 TheColovray Stadium inNyon hosted the semi-finals and final. | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 17 September 2013 – 14 April 2014 |
| Teams | 32 (from 18 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Barcelona (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Benfica |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 110 |
| Goals scored | 378 (3.44 per match) |
| Attendance | 110,944 (1,009 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Munir (Barcelona) 11 goals |
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The2013–14 UEFA Youth League was the first season of theUEFA Youth League, a European youth clubfootball competition organised byUEFA. It was contested by the under-19 youth teams of the 32 clubs qualified for the group stage of the2013–14 UEFA Champions League.[1][2][3]
The final was played on 14 April 2014 at theColovray Stadium inNyon, Switzerland, betweenBenfica andBarcelona. Barcelona won 3–0 and became the first team to lift theLennart Johansson Trophy, named after UEFA's honorary president.[4]
Players had to be born on or after 1 January 1995.[3]
The youth teams of the 32 clubs which participated in the2013–14 UEFA Champions League group stage entered the competition.
The schedule of the competition was as follows.[4]
| Phase | Round | Draw date | Match date(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Group stage | Matchday 1 | 29 August 2013 (Monaco) | 17–18 September 2013 |
| Matchday 2 | 1–2 October 2013 | ||
| Matchday 3 | 22–23 October 2013 | ||
| Matchday 4 | 5–6 November 2013 | ||
| Matchday 5 | 26–27 November 2013 | ||
| Matchday 6 | 10–11 December 2013 | ||
| Knockout phase | Round of 16 | 16 December 2013 (Nyon) | 18–19 & 25–26 February 2014 |
| Quarter-finals | 11–12 & 18–19 March 2014 | ||
| Semi-finals | 11 April 2014 | ||
| Final | 14 April 2014 |
Brown: Group A;
Red: Group B;
Orange: Group C;
Yellow: Group D;
Green: Group E;
Blue: Group F;
Purple: Group G;
Pink: Group H.The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four, with the group compositions determined by the draw for the2013–14 UEFA Champions League group stage, which was held inMonaco on 29 August 2013.[5] In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in around-robin format. The matchdays were 17–18 September, 1–2 October, 22–23 October, 5–6 November, 26–27 November, and 10–11 December 2013, with the matches played on the same matchday as the corresponding Champions League matches (though not necessarily on the same day, and some matches were played on Mondays and Thursdays). The group winners and runners-up advanced to theround of 16.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RSO | SHK | LEV | MUN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Sociedad | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 10 | Advance toknockout phase | — | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | |
| 2 |  Shakhtar Donetsk | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 9 | 0–0 | — | 2–2 | 2–1 | ||
| 3 |  Bayer Leverkusen | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 7 | 1–5 | 1–2 | — | 3–1 | ||
| 4 |  Manchester United | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 7 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–3 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RMA | CPH | JUV | GAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 11 | Advance toknockout phase | — | 1–1 | 6–2 | 4–1 | |
| 2 |  Copenhagen | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 10 | 3–2 | — | 2–2 | 2–2 | ||
| 3 |  Juventus | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 8 | 0–2 | 2–2 | — | 3–1 | ||
| 4 |  Galatasaray | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–5 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BEN | PAR | AND | OLY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 14 | Advance toknockout phase | — | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | |
| 2 |  Paris Saint-Germain | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 7 | 1–4 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | ||
| 3 |  Anderlecht | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 5 | 3–6 | 0–1 | — | 4–2 | ||
| 4 |  Olympiacos | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CSKA | MCI | BAY | PLZ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  CSKA Moscow | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 13 | Advance toknockout phase | — | 1–1 | 1–2 | 5–0 | |
| 2 | Manchester City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 11 | 1–2 | — | 6–0 | 3–0 | ||
| 3 | Bayern Munich | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0–2 | 0–0 | — | 4–0 | ||
| 4 |  Viktoria Plzeň | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 22 | −20 | 0 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–4 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CHE | SCH | STE | BSL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chelsea | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | +17 | 18 | Advance toknockout phase | — | 1–0 | 5–0 | 4–0 | |
| 2 | Schalke 04 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 10 | 0–2 | — | 3–0 | 5–1 | ||
| 3 |  Steaua București | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 5 | 0–4 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | ||
| 4 |  Basel | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 20 | −16 | 1 | 1–2 | 0–5 | 1–3 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ARS | NAP | DOR | MAR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 9 | Advance toknockout phase | — | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| 2 | Napoli | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 9 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | Borussia Dortmund | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 2–2 | 2–1 | — | 5–2 | ||
| 4 | Marseille | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 7 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 4–1 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ATM | AWI | POR | ZEN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlético Madrid | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 13 | Advance toknockout phase | — | 2–1 | 3–2 | 4–2 | |
| 2 |  Austria Wien | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 11 | 3–3 | — | 3–0 | 2–1 | ||
| 3 | Porto | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 8 | 3–1 | 0–0 | — | 2–2 | ||
| 4 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 1 | 3–4 | 0–3 | 1–2 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BAR | MIL | CEL | AJX | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 5 | +15 | 16 | Advance toknockout phase | — | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | |
| 2 | Milan | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 11 | 2–6 | — | 3–1 | 3–0[a] | ||
| 3 |  Celtic | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | 4–1 | ||
| 4 |  Ajax | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 19 | −13 | 3 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 2–1 | — |
In theknockout phase, teams played against each other over one match. If scores were level after full-time, the match was decided bypenalty shoot-out (noextra time).[3] The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:[8]
The draw for the knockout phase was held on 16 December 2013.[9][10][11]
The round of 16 matches were played on 18, 25 and 26 February 2014.
The quarter-final matches were played on 11, 16 and 18 March 2014.
| Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|
| Paris Saint-Germain | 0–1 | Real Madrid |
| Chelsea | 1–3 | Schalke 04 |
| Barcelona | 4–2 | Arsenal |
| Manchester City | 1–2 | Benfica |
The semi-finals were played on 11 April 2014 at theColovray Stadium inNyon, Switzerland.[4][12]
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Real Madrid | 0–4 | Benfica |
| Schalke 04 | 0–1 | Barcelona |
The final was played on 14 April 2014 at theColovray Stadium inNyon, Switzerland.[4][12]
Top goalscorers[edit]
Source:[13] | Top assists[edit]
Source:[14] |
Ajax forfeited their matchday 6 match against AC Milan
