# 2017–18 Premier League International Cup

The 2017–18 Premier League International Cup was the fourth season of the Premier League International Cup, a European club football competition organised by the Premier League for under-23 players. Porto defended the title by defeating Arsenal 1–0 in the final.

## Format

The competition featured twenty-four teams: twelve from English league system and twelve invitees from other European countries. The teams were split into six groups of four - with two English league clubs per group. The group winners, and two best runners-up, progressed into the knockout phase of the tournament. The knockout matches were single leg fixtures.
All matches - including fixtures between non-English teams - were played in England and Wales.

### Teams
## Group stage

* Color key in group tables
* Group winners and the two best runners-up advance to the quarterfinals

### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Liverpool | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 |
| Newcastle United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 |
| Sparta Prague | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 |
| PSV Eindhoven | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 3 |

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Sunderland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 |
| Leicester City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 |
| Hertha Berlin | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 |
| Legia Warsaw | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 |

### Group C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Dinamo Zagreb | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 |
| Derby County | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| VfL Wolfsburg | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Everton | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 |

### Group D

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Manchester United | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 9 |
| Swansea City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 3 |
| Athletic Bilbao | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Celtic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 3 |

### Group E

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Arsenal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 |
| Porto | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
| Bayern Munich | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 |
| Reading | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 |

### Group F

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Villarreal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 9 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 4 |
| Benfica | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 |
| West Ham United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 |

### Ranking of second-placed teams

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Newcastle United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 |
| Porto | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 4 |
| Leicester City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 |
| Derby County | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Swansea City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 3 |

## Knockout stages

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Arsenal | Arsenal | 2 | | | | | | |
| Dinamo Zagreb | Dinamo Zagreb | 1 | | | | | | |
| Dinamo Zagreb | Dinamo Zagreb | 1 | Arsenal | Arsenal | 2 (P) | | | |
| | | | Villarreal | Villarreal | 2 | | | |
| Manchester United | Manchester United | 0 | Villarreal | Villarreal | 2 | | | |
| Villarreal | Villarreal | 2 | | | | | | |
| Villarreal | Villarreal | 2 | | | | Arsenal | Arsenal | 0 |
| | | | | | | Porto | Porto | 1 |
| Sunderland | Sunderland | 2 | | | | | | | Porto | Porto | 1 |
| Newcastle United | Newcastle United | 2 (P) | | | | | | |
| Newcastle United | Newcastle United | 2 (P) | Newcastle United | Newcastle United | 0 | | | |
| | | | Porto | Porto | 1 | | | |
| Liverpool | Liverpool | 1 | Porto | Porto | 1 | | | |
| Porto | Porto | 2 | | | | | | |