The2016–17 Professional U23 Development League was the fifth season of theProfessional Development League system, and the first since the age limit was raised from under-21 to under-23.
| Season | 2016–17 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Division 1 Everton U23s (1st Title) Division 2 Swansea City U23s (1st Title) |
| Promoted | Swansea City U23s West Ham United U23s |
| Relegated | Reading U23s Southampton U23s |
| Matches | 267 (264 RS, 3 PO) |
| Goals | 813 (3.04 per match) (805 RS, 8 PO) |
| Top goalscorer | |
| Biggest home win | Leicester City U23s 5–0Derby County U23s (18 November 2016) |
| Biggest away win | Arsenal U23s 0–5 Everton U23s (19 September 2016) |
| Highest scoring | Reading U23s 3–6 Everton U23s (17 October 2016) |
| Longest winning run | 9 Matches Swansea City U23s |
| Longest unbeaten run | 10 MatchesManchester City EDS |
| Longest winless run | 12 MatchesMiddlesbrough U23s |
| Longest losing run | 6 Matches Middlesbrough U23s |
| Highest attendance | 17,525Everton U23s 1–2Liverpool U23s (8 May 2017) |
| Lowest attendance | 52Stoke City U23s 2–4Aston Villa U23s (26 November 2016) |
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 the2015–16 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.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 forPlay-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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | |||||||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers U23s | 1–2 | West Ham United U23s |
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| Report |
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| Newcastle United U23s | 1–2 | West Ham United U23s |
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| Report |
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| Season | 2016–17 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Sheffield Wednesday U23s (1st Title) |
| Regular Season Champions | Charlton Athletic U23s (1st Title) |
| Matches | 283 (280 RS, 3 PO) |
| Goals | 933 (3.3 per match) (920 RS, 13 PO) |
| Top goalscorer | |
| Biggest home win | Ipswich Town U23s 8–0Watford U23s (6 February 2017) |
| Biggest away win | Colchester United U23s 1–7Queens Park Rangers U23s (17 April 2017) |
| Highest scoring | Charlton Athletic U23s 7–2Coventry City U23s (5 September 2016) Sheffield United U23s 6–3Nottingham Forest U23s (19 December 2016) |
| Longest winning run | 6 Matches Sheffield Wednesday U23s |
| Longest unbeaten run | 12 Matches Charlton Athletic U23s |
| Longest winless run | 14 MatchesLeeds United U23s |
| Longest losing run | 5 MatchesCrystal Palace U23s Leeds United U23s Millwall U23s |
| Highest attendance | 2,745 Sheffield Wednesday U23s 3–1Hull City U23s (12 May 2017) |
2017–18 → | |
TheProfessional U23 Development League 2, also known asU23 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.20 Teams competed this season, 1 fewer than last time.Brentford withdrawing at the end of last season after they closed their academy meant Coventry City moved to the south division for an even distribution of 10 teams per 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 forKnock-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 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlton Athletic U23s | 28 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 53 | 26 | +27 | 53 | Qualification forKnock-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 |
Semi-finals
| Sheffield Wednesday U23s | 2–1 | Millwall U23s |
|---|---|---|
| Hirst | Philpot |
| Charlton Athletic U23s | 3–3 (a.e.t.) | Hull City U23s |
|---|---|---|
| Hanlan Ahearne-Grant Charles-Cook | Report | Bowen Ter Horst Edwards |
| Penalties | ||
| 4–5 | ||
Final
| Sheffield Wednesday U23s | 3–1 | Hull City U23s |
|---|---|---|
| Hirst Williams | McKenzie |