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The 2019–20 UEFA Youth League was the seventh season of the UEFA Youth League, a European youth club football competition organised by UEFA.
Tournament details | |
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Dates | 17 September 2019 – 25 August 2020 |
Teams | 64 (from 41 associations) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Real Madrid (1st title) |
Runners-up | Benfica |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 167 |
Goals scored | 554 (3.32 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Roberto Piccoli Gonçalo Ramos (8 goals each) |
Following the round of 16, the competition was postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-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 the Colovray Stadium in Nyon, 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 the Colovray Stadium in Nyon, Switzerland behind closed doors.[4][5][6]
Real Madrid defeated Benfica in the final 3–2 to win their first title.[7] Porto were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Red Bull Salzburg in the play-offs.
A total of 64 teams from at least 32 of the 55 UEFA 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]
Rank | Association | Teams | |
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UEFA Champions League Path | Domestic Champions Path | ||
1 | Spain | Zaragoza (2018–19 División de Honor Juvenil U-19)[11] | |
2 | England | Derby County (2018–19 U18 Premier League)[12] | |
3 | Italy | ||
4 | Germany |
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5 | France | Rennes (2018–19 Championnat National U19)[15] | |
6 | Russia |
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7 | Portugal | Benfica | Porto[TH] (2018–19 Campeonato Nacional Juniores S19)[17] |
8 | Ukraine | Shakhtar Donetsk | Dynamo Kyiv (2018–19 Ukrainian U19 League)[18] |
9 | Belgium |
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10 | Turkey | Galatasaray[YC] (2019 U19 Süper Kupa)[20] | |
11 | Austria | Red Bull Salzburg[YC] (2018–19 Jugendliga U18)[21] | |
12 | Switzerland | Young Boys (2018–19 Swiss U18 League)[22] | |
13 | Czech Republic | Slavia Prague[PO][YC] (2018–19 Czech U19 League)[23] | |
14 | Netherlands | Ajax[PO][YC] (2018–19 Eredivisie U19)[24] | |
15 | Greece | Olympiacos[PO] | PAOK (2018–19 Superleague K19)[25] |
16 | Croatia | Dinamo Zagreb[PO][YC] (2018–19 1. HNL Juniori U19)[26] | |
17 | Denmark | Midtjylland (2018–19 U19 Ligaen)[27] | |
18 | Israel | Maccabi Petah Tikva (2018–19 Israeli Noar Premier League)[28] | |
19 | Cyprus | APOEL (2018–19 Cypriot U19 League)[29] | |
20 | Romania | Viitorul Constanța (2018–19 Liga Elitelor U19)[30] | |
21 | Poland | Korona Kielce (2018–19 Polish U18 Central Junior League)[31] | |
22 | Sweden | Elfsborg (2018 Swedish U17 League)[32] | |
23 | Azerbaijan | Gabala (2018–19 Azerbaijani U19 League)[33] | |
24 | Bulgaria | Ludogorets Razgrad (2018–19 U18 BFU Cup)[34] | |
25 | Serbia | Red Star Belgrade[PO] | Brodarac (2018–19 Serbian U19 League)[35] |
26 | Scotland | Rangers (2018–19 Scottish U18 League)[36] | |
27 | Belarus | Minsk (2018–19 Belarusian U18 League)[37][Note BLR] | |
28 | Kazakhstan | Astana (2018 Kazakhstani U17 League)[38] | |
29 | Norway | Sogndal (2018 Norwegian U19 Cup)[39] | |
30 | Slovenia | Domžale (2018–19 Slovenian U19 League)[40] | |
32 | Slovakia | Slovan Bratislava (2018–19 Slovak U19 League)[41] | |
33 | Moldova | Sheriff Tiraspol[V-LIE] (2018–19 Divizia Națională U19)[42] | |
34 | Albania | Shkëndija Tiranë[V-YC] (2018–19 Albanian U19 League)[43] | |
35 | Iceland | ÍA[V-YC] (2018 Icelandic U19 League)[44] | |
36 | Hungary | MTK Budapest[V-YC] (2018–19 Hungarian U19 League)[45] | |
37 | North Macedonia | Shkëndija[V-YC] (2018–19 Macedonian U19 League)[46] | |
38 | Finland | FC Honka[V-YC] (2018 U17 B-Junior League)[47] | |
39 | Republic of Ireland | Bohemians[V-YC] (2018 League of Ireland U19 Division)[48] | |
40 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Zrinjski Mostar[V-PO] (2018–19 Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 Junior League)[49] | |
41 | Latvia | Liepāja[V-PO] (2018 Latvian U18 League)[50] | |
42 | Estonia | FCI Levadia[V-PO] (2018 Estonian U19 League)[51] |
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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 in Nyon, Switzerland, unless stated otherwise).[10][5]
The competition was suspended on 17 March 2020 due to the COVID-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 the Colovray Stadium in Nyon, 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 | Play-offs | 16 December 2019 | 11–12 February 2020 | |
Round of 16 | 14 February 2020 | 3–4 March 2020 10 March 2020[lower-alpha 1] 16 August 2020 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon[lower-alpha 2] | ||
Quarter-finals | 18–19 August 2020 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon[lower-alpha 3] | |||
Semi-finals | 22 August 2020 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon[lower-alpha 4] | |||
Final | 25 August 2020 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon[lower-alpha 5] |
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 the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League group stage, which was held on 29 August 2019, 18:00 CEST, at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco.[55]
In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners advanced to the round of 16, while the eight runners-up advanced to the play-offs, where they were joined by the eight second round winners from the Domestic 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 to points (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 | Real Madrid | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 13 | Round of 16 | — | 3–0 | 6–3 | 2–4 | |
2 | Club Brugge | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 10 | Play-offs | 2–2 | — | 2–0 | 3–2 | |
3 | Paris Saint-Germain | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 1–2 | 0–4 | — | 1–0 | ||
4 | Galatasaray | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 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 | Bayern Munich | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 2 | +16 | 14 | Round of 16 | — | 0–0 | 3–0 | 6–0 | |
2 | Red Star Belgrade | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 11 | Play-offs | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 1–4 | 9–2 | — | 1–0 | ||
4 | Olympiacos | 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 | JUV | ATM | LEV | LMO | |
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1 | Juventus | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 15 | Round of 16 | — | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | |
2 | Atlético Madrid | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 12 | Play-offs | 0–4 | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
3 | Bayer Leverkusen | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 16 | −10 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0–5 | 0–2 | — | 2–2 | ||
4 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | INT | DOR | SLP | BAR | |
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1 | Inter Milan | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 12[lower-alpha 1] | Round of 16 | — | 4–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | |
2 | Borussia Dortmund | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 12[lower-alpha 1] | Play-offs | 2–1 | — | 5–1 | 2–1 | |
3 | Slavia Prague | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 9 | 4–1 | 1–0 | — | 0–4 | ||
4 | Barcelona | 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 | Benfica | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 15 | Round of 16 | — | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
2 | Lyon | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 12 | Play-offs | 2–3 | — | 1–0 | 4–2 | |
3 | RB Leipzig | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0–3 | 1–3 | — | 1–1 | ||
4 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 1–7 | 3–1 | 0–2 | — |
For the Domestic Champions Path, the 32 teams were drawn into two rounds of two-legged home-and-away ties. The draw for both the first round and second round was held on 3 September 2019, 14:00 CEST, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, 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, the away goals rule was used to decide the winner. If still tied, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out (no extra time was played). The eight second round winners advanced to the play-offs, where they were joined by the eight group runners-up from the UEFA 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. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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APOEL | 2–1[upper-alpha 1] | Gabala | 1–1 | 1–0 |
Shkëndija Tiranë | 1–3 | Sheriff Tiraspol | 1–2 | 0–1 |
MTK Budapest | 1–3 | Zrinjski Mostar | 1–1 | 0–2 |
Zaragoza | 5–1 | Korona Kielce | 1–0 | 4–1 |
Minsk | 2–9 | Derby County | 0–2 | 2–7 |
Elfsborg | 1–3 | Midtjylland | 1–2 | 0–1 |
Sogndal | 4–2 | FC Honka | 3–1 | 1–1 |
ÍA | 16–1 | FCI Levadia | 4–0 | 12–1 |
Bohemians | 1–2 | PAOK | 1–1 | 0–1 |
Rennes | 2–1 | Brodarac | 2–1 | 0–0 |
Young Boys | 5–5 (a) | Rangers | 3–3 | 2–2 |
Porto | 7–2 | Liepāja | 4–2 | 3–0 |
Viitorul Constanța | 0–2 | Domžale | 0–0 | 0–2 |
Slovan Bratislava | 1–1 (4–2 p)[upper-alpha 1] | Ludogorets Razgrad | 1–0 | 0–1 |
Dynamo Kyiv | 10–2 | Shkëndija | 8–0 | 2–2 |
Astana | 1–4 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 1–0 | 0–4 |
Notes
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. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Sheriff Tiraspol | 3–3 (a) | Sogndal | 2–0 | 1–3 |
Zaragoza | 9–0 | APOEL | 5–0 | 4–0 |
Midtjylland | 3–1 | Zrinjski Mostar | 3–1 | 0–0 |
ÍA | 2–6 | Derby County | 1–2 | 1–4 |
Porto | 5–2 | Domžale | 2–2 | 3–0 |
Dynamo Kyiv | 5–2 | PAOK | 3–0 | 2–2 |
Rangers | 4–1 | Slovan Bratislava | 2–0 | 2–1 |
Rennes | 3–0 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 2–0 | 1–0 |
The draw for the play-offs was held on 16 December 2019, 14:00 CET (UTC+1), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[57] 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 a penalty shoot-out (no extra time was played).[8] The play-offs 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.
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Derby County | 3–1 | Borussia Dortmund |
Porto | 1–1 (6–7 p) | Red Bull Salzburg |
Zaragoza | 1–3 | Lyon |
Dynamo Kyiv | 0–0 (3–4 p) | Dinamo Zagreb |
Sheriff Tiraspol | 0–0 (2–4 p) | Red Star Belgrade |
Rangers | 0–4 | Atlético Madrid |
Midtjylland | 1–1 (7–6 p) | Lille |
Rennes | 1–1 (5–3 p) | Club Brugge |
The draw for the round of 16 onwards was held on 14 February 2020, 13:00 CET (UTC+1), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[58] 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 a penalty shoot-out (no extra time was played).[8]
Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
4 March | ||||||||||||||
Bayern Munich | 2 (5) | |||||||||||||
18 August – Nyon | ||||||||||||||
Dinamo Zagreb (p) | 2 (6) | |||||||||||||
Dinamo Zagreb | 1 | |||||||||||||
3 March | ||||||||||||||
Benfica | 3 | |||||||||||||
Benfica | 4 | |||||||||||||
22 August – Nyon | ||||||||||||||
Liverpool | 1 | |||||||||||||
Benfica | 3 | |||||||||||||
4 March | ||||||||||||||
Ajax | 0 | |||||||||||||
Red Star Belgrade | 0 | |||||||||||||
18 August – Nyon | ||||||||||||||
Midtjylland | 3 | |||||||||||||
Midtjylland | 1 | |||||||||||||
3 March | ||||||||||||||
Ajax | 3 | |||||||||||||
Ajax (p) | 0 (6) | |||||||||||||
25 August – Nyon | ||||||||||||||
Atlético Madrid | 0 (5) | |||||||||||||
Benfica | 2 | |||||||||||||
4 March | ||||||||||||||
Real Madrid | 3 | |||||||||||||
Red Bull Salzburg | 4 | |||||||||||||
19 August – Nyon | ||||||||||||||
Derby County | 1 | |||||||||||||
Red Bull Salzburg | 4 | |||||||||||||
10 March | ||||||||||||||
Lyon | 3 | |||||||||||||
Atalanta | 3 (3) | |||||||||||||
22 August – Nyon | ||||||||||||||
Lyon (p) | 3 (5) | |||||||||||||
Red Bull Salzburg | 1 | |||||||||||||
16 August – Nyon | ||||||||||||||
Real Madrid | 2 | |||||||||||||
Inter Milan | 1 | |||||||||||||
19 August – Nyon | ||||||||||||||
Rennes | 0 | |||||||||||||
Inter Milan | 0 | |||||||||||||
16 August – Nyon | ||||||||||||||
Real Madrid | 3 | |||||||||||||
Juventus | 1 | |||||||||||||
Real Madrid | 3 | |||||||||||||
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 the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.[1] They were rescheduled to 16 August 2020 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon.[59]
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Bayern Munich | 2–2 (5–6 p) | Dinamo Zagreb |
Ajax | 0–0 (6–5 p) | Atlético Madrid |
Atalanta | 3–3 (3–5 p) | Lyon |
Inter Milan | 1–0[upper-alpha 1] | Rennes |
Red Bull Salzburg | 4–1 | Derby County |
Benfica | 4–1 | Liverpool |
Red Star Belgrade | 0–3 | Midtjylland |
Juventus | 1–3 | Real Madrid |
Notes
The quarter-finals, originally scheduled to be played on 17 and 18 March 2020, were postponed due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.[62][1] They were rescheduled to 18 and 19 August 2020 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon.[59]
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Inter Milan | 0–3 | Real Madrid |
Red Bull Salzburg | 4–3 | Lyon |
Midtjylland | 1–3 | Ajax |
Dinamo Zagreb | 1–3 | Benfica |
The semi-finals, originally scheduled to be played on 17 April 2020 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon, were postponed due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe. They were rescheduled to 22 August 2020.[59]
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Benfica | 3–0 | Ajax |
Red Bull Salzburg | 1–2 | Real Madrid |
The final, originally scheduled to be played on 20 April 2020 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon, was postponed due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe. It was rescheduled to 25 August 2020.[59]
There were 554 goals scored in 167 matches, for an average of 3.32 goals per match.[64]
Rank | Player | Team | Goals | |||
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GS | DC | KO | Total | |||
1 | Roberto Piccoli | Atalanta | 6 | — | 2 | 8 |
Gonçalo Ramos | Benfica | 2 | — | 6 | ||
3 | Chukwubuike Adamu | Red Bull Salzburg | 1 | — | 5 | 6 |
Troy Parrott | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 | — | — | ||
Luka Sučić | Red Bull Salzburg | 4 | — | 2 | ||
6 | Rayan Cherki | Lyon | 4 | — | 1 | 5 |
Tiago Dantas | Benfica | 3 | — | 2 | ||
Curtis Jones | Liverpool | 5 | — | 0 | ||
Youri Regeer | Ajax | 5 | — | 0 | ||
Morgan Whittaker | Derby County | — | 5 | 0 |
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