Season 2016–17 | ||
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.
Contents
League 1
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
As of match played 6 February 2017Results
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.
Table
As of match played 15 February 2017Results
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
League 2
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
Source - Professional Development League North results Updated on 2. January 2017
South Division
Source - Professional Development League South results Updated on 24 February 2017
Knock-out stage
Semi-finals
Final