Matches played 36 | Goals scored 96 (2.67 per match) | |
Dates 18 August 2016 – May 2017 Teams 24 (from 8 associations) Top scorer(s) Carlton Morris(4 goals) | ||
The 2016–17 Premier League International Cup is the third season of the Premier League International Cup, a European club football competition organised by the Premier League for under-23 players.
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Villarreal were the defending champions, having defeating PSV 4–2 in the previous season's final, but they were eliminated in the group stage.
Qualification
Twelve teams in Premier League 2 are invited to represent England in the tournament, while European teams that qualify for the knockout stages are guaranteed an invite for the following season's competition. Valencia, Feyernoord and Sparta Prague, Dinamo Zagreb, Wolfsburg and Hertha BSC are the new international entrants in 2016/17.
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.