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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

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

Table

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

Results

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.

Division 2

Table

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

Results

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.
Play-offs

Semifinals

Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Attendance: 988
Referee: Richard Hulme
Emirates Stadium, Holloway
Attendance: 1,106
Referee: Christopher O'Donnell

Final

Emirates Stadium, Holloway
Attendance: 2,357
Referee: Carl Brook

League 2

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

North Division table

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

South Division table

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

Results

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.

Knock-out stage

Semifinals

The Valley, Charlton
PPG Canalside, Huddersfield

Final

Bramall Lane, Sheffield
Attendance: 4,018

See also

References

  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.