# 2016–17 Premier League International Cup

The 2016–17 Premier League International Cup was the third season of the Premier League International Cup, a European club football competition organised by the Premier League for under-23 players.
Villarreal were the defending champions, having defeated PSV 4–2 in the previous season's final, but were eliminated in the group stage.

## Qualification

Twelve teams in Premier League 2 were invited to represent England in the tournament, while European teams that qualify for the knockout stages were guaranteed an invite for the following season's competition. 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

Valencia, Feyenoord, Sparta Prague, Dinamo Zagreb, VfL Wolfsburg, and Hertha Berlin were the new international entrants in the 2016–17 season.

## Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 28 July 2016. The teams were drawn into four groups, each containing two English sides and two European sides.
* 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 |
| Sunderland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 |
| Benfica | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
| Derby County | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 |
| PSV Eindhoven | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Manchester United | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 |
| Middlesbrough | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 |
| Villarreal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 |
| Sparta Prague | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |

### Group C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Porto | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 |
| VfL Wolfsburg | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 |
| Leicester City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3 |
| Liverpool | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 |

### Group D

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Dinamo Zagreb | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 7 |
| Swansea City | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 |
| Chelsea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 |
| Feyenoord | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 |

### Group E

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Norwich City | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 9 |
| Celtic | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 |
| Aston Villa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 3 |
| Valencia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 |

### Group F

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Hertha BSC | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 |
| Athletic Bilbao | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 7 |
| Everton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 |
| Reading | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 0 |

### Ranking of second-placed teams

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Swansea City | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 |
| Athletic Bilbao | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 7 |
| Middlesbrough | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 |
| Celtic | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 |
| VfL Wolfsburg | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 |
| Benfica | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |

## Knockout stages

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Swansea City | Swansea City | 5 | | | | | | |
| Hertha BSC | Hertha BSC | 1 | | | | | | |
| Hertha BSC | Hertha BSC | 1 | Swansea City | Swansea City | 0 | | | |
| | | | Porto | Porto | 1 | | | |
| Manchester United | Manchester United | 0 | Porto | Porto | 1 | | | |
| Porto | Porto | 2 | | | | | | |
| Porto | Porto | 2 | | | | Porto | Porto | 5 |
| | | | | | | Sunderland | Sunderland | 0 |
| Norwich City | Norwich City | 6 | | | | | | | Sunderland | Sunderland | 0 |
| Dinamo Zagreb | Dinamo Zagreb | 0 | | | | | | |
| Dinamo Zagreb | Dinamo Zagreb | 0 | Norwich City | Norwich City | 0 | | | |
| | | | Sunderland | Sunderland | 1 | | | |
| Sunderland | Sunderland | 2 | Sunderland | Sunderland | 1 | | | |
| Athletic Bilbao | Athletic Bilbao | 0 | | | | | | |