Full name | AFC Wimbledon | |||
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Nickname(s) | The Dons, The Wombles | |||
Founded | 2003 | |||
Ground | Plough Lane | |||
Chairman | Mick Buckley | |||
Manager | Michael Hamilton (Academy Manager) | |||
League | Football League Youth Alliance | |||
2019-20 | 1st (Merit League One) | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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AFC Wimbledon Development squad and Academy are the youth teams of professional English association football club AFC Wimbledon. Under the Elite Player Performance Plan (EPPP) system for youth development, the academy has been granted Category Three status. The Under-18 squad currently competes in Football League Youth Alliance South East Conference. The Under 18's squad play their home matches in the FA Youth Cup at Kingsmeadow[clarification needed], in Kingston upon Thames, London. Whilst the Under 23's play a majority of their matches at Merstham F.C. most other matches are held at the club's New Malden training complex. The development squad competes in the Under–21 Premier League Cup.