Premier League Cup
Founded2013–14
Region England
 Wales
Current championsBrentford
Most successful club(s)Seven teams (1)
WebsiteOfficial website
2023–24 Premier League Cup

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

History

The competition was created in 2013 as the U21 Premier League Cup, an U21 equivalent of the FA Youth Cup[1][2] (an U18 competition competed for since 1952), albeit being run by the Premier League instead of The FA. 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 changed back to Under-21 - to match changes in the Premier League 2.[6]

Winners

Finals

Year Winners Score Runners-up Venue Note
2013–14 Reading 4–3* Manchester City Etihad Stadium
Madjeski Stadium
2014–15 Southampton 2–1* Blackburn Rovers Ewood Park
St Mary's Stadium
2015–16 West Ham United 1–1* 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 Brom won 5–4 on penalties
2022–23 Brentford 2–1 Blackburn Rovers Brentford Community Stadium

* – aggregate score

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
Aston Villa 1 0 2017–18 —
Brentford 1 0 2022–23 —
Everton 1 0 2018–19 —
Southampton 1 0 2014–15 —
West Bromwich Albion 1 0 2021–22 —
West Ham United 1 0 2015–16 —
Blackburn Rovers 0 2 — 2014–15, 2022–23
Hull City 0 1 — 2015–16
Manchester City 0 1 — 2013–14
Newcastle United 0 1 — 2018–19
Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 1 — 2021–22

U18 Finals

Year Winners Score Runners-up Venue Note
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 Manchester 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

U16/17 Finals

Year Winners Score Runners-up Venue Note
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]
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

Records

See also

References

  1. ^ "Premier League launches Under-21 Premier League Cup". PremierLeague.com. 8 September 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  2. ^ "Under-21 Premier League Cup: Derbies emerge in draw". PremierLeague.com. 9 September 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  3. ^ "U17 Premier League Cup: Format explained". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  4. ^ "U18 Premier League Cup: Format explained". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  5. ^ "U16 Premier League Cup: Format explained". www.premierleague.com. 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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