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.
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. Entry of European teams was by invitation and was influenced by the quality of each club's academy.
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. Color key in group tablesGroup winners and runners-up advanced to the quarter-finals
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Knock-out stages
Host team listed first Bold winner
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Statistics
Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Harry PanayiotouLeicester City6 Leandro SilvaPorto3 Jorge GarcíaAthletic Bilbao54 Olivier NtchamManchester City3 Ange-Freddy PlumainFulham6 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 SolankeChelsea1555 playersN/A1
Own goals RankPlayerClubAgainstOwn Goals1 Adel GafaitiNorwich CityChelsea1 Victor LindelöfBenficaLeicester City Josh PaskWest Ham UnitedAthletic Bilbao Ali SuljićChelseaFulham
Clean sheets RankPlayerClubClean sheets1 Leonardo FasanCeltic2 Angus GunnManchester City3 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 Premier League International Cup 2014–15 Professional U21 Development League 2014–15 UEFA Youth League
References
External links Premier League International Trophy Fixtures, results and tables