2016–17 UEFA Youth League

2016–17 UEFA Youth League
Tournament details
Dates 13 September 2016 – 24 April 2017
Teams 64 (from 40 associations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played 128
Goals scored 429 (3.35 per match)
Top scorer(s) Mergim Berisha (7 goals)

The 2016–17 UEFA Youth League is the fourth season of the UEFA Youth League, a European youth club football competition organised by UEFA.

Chelsea are the title holders after winning the previous two editions. However, since the UEFA Youth League title holders do not get an automatic qualifying place, and both the Chelsea senior team failed to qualify for the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League and the Chelsea academy team failed to win the 2015–16 Professional U18 Development League 1, they are unable to participate in this tournament to defend their title.[1]

Teams

A total of 64 teams from 40 of the 55 UEFA member associations entered the tournament.[2] They were split into two sections:[3]

Rank Association Teams
UEFA Champions League Path Domestic Champions Path
1 Spain Spain Málaga (2015–16 División de Honor Juvenil U19)[6]
2 England England
3 Germany Germany
4 Italy Italy Roma (2015–16 Campionato Primavera U19)[9]
5 Portugal Portugal
6 France France
7 Russia Russia Dynamo Moscow (2015 U17 RFS Cup)[12]
8 Ukraine Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv[†] (2015–16 Ukrainian U19 League)[13]
9 Netherlands Netherlands PSV Eindhoven Ajax (2015–16 U19 Eredivisie)[14]
10 Belgium Belgium Club Brugge Anderlecht (2015–16 Belgian U17 League)[15]
11 Switzerland Switzerland Basel Zürich (2015–16 Swiss U18 League)[16]
12 Turkey Turkey Beşiktaş Altınordu (2016 U19 Süper Kupa)[17]
13 Greece Greece PAOK (2015–16 Superleague K17)[18]
14 Czech Republic Czech Republic Sparta Prague (2015–16 Czech U19 League)[19]
15 Romania Romania Viitorul Constanța (2015–16 Romanian U19 League)[20]
16 Austria Austria Red Bull Salzburg (2015–16 U18 Jugendliga)[21]
17 Croatia Croatia Dinamo Zagreb[†] (2015–16 1. HNL Juniori U19)[22]
18 Cyprus Cyprus APOEL (2015–16 Cypriot U17 League)[23]
19 Poland Poland Legia Warsaw[†] (2015–16 Central Junior League U19)[24]
20 Israel Israel Maccabi Haifa (2015–16 Israeli U19 Premier League)[25]
21 Belarus Belarus Shakhtyor Soligorsk (2015–16 Belarusian U19 League)[26]
22 Denmark Denmark Copenhagen Midtjylland (2015–16 U19 Ligaen)[27]
23 Scotland Scotland Celtic[†] (2015–16 Scottish U17 League)[28]
24 Sweden Sweden AIK (2015 Swedish U17 League)[29]
25 Bulgaria Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad Levski Sofia (2016 U18 BFU Cup)[30]
26 Norway Norway Rosenborg (2015 Norwegian U19 Cup)[31]
27 Serbia Serbia Čukarički (2015–16 Serbian U19 League)[32]
28 Slovenia Slovenia Domžale (2015–16 Slovenian U19 League)[33]
29 Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Gabala (2015–16 Azerbaijani U19 League)[34]
30 Slovakia Slovakia Nitra (2015–16 Slovak U19 League)[35]
31 Hungary Hungary Puskás Akadémia (2015–16 Hungarian U19 League)[36]
32 Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Kairat (2015 Kazakhstani U18 League)[37]
33 Moldova Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol (2015–16 Divizia Națională U18)[38]
34 Georgia (country) Georgia Dinamo Tbilisi (2015–16 Georgian U18 League)[39]
35 Finland Finland HJK (2015 U17 B-Junior League)[40]
36 Iceland Iceland Breiðablik (2015 Icelandic U19 League)[41]
37 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Zrinjski Mostar (2015–16 Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 Junior League)[42]
39 Republic of Macedonia Macedonia Vardar (2015–16 Macedonian U19 League)[43]
40 Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland Cork City (2015 League of Ireland U19 Division)[44][45][46]
41 Montenegro Montenegro Mladost Podgorica (2015–16 Montenegrin U19 League)[47]
Notes
  1. Teams which were also youth domestic champions.

Squads

Players must be born on or after 1 January 1998, with a maximum of three players per team born between 1 January 1997 and 31 December 1997 allowed.

Round and draw dates

The schedule of the competition is as follows (all draws are held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, unless stated otherwise).[3]

Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
UEFA Champions League Path
Group stage
Matchday 1 25 August 2016
(Monaco)
13–14 September 2016
Matchday 2 27–28 September 2016
Matchday 3 18–19 October 2016
Matchday 4 1–2 November 2016
Matchday 5 22–23 November 2016
Matchday 6 6–7 December 2016
Domestic Champions Path First round 30 August 2016 28 September 2016 19 October 2016
Second round 2 November 2016 23 November 2016
Knockout phase Play-offs 12 December 2016 7–8 February 2017
Round of 16 13 February 2017 21–22 February 2017
Quarter-finals 7–8 March 2017
Semi-finals 21 April 2017 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon
Final 24 April 2017 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon
Notes

UEFA Champions League Path

For the UEFA Champions League Path, the 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four. There was no separate draw held, with the group compositions identical to the draw for the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League group stage, which was held on 25 August 2016, 18:00 CEST, at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco.[48][49]

In each group, teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The eight group winners advance to the round of 16, while the eight runners-up advance to the play-offs, where they are joined by the eight second round winners from the Domestic Champions Path. The matchdays are 13–14 September, 27–28 September, 18–19 October, 1–2 November, 22–23 November, and 6–7 December 2016.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PSG BAS ARS LUD
1 France Paris Saint-Germain (X) 5 3 2 0 17 6 +11 11 Advance to round of 16 4–1 0–0 6 Dec
2 Switzerland Basel 5 3 0 2 10 8 +2 9 Advance to play-offs 2–3 6 Dec 1–0
3 England Arsenal (Y) 5 1 3 1 7 5 +2 6 2–2 1–2 3–0
4 Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad (E) 5 0 1 4 2 17 15 1 1–8 0–4 1–1
Updated to match(es) played on 23 November 2016. Source: UEFA
(E) Eliminated; (X) Will advance to round of 16 or play-offs; (Y) Cannot advance to round of 16, but can still advance to play-offs.

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DKV SLB NAP BES
1 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv (A) 5 4 1 0 13 6 +7 13 Advance to round of 16 2–1 4–1 6 Dec
2 Portugal Benfica (Y) 5 2 1 2 8 6 +2 7 Advance to play-offs 1–2 6 Dec 0–0
3 Italy Napoli (Y) 5 1 1 3 6 11 5 4 0–2 2–3 2–2
4 Turkey Beşiktaş (E) 5 0 3 2 5 9 4 3 3–3 0–3 0–1
Updated to match(es) played on 23 November 2016. Source: UEFA
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated; (Y) Cannot advance to round of 16, but can still advance to play-offs.

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAR MCI MGL CEL
1 Spain Barcelona (A) 5 5 0 0 12 3 +9 15 Advance to round of 16 1–0 6 Dec 2–1
2 England Manchester City (A) 5 3 0 2 10 5 +5 9 Advance to play-offs 0–2 4–1 6 Dec
3 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach (E) 5 1 1 3 8 11 3 4 1–3 1–2 4–1
4 Scotland Celtic (E) 5 0 1 4 4 15 11 1 1–4 0–4 1–1
Updated to match(es) played on 23 November 2016. Source: UEFA
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated.

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ATL PSV BAY ROS
1 Spain Atlético Madrid 5 3 1 1 7 4 +3 10 Advance to round of 16 2–0 1–3 1–0
2 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 5 3 1 1 10 2 +8 10 Advance to play-offs 0–0 2–0 6 Dec
3 Germany Bayern Munich 5 3 0 2 8 7 +1 9 6 Dec 0–2 4–2
4 Russia Rostov (E) 5 0 0 5 3 15 12 0 1–3 0–6 0–1
Updated to match(es) played on 23 November 2016. Source: UEFA
(E) Eliminated.

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CSM MON BLV TOT
1 Russia CSKA Moscow (A) 5 4 0 1 15 6 +9 12 Advance to round of 16 4–1 2–1 3–2
2 France Monaco (Y) 5 3 0 2 8 13 5 9 Advance to play-offs 0–5 2–1 2–1
3 Germany Bayer Leverkusen (Y) 5 2 0 3 8 8 0 6 2–1 7 Dec 3–1
4 England Tottenham Hotspur (E) 5 1 0 4 8 12 4 3 7 Dec 2–3 2–1
Updated to match(es) played on 22 November 2016. Source: UEFA
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated; (Y) Cannot advance to round of 16, but can still advance to play-offs.

Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RMA SCP DOR LEG
1 Spain Real Madrid (A) 5 4 1 0 14 7 +7 13 Advance to round of 16 1–1 7 Dec 3–2
2 Portugal Sporting CP (Y) 5 1 3 1 6 7 1 6 Advance to play-offs 1–3 1–1 2–2
3 Germany Borussia Dortmund (Y) 5 1 2 2 8 10 2 5 2–5 0–1 3–3
4 Poland Legia Warsaw (E) 5 0 2 3 8 12 4 2 1–2 7 Dec 0–2
Updated to match(es) played on 22 November 2016. Source: UEFA
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated; (Y) Cannot advance to round of 16, but can still advance to play-offs.

Group G

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CLU POR COP LEI
1 Belgium Club Brugge 5 3 1 1 8 6 +2 10 Advance to round of 16 0–2 7 Dec 2–1
2 Portugal Porto 5 3 0 2 10 7 +3 9 Advance to play-offs 1–3 4–1 7 Dec
3 Denmark Copenhagen 5 2 1 2 9 10 1 7 0–0 3–1 3–2
4 England Leicester City (E) 5 1 0 4 8 12 4 3 2–3 0–2 3–2
Updated to match(es) played on 22 November 2016. Source: UEFA
(E) Eliminated.

Group H

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification JUV OLY SEV DZG
1 Italy Juventus (X) 5 3 0 2 8 4 +4 9 Advance to round of 16 0–1 2–1 7 Dec
2 France Lyon 5 3 0 2 6 6 0 9 Advance to play-offs 0–3 7 Dec 2–0
3 Spain Sevilla 5 2 1 2 8 8 0 7 0–2 2–1 1–1
4 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb (E) 5 1 1 3 6 10 4 4 2–1 1–2 2–4
Updated to match(es) played on 22 November 2016. Source: UEFA
(E) Eliminated; (X) Will advance to round of 16 or play-offs.

Domestic Champions Path

For the Domestic Champions Path, the 32 teams were drawn into two rounds of two-legged home-and-away ties. The draw was held on 30 August 2016, 13:45 CEST, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[50][51] There were no seedings, but the 32 teams were split into four groups defined by sporting and geographical criteria prior to the draw.[52]

The eight second round winners advance to the play-offs, where they are joined by the eight group runners-up from the UEFA Champions League Path.

If the aggregate scores are level after full-time of the second leg, the away goals rule is used to decide the winner. If still tied, the match is decided by a penalty shoot-out (no extra time is played).[3]

First round

The first legs were played on 21, 27, 28, 29 September and 5 October, and the second legs were played on 19 October 2016.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Nitra Slovakia 2–8 Spain Málaga 2–3 0–5
Puskás Akadémia Hungary 1–1 (a) Greece PAOK 1–1 0–0
APOEL Cyprus 1–9 Italy Roma 0–3 1–6
Domžale Slovenia 2–5 Serbia Čukarički 1–1 1–4
Breiðablik Iceland 0–7 Netherlands Ajax 0–3 0–4
HJK Finland 0–1 Republic of Ireland Cork City 0–0 0–1
Anderlecht Belgium 1–3 Denmark Midtjylland 0–0 1–3
Rosenborg Norway 3–1 Sweden AIK 0–0 3–1
Viitorul Constanța Romania 5–1 Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol 4–1 1–0
Zrinjski Mostar Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–9 Switzerland Zürich 0–3 0–6
Red Bull Salzburg Austria 8–0 Republic of Macedonia Vardar 5–0 3–0
Sparta Prague Czech Republic 9–0 Montenegro Mladost Podgorica 4–0 5–0
Gabala Azerbaijan 0–7 Russia Dynamo Moscow 0–2 0–5
Maccabi Haifa Israel 8–2 Belarus Shakhtyor Soligorsk 5–0 3–2
Dinamo Tbilisi Georgia (country) 1–8 Kazakhstan Kairat 0–3 1–5
Altınordu Turkey 6–1 Bulgaria Levski Sofia 5–0 1–1

Second round

The first legs will be played on 2, 9 and 16 November, and the second legs were played on 22, 23 and 30 November 2016.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
PAOK Greece 1–4 Netherlands Ajax 0–2 1–2
Cork City Republic of Ireland 1–4[A] Italy Roma 1–3 0–1
Málaga Spain 2–4 Denmark Midtjylland 2–0 0–4
Rosenborg Norway 2–1 Serbia Čukarički 0–1 2–0
Altınordu Turkey 8–5 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 6–2 2–3
Viitorul Constanța Romania 5–2 Switzerland Zürich 5–0 0–2
Maccabi Haifa Israel 1–1 (a) Russia Dynamo Moscow 0–0 1–1
Red Bull Salzburg Austria 9–1 Kazakhstan Kairat 8–1 1–0
Notes
  1. ^ Order of legs reversed after original draw.

Play-offs

For the play-offs, the 16 teams are drawn into eight ties played over one match. The draw will be held on 12 December 2016.[53] The eight second round winners from the Domestic Champions Path are drawn against the eight group runners-up from the UEFA Champions League Path, with the teams from the Domestic Champions Path hosting the match. Teams from the same association cannot be drawn against each other.

The eight play-off winners advance to the round of 16, where they are joined by the eight group winners from the UEFA Champions League Path. The play-offs will be played on 7 and 8 February 2017.

If the scores are level after full-time, the match is decided by a penalty shoot-out (no extra time is played).[3]

Domestic Champions Path second round winners

UEFA Champions League Path group runners-up

Knockout phase

For the knockout phase (round of 16 onwards), the 16 teams are drawn into a single-elimination tournament, with all ties played over one match. The draw will be held on 13 February 2017.[54] The mechanism of the draws for each round is as follows:

If the scores are level after full-time, the match is decided by a penalty shoot-out (no extra time is played).[3]

UEFA Champions League Path group winners

Round of 16

The round of 16 matches will be played on 21 and 22 February 2017.

Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals will be played on 7 and 8 March 2017.

Semi-finals

The semi-finals will be played on 21 April 2017 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon.[55]

Final

The final will be played on 24 April 2017 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon.[55]

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