2024–25 UEFA Youth League

2024–25 UEFA Youth League
Tournament details
Dates17 September 2024 – 28 April 2025
Teams88 (from 52 associations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played189
Goals scored671 (3.55 per match)
Top scorer(s)Mahamadou Sangaré (Paris Saint-Germain)
Phillip Verhounig (Red Bull Salzburg)
8 goals each
All statistics correct as of 11 December 2024.

The 2024–25 UEFA Youth League will be the eleventh season of the UEFA Youth League, a European youth club football competition organised by UEFA.

The title holders are Olympiacos, who defeated Milan 3–0 in the previous edition's final.

Teams

A total of 88 teams from 52 of the 55 UEFA member associations will enter the tournament. They are split into two sections.

  • UEFA Champions League Path: The youth teams of the 36 clubs which qualified for the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League league stage will enter the UEFA Champions League Path. If there had been a vacancy (youth teams not entering), it would have been filled by a team defined by UEFA.
  • Domestic Champions Path: The youth domestic champions of all UEFA associations (with the exception of Liechtenstein and San Marino, who don't have a youth domestic competition, and Russia, who is suspended from UEFA competitions) will enter the Domestic Champions Path. Clubs from the top 28 associations according to their 2024 UEFA country coefficients will qualify for the second round, with the remaining 24 teams starting from the first round. If the youth domestic champions qualify for the UEFA Champions League path, their spot is filled by the youth domestic runners-ups; if the runners-ups also qualify for the UEFA Champions League path, the vacancy is not filled (a change from previous editions where only the winners were taken into consideration).[1]

Aberdeen, Academia Rebeja, Aston Villa, Auxerre, Bologna, Brera Strumica, Brest, Budućnost Podgorica, Bylis, Cliftonville, CSKA Sofia, FC 2 Korriku, FC Santa Coloma, Girona, HB, IFK Göteborg, IMT, Lincoln Red Imps, Progrès Niederkorn, Rapid Wien, Real Betis, Sabah, Sassuolo, Strømsgodset, Sturm Graz, Stuttgart, Tallinna Kalev, The New Saints, Valletta and Zbrojovka Brno will make their tournament debuts.[2]

Qualified teams for 2024–25 UEFA Youth League[2]
Rank Association Teams
UEFA Champions League Path Domestic Champions Path
1  England
Manchester United (2023–24 U18 Premier League)
2  Spain
Real Betis[RU] (2023–24 División de Honor Juvenil U-19)
3  Germany
TSG Hoffenheim (2023–24 A-Junioren-Bundesliga)
4  Italy
Sassuolo (2023–24 Campionato Primavera 1)
5  France
Auxerre[RU] (2023–24 Championnat National U19)
6  Netherlands
AZ (2023–24 Eredivisie U18)
7  Portugal
Braga (2023–24 Campeonato Nacional Juniores S19)
8  Belgium Club Brugge Genk (2023–24 Belgian U18 League)
9  Scotland Celtic Aberdeen (2023–24 Scottish U18 League)
10  Austria
Rapid Wien[RU] (2023–25 Jugendliga U18)
11  Serbia Red Star Belgrade[PO] IMT (2023–24 Serbian U19 League)
12  Turkey Trabzonspor (2023–24 U19 Elit)
13  Switzerland Young Boys[PO] Basel (2023–24 Swiss U18 League)
14  Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk[PO] Dynamo Kyiv (2023–24 Ukrainian Premier League Under-19)
15  Czech Republic Sparta Prague[YC][PO] Zbrojovka Brno[RU] (2023–24 Czech U19 League)
16  Norway Strømsgodset (2023 Norwegian U19 Cup)
17  Denmark Midtjylland (2023–24 U19 Ligaen)
19  Croatia Dinamo Zagreb[YC][PO] Lokomotiva Zagreb[RU] (2023–24 1. HNL Juniori U19)
20  Greece Olympiacos[TH] (2023–24 Superleague K19)
21  Israel Maccabi Petah Tikva (2023–24 Israeli U19 Noar Premier League)
22  Cyprus Pafos (2023–24 Cypriot U19 League)
23  Sweden IFK Göteborg (2023 P17 Allsvenskan)
24  Poland Legia Warsaw (2023–24 Polish U18 Central Junior League)
25  Hungary Puskás Akadémia (2023–24 Hungarian U19 League)
26  Romania Farul Constanța (2023–24 Liga de Tineret)
27  Bulgaria CSKA Sofia (2023–24 U18 BFU Cup)
28  Slovakia Slovan Bratislava[PO] Trenčín (2023–24 Slovak U19 League)
29  Azerbaijan Sabah (2023–24 Azerbaijani U19 League)
30  Kazakhstan Kairat (2023 Kazakhstan U18 League)
31  Slovenia Maribor (2023–24 Slovenian U19 League)
32  Moldova Academia Rebeja (2023–24 Moldovan Youth League)
33  Kosovo 2 Korriku
35  Latvia Daugavpils
36  Republic of Ireland UCD
37  Finland Honka (2023 U17 B-Junior League)
38  Lithuania Žalgiris (2023 Lithuanian Elite Youth League U19 Division)
39  Armenia Pyunik
40  Belarus Dinamo Minsk (2023 Belarusian U18 League)
41  Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo (2023–24 Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 Junior League)
42  Luxembourg Progrès Niederkorn
43  Faroe Islands HB
44  Northern Ireland Cliftonville
45  Malta Valletta
46  Georgia Dinamo Tbilisi
47  Estonia Tallinna Kalev
48  Iceland Stjarnan
49  Albania Bylis
50  Wales The New Saints
51  Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps
52  North Macedonia AP Brera Strumica
53  Andorra FC Santa Coloma
54  Montenegro Budućnost Podgorica
Associations without any participating teams
(no teams qualified for UEFA Champions League group stage, and either with no youth domestic competition)
Rank Association
18  Russia[Note RUS]
34  Liechtenstein
55  San Marino
Notes
  1. TH Title holders.
  2. RU Youth domestic runners-up playing in the Domestic Champions Path because the domestic champions qualified for the UEFA Champions League Path.
  3. YC Teams playing in the UEFA Champions League Path which were also youth domestic champions.
  4. PO Teams playing in the UEFA Champions League Path after their senior team qualified for the Champions League group stage via play-offs.
  5. ^
    Russia (RUS): On 28 February 2022, Russian football clubs and national teams were suspended from FIFA and UEFA competitions due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[3] The tables reflect Russia's ongoing suspension from UEFA competitions.[4]

Round and draw dates

The schedule of the competition is as follows.[1]

Schedule for 2024–25 UEFA Youth League
Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
UEFA Champions League Path Matchday 1 29 August 2024 17–19 September 2024
Matchday 2 1–2 October 2024
Matchday 3 22–23 October 2024
Matchday 4 5–6 November 2024
Matchday 5 26–27 November 2024
Matchday 6 10–11 December 2024
Domestic Champions Path First round 3 September 2024 18 September 2024 2 October 2024
Second round 23 October 2024 6 November 2024
Third round 27 November 2024 17 December 2024
Knockout phase Round of 32 20 December 2024 11–12 February 2025
Round of 16 14 February 2025 4–5 March 2025
Quarter-finals 1–2 April 2025
Semi-finals 25 April 2025
Final 28 April 2025

UEFA Champions League Path

Main article: 2024–25 UEFA Youth League league phase

For the UEFA Champions League Path, the 36 teams will play six matches (three home and three away) following the same schedule as the first six matchdays of the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League league phase. The top 22 teams will advance to knockout phase.[1]

Table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Italy Inter Milan 6 6 0 0 19 7 +12 18 Advance to knockout phase
2 Portugal Sporting CP 6 5 1 0 13 3 +10 16
3 Austria Red Bull Salzburg 6 5 1 0 17 9 +8 16
4 Spain Barcelona 6 5 0 1 17 10 +7 15
5 Germany VfB Stuttgart 6 4 1 1 13 6 +7 13
6 Spain Real Madrid 6 4 0 2 10 5 +5 12
7 Italy Atalanta 6 4 0 2 14 12 +2 12
8 Spain Atlético Madrid 6 3 2 1 16 8 +8 11
9 Portugal Benfica 6 3 2 1 12 7 +5 11
10 Italy Juventus 6 3 2 1 9 4 +5 11
11 England Manchester City 6 3 1 2 16 8 +8 10
12 Spain Girona 6 2 4 0 9 5 +4 10
13 Germany Bayern Munich 6 3 1 2 11 12 −1 10
14 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 6 3 1 2 9 11 −2 10
15 England Aston Villa 6 3 0 3 14 11 +3 9
16 Austria Sturm Graz 6 2 3 1 10 8 +2 9
17 Scotland Celtic 6 3 0 3 10 10 0 9
18 Germany Borussia Dortmund 6 2 2 2 11 8 +3 8
19 England Liverpool 6 2 2 2 9 8 +1 8
20 France Lille 6 1 5 0 8 7 +1 8
21 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 6 2 2 2 8 8 0 8
22 France Monaco 6 2 2 2 6 7 −1 8
23 France Paris Saint-Germain 6 2 1 3 14 13 +1 7
24 Germany Bayer Leverkusen 6 2 1 3 7 9 −2 7
25 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 6 1 3 2 8 9 −1 6
26 England Arsenal 6 2 0 4 5 12 −7 6
27 Italy Milan 6 1 2 3 7 11 −4 5[a]
28 Serbia Red Star Belgrade 6 1 2 3 7 11 −4 5[a]
29 Netherlands Feyenoord 6 1 1 4 7 14 −7 4
30 Switzerland Young Boys 6 1 0 5 11 17 −6 3
31 Belgium Club Brugge 6 0 3 3 5 11 −6 3
32 Germany RB Leipzig 6 1 0 5 10 18 −8 3
33 Italy Bologna 6 0 2 4 7 14 −7 2
34 France Brest 6 0 2 4 5 16 −11 2
35 Slovakia Slovan Bratislava 6 0 2 4 6 20 −14 2
36 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 6 0 1 5 4 15 −11 1
Source: UEFA[5]
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Away goals scored: Milan 5; Red Star Belgrade 4.

Results

Matchday 1
Home teamScoreAway team
Young Boys Switzerland2–1England Aston Villa
Juventus Italy1–0Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
Milan Italy0–0England Liverpool
Bayern Munich Germany2–1Croatia Dinamo Zagreb
Real Madrid Spain1–0Germany VfB Stuttgart
Sporting CP Portugal2–2France Lille
Sparta Prague Czech Republic2–3Austria Red Bull Salzburg
Bologna Italy3–4Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
Celtic Scotland4–0Slovakia Slovan Bratislava
Club Brugge Belgium1–1Germany Borussia Dortmund
Manchester City England2–4Italy Inter Milan
Paris Saint-Germain France0–2Spain Girona
Feyenoord Netherlands1–2Germany Bayer Leverkusen
Red Star Belgrade Serbia1–2Portugal Benfica
Monaco France4–3Spain Barcelona
Atalanta Italy4–1England Arsenal
Atlético Madrid Spain4–0Germany RB Leipzig
Brest France1–4Austria Sturm Graz
Matchday 2
Home teamScoreAway team
Red Bull Salzburg Austria5–1France Brest
VfB Stuttgart Germany3–0Czech Republic Sparta Prague
Arsenal England1–0France Paris Saint-Germain
Bayer Leverkusen Germany3–1Italy Milan
Borussia Dortmund Germany4–0Scotland Celtic
Barcelona Spain4–2Switzerland Young Boys
Inter Milan Italy4–0Serbia Red Star Belgrade
PSV Eindhoven Netherlands0–2Portugal Sporting CP
Slovan Bratislava Slovakia0–4England Manchester City
Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine0–3Italy Atalanta
Girona Spain2–0Netherlands Feyenoord
Aston Villa England0–1Germany Bayern Munich
Dinamo Zagreb Croatia1–0France Monaco
Liverpool England2–1Italy Bologna
Lille France2–1Spain Real Madrid
RB Leipzig Germany0–3Italy Juventus
Sturm Graz Austria1–1Belgium Club Brugge
Benfica Portugal2–2Spain Atlético Madrid
Matchday 3
Home teamScoreAway team
Milan Italy1–1Belgium Club Brugge
Monaco France1–1Serbia Red Star Belgrade
Arsenal England0–1Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
Aston Villa England3–1Italy Bologna
Girona Spain2–2Slovakia Slovan Bratislava
Juventus Italy2–3Germany VfB Stuttgart
Paris Saint-Germain France3–3Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
Real Madrid Spain1–2Germany Borussia Dortmund
Sturm Graz Austria1–3Portugal Sporting CP
Atalanta Italy2–1Scotland Celtic
Brest France1–1Germany Bayer Leverkusen
Atlético Madrid Spain1–1France Lille
Young Boys Switzerland2–3Italy Inter Milan
Barcelona Spain3–1Germany Bayern Munich
Red Bull Salzburg Austria3–2Croatia Dinamo Zagreb
Manchester City England3–0Czech Republic Sparta Prague
RB Leipzig Germany3–1England Liverpool
Benfica Portugal2–0Netherlands Feyenoord
Matchday 4
Home teamScoreAway team
PSV Eindhoven Netherlands1–1Spain Girona
Slovan Bratislava Slovakia2–2Croatia Dinamo Zagreb
Bologna Italy0–0France Monaco
Borussia Dortmund Germany2–3Austria Sturm Graz
Celtic Scotland3–2Germany RB Leipzig
Liverpool England4–1Germany Bayer Leverkusen
Lille France0–0Italy Juventus
Real Madrid Spain2–1Italy Milan
Sporting CP Portugal2–0England Manchester City
Club Brugge Belgium2–6England Aston Villa
Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine3–2Switzerland Young Boys
Sparta Prague Czech Republic1–1France Brest
Bayern Munich Germany3–3Portugal Benfica
Inter Milan Italy4–1England Arsenal
Feyenoord Netherlands2–2Austria Red Bull Salzburg
Red Star Belgrade Serbia1–2Spain Barcelona
Paris Saint-Germain France4–2Spain Atlético Madrid
VfB Stuttgart Germany4–1Italy Atalanta
Matchday 5
Home teamScoreAway team
Sparta Prague Czech Republic1–2Spain Atlético Madrid
Slovan Bratislava Slovakia2–3Italy Milan
Bayer Leverkusen Germany0–1Austria Red Bull Salzburg
Young Boys Switzerland2–4Italy Atalanta
Barcelona Spain2–0France Brest
Bayern Munich Germany2–5France Paris Saint-Germain
Inter Milan Italy3–2Germany RB Leipzig
Manchester City England6–1Netherlands Feyenoord
Sporting CP Portugal3–0England Arsenal
Red Star Belgrade Serbia1–1Germany VfB Stuttgart
Sturm Graz Austria0–0Spain Girona
Monaco France1–0Portugal Benfica
Aston Villa England0–2Italy Juventus
Bologna Italy2–2France Lille
Celtic Scotland1–0Belgium Club Brugge
Dinamo Zagreb Croatia0–0Germany Borussia Dortmund
Liverpool England0–1Spain Real Madrid
PSV Eindhoven Netherlands1–1Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
Matchday 6
Home teamScoreAway team
Girona Spain2–2England Liverpool
Dinamo Zagreb Croatia2–1Scotland Celtic
Atalanta Italy0–4Spain Real Madrid
Bayer Leverkusen Germany0–1Italy Inter Milan
Club Brugge Belgium0–1Portugal Sporting CP
Red Bull Salzburg Austria3–2France Paris Saint-Germain
Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine0–2Germany Bayern Munich
RB Leipzig Germany3–4England Aston Villa
Brest France1–3Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
Atlético Madrid Spain5–0Slovakia Slovan Bratislava
Lille France1–1Austria Sturm Graz
Milan Italy1–3Serbia Red Star Belgrade
Arsenal England2–0France Monaco
Borussia Dortmund Germany2–3Spain Barcelona
Feyenoord Netherlands3–0Czech Republic Sparta Prague
Juventus Italy1–1England Manchester City
Benfica Portugal3–0Italy Bologna
VfB Stuttgart Germany2–1Switzerland Young Boys

Domestic Champions Path

Main article: 2024–25 UEFA Youth League Domestic Champions Path

For the Domestic Champions Path, the 52 teams will be drawn into three rounds of two-legged home-and-away ties, with the 28 clubs from the top ranked associations starting directly from the second round. The draw for all three rounds will be held on 3 September 2024.

The ten third round winners will advance to the round of 32.

First round

The first legs were played on 17 and 18 September, and the second legs on 22 September, 1 and 2 October 2024.

The winners of the ties advanced to the second round.

First round
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
HB Faroe Islands1–5Luxembourg Progrès Niederkorn1–20–3
UCD Republic of Ireland5–3Iceland Stjarnan3–02–3
Bylis Albania2–4Kosovo 2 Korriku1–21–2
Lincoln Red Imps Gibraltar0–8Slovenia Maribor0–60–2
Žalgiris Lithuania7–2Wales The New Saints3–24–0
Honka Finland3–3 (0–3 p)Malta Valletta1–02–3
Daugavpils Latvia2–2 (4–2 p)Northern Ireland Cliftonville1–01–2
Tallinna Kalev Estonia11–0Andorra FC Santa Coloma7–04–0
AP Brera Strumica North Macedonia2–4Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo2–20–2
Dinamo Minsk Belarus6–3Armenia Pyunik4–22–1
Kairat Kazakhstan6–2Moldova Academia Rebeja2–14–1
Dinamo Tbilisi Georgia (country)4–6Montenegro Budućnost Podgorica3–21–4

Second round

The first legs were played on 22, 23 October and 5 November, and the second legs on 27 October, 5, 6 and 9 November 2024.

The winners of the ties advanced to the third round.

Second round
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
IFK Göteborg Sweden1–7Germany TSG Hoffenheim0–31–4
Aberdeen Scotland1–8Hungary Puskás Akadémia1–50–3
Strømsgodset Norway2–8Netherlands AZ1–41–4
2 Korriku Kosovo5–2Republic of Ireland UCD2–13–1
Progrès Niederkorn Luxembourg0–9Denmark Midtjylland0–40–5
Žalgiris Lithuania2–11England Manchester United2–50–6
Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine4–2Slovenia Maribor1–13–1
Genk Belgium6–2Bulgaria CSKA Sofia3–13–1
Legia Warsaw Poland6–0Cyprus Pafos3–03–0
Auxerre France7–0Malta Valletta5–02–0
Daugavpils Latvia0–9Italy Sassuolo0–50–4
Farul Constanța Romania2–1Serbia IMT2–00–1
Olympiacos Greece7–1Estonia Tallinna Kalev5–02–1
Basel Switzerland8–1Azerbaijan Sabah6–02–1
Maccabi Petah Tikva Israel0–6Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo0–30–3
Trabzonspor Turkey8–3Montenegro Budućnost Podgorica3–15–2
Braga Portugal2–3Austria Rapid Wien0–02–3
Real Betis Spain11–1Kazakhstan Kairat6–15–0
Trenčín Slovakia6–3Czech Republic Zbrojovka Brno3–23–1
Lokomotiva Zagreb Croatia2–1Belarus Dinamo Minsk2–10–0

Third round

The first legs will be played on 26 and 27 November, and the second legs on 10, 11 and 17 December 2024.

The winners of the ties will advance to the knockout phase.

Third round
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine9–1Kosovo 2 Korriku5–04–1
AZ Netherlands2–1England Manchester United2–10–0
Puskás Akadémia Hungary2–2 (6–5 p)Belgium Genk1–01–2
Auxerre France1–3Germany TSG Hoffenheim1–20–1
Legia Warsaw Poland0–9Denmark Midtjylland0–20–7
Real Betis Spain4–2Italy Sassuolo3–11–1
Farul Constanța Romania1–6Croatia Lokomotiva Zagreb0–21–4
Trenčín Slovakia2–5Greece Olympiacos1–11–4
Basel Switzerland1–5Austria Rapid Wien1–20–3
Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina3–8Turkey Trabzonspor2–21–6

Knockout phase

The top 22 teams from the UEFA Champions League Path as well as 10 winners of the Domestic Champions Path will qualify for the knockout phase, which will be played in a single-leg knockout format. For the round of 32, the top 6 teams from the UEFA Champions League Path will be paired against the teams finished in 17th to 22nd place, and the Domestic Champions Path winners will compete against teams ranked 7th to 16th.[1]

Draw pots
Section 1 Section 2
Seeded Unseeded Seeded Unseeded

Top goalscorers

As of 11 December 2024
Rank[6] Player Team Goals Matches played
1 France Mahamadou Sangaré France Paris Saint-Germain 8 6
Austria Phillip Verhounig Austria Red Bull Salzburg
3 Ukraine Matviy Ponomarenko Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 7 4
4 Scotland Daniel Cummings Scotland Celtic 6 6
Lithuania Romualdas Jansonas Lithuania Žalgiris 4
Turkey Poyraz Efe Yıldırım Turkey Trabzonspor 3
7 Austria Leon Grgic Austria Sturm Graz 5 5
Spain Omar Janneh Spain Atlético Madrid 6
Denmark Nicolaj Tornvig Denmark Midtjylland 4
Portugal Gustavo Varela Portugal Benfica 6

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "2024/25 UEFA Youth League dates, format". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 24 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Which teams are in the 2024/25 Youth League?". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Ukraine crisis: Fifa and Uefa suspend all Russian clubs and national teams". British Broadcasting Corporation. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  4. ^ "UEFA decisions for upcoming competitions relating to the ongoing suspension of Russian national teams and clubs" (Press release). Nyon: UEFA. 2 May 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Table & Standings". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  6. ^ "UEFA Youth League – Top Scorers". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 15 December 2024.

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