Derby County Reserves and Academy are the youth teams of
Derby County
Derby County Football Club () is a professional association football club in Derby, England. They compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English football league system.
One of the 12 founder members of the English Football ...
. The reserve team is made up of under-23 players, and is effectively Derby County's second-string side. The under-18 players among other younger age groups make up the academy team. They play in the
Premier League 2
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, the highest tier of reserve team football in England. Derby's academy is Category 1, the highest classification in England under the
Elite Player Performance Plan
The Elite Player Performance Plan (EPPP) is a youth development scheme initiated by the Premier League. The intention of the EPPP is to improve the quality and quantity of home-grown players produced by top English clubs. Measures introduced by t ...
.
Under-21 squad
Under-18 squad
Honours
Reserves/U21 team
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Association football (soccer) leagues
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**Champions: 1935–36, 1971–72, 1985–86, 2024–25
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Premier Reserve League
The Premier Reserve League (officially known as The Barclays Premier Reserve League for sponsorship reasons) was the reserve team league for the top English football teams in the Premier League. The league was split into a northern and a southern ...
**Southern Champions: 1999–2000, 2000–01
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Premier League 2
The Professional Development League is a system of Football in England, English youth association football, football leagues that are managed, organised and controlled by the Premier League or by the Football League. It was introduced by the Th ...
**Division 2 Champions:
2015–16
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Derbyshire Senior Cup
The Derbyshire County FA Senior Cup is a local county football cup for teams based in the county of Derbyshire. Founded in 1883–1884, the first competition was won by Staveley, who beat Derby Midland 2–1 in the final. 1885–1886 saw Heeley ...
**Champions: 1891–92, 1951–52, 2010–11
Academy team
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U18 Premier League
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**National Champions: 2018–19
**Northern Champions: 2018–19
References
External links
Derby County Under-21sat dcfc.co.uk
Derby County Under-18sat dcfc.co.uk
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Reserves
Football academies in England
Premier League International Cup
The Central League
UEFA Youth League teams