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The 2023–24 UEFA Youth League Domestic Champions Path began on 3 October 2023 and ended on 3 December 2023. A total of 32 teams competed in the Domestic Champions Path to decide eight of the 24 places in the knockout phase (play-offs and the round of 16 onwards) of the 2023–24 UEFA Youth League.[1]
The youth domestic champions of the top 32 associations according to their 2023 UEFA country coefficients entered the Domestic Champions Path.[3] If there was a vacancy (associations with no youth domestic competition, as well as youth domestic champions already included in the UEFA Champions League path), it was first filled by the title holders if they have not yet qualified, and then by the youth domestic champions of the next association in the UEFA ranking.
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 5 September 2023, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[4] There were no seedings, but the 32 teams were split into groups defined by sporting and geographical criteria prior to the draw.
- In the first round, the 32 teams were split into four groups. Teams in the same group were drawn against each other, with the order of legs decided by draw.
- In the second round, the 16 winners of the first round, whose identity was not known at the time of the draw, were split into two groups: Group A contained the winners from Groups 1 and 2, while Group B contained the winners from Groups 3 and 4. Teams in the same group were drawn against each other, with the order of legs decided by draw.
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In the Domestic Champions Path, each tie was played over two 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 the away goals rule had been scrapped, the match would be decided by a penalty shoot-out with no extra time played.[5]
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.
Summary
The first legs were played on 3 and 4 October and the second legs were played on 8, 24, and 25 October 2023.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Lech Poznań  |
1–1 (2–4 p) |  Nantes |
1–1 | 0–0 |
Pafos  |
0–6 |  Žilina |
0–1 | 0–5 |
Rukh Lviv  |
4–2 |  Sarajevo |
1–1 | 3–1 |
Sparta Prague  |
4–1 |  Maccabi Haifa |
1–1 | 3–0 (awd.)[note 1] |
AZ  |
14–0 |  Klaipėda |
12–0 | 2–0 |
Malmö FF  |
3–5 |  HJK |
1–4 | 2–1 |
Molde  |
5–4 |  Hamilton Academical |
3–0 | 2–4 |
Famalicão  |
2–2 (6–7 p) |  Midtjylland |
2–2 | 0–0 |
Turan  |
0–6 |  Sheriff Tiraspol |
0–1 | 0–5 |
Universitatea Craiova  |
0–5 |  Partizan |
0–1 | 0–4 |
Olympiacos  |
6–2 |  Lecce |
3–1 | 3–1 |
Dinamo Minsk  |
2–1 |  Ludogorets Razgrad |
0–1 | 2–0 |
Maribor  |
1–3 |  Mainz 05 |
0–2 | 1–1 |
Gent  |
0–3 |  Basel |
0–1 | 0–2 |
Dinamo Zagreb  |
5–2 |  İstanbul Başakşehir |
2–1 | 3–1 |
Gabala  |
2–1 |  Puskás Akadémia |
1–1 | 1–0 |
- Notes
- Due to the 2023 Israel–Hamas war, Maccabi Haifa withdrew from the competition.[6]
Matches
| Lech Poznań | 1–1 | Nantes |
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Pacławski  35' |
Report | Toure 68' |
1–1 on aggregate. Nantes won 4–2 on penalties.
Žilina won 6–0 on aggregate.
Rukh Lviv won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Sparta Prague | 1–1 | Maccabi Haifa |
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| Lilling 90+6' |
Report | Dahan 42' |
Maccabi Haifa withdrew. Sparta Prague won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Klaipėda | 0–2 | AZ |
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AZ won 14–0 on aggregate.
HJK won 5–3 on aggregate.
Molde won 5–4 on aggregate.
| Famalicão | 2–2 | Midtjylland |
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Report |
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Attendance: 2,490[22]
Referee: Jan Machálek (Czech Republic)
2–2 on aggregate. Midtjylland won 7–6 on penalties.
| Turan | 0–1 | Sheriff Tiraspol |
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| Report | Pleşca 76' |
Sheriff Tiraspol won 6–0 on aggregate.
| Universitatea Craiova | 0–1 | Partizan |
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| Report | Jovanović 15' |
| Partizan | 4–0 | Universitatea Craiova |
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Report |
Partizan won 5–0 on aggregate.
| Olympiacos | 3–1 | Lecce |
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Report | Paşcalău 61' |
| Lecce | 1–3 | Olympiacos |
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| Helm 60' |
Report |
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Olympiacos won 6–2 on aggregate.
| Dinamo Minsk | 0–1 | Ludogorets Razgrad |
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| Report | Todorov 90' |
| Ludogorets Razgrad | 0–2 | Dinamo Minsk |
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Dinamo Minsk won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Mainz 05 | 1–1 | Maribor |
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| Kalemba 48' |
Report | Dukarić 28' |
Mainz 05 won 3–1 on aggregate.
Basel won 3–0 on aggregate.
| Dinamo Zagreb | 2–1 | İstanbul Başakşehir |
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Report | Güreler 74' |
| İstanbul Başakşehir | 1–3 | Dinamo Zagreb |
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| Halidi 66' |
Report |
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Dinamo Zagreb won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Gabala | 1–1 | Puskás Akadémia |
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| Shahniyarov 8' |
Report | Umathum 36' (pen.) |
| Puskás Akadémia | 0–1 | Gabala |
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| Report | Bakhishov 56' |
Gabala won 2–1 on aggregate.
Summary
The first legs were played on 7, 8, and 29 November and the second legs were played on 22, 28, 29 November, and 3 December 2023.
Matches
| Rukh Lviv | 0–4 | Midtjylland |
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Midtjylland won 4–1 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate. Nantes won 4–3 on penalties.
AZ won 6–3 on aggregate.
| Sparta Prague | 2–2 | Žilina |
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6–6 on aggregate. Žilina won 4–2 on penalties.
| Basel | 2–0 | Dinamo Zagreb |
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| Report |
| Dinamo Zagreb | 0–0 | Basel |
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Basel won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Gabala | 0–3 | Olympiacos |
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| Olympiacos | 4–0 | Gabala |
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Report |
Olympiacos FC Training Centre, Piraeus
Attendance: 1,580[50]
Referee: Jamie Robinson (Northern Ireland)
Olympiacos won 7–0 on aggregate.
| Mainz 05 | 1–1 | Dinamo Minsk |
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| Gleiber 50' |
Report | Melnichenko 13' |
| Dinamo Minsk | 1–2 | Mainz 05 |
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| Budko 43' |
Report |
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Mainz 05 won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Sheriff Tiraspol | 2–0 | Partizan |
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Report |
| Partizan | 5–2 | Sheriff Tiraspol |
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Report | Dijinari 80', 90+3' |
Partizan won 5–4 on aggregate.
- Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian teams were required to play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice.[11]
- Due to the 2023 Israel–Hamas war, Maccabi Haifa withdrew from the competition.[15]
- Due to the country's involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Belarusian teams were required to play their home matches at neutral venues and behind closed doors until further notice.[30]
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