Football tournament season
The 2015–16 Under-21 Premier League Cup (known as the Barclays Under-21 Premier League Cup for sponsorship reasons) is the third edition of the U21 Premier League Cup . The competition was won by West Ham United who defeated Hull City 5–3 in a penalty shoot-out after the two-leg final had finished 1–1 on aggregate.[1]
Participants [ ]
There was one more participant than the previous competition.[2]
Category 1 [ ]
North
South
Blackburn Rovers
Brighton & Hove Albion
Derby County
Chelsea
Everton
Fulham
Leicester City
Norwich City
Liverpool
Reading
Middlesbrough
Southampton
Newcastle United
Swansea City
Stoke City
West Bromwich Albion
Sunderland
West Ham United
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Category 2 [ ]
North
South
Barnsley
Brentford
Bolton Wanderers
Bristol City
Crewe Alexandra
Cardiff City
Huddersfield Town
Charlton Athletic
Hull City
Ipswich Town
Leeds United
Millwall
Nottingham Forest
Queens Park Rangers
Sheffield United
Birmingham City
Sheffield Wednesday
Watford
Colchester United
Category 3 [ ]
North
South
Burnley
AFC Wimbledon
Doncaster Rovers
AFC Bournemouth
Preston North End
Exeter City
Wigan Athletic
Gillingham
Peterborough United
Plymouth Argyle
Southend United
Matches [ ]
First qualifying round [ ]
This round commences the week beginning 14 September 2015. Peterborough United received a bye.
Northern Section [ ]
Southern Section [ ]
† – After extra time
Second qualifying round [ ]
This round commences the week beginning 5 October 2015. Leeds United were awarded a bye.
Northern Section [ ]
Date
Home team
Score
Away team
Att
12 Oct
Bolton Wanderers
3–4
Sheffield United
12 Oct
Burnley
3–1
Barnsley
360
13 Oct
Crewe Alexandra
3–2
Doncaster Rovers
19 Oct
Sheffield Wednesday
2–3
Hull City
119
26 Oct
Huddersfield Town
1–0
Nottingham Forest
Southern Section [ ]
† – After extra time
Round of 32 [ ]
This round begins the week beginning 9 November 2015. The Category 1 sides were joined in this round by the teams progressing from the Second Qualifying round.
Northern Section [ ]
Date
Home team
Score
Away team
Att
9 Nov
Burnley
1 – 3†
Blackburn Rovers
BCD
9 Nov
Hull City
2–1
Crewe Alexandra
9 Nov
Wolverhampton Wanderers
2–1
Derby County
125
10 Nov
Stoke City
2–5
Leicester City
19 Nov
Sheffield United
0–1
Leeds United
24 Nov
Sunderland
3 – 4†
Liverpool
209
7 Dec
Huddersfield Town
2–1
Middlesbrough
202
14 Jan
Everton
4–3
Newcastle United
Southern Section [ ]
† – After extra time .
Round of 16 [ ]
This round begins the week beginning 21 December 2015.
Date
Home team
Score
Away team
Att
22 Dec
Wolverhampton Wanderers
1–3
Millwall
109
6 Jan
Charlton Athletic
2–1
Brentford
BCD
13 Jan
West Ham United
3 – 2†
Fulham
18 Jan
Blackburn Rovers
1–0
Leicester City
Date
Home team
Score
Away team
Att
18 Jan
West Bromwich Albion
1–2
Hull City
19 Jan
Liverpool
1–0
Leeds United
25 Jan
Southampton
0–2
Huddersfield Town
9 Feb
Everton
2 – 2†
Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton & Hove Albion advance 4 – 2 on penalties.
† – After extra time .
Quarter-finals [ ]
Date
Home team
Score
Away team
Att
27 Jan
West Ham United
2 – 1[4]
Blackburn Rovers
8 Feb
Huddersfield Town
1 – 1†
Charlton Athletic
261
Huddersfield Town advance 5 – 4 on penalties.
Date
Home team
Score
Away team
Att
14 Feb
Liverpool
4 – 3†
Brighton & Hove Albion
23 Feb
Millwall
1 – 3
Hull City
† – After extra time .
Semi-finals [ ]
Date
Home team
Score
Away team
Att
15 Mar
Huddersfield Town
0 – 0†
Hull City
927[5]
Hull City advance 4 – 3 on penalties.
Date
Home team
Score
Away team
Att
16 Mar
West Ham United
3 – 2†
Liverpool
1,319[6]
† – After extra time .
Final [ ]
First leg [ ]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Second leg [ ]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
See also [ ]
References [ ]
National teams
Senior (UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying round , finals )
U21 (UEFA Euro 2017 qualifying round )
U19 (UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying round , finals )
U17 (UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying round , finals )
League competitions
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Kent Invicta League (level 10 only )
Midland League (Premier , One )
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Northern League (One , Two )
South West Peninsula League Premier Division (level 10 only )
Southern Combination League (One , Two )
Southern Counties East League (level 9 only )
Spartan South Midlands League (Premier , One )
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Wessex League (Premier , One )
West Midlands (Regional) League (level 10 only )
Western League (Premier , One )
Cup competitions
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