Premier Reserve League

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The Premier Reserve League was a former English football competition that served as the top reserve league for Premier League clubs, providing competitive matches for their second-string and developing players.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct sports competition
football league
reserve football league
ageCategory senior reserve
allowedSubstitutions more than standard first-team league matches
alsoKnownAs Barclays Premier Reserve League NERFINISHED
FA Premier Reserve League NERFINISHED
competitionFormat league system
confederation UEFA
country England
developmentRole bridge between youth football and first-team football
dissolved 2012
governingBody Premier League Board NERFINISHED
The Football Association
hadDivision Premier Reserve League North NERFINISHED
Premier Reserve League South NERFINISHED
hadPromotionRelegation no
inception 1999
lastSeason 2011–12 season
level reserve level
matchType 11-a-side
notableChange phased out with introduction of Elite Player Performance Plan
organisedBy Premier League NERFINISHED
participantType reserve teams of Premier League clubs
playerEligibility mainly squad and youth players of member clubs
primaryAudience club scouts and coaching staff
purpose develop young players
maintain match fitness of squad players
provide competitive matches for reserve players
region England
relationToPremierLeague reserve competition for Premier League clubs
replacedBy Premier League 2 NERFINISHED
Professional Development League system NERFINISHED
rulesFollowed Laws of the Game of association football NERFINISHED
seasonStructure annual season
sponsoredBy Barclays NERFINISHED
sport association football
status defunct
typicalMatchVenues smaller stadiums
training grounds
typicalSeasonEnd May
typicalSeasonStart August

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Manchester United reserves previousLeague Premier Reserve League