Next Generation Cup
PL and ISL Joint Tournament
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The Premier League Next Generation Cup or Prem NXT Gen Cup, is a youth football tournament organised by the Premier League in collaboration with Indian Super League and South African Premier Division, as part of the Premier League Youth Games initiative.[2][3][4]
Premier League 
Indian Super League 
SA Premiership Premier League 2 Development League PSL Reserve League | |
| Organiser(s) | Premier League Indian Super League SA Premiership |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2020[1] |
| Teams | 6–8 |
| Related competitions | Premier League 2 Development League PSL Reserve League |
| Current champions | Wolverhampton Wanderers (1st title) |
| Most championships | Stellenbosch (2 titles) |
| Broadcaster | YouTube (live streaming) |
History
In 2019, as a part of the Premier League Youth Games initiative, youth players of Arsenal F.C. and Leicester City FC visited India to play against RFYC and Mumbai City FC youth teams.[5] First edition of the Next Generation Cup was organised at Reliance Corporate Park in Navi Mumbai. 6 teams took part in the competition, three Indian Super League U-15 teams and three Premier League U-14 teams.[6]
Winners
| Year | Host | Winners | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Navi Mumbai |
Chelsea |
[7] |
| 2022 | Leicester (Midlands/Group A) |
Stellenbosch |
[8] |
| London (London/Group B) |
West Ham United |
[9] | |
| 2023 | Navi Mumbai |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
[10] |
| 2024 | London |
Stellenbosch (2) |
[11] |
2020 tournament
Teams
| English teams |
Indian teams |
|---|---|
| Manchester United | RFYC |
| Chelsea[12] | FC Goa |
| Southampton | Bengaluru FC |
League stage
All matches played at Reliance Corporate Park, Ghansoli, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CHE |
MNU |
RFYC |
FCG |
SOU |
BEN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chelsea |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | +14 | 15 | Champions | — | 1–0 | — | 5–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | |
| 2 | Manchester United |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 9 | — | — | 0–1 | — | — | 5–1 | ||
| 3 | RFYC |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 9 | 1–3 | — | — | 0–1 | — | — | ||
| 4 | FC Goa |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 9 | — | 0–4 | — | — | 1–0 | — | ||
| 5 | Southampton |
5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 1 | — | 1–3 | 0–3 | — | — | 1–1 | ||
| 6 | Bengaluru FC |
5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 1 | — | — | 0–2 | 1–2 | — | — |
2022 tournament
Teams
| English teams |
Group | Indian teams |
Group | South African team |
Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tottenham Hotspur | London (B) | Kerala Blasters | London (B) | Stellenbosch FC | Midlands (A) |
| Leicester City | Midlands (A) | Bengaluru | Midlands (A) | ||
| West Ham United | London (B) | ||||
| Crystal Palace | London (B) | ||||
| Nottingham Forest | Midlands (A) |
Midlands (Group A)
All matches played at Leicester City F.C. Training Ground, Leicester, East Midlands, United Kingdom.[13]
| Semifinals | Final[13] | ||||||||
| 1 | Leicester City
| 6 | |||||||
| 2 | Bengaluru
| 3 | |||||||
| 1 | Leicester City
| 2 | |||||||
| 4 | Stellenbosch FC
| 7 | |||||||
| 3 | Nottingham Forest
| 1 | |||||||
| 4 | Stellenbosch FC
| 4 | Third place | ||||||
| 2 | Bengaluru
| 1 | |||||||
| 3 | Nottingham Forest
| 6 | |||||||
London (Group B)
All matches played at Hotspur Way, Tottenham, London, United Kingdom.[13]
| Semifinals | Final[13] | ||||||||
| 1 | Tottenham Hotspur
| 7 | |||||||
| 2 | Kerala Blasters
| 0 | |||||||
| 1 | Tottenham Hotspur
| 0 | |||||||
| 4 | West Ham United
| 8 | |||||||
| 3 | Crystal Palace
| 3 | |||||||
| 4 | West Ham United
| 4 | Third place | ||||||
| 2 | Kerala Blasters
| 1 | |||||||
| 3 | Crystal Palace
| 4 | |||||||
2023 tournament
Teams
| Indian teams |
Group | English teams |
Group | South African team |
Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohun Bagan SG | A | Everton | B | Stellenbosch FC | A |
| Bengaluru | A | West Ham United | A | ||
| RFYC | B | Wolverhampton Wanderers | B | ||
| Sudeva Delhi | B |
Group stage
All matches played at Reliance Corporate Park, Ghansoli, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | STB |
WHAM |
MBSG |
BEN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stellenbosch FC |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | Advance to final | — | 3–3 | — | — | |
| 2 | West Ham United |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 5 | Advance to third-place playoff | — | — | 1–1 | 4–0 | |
| 3 | Mohun Bagan SG |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 | Advance to fifth-place playoff | 0–2 | — | — | 0–0 | |
| 4 | Bengaluru |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 1 | Advance to seventh-place playoff | 0–1 | — | — | — |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | WOL |
EVE |
RFYC |
SUD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 9 | Advance to final | — | — | 2–0 | 4–0 | |
| 2 | Everton |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 6 | Advance to third-place playoff | 0–4 | — | 2–1 | — | |
| 3 | RFYC |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | Advance to fifth-place playoff | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 | Sudeva Delhi |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 | Advance to seventh-place playoff | — | 1–0 | 0–1 | — |
Placement matches
All matches played at Reliance Corporate Park, Ghansoli, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Bengaluru |
2–1 | Sudeva Delhi |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Mohun Bagan SG |
0–4 | RFYC |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| West Ham United |
3–0 | Everton |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Stellenbosch FC |
1–1 (4–5 (p)) | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
2024 tournament
Teams
| No. | Teams[15][16] | Group | Qualifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muthoot |
B | 2024 RFDL Championship stage |
| 2 | Punjab |
B | |
| 3 | East Bengal |
B | |
| 4 | Aston Villa |
A | 2023–24 Premier League 2 |
| 5 | Everton |
A | |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur |
A | |
| 7 | Crystal Palace |
A | |
| 8 | Stellenbosch |
B | 2023–24 PSL Reserve League |
League stage
All matches played at main and secondary pitches of Bodymoor Heath Training Ground, Tamworth, Staffordshire, London, England. The league stage consists of eight teams with each team playing against any three of the seven other teams only. These teams are pre-seeded into two groups and the placement matches are decided via their positions in those respective groups. Aside from regular match and scoring system, a penalty shootout is held after each match, irrespective of the regular match. The winner of the penalty shootout gets an additional bonus point in their points table.
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | PW | D | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | TOT |
ASV |
STB |
EVT |
CRP |
PUN |
MUT |
EAB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | Tottenham |
6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 | Advance to final | — | — | — | — | — | 3–0 (6–5 P) |
4–0 (3–2 P) |
— | |
| 2 | A | Aston Villa (H) |
6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 9 | Advance to third-place playoff | — | — | 0–1 (4–3 P) |
— | — | — | — | 4–0 (4–2 P) | |
| 3 | B | Stellenbosch |
6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 9 | Advance to final | 1–0 (4–5 P) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 | A | Everton |
6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 8 | Advance to fifth-place playoff | — | — | — | — | — | 1–2 (3–4 P) |
1–0 (4–2 P) |
— | |
| 5 | A | Crystal Palace |
6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 8 | Advance to seventh-place playoff | — | — | 0–1 (5–4 P) |
— | — | — | — | 1–0 (4–2 P) | |
| 6 | B | Punjab |
6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 4 | Advance to third-place playoff | — | 2–3 (5–3 P) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 7 | B | Muthoot |
6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 1 | Advance to fifth-place playoff | — | — | — | — | 0–3 (5–4 P) |
— | — | — | |
| 8 | B | East Bengal |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | −11 | 0 | Advance to seventh-place playoff | — | — | — | 0–6 (1–4 P) |
— | — | — | — |
Placement matches
All matches played at main and secondary pitches of Bodymoor Heath Training Ground, Tamworth, Staffordshire, London, England with the final to take place at Loughborough University Stadium, Loughborough, Leicestershire, England.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Crystal Palace |
7–1 | East Bengal |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa |
0–2 | Punjab |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Tottenham |
0–2 | Stellenbosch |
2025 tournament
Teams
| No. | Teams | Group | Qualifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohun Bagan |
2024–25 RFDL Championship stage | |
| 2 | Goa |
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| 3 | Jamshedpur |