2012–13 Professional U21 Development League
The 2012–13 Professional U21 Development League was the inaugural season of the Professional Development League's U21 competition.
There were 45 participating teams in the 2012–13 Professional U21 Development Leagues; 22 in League 1 and 23 in League 2.
League 1
First Group Stage
The top three teams in Groups 1, the top two teams in Group 2 and 3, and the best third-placed team from Group 2 and 3 will go forward to the Elite Group Stage.The remaining third-placed team, and the fourth and fifth-placed teams from all three groups, will go forward to Qualification Group Tier One Stage. The sixth and seventh-placed teams, and the eighth-placed team from Group 1, will go forward to the Qualification Group Tier Two Stage.
Group 1
Table
Results
Group 2
Table
Results
Group 3
Table
Results
Second phase
Elite Group
Table
Results
Qualification Group Tier 1
Table
Results
Qualification Group Tier 2
Table
Results
Knockout stage
The teams finishing first in the two Qualification Groups played each other to decide who makes the semi-final against the winner of the Elite Group Stage.The teams finishing second and third in the Elite Group Stage played in the other semi-final.