U18s Head To Swansea On Opening Weekend

- Leicester City face Swansea, Fulham, Brighton, West Ham and Chelsea in opening five 

- The Foxes play Aston Villa at home in the final game of the first round 

- All home games to be played at Belvoir Drive Training Facility 

The youngsters then face back-to-back home games against Fulham and Brighton & Hove Albion at Belvoir Drive as they look to build on a highly successful season last term. 

Trevor Peake’s squad made a huge impact in the FA Youth Cup last season, becoming only the second LCFC side to reach the semi-final stage, where they were beaten over two legs by Manchester City. 

On an individual level many of the team earned international recognition as well as breaking through to Steve Beaglehole’s Development Squad, and the new season will see them hoping to kick on once again. 

The Foxes will compete in the south division of the U18 Premier League along with 11 other sides. The top four teams from each of the north and south leagues go into the top group of the second round with the winner of that competition crowned Barclays U18s Premier League champions. 

It was a competition won by Middlesbrough last term while City, who led the league at stages during the season, earned a seventh placed finish in the first round to place them in Group 2, where they earned impressive wins over West Ham, Reading and Brighton. 

Barclays U18 Premier League Fixtures 2015/16

SAT 8 AUG | Swansea City (A) | Landore Training Centre | 12pm KO 

SAT 15 AUG | Fulham (H) | Belvoir Drive | 12pm KO 

SAT 22 AUG | Brighton & Hove Albion (H) | Belvoir Drive | 11am KO 

SAT 5 SEP | West Ham United (A) | West Ham Academy| 11am KO 

SAT 12 SEP | Chelsea (A) | Cobham Training Ground | 12pm KO 

SAT 19 SEP | Norwich City (H) | Belvoir Drive | 12pm KO 

SAT 26 SEP | Reading (A) | Reading Training Ground | 12pm KO 

SAT 3 OCT | Southampton (H) | Belvoir Drive | 12pm KO 

SAT 10 OCT | Arsenal (A) | Arsenal Training Centre | 11.30am KO 

SAT 17 OCT | Aston Villa (A) | Bodymoor Heath Training Ground | 11am KO 

SAT 24 OCT | Tottenham Hotspur (H) | Belvoir Drive | 11.30am KO 

SAT 31 OCT | Swansea City (H) | Belvoir Drive | 12pm KO 

SAT 7 NOV | Fulham (A) | Motspur Park| 12pm KO 

SAT 14 NOV | West Ham United (H) | Belvoir Drive | 12pm KO 

SAT 21 NOV | Brighton & Hove Albion (A) | AMEX EPC | 12pm KO 

SAT 28 NOV | Chelsea (H) | Belvoir Drive | 12pm KO 

SAT 5 DEC | Norwich City (A) | Colney Training Centre | 12pm KO 

SAT 19 DEC | Reading (H) | Belvoir Drive | 12pm KO 

SAT 9 JAN | Southampton (A) | Staplewood Training Ground | 12pm KO 

SAT 16 JAN | Arsenal (H) | Belvoir Drive | 11.30am KO 

SAT 30 JAN | Tottenham Hotspur (A) | THFC Academy | 11.30am KO 

SAT 6 FEB | Aston Villa (H) | Belvoir Drive | 11am KO 

* Please note that all fixtures are subject to change. 

FORMAT: A total of 24 clubs are divided into two 12-team divisions of north and south. Sides in each division play each other twice over the course of the season. The eight teams finishing in 1-4 in the two divisions will then go into Group 1, the teams finishing 5-8 will form Group 2 and those in the bottom four will comprise Group 3. In the second stages teams play each side from their group once, with the winner of Group 1 names U18 Premier League champions. 

RULES: Clubs are not permitted to field outfield players outside of the under-18 age category, although goalkeepers may come form the under-19 age category. 

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