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 limit was raised from under-21 to under-23.

League 1
Premier League 2
Season2016–17

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.

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 Everton U23s (C) 22 15 3 4 48 21 +27 48
2 Manchester City EDS 22 13 6 3 54 33 +21 45
3 Liverpool U23s 22 13 4 5 47 27 +20 43
4 Arsenal U23s 22 10 3 9 40 32 +8 33
5 Chelsea U23s 22 7 9 6 40 32 +8 30
6 Manchester United U23s 22 6 8 8 29 38 −9 26
7 Sunderland U23s 22 6 7 9 27 37 −10 25
8 Derby County U23s 22 6 6 10 31 42 −11 24
9 Leicester City U23s 22 5 8 9 31 42 −11 23
10 Tottenham Hotspur U23s 22 6 4 12 33 44 −11 22
11 Reading U23s (R) 22 6 4 12 36 56 −20 22 Relegation to Division 2
12 Southampton U23s (R) 22 5 6 11 28 40 −12 21
Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2017. Source: [1]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results
Home \ Away ARS CHE DER EVE LEI LIV MNC MNU REA SOT SUN TOT
Arsenal U23s 4–1 2–1 0–5 3–0 1–3 3–3 2–2 0–2 0–0 4–0 2–0
Chelsea U23s 1–2 2–2 2–2 0–0 4–1 3–4 3–1 2–0 3–2 3–0 3–1
Derby County U23s 1–3 2–1 2–3 0–0 0–0 2–3 5–3 2–1 2–0 0–0 1–2
Everton U23s 1–0 1–1 2–0 4–1 1–2 1–0 2–0 3–0 2–0 0–1 4–1
Leicester City U23s 2–1 0–4 5–0 1–4 1–3 3–3 0–0 3–2 0–2 2–3 2–0
Liverpool U23s 3–2 2–0 1–2 2–0 4–0 3–2 0–1 2–0 1–4 3–0 3–2
Manchester City EDS 1–0 2–2 4–1 3–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 4–2 4–1 2–2
Manchester United U23s 1–0 1–1 3–2 1–3 1–0 1–1 1–3 0–2 3–3 0–2 3–2
Reading U23s 2–5 2–1 3–3 3–6 2–2 1–5 3–2 2–2 4–2 3–2 1–4
Southampton U23s 1–3 0–0 0–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 0–3 2–0 3–1 0–2 1–0
Sunderland U23s 2–1 1–1 2–2 0–1 2–2 0–0 2–4 1–3 1–1 3–0 2–2
Tottenham Hotspur U23s 0–2 2–2 2–0 0–2 1–4 2–6 1–2 1–1 4–0 3–1 1–0
Source: Premier League 2 Division 1 results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 Swansea City U23s (P) 22 17 1 4 43 22 +21 52 Promotion to Division 1
2 Wolverhampton Wanderers U23s 22 12 5 5 42 30 +12 41 Qualification for Play-offs
3 Newcastle United U23s 22 11 4 7 34 30 +4 37
4 Fulham U23s 22 10 3 9 39 33 +6 33
5 West Ham United U23s (P) 22 9 6 7 32 26 +6 33
6 Blackburn Rovers U23s 22 9 5 8 24 28 −4 32
7 Aston Villa U23s 22 8 6 8 34 32 +2 30
8 Brighton & Hove Albion U23s 22 7 7 8 20 22 −2 28
9 West Bromwich Albion U23s 22 6 4 12 25 33 −8 22
10 Middlesbrough U23s 22 5 6 11 25 34 −9 21
11 Stoke City U23s 22 4 8 10 25 36 −11 20
12 Norwich City U23s 22 4 5 13 18 35 −17 17
Updated to match(es) played on 24 April 2017. Source: [2]
(P) Promoted

Results
Home \ Away AST BLB B&H FUL MID NEW NOR STO SWA WBA WHU WOL
Aston Villa U23s 4–0 2–0 3–3 0–0 4–0 1–2 0–2 1–2 2–5 2–0 0–1
Blackburn Rovers U23s 0–0 2–0 3–2 0–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–1 2–1 2–1 3–2
Brighton & Hove Albion U23s 1–1 0–0 1–0 4–2 1–2 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–1 3–0 2–1
Fulham U23s 3–0 1–0 4–0 1–0 2–1 0–1 2–0 2–1 1–1 4–1 1–4
Middlesbrough U23s 1–2 4–1 0–0 1–4 0–2 2–2 2–2 2–1 2–1 0–1 0–1
Newcastle United U23s 4–2 1–2 1–0 3–1 2–0 1–2 1–1 3–2 1–1 0–0 0–0
Norwich City U23s 0–1 1–3 0–0 2–2 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 2–3 1–1 1–4 2–1 0–3 1–1
Swansea City U23s 2–0 2–1 1–0 2–0 3–2 3–1 2–0 2–1 1–0 2–0 2–2
West Bromwich Albion U23s 3–3 1–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 0–1 2–1 2–1 0–1 0–4 0–1
West Ham United U23s 0–0 1–1 0–0 2–0 1–3 3–1 2–1 1–1 2–3 2–1 2–2
Wolverhampton Wanderers U23s 1–2 3–0 2–1 4–3 2–1 4–1 3–1 1–1 3–4 3–1 0–4
Source: Premier League 2 Division 2 results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Play-offs
Semifinals Final
      
2 Wolverhampton Wanderers U23s 1
5 West Ham United U23s 2
3 Newcastle United U23s 1
5 West Ham United U23s 2
3 Newcastle United U23s 2
4 Fulham U23s 0

Semifinals
Newcastle United U23s2–0Fulham U23s
  • Holmes 6'
  • Findlay 35'
 Report
Attendance: 437
Referee: Thomas Bramall
Wolverhampton Wanderers U23s1–2West Ham United U23s
 Report
Attendance: 772
Referee: Joseph Johnson

Final
Newcastle United U23s1–2West Ham United U23s
 Report
Attendance: 1,824
Referee: Tom Nield

League 2
U23 Professional Development League
Season2016–17
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.

North Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sheffield Wednesday U23s 28 15 5 8 43 28 +15 50 Qualification for Knock-out stage
2 Hull City U23s 28 15 3 10 51 42 +9 48
3 Bolton Wanderers U23s 28 13 7 8 53 42 +11 46
4 Birmingham City U23s 28 13 7 8 47 39 +8 46
5 Crewe Alexandra U23s 28 13 7 8 53 46 +7 46
6 Huddersfield Town U23s 28 13 5 10 54 42 +12 44
7 Sheffield United U23s 28 12 6 10 49 43 +6 42
8 Nottingham Forest U23s 28 10 5 13 43 39 +4 35
9 Barnsley U23s 28 9 4 15 35 50 −15 31
10 Leeds United U23s 28 6 6 16 33 52 −19 24
Source:

South Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Charlton Athletic U23s 28 15 8 5 53 26 +27 53 Qualification for Knock-out stage
2 Millwall U23s 28 12 6 10 47 33 +14 42
3 Cardiff City U23s 28 10 8 10 46 44 +2 38
4 Coventry City U23s 28 11 5 12 50 58 −8 38
5 Bristol City U23s 28 10 6 12 45 49 −4 36
6 Queens Park Rangers U23s 28 11 3 14 51 63 −12 36
7 Ipswich Town U23s 28 11 2 15 57 54 +3 35
8 Colchester United U23s 28 8 9 11 42 56 −14 33
9 Watford U23s 28 9 5 14 42 65 −23 32
10 Crystal Palace U23s 28 8 5 15 26 49 −23 29
Source:

Knock-out stage

Semi-finals

Sheffield Wednesday U23s2–1Millwall U23s
Hirst Philpot
Attendance: 1,059
Charlton Athletic U23s3–3 (a.e.t.)Hull City U23s
Hanlan
Ahearne-Grant
Charles-Cook 		Bowen
Ter Horst
Edwards
Penalties
4–5

Final

Sheffield Wednesday U23s3–1Hull City U23s
Hirst
Williams 		McKenzie
Attendance: 2,745

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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