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Tournament details | |
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Dates | 17 September 2019 – 25 August 2020 |
Teams | 64 (from 41 associations) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 167 |
Goals scored | 554 (3.32 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Roberto Piccoli (Atalanta) Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) 8 goals each |
The2019–20 UEFA Youth League was the seventh season of theUEFA Youth League, a European youth clubfootball competition organised byUEFA.
Following the round of 16, the competition was postponed indefinitely due to theCOVID-19 pandemic in Europe.[1][2] The final tournament consisting of the semi-finals and final, originally scheduled to be played on 17 and 20 April 2020 at theColovray Stadium inNyon, Switzerland, were officially postponed on 18 March 2020.[3] On 17 June 2020, UEFA announced that the remaining matches, including two round of 16 matches, quarter-finals, semi-finals and final, would be played between 16 and 25 August at theColovray Stadium inNyon, Switzerlandbehind closed doors.[4][5][6]
Real Madrid defeatedBenfica in thefinal 3–2 to win their first title.[7]Porto were the defending champions, but were eliminated byRed Bull Salzburg in the play-offs.
A total of 64 teams from at least 32 of the 55UEFA member associations could enter the tournament. They were split into two sections, each with 32 teams:[8]
For this season, 41 associations were represented, with Estonia being represented for the first time.[10]
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Teams could name a squad of no more than forty players. A maximum of five players could be born between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2000, with no more than three of these players in a matchday squad, while the remainder had to be born on or after 1 January 2001.[8]
The schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws were held at the UEFA headquarters inNyon, Switzerland, unless stated otherwise).[10][5]
The competition was suspended on 17 March 2020 due to theCOVID-19 pandemic in Europe.[2] The final tournament consisting of the semi-finals and final, originally scheduled to be played on 17 and 20 April 2020 at theColovray Stadium inNyon, Switzerland, wad officially postponed on 18 March 2020.[3] A working group was set up by UEFA to decide the calendar of the remainder of the season,[53] with the final decision made at the UEFA Executive Committee meeting on 17 June 2020.[54][4]
Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
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UEFA Champions League Path Group stage | Matchday 1 | 29 August 2019 (Monaco) | 17–18 September 2019 | |
Matchday 2 | 1–2 October 2019 | |||
Matchday 3 | 22–23 October 2019 | |||
Matchday 4 | 5–6 November 2019 | |||
Matchday 5 | 26–27 November 2019 | |||
Matchday 6 | 10–11 December 2019 | |||
Domestic Champions Path | First round | 3 September 2019 | 2 October 2019 | 23 October 2019 |
Second round | 6 November 2019 | 27 November 2019 | ||
Knockout phase | Knockout round play-offs | 16 December 2019 | 11–12 February 2020 | |
Round of 16 | 14 February 2020 | 3–4 March 2020 10 March 2020[a] 16 August 2020 atColovray Stadium,Nyon[b] | ||
Quarter-finals | 18–19 August 2020 atColovray Stadium,Nyon[c] | |||
Semi-finals | 22 August 2020 atColovray Stadium,Nyon[d] | |||
Final | 25 August 2020 atColovray Stadium,Nyon[e] |
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 the2019–20 UEFA Champions League group stage, which was held on 29 August 2019, 18:00CEST, at theGrimaldi Forum inMonaco.[55]
In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in around-robin format. The 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 17–18 September, 1–2 October, 22–23 October, 5–6 November, 26–27 November, and 10–11 December 2019.
Tiebreakers |
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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):[8]
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RMA | BRU | PAR | GAL | |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 13 | Round of 16 | — | 3–0 | 6–3 | 2–4 | |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 10 | Play-offs | 2–2 | — | 2–0 | 3–2 | |
3 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 6[a] | 1–2 | 0–4 | — | 1–0 | ||
4 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 6[a] | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–5 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BAY | RSB | TOT | OLY | |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 2 | +16 | 14 | Round of 16 | — | 0–0 | 3–0 | 6–0 | |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 11 | Play-offs | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
3 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 1–4 | 9–2 | — | 1–0 | ||
4 | ![]() | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 15 | −13 | 1 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ATA | DZG | MCI | SHK | |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 13 | Round of 16 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 11 | Play-offs | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
3 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 7 | 1–3 | 2–2 | — | 5–0 | ||
4 | ![]() | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | JUV | ATM | LEV | LMO | |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 15 | Round of 16 | — | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 12 | Play-offs | 0–4 | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
3 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 16 | −10 | 4[a] | 0–5 | 0–2 | — | 2–2 | ||
4 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 4[a] | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LIV | SAL | GNK | NAP | |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 13 | Round of 16 | — | 4–2 | 0–1 | 7–0 | |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 10 | Play-offs | 2–3 | — | 1–1 | 7–2 | |
3 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 8 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — | 3–1 | ||
4 | ![]() | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 23 | −18 | 2 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 0–0 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | INT | DOR | SLP | BAR | |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 12[a] | Round of 16 | — | 4–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 12[a] | Play-offs | 2–1 | — | 5–1 | 2–1 | |
3 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 9 | 4–1 | 1–0 | — | 0–4 | ||
4 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–3 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BEN | LYO | RBL | ZEN | |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 15 | Round of 16 | — | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 12 | Play-offs | 2–3 | — | 1–0 | 4–2 | |
3 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 4[a] | 0–3 | 1–3 | — | 1–1 | ||
4 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 4[a] | 1–7 | 3–1 | 0–2 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AJX | LIL | CHE | VAL | |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 11 | Round of 16 | — | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 10 | Play-offs | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
3 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 6 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 3–3 | ||
4 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 5 | 3–5 | 1–2 | 2–1 | — |
For the Domestic Champions Path, the 32 teams were drawn into two rounds oftwo-legged home-and-away ties. The draw for both the first round and second round was held on 3 September 2019, 14:00CEST, at the UEFA headquarters inNyon, Switzerland.[56] There were no seedings, but the 32 teams were split into groups defined by sporting and geographical criteria prior to the draw.
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 (group stage).[8]
The first legs were played on 2, 3, 5 and 9 October, and the second legs were played from 22–24 October 2019.
Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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APOEL ![]() | 2–1[a] | ![]() | 1–1 | 1–0 |
Shkëndija Tiranë ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | 1–2 | 0–1 |
MTK Budapest ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | 1–1 | 0–2 |
Zaragoza ![]() | 5–1 | ![]() | 1–0 | 4–1 |
Minsk ![]() | 2–9 | ![]() | 0–2 | 2–7 |
IF Elfsborg ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | 1–2 | 0–1 |
Sogndal ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() | 3–1 | 1–1 |
ÍA ![]() | 16–1 | ![]() | 4–0 | 12–1 |
Bohemians ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | 1–1 | 0–1 |
Rennes ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | 2–1 | 0–0 |
Young Boys ![]() | 5–5 (a) | ![]() | 3–3 | 2–2 |
Porto ![]() | 7–2 | ![]() | 4–2 | 3–0 |
Viitorul Constanța ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | 0–0 | 0–2 |
Slovan Bratislava ![]() | 1–1 (4–2p)[a] | ![]() | 1–0 | 0–1 |
Dynamo Kyiv ![]() | 10–2 | ![]() | 8–0 | 2–2 |
Astana ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() | 1–0 | 0–4 |
The first legs were played on 4 and 6 November, and the second legs were played from 26–27 November and 4 December 2019.
Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Sheriff Tiraspol ![]() | 3–3 (a) | ![]() | 2–0 | 1–3 |
Zaragoza ![]() | 9–0 | ![]() | 5–0 | 4–0 |
Midtjylland ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | 3–1 | 0–0 |
ÍA ![]() | 2–6 | ![]() | 1–2 | 1–4 |
Porto ![]() | 5–2 | ![]() | 2–2 | 3–0 |
Dynamo Kyiv ![]() | 5–2 | ![]() | 3–0 | 2–2 |
Rangers ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | 2–0 | 2–1 |
Rennes ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | 2–0 | 1–0 |
The draw for the round of 16 onwards was held on 14 February 2020, 13:00CET (UTC+1), at the UEFA headquarters inNyon, Switzerland.[57] The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:
Each tie was played over a single match. If the score was level after full-time, the match was decided by apenalty shoot-out (noextra time was played).[8]
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The draw for the knockout round play-offs was held on 16 December 2019, 14:00CET (UTC+1), at the UEFA headquarters inNyon, Switzerland.[58] 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.
Each tie was played over a single match. If the score was level after full-time, the match was decided by apenalty shoot-out (noextra time was played).[8]
The matches were played on 11 and 12 February 2020. 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.
Home team | Score | Away team |
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Derby County ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
Porto ![]() | 1–1 (6–7p) | ![]() |
Zaragoza ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() |
Dynamo Kyiv ![]() | 0–0 (3–4p) | ![]() |
Sheriff Tiraspol ![]() | 0–0 (2–4p) | ![]() |
Rangers ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() |
Midtjylland ![]() | 1–1 (7–6p) | ![]() |
Rennes ![]() | 1–1 (5–3p) | ![]() |
Six of the eight round of 16 matches were played on 3, 4 and 10 March 2020, while the remaining two matches could not be played as scheduled due to concerns over theCOVID-19 pandemic in Europe.[1] They were rescheduled to 16 August 2020 atColovray Stadium,Nyon.[59]
Home team | Score | Away team |
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Bayern Munich ![]() | 2–2 (5–6p) | ![]() |
Ajax ![]() | 0–0 (6–5p) | ![]() |
Atalanta ![]() | 3–3 (3–5p) | ![]() |
Inter Milan ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
Red Bull Salzburg ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() |
Benfica ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() |
Red Star Belgrade ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() |
Juventus ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() |
The quarter-finals, originally scheduled to be played on 17 and 18 March 2020, were postponed due to concerns over theCOVID-19 pandemic in Europe.[60][1] They were rescheduled to 18 and 19 August 2020 atColovray Stadium,Nyon.[59]
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Inter Milan ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() |
Red Bull Salzburg ![]() | 4–3 | ![]() |
Midtjylland ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() |
Dinamo Zagreb ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() |
The semi-finals, originally scheduled to be played on 17 April 2020 atColovray Stadium,Nyon, were postponed due to concerns over theCOVID-19 pandemic in Europe. They were rescheduled to 22 August 2020.[59]
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Benfica ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
Red Bull Salzburg ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
The final, originally scheduled to be played on 20 April 2020 atColovray Stadium,Nyon, was postponed due to concerns over theCOVID-19 pandemic in Europe. It was rescheduled to 25 August 2020.[59]
Benfica![]() | 2–3 | ![]() |
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| Report |
There were 554 goals scored in 167 matches, for an average of 3.32 goals per match.[62]
Rank | Player | Team | Goals | |||
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GS | DC | KO | Total | |||
1 | ![]() | ![]() | 6 | — | 2 | 8 |
![]() | ![]() | 2 | — | 6 | ||
3 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 | — | 5 | 6 |
![]() | ![]() | 6 | — | — | ||
![]() | ![]() | 4 | — | 2 | ||
6 | ![]() | ![]() | 4 | — | 1 | 5 |
![]() | ![]() | 3 | — | 2 | ||
![]() | ![]() | 5 | — | 0 | ||
![]() | ![]() | 5 | — | 0 | ||
![]() | ![]() | — | 5 | 0 |