2017-18 UEFA Youth League

2017–18 UEFA Youth League
Tournament details
Dates12 September 2017 – 23 April 2018
Teams64 (from 43 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsSpain Barcelona (2nd title)
Runners-upEngland Chelsea
Tournament statistics
Matches played167
Goals scored566 (3.39 per match)
Top scorer(s)Ivan Ignatyev (Krasnodar)
10 goals

The 2017-18 UEFA Youth League was the fifth season of the competition for under-19 club teams. It was organised by UEFA. From the 2015/16 Youth League season onwards, the competition will be played in a two-track system. It was contested by the under-19 youth teams of the 32 clubs qualified for the group stage of the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League. On the other hand, the 32 youth champions of the strongest nations in the UEFA played against each other.

Mode

The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four. The group compositions was the same as in the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League group stage. The teams played against each other home-and-away. The group winners went to the round of 16. The runners-up played a play off versus the winners of the Championship path. The championship path was played in 2 rounds with two legs.

If two or more teams are tied on points after all group matches((in this order)):

  • Points scored in head-to-head matches
  • Goal difference in head-to-head matches
  • Number of goals scored in head-to-head matches
  • Number of away goals scored in head-to-head matches
  • Goal difference from all group matches
  • Higher number of goals scored
  • Lower points awarded for yellow and red cards (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, yellow-red card = 3 points)
  • Draw of lots

Group stage (Champions League path)

Group A

Pl. Name W D L P
1. Switzerland FC Basel 3 2 1 11
2. England Manchester United 3 2 1 11
3. Portugal Benfica Lisbon 1 4 1 7
4. Russia ZSKA Moskau 1 0 5 3

Matches

Team 1 Team 2
Manchester United FC Basel 4-3
Benfica Lisbon ZSKA Moscow 5-1
ZSKA Moscow Manchester United 1-2
FC Basel Benfica Lisbon 2-2
Benfica Lisbon Manchester United 2-2
ZSKA Moscow FC Basel 1-2
Manchester United Benfica Lisbon 1-1
FC Basel ZSKA Moscow 4-2
ZSKA Moscow Benfica Lisbon 2-0
FC Basel Manchester United 2-1
Manchester United ZSKA Moscow 1-0
Benfica Lisbon FC Basel 0-0

Group B

Pl. Name W D L P
1. GermanyFC Bayern Munich 4 2 0 14
2. France Paris Saint-Germain 3 1 2 10
3. Scotland Celtic Glasgow 2 0 4 6
4. Belgium RSC Anderlecht 1 1 4 3

Matches

Team 1 Team 2
Celtic Glasgow Paris Saint-Germain 2-3
FC Bayern Munich RSC Anderlecht 1-0
RSC Anderlecht Celtic Glasgow 1-2
Paris Saint-Germain FC Bayern Munich 1-1
FC Bayern Munich Celtic Glasgow 6-2
RSC Anderlecht Paris Saint-Germain 0-2
Celtic Glasgow FC Bayern Munich 1-2
Paris Saint-Germain RSC Anderlecht 2-3
Paris Saint-Germain Celtic Glasgow 2-0
RSC Anderlecht FC Bayern Munich 1-1
Celtic Glasgow RSC Anderlecht 3-1
FC Bayern Munich Paris Saint-Germain 3-1

Group C

Pl. Name W D L P
1. EnglandFC Chelsea 5 0 1 15
2. Spain Atletico Madrid 3 0 3 9
3. Italy AS Rome 3 0 3 9
4. Azerbaijan FK Qarabag Agdam 1 0 5 3

Matches

Team 1 Team 2
AS Rome Atletico Madrid 1-2
FC Chelsea FK Qarabag Agdam 5-0
FK Qarabag Agdam AS Rome 0-3
Atletico Madrid FC Chelsea 1-3
FK Qarabag Agdam Atletico Madrid 1-5
FC Chelsea AS Rome 0-2
AS Rome FC Chelsea 1-2
Atletico Madrid FK Qarabag Agdam 0-1
FK Qarabag Agdam FC Chelsea 1-3
Atletico Madrid AS Rome 2-1
AS Rome FK Qarabag Agdam 3-0
FC Chelsea Atletico Madrid 4-2

Group D

Pl. Name W D L P
1. Spain FC Barcelona 5 1 0 16
2. PortugalSporting Lisbon 2 3 1 9
3. GreeceOlympiacos Piräus 1 2 3 5
4. Italy Juventus Turin 1 0 5 3

Matches

Team 1 Team 2
Olympiacos Piräus Sporting Lisbon 2-2
FC Barcelona Juventus Turin 1-0
Juventus Turin Olympiacos Piräus 3-1
Sporting Lisbon FC Barcelona 0-1
FC Barcelona Olympiacos Piräus 5-0
Juventus Turin Sporting Lisbon 1-4
Olympiacos Piräus FC Barcelona 0-3
Sporting Lisbon Juventus Turin 2-0
Sporting Lisbon Olympiacos Piräus 1-1
Juventus Turin FC Barcelona 0-1
Olympiacos Piräus Juventus Turin 2-0
FC Barcelona Sporting Lisbon 1-1

Group E

Pl. Name W D L P
1. England FC Liverpool 5 0 1 15
2. RussiaSpartak Moscow 2 2 2 8
3. Spain FC Sevilla 2 2 2 8
4. SloveniaNK Maribor 1 0 5 3

Matches

Team 1 Team 2
FC Liverpool FC Sevilla 4-0
NK Maribor Spartak Moscow 1-0
Spartak Moscow FC Liverpool 2-1
FC Sevilla NK Maribor 1-0
Spartak Moscow FC Liverpool 2-1
NK Maribor FC Liverpool 1-4
Spartak Moscow FC Sevilla 1-1
FC Liverpool NK Maribor 3-0
FC Sevilla Spartak Moscow 3-3
Spartak Moscow NK Maribor 5-0
FC Sevilla FC Liverpool 0-4
FC Liverpool Spartak Moscow 2-0
NK Maribor FC Sevilla 0-1

Group F

Pl. Name W D L P
1. England Manchester City 4 1 1 13
2. Netherlands Feyenoord Rotterdam 2 3 1 9
3. Ukraine Shaktar Donezk 2 1 3 7
4. Italy SSC Naples 1 1 4 4

Matches

Team 1 Team 2
Shaktar Donezk SSC Naples 1-2
Feyenoord Rotterdam Manchester City 0-2
Manchester City Shaktar Donezk 3-1
SSC Naples Feyenoord Rotterdam 2-2
Feyenoord Rotterdam Shaktar Donezk 4-0
Manchester City SSC Naples 3-1
Shaktar Donezk Feyenoord Rotterdam 1-1
SSC Naples Manchester City 3-5
SSC Naples Shaktar Donezk 1-2
Manchester City Feyenoord Rotterdam 0-0
Shaktar Donezk Manchester City 2-1
Feyenoord Rotterdam SSC Naples 4-3

Group G

Pl. Name W D L P
1. Portugal FC Porto 5 0 1 15
2. France AS Monaco 3 1 2 10
3. Germany RB Leipzig 1 2 3 5
4. Turkey Besiktas Istanbul 1 1 4 4

Matches

Team 1 Team 2
FC Porto Besiktas Istanbul 5-1
RB Leipzig AS Monaco 1-4
AS Monaco FC Porto 3-2
Besiktas Istanbul RB Leipzig 1-1
RB Leipzig FC Porto 0-2
AS Monaco Besiktas Istanbul 3-0
Besiktas Istanbul AS Monaco 3-2
FC Porto RB Leipzig 3-2
Besiktas Istanbul FC Porto 0-1
AS Monaco RB Leipzig 2-2
FC Porto AS Monaco 2-1
RB Leipzig Besiktas Istanbul 4-0

Group H

Pl. Name W D L P
1. England Tottenham Hotspur 4 1 1 13
2. Spain Real Madrid 3 1 2 10
3. GermanyBorussia Dortmund 3 0 3 9
4. CyprusAPOEL Nicosia 1 0 5 3

Matches

Team 1 Team 2
Tottenham Hotspur Borussia Dortmund 4-0
Real Madrid APOEL Nicosia 10-0
APOEL Nicosia Tottenham Hotspur 1-0
Borussia Dortmund Real Madrid 5-3
Real Madrid Tottenham Hotspur 1-1
APOEL Nicosia Borussia Dortmund 0-2
Tottenham Hotspur Real Madrid 3-2
Borussia Dortmund APOEL Nicosia 5-0
Borussia Dortmund Tottenham Hotspur 1-3
APOEL Nicosia Real Madrid 0-3
Tottenham Hotspur APOEL Nicosia 4-1
Real Madrid Borussia Dortmund 2-1

Domestic champions path

Round 1

Team 1 Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Agg.
Inter Milan Dinamo Kyiv 2-2 3-0 5-2
Zimbru Chisinau KS Vllaznia Shkodra 3-1 4-2 7-3
Ludogorez Rasgrad FK Zeljeznicar Sarajevo 1-1 2-3 3-4
Dinamo Bukarest NK Lokomotiva Zagreb 0-2 2-2 2-4
Käpylän Pallo Esbjerg fB 1-2 1-2 2-4
Breiðablik Kopavogur Legia Warschau 1-3 0-0 1-3
University College
Dublin AFC		 Molde FK 2-1 1-2 3-3
(4-5 pen.)
Hammarby IF Ajax Amsterdam 0-4 0-2 0-6
Girondins Bordeaux FC Salzburg[1] 0-1 0-4 0-5
FC Nitra KF Shkëndija 1-0 1-1 2-1
F91 Düdelingen Sparta Prague 0-4 1-3 1-7
FK Sutjeska Nikšić Honved Budapest 2-2 0-1 2-3
FK Brodarac Maccabi Haifa 1-1 1-0 2-1
FK Qairat Almaty FK Krasnodar 2-2 0-9 2-11
FK Liepaja FK Schachzjor Salihorsk 2-1 0-3 2-4
Bursaspor FC Saburtalo Tiflis 0-1 1-1 1-2

Round 2

Team 1 Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Agg.
Zimbru Chisinau Molde FK 0-0 0-2 0-2
NK Lokomotiva Zagreb FK Zeljeznicar Sarajevo 1-1 0-0 1-1 [2]
Inter Milan Esbjerg fB 4-1 6-0 10-1
Legia Warsaw Ajax Amsterdam 1-4 2-0 3-4
FK Brodarac FC Saburtalo Tiflis 1-1 2-2 3-3[3]
FK Schachzjor Salihorsk FC Nitra 2-0 0-3 2-3
FK Krasnodar Honved Budapest 8-0 1-1 9-1
Sparta Prague FC Salzburg 2-4 0-2 2-6

Play-offs

Team 1 Team 2
Molde FK AS Monaco 2-2
(2-4 pen.)
Inter Milan Spartak Moskwa 3-3
(3-1 pen.)
FC Salzburg Sporting Lisbon 5-2
Ajax Amsterdam Paris Saint-Germain 0-0 (2-4 pen.)
FK Brodarac Manchester United 0-2
FC Nitra Feyenoord Rotterdam 2-3
FK Zeljeznicar Sarajevo Atletico Madrid 1-3
FK Krasnodar Real Madrid 0-0
(0-3 pen.)

Knock-out stage

Round of 16
Team 1 Team 2
FC Bayern München Real Madrid 2-3
Manchester City Inter Milan 1-1
(3-2 pen.)
Atletico Madrid FC Basel 1-0
FC Porto FC Salzburg 3-1
Paris Saint-Germain FC Barcelona 0-1
FC Liverpool Manchester United 2-0
FC Chelsea Feyenoord Rotterdam 5-2
Tottenham Hotspur AS Monaco 1-1
(3-1 pen.)
Quarterfinals
Team 1 Team 2
Real Madrid FC Chelsea 2-4
Manchester City FC Liverpool 1-1
(3-2 pen.)
FC Barcelona Atletico Madrid 2-0
Tottenham Hotspur FC Porto 2-0

Final four

The tournament took place in Nyon (Centre sportif de Colovray).

Semifinals
Team 1 Team 2
Manchester City FC Barcelona 4-5
FC Chelsea FC Porto 2-2
(5-4 pen.)
Final
23 April 2018 FC Chelsea 0-3 FC Barcelona Nyon
17:00 Report
  • Marqués Goal 33', 52'
  • Ruiz Goal 92'
 Stadium: Centre sportif de Colovray
Referee: Andreas Ekberg

Jamie Cumming – Dujon Sterling, Marc Guehi (58. George McEachran), Joshua Grant – Reece James, Harvey St Clair, Jacob Maddox (73. Tariq Lamptey), Luke McCormick, Juan Familia-Castillo – Daishawn Redan (67. Charlie Brown), Callum Hudson-Odoi Coach: Joe Edwards

Iñaki Peña – Mateu Morey, Óscar Mingueza, Juan Brandariz, Juan Miranda – Riqui Puig (93. Marti Vila Garcia), Jandro Orellana (74. Dani Morer), Álex Collado – Abel Ruiz, Alejandro Marqués (80. Guillem Jaime), Carles Pérez Coach: Francisco Pimienta

Top scorer

Name Team Goals
Russia Iwan Ignatjew FK Krasnodar 10
Russia Alexander Rudenko Spartak Moscow 7
Spain Carles Pérez FC Barcelona 7
SpainDani Gómez Real Madrid 7

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References and notes

  1. ↑ In UEFA competitions, FC Red Bull Salzburg is listed as FC Salzburg.
  2. ↑ on away goals
  3. ↑ on away goals
  4. ↑ Weltfußball.de
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