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.
English league system: Middlesbrough Derby County Everton Leicester City Liverpool Manchester United Chelsea Reading Sunderland Norwich City Aston Villa Swansea City
Other countries: Valencia Athletic Bilbao Villarreal VfL Wolfsburg Hertha Berlin Porto Benfica PSV Eindhoven Feyenoord Celtic Dinamo Zagreb Sparta Prague
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 tablesGroup winners and the two best runners-up advance to the quarterfinals
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Ranking of second-placed teams
Knockout stages
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
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