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
Season2012–13
ChampionsManchester United U21
Biggest home winTottenham U21 6-0 Newcastle U21
Biggest away winSunderland U21 0-4 Aston Villa U21
Highest scoringNewcastle 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 Team Pld W D L GF GA 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 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
Source:
Results
Home \ Away ARS BLB BOL EVE NOR REA WBA WHU
Arsenal U21s 3–0 3–1 3–0 1–1 2–0 1–2 1–2
Blackburn Rovers U21s 0–0 0–0 0–1 2–3 2–0 2–0 0–2
Bolton Wanderers U21s 1–2 0–0 1–3 0–1 2–2 0–1 0–1
Everton U21s 1–2 1–2 5–2 2–1 0–0 2–1 1–5
Norwich City U21s 2–4 3–1 2–1 0–2 0–3 1–0 3–1
Reading U21s 2–2 2–4 0–0 1–1 3–0 6–1 3–0
West Bromwich Albion U21s 1–0 2–2 2–1 3–1 4–0 3–3 1–1
West Ham United U21s 4–1 0–1 0–2 1–0 2–0 3–1 1–0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: The Premier League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group 2

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA 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 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
Source:
Results
Home \ Away AST MNU NEW SOT STO SUN TOT
Aston Villa U21s 0–2 1–2 2–2 3–0 2–1 0–3
Manchester United U21s 0–1 4–2 3–3 1–1 2–2 2–1
Newcastle United U21s 2–3 1–2 0–1 5–1 2–2 6–4
Southampton U21s 3–3 1–1 5–1 0–1 3–2 2–4
Stoke City U21s 2–3 0–1 1–5 1–3 0–1 1–4
Sunderland U21s 2–0 0–0 2–2 0–1 4–1 2–1
Tottenham Hotspur U21s 3–3 4–2 6–0 4–0 7–2 2–2
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: The Premier League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group 3

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA 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 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 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
Source:
Results
Home \ Away CHE CPA FUL LIV MNC MID WOL
Chelsea U21s 4–1 3–0 1–4 0–0 1–3 5–0
Crystal Palace U21s 2–2 1–0 1–3 1–1 2–3 1–1
Fulham U21s 3–1 1–4 1–2 1–0 0–0 1–2
Liverpool U21s 3–3 3–1 3–0 2–2 1–0 1–1
Manchester City EDS 2–3 0–0 1–1 1–3 4–0 1–1
Middlesbrough U21s 2–3 4–0 2–0 0–1 2–2 1–4
Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s 3–2 3–1 1–2 1–5 2–1 0–0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: The Premier League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Best-placed third-place team

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA 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
Source:

Second phase

Elite Group

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA 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 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
Source: The Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Results
Home \ Away ARS MNU LIV SOT TOT WHU WBA WOL
Arsenal U21s 2–1 1–1 2–0 0–1 0–2 1–1 2–1
Manchester United U21s 2–2 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 0–0
Liverpool U21s 3–2 0–1 1–0 1–3 3–3 2–0 3–2
Southampton U21s 2–1 1–3 1–1 0–0 5–2 2–0 2–0
Tottenham Hotspur U21s 4–2 3–1 1–0 2–2 3–2 4–0 5–1
West Ham United U21s 1–1 0–0 2–1 0–1 1–1 2–0 3–2
West Bromwich Albion U21s 2–2 0–2 1–2 3–3 0–4 1–0 1–0
Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s 2–3 1–0 1–2 2–2 4–3 2–1 1–1
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: The Premier League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Qualification Group Tier 1

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA 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 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
Updated to match(es) played on 1 May 2013. Source: The Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Results
Home \ Away AST BLB CHE EVE FUL MID SUN
Aston Villa U21s 2–0 1–1 0–0 0–2 1–3 3–1
Blackburn Rovers U21s 0–2 2–1 0–3 1–3 0–1 2–1
Chelsea U21s 1–2 1–0 0–1 2–0 3–2 1–0
Everton U21s 2–2 3–2 0–0 1–1 2–0 0–0
Fulham U21s 2–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 2–2
Middlesbrough U21s 0–0 3–1 2–0 1–2 2–2 0–0
Sunderland U21s 0–4 0–2 0–1 2–2 2–2 1–1
Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2013. Source: The Premier League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Qualification Group Tier 2

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA 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 29 −8 11
7 Stoke City U21s 12 2 1 9 14 28 −14 7
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2013. Source: The Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Results
Home \ Away BOL CPA MNC NEW NOR REA STO
Bolton Wanderers U21s 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–2
Crystal Palace U21s 0–1 1–1 2–2 1–5 2–0 1–2
Manchester City EDS 3–3 3–4 1–2 3–1 3–1 4–1
Newcastle United U21s 1–2 4–0 1–1 2–0 0–3 3–0
Norwich City U21s 0–2 1–1 3–2 1–2 0–1 1–0
Reading U21s 1–2 3–2 3–0 1–1 0–0 1–0
Stoke City U21s 2–3 5–5 1–2 1–2 0–5 0–1
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: The Premier League
Legend: 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-offSemi-finalFinal
 
          
 
May 7
 
 
Everton U21s3 (5)
 
 
 
Newcastle United U21s3 (3)
 
Tottenham Hotspur U21s3
 
 
Everton U21s2
 
 
 
 
 
Tottenham Hotspur U21s2
 
 
Manchester United U21s3
 
 
 
 
 
Manchester United U21s3
 
 
Liverpool U21s0
 
 
 
 

Play-off

Everton U21s3 – 3 (a.e.t.)Newcastle United U21s
McAleny 69'
Naismith 77'
Lundstram 115'		 Ameobi 66'
Inman 83'
Richardson 98'
Penalties
Stones soccer ball with check mark
Duffus soccer ball with check mark
Barkley soccer ball with check mark
Garbutt soccer ball with check mark
Oviedo soccer ball with check mark		 5–3 Bigirimana soccer ball with red X
Tavernier soccer ball with check mark
Ameobi soccer ball with check mark
Inman soccer ball with check mark
Referee: Michael Salisbury

Semi-final

Tottenham Hotspur U21s3 – 2Everton U21s
Pritchard 11'
Obika 46', 88'		 McAleny 45+2'
C.Long 48'
Attendance: 887
Referee: Wayne Porter
Manchester United U21s3 – 0Liverpool U21s
Cole 19' (pen.), 26' (pen.), 70'
Attendance: 2,750
Referee: Matthew Walsh

Final

Manchester United U21s3 – 2Tottenham Hotspur U21s
Vermijl 59'
Cole 74', 88'		 Obika 29'
Pritchard 42'
Attendance: 5,186
Referee: Robert Madley

League 2

Professional U21 Development League 2
Season2012–13
ChampionsCharlton Athletic U21

Group stage

North division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA 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
Source: [4][5]

South division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA 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
Source: [6]

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.[6]

 
Semi-finalFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
Leicester City2
 
 
Cardiff City3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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". Birmingham Mail. 2 August 2012.
  5. ↑ "U21 Professional Development League 2 Bulletin 39" (PDF). The Premier League. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
  6. 1 2 "Noodls".
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