2016–17 Professional U23 Development League

The 2016–17 Professional U23 Development League is the fifth season of the Professional Development League system, and the first since the age range was raised from U21 to U23.

League 1

Premier League 2
Season 2016–17
2017–18 →

Premier League 2 (previously the Under 21 Premier League) was the fifth season of the competition since its introduction in 2012, and the first since being changed from an under-21 league to under-23.

The league was split into two divisions, with teams allocated places in Division 1 or 2 based on their performance in the 2015–16 season.

At the end of the season, the team which finished top of Division 1 was crowned as overall champions, and the bottom two teams in Division 1 will be relegated to Division 2 for the 2017–18 season.

Division 1

Table

As of match played 28 November 2016[1]
Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Everton U23s 11 7 2 2 24 9+15 23
2 Manchester City EDS 11 6 3 2 20 13+7 21
3 Liverpool U23s 11 6 2 3 23 13+10 20
4 Arsenal U23s 11 5 1 5 15 14+1 16
5 Sunderland U23s 11 4 4 3 17 19−2 16
6 Chelsea U23s 11 3 6 2 19 15+4 15
7 Southampton U23s 11 4 3 4 15 16−1 15
8 Manchester United U23s 11 3 5 3 11 14−3 14
9 Leicester City U23s 11 3 3 5 16 20−4 12
10 Reading U23s 11 3 2 6 18 26−8 11
11 Derby County U23s 11 2 3 6 14 23−9 9 Relegation to Division 2
12 Tottenham Hotspur U23s 11 2 2 7 13 23−10 8

Results

Home ╲ Away ARS CHE DEREVELEILIVMNCMNUREASOTSUNTOT
Arsenal U23s 0–5 3–0 1–3 0–2 0–0 4–0
Chelsea U23s 1–2 2–2 0–0 4–1 3–2 3–1
Derby County U23s 1–3 0–0 2–3 2–1 2–0 1–2
Everton U23s 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 0–1
Leicester City U23s 5–0 1–4 3–2 2–3 2–0
Liverpool U23s 2–0 4–0 2–0 1–4 3–0
Manchester City EDS 1–0 2–2 1–1 1–0 1–1
Manchester United U23s 1–0 1–1 3–2 1–0 1–1 0–2
Reading U23s 2–1 3–6 3–2 2–2 1–4
Southampton U23s 1–1 2–2 0–3 2–0 3–1 1–0
Sunderland U23s 1–1 2–2 2–4 1–1 3–0 2–2
Tottenham Hotspur U23s 0–2 0–2 2–6 1–2 1–1

Source: Premier League 2 Division 1 results
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.

Division 2

Table

As of match played 28 November 2016[2]
Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Swansea City U23s 11 9 0 2 21 11+10 27 Promotion to Division 1
2 Wolverhampton Wanderers U23s 10 6 1 3 23 17+6 19 Play-offs
3 Fulham U23s 11 6 0 5 20 14+6 18
4 West Ham United U23s 11 5 3 3 15 13+2 18
5 West Bromwich Albion U23s 11 5 2 4 15 13+2 17
6 Newcastle United U23s 11 5 2 4 17 18−1 17
7 Aston Villa U23s 11 5 1 5 21 17+4 16
8 Brighton & Hove Albion U23s 11 2 6 3 7 8−1 12
9 Blackburn Rovers U23s 11 3 3 5 8 13−5 12
10 Norwich City U23s 11 3 1 7 7 16−9 10
11 Middlesbrough U23s 11 2 3 6 8 16−8 9
12 Stoke City U23s 10 2 2 6 11 17−6 8

Results

Home ╲ Away AST BLB B&HFULMIDNEWNORSTOSWAWBAWHUWOL
Aston Villa U23s 4–0 4–0 1–2 1–2 2–5 2–0 0–1
Blackburn Rovers U23s 0–0 0–2 2–0 3–2
Brighton & Hove Albion U23s 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–2 1–1 2–1
Fulham U23s 3–0 1–0 2–1 0–1 4–1
Middlesbrough U23s 1–2 0–0 1–4 2–1 0–1
Newcastle United U23s 2–0 1–1 3–2 1–1
Norwich City U23s 1–2 0–3 0–1 0–2 2–1 0–2 0–1
Stoke City U23s 2–4 0–1 1–1 1–2 3–1 0–3
Swansea City U23s 2–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 2–0
West Bromwich Albion U23s 1–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 2–1
West Ham United U23s 1–1 0–0 3–1 2–1 2–2
Wolverhampton Wanderers U23s 4–3 2–1 4–1 3–4 3–1

Source: Premier League 2 Division 2 results
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.

Play-offs
Semifinals Final
      
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League 2

U23 Professional Development League
Season 2016-17
2017–18 →

The Professional U23 Development League 2, also known as U23 PDL-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 28 games each.

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.

Tables

North Division

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Barnsley U23s 0 0 0 0 0 00 0 Qualification for Knock-out stage
2 Birmingham City U23s 0 0 0 0 0 00 0
3 Bolton Wanderers U23s 0 0 0 0 0 00 0
4 Crewe Alexandra U23s 0 0 0 0 0 00 0
5 Huddersfield Town U23s 0 0 0 0 0 00 0
6 Hull City U23s 0 0 0 0 0 00 0
7 Leeds United U23s 0 0 0 0 0 00 0
8 Nottingham Forest U23s 0 0 0 0 0 00 0
9 Sheffield United U23s 1 1 0 0 2 1+1 3
11 Sheffield Wednesday U23s 3 2 0 1 5 3+2 6

Source - Professional Development League North results

South Division

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Bristol City U23s 0 0 0 0 0 00 0 Qualification for Knock-out stage
2 Cardiff City U23s 0 0 0 0 0 00 0
3 Charlton Athletic U23s 0 0 0 0 0 00 0
4 Colchester United U23s 0 0 0 0 0 00 0
5 Coventry City U23s 0 0 0 0 0 00 0
6 Crystal Palace U23s 0 0 0 0 0 00 0
7 Ipswich Town U23s 1 0 0 1 1 2−1 0
8 Millwall U23s 0 0 0 0 0 00 0
9 Queens Park Rangers U23s 0 0 0 0 0 00 0
10 Watford U23s 0 0 0 0 0 00 0

Source - Professional Development League South results

Knock-out stage

Semi-finals


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Final


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See also

References

  1. ↑ "PREMIER LEAGUE 2 (DIVISION 1)". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "PREMIER LEAGUE 2 (DIVISION 2)". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
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