2025–26 Premier League International Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 27 August 2025 – May 2026 |
| Teams | 32 (from 10 associations) |
← 2024–25 2026–27 → | |
The 2025–26 Premier League International Cup will be 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.
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.[1]
All matches will be played in England.
Teams
Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Everton
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 |  RB Leipzig
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Manchester City
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 |  Monaco
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 |  PSV Eindhoven
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 |  Real Madrid
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Southampton
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Premier League
| 10 September 2025 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | v | Real Madrid | Wolverhampton |
| 14:00 | Stadium: Molineux Stadium |
| 29 September 2025 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | v | RB Leipzig | Telford |
| 14:00 | Stadium: New Bucks Head |
| 28 October 2025 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | v | PSV Eindhoven | Kidderminster |
| 14:00 | Stadium: Aggborough Stadium |
| 2 December 2025 | Southampton | v | Monaco | [[]] |
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| 3 December 2025 | Everton | v | Real Madrid | [[]] |
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| 15 December 2025 | Everton | v | PSV Eindhoven | [[]] |
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| 16 December 2025 | Manchester City | v | Real Madrid | [[]] |
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| 18 December 2025 | Southampton | v | RB Leipzig | [[]] |
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| 8 January 2026 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | v | Monaco | Kidderminster |
| 14:00 | Stadium: Aggborough Stadium |
| 14 January 2026 | Manchester City | v | RB Leipzig | [[]] |
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| 20 January 2026 | Everton | v | RB Leipzig | [[]] |
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| 20 January 2026 | Manchester City | v | Monaco | [[]] |
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| 22 January 2026 | Southampton | v | PSV Eindhoven | [[]] |
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Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Borussia Mönchengladbach
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Crystal Palace
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Fulham
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 |  Juventus
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Leicester City
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 |  Nordsjælland
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Valencia
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | West Bromwich Albion
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Premier League
| 27 August 2025 | Fulham | v | Valencia | New Malden |
| Stadium: Motspur Park |
| 10 September 2025 | Leicester City | v | Juventus | [[]] |
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| 23 September 2025 | Leicester City | v | Valencia | [[]] |
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| 30 September 2025 | West Bromwich Albion | v | Nordsjælland | [[]] |
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| 8 October 2025 | West Bromwich Albion | v | Juventus | [[]] |
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| 4 November 2025 | Crystal Palace | v | Valencia | [[]] |
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| 4 November 2025 | Leicester City | v | Borussia Mönchengladbach | [[]] |
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| 4 November 2025 | Fulham | v | Nordsjælland | New Malden |
| Stadium: Motspur Park |
| 12 November 2025 | Crystal Palace | v | Juventus | [[]] |
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| 15 November 2025 | Fulham | v | Juventus | New Malden |
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| 3 December 2025 | West Bromwich Albion | v | Valencia | [[]] |
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| 9 December 2025 | Fulham | v | Borussia Mönchengladbach | New Malden |
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| 9 December 2025 | Leicester City | v | Nordsjælland | [[]] |
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| 21 January 2026 | Crystal Palace | v | Borussia Mönchengladbach | [[]] |
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Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png){kind=small} Benfica
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Chelsea
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 |  Dinamo Zagreb
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Newcastle United
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Nottingham Forest
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Paris Saint-Germain
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Real Sociedad
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Premier League
| 13 September 2025 | Nottingham Forest | v | Dinamo Zagreb | [[]] |
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| 18 October 2025 | Chelsea | v | Dinamo Zagreb | Kingston Upon Thames |
| Stadium: Kingsmeadow |
| 18 November 2025 | Newcastle United | v | Real Sociedad | [[]] |
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| 21 November 2025 | Brighton & Hove Albion | v | Benfica | [[]] |
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| 22 November 2025 | Newcastle United | v | Paris Saint-Germain | [[]] |
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| 3 December 2025 | Chelsea | v | Paris Saint-Germain | Kingston Upon Thames |
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| 3 December 2025 | Nottingham Forest | v | Benfica | [[]] |
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| 10 December 2025 | Brighton & Hove Albion | v | Real Sociedad | [[]] |
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| 14 December 2025 | Brighton & Hove Albion | v | Paris Saint-Germain | [[]] |
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| 20 December 2025 | Newcastle United | v | Dinamo Zagreb | [[]] |
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| 7 January 2026 | Chelsea | v | Benfica | Kingston Upon Thames |
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| 7 January 2026 | Nottingham Forest | v | Real Sociedad | [[]] |
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| 13 January 2026 | Newcastle United | v | Benfica | [[]] |
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| 20 January 2026 | Brighton & Hove Albion | v | Dinamo Zagreb | [[]] |
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| 21 January 2026 | Chelsea | v | Real Sociedad | Kingston Upon Thames |
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Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png){kind=small} Anderlecht
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Athletic Club
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Borussia Dortmund
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Leeds United
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Manchester United
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Sporting CP
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Sunderland
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | West Ham United
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Premier League
| 25 September 2025 | Leeds United | v | Sporting CP | York |
| 14:00 | Stadium: LNER Community Stadium |
| 15 October 2025 | Leeds United | v | Athletic Club | York |
| 14:00 | Stadium: LNER Community Stadium |
| 28 October 2025 | Sunderland | v | Anderlecht | [[]] |
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| 12 November 2025 | Sunderland | v | Athletic Club | [[]] |
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| 20 November 2025 | Sunderland | v | Sporting CP | [[]] |
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| 2 December 2025 | Manchester United | v | Anderlecht | [[]] |
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| 3 December 2025 | West Ham United | v | Athletic Club | [[]] |
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| 16 December 2025 | Leeds United | v | Borussia Dortmund | York |
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| 17 December 2025 | West Ham United | v | Sporting CP | [[]] |
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| 19 December 2025 | Manchester United | v | Borussia Dortmund | [[]] |
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| 13 January 2026 | West Ham United | v | Borussia Dortmund | [[]] |
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| 20 January 2026 | Manchester United | v | Sporting CP | [[]] |
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| 21 January 2026 | Leeds United | v | Anderlecht | York |
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| 21 January 2026 | Sunderland | v | Borussia Dortmund | [[]] |
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References
- ^ "Rovers learn Premier League International Cup opponents". www.rovers.co.uk. Retrieved 16 August 2024.