The 2013–14 Professional U18 Development League (League 1 referred to as the Barclays Under 18 Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is the second season of the Professional Development League system.
There are 96 participating teams in the 2013–14 Professional U18 Development Leagues. League 1
League stage Teams played each team in their own division twice and each team from the other division once, for a total of 31 games per team. The top two teams from each division progressed to the play-offs to determine the overall winner of the League as a whole. Leicester City joined after their academy was promoted to Category One Status.
North Division
South Division
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Final
League 2
League stage Teams play each team in their own division twice, and eight of the teams in the other division once, to complete 26 fixtures. The top two teams from each division progress to the knockout stage to determine the overall winner. 20 teams competed as Leicester City was promoted to category one status, and Barnet was relegated from the football league, and Wigan Athletic downgraded their academy to category 3 status. Colchester United also lost their category 2 status temporarily, but would return the following season.Meanwhile, Crystal Palace joined this season after dropping their academy to Category Two Status, joining the South Division.
North Division
South Division
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Final
League 3
54 teams participated this season. League stage
North-West Division
North-East Division
South-West Division
South-East Division
See also 2013–14 Professional U21 Development League 2013–14 FA Cup 2013–14 FA Youth Cup 2013–14 in English football
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