The2015–16 UEFA Youth League Domestic Champions Path were played from 29 September to 6 December 2015. A total of 32 teams competed in the Domestic Champions Path to decide 8 of the 24 places in theknockout phase of the2015–16 UEFA Youth League.[1]
Times up to 24 October 2015 (first round) wereCEST (UTC+2), thereafter (second round) times wereCET (UTC+1).
The youth domestic champions of the top 32 associations according to their 2014UEFA country coefficients entered the Domestic Champions Path.[2] 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.[3][4]
The 32 teams were drawn into two rounds oftwo-legged home-and-away ties. The draw was held on 1 September 2015, 13:45CEST, at the UEFA headquarters inNyon,Switzerland.[5][6] There were no seedings, but the 32 teams were split into four groups defined by sporting and geographical criteria prior to the draw.[7]
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| Second round winnersadvanced to theplay-offs |
In the Domestic Champions Path, each tie was played overtwo legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scored more goals on aggregate over the two legs advanced to the next round. If the aggregate score was level, theaway goals rule was applied, i.e., the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs advanced. If away goals were also equal, the match was decided by apenalty shoot-out (noextra time was played).[1]
The eight second round winners advanced to theplay-offs, where they were joined by the eight group runners-up from theUEFA Champions League Path.
The first legs were played on 29 and 30 September, and the second legs were played on 7, 14, 20 and 21 October 2015.[2]
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Villarreal  | 4–4 (a) |  Servette | 2–3 | 2–1 |
APOEL  | 4–9 |  Puskás Akadémia | 3–3 | 1–6 |
Senica  | 1–2 |  Torino | 0–0 | 1–2 |
Rad  | 1–1 (3–2p) |  Domžale | 0–1 | 1–0 |
Reims  | 5–6 |  Middlesbrough | 5–3 | 0–3 |
IF Elfsborg  | 2–1 |  Stjarnan | 2–0 | 0–1 |
Brann  | 1–6 |  Anderlecht | 1–1 | 0–5 |
HJK  | 1–6 |  Celtic | 0–5 | 1–1 |
Schalke 04  | 2–5 |  Ajax | 2–3 | 0–2 |
Příbram  | 4–1 |  Zimbru Chișinău | 2–0 | 2–1 |
Red Bull Salzburg  | 5–2 |  Željezničar | 4–0 | 1–2 |
Midtjylland  | 5–2[a] |  Saburtalo Tbilisi | 3–1 | 2–1 |
Aktobe  | 0–6 |  Beşiktaş | 0–2 | 0–4 |
Spartak Moscow  | 4–0 |  Ravan Baku | 4–0 | 0–0 |
Minsk  | 3–7 |  Viitorul Constanța | 2–2 | 1–5 |
Litex Lovech  | 2–5 |  Legia Warsaw | 1–2 | 1–3 |
| Villarreal | 2–3 | Servette |
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4–4 on aggregate; Servette won on away goals.
| Puskás Akadémia | 6–1 | APOEL |
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Puskás Akadémia won 9–4 on aggregate.
Torino won 2–1 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate; Rad won 3–2 on penalties.
| Middlesbrough | 3–0 | Reims |
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Middlesbrough won 6–5 on aggregate.
| Stjarnan | 1–0 | IF Elfsborg |
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IF Elfsborg won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Brann | 1–1 | Anderlecht |
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| Anderlecht | 5–0 | Brann |
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Anderlecht won 6–1 on aggregate.
Celtic won 6–1 on aggregate.
Ajax won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Zimbru Chișinău | 1–2 | Příbram |
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Příbram won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Željezničar | 2–1 | Red Bull Salzburg |
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Red Bull Salzburg won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Saburtalo Tbilisi | 1–2 | Midtjylland |
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Midtjylland won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Beşiktaş | 4–0 | Aktobe |
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Beşiktaş won 6–0 on aggregate.
| Spartak Moscow | 4–0 | Ravan Baku |
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| Ravan Baku | 0–0 | Spartak Moscow |
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Spartak Moscow won 4–0 on aggregate.
Viitorul Constanța won 7–3 on aggregate.
| Litex Lovech | 1–2 | Legia Warsaw |
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| Legia Warsaw | 3–1 | Litex Lovech |
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Legia Warsaw won 5–2 on aggregate.
The first legs were played on 4, 5 November and 2 December, and the second legs were played on 24, 25 November and 6 December 2015.[2]
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Puskás Akadémia | 1–3 | Celtic | 1–0 | 0–3 |
| Rad | 0–1 | IF Elfsborg | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Servette | 3–4[a] | Anderlecht | 1–2 | 2–2 |
| Middlesbrough | 6–3 | Torino | 3–0 | 3–3 |
| Spartak Moscow | 1–5 | Ajax | 0–3 | 1–2 |
| Beşiktaş | 2–5 | Red Bull Salzburg | 1–0 | 1–5 |
| Midtjylland | 5–1 | Legia Warsaw | 2–0 | 3–1 |
| Příbram | 2–0 | Viitorul Constanța | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Celtic | 3–0 | Puskás Akadémia |
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Celtic won 3–1 on aggregate.
| IF Elfsborg | 0–0 | Rad |
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IF Elfsborg won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Anderlecht | 2–2 | Servette |
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Anderlecht won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Torino | 3–3 | Middlesbrough |
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Middlesbrough won 6–3 on aggregate.
| Spartak Moscow | 0–3 | Ajax |
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| Ajax | 2–1 | Spartak Moscow |
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Ajax won 5–1 on aggregate.
Red Bull Salzburg won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Legia Warsaw | 1–3 | Midtjylland |
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Midtjylland won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Viitorul Constanța | 0–0 | Příbram |
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Příbram won 2–0 on aggregate.
