The 2018–19 Premier League Cup was the sixth edition of the competition. The defending champions were Aston Villa, who won the 2017–18 competition.
Participants 36 teams participated in the competition this year, the same as last year. Bury, Dagenham & Redbridge did not return after participating last year, meanwhile Ipswich Town did not return after 4 years in the competition, Barnsley, Brighton & Hove Albion, Cardiff City, Middlesbrough, Watford, and Wigan Athletic did not return after 5 seasons in the competition. 7 teams returned to the competition this year. Notts County returned after competing in the inaugural competition, Doncaster Rovers, Leeds United, Peterborough United and Plymouth Argyle returned after a 2 year absence competing for the first time since 2015-2016, Fulham and Reading after last year's absence. Newport County and Oxford United participated in the competition for the very first time this year.
Category 1 Aston Villa Blackburn Rovers Derby County Everton Fulham Leicester City Liverpool Newcastle United Norwich City Reading Southampton Stoke City Sunderland Swansea City West Bromwich Albion Wolverhampton Wanderers
Category 2 Birmingham City Bristol City Burnley Charlton Athletic Colchester United Hull City Leeds United Nottingham Forest Sheffield United
Category 3 AFC Bournemouth Bristol Rovers Doncaster Rovers Exeter City Newport County Notts County Oxford United Peterborough United Plymouth Argyle Portsmouth Southend United
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
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|colspan=4|Coach: David Unsworth
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|colspan=4|Coach: Chris Hogg
See also
2018–19 Professional U23 Development League 2018–19 FA Youth Cup
References