Premier League 'Masters and Futures' Championship

A championship for all Premier League (PL) Clubs to help them develop their academy players.

Participants;

• Each PL club enters two teams
• One team is composed of players aged 29 years and older; their 'Masters Team'
• The other team is composed of players aged under 23 years old; their 'Futures Team'

Format;

• The forty teams are subdivided into 4 groups on a regional basis
• A club cannot have their Masters and Futures teams in the same group
• The top three teams in each group qualify for a second knock out stage
• The final 'qualifying place' is decided by play-off between the teams finishing forth, fifth, sixth and seventh.
• The sixteen qualifying teams compete in a two legged knockout tournament ending in a single final game at neutral venue.
• If a European 'Masters and Futures' championships develops the champion team would represent the PL in such competition.
• The above format is subject to variation.

© S C Low 2016