2015–16 Professional U21 Development League
The 2015–16 Professional U21 Development League is the fourth season of the Professional Development League system.
League 1
editSeason | 2015–16 |
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← 2014–15 2016–17 → |
League 1, referred to as the Barclays Under 21 Premier League for sponsorship reasons, was split into two divisions, with teams allocated places in Division 1 or 2 based on their performance in the 2014–15 season.
At the end of the season, the team which finished top of Division 1 was crowned as overall League 1 champions, and the bottom two teams in Division 1 will be relegated to Division 2 for the 2016–17 season.[1]
Division 1
editTable
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Manchester United U21s (C) | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 44 | 19 | +25 | 48 | |
2 | Sunderland U21s | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 20 | +18 | 43 | |
3 | Everton U21s | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 27 | +8 | 37 | |
4 | Manchester City EDS | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 26 | +9 | 34 | |
5 | Chelsea U21s | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 33 | |
6 | Southampton U21s | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 39 | 40 | −1 | 30 | |
7 | Liverpool U21s | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 37 | −11 | 28 | |
8 | Tottenham Hotspur U21s | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 44 | 43 | +1 | 27 | |
9 | Reading U21s | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 40 | −6 | 27 | |
10 | Leicester City U21s | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 25 | 48 | −23 | 21 | |
11 | Middlesbrough U21s (R) | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 20 | Relegation to 2016–17 U23 Premier League Division 2 |
12 | Norwich City U21s (R) | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 30 | 50 | −20 | 19 |
Results
editDivision 2
editTable
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
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1 | Derby County U21s (P) | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 44 | 26 | +18 | 42 | Promotion to 2016–17 U23 Premier League Division 1 |
2 | Arsenal U21s (P) | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 40 | 25 | +15 | 40 | Qualification for Play-offs |
3 | Swansea City U21s | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 42 | 24 | +18 | 39 | |
4 | Aston Villa U21s | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 39 | |
5 | Blackburn Rovers U21s | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 33 | −4 | 34 | |
6 | West Bromwich Albion U21s | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 33 | Qualification for 2016–17 U23 Premier League Division 2 |
7 | West Ham United U21s | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 32 | |
8 | Stoke City U21s | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 32 | |
9 | Fulham U21s | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 29 | −3 | 29 | |
10 | Newcastle United U21s | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 48 | −18 | 18 | |
11 | Brighton & Hove Albion U21s | 22 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 36 | −19 | 14 | |
12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s | 22 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 35 | −15 | 13 |
Results
editPlay-offs
editSemifinals | Final | ||||||||
2 | Arsenal U21s | 2 | |||||||
5 | Blackburn Rovers U21s | 1 | |||||||
2 | Arsenal U21s | 3 | |||||||
4 | Aston Villa U21s | 1 | |||||||
3 | Swansea City U21s | 1 | |||||||
4 | Aston Villa U21s | 2 |
Semifinals
editSwansea City U21s | 1–2 | Aston Villa U21s |
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Arsenal U21s | 2–1 | Blackburn Rovers U21s |
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Final
editLeague 2
editSeason | 2015–16 |
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Champions | Huddersfield Town U21s |
Matches played | 313 (310 RS, 3 PO) |
Goals scored | 957 (3.06 per match) (949 RS, 8 PO) |
Top goalscorer | Alex Jakubiak (16 Goals) |
← 2014–15 2016–17 → |
League 2, referred to as the U21 Professional Development League 2, is split into two regional divisions.
Teams will play each team in their own division twice, and each team in the other division once, for a total of 30 games for North division teams, and 29 games each for South division teams.
At the end of the season, the teams finishing in the top two positions of both divisions will meet in the knockout stage to determine the overall league champion.
League stage
editNorth Division table
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Huddersfield Town U21s | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 62 | 33 | +29 | 65 | Qualification for Knock-out stage |
2 | Sheffield United U21s | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 43 | 24 | +19 | 57 | |
3 | Hull City U21s | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 55 | 42 | +13 | 46 | |
4 | Birmingham City U21s | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 43 | 39 | +4 | 39 | |
5 | Nottingham Forest U21s | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 49 | 50 | −1 | 39 | |
6 | Bolton Wanderers U21s | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 41 | 45 | −4 | 37 | |
7 | Leeds United U21s | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 37 | |
8 | Crewe Alexandra U21s | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 47 | 55 | −8 | 36 | |
9 | Coventry City U21s | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 43 | 57 | −14 | 36 | |
10 | Sheffield Wednesday U21s | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 28 | 42 | −14 | 32 | |
11 | Barnsley U21s | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 41 | 55 | −14 | 31 |
South Division table
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Charlton Athletic U21s | 29 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 52 | 29 | +23 | 57 | Qualification for Knock-out stage |
2 | Millwall U21s | 29 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 45 | 25 | +20 | 54 | |
3 | Cardiff City U21s | 29 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 50 | 30 | +20 | 53 | |
4 | Colchester United U21s | 29 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 45 | 38 | +7 | 51 | |
5 | Crystal Palace U21s | 29 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 55 | 51 | +4 | 40 | |
6 | Queens Park Rangers U21s | 29 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 55 | 64 | −9 | 35 | |
7 | Ipswich Town U21s | 29 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 35 | 45 | −10 | 33 | |
8 | Brentford U21s | 29 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 50 | 63 | −13 | 32 | |
9 | Bristol City U21s | 29 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 38 | 59 | −21 | 30 | |
10 | Watford U21s | 29 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 33 | 56 | −23 | 22 |
Results
editKnock-out stage
editSemifinals
editHuddersfield Town U21s | 2–0 | Millwall U21s |
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Report |
Final
editSheffield United U21s | 1–2 | Huddersfield Town U21s |
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Report |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Fixtures Announced Champions Manchester United Play Leicester City | Barclays Under-21 Premier League". www.premierleague.com. Archived from the original on 2015-07-11.
- ^ "U21 PREMIER LEAGUE DIVISION 1". Premier League. Archived from the original on 19 August 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
- ^ "U21 PREMIER LEAGUE DIVISION 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
- ^ "U21 PREMIER LEAGUE DIVISION 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
- ^ a b "U21 Professional Development League 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 April 2016.