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]
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| Country | England Wales |
| Teams | 47 |
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| Champions | West Ham United |
| Runner-up | Hull City |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 49 |
| Goals scored | 159 (3.24 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Jerome Sinclair
Djair Parfitt-Williams (4 goals) |
Participants edit
There was one more participant than the previous competition.[2]
Category 1 edit
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Category 2 edit
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Category 3 edit
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Matches edit
First qualifying round edit
This round commences the week beginning 14 September 2015. Peterborough United received a bye.
Northern Section edit
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Southern Section edit
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† – After extra time
Second qualifying round edit
This round commences the week beginning 5 October 2015. Leeds United were awarded a bye.
Northern Section edit
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Southern Section edit
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† – After extra time
Round of 32 edit
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 edit
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Southern Section edit
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† – After extra time.
Round of 16 edit
This round begins the week beginning 21 December 2015.
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† – After extra time.
Quarter-finals edit
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† – After extra time.
Semi-finals edit
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† – After extra time.
Final edit
First leg edit
        West Ham United
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    Hull City
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Second leg edit
| Hull City | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | West Ham United |
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Annan  90+3' |
Report | |
| Penalties | ||
Bowen  Batty  Lenihan Hamilton |
3–5 | Browne Oxford Byram Hendrie Samuelsen |
Attendance: 3,886
    Hull City
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West Ham United
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Dev Squad crowned Champions". www.whufc.com. 4 May 2016. Archived from the original on 8 May 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "Under-21 Premier League Cup". Archived from the original on 13 September 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- ^ "FT – Exeter City U21 0–4 Dev Squad". www.whufc.com. 2 December 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ^ "FT: Dev Squad 2–1 Blackburn Rovers". www.whufc.com. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ^ "West Ham u21s 2 Rovers u21s 1". Blackburn Rovers.
- ^ "FRANKIE: THANKS TO THE FANS". www.htafc.com. 15 March 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ^ "Dev Squad reach Cup final". www.whufc.com. 16 March 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.