Next Generation Cup
Founded 2020; 6 years ago(2020)
Teams 6–8
Current champions England Wolverhampton Wanderers (1st title)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.
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. 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.
Winners 2020 tournament Teams 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 — — 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 14 −11 1 — — 0–2 1–2 — —
2022 tournament Teams Under-21 tournament England English teamsGroup India Indian teamsGroup South Africa South African teamGroup 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 .
London (Group B) All matches played at Hotspur Way, Tottenham , London , United Kingdom .
2023 tournament Teams 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 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 — — —
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 —
Placement matches All matches played at Reliance Corporate Park, Ghansoli, Navi Mumbai , Maharashtra , India .
7th place play-off Team 1 Score Team 2 Bengaluru India 2–1 India Sudeva Delhi
5th place play-off Team 1 Score Team 2 Mohun Bagan SG India 0–4 India RFYC
3rd place play-off Team 1 Score Team 2 West Ham United England 3–0 England Everton
2024 tournament Teams 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 The Football Association TOT The Football Association ASV South African Football Association STB The Football Association EVT The Football Association CRP All India Football Federation PUN All India Football Federation MUT All India Football Federation EAB 1 A The Football Association 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 The Football Association 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 African Football Association Stellenbosch 6 3 0 0 3 0 3 0 +3 9 Advance to final 1–0 (4–5 P ) — — — — — — — 4 A The Football Association 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 The Football Association 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 All India Football Federation Punjab 6 1 1 0 2 2 4 7 −3 4 Advance to third-place playoff — 2–3 (5–3 P ) — — — — — — 7 B All India Football Federation Muthoot 6 0 1 0 2 3 0 8 −8 1 Advance to fifth-place playoff — — — — 0–3 (5–4 P ) — — — 8 B All India Football Federation 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 .
2025 tournament Teams Notes