2013–14 Under-21 Premier League Cup

The 2013-14 Under-21 Premier League Cup (known as the Barclays Under-21 Premier League Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the first edition of the U21 Premier League Cup.[1]

2013-14 Barclays Under-21 Premier League Cup
Country England
 Wales
Teams52
ChampionsReading
Runners-upManchester City
Matches played52
Goals scored179 (3.44 per match)

Fifty two teams entered the competition - with sixteen Category 3 EPPP teams entered in the 1st Qualifying Round, seventeen Category 2 teams entered in the 2nd Qualifying Round, and the remaining nineteen Category 1 teams entered in the Round of 32. Teams were allowed to field up to four over-age players in matches – three outfield and one goalkeeper.

Participants

Matches

First Qualifying Round

This round commences the week beginning 23 September 2013. Only the sixteen Category 3 rated academies competed in this round.[2][3]

Second Qualifying Round

This round commenced the week beginning 21 October 2013. The eight First Qualifying Round winners were joined in this round by sixteen of the seventeen Category 2 rated academies - Nottingham Forest drew a bye to the Round of 32.

† – After extra time

Round of 32

This round begins the week beginning 18 November 2013. The nineteen Category 1 sides were joined in this round by the twelve Second Qualifying round winners and Nottingham Forest, who drew a bye to this round.[4] Birmingham City withdrew from the competition after fielding an ineligible player. Newcastle United progressed to the Round of 16 instead.[5]

† – After extra time.

Round of 16

This round commenced the week beginning 16 December 2013. The sixteen Round of 32 winners entered this round.[6]

Quarter-finals

This round commenced the week beginning 27 January 2014. The eight Round of 16 winners entered this round.[7]

† – After extra time.

Semi-finals

This round commenced the week beginning 24 February 2014. The four Quarter-final winners entered this round.

Final

First leg
Manchester City3 – 2Reading
Devante Cole  39', 90'
Marcos Lopes  65' (pen.)		 Report Gozie Ugwu  13'
Craig Tanner  31'
Attendance: 4,873
Referee: Lee Mason
Manchester City
Reading

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  IRL Ian Lawlor
2 DF  ENG Adam Drury
3 DF  ENG Greg Leigh  70'
4 DF  ENG Shay Facey
5 DF  BEL Jason Denayer
6 MF  ENG George Glendon  54'
7 MF  AUT Sinan Bytyqi
8 MF  FRA Olivier Ntcham
9 FW  ENG Jordy Hiwula
10 FW  POR Marcos Lopes
11 FW  ENG Devante Cole
Sub DF  ENG Ellis Plummer
Sub GK  WAL Billy O'Brien
Sub DF  BEL Mathias Bossaerts
Sub DF  ESP Angeliño  70'
Sub MF  FRA Seko Fofana  54'
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ENG Daniel Lincoln
2 DF  ENG Niall Keown
3 DF  IRL Shane Griffin
4 MF  ENG Aaron Tshibola
5 DF  ENG Jake Cooper  64'
6 DF  IRL Pierce Sweeney
7 MF  ENG Jack Stacey
8 MF  ENG Aaron Kuhl
9 FW  ENG Gozie Ugwu
10 FW  ENG Craig Tanner
11 MF  ENG Tarique Fosu-Henry
Sub DF  IRL Sean Long
Sub GK  ENG Lewis Ward
Sub MF  ZIM Shepherd Murombedzi
Sub MF  IRL Liam Kelly
Sub FW  SCO Harry Cardwell

Second leg
Reading2 – 0Manchester City
Fosu  72'
Jack Stacey  74'		 Report
Madjeski Stadium
Attendance: 3,034
Referee: Kevin Friend
Reading
Manchester City

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ENG Daniel Lincoln
2 DF  IRL Sean Long  68'
3 DF  IRL Shane Griffin
4 DF  ENG Niall Keown
5 DF  ENG Jake Cooper
6 DF  IRL Pierce Sweeney
7 MF  ENG Aaron Tshibola
8 MF  ENG Jack Stacey
9 MF  IRL Liam Kelly
10 FW  ENG Craig Tanner
11 FW  ENG Gozie Ugwu
Sub GK  ENG Lewis Ward
Sub MF  ZIM Shepherd Murombedzi
Sub MF  ISL Sammi Fridjonsson
Sub FW  SCO Harry Cardwell
Sub MF  ENG Tarique Fosu  68'
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  IRL Ian Lawlor
2 DF  ENG Adam Drury  75'
3 DF  ENG Shay Facey
4 DF  BEL Jason Denayer
5 DF  ENG Greg Leigh
6 MF  ENG George Glendon
7 MF  FRA Seko Fofana
8 MF  FRA Olivier Ntcham
9 FW  POR Marcos Lopes
10 FW  ENG Devante Cole
11 FW  ENG Jordy Hiwula
Sub MF  AUT Sinan Bytyqi  75'
Sub DF  ENG Ellis Plummer
Sub GK  WAL Billy O'Brien
Sub MF  ENG Kean Bryan
Sub  

References
  1. "Roddy: Under-21 PL Cup will sharpen competitive edge". PremierLeague.com. 8 September 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  2. "Premier League launches Under-21 Premier League Cup". PremierLeague.com. 8 September 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  3. "Under-21 Premier League Cup: Derbies emerge in draw". PremierLeague.com. 9 September 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  4. "Under-21 Premier League Cup: Tough ties for Arsenal and Fulham". PremierLeague.com. 29 October 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
  5. "Blues withdraw from U21 Cup". bcfc.com. 2 December 2013. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
  6. "Under-21 Cup: London derby pick of the draw". PremierLeague.com. 30 November 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  7. "U21 Cup: Man City go to Newcastle, Chelsea await London derby". PremierLeague.com. 8 January 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2014.

See also
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