2016–17 UEFA Youth League
Tournament details | |
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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]
- The youth teams of the 32 clubs which qualified for the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League group stage entered the UEFA Champions League Path.
- The youth domestic champions of the top 32 associations according to their 2015 UEFA country coefficients entered the Domestic Champions Path. Associations without a youth domestic champion as well as domestic champions already included in the UEFA Champions League path were replaced by the next association in the UEFA ranking.[4][5]
- Notes
- † Teams which were also youth domestic champions.
Associations which do not participate | |
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Rank | Association |
38 | Liechtenstein |
42 | Albania |
43 | Luxembourg |
44 | Northern Ireland |
45 | Lithuania |
46 | Latvia |
47 | Malta |
48 | Estonia |
49 | Faroe Islands |
50 | Wales |
51 | Armenia |
52 | Andorra |
53 | San Marino |
54 | Gibraltar |
55 | Kosovo |
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 |
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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
- For the UEFA Champions League Path group stage, in principle the teams play their matches on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, the same day as the corresponding senior teams in the UEFA Champions League; however, matches may also be played on other dates, including Mondays and Thursdays.
- For the Domestic Champions Path first and second rounds, in principle matches are played on Wednesdays; however, matches may also be played on other dates, including Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays.
- For the play-offs, round of 16 and quarter-finals, in principle matches are played on Tuesdays and Wednesdays; however, matches may also be played on other dates, provided they are completed before the following dates:
- Play-offs: 10 February 2017
- Round of 16: 24 February 2017
- Quarter-finals: 17 March 2017
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.
Tiebreakers |
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The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied in the order given to determine the rankings (regulations Article 14.03):[3]
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Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PSG | BAS | ARS | LUD | |
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1 | Paris Saint-Germain (X) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 11 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 4–1 | 0–0 | 6 Dec | |
2 | Basel | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 9 | Advance to play-offs | 2–3 | — | 6 Dec | 1–0 | |
3 | Arsenal (Y) | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 | 2–2 | 1–2 | — | 3–0 | ||
4 | Ludogorets Razgrad (E) | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 17 | −15 | 1 | 1–8 | 0–4 | 1–1 | — |
(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 | |
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1 | Dynamo Kyiv (A) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 13 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 2–1 | 4–1 | 6 Dec | |
2 | Benfica (Y) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 7 | Advance to play-offs | 1–2 | — | 6 Dec | 0–0 | |
3 | Napoli (Y) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 4 | 0–2 | 2–3 | — | 2–2 | ||
4 | Beşiktaş (E) | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 3 | 3–3 | 0–3 | 0–1 | — |
(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 | |
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1 | Barcelona (A) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 15 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 1–0 | 6 Dec | 2–1 | |
2 | Manchester City (A) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 9 | Advance to play-offs | 0–2 | — | 4–1 | 6 Dec | |
3 | Borussia Mönchengladbach (E) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 4 | 1–3 | 1–2 | — | 4–1 | ||
4 | Celtic (E) | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 1 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 1–1 | — |
(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 | |
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1 | Atlético Madrid | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 10 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | |
2 | PSV Eindhoven | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 10 | Advance to play-offs | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 6 Dec | |
3 | Bayern Munich | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 9 | 6 Dec | 0–2 | — | 4–2 | ||
4 | Rostov (E) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 15 | −12 | 0 | 1–3 | 0–6 | 0–1 | — |
Group E
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CSM | MON | BLV | TOT | |
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1 | CSKA Moscow (A) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 12 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | |
2 | Monaco (Y) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 9 | Advance to play-offs | 0–5 | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
3 | Bayer Leverkusen (Y) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2–1 | 7 Dec | — | 3–1 | ||
4 | Tottenham Hotspur (E) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 3 | 7 Dec | 2–3 | 2–1 | — |
(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 | |
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1 | Real Madrid (A) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 13 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 1–1 | 7 Dec | 3–2 | |
2 | Sporting CP (Y) | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 6 | Advance to play-offs | 1–3 | — | 1–1 | 2–2 | |
3 | Borussia Dortmund (Y) | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 5 | 2–5 | 0–1 | — | 3–3 | ||
4 | Legia Warsaw (E) | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 2 | 1–2 | 7 Dec | 0–2 | — |
(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 | |
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1 | Club Brugge | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 10 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 0–2 | 7 Dec | 2–1 | |
2 | Porto | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 9 | Advance to play-offs | 1–3 | — | 4–1 | 7 Dec | |
3 | Copenhagen | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 7 | 0–0 | 3–1 | — | 3–2 | ||
4 | Leicester City (E) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 3 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 3–2 | — |
Group H
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | JUV | OLY | SEV | DZG | |
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1 | Juventus (X) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 9 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 0–1 | 2–1 | 7 Dec | |
2 | Lyon | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 9 | Advance to play-offs | 0–3 | — | 7 Dec | 2–0 | |
3 | Sevilla | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0–2 | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | ||
4 | Dinamo Zagreb (E) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 4 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–4 | — |
(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 |
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Nitra | 2–8 | Málaga | 2–3 | 0–5 |
Puskás Akadémia | 1–1 (a) | PAOK | 1–1 | 0–0 |
APOEL | 1–9 | Roma | 0–3 | 1–6 |
Domžale | 2–5 | Čukarički | 1–1 | 1–4 |
Breiðablik | 0–7 | Ajax | 0–3 | 0–4 |
HJK | 0–1 | Cork City | 0–0 | 0–1 |
Anderlecht | 1–3 | Midtjylland | 0–0 | 1–3 |
Rosenborg | 3–1 | AIK | 0–0 | 3–1 |
Viitorul Constanța | 5–1 | Sheriff Tiraspol | 4–1 | 1–0 |
Zrinjski Mostar | 0–9 | Zürich | 0–3 | 0–6 |
Red Bull Salzburg | 8–0 | Vardar | 5–0 | 3–0 |
Sparta Prague | 9–0 | Mladost Podgorica | 4–0 | 5–0 |
Gabala | 0–7 | Dynamo Moscow | 0–2 | 0–5 |
Maccabi Haifa | 8–2 | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 5–0 | 3–2 |
Dinamo Tbilisi | 1–8 | Kairat | 0–3 | 1–5 |
Altınordu | 6–1 | 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 |
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PAOK | 1–4 | Ajax | 0–2 | 1–2 |
Cork City | 1–4[A] | Roma | 1–3 | 0–1 |
Málaga | 2–4 | Midtjylland | 2–0 | 0–4 |
Rosenborg | 2–1 | Čukarički | 0–1 | 2–0 |
Altınordu | 8–5 | Sparta Prague | 6–2 | 2–3 |
Viitorul Constanța | 5–2 | Zürich | 5–0 | 0–2 |
Maccabi Haifa | 1–1 (a) | Dynamo Moscow | 0–0 | 1–1 |
Red Bull Salzburg | 9–1 | Kairat | 8–1 | 1–0 |
- Notes
- ^ 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]
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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:
- In the draw for the round of 16, the eight group winners from the UEFA Champions League Path are drawn against the eight play-off winners. Teams from the same UEFA Champions League Path group cannot be drawn against each other, but teams from the same association can be drawn against each other. The draw also decides the home team for each round of 16 match.
- In the draws for the quarter-finals onwards, there are no seedings, and teams from the same UEFA Champions League Path group or the same association can be drawn against each other. The draws also decide the home team for each quarter-final, and the "home" team for administrative purposes for each semi-final and final (which are played at a neutral venue).
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
- Dynamo Kyiv (Group B)
- Barcelona (Group C)
- CSKA Moscow (Group E)
- Real Madrid (Group F)
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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External links
- UEFA Youth League (official website)