2018–19 Premier League Cup Explained

The 2018–19 Premier League Cup was the sixth edition of the competition. The defending champions were Aston Villa, who won the 2017–18 competition.^[1]

Participants

Category 1

• Aston Villa
• Blackburn Rovers
• Derby County
• Everton
• Fulham
• Leicester City
• Liverpool
• Newcastle United
• Norwich City
• Nottingham Forest
• Reading
• Southampton
• Stoke City
• Sunderland
• West Bromwich Albion
• Wolverhampton Wanderers

Category 2

• Birmingham City
• Bristol City
• Burnley
• Charlton Athletic
• Colchester United
• Hull City
• Peterborough United
• Leeds United
• Sheffield United
• Swansea City

Category 3

• AFC Bournemouth
• Bristol Rovers
• Doncaster Rovers
• Exeter City
• Newport County
• Notts County
• Oxford United
• Plymouth Argyle
• Portsmouth
• Southend United

Qualifying round

A qualifying round was required to finalise the 32 teams that would enter the Group Stage.

Group stage

Teams play each other twice, with the group winners and runners–up advance to the round of 16.

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

Group G

Group H

Knockout stages

Final

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See also

• 2018–19 Professional U23 Development League
• 2018–19 FA Youth Cup

Notes and References

1. Web site: Club. Aston Villa Football. Aston Villa U23s win Premier League Cup!. 2021-11-05. Aston Villa Football Club.