The 2025–26 Premier League International Cup is the tenth season of the Premier League International Cup, a European club football competition organised by the Premier League for under-21 teams.
Nottingham Forest were the defending champions. Borussia Dortmund won the competition for the first time in their debut season in this tournament.
Format The competition features thirty-two teams: sixteen from English league system and sixteen invitees from other European countries. The teams are split into four groups of eight. The group winners and runners-up will progress into the knockout phase of the tournament.
All matches will be played in England.
Teams
English league system: Brighton & Hove Albion Chelsea Crystal Palace Everton Fulham Leeds United Leicester City Manchester City Manchester United Newcastle United Nottingham Forest Southampton Sunderland West Bromwich Albion West Ham United Wolverhampton Wanderers
Other countries: Athletic Bilbao Real Madrid Real Sociedad Valencia Borussia Dortmund Borussia Mönchengladbach RB Leipzig Benfica Sporting CP Monaco Paris Saint-Germain Juventus Anderlecht Dinamo Zagreb PSV Eindhoven Nordsjælland
Group stage
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
GK 25 Sergio MestreRB 2 David Jiménez CB 4 Mario Rivas CB 23 Lamini Fati LB 5 Manu SerranoCM 8 Manuel Ángel (c)CM 14 Jorge CesteroRM 7 Daniel Yáñez AM 10 César Palacios LM 11 Bruno IglesiasCF 9 Loren Zúñiga Substitutes:GK 13 Guille SúnicoDF 3 Víctor Valdepeñas DF 17 Jesús Fortea DF 21 Diego Aguado DF 32 Liberto Navascués MF 42 Cherif FofanaFW 18 Rachad Fettal Manager: Julián López GK 1 Aaron HeldRB 7 Danylo KrevsunCB 10 Tony ReitzCB 4 Filippo ManéLB 17 Almugera Kabar DM 19 Ayman AzhilCM 23 Enzo Duarte CM 20 Tom Faust RW 14 Fadi Zarqelain LW 11 Mathis AlbertCF 21 Taycan Etcibasi Substitutes:GK 12 Julian FroeseDF 5 Elias BenkaraDF 13 Miguel AdjeMF 15 Justin Hoy MF 16 Luke Fahrenhorst MF 25 Arne Wessels FW 9 Bennedikt Wüstenhagen Manager: Felix Hirschnagl
Match rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary Penalty shoot-out if scores still level Seven named substitutes Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time
Top goalscorers Players with more than one goal displayed
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