Organising body | Premier League Indian Super League South African Premier Division |
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Founded | 2020[1] |
Number of teams | 6–8 |
Related competitions | Reliance Foundation Development League |
Current champions | Wolverhampton Wanderers Reserves (1st title) |
Television broadcasters | YouTube (live streaming) |
Next Gen Cup or Next Generation Cup officially known as Reliance Foundation Premier League Next Gen Cup is a youth football tournament organised by the Premier League in collaboration with Indian Super League and South African Premier Division, as part of the Premier League Youth Games initiative.[2][3][4]
In 2019, as a part of the Premier League Youth Games initiative, youth players of Arsenal F.C. and Leicester City FC visited India to play against RFYC and Mumbai City FC youth teams.[5] First edition of the Next Generation Cup was organised at Reliance Coperate Park in Navi Mumbai. 6 teams took part in the competition, three Indian Super League U-15 teams and three Premier League U-14 teams.[6]
Year | Winners | Ref. |
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2020 | Chelsea U14 | [7] |
2022 | Stellenbosch U23 (Midlands group A) |
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West Ham United (London group B) |
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2023 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | [10] |
2024 |
English teams | Indian teams |
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Manchester United | RFYC |
Chelsea[11] | FC Goa |
Southampton | Bengaluru FC |
All matches played at Reliance Corporate Park, Ghansoli, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CHE | MNU | RFYC | FCG | SOU | BEN | |
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1 | Chelsea | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | +14 | 15 | Champions | — | 1–0 | — | 5–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | |
2 | Manchester United | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 9 | — | — | 0–1 | — | — | 5–1 | ||
3 | RFYC | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 9 | 1–3 | — | — | 0–1 | — | 0–1 | ||
4 | FC Goa | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 9 | — | 0–4 | — | — | 1–0 | — | ||
5 | Southampton | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 1 | — | 1–3 | 0–3 | — | — | 1–1 | ||
6 | Bengaluru FC | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 15 | −12 | 1 | — | — | 0–2 | 1–2 | — | — |
English teams | Group | Indian teams | Group | South African team | Group |
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Tottenham Hotspur | London (B) | Kerala Blasters | London (B) | Stellenbosch FC | Midlands (A) |
Leicester City | Midlands (A) | Bengaluru | Midlands (A) | ||
West Ham United | London (B) | ||||
Crystal Palace | London (B) | ||||
Nottingham Forest | Midlands (A) |
All matches played at Leicester City F.C. Training Ground, Leicester, East Midlands, United Kingdom.[12]
Semifinals | Final[12] | ||||||||
1 | Leicester City | 6 | |||||||
2 | Bengaluru | 3 | |||||||
1 | Leicester City | 2 | |||||||
4 | Stellenbosch FC | 7 | |||||||
3 | Nottingham Forest | 1 | |||||||
4 | Stellenbosch FC | 4 | Third place | ||||||
2 | Bengaluru | 1 | |||||||
3 | Nottingham Forest | 6 |
All matches played at Hotspur Way, Tottenham, London, United Kingdom.[12]
Semifinals | Final[12] | ||||||||
1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 7 | |||||||
2 | Kerala Blasters | 0 | |||||||
1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | |||||||
4 | West Ham United | 8 | |||||||
3 | Crystal Palace | 3 | |||||||
4 | West Ham United | 4 | Third place | ||||||
2 | Kerala Blasters | 1 | |||||||
3 | Crystal Palace | 4 |
Indian teams | Group | English teams | Group | South African team | Group |
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Mohun Bagan SG | A | Everton | B | Stellenbosch FC | A |
Bengaluru | A | West Ham United | A | ||
RFYC | B | Wolverhampton Wanderers | B | ||
Sudeva Delhi | B |
All matches played at Reliance Corporate Park, Ghansoli, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | STB | WHAM | ATKMB | BEN | |
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1 | Stellenbosch FC | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | Advance to final | — | 3–3 | — | — | |
2 | West Ham United | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 5 | Advance to third-place playoff | — | — | 1–1 | 4–0 | |
3 | Mohun Bagan SG | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 | Advance to fifth-place playoff | 0–2 | — | — | 0–0 | |
4 | Bengaluru | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 1 | Advance to seventh-place playoff | 0–1 | — | — | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | WOL | EVE | RFYC | SUD | |
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1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 9 | Advance to final | — | — | 2–0 | 4–0 | |
2 | Everton | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 6 | Advance to third-place playoff | 0–4 | — | 2–1 | — | |
3 | RFYC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | Advance to fifth-place playoff | — | — | — | — | |
4 | Sudeva Delhi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 | Advance to seventh-place playoff | — | 1–0 | 0–1 | — |
All matches played at Reliance Corporate Park, Ghansoli, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Bengaluru | 2–1 | Sudeva Delhi |
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Mohun Bagan SG | 0–4 | RFYC |
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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West Ham United | 3–0 | Everton |
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Stellenbosch FC | 1-1 (4-5 (p)) | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
No. | Teams | Qualifiers |
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1 | Bengaluru FC | 2024 RFDL |
2 | Punjab FC | |
3 | East Bengal FC | |
4 | Muthoot FA |