Next Gen Cup

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

In 2019, as a part of the Premier League Youth Games initiative, youth players of

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

Year	Winners	Ref.
2020	Chelsea U14	^[7]
2022	Stellenbosch U23 (Midlands group A)	^[8]
2022	West Ham United (London group B)	^[9]
2023	Wolverhampton Wanderers	^[10]
2024

2020 tournament

Teams

Under-14 and under-15 tournament
English teams	Indian teams
Manchester United	RFYC
Chelsea^[11]	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	—	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	15	−12	1		—	—	0–2	1–2	—	—

Source: KhelNow

2022 tournament

Teams

Under-21 tournament^[12]
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.^[12]

Semifinals			Final^[12]

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

Sources:^[12]

London (Group B)

All matches played at Hotspur Way, Tottenham, London, United Kingdom.^[12]

Semifinals			Final^[12]

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

Sources:^[12]

2023 tournament

Teams

Under-21 tournament
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	ATKMB	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	—	—	—

Source: RFDL, PL

Group B

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

Source: RFDL, PL

Placement matches

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

7th place play-off^[13]
Team 1	Score	Team 2
Bengaluru	2–1	Sudeva Delhi

5th place play-off
Team 1	Score	Team 2
Mohun Bagan SG	0–4	RFYC

3rd place play-off
Team 1	Score	Team 2
West Ham United	3–0	Everton

Grand Final
Team 1	Score	Team 2
Stellenbosch FC	1-1 (4-5 (p))	Wolverhampton Wanderers

Sources: RFDL, PL

2024 tournament

Teams

No.	Teams	Qualifiers
1	Bengaluru FC	2024 RFDL
2	Punjab FC
3	East Bengal FC
4	Muthoot FA

References

^ "History in Timeline of Indian Football". All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 8 March 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
^ Dc, Chitrangada (2 March 2019). "Premier League & Indian Super League to start Youth Games; Arsenal, Leicester City youth teams to play ISL club". mykhel.com. Archived from the original on 27 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
^ "Next Generation Mumbai Cup fixtures and how to follow the tournament". Indian Super League. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
^ "Rising talents shine on Indian stage". www.premierleague.com. Archived from the original on 27 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
^ "Premier League-ISL: Richard Garlick hoping to see Indian players in England | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Archived from the original on 27 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
^ Sportstar, Team. "PL-ISL Next Gen Mumbai Cup: Bengaluru, Southampton settle for draw". Sportstar. Archived from the original on 29 June 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
^ "Next Generation Mumbai Cup 2020: Fixtures, where to watch and more". Khel Now. 24 February 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
^ "Stellies thump Leicester to win Next Generation Cup". Super Sport. 31 July 2022. Archived from the original on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
^ "Next Gen Cup Final Highlights: Tottenham Hotspur 0-8 U19s | West Ham United F.C." www.whufc.com. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
^ "Wolves edge Stellenbosch FC on penalties to lift PL Next Gen Cup title". Indian Super League. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
^ "Next Gen Mumbai | Official Site | Chelsea Football Club". ChelseaFC. Archived from the original on 27 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Name, Author. "All you need to know about Next Generation Cup 2022". Khel Now. Retrieved 15 May 2023. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
^ "PL Next Gen Cup: Bengaluru FC wrap up campaign with a 2–1 win over Sudeva Delhi FC". indiansuperleague.com. 25 May 2023. Archived from the original on 26 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.

[1] "History in Timeline of Indian Football". All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 8 March 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2021.

[2] Dc, Chitrangada (2 March 2019). "Premier League & Indian Super League to start Youth Games; Arsenal, Leicester City youth teams to play ISL club". mykhel.com. Archived from the original on 27 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.

[3] "Next Generation Mumbai Cup fixtures and how to follow the tournament". Indian Super League. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2022.

[4] "Rising talents shine on Indian stage". www.premierleague.com. Archived from the original on 27 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.

[5] "Premier League-ISL: Richard Garlick hoping to see Indian players in England | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Archived from the original on 27 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.

[6] Sportstar, Team. "PL-ISL Next Gen Mumbai Cup: Bengaluru, Southampton settle for draw". Sportstar. Archived from the original on 29 June 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.

[7] "Next Generation Mumbai Cup 2020: Fixtures, where to watch and more". Khel Now. 24 February 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2022.

[8] "Stellies thump Leicester to win Next Generation Cup". Super Sport. 31 July 2022. Archived from the original on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.

[9] "Next Gen Cup Final Highlights: Tottenham Hotspur 0-8 U19s | West Ham United F.C." www.whufc.com. Retrieved 15 May 2023.

[10] "Wolves edge Stellenbosch FC on penalties to lift PL Next Gen Cup title". Indian Super League. Retrieved 27 May 2023.

[11] "Next Gen Mumbai | Official Site | Chelsea Football Club". ChelseaFC. Archived from the original on 27 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.

[2022t-12] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Name, Author. "All you need to know about Next Generation Cup 2022". Khel Now. Retrieved 15 May 2023. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)

[13] "PL Next Gen Cup: Bengaluru FC wrap up campaign with a 2–1 win over Sudeva Delhi FC". indiansuperleague.com. 25 May 2023. Archived from the original on 26 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.

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