The 2024–25 UEFA Youth League Domestic Champions Path began on 17 September and will end on 11 December 2024. A total of 52 teams will compete in the Domestic Champions Path to decide 10 of the 32 places in the knockout phase of the 2024–25 UEFA Youth League.[1]
Format
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.[1][2]
The Domestic Champions Path includes 52 youth domestic champions (or runners-up, if the champions quilified for the UEFA Champions League Path) and will consist of the following rounds:
First round (24 teams): 24 teams from the 24 lower-ranked member associations according to their 2024 UEFA country coefficients.
Second round (40 teams): 28 teams from the top 28 member associations according to UEFA country coefficients, and 12 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]
The draw for the first round was held on 3 September 2024. There was no seeding. The 24 teams were split into three groups of eight teams. Teams in the same group were drawn against each other, with the order of legs decided by draw.[4]
The draw for the second round was held on 3 September 2024, right after the first round draw. There was no seeding. The 40 teams were split into four groups of ten teams. Teams in the same group were drawn against each other, with the order of legs decided by draw.[4]
Times are CEST (UTC+2) for dates up to 26 October 2024, and CET (UTC+1) for dates thereafter, as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
The draw for the third round was held on 3 September 2024, right after the first and second round draw. There was no seeding. The 20 teams were split into two groups of ten teams. Teams in the same group were drawn against each other, with the order of legs decided by draw.[4]