Part of football competition
The2025–26 UEFA Youth League Domestic Champions Path began on 17 September and will end on 10 December 2025. A total of 50 teams are competing in the Domestic Champions Path to decide 10 of the 32 places in the knockout phase of the2025–26 UEFA Youth League .[ 1]
Times areCET orCEST ,[ note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
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.[ 1] [ 2]
The ten third round winners will advance to theknockout phase , where they will be joined by the 22 best-ranked teams from theUEFA Champions League Path .
Round and draw dates [ edit ] The schedule of the competition was as follows.[ 1]
For the Domestic Champions Path first and second rounds, in principle matches were played on Wednesdays (first round on matchdays 2 and 3, second round on matchdays 4 and 5, as scheduled for UEFA Champions League); however, matches could also be played on other dates, including Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Schedule for 2025–26 UEFA Youth League Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg 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
The Domestic Champions Path includes 50 youth domestic champions (or runners-up, if the champions qualified for theUEFA Champions League Path ) and will consist of the following rounds:
First round (20 teams) : 20 teams from the 20 lower-ranked member associations according to their 2025UEFA country coefficients .Second round (40 teams) : 30 teams from the top 30 member associations according to UEFA country coefficients, and 10 winners of the first round.Third round (20 teams) : 20 winners of the second round.Below are the participating teams of the Domestic Champions Path, grouped by their starting rounds.[ 3]
Key to colours Winners of third round advanced toknockout phase Teams eliminated
The draw for the first round was held on 1 September 2025.[ 4]
Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4
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.
26 September 2025 (2025-09-26 )
30 September 2025 (2025-09-30 )
Dinamo Minsk 2–0 OrdabasyReport[ 7]
Dinamo Minsk won 3–1 on aggregate.
17 September 2025 (2025-09-17 )
18:30
Attendance: 400
Referee: Wojciech Myc (
Poland )
1 October 2025 (2025-10-01 )
Dinamo Tbilisi 3–0 Zrinjski MostarReport[ 9]
Attendance: 2,240
Referee: Ashot Ghaltakhchyan (
Armenia )
Dinamo Tbilisi won 4–1 on aggregate.
17 September 2025 (2025-09-17 )
1 October 2025 (2025-10-01 )
16:00
Rabotnichki 1–7 ShelbourneReport[ 11]
Shelbourne won 12–1 on aggregate.
17 September 2025 (2025-09-17 )
1 October 2025 (2025-10-01 )
18:30
3–3 on aggregate; Racing Union won 5–4 on penalties.
17 September 2025 (2025-09-17 )
30 September 2025 (2025-09-30 )
18:00
Budućnost Podgorica 2–1 HaverfordwestReport[ 15]
Attendance: 650
Referee: Giorgi Avazashvili (
Georgia )
Budućnost Podgorica won 5–3 on aggregate.
17 September 2025 (2025-09-17 )
Attendance: 723
Referee: Antoine Chiaramonti (
Andorra )
1 October 2025 (2025-10-01 )
HJK Helsinki 4–0 FK Be1Report[ 17]
HJK Helsinki won 5–1 on aggregate.
18 September 2025 (2025-09-18 )
Attendance: 140
Referee: Marius Hansen Grøtta (
Norway )
1 October 2025 (2025-10-01 )
Víkingur 4–1 Narva TransReport[ 19]
Attendance: 259
Referee: Alexandros Tsakalidis (
Greece )
Víkingur won 4–2 on aggregate.
17 September 2025 (2025-09-17 )
1 October 2025 (2025-10-01 )
Akureyri 1–0 FK JelgavaReport[ 21]
Akureyri won 3–2 on aggregate.
17 September 2025 (2025-09-17 )
14:30
1 October 2025 (2025-10-01 )
16:00
Skënderbeu 5–0 Inter Club d'EscaldesReport[ 23]
Attendance: 350
Referee: Simon Bourdeaud'hui (
Belgium )
Skënderbeu won 15–0 on aggregate.
17 September 2025 (2025-09-17 )
16:00
Attendance: 280
Referee: Oguzhan Çakir (
Turkey )
1 October 2025 (2025-10-01 )
19:00
Lincoln Red Imps 4–1 Naxxar LionsReport[ 25]
Lincoln Red Imps won 6–1 on aggregate.
The draw for the second round was held on 1 September 2025.[ 4]
Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 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.
1 November 2025 (2025-11-01 )
5 November 2025 (2025-11-05 )
Ludogorets Razgrad 0–2 Dinamo MinskReport[ 27]
Dinamo Minsk won 2–1 on aggregate.
22 October 2025 (2025-10-22 )
Attendance: 325
Referee: Simon Bourdeaud'hui (
Belgium )
5 November 2025 (2025-11-05 )
Dinamo Tbilisi 2–0 AEK LarnacaReport[ 29]
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Dzmitry Dzmitryieu (
Belarus )
Dinamo Tbilisi won 6–3 on aggregate.
22 October 2025 (2025-10-22 )
18:00
Športni center Kranj,Kranj Attendance: 900
5 November 2025 (2025-11-05 )
Porto 4–1 BravoReport[ 31]
Porto won 8–1 on aggregate.
22 October 2025 (2025-10-22 )
19:00
Leichtathletik Stadion St. Jakob,Basel Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Marius Hansen Grøtta (
Norway )
5 November 2025 (2025-11-05 )
16:00
Real Betis 2–0 BaselReport[ 33]
Attendance: 703
Referee: Oscar Johnson (
Sweden )
Real Betis won 4–3 on aggregate.
22 October 2025 (2025-10-22 )
15:30
FK Austria Wien-Akademie,Vienna Attendance: 584
5 November 2025 (2025-11-05 )
Maccabi Haifa 3–1 Austria WienReport[ 36]
Maccabi Haifa won 4–2 on aggregate.
22 October 2025 (2025-10-22 )
17:00
Attendance: 1,750
Referee: Ishmael Barbara (
Malta )
5 November 2025 (2025-11-05 )
Sabah 1–2 NantesReport[ 38]
Attendance: 250
Referee: Danilo Nikolić (
Serbia )
Nantes won 7–1 on aggregate.
22 October 2025 (2025-10-22 )
14:30
5 November 2025 (2025-11-05 )
13:00
Red Star Belgrade 4–1 Baník OstravaReport[ 40]
Red Star Belgrade won 4–1 on aggregate.
22 October 2025 (2025-10-22 )
16:30
5 November 2025 (2025-11-05 )
Attendance: 614
Referee: Lukasz Kuzma (
Poland )
2–2 on aggregate; Žilina won 2–0 on penalties.
22 October 2025 (2025-10-22 )
18:30
5 November 2025 (2025-11-05 )
18:00
1. FC Köln 2–1 Racing UnionReport[ 44]
1. FC Köln won 5–1 on aggregate.
22 October 2025 (2025-10-22 )
14:00
Attendance: 341
Referee: Aaron Wyn Jones (
Wales )
5 November 2025 (2025-11-05 )
17:00
Budućnost Podgorica 1–5 MidtjyllandReport[ 46]
Midtjylland won 8–1 on aggregate.
23 October 2025 (2025-10-23 )
17:30
5 November 2025 (2025-11-05 )
Trabzonspor 0–1 HJK HelsinkiReport[ 48]
Attendance: 2,498
Referee: Patryk Gryckiewicz (
Poland )
HJK Helsinki won 3–2 on aggregate.
22 October 2025 (2025-10-22 )
4 November 2025 (2025-11-04 )
17:00
Genk 3–1 VíkingurReport[ 50]
Genk won 11–1 on aggregate.
22 October 2025 (2025-10-22 )
Attendance: 386
Referee: Granit Maqedonci (
Sweden )
5 November 2025 (2025-11-05 )
PAOK 2–0 AkureyriReport[ 52]
PAOK won 4–0 on aggregate.
22 October 2025 (2025-10-22 )
12:00
5 November 2025 (2025-11-05 )
15:00
Fiorentina 3–2 Legia WarsawReport[ 54]
Legia Warsaw won 6–4 on aggregate.
22 October 2025 (2025-10-22 )
12:00
5 November 2025 (2025-11-05 )
FCSB 3–2 Lokomotiva ZagrebReport[ 56]
FCSB won 6–4 on aggregate.
22 October 2025 (2025-10-22 )
18:00
5 November 2025 (2025-11-05 )
16:30
Attendance: 670
Referee: Giorgi Avazashvili (
Georgia )
1–1 on aggregate; Puskás Akadémia won 3–1 on penalties.
22 October 2025 (2025-10-22 )
Attendance: 105
Referee: Wojciech Myc (
Poland )
5 November 2025 (2025-11-05 )
18:00
Brommapojkarna 1–2 Dynamo KyivReport[ 61]
Attendance: 810
Referee: Ashot Ghaltakhchyan (
Armenia )
Dynamo Kyiv won 3–1 on aggregate.
22 October 2025 (2025-10-22 )
Attendance: 1,411
Referee: Joakim Östling (
Sweden )
5 November 2025 (2025-11-05 )
19:00
2 Korriku 1–0 HibernianReport[ 63]
Hibernian won 4–1 on aggregate.
21 October 2025 (2025-10-21 )
10:00
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Antoine Chiaramonti (
Andorra )
5 November 2025 (2025-11-05 )
Aston Villa 6–0 SkënderbeuReport[ 65]
Attendance: 380
Referee: Kevin O'Sullivan (
Ireland )
Aston Villa won 7–1 on aggregate.
21 October 2025 (2025-10-21 )
12:00
4 November 2025 (2025-11-04 )
19:00
Lincoln Red Imps 0–5 AZReport[ 67]
AZ won 9–0 on aggregate.
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.
5 December 2025 (2025-12-05 )
10 December 2025 (2025-12-10 )
Dinamo Tbilisi v Dinamo MinskReport[ 69]
26 November 2025 (2025-11-26 )
10 December 2025 (2025-12-10 )
Real Betis v PortoReport[ 71]
26 November 2025 (2025-11-26 )
Referee: Christos Vergetis (
Greece )
10 December 2025 (2025-12-10 )
Nantes v Maccabi HaifaReport[ 73]
26 November 2025 (2025-11-26 )
Referee: Ishmael Barbara (
Malta )
10 December 2025 (2025-12-10 )
Žilina v Red Star BelgradeReport[ 75]
26 November 2025 (2025-11-26 )
10 December 2025 (2025-12-10 )
Midtjylland v 1. FC KölnReport[ 77]
26 November 2025 (2025-11-26 )
10 December 2025 (2025-12-10 )
Genk v HJK HelsinkiReport[ 79]
25 November 2025 (2025-11-25 )
12:00
9 December 2025 (2025-12-09 )
PAOK v Legia WarsawReport[ 81]
26 November 2025 (2025-11-26 )
10 December 2025 (2025-12-10 )
Puskás Akadémia v FCSBReport[ 83]
26 November 2025 (2025-11-26 )
Referee: Helgi Mikael Jónasson (
Iceland )
10 December 2025 (2025-12-10 )
Hibernian v Dynamo KyivReport[ 85]
26 November 2025 (2025-11-26 )
9 December 2025 (2025-12-09 )
AZ v Aston VillaReport[ 87]
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