2023–24 Professional U21 Development League

The 2023–24 Professional U21 Development League is the 12th season of the Professional Development League system.

The Premier League 2 changed format for 2023–24 with one division instead of two.

Reading regained Category One status in the summer.

Professional Development League
The Professional Development League 2 is Under-21 football's second tier, designed for those academies with Category 2 status. The league is split regionally into north and south divisions, with each team facing opponents in their own region twice both home and away and opponents in the other region once resulting in 30 games played for the North Division, while the south division played 29 games. The sides finishing in the top two positions in both regions at the end of the season will progress to a knockout stage to determine the overall league champion. Millwall are the defending champions while Bournemouth and Fleetwood Town join Category Two for the 2023-24 season.

Knock-out stage
Semi-finals

Professional Development League National Final