdom.^[1]

Participants

Category 1

• Aston Villa
• Birmingham City
• Blackburn Rovers
• Burnley
• Crystal Palace
• Derby County
• Everton
• Leeds United
• Liverpool
• Newcastle United
• Nottingham Forest
• Middlesbrough
• Reading
• Southampton
• Stoke City
• Sunderland
• West Bromwich Albion
• Wolverhampton Wanderers

Category 2

• AFC Bournemouth
• Charlton Athletic
• Colchester United
• Doncaster Rovers
• Fulham
• Hull City
• Swansea City
• Watford

Category 3

• Bristol Rovers
• Cambridge United
• Exeter City
• Fleetwood Town
• Huddersfield Town
• Newport County
• Oxford United
• Plymouth Argyle
• Portsmouth
• Scunthorpe United
• Shrewsbury Town
• Southend United
• Wigan Athletic
• Yeovil Town

Qualifying round

A qualifying round was required to finalise the 32 teams that would enter the Group Stage.

Group stage

Teams play each other twice, with the group winners and runners–up advance to the round of 16.

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

Group G

Group H

Knockout stages

Round of 16

See also

• 2019–20 Professional U23 Development League
• 2019–20 FA Youth Cup

Notes and References

1. Web site: Premier League Cup, Competition Format & History. 2021-11-30. www.premierleague.com.