Barclays U18s leagues fixtures

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The fixtures for the 2013/14 Barclays Under-18 Premier League have been released today with a new format for the forthcoming campaign.
Unlike last season, when the Academies were divided into three national qualifying groups from which the best-performing teams qualified for the post-Christmas Elite Group Stage, the 2013/14 Barclays U18 Premier League is split into two regional leagues: North and South.
New format

Each league consists of 11 Category 1 Academies who will play each other home and away, and also meet each team in the opposing group once (either home or away) for a total of 31 fixtures per Academy.
The Academies participating in the Northern Regional League are: Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Everton, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Middlesbrough, Newcastle United, Sunderland, Stoke City and Wolverhampton Wanderers.
The Academies participating in the Southern Regional League are: Arsenal, Aston Villa, Chelsea, Fulham, Leicester City, Norwich City, Reading, Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur, West Bromwich Albion and West Ham United.
The top two teams from each group will progress to the semi-finals, with the winner of each league deemed to be the home team, facing the winners-up of the opposing division. Each of the semi-finals shall be played at the home team's registered ground or at a neutral venue determined by the Premier League.
2013/14 Barclays Premier League Under-18 fixtures

17 August
West Ham United v Manchester United
24 August
Stoke City v Manchester United
28 August
Manchester United v Wolverhampton, 2pm
31 August
Manchester United v Norwich City
7 September
Arsenal v Manchester United
14 September
Leicester City v Manchester United, 11.30am
21 September
Manchester United v Southampton
28 September
Aston Villa v Manchester United
5 October
Manchester City v Manchester United
12 October
Manchester United v West Bromwich Albion
19 October
Manchester United v Sunderland, 12.30pm
9 November
Blackburn Rovers v Manchester United
16 November
Manchester United v Everton
23 November
Middlesbrough v Manchester United, noon
7 December
Liverpool v Manchester United
14 December
Bolton Wanderers v Manchester United
21 December
Manchester United v Newcastle United, 12.30pm
4 January
Manchester United v Stoke City
11 January
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Manchester United
18 January
Sunderland v Manchester United, 12.30pm
1 February
Manchester United v Manchester City
8 February
Manchester United v Blackburn Rovers
15 February
Everton v Manchester United
22 February
Manchester United v Middlesbrough, noon
8 March
Manchester United v Liverpool
15 March
Newcastle United v Manchester United, 12.30pm
22 March
Manchester United v Bolton Wanderers
29 March
Manchester United v Chelsea, 1.30pm
5 April
Reading v Manchester United
12 April
Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur
26 April
Fulham v Manchester United, 2pm

* All fixtures 11am kick-offs unless specified otherwise
** Please note fixtures subject to change

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Oh, I like that a lot, lot more! We get to play a lot of good teams right off the bat, instead of having to wait for the 2nd qualifying round to get our teeth into Liverpool and the like!

I think the more variety in the teams you play the better, so I like this.

But really they should try not to mess with the formula every year, if possible.
 
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