 TheColovray Stadium inNyon will host the semi-finals and final | |
| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | 16 September 2025 – 20 April 2026 |
| Teams | 86 (from 50 associations) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 93 |
| Goals scored | 370 (3.98 per match) |
2026–27 → All statistics correct as of 23 October 2025. | |
The2025–26 UEFA Youth League is the twelfth season of theUEFA Youth League, a European youth clubfootball competition organised byUEFA.[1]
The title holders areBarcelona, who defeatedTrabzonspor 4–1 in theprevious edition's final.
A total of 86 teams from 50 of the 55UEFA member associations entered the tournament. They were split into two sections.[2]
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| Path | Round | Teams entering in this round | Teams advancing from the previous round |
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| UEFA Champions League Path (36 teams) | League phase (36 teams) |
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| Domestic Champions Path (50 teams) | First round (20 teams) |
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| Second round (40 teams) |
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| Third round (20 teams) |
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| Knockout phase (32 teams) |
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As theYouth League title holders (Barcelona) qualified for Champions League Path via their senior side, the following changes to the default access list were made:
The schedule of the competition was as follows.[1]
| Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
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| UEFA Champions League Path | Matchday 1 | 28 August 2025 | 16–18 September 2025 | |
| Matchday 2 | 30 September – 1 October 2025 | |||
| Matchday 3 | 21–22 October 2025 | |||
| Matchday 4 | 4–5 November 2025 | |||
| Matchday 5 | 25–26 November 2025 | |||
| Matchday 6 | 9–10 December 2025 | |||
| Domestic Champions Path | First round | 1 September 2025 | 17 September 2025 | 1 October 2025 |
| Second round | 22 October 2025 | 5 November 2025 | ||
| Third round | 26 November 2025 | 10 December 2025 | ||
| Knockout phase | Round of 32 | 12 December 2025 | 3–4 February 2026 | |
| Round of 16 | 6 February 2026 | 24–25 February 2026 | ||
| Quarter-finals | 17–18 March 2026 | |||
| Semi-finals | 17 April 2026Colovray Stadium,Nyon | |||
| Final | 20 April 2026Colovray Stadium,Nyon | |||
For the UEFA Champions League Path, the 36 teams played six matches (three home and three away) following the same schedule as the first six matchdays of the2025–26 UEFA Champions League league phase. The top 22 teams advanced to knockout phase.[1]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Chelsea | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 12 | Advance toknockout phase |
| 2 |  Athletic Bilbao | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 12 | |
| 3 | Real Madrid | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 12 | |
| 4 |  Club Brugge | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 12 | |
| 5 | Atlético Madrid | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 10 | |
| 6 |  Benfica | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 9 | |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 9 | |
| 8 | Barcelona | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 9 | |
| 9 |  Borussia Dortmund | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 9[a] | |
| 10 | Villarreal | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 9[a] | |
| 11 |  Inter Milan | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 8 | |
| 12 | Sporting CP | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 8 | |
| 13 |  Slavia Prague | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 7 | |
| 14 |  Paris Saint-Germain | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 7 | |
| 15 |  Ajax | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 7 | |
| 16 |  Olympiacos | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 7 | |
| 17 | Liverpool | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 7 | |
| 18 | Bayer Leverkusen | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 7 | |
| 19 |  Copenhagen | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 6 | |
| 20 | Manchester City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 | |
| 21 | PSV Eindhoven | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 5 | |
| 22 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 4 | |
| 23 | Juventus | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 4 | |
| 24 | Atalanta | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 4 | |
| 25 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 4 | |
| 26 |  Galatasaray | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 16 | −10 | 4 | |
| 27 | Monaco | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 3 | |
| 28 | Napoli | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 3 | |
| 29 | Bayern Munich | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 3 | |
| 30 |  Pafos | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 3 | |
| 31 | Marseille | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 1 | |
| 32 | Arsenal | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 0 | |
| 33 | Newcastle United | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 0 | |
| 34 |  Kairat | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 0 | |
| 35 |  Bodø/Glimt | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 27 | −23 | 0 | |
| 36 |  Qarabağ | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 20 | −19 | 0 |
For the Domestic Champions Path, the 50 teams were drawn into three rounds oftwo-legged home-and-away ties, with the 30 clubs from the top ranked associations starting directly from the second round. The draw for all three rounds were held on 1 September 2025.
The ten third round winners advanced to the round of 32.
The first legs were played on 17, 18 and 26 September, and the second legs on 30 September and 1 October 2025.
The winners of the ties advanced to the second round.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Ordabasy | 1–3 |  Dinamo Minsk | 1–1 | 0–2 |
Zrinjski Mostar  | 1–4 |  Dinamo Tbilisi | 1–1 | 0–3 |
Shelbourne  | 12–1 |  Rabotnichki | 5–0 | 7–1 |
Larne  | 3–3 (4–5p) |  Racing Union | 2–0 | 1–3 |
Haverfordwest  | 3–5 |  Budućnost Podgorica | 2–3 | 1–2 |
FK Be1  | 1–5 |  HJK Helsinki | 1–1 | 0–4 |
Narva Trans  | 2–4 |  Víkingur | 1–0 | 1–4 |
FK Jelgava  | 2–3 |  Akureyri | 2–2 | 0–1 |
Inter Club d'Escaldes  | 0–15 |  Skënderbeu | 0–10 | 0–5 |
Naxxar Lions  | 1–6 |  Lincoln Red Imps | 0–2 | 1–4 |
The first legs were played on 21, 22 & 23 October and 1 November, and the second legs on 4 & 5 November 2025.
The winners of the ties advanced to the third round.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Dinamo Minsk | 2–1 |  Ludogorets Razgrad | 0–1 | 2–0 |
| AEK Larnaca | 3–6 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 3–4 | 0–2 |
Bravo  | 1–8 | Porto | 0–4 | 1–4 |
Basel  | 3–4 | Real Betis | 3–2 | 0–2 |
Austria Wien  | 2–4 |  Maccabi Haifa | 1–1 | 1–3 |
| Nantes | 7–1 | Sabah | 5–0 | 2–1 |
| Baník Ostrava | 1–4 |  Red Star Belgrade | 0–0 | 1–4 |
Žilina  | 2–2 (2–0p) | Shelbourne | 2–2 | 0–0 |
| Racing Union | 1–5 | 1. FC Köln | 0–3 | 1–2 |
| Midtjylland | 8–1 | Budućnost Podgorica | 3–0 | 5–1 |
| HJK Helsinki | 3–2 | Trabzonspor | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| Víkingur | 1–11 | Genk | 0–8 | 1–3 |
| Akureyri | 0–4 | PAOK | 0–2 | 0–2 |
Legia Warsaw  | 6–4 | Fiorentina | 4–1 | 2–3 |
Lokomotiva Zagreb  | 4–6 |  FCSB | 2–3 | 2–3 |
| Brann | 1–1 (1–3p) |  Puskás Akadémia | 1–1 | 0–0 |
Dynamo Kyiv  | 3–1 |  Brommapojkarna | 1–0 | 2–1 |
Hibernian  | 4–1 |  2 Korriku | 4–0 | 0–1 |
| Skënderbeu | 1–7 | Aston Villa | 1–1 | 0–6 |
| AZ | 9–0 | Lincoln Red Imps | 4–0 | 5–0 |
The first legs will be played on 25 & 26 November–5 December, and the second legs on 9 & 10 December 2025.
The winners of the ties will advance to the knockout phase.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Dinamo Minsk | Match 1 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 5 Dec | 10 Dec |
| Porto | Match 2 | Real Betis | 26 Nov | 10 Dec |
| Maccabi Haifa | Match 3 | Nantes | 26 Nov | 10 Dec |
| Red Star Belgrade | Match 4 | Žilina | 26 Nov | 10 Dec |
| 1. FC Köln | Match 5 | Midtjylland | 26 Nov | 10 Dec |
| HJK Helsinki | Match 6 | Genk | 26 Nov | 10 Dec |
| Legia Warsaw | Match 7 | PAOK | 2–1 | 9 Dec |
| FCSB | Match 8 | Puskás Akadémia | 26 Nov | 10 Dec |
| Dynamo Kyiv | Match 9 | Hibernian | 26 Nov | 10 Dec |
| Aston Villa | Match 10 | AZ | 26 Nov | 9 Dec |
The top 22 teams from the UEFA Champions League Path as well as 10 winners of the Domestic Champions Path qualified for the knockout phase, which were played in a single-leg knockout format. For the round of 32, the top six teams from the UEFA Champions League Path were paired against the teams finished in 17th to 22nd place, and the Domestic Champions Path winners were paired against teams ranked 7th to 16th.[1]
