The 2017–18 Premier League Cup was the fifth edition of the competition. The defending champions were Swansea City, who won the 2016–17 competition.
Participants 36 teams participated in the competition this year, one fewer than last year. AFC Wimbledon, Fulham, Huddersfield Town, Reading, West Ham United, did not return after playing 4 seasons in the competition. Manchester City did not return after playing last years competition.
3 teams returned to the competition this year. Bristol Rovers returned after the inaugural competition in 2013-2014, Aston Villa returned after last competing in 2014-2015, and Exeter City returned since last competing in 2015-2016. Bury and Dagenham & Redbridge will participate for the first time in the competition this year.
Category 1 Aston Villa Blackburn Rovers Brighton & Hove Albion Derby County Everton Leicester City Liverpool Middlesbrough Newcastle United Norwich City Southampton Stoke City Sunderland Swansea City West Bromwich Albion Wolverhampton Wanderers
Category 2 Barnsley Birmingham City Bristol City Burnley Cardiff City Charlton Athletic Colchester United Hull City Ipswich Town Nottingham Forest Sheffield United Watford
Category 3 AFC Bournemouth Bristol Rovers Bury Dagenham & Redbridge Exeter City Portsmouth Southend United Wigan Athletic
Qualifying round A qualifying round was required to finalise the 32 teams that would enter the Group Stage.
Group stage Teams play each other twice, with the group winners and runners–up advance to the round of 16.
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
Knockout stages
Round of 16
Quarter–final
Semi–final
Final
|colspan=4|Substitutes:
|colspan=4|Coach: Cameron Toshack
|colspan=4|Substitutes:
|colspan=4|Coach: Mark Delaney
See also
2017–18 Professional U23 Development League 2017–18 FA Youth Cup
References