2015–16 Professional U21 Development League


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The 2015–16 Professional U21 Development League is the fourth season of the Professional Development League system.

Barclays U21 Premier League
Season2015–16
ChampionsManchester United U21s
Division 2
Derby County U21s
PromotedDerby County U21s
Arsenal U21s
RelegatedMiddlesbrough U21s
Norwich City U21s
Matches played267
(264 RS, 3 PO)
Goals scored788 (2.95 per match)
(778 RS, 10 PO)
Top goalscorerStephy Mavididi (13 goals)

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]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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

Updated to match(es) played on 12 May 2016. Source: [2][3]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Updated to match(es) played on 29 April 2016. Source: U21 Premier League results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
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

Updated to match(es) played on 10 May 2016. Source: [4]
(P) Promoted

Updated to match(es) played on 19 April 2016. Source: U21 Premier League results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Semifinals 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
U21 Professional Development League 2
 
Season2015–16
ChampionsHuddersfield Town U21s
Matches played313
(310 RS, 3 PO)
Goals scored957 (3.06 per match)
(949 RS, 8 PO)
Top goalscorerAlex Jakubiak (16 Goals)

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.

North Division table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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

Updated to match(es) played on 25 April 2016. Source: [5]

South Division table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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

Updated to match(es) played on 25 April 2016. Source: [5]

Updated to match(es) played on 29 April 2016. Source: U21 League 2 results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

  1. ^ "Fixtures Announced Champions Manchester United Play Leicester City | Barclays Under-21 Premier League". www.premierleague.com. Archived from the original on 2015-07-11.
  2. ^ "U21 PREMIER LEAGUE DIVISION 1". Premier League. Archived from the original on 19 August 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  3. ^ "U21 PREMIER LEAGUE DIVISION 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  4. ^ "U21 PREMIER LEAGUE DIVISION 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  5. ^ a b "U21 Professional Development League 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 April 2016.