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The following season this was renamed the Premier Academy League and split into Under-19 and Under-17 sections, with the new FA Academy system formally changing Arsenal's youth team to Academy status. Arsenal entered teams in both sections, winning the U17 title in 1999–00 and the U19 title in 2001–02 as well as two more FA Youth Cups in ...
Bromley U18s [26] joined the league as a Category Four Academy after their first team was promoted to the football League for the very first time. However, Oldham Athletic U18s did not return after their parent club lost their EPPP license. For clubs that get relegated to the National League, they have two years to gain promotion back to the EFL.
The 2009–10 Premier Academy League Under–18 season is the thirteenth edition since the establishment of The Premier Academy League, and the sixth under the current make-up. All teams played the other teams in their group twice and play 10 inter-group fixtures, producing 28 games a season.
The league was founded as the FA Premier Youth League in 1997, replacing regionally based youth leagues such as the South East Counties League as the top level of youth football. Clubs fielded Under-18 teams, with up to three Under-19 players allowed per match. 16 teams were split into Northern and Southern conferences of 8 teams each; teams ...
Tottenham Hotspur set up clash with Arsenal after defeating Sunderland 2–1 at the Stadium of Light on 13 May. On 17 May, Arsenal were crowned the 2008–09 Premier Academy League Champions after a 1–0 win against Tottenham Hotspur in the Play-off Final at White Hart Lane, with a goal from Rhys Murphy. It is Arsenal's first title since the ...
Twenty-two first-team players and young goalkeeper Tommy Setford who joined Arsenal's academy from Dutch side Ajax in July 2024, [71] were registered on the Squad List A. [72] Nine days later, the club confirmed that 22 first-team players and 48 under-21 players were registered on the 2024–25 Premier League Squad List for the first half of ...
Adam Stephen Birchall (born 2 December 1984) is a retired footballer who played as a forward and is the current head coach of the Arsenal Under-18s. [2]Despite being born in England he has several caps for the Welsh under-21 team, scoring on his debut against the Finland under 21s.
The 2006–07 Premier Academy League Under–18 season was the tenth edition since the establishment of The Premier Academy League, and the 3rd under the current make-up. The first match of the season was played in August 2006, and the season ended in May 2007. Leicester City U18 were the champions. [1]