2025-26 Under-18 Professional Development League Cup

The 2025-26 Under-18 Professional Development League Cup is the fifth campaign of the domestic youth team cup competition, which pits Category 2 teams against each other in an initial three-game group stage. All Category 2 academies are scheduled to be involved along with selected invitees from Category 3, with groups drawn geographically. Clubs play each other once, either home or away, with the winners of the groups advancing to the quarter-finals. The knockout rounds will be one-off matches.

Peterborough United are the defending cup holders.

Teams

Bournemouth, Barnsley, Blackpool, Bolton Wanderers, Brentford, Cardiff City, Charlton Athletic, Cheltenham Town, Colchester United, Coventry City, Crewe Alexandra, Doncaster Rovers, Fleetwood Town, Gillingham, Grimsby Town, Hull City, Luton Town, Mansfield Town, Millwall, Oxford United, Plymouth Argyle, Port Vale, Portsmouth, Preston North End, Queens Park Rangers, Stockport County, Swansea City, Swindon Town, Watford, Wigan Athletic, Wimbledon, Wrexham.

Group Stage

Group A

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Bournemouth	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Cheltenham Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Plymouth Argyle	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Portsmouth	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Group B

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Cardiff City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Swansea City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Swindon Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Wrexham	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Group C

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Wimbledon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Charlton Athletic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Gillingham	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Millwall	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Group D

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Colchester United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Luton Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Oxford United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Watford	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Luton Town v Oxford United

16 August 2025

Luton Town	3-0	Oxford United
Frimpong-Kwakye Hincapie-Alonso Gawel

The Brache

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Group E

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Blackpool	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Fleetwood Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Stockport County	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Wigan Athletic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Group F

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Barnsley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Grimsby Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Hull City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Preston North End	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Group G

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Bolton Wanderers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Coventry City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Crewe Alexandra	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Port Vale	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Group H

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Brentford	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Doncaster Rovers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Mansfield Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Queens Park Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Quarter-Finals

The eight group winners advance to the quarter-finals, where they play a one-legged tie.

Goalscorers

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Club

Goals

Previous Campaigns

• 2024-25
• 2023-24
• 2022-23
• 2021-22