2017–18 UEFA Youth League

2017–18 UEFA Youth League
Tournament details
Dates 12 September 2017 – 23 April 2018
Teams 64 (from minimum of 32 associations)

The 2017–18 UEFA Youth League will be the fifth season of the UEFA Youth League, a European youth club football competition organised by UEFA.

Red Bull Salzburg are the title holders. Starting from this season, the UEFA Youth League title holders are given an automatic berth in the Domestic Champions path if there is a vacancy.

Teams

A total of 64 teams from a minimum of 32 of the 55 UEFA member associations enter the tournament. They are split into two sections:[1]

Rank Association Teams
UEFA Champions League Path Domestic Champions Path
TBD Youth team of 10 teams
(Winners of 2017–18 UEFA Champions League play-off round)
Associations which are certain to enter at least one team
1 Spain Spain
2 Germany Germany
3 England England
4 Italy Italy
Internazionale (2016–17 Campionato Primavera U19)[7]
5 Portugal Portugal
Sporting CP[‡] (2016–17 Campeonato Nacional Juniores S19)[8]
6 France France
Bordeaux (2016–17 Championnat National U19)[9]
7 Russia Russia Spartak Moscow Krasnodar (2016 U17 RFS Cup)[10]
8 Ukraine Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk Dynamo Kyiv (2016–17 Ukrainian U19 League)[11]
9 Belgium Belgium Anderlecht[†] (2016–17 Belgian U17 League)[12]
10 Netherlands Netherlands Feyenoord Ajax (2016–17 U19 Eredivisie)[13]
11 Turkey Turkey Beşiktaş Bursaspor (2016–17 U19 Elit Ligi)[14]
12 Switzerland Switzerland Basel[†] (2016–17 Swiss U18 League)[15]
13 Czech Republic Czech Republic Sparta Prague (2016–17 Czech U19 League)[16]
14 Greece Greece Olympiacos[‡] (2016–17 Superleague K17)[17]
15 Romania Romania Dinamo București (2016–17 Liga Elitelor U19)[18]
16 Austria Austria Red Bull Salzburg (2016–17 UEFA Youth League & 2016–17 U18 Jugendliga)[19]
17 Croatia Croatia Lokomotiva Zagreb (2016–17 1. HNL Juniori U19)[20]
18 Poland Poland Legia Warsaw (2016–17 Central Junior League U19)[21]
19 Cyprus Cyprus APOEL[‡] (2016–17 Cypriot U18 League)[22]
20 Belarus Belarus Shakhtyor Soligorsk (2016–17 Belarusian U19 League)[23]
21 Sweden Sweden Hammarby (2016 Swedish U17 League)[24]
22 Norway Norway Molde (2016 Norwegian U19 Cup)[25]
23 Israel Israel Maccabi Haifa (2016–17 Israeli U19 Premier League)[26]
24 Denmark Denmark Esbjerg (2016–17 U19 Ligaen)[27]
25 Scotland Scotland Celtic[‡] (2016–17 Scottish U17 League)[28]
26 Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Qarabağ[‡] (2016–17 Azerbaijani U19 League)[29]
27 Serbia Serbia Brodarac (2016–17 Serbian U19 League)[30]
28 Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Kairat (2016 Kazakhstani U18 League)[31]
29 Bulgaria Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad (2017 U18 BFU Cup)[32]
30 Slovenia Slovenia Triglav Kranj (2016–17 Slovenian U19 League)[33]
31 Slovakia Slovakia Nitra (2016–17 Slovak U19 League)[34]
33 Hungary Hungary Honvéd (2016–17 Hungarian U19 League)[35]
34 Moldova Moldova Zimbru Chișinău (2016–17 Divizia Națională U19)[36]
35 Iceland Iceland Breiðablik (2016 Icelandic U19 League)[37]
36 Georgia (country) Georgia Saburtalo Tbilisi (2016 Georgian U19 League)[38]
37 Finland Finland KäPa (2016 U17 B-Junior League)[39]
38 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Željezničar (2016–17 Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 Junior League)[40]
Associations which are still possible to enter at least one team
(if there is a vacancy in Domestic Champions Path)
39 Albania Albania Vllaznia Shkodër (2016–17 Albanian U19 League)[41]
40 Republic of Macedonia Macedonia Shkëndija (2016–17 Macedonian U19 League)[42]
41 Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland UCD (2016 League of Ireland U19 Division)[43]
42 Latvia Latvia Liepāja (2016 Latvian U18 League)[44]
43 Luxembourg Luxembourg F91 Dudelange (2016–17 Luxembourg U19 Junior Championship)[45]
Associations which will not enter a team
(no teams can qualify for UEFA Champions League group stage, and association either not ranked high enough or no youth domestic competition)
32 Liechtenstein Liechtenstein No youth domestic competition
44 Montenegro Montenegro
45 Lithuania Lithuania
46 Northern Ireland Northern Ireland
47 Estonia Estonia
48 Armenia Armenia
49 Faroe Islands Faroe Islands
50 Malta Malta
51 Wales Wales
52 Gibraltar Gibraltar
53 Andorra Andorra
54 San Marino San Marino
55 Kosovo Kosovo
  Youth domestic champions which may enter Domestic Champions Path only if there is a vacancy.
Notes
  1. † Teams which were also youth domestic champions.
  2. ‡ Teams which may enter UEFA Champions League Path (if their senior team qualifies for UEFA Champions League group stage).

Squads

Players must be born on or after 1 January 1999, with a maximum of three players per team born between 1 January 1998 and 31 December 1998 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).[46]

Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
UEFA Champions League Path
Group stage		 Matchday 1 24 August 2017
(Monaco)		 12–13 September 2017
Matchday 2 26–27 September 2017
Matchday 3 17–18 October 2017
Matchday 4 31 October – 1 November 2017
Matchday 5 21–22 November 2017
Matchday 6 5–6 December 2017
Domestic Champions Path First round 29 August 2017 27 September 2017 18 October 2017
Second round 1 November 2017 22 November 2017
Knockout phase Play-offs 11 December 2017 6–7 February 2018
Round of 16 9 February 2018 20–21 February 2018
Quarter-finals 13–14 March 2018
Semi-finals 20 April 2018 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon[47]
Final 23 April 2018 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon[47]
Notes

UEFA Champions League Path

For the UEFA Champions League Path, the 32 teams are drawn into eight groups of four. There is no separate draw held, with the group compositions identical to the draw for the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League group stage, which will be held on 24 August 2017, 18:00 CEST, at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco. 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 12–13 September, 26–27 September, 17–18 October, 31 October – 1 November, 21–22 November, and 5–6 December 2017.

Domestic Champions Path

For the Domestic Champions Path, the 32 teams are drawn into two rounds of two-legged home-and-away ties. The draw will be held on 29 August 2017 at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. In both rounds, each tie is played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scores more goals on aggregate over the two legs advances to the next round. If the aggregate score is level, the away goals rule is applied, i.e., the team that scores more goals away from home over the two legs advances. If away goals are also equal, the match is decided by a penalty shoot-out (no extra time is played).[1]

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.

First round

The first legs will be played on 27 September, and the second legs will be played on 18 October 2017.

Second round

The first legs will be played on 1 November, and the second legs will be played on 22 November 2017.

Play-offs

For the play-offs, the 16 teams are drawn into eight ties played over one match. The draw for the play-offs will be held on 11 December 2017 at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. 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. If the scores are level after full-time, the match is decided by a penalty shoot-out (no extra time is played).[1]

The play-offs will be played on 6 and 7 February 2018.

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 for the round of 16 onwards will be held on 9 February 2018 at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. 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).[1]

Round of 16

The round of 16 matches will be played on 20 and 21 February 2018.

Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals will be played on 13 and 14 March 2018.

Semi-finals

The semi-finals will be played on 20 April 2018 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon.[47]

Final

The final will be played on 23 April 2018 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon.[47]

References

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