# Next Gen Cup

The 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.

## History

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. 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.

## Winners

| Year | Host | Winners |
| 2020 | Navi Mumbai | Chelsea |
| 2022 | Leicester (Midlands/Group A) | Stellenbosch |
| 2022 | London (London/Group B) | West Ham United |
| 2023 | Navi Mumbai | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| 2024 | London | Stellenbosch (2) |

## 2020 tournament
### Teams

Under-14 and under-15 tournament :
| English teams | Indian teams |
| Manchester United | RFYC |
| Chelsea | FC Goa |
| Southampton | Bengaluru FC |

### League stage

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 |
| 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 | — | — |

## 2022 tournament
### Teams

Under-21 tournament :
| English teams | Group | Indian teams | Group | South African team | Group |
| 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) | | | | |

### Midlands (Group A)

All matches played at Leicester City F.C. Training Ground, Leicester, East Midlands, United Kingdom.
| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Leicester City | 6 | | | |
| 2 | Bengaluru | 3 | | | |
| 2 | Bengaluru | 3 | 1 | Leicester City | 2 |
| | | | 4 | Stellenbosch FC | 7 |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 1 | 4 | Stellenbosch FC | 7 |
| 4 | Stellenbosch FC | 4 | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | 2 | Bengaluru | 1 |
| | | | 3 | Nottingham Forest | 6 |

### London (Group B)

All matches played at Hotspur Way, Tottenham, London, United Kingdom.
| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 7 | | | |
| 2 | Kerala Blasters | 0 | | | |
| 2 | Kerala Blasters | 0 | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 |
| | | | 4 | West Ham United | 8 |
| 3 | Crystal Palace | 3 | 4 | West Ham United | 8 |
| 4 | West Ham United | 4 | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | 2 | Kerala Blasters | 1 |
| | | | 3 | Crystal Palace | 4 |

## 2023 tournament
### Teams

Under-21 tournament :
| Indian teams | Group | English teams | Group | South African team | Group |
| Mohun Bagan SG | A | Everton | B | Stellenbosch FC | A |
| Bengaluru | A | West Ham United | A | | |
| RFYC | B | Wolverhampton Wanderers | B | | |
| Sudeva Delhi | B | | | | |

### Group stage

All matches played at Reliance Corporate Park, Ghansoli, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | STB | WHAM | MBSG | BEN |
| 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 | — | — | — |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | WOL | EVE | RFYC | SUD |
| 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 | — |

### Placement matches

All matches played at Reliance Corporate Park, Ghansoli, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
7th place play-off :
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
5th place play-off :
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
3rd place play-off :
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
Grand Final :
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |

## 2024 tournament
### Teams

| No. | Teams | Group | Qualifiers |
| 1 | Muthoot | B | 2024 RFDL Championship stage |
| 2 | Punjab | B | 2024 RFDL Championship stage |
| 3 | East Bengal | B | 2024 RFDL Championship stage |
| 4 | Aston Villa | A | 2023–24 Premier League 2 |
| 5 | Everton | A | 2023–24 Premier League 2 |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 2023–24 Premier League 2 |
| 7 | Crystal Palace | A | 2023–24 Premier League 2 |
| 8 | Stellenbosch | B | 2023–24 PSL Reserve League |

### League stage

All matches played at main and secondary pitches of Bodymoor Heath Training Ground, Tamworth, Staffordshire, London, England. The league stage consists of eight teams with each team playing against any three of the seven other teams only. These teams are pre-seeded into two groups and the placement matches are decided via their positions in those respective groups. Aside from regular match and scoring system, a penalty shootout is held after each match, irrespective of the regular match. The winner of the penalty shootout gets an additional bonus point in their points table.
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | PW | D | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | TOT | ASV | STB | EVT | CRP | PUN | MUT | EAB |
| 1 | A | Tottenham | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 | Advance to final | — | — | — | — | — | 3–0 (6-5 P) | 4–0 (3-2 P) | — |
| 2 | A | Aston Villa (H) | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 9 | Advance to third-place playoff | — | — | 0–1 (4-3 P) | — | — | — | — | 4–0 (4-2 P) |
| 3 | B | Stellenbosch | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 9 | Advance to final | 1–0 (4-5 P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | A | Everton | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 8 | Advance to fifth-place playoff | — | — | — | — | — | 1–2 (3-4 P) | 1–0 (4-2 P) | — |
| 5 | A | Crystal Palace | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 8 | Advance to seventh-place playoff | — | — | 0–1 (5-4 P) | — | — | — | — | 1–0 (4-2 P) |
| 6 | B | Punjab | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 4 | Advance to third-place playoff | — | 2–3 (5-3 P) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | B | Muthoot | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 1 | Advance to fifth-place playoff | — | — | — | — | 0–3 (5-4 P) | — | — | — |
| 8 | B | East Bengal | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | −11 | 0 | Advance to seventh-place playoff | — | — | — | 0–6 (1-4 P) | — | — | — | — |

### Placement matches

All matches played at main and secondary pitches of Bodymoor Heath Training Ground, Tamworth, Staffordshire, London, England with the final to take place at Loughborough University Stadium, Loughborough, Leicestershire, England.
7th place play-off :
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
5th place play-off :
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
3rd place play-off :
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
Grand Final :
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |