2016-17 UEFA Youth League

2016–17 UEFA Youth League
The Colovray Stadium in Nyon hosted the semi-finals and final.
Tournament details
Dates13 September 2016 – 24 April 2017
Teams64 (from 40 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsAustria Red Bull Salzburg (1st title)
Runners-upPortugal Benfica
Tournament statistics
Matches played167
Goals scored550 (3.29 per match)
Top scorer(s)Jordi Mboula (Barcelona)
Kaj Sierhuis (Ajax)
8 goals each
FC Salzburg

The 2016-17 UEFA Youth League was the fourth season of Europe's most important competition for under-19 club teams. This competition featured both the youth teams of clubs that had qualified for the Champions League group stage. Also the the 32 youth champions from the strongest UEFA member nations played.

Mode

Since the 2015/16 Youth League season, the competition has been played in a two-track system.

  • UEFA Champions League path: The 32 U19 teams of the clubs that qualified for the UEFA Champions League group stage compete against each other in eight groups of four teams each. The groups are the same as the Champions League groups.
  • Champion path: The 32 youth champions of the strongest nations according to the UEFA club coefficient qualify. These champions play in two qualifying rounds. It consisted of a home and away leg against another champions. The 16 winners of the first round then compete in a second qualifying round (also home and away legs). The eight teams that will advance to the play-offs against the runners-up from the Champions League path. These play-offs are decided in a single match.

Matches

UEFA Champions League path: The group winners qualify for the round of 16. The runners-up compete in a playoff round against eight teams from the Champion path.

Group A

Pl. Name M W D L P
1. Paris Saint-Germain 6 4 2 0 14
2. FC Basel 6 3 1 2 10
3. FC Arsenal 6 1 4 1 7
4. Ludogorez Rasgrad 6 0 1 5 1

Matches

Team 1 Team 2
Paris Saint-Germain FC Arsenal 0-0
FC Basel Ludogorez Rasgrad 1-0
Ludogorez Rasgrad Paris Saint-Germain 1-8
FC Arsenal FC Basel 1-2
Paris Saint-Germain FC Basel 4-1
FC Arsenal Ludogorez Rasgrad 3-0
FC Basel Paris Saint-Germain 2-3
Ludogorez Rasgrad FC Arsenal 1-1
FC Arsenal Paris Saint-Germain 2-2
Ludogorez Rasgrad FC Basel 0-4
FC Basel FC Arsenal 1-1
Paris Saint-Germain Ludogorez Rasgrad 4-1

Group B

Pl. Name M W D L P
1. Dynamo Kyiv 6 5 1 0 16
2. Benfica Lisbon 6 3 1 2 10
3. SSC Napoli 6 1 1 4 4
4. Beşiktaş Istanbul 6 0 3 3 3

Matches

Team 1 Team 2
Dynamo Kyiv SSC Napoli 4-1
Benfica Lisbon Beşiktaş Istanbul 0-0
SSC Napoli Benfica Lisbon 2-3
Beşiktaş Istanbul Dynamo Kyiv 3-3
Dynamo Kyiv Benfica Lisbon 2-1
SSC Napoli Beşiktaş Istanbul 2-2
Beşiktaş Istanbul SSC Napoli 0-1
Benfica Lisbon Dynamo Kyiv 1-2
Beşiktaş Istanbul Benfica Lisbon 0-3
SSC Napoli Dynamo Kyiv 0-2
Benfica Lisbon SSC Napoli 2-0
Dynamo Kyiv Beşiktaş Istanbul 3-1

Group C

Pl. Name M W D L P
1. FC Barcelona 6 5 0 1 15
2. Manchester City 6 4 0 2 12
3. Borussia Mönchengladbach 6 2 1 3 7
4. Celtic Glasgow 6 0 1 5 1

Matches

Team 1 Team 2
Manchester City Borussia Mönchengladbach 4-1
FC Barcelona Celtic Glasgow 2-1
Borussia Mönchengladbach FC Barcelona 1-3
Celtic Glasgow Manchester City 0-4
FC Barcelona Manchester City 1-0
Celtic Glasgow Borussia Mönchengladbach 1-1
Manchester City FC Barcelona 0-2
Borussia Mönchengladbach Celtic Glasgow 4-1
Celtic Glasgow FC Barcelona 1-4
Borussia Mönchengladbach Manchester City 1-2
FC Barcelona Borussia Mönchengladbach 1-2
Manchester City Celtic Glasgow 3-2

Group D

Pl. Name M W D L P
1. PSV Eindhoven 6 4 1 1 13
2. Atletico Madrid 6 3 2 1 11
3. FC Bayern München 6 3 1 2 10
4. FK Rostow 6 0 0 6 0

Matches

Team 1 Team 2
PSV Eindhoven Atletico Madrid 0-0
FC Bayern München FK Rostow 4-2
Atletico Madrid FC Bayern München 1-3
FK Rostow PSV Eindhoven 0-6
FK Rostow Atletico Madrid 1-3
FC Bayern München PSV Eindhoven 0-2
PSV Eindhoven FC Bayern München 2-0
Atletico Madrid FK Rostow 1-0
FK Rostow FC Bayern München 0-1
Atletico Madrid PSV Eindhoven 2-0
FC Bayern München Atletico Madrid 1-1
PSV Eindhoven FK Rostow 6-0

Group E

Pl. Name M W D L P
1. ZSKA Moskau 6 4 1 1 13
2. AS Monaco 6 4 0 2 12
3. Bayer 04 Leverkusen 6 2 0 4 6
4. Tottenham Hotspur 6 1 1 4 4

Matches

Team 1 Team 2
Bayer 04 Leverkusen ZSKA Moskau 2-1
Tottenham Hotspur AS Monaco 2-3
AS Monaco Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2-1
ZSKA Moskau Tottenham Hotspur 3-2
Bayer 04 Leverkusen Tottenham Hotspur 3-1
ZSKA Moskau AS Monaco 4-1
AS Monaco ZSKA Moskau 0-5
Tottenham Hotspur Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2-1
ZSKA Moskau Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2-1
Bayer 04 Leverkusen Tottenham Hotspur 2-1
Tottenham Hotspur ZSKA Moskau 0-0
Bayer 04 Leverkusen AS Monaco 1-2

Group F

Pl. Name M W D L P
1. Real Madrid 6 4 1 1 13
2. Borussia Dortmund 6 2 2 2 8
3. Sporting Lisbon 6 1 3 2 6
4. Legia Warsaw 6 1 1 4 4

Matches

Team 1 Team 2
Legia Warsaw Borussia Dortmund 0-2
Real Madrid Sporting Lisbon 1-1
Borussia Dortmund Real Madrid 2-5
Sporting Lisbon Legia Warsaw 2-2
Sporting Lisbon Borussia Dortmund 1-1
Real Madrid Legia Warsaw 3-2
Legia Warsaw Real Madrid 1-2
Borussia Dortmund Sporting Lisbon 0-1
Sporting Lisbon Real Madrid 1-3
Borussia Dortmund Legia Warsaw 3-3
Real Madrid Borussia Dortmund 1-3
Legia Warsaw Sporting Lisbon 2-0

Group G

Pl. Name M W D L P
1. FC Porto 6 4 0 2 12
2. FC Copenhagen 6 3 1 2 10 [1]
3. FC Brugge 6 3 1 2 10 [2]
4. Leicester City 6 1 0 5 3

Matches

Team 1 Team 2
FC Brugge Leicester City 2-1
FC Porto FC Copenhagen 4-1
Leicester City FC Porto 0-2
FC Copenhagen FC Brugge 0-0
FC Brugge FC Porto 0-2
Leicester City FC Copenhagen 3-2
FC Copenhagen Leicester City 3-2
FC Porto FC Brugge 1-3
FC Copenhagen FC Porto 3-1
Leicester City FC Brugge 2-3
FC Brugge FC Copenhagen 0-3
FC Porto Leicester City 2-1

Group H

Pl. Name M W D L P
1. FC Sevilla 6 3 1 2 10
2. Juventus Turin 6 3 0 3 9[3]
3. Olympique Lyon 6 3 0 3 9[4]
4. Dinamo Zagreb 6 2 1 3 7

Matches

Team 1 Team 2
Juventus Turin FC Sevilla 2-1
Olympique Lyon Dinamo Zagreb 2-0
Dinamo Zagreb Juventus Turin 2-1
FC Sevilla Olympique Lyon 2-1
Olympique Lyon Juventus Turin 0-3
Dinamo Zagreb FC Sevilla 2-4
Juventus Turin Olympique Lyon 0-1
FC Sevilla Dinamo Zagreb 1-1
FC Sevilla Juventus Turin 0-2
Dinamo Zagreb Olympique Lyon 1-2
Olympique Lyon FC Sevilla 0-1
Juventus Turin Dinamo Zagreb 0-1

Champion path:

The winners of the second round qualify for the play-offs. There they will face the runners-up from the Champions League path.

Round 1

Team 1 Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Agg.
FC Nitra FC Málaga 2-3 0-5 2-8
Puskás Akadémia FC PAOK Thessaloniki[5] 1-1 0-0 1-1
APOEL Nikosia AS Rome 0-3 1-6 1-9
NK Domžale FK Čukarički 1-1 1-4 2-5
Breiðablik Kópavogur Ajax Amsterdam 0-3 0-4 0-7
HJK Helsinki Cork City 0-0 0-1 0-1
RSC Anderlecht FC Midtjylland 0-0 1-3 1-3
Rosenborg Trondheim AIK Solna 0-0 3-1 3-1
FC Viitorul Constanța Sheriff Tiraspol 4-1 1-0 5-1
HŠK Zrinjski Mostar FC Zürich 0-3 0-6 0-9
FC Salzburg [6] Vardar Skopje 5-0 3-0 8-0
Sparta Prague FK Mladost Podgorica 4-0 5-0 9-0
FC Viitorul Constanța Sheriff Tiraspol 4-1 1-0 5-1
FK Qəbələ FK Dynamo Moskau 0-2 0-5 0-7
Maccabi Haifa FK Schachzjor Salihorsk 5-0 3-2 8-2
Dinamo Tiflis FK Qairat Almaty 0-3 1-5 1-8
Altınordu Izmir Lewski Sofia 5-0 1-1 6-2

Round 2

Team 1 Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Agg.
PAOK Thessaloniki Ajax Amsterdam 0-2 1-2 2-4
Cork City AS Rome 1-3 0-1 1-4
FC Málaga FC Midtjylland 2-0 0-4 2-4
Rosenborg Trondheim FK Čukarički 0-1 2-0 2-1
Altınordu Izmir Sparta Prague 6-2 2-3 8-5
FC Viitorul Constanța FC Zürich 5-0 0-2 5-2
Maccabi Haifa [7] FK Dynamo Moskau 0-0 1-1 1-1
FC Salzburg FK Qairat Almaty 8-0 1-0 9-0

Play-offs

The winners of the second round of the championship path had home advantage.

Team 1 Team 2
FC Salzburg Manchester City 1-1
(4-3 pen.)
FC Midtjylland Benfica Lisbon 1-1
(5-6 pen.)
FC Viitorul Constanța FC Kopenhagen 4-2
AS Rom AS Monaco 1-2
Rosenborg Trondheim FC Basel 1-0
Altınordu Izmir Atlético Madrid 0-2
Maccabi Haifa Borussia Dortmund 0-1
Ajax Amsterdam Juventus Turin 2-0

Round of 16

The team drawn first in the draw had home advantage.

Team 1 Team 2
FC Salzburg Paris Saint-Germain 5-0
FC Barcelona Borussia Dortmund 4-1
AS Monaco Real Madrid 3-4
Atlético Madrid FC Sevilla 3-2
ZSKA Moskau Rosenborg Trondheim 2-1
PSV Eindhoven Benfica Lisbon 1-1
(4-5 pen.)
FC Porto FC Viitorul Constanța 3-0
Ajax Amsterdam Dynamo Kiew 3-0

Quarterfinals

Team 1 Team 2
FC Salzburg Atlético Madrid 2-1
Real Madrid Ajax Amsterdam 2-1
ZSKA Moskau Benfica Lisbon 0-2
FC Barcelona FC Porto 2-1

Semifinals

Team 1 Team 2
FC Barcelona FC Salzburg 1-2
Real Madrid Benfica Lisbon 2-4

Final

Team 1 Team 2
Benfica Lisbon FC Salzburg 1-2

Benfica Lisbon: Fábio Duarte – Ricardo Araujo (87. Mesaque Dju), Branimir Kalaica, Rúben Dias – João Félix (73. David Tavares), Gedson Fernandes, Florentino – José Gomes, Jota (83. Vinícius Jaú), Buta Coach: João Tralhão

FC Salzburg: Bartłomiej Żynel – Gideon Mensah, Igor Julio dos Santos de Paulo, Luca Meisl, Sandro Ingolitsch – Philipp Sturm (68. Alexander Schmidt), Nico Gorzel, Amadou Haidara – Nicolas Meister (55. Patson Daka), Hannes Wolf (90.+6' Bojan Lugonja), Mergim Berisha Coach: Marco Rose

Top scorers

Name Team Goals
Spain Jordi Mboula FC Barcelona 8
Netherlands Kaj Sierhuis Ajax Amsterdam 8
Austria Hannes Wolf FC Salzburg 7
Kosovo Mergim Berisha FC Salzburg 7
Portugal Rui Pedro FC Porto 7

References and notes

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  5. ↑ Away-goal
  6. ↑ UEFA lists FC Red Bull Salzburg as FC Salzburg.
  7. ↑ Away goal
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