2012–13 Professional U21 Development League
The 2012–13 Professional U21 Development League (League 1 referred to as the Barclays Under 21 Premier League for sponsorship reasons[1] ) was the inaugural season of the Professional Development League's U21 competition.
There were 45 participating teams in the 2012–13 Professional U21 Development Leagues; 22 in League 1 and 23 in League 2 (12 in the North Division, 11 in the South Division).
League 1
[edit]Season | 2012–13 |
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Champions | Manchester United U21 |
Biggest home win | Tottenham U21 6-0 Newcastle U21 |
Biggest away win | Sunderland U21 0-4 Aston Villa U21 |
Highest scoring | Newcastle U21 6-4 Tottenham U21(10 Goals) |
← 2011–12 2013–14 → |
First Group Stage
[edit]The top three teams in Groups 1, the top two teams in Group 2 and 3, and the best third-placed team from Group 2 and 3 will go forward to the Elite Group Stage.
The remaining third-placed team, and the fourth and fifth-placed teams from all three groups, will go forward to Qualification Group Tier One Stage. The sixth and seventh-placed teams, and the eighth-placed team from Group 1, will go forward to the Qualification Group Tier Two Stage.[2]
Group 1
[edit]Table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | West Ham United U21s | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 14 | +9 | 28 | Elite Group Stage |
2 | Arsenal U21s | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 24 | |
3 | West Bromwich Albion U21s | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 21 | |
4 | Everton U21s | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 22 | −2 | 20 | Qualification Group Tier 1 |
5 | Blackburn Rovers U21s | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 19 | |
6 | Norwich City U21s | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 26 | −9 | 19 | Qualification Group Tier 2 |
7 | Reading U21s | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 20 | +6 | 18 | |
8 | Bolton Wanderers U21s | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 22 | −11 | 7 |
Results
[edit]Group 2
[edit]Table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Tottenham Hotspur U21s | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 43 | 22 | +21 | 23 | Elite Group Stage |
2 | Manchester United U21s | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 20 | |
3 | Southampton U21s | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 19 | |
4 | Aston Villa U21s | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 18 | Qualification Group Tier 1 |
5 | Sunderland U21s | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 17 | |
6 | Newcastle United U21s | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 32 | −4 | 14 | Qualification Group Tier 2 |
7 | Stoke City U21s | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 37 | −26 | 4 |
Results
[edit]Group 3
[edit]Table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Liverpool U21s | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 12 | +19 | 30 | Elite Group Stage |
2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 21 | −2 | 19 | |
3 | Chelsea U21s | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 18 | Qualification Group Tier 1 |
4 | Middlesbrough U21s | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 18 | −1 | 15 | |
5 | [[Fulham F.C. Academy | Fulham U21s]] | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 20 | −10 | 11 |
6 | Manchester City EDS | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 10 | Qualification Group Tier 2 |
7 | Crystal Palace U21s | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 25 | −10 | 10 |
Results
[edit]Best-placed third-place team
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Southampton U21s | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 19 | Elite Group Stage |
2 | Chelsea U21s | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 18 | Qualification Group Tier 1 |
Second phase
[edit]Elite Group
[edit]Table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Tottenham Hotspur U21s (Q) | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 15 | +19 | 30 | Knockout Stage Semi-final |
2 | Manchester United U21s (Q) | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 25 | |
3 | Liverpool U21s (Q) | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 22 | |
4 | Southampton U21s | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 18 | +3 | 20 | |
5 | Arsenal U21s | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 23 | −2 | 17 | |
6 | West Ham United U21s | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 22 | −3 | 16 | |
7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 28 | −9 | 12 | |
8 | West Bromwich Albion U21s | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 26 | −16 | 10 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Results
[edit]Qualification Group Tier 1
[edit]Table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Everton U21s (Q) | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 24 | Knockout Stage Play-off |
2 | Aston Villa U21s | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 19 | |
3 | Fulham U21s | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 19 | |
4 | Chelsea U21s | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 17 | |
5 | Middlesbrough U21s | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 16 | |
6 | Blackburn Rovers U21s | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 20 | −9 | 12 | |
7 | Sunderland U21s | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 20 | −11 | 6 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Results
[edit]Qualification Group Tier 2
[edit]Table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Newcastle United U21s (Q) | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 22 | Knockout Stage Play-off |
2 | Bolton Wanderers U21s | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 22 | |
3 | Reading U21s | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 20 | |
4 | Norwich City U21s | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 17 | |
5 | Manchester City EDS | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 16 | |
6 | Crystal Palace U21s | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 29 | −8 | 11 | |
7 | Stoke City U21s | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 28 | −14 | 7 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Results
[edit]Knockout stage
[edit]The teams finishing first in the two Qualification Groups played each other to decide who makes the semi-final against the winner of the Elite Group Stage.
The teams finishing second and third in the Elite Group Stage played in the other semi-final.[3]
Play-off | Semi-final | Final | ||||||||
May 7 | ||||||||||
Everton U21s | 3 (5) | |||||||||
Newcastle United U21s | 3 (3) | |||||||||
Tottenham Hotspur U21s | 3 | |||||||||
Everton U21s | 2 | |||||||||
Tottenham Hotspur U21s | 2 | |||||||||
Manchester United U21s | 3 | |||||||||
Manchester United U21s | 3 | |||||||||
Liverpool U21s | 0 | |||||||||
Play-off
[edit]Everton U21s | 3 – 3 (a.e.t.) | Newcastle United U21s |
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McAleny ![]() Naismith ![]() Lundstram ![]() |
Ameobi ![]() Inman ![]() Richardson ![]() |
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Penalties | ||
Stones ![]() Duffus ![]() Barkley ![]() Garbutt ![]() Oviedo ![]() |
5–3 | Bigirimana ![]() Tavernier ![]() Ameobi ![]() Inman ![]() |
Semi-final
[edit]Tottenham Hotspur U21s | 3 – 2 | Everton U21s |
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Pritchard ![]() Obika ![]() |
McAleny ![]() C.Long ![]() |
Manchester United U21s | 3 – 0 | Liverpool U21s |
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Cole ![]() |
Final
[edit]Manchester United U21s | 3 – 2 | Tottenham Hotspur U21s |
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Vermijl ![]() Cole ![]() |
Obika ![]() Pritchard ![]() |
League 2
[edit]Season | 2012–13 |
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Champions | Charlton Athletic U21s |
2013–14 → |
Group stage
[edit]North division
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Leicester City U21s | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 52 | 28 | +24 | 47 | Knockout stage |
2 | Huddersfield Town U21s | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 28 | +8 | 40 | |
3 | Derby County U21s | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 31 | +1 | 37 | |
4 | Nottingham Forest U21s | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 25 | −1 | 35 | |
5 | Birmingham City U21s | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 36 | 30 | +6 | 32 | |
6 | Leeds United U21s | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 30 | |
7 | Crewe Alexandra U21s | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 40 | 36 | +4 | 28 | |
8 | Sheffield United U21s | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 27 | |
9 | Coventry City U21s | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 30 | 37 | −7 | 27 | |
10 | Wigan Athletic U21s | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 34 | 37 | −3 | 25 | |
11 | Sheffield Wednesday U21s | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 35 | 42 | −7 | 23 | |
12 | Barnsley U21s | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 27 | 54 | −27 | 14 |
South division
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Charlton Athletic U21s | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 47 | 24 | +23 | 42 | Knockout stage |
2 | Cardiff City U21s | 20 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 41 | 29 | +12 | 42 | |
3 | Brentford U21s | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 41 | 32 | +9 | 35 | |
4 | Brighton & Hove Albion U21s | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 19 | +13 | 31 | |
5 | Queens Park Rangers U21s | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 35 | 37 | −2 | 30 | |
6 | Bristol City U21s | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 30 | 29 | +1 | 24 | |
7 | Ipswich Town U21s | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 28 | 31 | −3 | 23 | |
8 | Swansea City U21s | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 23 | 32 | −9 | 18 | |
9 | Millwall U21s | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 26 | 36 | −10 | 14 | |
10 | Barnet U21s | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 28 | 34 | −6 | 11 | |
11 | Colchester United U21s | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 29 | 56 | −27 | 11 |
Knockout stage
[edit]The teams finishing first in each division will play a semi-final against the runners-up of the opposite division, with the winners of each semi-final contesting a final to crown the overall champions of the combined League.[6]
Semi-final | Final | |||||
Leicester City | 2 | |||||
Cardiff City | 3 | |||||
Semifinals
[edit]Charlton Athletic U21s | 6–1 | Huddersfield Town U21s |
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Report |
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Final
[edit]Cardiff City U21s | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | Charlton Athletic U21s |
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Report |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Development Squad fixtures confirmed". West Ham United. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ^ "Barclays U21 Premier League Handbook Season 2012/13" (PDF). Retrieved 14 December 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Kay, Oliver (27 July 2012). "Children of the Revolution". The Times. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ^ "Development league plans revealed". Birmingham Mail. 2 August 2012.
- ^ "U21 Professional Development League 2 Bulletin 39" (PDF). The Premier League. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
- ^ a b "Noodls".