2012–13 NextGen Series

2012–13 NextGen Series
Tournament details
Dates15 August 2012 – 1 April 2013
Teams24 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
ChampionsEngland Aston Villa (1st title)
Runners-upEngland Chelsea
Third placePortugal Sporting CP
Fourth placeEngland Arsenal
Tournament statistics
Matches played88
Goals scored268 (3.05 per match)
Top scorer(s)Republic of Ireland Graham Burke
Scotland Islam Feruz
(7 goals)
Best player(s)England Lewis Baker

The 2012–13 NextGen Series was the second season of the NextGen Series. The tournament involved the under-19 teams from 24 different countries across Europe. The tournament was won by Aston Villa who overcame Chelsea in the final.

Format changes

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From the previous season's competition, one major format change has been announced, with the competition moving from a 16-team to a 24-team affair.[1] The group stage was run in six groups of four, an expansion of the same format as the previous season.

Teams

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The 24 teams were sorted into six groups, where they played each other home and away in a Round-robin tournament. The top teams advanced to the finals of the competition.

Fifteen of the 16 founder-members reprise their roles, consisting of some of the highest-reputations teams from across UEFA, mirroring the current or recent Champions League involvement of their first teams. Only Basel of Switzerland declined the invitation to reappear.

They were joined by a further nine teams of high standing for the expanded series.

Group stage

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The 24 teams were sorted into six groups of four, where they play each other home and away in a double round robin format. The top-two teams from each group progressed to the knock-out stages of the competition alongside the four highest points-scoring third-place finishers.

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners, runners-up and four best third placed teams advance to the round of 16

Group 1

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Spain Barcelona 6 3 2 1 12 6 +6 11
Belgium Anderlecht 6 2 3 1 8 6 +2 9
England Tottenham Hotspur 6 2 2 2 10 10 0 8
Germany Wolfsburg 6 1 1 4 9 17 −8 4

Kickoff times are in CET.

Barcelona Spain1–1Belgium Anderlecht
Sanabria 80' Report Kabasele 66'
Referee: Rafael Díaz Melero (Spain)
Wolfsburg Germany2–3England Tottenham Hotspur
Hauck 17' (pen.)
Brandt 90+1'		 Report Coulthirst 63'
Lameiras 79'
Pritchard 82'
Attendance: 693[2]
Anderlecht Belgium1–2Germany Wolfsburg
Bruno 71' Report Avdijaj 21'
Hauck 33'
Tottenham Hotspur England0–2Spain Barcelona
Report Sandro 19', 73'
Attendance: 8,850
Wolfsburg Germany0–5Spain Barcelona
Report Calvet 12'
Quesada 52'
Ebwelle 78'
Joel Huertas 90'
Herrera 90'
Anderlecht Belgium0–0Spain Barcelona
Report
Tottenham Hotspur England2–2Germany Wolfsburg
Pritchard 8', 35' Report Hauck 84'
Müller 90'
Anderlecht Belgium1–1England Tottenham Hotspur
Álvarez 76' Report Bentaleb 59'
Attendance: 7,261[3]
Barcelona Spain1–4England Tottenham Hotspur
Bagnack 88' Report Coulthirst 25', 29', 60'
Pritchard 72'
Attendance: 295[4]
Barcelona Spain3–1Germany Wolfsburg
Traoré 16'
Sandro 45'
Ebwelle 90'		 Report Palacios Martínez 86'
Wolfsburg Germany2–3Belgium Anderlecht
Brandt 68'
Uzan 90+1'		 Report Dendoncker 14'
Kabasele 34'
Heylen 37'
Tottenham Hotspur England0–2Belgium Anderlecht
Report Dendoncker 59'
Heylen 83' (pen.)

Group 2

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
France Paris Saint-Germain 6 4 1 1 10 5 +5 13
Italy Juventus 6 3 3 0 13 9 +4 12
England Manchester City 6 1 2 3 8 10 −2 5
Turkey Fenerbahçe 6 0 2 4 6 13 −7 2

Kickoff times are in CET.

Juventus Italy3–3Turkey Fenerbahçe
Padovan 27', 50'
Lanini 90+4'		 Report Şimşek 38', 75' (pen.)
Sahat 85'
Manchester City England0–2France Paris Saint-Germain
Report Rajsel 28', 77'
Manchester City England3–1Turkey Fenerbahçe
Suárez 69' (pen.)
Huws 71'
Hiwula 90' (pen.)		 Report Çinemre 11'
Attendance: 737
Referee: Darren Handley (England)
Juventus Italy2–0France Paris Saint-Germain
Ruggiero 57'
Léo Bonatini 90'		 Report
Fenerbahçe Turkey1–1England Manchester City
Leigh 68' (o.g.) Report Suárez 49'
Fenerbahçe Turkey0–2France Paris Saint-Germain
Report Coman 18'
Ongenda 55'
Juventus Italy1–1England Manchester City
Rugani 84' Report Meppen-Walter 42'
Paris Saint-Germain France2–0Turkey Fenerbahçe
Sainrimat-Moreira 7'
Yaisien 65'		 Report
Manchester City England2–3Italy Juventus
Pozo 15'
Lopes 81'		 Report Schiavone 29'
Magnússon 62'
Léo Bonatini 71'
Paris Saint-Germain France2–1England Manchester City
Bourdin 29'
Habran 63'		 Report Lopes 77' (pen.)
Fenerbahçe Turkey1–2Italy Juventus
Cici 57' Report Gerbaudo 25'
Schiavone 81'
Paris Saint-Germain France2–2Italy Juventus
Yaisien 33'
Coman 42'		 Report Beltrame 78'
Gerbaudo 90'

Group 3

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Russia CSKA Moscow 6 4 0 2 8 5 +3 12
Netherlands Ajax 6 3 2 1 15 6 +9 11
England Chelsea 6 2 3 1 12 6 +6 9
Norway Molde 6 0 1 5 2 20 −18 1

Kickoff times are in CET.

CSKA Moscow Russia2–1Norway Molde
Seredin 29'
Litvinov 74'		 Report Svendsen 27'
Chelsea England1–2Russia CSKA Moscow
Bamford 11' Report Zaseev 35'
Dergachev 38'
Molde Norway0–1Russia CSKA Moscow
Report Zaseev 54'
Molde Norway0–5Netherlands Ajax
Report De Sa 14'
Fischer 19', 65', 81'
Sporkslede 90+3'
CSKA Moscow Russia0–1England Chelsea
Report Boga 71'
Ajax Netherlands5–0Norway Molde
Kishna 11'
Fischer 31'
El Hasnaoui 37', 67'
Keskin 90'		 Report
CSKA Moscow Russia2–0Netherlands Ajax
Khurtsidze 45'
Georgievskiy 75'		 Report
Molde Norway1–1England Chelsea
Aboubacar 60' Report Ssewankambo 87'
Ajax Netherlands2–1Russia CSKA Moscow
Menig 44'
Van den Boomen 59'		 Report Netfullin 28'
Chelsea England6–0Norway Molde
Feruz 13', 22'
Kiwomya 57'
Mitchell 66'
Piazon 68'
Saville 70'		 Report
Chelsea England0–0Netherlands Ajax
Report
Ajax Netherlands3–3England Chelsea
Bitter 16'
De Sa 61' (pen.)
De Bondt 89'		 Report Kiwomya 12'
Feruz 39', 49'

Group 4

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Portugal Sporting CP 6 4 0 2 12 11 +1 12
England Aston Villa 6 3 1 2 12 8 +4 10
Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 6 3 0 3 6 9 −3 9
Scotland Celtic 6 1 1 4 8 10 -2 4

Kickoff times are in CET.

Aston Villa England1–3Portugal Sporting CP
Drennan 31' Report Ié 32'
Mané 39'
Riquicho 63' (pen.)
PSV Eindhoven Netherlands1–0England Aston Villa
Antonio 34' Report
Celtic Scotland1–2Portugal Sporting CP
Johnstone 20' Report Medeiros 45'
Cortez 76'
Aston Villa England2–1Scotland Celtic
Carruthers 21'
Melvin 35'		 Report Irvine 49'
PSV Eindhoven Netherlands1–0Portugal Sporting CP
Vloet 75' Report
Celtic Scotland3–1Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
F. Twardzik 11' (pen.)
McGregor 13'
Herron 16'		 Report Antonio 44'
Celtic Scotland2–2England Aston Villa
Devine 53' (o.g.)
P. Twardzik 72'		 Report Graham 24'
Drennan 39'
Sporting CP Portugal4–2Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
Ponde 18'
Mané 57'
Medeiros 73'
Veloso 90'		 Report Sanoh 25'
Pinto 64' (o.g.)
Aston Villa England2–0Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
Burke 19'
Drennan 84'		 Report
Sporting CP Portugal2–1Scotland Celtic
Mané 8'
Medeiros 24'		 Report Kidd 40'
PSV Eindhoven Netherlands1–0Scotland Celtic
Brenet 83' Report
Sporting CP Portugal1–5England Aston Villa
Veloso 75' Report Donacien 10'
Drennan 49', 88'
Burke 55', 78'

Group 5

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Italy Internazionale 6 3 1 2 10 10 0 10
Norway Rosenborg 6 3 1 2 10 10 0 10
England Liverpool 6 3 0 3 14 10 +4 9
Germany Borussia Dortmund 6 1 2 3 5 9 -4 5

Kickoff times are in CET.

Internazionale Italy3–2England Liverpool
Forte 19'
Belloni 45'
Garritano 80'		 Report Adorján 30' (pen.), 88'
Internazionale Italy1–0Germany Borussia Dortmund
Benassi 69' Report
Rosenborg Norway1–0Germany Borussia Dortmund
Sakor 25' Report
Borussia Dortmund Germany2–1England Liverpool
Nothnagel 30' (pen.)
Bandowski 77'		 Report Coady 64'
Rosenborg Norway2–1Italy Internazionale
Sørloth 85'
Sakor 90' (pen.)		 Report Garritano 63'
Borussia Dortmund Germany1–1Italy Internazionale
Weber 36' Report Belloni 3'
Rosenborg Norway3–0England Liverpool
Blakstad 6'
Bjørnholm 14'
Sørloth 30'		 Report
Liverpool England4–1Norway Rosenborg
Jones 15'
Morgan 32', 45+2'
Sinclair 90+1'		 Report Lundal 39'
Borussia Dortmund Germany2–2Norway Rosenborg
Benkarit 19'
Beutler 67'		 Report Bjørnholm 3'
Blakstad 43'
Liverpool England3–0Germany Borussia Dortmund
Coady 22', 26' (pen.)
Morgan 77'		 Report
Internazionale Italy3–1Norway Rosenborg
Forte 37', 85'
Pedrabissi 70'		 Report Blakstad 25'
Referee: Francesco Di Stefano (Italy)
Liverpool England4–1Italy Internazionale
Coady 29' (pen.), 77' (pen.)
Yeşil 34', 65'		 Report Benassi 62'

Group 6

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Greece Olympiacos 6 2 3 1 4 5 −1 9
England Arsenal 6 2 2 2 7 5 +2 8
France Marseille 6 2 2 2 4 10 −6 8
Spain Athletic Bilbao 6 2 1 3 12 7 +5 7

Kickoff times are in CET.

Athletic Bilbao Spain4–0Greece Olympiacos
Guillermo 27' (pen.)
Jurgi Oteo 50'
Bengoa 59'
Santamaría 72'		 Report
Attendance: 3000[5]
Arsenal England3–0France Marseille
Yennaris 8'
Akpom 20', 83'		 Report
Marseille France2–1Spain Athletic Bilbao
Anani 45', 72' Report Jurgi Oteo 34'
Olympiacos Greece2–0England Arsenal
Soukias 83'
Leandro 90'		 Report
Marseille France0–0Greece Olympiacos
Report
Arsenal England0–0Greece Olympiacos
Report
Marseille France1–0England Arsenal
Kisaku 90+3' Report
Olympiacos Greece1–1France Marseille
Ioannidis 45' Report Diop 33'
Athletic Bilbao Spain0–0England Arsenal
Report
Athletic Bilbao Spain5–0France Marseille
Santamaría 58', 80'
Williams 65'
Unai López 70'
Bechar 89' (o.g.)		 Report
Arsenal England4–2Spain Athletic Bilbao
Toral 7', 74'
Ansah 67'
Hayden 79'		 Report Aketxe 12'
Yeray 83'
Olympiacos Greece1–0Spain Athletic Bilbao
Gino 32' Report

Ranking of third-placed teams

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Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
3 England Chelsea 6 2 3 1 12 6 +6 9
5 England Liverpool 6 3 0 3 14 10 +4 9
4 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 6 3 0 3 6 9 −3 9
1 England Tottenham Hotspur 6 2 2 2 10 10 0 8
6 France Marseille 6 2 2 2 4 10 −6 8
2 England Manchester City 6 1 2 3 8 10 −2 5

Knockout stage

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The knockout round matches were decided by ordering each team from 1 through 16, with the top ranked team facing the lowest ranked team, and on down.[6]

Key to colours
Group winners
Runners-up
Four best third-placed teams
Seeded Unseeded
# Team Pts GD GF # Team Pts GD GF
1. France Paris Saint-Germain 13 +5 10 9. England Aston Villa 10 +4 12
2. Russia CSKA Moscow 12 +3 8 10. Norway Rosenborg 10 0 10
3. Portugal Sporting CP 12 +1 12 11. Belgium Anderlecht 9 +2 8
4. Spain Barcelona 11 +6 12 12. England Arsenal 8 +2 7
5. Italy Internazionale 10 0 10 13. England Chelsea 9 +6 12
6. Greece Olympiacos 9 −1 4 14. England Liverpool 9 +4 14
7. Italy Juventus 12 +4 13 15. Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 9 −3 6
8. Netherlands Ajax 11 +9 15 16. England Tottenham Hotspur 8 0 10

Bracket

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Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
 
 
 
Spain Barcelona0
 
 
 
England Chelsea2
 
England Chelsea4
 
 
 
Italy Juventus1
 
Italy Juventus1
 
 
 
Norway Rosenborg0
 
England Chelsea (a.e.t.)4
 
 
 
England Arsenal3
 
Italy Internazionale0
 
 
 
England Arsenal1
 
England Arsenal1
 
 
 
Russia CSKA Moscow0
 
Russia CSKA Moscow3
 
 
 
Netherlands PSV Eindhoven0
 
England Chelsea0
 
 
 
England Aston Villa2
 
Netherlands Ajax1
 
 
 
England Aston Villa2
 
England Aston Villa1
 
 
 
Greece Olympiacos0
 
Greece Olympiacos2
 
 
 
Belgium Anderlecht1
 
England Aston Villa3
 
 
 
Portugal Sporting CP1 Third place match
 
France Paris Saint-Germain1 (3)
 
  
 
England Tottenham Hotspur (pen.)1 (4)
 
England Tottenham Hotspur3England Arsenal1
 
 
 
Portugal Sporting CP (a.e.t.)5 Portugal Sporting CP3
 
Portugal Sporting CP4
 
 
England Liverpool0
 

Round of 16

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Ajax Netherlands1–2England Aston Villa
Anderson 14' Report Drennan 35'
Lewis 64'
Paris Saint-Germain France1–1 (a.e.t.)England Tottenham Hotspur
Sainrimat-Moreira 65' Report Coulthirst 34'
Penalties
3–4
Barcelona Spain0–2England Chelsea
Report Feruz 43'
Boga 90'
Sporting CP Portugal4–0England Liverpool
Mané 12', 24'
Palhinha 64'
Jancó 89'		 Report
CSKA Moscow Russia3–0Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
Bazelyuk 11', 22'
Georgievskiy 68'		 Report
Olympiacos Greece2–1Belgium Anderlecht
Ioannidis 21', 53' (pen.) Report Acheampong 46'
Internazionale Italy0–1England Arsenal
Report Yennaris 69'
Juventus Italy1–0Norway Rosenborg
Beltrame 29' Report

Quarterfinals

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Chelsea England4–1Italy Juventus
Kiwomya 11'
Baker 13', 89'
Feruz 83'		 Report Rugani 72'
Aston Villa England1–0Greece Olympiacos
Burke 11' Report
Tottenham Hotspur England3–5 (a.e.t.)Portugal Sporting CP
Oduwa 8'
Dombaxe 81' (pen.)
Percil 90+3'		 Report Betinho 6', 17'
Semedo 64' (pen.)
Guedes 96'
Fokobo 104'
Arsenal England1–0Russia CSKA Moscow
Gnabry 56' Report
Attendance: 6,684[11]

Semifinals

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Chelsea England4–3 (a.e.t.)England Arsenal
Feruz 53'
Baker 61', 116'
Boga 65'		 Report Akpom 16', 89'
Gnabry 90'
Aston Villa England3–1 (a.e.t.)Portugal Sporting CP
Burke 55'
Grealish 91'
Carruthers 105'		 Report Stojanović 68'

Third place match

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Arsenal England1–3Portugal Sporting CP
Eisfeld 27' Report Jancó 34'
Semedo 55' (pen.)
Esgaio 72'

Final

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Chelsea England0–2England Aston Villa
Report Burke 49' (pen.), 90' (pen.)

Top goalscorers

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Players and teams in bold are still active in the competition:

Rank Name Team Goals
1 Republic of Ireland Graham Burke England Aston Villa 7
Scotland Islam Feruz England Chelsea
3 Republic of Ireland Michael Drennan England Aston Villa 6
4 England Conor Coady England Liverpool 5
England Shaq Coulthirst England Tottenham Hotspur
Portugal Carlos Mané Portugal Sporting CP
7 England Chuba Akpom England Arsenal 4
England Lewis Baker England Chelsea
Denmark Viktor Fischer Netherlands Ajax
England Alex Pritchard1 England Tottenham Hotspur
11 Norway Magnus Blakstad Norway Rosenborg 3
England Jeremie Boga England Chelsea
Italy Francesco Forte Italy Internazionale
Germany Philipp Hauck Germany Wolfsburg
Greece Nikolaos Ioannidis Greece Olympiacos
England Alex Kiwomya England Chelsea
Portugal Iuri Medeiros Portugal Sporting CP
England Adam Morgan England Liverpool
Spain Sandro Spain Barcelona
Spain Gorka Santamaría Spain Athletic Bilbao
Note

1: ^ In January 2013 Alex Pritchard moved on loan from Tottenham Hotspur to Peterborough United.

See also

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