The 2012–13 Scottish Premier Under 20 League (also known as the ''Clydesdale Bank Under-20 Premier League'' due to sponsorship reasons) was the fifteenth season of the Scottish Premier under-20 League, the highest youth

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league, and also the first season under the new under 20 format. It began in August 2012 and ended in May 2013.

Changes

The league was converted from under-19 to under-20 and was expanded from 12 to 15 teams. Rangers left the league as a result of it entering liquidation at the end of the season to be replaced by

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which was promoted to the replace Rangers in the Premier League. In addition, the under-20 sides of the relegated

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club

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and the clubs finishing third and fourth in the

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took up a place in the new league. A position in the league for teams outside the SPL was based on their youth academy's elite status. The definition of an under-20 player is a player who has not attained the age of 19 years on 31 December of the year before the relevant season commences. Additionally, a limited number of overage players are allowed to compete in each fixture. The under-20 league was adopted in order to promote the development of youth footballers and to assist in their progression to the full professional game, when compared to the under-18 or under-19 format.

League table

Matches

Teams played each other twice, once at home, once away.

References

External links

2012–13 Scottish Premier Under-20 League at Scotprem
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