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Next Gen Cup

Next Gen Cup
Organising bodyEngland Premier League
India Indian Super League
South Africa SA Premiership
Founded2020; 5 years ago (2020)[1]
Number of teams6–8
Related competitionsEngland Premier League 2
India Development League
South Africa PSL Reserve League
Current championsEngland Wolverhampton Wanderers (1st title)
Most successful team(s)South Africa Stellenbosch (2 titles)
Television broadcastersYouTube (live streaming)

The Next Gen Cup or Next Generation Cup, officially known as Reliance Foundation Premier League Next 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]

History

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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 Coperate 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

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Year Host Winners Ref.
2020 India Navi Mumbai England Chelsea [7]
2022 England Leicester

(Midlands/Group A)

South Africa Stellenbosch [8]
England London

(London/Group B)

England West Ham United [9]
2023 India Navi Mumbai England Wolverhampton Wanderers [10]
2024 England London South Africa Stellenbosch (2) [11]

2020 tournament

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Teams

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Under-14 and under-15 tournament
England English teams India Indian teams
Manchester United RFYC
Chelsea[12] FC Goa
Southampton Bengaluru FC

League stage

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All matches played at Reliance Corporate Park, Ghansoli, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification England CHE England MNU India RFYC India FCG England SOU India BEN
1 England Chelsea 5 5 0 0 15 1 +14 15 Champions — 1–0 — 5–0 2–0 4–0
2 England Manchester United 5 3 0 2 12 4 +8 9 — — 0–1  — — 5–1 
3 India RFYC 5 3 0 2 7 4 +3 9 1–3 — — 0–1 — 0–1
4 India FC Goa 5 3 0 2 4 10 −6 9 — 0–4  — — 1–0 —
5 England Southampton 5 0 1 4 2 10 −8 1 — 1–3 0–3 — — 1–1 
6 India Bengaluru FC 5 0 1 4 3 15 −12 1 — — 0–2 1–2 — —
Source: KhelNow

2022 tournament

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Teams

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Under-21 tournament[13]
England English teams Group India Indian teams Group South Africa 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)

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All matches played at Leicester City F.C. Training Ground, Leicester, East Midlands, United Kingdom.[13]

Semifinals Final[13]
      
1 England Leicester City 6
2 India Bengaluru 3
1 England Leicester City 2
4 South Africa Stellenbosch FC 7
3 England Nottingham Forest 1
4 South Africa Stellenbosch FC 4 Third place
2 India Bengaluru 1
3 England Nottingham Forest 6
Sources:[13]

London (Group B)

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All matches played at Hotspur Way, Tottenham, London, United Kingdom.[13]

Semifinals Final[13]
      
1 England Tottenham Hotspur 7
2 India Kerala Blasters 0
1 England Tottenham Hotspur 0
4 England West Ham United 8
3 England Crystal Palace 3
4 England West Ham United 4 Third place
2 India Kerala Blasters 1
3 England Crystal Palace 4
Sources:[13]

2023 tournament

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Teams

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Under-21 tournament
India Indian teams Group England English teams Group South Africa 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

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All matches played at Reliance Corporate Park, Ghansoli, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification South Africa STB England WHAM India MBSG India BEN
1 South Africa Stellenbosch FC 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 7 Advance to final — 3–3 — —
2 England West Ham United 3 1 2 0 8 4 +4 5 Advance to third-place playoff — — 1–1 4–0
3 India Mohun Bagan SG 3 0 2 1 1 3 −2 2 Advance to fifth-place playoff 0–2 — — 0–0
4 India Bengaluru 3 0 1 2 0 5 −5 1 Advance to seventh-place playoff 0–1 — — —
Source: RFDL, PL

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification England WOL England EVE India RFYC India SUD
1 England Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 3 0 0 10 0 +10 9 Advance to final — — 2–0 4–0
2 England Everton 3 2 0 1 3 5 −2 6 Advance to third-place playoff 0–4 — 2–1 —
3 India RFYC 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3 Advance to fifth-place playoff — — — —
4 India Sudeva Delhi 3 0 0 3 0 6 −6 0 Advance to seventh-place playoff — 1–0 0–1 —
Source: RFDL, PL

Placement matches

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All matches played at Reliance Corporate Park, Ghansoli, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
7th place play-off[14]
Bengaluru India 2–1 India Sudeva Delhi
Team 1  Score  Team 2
5th place play-off
Mohun Bagan SG India 0–4 India RFYC
Team 1  Score  Team 2
3rd place play-off
West Ham United England 3–0 England Everton
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Grand Final
Stellenbosch FC South Africa 1-1 (4-5 (p)) England Wolverhampton Wanderers
Sources: RFDL, PL

2024 tournament

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Teams

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No. Teams[15][16] Group Qualifiers
1 India Muthoot B 2024 RFDL Championship stage
2 India Punjab B
3 India East Bengal B
4 England Aston Villa A 2023–24 Premier League 2
5 England Everton A
6 England Tottenham Hotspur A
7 England Crystal Palace A
8 South Africa Stellenbosch B 2023–24 PSL Reserve League

League stage

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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 England TOT England ASV South Africa STB England EVT England CRP India PUN India MUT India EAB
1 A England 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 England 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 South Africa Stellenbosch 6 3 0 0 3 0 3 0 +3 9 Advance to final 1–0
(4-5 P) 		— — — — — — —
4 A England 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 England 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 India Punjab 6 1 1 0 2 2 4 7 −3 4 Advance to third-place playoff — 2–3
(5-3 P) 		— — — — — —
7 B India Muthoot 6 0 1 0 2 3 0 8 −8 1 Advance to fifth-place playoff — — — — 0–3
(5-4 P) 		— — —
8 B India East Bengal 6 0 0 0 3 3 0 11 −11 0 Advance to seventh-place playoff — — — 0–6
(1-4 P) 		— — — —
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Host

Placement matches

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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
7th place play-off
England Crystal Palace 7-1 India East Bengal
Team 1  Score  Team 2
5th place play-off
England Everton 6-1 India Muthoot
Team 1  Score  Team 2
3rd place play-off
England Aston Villa 0-2 India Punjab
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Grand Final
England Tottenham 0-2 South Africa Stellenbosch
Sources: RFDL, PL

References

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