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]

Next Gen Cup
Organising bodyPremier League
Indian Super League
South African Premier Division
Founded2020 (2020)[1]
Number of teams6–8
Related competitionsReliance Foundation Development League
Current championsEngland Wolverhampton Wanderers Reserves (1st title)
Television broadcastersYouTube (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 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]

2020 tournament

Teams
Under-14 and under-15 tournament
English teams Indian teams
Manchester United RFYC
Chelsea[7] 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 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

Teams
Under-21 tournament[8]
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.[8]

Semifinals Final[8]
      
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:[8]

London (Group B)

All matches played at Hotspur Way, Tottenham, London, United Kingdom.[8]

Semifinals Final[8]
      
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:[8]

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 South Africa STB England WHAM India ATKMB 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

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

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

Team 1  Score  Team 2
 7th place play-off[9]
Bengaluru 2–1 Sudeva Delhi
Team 1  Score  Team 2
 5th place play-off
Mohun Bagan SG 0–4 RFYC
Team 1  Score  Team 2
 3rd place play-off
West Ham United 3–0 Everton
Team 1  Score  Team 2
 Grand Final
Stellenbosch FC 1-1 (4-5 (p)) Wolverhampton Wanderers
Sources: RFDL, PL

Winners
Year Winners Ref.
2020 England Chelsea U14 [10]
2022 South Africa Stellenbosch U23
(Midlands group A)		 [11]
England West Ham United
(London group B)		 [12]
2023 England Wolverhampton Wanderers [13]

References
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