TheColovray Stadium inNyon hosted the semi-finals and final. | |
| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | 12 September 2017 – 23 April 2018 |
| Teams | 64 (from 43 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 167 |
| Goals scored | 566 (3.39 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Ivan Ignatyev (Krasnodar) 10 goals |
2018–19 → | |
The2017–18 UEFA Youth League was the fifth season of theUEFA Youth League, a European youth clubfootball competition organised byUEFA.
Barcelona won their second Youth League title following a win overChelsea in the final.[1]
Red Bull Salzburg were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the round of 16. Starting from this season, the UEFA Youth League title holders were given an automatic berth in the Domestic Champions path if there was a vacancy.
A total of 64 teams from 43 of the 55UEFA member associations entered the tournament, with Albania, Latvia and Luxembourg entering for the first time.[2] They were split into two sections:[3]
| Rank | Association | Teams | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA Champions League Path | Domestic Champions Path | ||
| 1 | |||
| 2 | |||
| 3 | |||
| 4 | Internazionale(2016–17 Campionato Primavera U19)[10] | ||
| 5 |
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| 6 | Bordeaux(2016–17 Championnat National U19)[12] | ||
| 7 | Krasnodar(2016 U17 RFS Cup)[13] | ||
| 8 | Shakhtar Donetsk | Dynamo Kyiv(2016–17 Ukrainian U19 League)[14] | |
| 9 | Anderlecht[†](2016–17 Belgian U17 League)[15] | ||
| 10 | Feyenoord | Ajax(2016–17 U19 Eredivisie)[16] | |
| 11 | Beşiktaş | Bursaspor(2016–17 U19 Elit Ligi)[17] | |
| 12 | Basel[†](2016–17 Swiss U18 League)[18] | ||
| 13 | Sparta Prague(2016–17 Czech U19 League)[19] | ||
| 14 | Olympiacos[†](2016–17 Superleague K17)[20] | ||
| 15 | Dinamo București(2016–17 Liga Elitelor U19)[21] | ||
| 16 | Red Bull Salzburg[TH](2016–17 U18 Jugendliga)[22] | ||
| 17 | Lokomotiva Zagreb(2016–17 1. HNL Juniori U19)[23] | ||
| 18 | Legia Warsaw(2016–17 Central Junior League U19)[24] | ||
| 19 | APOEL[†](2016–17 Cypriot U18 League)[25] | ||
| 20 | Shakhtyor Soligorsk(2016–17 Belarusian U19 League)[26] | ||
| 21 | Hammarby IF(2016 Swedish U17 League)[27] | ||
| 22 | Molde(2016 Norwegian U19 Cup)[28] | ||
| 23 | Maccabi Haifa(2016–17 Israeli U19 Premier League)[29] | ||
| 24 | Esbjerg(2016–17 U19 Ligaen)[30] | ||
| 25 | Celtic[†](2016–17 Scottish U17 League)[31] | ||
| 26 | Qarabağ[†](2016–17 Azerbaijani U19 League)[32] | ||
| 27 | Brodarac(2016–17 Serbian U19 League)[33] | ||
| 28 | Kairat(2016 Kazakhstani U18 League)[34] | ||
| 29 | Ludogorets Razgrad(2016–17 U18 BFU Cup)[35] | ||
| 30 | Maribor[†](2016–17 Slovenian U17 League)[36] | ||
| 31 | Nitra(2016–17 Slovak U19 League)[37] | ||
| 33 | Honvéd(2016–17 Hungarian U19 League)[38] | ||
| 34 | Zimbru Chișinău(2016–17 Divizia Națională U19)[39] | ||
| 35 | Breiðablik(2016 Icelandic U19 League)[40] | ||
| 36 | Saburtalo Tbilisi(2016 Georgian U19 League)[41] | ||
| 37 | KäPa(2016 U17 B-Junior League)[42] | ||
| 38 | Željezničar(2016–17 Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 Junior League)[43] | ||
| 39 | Vllaznia(2016–17 Albanian U19 League)[44] | ||
| 40 | Shkëndija(2016–17 Macedonian U19 League)[45] | ||
| 41 | UCD(2016League of Ireland U19 Division)[46] | ||
| 42 | Liepāja(2016 Latvian U18 League)[47] | ||
| 43 | F91 Dudelange(2016–17 Luxembourg U19 Junior Championship)[48] | ||
| 44 | Sutjeska(2016–17 Montenegrin U19 League)[49] | ||
| Associations which did 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 | No youth domestic competition | ||
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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.
The schedule of the competition is as follows (all draws are held at the UEFA headquarters inNyon, Switzerland, unless stated otherwise).[50]
| 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 | Knockout round 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 atColovray Stadium,Nyon[51] | |||
| Final | 23 April 2018 atColovray Stadium,Nyon[51] | |||
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 the2017–18 UEFA Champions League group stage, which was held on 24 August 2017, 18:00CEST, at theGrimaldi Forum inMonaco.[52][53]
In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in around-robin format. The eight group winners advanced to theround of 16, while the eight runners-up advanced to theplay-offs, where they were joined by the eight second round winners from theDomestic Champions Path.
The matchdays were 12–13 September, 26–27 September, 17–18 October, 31 October – 1 November, 21–22 November, and 5–6 December 2017.
| Tiebreakers |
|---|
Teams were ranked according topoints (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Articles 14.03):[3]
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BSL | MUN | BEN | CSKA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 11[a] | Round of 16 | — | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 11[a] | Play-offs | 4–3 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 7 | 0–0 | 2–2 | — | 5–1 | |||
| 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 3 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BAY | PAR | CEL | AND | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 14 | Round of 16 | — | 3–1 | 6–2 | 1–0 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 10 | Play-offs | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 2–3 | ||
| 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 6 | 1–2 | 2–3 | — | 3–1 | |||
| 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CHE | ATM | ROM | QRB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 15 | Round of 16 | — | 4–2 | 0–2 | 5–0 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 9[a] | Play-offs | 1–3 | — | 2–1 | 0–1 | ||
| 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 9[a] | 1–2 | 1–2 | — | 3–0 | |||
| 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 19 | −16 | 3 | 1–3 | 1–5 | 0–3 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BAR | SPO | OLY | JUV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 16 | Round of 16 | — | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 9 | Play-offs | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 5 | 0–3 | 2–2 | — | 2–0 | |||
| 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 3 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 3–1 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LIV | SPM | SEV | MRB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 3 | +15 | 15 | Round of 16 | — | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 8[a] | Play-offs | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | 5–0 | ||
| 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 8[a] | 0–4 | 3–3 | — | 1–0 | |||
| 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 3 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MCI | FEY | SHK | NAP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 13 | Round of 16 | — | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 9 | Play-offs | 0–2 | — | 4–0 | 4–3 | ||
| 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 7 | 2–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–2 | |||
| 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 17 | −5 | 4 | 3–5 | 2–2 | 1–2 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | POR | MON | RBL | BES | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 15 | Round of 16 | — | 2–1 | 3–2 | 5–1 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 10 | Play-offs | 3–2 | — | 2–2 | 3–0 | ||
| 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 5 | 0–2 | 1–4 | — | 4–0 | |||
| 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 4 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | TOT | RMA | DOR | APO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 13 | Round of 16 | — | 3–2 | 4–0 | 4–1 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 10 | +11 | 10 | Play-offs | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 10–0 | ||
| 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 9 | 1–3 | 5–3 | — | 5–0 | |||
| 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 24 | −22 | 3 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | — |
For the Domestic Champions Path, the 32 teams were drawn into two rounds oftwo-legged home-and-away ties. The draw was held on 29 August 2017, 14:00CEST, at the UEFA headquarters inNyon,Switzerland.[54][55] There were no seedings, but the 32 teams were split into groups defined by sporting and geographical criteria prior to the draw.[56]
In both rounds, if the aggregate score was tied after full-time of the second leg, theaway goals rule was used to decide the winner. If still tied, the match was decided by apenalty shoot-out (noextra time was played). The eight second round winners advanced to theplay-offs, where they were joined by the eight group runners-up from theUEFA Champions League Path.[3]
The first legs were played on 26 and 27 September, and the second legs were played on 17 and 18 October 2017.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internazionale | 5–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | |
| Zimbru Chișinău | 7–3 | 3–1 | 4–2 | |
| Ludogorets Razgrad | 3–4 | 1–1 | 2–3 | |
| Dinamo București | 2–4 | 0–2 | 2–2 | |
| KäPa | 2–4[a] | 1–2 | 1–2 | |
| Breiðablik | 1–3[a] | 1–3 | 0–0 | |
| UCD | 3–3 (4–5p) | 2–1 | 1–2 | |
| Hammarby IF | 0–6 | 0–4 | 0–2 | |
| Bordeaux | 0–5 | 0–1 | 0–4 | |
| Nitra | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| F91 Dudelange | 1–7 | 0–4 | 1–3 | |
| Sutjeska | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | |
| Brodarac | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Kairat | 2–11 | 2–2 | 0–9 | |
| Liepāja | 2–4 | 2–1 | 0–3 | |
| Bursaspor | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
The first legs were played on 29, 31 October and 1 November, and the second legs were played on 21 and 22 November 2017.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbru Chișinău | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | |
| Lokomotiva Zagreb | 1–1 (a) | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Internazionale | 10–1 | 4–1 | 6–0 | |
| Legia Warsaw | 3–4 | 1–4 | 2–0 | |
| Brodarac | 3–3 (a) | 1–1 | 2–2 | |
| Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–3 | |
| Krasnodar | 9–1 | 8–0 | 1–1 | |
| Sparta Prague | 2–6 | 2–4 | 0–2 |
The draw for the round of 16 onwards was held on 9 February 2018, 13:00CET, at the UEFA headquarters inNyon,Switzerland.[57][58] The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:
Each tie was played over a single match. If the score was tied after full time, the match was decided by apenalty shoot-out (noextra time was played).[3]
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The draw for the knockout round play-offs was held on 11 December 2017, 14:30CET, at the UEFA headquarters inNyon,Switzerland.[59][60] The eight second round winners from the Domestic Champions Path were 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 could not be drawn against each other. The eight play-off winners advanced to the round of 16, where they were joined by the eight group winners from the UEFA Champions League Path.
Each tie was played over a single match. If the score was tied after full time, the match was decided by apenalty shoot-out (noextra time was played).[3]
The matches were played on 6 and 7 February 2018.
| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Molde | 2–2 (2–4p) | |
| Internazionale | 3–3 (3–1p) | |
| Ajax | 0–0 (2–4p) | |
| Red Bull Salzburg | 5–2 | |
| Brodarac | 0–2 | |
| Nitra | 2–3 | |
| Željezničar | 1–3 | |
| Krasnodar | 0–0 (0–3p) |
The round of 16 matches were played on 20 and 21 February 2018.
The quarter-finals were played on 13 and 14 March 2018.
| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Real Madrid | 2–4 | |
| Manchester City | 1–1 (3–2p) | |
| Barcelona | 2–0 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 0–2 |
The semi-finals were played on 20 April 2018 atColovray Stadium,Nyon.[61][62]
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Manchester City | 4–5 | |
| Chelsea | 2–2 (5–4p) |
The final was played on 23 April 2018 atColovray Stadium,Nyon.[61][62]
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS | DC | KO | Total | |||
| 1 | — | 10 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 2 | 7 | — | 0 | 7 | ||
| 4 | — | 3 | ||||
| 6 | — | 1 | ||||
| 5 | — | 5 | 1 | 6 | ||
| — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 7 | 4 | — | 1 | 5 | ||
| 4 | — | 1 | ||||
| 3 | — | 2 | ||||
| 4 | — | 1 | ||||
| 4 | — | 1 | ||||
| 5 | — | 0 | ||||
| Rank | Player | Team | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 5 | ||