2024–25 UEFA Youth League
Tournament details | |
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Dates | 17 September 2024 – 28 April 2025 |
Teams | 88 (from 52 associations) |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 207 |
Goals scored | 729 (3.52 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Matviy Ponomarenko (Dynamo Kyiv) Mahamadou Sangaré (Paris Saint-Germain) Phillip Verhounig (Red Bull Salzburg) 8 goals each |
← 2023–24 2025–26 → All statistics correct as of 4 March 2025. |
The 2024–25 UEFA Youth League is 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
[edit]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]
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- Notes
- TH Title holders.
- RU Youth domestic runners-up playing in the Domestic Champions Path because the domestic champions qualified for the UEFA Champions League Path.
- YC Teams playing in the UEFA Champions League Path which were also youth domestic champions.
- PO Teams playing in the UEFA Champions League Path after their senior team qualified for the Champions League group stage via play-offs.
- ^ 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]
Distribution
[edit]Path | Round | Teams entering in this round | Teams advancing from the previous round |
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UEFA Champions League Path (36 teams) | League phase (36 teams) |
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Domestic Champions Path (52 teams) | First round (24 teams) |
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Second round (40 teams) |
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Third round (20 teams) |
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Knockout phase (32 teams) |
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The information here reflects the suspension of Russia in European football, and so the following changes to the default access list were made:[5]
- The champions of associations 25 (Hungary) and 26 (Romania) entered the second round instead of the first round (Domestic Champions Path).
As the Youth League title holders (Olympiacos) qualified for the second round (Domestic Champions Path) via their domestic league, the following changes to the default access list were made:
- The champions of associations 27 (Bulgaria) and 28 (Slovakia) entered the second round instead of the first round (Domestic Champions Path).
As San Marino did not enter a team, the following changes to the default access list were made:
- The champions of associations 29 (Azerbaijan) entered the second round instead of the first round (Domestic Champions Path).
Round and draw dates
[edit]The schedule of the competition is as follows.[1]
Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
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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 Colovray Stadium, Nyon | |||
Final | 28 April 2025 Colovray Stadium, Nyon |
UEFA Champions League Path
[edit]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
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 18 | Advance to knockout phase |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 16 | |
3 | ![]() | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 16 | |
4 | ![]() | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 15 | |
5 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 13 | |
6 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 12 | |
7 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 12 | |
8 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 11 | |
9 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 11 | |
10 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 11 | |
11 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 10 | |
12 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 10 | |
13 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 10 | |
14 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 10 | |
15 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 9 | |
16 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 9 | |
17 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 9 | |
18 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 8 | |
19 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 8 | |
20 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 8 | |
21 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | |
22 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 8 | |
23 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 7 | |
24 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 7 | |
25 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 6 | |
26 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 6 | |
27 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 5[a] | |
28 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 5[a] | |
29 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 4 | |
30 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 17 | −6 | 3 | |
31 | ![]() | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 3 | |
32 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 18 | −8 | 3 | |
33 | ![]() | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 2 | |
34 | ![]() | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 2 | |
35 | ![]() | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 20 | −14 | 2 | |
36 | ![]() | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 1 |
Results
[edit]Domestic Champions Path
[edit]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
[edit]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.
Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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HB ![]() | 1–5 | ![]() | 1–2 | 0–3 |
UCD ![]() | 5–3 | ![]() | 3–0 | 2–3 |
Bylis ![]() | 2–4 | ![]() | 1–2 | 1–2 |
Lincoln Red Imps ![]() | 0–8 | ![]() | 0–6 | 0–2 |
Žalgiris ![]() | 7–2 | ![]() | 3–2 | 4–0 |
Honka ![]() | 3–3 (0–3 p) | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–3 |
Daugavpils ![]() | 2–2 (4–2 p) | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–2 |
Tallinna Kalev ![]() | 11–0 | ![]() | 7–0 | 4–0 |
AP Brera Strumica ![]() | 2–4 | ![]() | 2–2 | 0–2 |
Dinamo Minsk ![]() | 6–3 | ![]() | 4–2 | 2–1 |
Kairat ![]() | 6–2 | ![]() | 2–1 | 4–1 |
Dinamo Tbilisi ![]() | 4–6 | ![]() | 3–2 | 1–4 |
Second round
[edit]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.
Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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IFK Göteborg ![]() | 1–7 | ![]() | 0–3 | 1–4 |
Aberdeen ![]() | 1–8 | ![]() | 1–5 | 0–3 |
Strømsgodset ![]() | 2–8 | ![]() | 1–4 | 1–4 |
2 Korriku ![]() | 5–2 | ![]() | 2–1 | 3–1 |
Progrès Niederkorn ![]() | 0–9 | ![]() | 0–4 | 0–5 |
Žalgiris ![]() | 2–11 | ![]() | 2–5 | 0–6 |
Dynamo Kyiv ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() | 1–1 | 3–1 |
Genk ![]() | 6–2 | ![]() | 3–1 | 3–1 |
Legia Warsaw ![]() | 6–0 | ![]() | 3–0 | 3–0 |
Auxerre ![]() | 7–0 | ![]() | 5–0 | 2–0 |
Daugavpils ![]() | 0–9 | ![]() | 0–5 | 0–4 |
Farul Constanța ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | 2–0 | 0–1 |
Olympiacos ![]() | 7–1 | ![]() | 5–0 | 2–1 |
Basel ![]() | 8–1 | ![]() | 6–0 | 2–1 |
Maccabi Petah Tikva ![]() | 0–6 | ![]() | 0–3[a] | 0–3[a] |
Trabzonspor ![]() | 8–3 | ![]() | 3–1 | 5–2 |
Braga ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() | 0–0 | 2–3 |
Real Betis ![]() | 11–1 | ![]() | 6–1 | 5–0 |
Trenčín ![]() | 6–3 | ![]() | 3–2 | 3–1 |
Lokomotiva Zagreb ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | 2–1 | 0–0 |
- ^ a b Both legs were cancelled and awarded 3–0 to Sarajevo after Maccabi Petah Tikva withdrew due to security concerns stemming from the Israel–Hamas war.
Third round
[edit]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.
Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Dynamo Kyiv ![]() | 9–1 | ![]() | 5–0 | 4–1 |
AZ ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | 2–1 | 0–0 |
Puskás Akadémia ![]() | 2–2 (6–5 p) | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–2 |
Auxerre ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | 1–2 | 0–1 |
Legia Warsaw ![]() | 0–9 | ![]() | 0–2 | 0–7 |
Real Betis ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() | 3–1 | 1–1 |
Farul Constanța ![]() | 1–6 | ![]() | 0–2 | 1–4 |
Trenčín ![]() | 2–5 | ![]() | 1–1 | 1–4 |
Basel ![]() | 1–5 | ![]() | 1–2 | 0–3 |
Sarajevo ![]() | 3–8 | ![]() | 2–2 | 1–6 |
Knockout phase
[edit]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]
Bracket
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Round of 32
[edit]The matches will be played on 11 and 12 February 2025.
Home team | Score | Away team |
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Inter Milan ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
Sporting CP ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
Red Bull Salzburg ![]() | 1–1 (4–2 p) | ![]() |
Barcelona ![]() | 2–2 (5–3 p) | ![]() |
VfB Stuttgart ![]() | 2–2 (5–3 p) | ![]() |
Real Madrid ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
Dynamo Kyiv ![]() | 3–3 (6–7 p) | ![]() |
Rapid Wien ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
AZ ![]() | 2–2 (4–3 p) | ![]() |
Trabzonspor ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
Midtjylland ![]() | 2–2 (4–5 p) | ![]() |
Olympiacos ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
Real Betis ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
TSG Hoffenheim ![]() | 5–1 | ![]() |
Puskás Akadémia ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
Lokomotiva Zagreb ![]() | 1–1 (3–5 p) | ![]() |
Round of 16
[edit]The draw was conducted on 14 February 2025 at 13:00 CET in the UEFA headquarters in Nyon. The round of 16 will be played over one leg on 4 and 5 March 2025.
Home team | Score | Away team |
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Trabzonspor ![]() | 0–0 (5–3 p) | ![]() |
Sturm Graz ![]() | 1–1 (4–5 p) | ![]() |
Bayern Munich ![]() | 1–1 (4–5 p) | ![]() |
Red Bull Salzburg ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
Real Madrid ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
Sporting CP ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() |
TSG Hoffenheim ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
Aston Villa ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() |
Quarter-finals
[edit]The draw was conducted on 14 February 2025 at 13:00 CET in the UEFA headquarters in Nyon. The quarter-finals will be played over one leg on 1 and 2 April 2025.
Home team | Score | Away team |
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AZ ![]() | 2 Apr | ![]() |
VfB Stuttgart ![]() | 2 Apr | ![]() |
Red Bull Salzburg ![]() | 1 Apr | ![]() |
Trabzonspor ![]() | 1 Apr | ![]() |
Semi-finals
[edit]The draw was conducted on 14 February 2025 at 13:00 CET in the UEFA headquarters in Nyon. The semi-finals will be played over one leg on 25 April 2025.
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Winner Quarter-final 3 | 25 Apr | Winner Quarter-final 4 |
Winner Quarter-final 1 | 25 Apr | Winner Quarter-final 2 |
Final
[edit]The final will be played on 28 April 2025 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon.
Winner Semi-final 1 ![]() | v | ![]() |
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Top goalscorers
[edit]- As of 5 March 2025
Rank[7] | Player | Team | Goals | Matches played |
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1 | ![]() | ![]() | 8 | 7 |
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4 | ![]() | ![]() | 6 | 8 |
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