Premier League Cup (football)

The Premier League Cup is an English football competition run by the Premier League for under-21 sides.

Premier League Cup
Founded2013
RegionEngland
Wales
Current championsFulham (1st title)
Most successful club(s)Nine teams
(1 title each)
WebsiteOfficial website
2024–25 Premier League Cup

History

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The competition was established in 2013 as the U21 Premier League Cup, an under-21 equivalent of the FA Youth Cup[1][2] (an under-18 competition competed for since 1952), albeit being run by the Premier League instead of The Football Association. In 2016, the age range of the competition was raised to under-23s, and the competition was renamed as simply the Premier League Cup.

In 2017, the Premier League introduced the U18 Premier League Cup and U16 Premier League Cup (which was changed to the U17 Premier League Cup in 2020)[3] for their respective age groups.[4][5]

In 2022, the age limit was changed back to under-21 to match the changes in Premier League 2.[6]

Winners

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Finals

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Year Winners Score Runners-up Venue Notes
2013–14 Reading 4–3[a] Manchester City Etihad Stadium
Madjeski Stadium
2014–15 Southampton 2–1[a] Blackburn Rovers Ewood Park
St Mary's Stadium
2015–16 West Ham United 1–1[a] Hull City Boleyn Ground
KCOM Stadium
West Ham won 5–3 on penalties
2016–17 Swansea City 2–0 Reading Liberty Stadium
2017–18 Aston Villa 0–0 Swansea City Liberty Stadium Aston Villa won 4–1 on penalties
2018–19 Everton 1–0 Newcastle United Goodison Park
2019–20 Tournament curtailed with no champion crowned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom[7]
2020–21 Tournament not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom[7]
2021–22 West Bromwich Albion 2–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers The Hawthorns West Bromwich won 5–4 on penalties
2022–23 Brentford 2–1 Blackburn Rovers Brentford Community Stadium
2023–24 Fulham 4–0 Tottenham Hotspur Craven Cottage
  1. ^ a b c Aggregate score over two legs
Performance in Finals by club
Team Winners Runners-up Years won Years runner-up
Reading 1 1 2013–14 2016–17
Swansea City 1 1 2016–17 2017–18
Southampton 1 0 2014–15
West Ham United 1 0 2015–16
Aston Villa 1 0 2017–18
Everton 1 0 2018–19
West Bromwich Albion 1 0 2021–22
Brentford 1 0 2022–23
Fulham 1 0 2023–24
Blackburn Rovers 0 2 2014–15, 2022–23
Manchester City 0 1 2013–14
Hull City 0 1 2015–16
Newcastle United 0 1 2018–19
Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 1 2021–22
Tottenham Hotspur 0 1 2023–24

U18 Finals

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Year Winners Score Runners-up Venue
2017–18 Chelsea 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur Cobham Training Centre
2018–19 Manchester City 1–0 Middlesbrough Riverside Stadium
2019–20 Manchester City 6–0 Stoke City Academy Stadium
2020–21 Tournament not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom[7]
2021–22 Chelsea 2–1 Fulham Craven Cottage
2022–23 Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 Aston Villa Villa Park
2023–24 Manchester United 2–1 Manchester City Leigh Sports Village

U17 Finals

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Year Winners Score Runners-up Venue
2020–21 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–0 Middlesbrough Riverside Stadium
2021–22 Manchester City 6–0 Tottenham Hotspur Loughborough University
2022–23 Tottenham Hotspur 5–1 Nottingham Forest City Ground
2023–24 Chelsea 3–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Molineux Stadium

U16 Finals

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Year Winners Score Runners-up Venue
2017–18 Manchester City 2–1 Chelsea Cobham Training Centre
2018–19 Chelsea 5–2 Arsenal Cobham Training Centre
2019–20 Tournament curtailed with no champion crowned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom[7]
2023–24 Leicester 2–1 Manchester City King Power Stadium

Records

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Premier League launches Under-21 Premier League Cup". Premier League. 8 September 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2013.[dead link]
  2. ^ "Under-21 Premier League Cup: Derbies emerge in draw". Premier League. 9 September 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2013.[dead link]
  3. ^ "U17 Premier League Cup: Format explained". Premier League. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  4. ^ "U18 Premier League Cup: Format explained". Premier League. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  5. ^ "U16 Premier League Cup: Format explained". Premier League. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  6. ^ "What's new for 2022/23: PL2 changes age limit". Premier League. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  7. ^ a b c d "Premier League Cup, Competition Format & History". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
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