2019–20 UEFA Youth League
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The 2019–20 UEFA Youth League was the seventh season of the UEFA Youth League, a European youth club football competition organised by UEFA.
Tournament details | |
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Dates | 17 September 2019 – 25 August 2020 |
Teams | 64 (from 41 associations) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Real Madrid (1st title) |
Runners-up | Benfica |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 167 |
Goals scored | 554 (3.32 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Roberto Piccoli Gonçalo Ramos (8 goals each) |
← 2018–19 |
Following the round of 16, the competition was postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.[1][2] The final tournament consisting of the semi-finals and final, originally scheduled to be played on 17 and 20 April 2020 at the Colovray Stadium in Nyon, Switzerland, were officially postponed on 18 March 2020.[3] On 17 June 2020, UEFA announced that the remaining matches, including two round of 16 matches, quarter-finals, semi-finals and final, would be played between 16 and 25 August at the Colovray Stadium in Nyon, Switzerland behind closed doors.[4][5][6]
Real Madrid defeated Benfica in the final 3–2 to win their first title.[7] Porto were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Red Bull Salzburg in the play-offs.