The Premier League is continuing its support for the development of the game around the world by hosting teams from India and South Africa in the Next Generation (Next Gen) Cup 2022/23.
This year's tournament had eight academy teams participating from the Indian Super League, Premier League and the South African Premier Soccer League.
The three clubs from England participating in this year's tournament are Everton, West Ham United and Wolverhampton Wanderers.
The competition was run over four match rounds, with two groups of four clubs playing each other before proceeding onto a final fixture based on table positions to close the tournament.
This was won by Wolves, who beat Stellenbosch in dramatic fashion after a penalty shootout.
The #PLNextGen provided an opportunity for talented young players from 🇮🇳, 🏴 and 🇿🇦 to come together for an exciting tournament, cultural exchange and a whole lot of learning #RelianceFoundation pic.twitter.com/PAzvj3Erj9
— Premier League India (@PLforIndia) May 29, 2023
The NextGen Cup allows India's brightest young talents from the Reliance Foundation Young Champs Academy (RFYC) and ISL clubs to compete with equivalent age-group teams from Premier League Academies and from the South African PSL on an annual basis
All matches took place in Reliance Corporate Park in Navi Mumbai.
Group A results/standings
West Ham 1-1 ATK Mohun Bagan
Bengaluru FC 0-1 Stellenbosch FC
West Ham 4-0 Bengaluru FC
ATK Mohun Bagan 0-2 Stellenbosch FC
Stellenbosch FC 3-3 West Ham
ATK Mohun 0-0 Bengaluru FC
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Group A
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P | W | D | L | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Stellenbosch FC
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 |
West Ham
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 |
ATK Mohun Bagan
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 |
Bengaluru FC
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Group B results/standings
Everton 0-4 Wolves
Sudeva Delhi 0-1 RF Young Champs
Wolves 2-0 RF Young Champs
Sudeva Delhi 0-1 Everton
Wolves 4-0 Sudeva Delhi
Everton 2-1 RF Young Champs
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Group B
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P | W | D | L | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wolves
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 |
Everton
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 |
RF Young Champs
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 |
Sudeva Delhi
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Final-round fixtures
Bengaluru FC 2-1 Sudeva Delhi
ATK Mohun Bagan 0-4 RF Young Champs
West Ham 3-0 Everton
Final BST Stellenbosch FC 1-1 Wolves (Wolves win 5-4 on penalties)
Where to watch: Premier League's YouTube channel
Past participating teams
2020: Bengaluru FC, Chelsea (winners), FC Goa, Manchester United, Reliance Foundation Young Champs, Southampton.
2022: Bengaluru FC, Crystal Palace, Kerala Blasters, Leicester City, Nottingham Forest, Stellenbosch FC (winners), Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United.
