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

Barclays U21 Premier League
Season 2012–13
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)

First Group Stage

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

Table
Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts Qualification
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 21 210 21
4 Everton U21s 14 6 2 6 20 222 20 Qualification Group Tier 1
5 Blackburn Rovers U21s 14 5 4 5 16 171 19
6 Norwich City U21s 14 6 1 7 17 269 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 2211 7
Results
Home ╲ Away ARS BLB BOLEVENORREAWBAWHU
Arsenal U21s 30 31 30 11 20 12 12
Blackburn Rovers U21s 00 00 01 23 20 20 02
Bolton Wanderers U21s 12 00 13 01 22 01 01
Everton U21s 12 12 52 21 00 21 15
Norwich City U21s 24 31 21 02 03 10 31
Reading U21s 22 24 00 11 30 61 30
West Bromwich Albion U21s 10 22 21 31 40 33 11
West Ham United U21s 41 01 02 10 20 31 10

Source: The Premier League
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group 2

Table
Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts Qualification
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 21 221 18 Qualification Group Tier 1
5 Sunderland U21s 12 4 5 3 20 16+4 17
6 Newcastle United U21s 12 4 2 6 28 324 14 Qualification Group Tier 2
7 Stoke City U21s 12 1 1 10 11 3726 4
Results
Home ╲ Away AST MNU NEWSOTSTOSUNTOT
Aston Villa U21s 02 12 22 30 21 03
Manchester United U21s 01 42 33 11 22 21
Newcastle United U21s 23 12 01 51 22 64
Southampton U21s 33 11 51 01 32 24
Stoke City U21s 23 01 15 13 01 14
Sunderland U21s 20 00 22 01 41 21
Tottenham Hotspur U21s 33 42 60 40 72 22

Source: The Premier League
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group 3

Table
Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts Qualification
1 Liverpool U21s 12 9 3 0 31 12+19 30 Elite Group Stage
2 Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s 12 5 4 3 19 212 19
3 Chelsea U21s 12 5 3 4 28 23+5 18 Qualification Group Tier 1
4 Middlesbrough U21s 12 4 3 5 17 181 15
5 Fulham U21s 12 3 2 7 10 2010 11
6 Manchester City EDS 12 1 7 4 15 161 10 Qualification Group Tier 2
7 Crystal Palace U21s 12 2 4 6 15 2510 10
Results
Home ╲ Away CHE CPA FULLIVMNCMIDWOL
Chelsea U21s 41 30 14 00 13 50
Crystal Palace U21s 22 10 13 11 23 11
Fulham U21s 31 14 12 10 00 12
Liverpool U21s 33 31 30 22 10 11
Manchester City EDS 23 00 11 13 40 11
Middlesbrough U21s 23 40 20 01 22 14
Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s 32 31 12 15 21 00

Source: The Premier League
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Best-placed third-place team

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts Qualification
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

Elite Group

Table
Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts Qualification
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 21 232 17
6 West Ham United U21s 14 4 4 6 19 223 16
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s 14 3 3 8 19 289 12
8 West Bromwich Albion U21s 14 2 4 8 10 2616 10

Source: The Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results
Home ╲ Away ARS MNU LIVSOTTOTWHUWBAWOL
Arsenal U21s 21 11 20 01 02 11 21
Manchester United U21s 22 11 10 10 20 10 00
Liverpool U21s 32 01 10 13 33 20 32
Southampton U21s 21 13 11 00 52 20 20
Tottenham Hotspur U21s 42 31 10 22 32 40 51
West Ham United U21s 11 00 21 01 11 20 32
West Bromwich Albion U21s 22 02 12 33 04 10 10
Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s 23 10 12 22 43 21 11

Source: The Premier League
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Qualification Group Tier 1

Table
Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts Qualification
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 11 110 17
5 Middlesbrough U21s 12 4 4 4 15 13+2 16
6 Blackburn Rovers U21s 12 4 0 8 11 209 12
7 Sunderland U21s 12 0 6 6 9 2011 6

Updated to games played on 1 May 2013.
Source: The Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results
Home ╲ Away AST BLB CHEEVEFULMIDSUN
Aston Villa U21s 20 11 00 02 13 31
Blackburn Rovers U21s 02 21 03 13 01 21
Chelsea U21s 12 10 01 20 32 10
Everton U21s 22 32 00 11 20 00
Fulham U21s 20 01 10 01 10 22
Middlesbrough U21s 00 31 20 12 22 00
Sunderland U21s 04 02 01 22 22 11

Updated to games played on 30 April 2013.
Source: The Premier League
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Qualification Group Tier 2

Table
Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts Qualification
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 21 298 11
7 Stoke City U21s 12 2 1 9 14 2814 7

Updated to games played on 7 May 2013.
Source: The Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results
Home ╲ Away BOL CPA MNCNEWNORREASTO
Bolton Wanderers U21s 22 11 11 01 10 02
Crystal Palace U21s 01 11 22 15 20 12
Manchester City EDS 33 34 12 31 31 41
Newcastle United U21s 12 40 11 20 03 30
Norwich City U21s 02 11 32 12 01 10
Reading U21s 12 32 30 11 00 10
Stoke City U21s 23 55 12 12 05 01

Source: The Premier League
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Knockout Stage

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

Semi-final

13 May 2013
17:00 BST
Tottenham Hotspur U21s 3 – 2 Everton U21s
Pritchard  11'
Obika  46', 88'
McAleny  45+2'
C.Long  48'
White Hart Lane, Tottenham
Attendance: 887
Referee: Wayne Porter

14 May 2013
17:00 BST
Manchester United U21s 3 – 0 Liverpool U21s
Cole  19' (pen.), 26' (pen.), 70'
Old Trafford, Manchester
Attendance: 2,750
Referee: Matthew Walsh

Final

League 2

Professional U21 Development League 2
Season 2012–13
Champions Charlton Athletic U21

Group stage

North division

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts Qualification
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

[4]

South division

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts Qualification
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

[5]

Knockout stage

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.[5]

Semi-final Final
 Leicester City 2  
 Cardiff City 3  
 
     Cardiff City 1
   Charlton Athletic 3
 Charlton Athletic 6
 Huddersfield Town 1  

See also

References

  1. "Development Squad fixtures confirmed". West Ham United. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  2. "Barclays U21 Premier League Handbook Season 2012/13" (PDF). Retrieved 14 December 2012.
  3. Kay, Oliver (27 July 2012). "Children of the Revolution". The Times. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  4. "Development league plans revealed". Birmingam Mail. 2 August 2012.
  5. 1 2 http://www.noodls.com//viewNoodl/15416415/charlton-athletic-plc/academy-manager-eager-for-new-challenges
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