2022–23 UEFA Youth League knockout phase

The 2022–23 UEFA Youth League knockout phase began on 7 February 2023 with the play-off round and concluded with the final on 24 April 2023 at Stade de Genève in Geneva, Switzerland, to decide the champions of the 2022–23 UEFA Youth League.^[1] The semi-finals and final have been traditionally played at the Colovray Stadium in Nyon since the first edition, but for the 2022–23 edition they were moved to the Stade de Genève due to increased interest in the tournament from the supporters of the participating clubs.^[2] All matches are played across 90 minutes and penalty shoot-out if necessary.

Times are CET/CEST,^{[note 1]} as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Qualified teams

Group	Winners (enter round of 16)	Runners-up (enter play-offs as away team)
A	Liverpool	Ajax
B	Atlético Madrid	Porto
C	Barcelona	Inter Milan
D	Sporting CP	Eintracht Frankfurt
E	Milan	Red Bull Salzburg
F	Real Madrid	Shakhtar Donetsk
G	Manchester City	Borussia Dortmund
H	Paris Saint-Germain	Juventus

Domestic Champions Path

Second round winners (enter play-offs as home team)
AZ
Hibernian
Young Boys
Genk
Panathinaikos
Hajduk Split
Rukh Lviv
MTK Budapest

Schedule

Knockout phase schedule^[1]

Phase	Round	Draw date	Match dates
Knockout phase	Knockout round play-offs	8 November 2022	7–8 February 2023
	Round of 16	13 February 2023	28 February – 1 March 2023
	Quarter-finals		14–15 March 2023
	Semi-finals		21 April 2023 at Stade de Genève, Geneva
	Final		24 April 2023 at Stade de Genève, Geneva

Bracket

	Knockout round play-offs					Round of 16					Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Final
						Sporting CP		5
	MTK Budapest		0			Ajax		1
											Sporting CP		1
	Ajax		1
											Liverpool		0
						Liverpool (p)		1 (6)
																21 April – Geneva
	Panathinaikos		0			Porto		1 (5)
																Sporting CP		2 (3)
	Porto		1
																AZ (p)		2 (4)
						Barcelona		0
	AZ		5			AZ		3
											AZ		4
	Eintracht Frankfurt		0
											Real Madrid		0
						Real Madrid		3
																					24 April – Geneva
	Young Boys		2			Red Bull Salzburg		1
																					AZ		5
	Red Bull Salzburg		3
																					Hajduk Split		0
						Borussia Dortmund (p)		1 (5)
	Hibernian		1			Paris Saint-Germain		1 (4)
											Borussia Dortmund		1 (8)
	Borussia Dortmund		2
											Hajduk Split (p)		1 (9)
						Hajduk Split		2
																21 April – Geneva
	Hajduk Split		1			Manchester City		1
																Hajduk Split		3
	Shakhtar Donetsk		0
																Milan		1
						Milan		1
	Rukh Lviv (p)		1 (4)			Rukh Lviv		0
											Milan		2
	Inter Milan		1 (3)
											Atlético Madrid		0
						Atlético Madrid		4
	Genk (p)		0 (4)			Genk		1
	Juventus		0 (3)

Knockout round play-offs

Summary

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.

The draw was conducted on 8 November 2022 at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon.^[1] The knockout round play-offs were played over one leg on 7 and 8 February 2023.^[3]

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Young Boys	2–3	Red Bull Salzburg
AZ	5–0	Eintracht Frankfurt
Rukh Lviv	1–1 (4–3 p)	Inter Milan
Hajduk Split	1–0	Shakhtar Donetsk
MTK Budapest	0–1	Ajax
Hibernian	1–2	Borussia Dortmund
Panathinaikos	0–1	Porto
Genk	0–0 (4–3 p)	Juventus

Matches

Young Boys	2–3	Red Bull Salzburg
Amenda 9' (pen.) Lüthi 56'	Report	Hofer 62' Yeo 84' Jano 90+4'

7 February 2023 (2023-02-07)

18:00

Stadion Wankdorf, Bern

Attendance: 1,150^[4]

Referee: Joey Kooij (Netherlands)

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AZ	5–0	Eintracht Frankfurt
Meerdink 3', 31', 75' Poku 71' Addai 90' (pen.)	Report

8 February 2023 (2023-02-08)

18:00

AZ Training Centre, Wijdewormer

Attendance: 675^[5]

Referee: Igor Pajac (Croatia)

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Rukh Lviv	1–1	Inter Milan
Panchenko 30'	Report	Esposito 52'
Penalties
Kitela Slyubyk Pidhurskyi Kvas Sapuha Roman	4–3	Iliev Curatolo Esposito Carboni Fontanarosa Stanković

8 February 2023 (2023-02-08)

14:00

Subcarpathian Football Center, Stalowa Wola, Poland^{[note 2]}

Attendance: 370^[7]

Referee: Elchin Masiyev (Azerbaijan)

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Hajduk Split	1–0	Shakhtar Donetsk
Vušković 82'	Report

8 February 2023 (2023-02-08)

18:00

Stadion Poljud, Split

Attendance: 1,000^[8]

Referee: Damian Sylwestrzak (Poland)

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MTK Budapest	0–1	Ajax
	Report	Misehouy 59' (pen.)

8 February 2023 (2023-02-08)

18:00

Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion, Budapest

Attendance: 3,324^[9]

Referee: Joonas Jaanovits (Estonia)

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Hibernian	1–2	Borussia Dortmund
Blaney 26'	Report	Rijkhoff 70' (pen.) Blank 90'

7 February 2023 (2023-02-07)

20:00 (19:00 UTC+0)

Easter Road, Edinburgh

Attendance: 7,729^[10]

Referee: Henrik Nalbandyan (Armenia)

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Panathinaikos	0–1	Porto
	Report	Meireles 71'

8 February 2023 (2023-02-08)

18:00 (19:00 UTC+3)

Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, Athens

Attendance: 1,699^[11]

Referee: Amine Kourgheli (Belarus)

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Genk	0–0	Juventus
	Report
Penalties
Van De Perre Al Mazyani Martens Smekens Chambaere	4–3	Anghelè Savona Maressa Bonetti Yıldız

8 February 2023 (2023-02-08)

16:00

Cegeka Arena - Stadium B, Genk

Attendance: 1,218^[12]

Referee: Miloš Milanović (Serbia)

Round of 16

Summary

The draw was conducted on 13 February 2023 at 13:00 CET in the UEFA headquarters in Nyon.^[13] The round of 16 was played over one leg on 28 February and 1 March 2023.^[1]

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Milan	1–0	Rukh Lviv
Barcelona	0–3	AZ
Liverpool	1–1 (6–5 p)	Porto
Atlético Madrid	4–1	Genk
Borussia Dortmund	1–1 (5–4 p)	Paris Saint-Germain
Hajduk Split	2–1	Manchester City
Sporting CP	5–1	Ajax
Real Madrid	3–1	Red Bull Salzburg

Matches

Milan	1–0	Rukh Lviv
Zeroli 85'	Report

28 February 2023

15:00

Centro Sportivo Vismara, Milan

Attendance: 350^[14]

Referee: Christian-Petru Ciochirca (Austria)

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Barcelona	0–3	AZ
	Report	Smit 56' Meerdink 63', 90+1'

1 March 2023

16:00

Johan Cruyff Stadium, Sant Joan Despí

Attendance: 898^[15]

Referee: Ondřej Berka (Czech Republic)

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Liverpool	1–1	Porto
Frauendorf 55'	Report	Meireles 8' (pen.)
Penalties
Doak Clark Jonas Corness Danns Gift Stephenson	6–5	Meireles Fernandes Rodrigues Regal Diaz Bras Candé

1 March 2023

17:30

Liverpool FC Academy Training Ground, Kirkby

Attendance: 201^[16]

Referee: Helgi Mikael Jónasson (Iceland)

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Atlético Madrid	4–1	Genk
Niño 4' (pen.) Raihani 28' Santamaría 32' Boñar 39'	Report	Díaz 60' (o.g.)

1 March 2023

19:00

Metropolitano Stadium, Madrid

Attendance: 11,503^[17]

Referee: Chrysovalantis Theouli (Cyprus)

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Borussia Dortmund	1–1	Paris Saint-Germain
Bamba 41'	Report	Lemina 39'
Penalties
Cisse Rijkhoff Ludwig Campbell Bamba	5–4	El Hannach Zague Bikouta Gharbi Housni

28 February 2023

16:00

Dortmund Brackel Training Ground, Dortmund

Attendance: 1,473^[18]

Referee: Goga Kikacheishvili (Georgia)

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Hajduk Split	2–1	Manchester City
Brajković 24' Antunović 33'	Report	Bobb 45'

28 February 2023

14:00

Stadion Poljud, Split

Attendance: 8,000^[19]

Referee: Snir Levy (Israel)

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Sporting CP	5–1	Ajax
Issahaku 36', 73', 79' Ribeiro 75' Mateus 86'	Report	Gooijer 87'

1 March 2023

13:00

Stadium Aurélio Pereira, Alcochete

Attendance: 442^[20]

Referee: Matthew De Gabriele (Malta)

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Real Madrid	3–1	Red Bull Salzburg
Fortuny 46' Ramón 62' Bravo 90+4'	Report	Konaté 30' (pen.)

1 March 2023

14:00

Alfredo Di Stéfano, Madrid

Attendance: 961^[21]

Referee: Marian Alexandru Barbu (Romania)

Quarter-finals

Summary

The draw was conducted on 13 February 2023 at 13:00 CET in the UEFA headquarters in Nyon.^[13] The quarter-finals were played over one leg on 14 and 15 March 2023.^[1]

Team 1	Score	Team 2
AZ	4–0	Real Madrid
Milan	2–0	Atlético Madrid
Sporting CP	1–0	Liverpool
Borussia Dortmund	1–1 (8–9 p)	Hajduk Split

Matches

AZ	4–0	Real Madrid
Beukers 25', 85' Poku 29' Meerdink 78'	Report

15 March 2023

14:00

AZ Training Centre, Wijdewormer

Attendance: 2,000^[22]

Referee: Adam Ladebäck (Sweden)

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Milan	2–0	Atlético Madrid
Stalmach 12' El Hilali 67'	Report

14 March 2023

16:00

Centro Sportivo Vismara, Milan

Attendance: 655^[23]

Referee: Sebastian Gishamer (Austria)

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Sporting CP	1–0	Liverpool
Ribeiro 65'	Report

14 March 2023

14:00

Stadium Aurélio Pereira, Alcochete

Attendance: 874^[24]

Referee: Gergo Bogár (Hungary)

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Borussia Dortmund	1–1	Hajduk Split
Rijkhoff 76' (pen.)	Report	Antunović 72'
Penalties
Cissé Rijkhoff Ludwig Gürpüz Brunner Kamara Bamba Collins Mané	8–9	Vrcić Ćalušić Jurić-Petrašilo Skoko Capan Nazor Arković Đolonga Kavelj

15 March 2023

18:30

Westfalenstadion, Dortmund

Attendance: 16,000^[25]

Referee: Robert Ian Jenkins (Wales)

Semi-finals

Summary

The draw was conducted on 13 February 2023 at 13:00 CET in the UEFA headquarters in Nyon.^[13] The semi-finals were played over one leg on 21 April 2023.^[1] All four teams were qualified to the semi-finals for the first time ever, ensuring a fourth different champions in a row.^[26]

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Sporting CP	2–2 (3–4 p)	AZ
Hajduk Split	3–1	Milan

Matches

Sporting CP	2–2	AZ
Cabral 9' Lamba 48' (pen.)	Report	Poku 30' Daal 36'
Penalties
Muniz Moreira Lamba Ribeiro Nel	3–4	Goes Smit De Jong Kwakman Addai

21 April 2023

13:00

Stade de Genève, Geneva

Attendance: 1,839^[27]

Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas (Lithuania)

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Hajduk Split	3–1	Milan
Vrcić 51' Pukštas 69' Hrgović 76'	Report	Zeroli 83'

21 April 2023

18:00

Stade de Genève, Geneva

Attendance: 7,597^[28]

Referee: Rohit Saggi (Norway)

Final

The final was played on 24 April 2023 at Stade de Genève, Geneva.^[1]

AZ	5–0	Hajduk Split
Addai 45' (pen.) Poku 70', 76' Meerdink 79', 87'	Report

24 April 2023 (2023-04-24)

18:00

Stade de Genève, Geneva

Attendance: 9,390^[29]

Referee: Willy Delajod (France)

Notes

1. CET (UTC+1) for dates up to 26 March 2023 (up to quarter-finals), and CEST (UTC+2) for dates thereafter (semi-finals and final).
2. Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian teams were required to play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice.^[6]

References

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External links

• Official website
• UEFA Youth League Matches: 2022–23, UEFA.com