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2024–25 UEFA Youth League
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The 2024–25 UEFA Youth League was the eleventh season of the UEFA Youth League, a European youth club football competition organised by UEFA.
The title holders were Olympiacos, who defeated Milan 3–0 in the previous edition's final. They were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Red Bull Salzburg.
Barcelona claimed a record-breaking third title by defeating Trabzonspor 4–1 in the final.
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Teams
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A total of 88 teams from 52 of the 55 UEFA member associations entered the tournament. They were 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 phase entered 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 do not have a youth domestic competition, and Russia, who was suspended from UEFA competitions) entered the Domestic Champions Path. Clubs from the top 28 associations according to their 2024 UEFA country coefficients qualified 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 was filled by the youth domestic runners-ups; if the runners-ups also qualify for the UEFA Champions League path, the vacancy was 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 made their tournament debuts.[2]
- 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 league phase 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
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).
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Round and draw dates
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The schedule of the competition was as follows.[1]
- For the UEFA Champions League Path league stage, in principle the teams played their matches on Tuesdays and Wednesdays of the matchdays as scheduled for UEFA Champions League, and on the same day as the corresponding senior teams; however, matches could also be played on other dates, including Mondays and Thursdays.
- For the Domestic Champions Path first and second rounds, in principle matches were played on Wednesdays (first round on matchdays 2 and 3, second round on matchdays 4 and 5, as scheduled for UEFA Champions League); however, matches could also be played on other dates, including Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays.
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UEFA Champions League Path
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For the UEFA Champions League Path, the 36 teams played 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 advanced to knockout phase.[1]
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Results
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Domestic Champions Path
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For the Domestic Champions Path, the 52 teams were 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 were held on 3 September 2024.
The ten third round winners advanced 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.
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.
Notes:
- Both legs were cancelled and awarded 3–0 to Sarajevo after Maccabi Petah Tikva withdrew due to security concerns stemming from the Gaza war.
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.
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Knockout phase
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The top 22 teams from the UEFA Champions League Path as well as 10 winners of the Domestic Champions Path qualified for the knockout phase, which were played in a single-leg knockout format. For the round of 32, the top six teams from the UEFA Champions League Path were paired against the teams finished in 17th to 22nd place, and the Domestic Champions Path winners were paired against teams ranked 7th to 16th.[1]
Bracket
Round of 32
The matches were played on 11 and 12 February 2025.
Round of 16
The draw was conducted on 14 February 2025 at 13:00 CET in the UEFA headquarters in Nyon. The round of 16 was played over one leg on 4 and 5 March 2025.
Quarter-finals
The draw was conducted on 14 February 2025 at 13:00 CET in the UEFA headquarters in Nyon. The quarter-finals were played over one leg on 1 and 2 April 2025.
Semi-finals
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.
Final
The final was played on 28 April 2025 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon.
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