The2023–24 UEFA Youth League Domestic Champions Path began on 3 October 2023 and ended on 3 December 2023. A total of 32 teams competed in the Domestic Champions Path to decide eight of the 24 places in theknockout phase (play-offs and the round of 16 onwards) of the2023–24 UEFA Youth League.[1]
Times listed here byCEST/CET.[2]
The youth domestic champions of the top 32 associations according to their 2023UEFA country coefficients entered the Domestic Champions Path.[3] If there was a vacancy (associations with no youth domestic competition, as well as youth domestic champions already included in theUEFA Champions League path), it was first filled by the title holders if they have not yet qualified, and then by the youth domestic champions of the next association in the UEFA ranking.
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 5 September 2023, at the UEFA headquarters inNyon, Switzerland.[4] There were no seedings, but the 32 teams were split into groups defined by sporting and geographical criteria prior to the draw.
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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, as theaway goals rule had been scrapped, the match would be decided by apenalty shoot-out with noextra time played.[5]
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 3 and 4 October and the second legs were played on 8, 24, and 25 October 2023.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Lech Poznań  | 1–1 (2–4p) |  Nantes | 1–1 | 0–0 |
Pafos  | 0–6 |  Žilina | 0–1 | 0–5 |
Rukh Lviv  | 4–2 |  Sarajevo | 1–1 | 3–1 |
Sparta Prague  | w/o[a] |  Maccabi Haifa | 1–1 | Canc.[a] |
AZ  | 14–0 |  Klaipėda | 12–0 | 2–0 |
Malmö FF  | 3–5 |  HJK | 1–4 | 2–1 |
Molde  | 5–4 |  Hamilton Academical | 3–0 | 2–4 |
Famalicão  | 2–2 (6–7p) |  Midtjylland | 2–2 | 0–0 |
Turan  | 0–6 |  Sheriff Tiraspol | 0–1 | 0–5 |
Universitatea Craiova  | 0–5 |  Partizan | 0–1 | 0–4 |
Olympiacos  | 6–2 |  Lecce | 3–1 | 3–1 |
Dinamo Minsk  | 2–1 |  Ludogorets Razgrad | 0–1 | 2–0 |
Maribor  | 1–3 |  Mainz 05 | 0–2 | 1–1 |
Gent  | 0–3 |  Basel | 0–1 | 0–2 |
Dinamo Zagreb  | 5–2 |  İstanbul Başakşehir | 2–1 | 3–1 |
Gabala  | 2–1 |  Puskás Akadémia | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Lech Poznań | 1–1 | Nantes |
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1–1 on aggregate; Nantes won 4–2 on penalties.
Žilina won 6–0 on aggregate.
Rukh Lviv won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Sparta Prague | 1–1 | Maccabi Haifa |
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Sparta Prague won on walkover as Maccabi Haifa withdrew.[note 2]
| Klaipėda | 0–2 | AZ |
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AZ won 14–0 on aggregate.
| Malmö FF | 1–4 | HJK |
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HJK won 5–3 on aggregate.
| Molde | 3–0 | Hamilton Academical |
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| Hamilton Academical | 4–2 | Molde |
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Molde won 5–4 on aggregate.
| Famalicão | 2–2 | Midtjylland |
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2–2 on aggregate; Midtjylland won 7–6 on penalties.
| Sheriff Tiraspol | 5–0 | Turan |
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Sheriff Tiraspol won 6–0 on aggregate.
| Partizan | 4–0 | Universitatea Craiova |
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Partizan won 5–0 on aggregate.
| Olympiacos | 3–1 | Lecce |
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| Lecce | 1–3 | Olympiacos |
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Olympiacos won 6–2 on aggregate.
| Ludogorets Razgrad | 0–2 | Dinamo Minsk |
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Dinamo Minsk won 2–1 on aggregate.
Mainz 05 won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Basel | 2–0 | Gent |
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Basel won 3–0 on aggregate.
Dinamo Zagreb won 5–2 on aggregate.
Gabala won 2–1 on aggregate.
The first legs were played on 7, 8, and 29 November and the second legs were played on 22, 28, 29 November, and 3 December 2023.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Rukh Lviv | 1–4 | Midtjylland | 0–4 | 1–0 |
| Nantes | 1–1 (4–3p) | HJK | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Molde | 3–6 | AZ | 3–4 | 0–2 |
| Sparta Prague | 6–6 (2–4p) | Žilina | 2–2 | 4–4 |
| Basel | 2–0 | Dinamo Zagreb | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Gabala | 0–7 | Olympiacos | 0–3 | 0–4 |
| Mainz 05 | 3–2 | Dinamo Minsk | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Sheriff Tiraspol | 4–5 | Partizan | 2–0 | 2–5 |
| Rukh Lviv | 0–4 | Midtjylland |
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Midtjylland won 4–1 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate; Nantes won 4–3 on penalties.
| AZ | 2–0 | Molde |
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AZ won 6–3 on aggregate.
6–6 on aggregate; Žilina won 4–2 on penalties.
| Basel | 2–0 | Dinamo Zagreb |
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| Dinamo Zagreb | 0–0 | Basel |
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Basel won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Gabala | 0–3 | Olympiacos |
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| Olympiacos | 4–0 | Gabala |
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Olympiacos won 7–0 on aggregate.
| Mainz 05 | 1–1 | Dinamo Minsk |
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Mainz 05 won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Partizan | 5–2 | Sheriff Tiraspol |
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Partizan won 5–4 on aggregate.
Due to the current situation, Maccabi Haifa Youth team has withdrawn its participation from the domestic champions path of this season's UEFA Youth League. UEFA has taken note and confirmed that AC Sparta Praha Youth team is therefore qualified to the Round 2 of the domestic champions path.
Due to the current situation, Maccabi Haifa Youth team has withdrawn its participation from the domestic champions path of this season's UEFA Youth League. UEFA has taken note and confirmed that AC Sparta Praha Youth team is therefore qualified to the Round 2 of the domestic champions path.
