The 2014-15 Under-21 Premier League Cup (known as the Barclays Under-21 Premier League Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the second edition of the U21 Premier League Cup.
Participants
There were six fewer participants than the previous season. The eight clubs that chose not to re-enter were Arsenal, Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Coventry City, Notts County, Bristol Rovers, Exeter City and Torquay United. The two clubs entering the competition for the first time were Charlton Athletic and Ipswich Town.
Category 1
North
South
Blackburn Rovers
Aston Villa
Bolton Wanderers
Brighton & Hove Albion
Derby County
Fulham
Everton
Norwich City
Leicester City
Reading
Manchester City
Southampton
Middlesbrough
West Bromwich Albion
Newcastle United
West Ham United
Stoke City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Sunderland
Category 2
North
South
Barnsley
Bristol City
Birmingham City
Cardiff City
Crewe Alexandra
Charlton Athletic
Huddersfield Town
Colchester United
Leeds United
Ipswich Town
Nottingham Forest
Millwall
Sheffield United
Queens Park Rangers
Sheffield Wednesday
Swansea City
Category 3
North
South
Burnley
AFC Wimbledon
Doncaster Rovers
AFC Bournemouth
Hull City
Gillingham
Preston North End
Peterborough United
Wigan Athletic
Plymouth Argyle
Watford
Matches
First qualifying round
This round commences the week beginning 15 September 2014. The round was contested by 10 of the 11 clubs with Category 3 rated academies, with another, Doncaster Rovers, receiving a bye to the Second Qualifying Round.[1]
This round commences the week beginning 6 October 2014. The round was contested by Doncaster Rovers, who received a bye to this round, the five First Qualifying Round winners, and 20 of the 22 clubs with Category 2 rated academies - the other two, Crewe Alexandra and Queens Park Rangers, received a bye to the Round of 32.[1]
This round begins the week beginning 24 November 2014. The nineteen Category 1 sides were joined in this round by the twelve teams progressing from the Second Qualifying round. Blackburn Rovers drew a bye to the Round of 16.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.