The 2015–16 UEFA Youth League Domestic Champions Path were played from 29 September to 6 December 2015. A total of 32 teams competed in the Domestic Champions Path to decide 8 of the 24 places in the knockout phase of the 2015–16 UEFA Youth League.[1]
Times up to 24 October 2015 (first round) were CEST (UTC+2), thereafter (second round) times were CET (UTC+1).
Draw
editThe youth domestic champions of the top 32 associations according to their 2014 UEFA country coefficients entered the Domestic Champions Path.[2] Associations without a youth domestic champion as well as domestic champions already included in the UEFA Champions League path were replaced by the next association in the UEFA ranking.[3][4]
The 32 teams were drawn into two rounds of two-legged home-and-away ties. The draw was held on 1 September 2015, 13:45 CEST, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[5][6] There were no seedings, but the 32 teams were split into four groups defined by sporting and geographical criteria prior to the draw.[7]
- In the first round, teams in the same group were drawn against each other, with the order of legs decided by draw.
- In the second round, the winners from Group 1 were drawn against the winners from Group 2, and the winners from Group 3 were drawn against the winners from Group 4, with the order of legs decided by draw.
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Format
editIn 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, the away goals rule was applied, i.e., the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs advanced. If away goals were also equal, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out (no extra time was played).[1]
The eight second round winners advanced to the play-offs, where they were joined by the eight group runners-up from the UEFA Champions League Path.
First round
editThe first legs were played on 29 and 30 September, and the second legs were played on 7, 14, 20 and 21 October 2015.[2]
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Villarreal 
|
4–4 (a) |  Servette
|
2–3 | 2–1 |
APOEL 
|
4–9 |  Puskás Akadémia
|
3–3 | 1–6 |
Senica 
|
1–2 |  Torino
|
0–0 | 1–2 |
Rad 
|
1–1 (3–2 p) |  Domžale
|
0–1 | 1–0 |
Reims 
|
5–6 |  Middlesbrough
|
5–3 | 0–3 |
Elfsborg 
|
2–1 |  Stjarnan
|
2–0 | 0–1 |
Brann 
|
1–6 |  Anderlecht
|
1–1 | 0–5 |
HJK 
|
1–6 |  Celtic
|
0–5 | 1–1 |
Schalke 04 
|
2–5 |  Ajax
|
2–3 | 0–2 |
Příbram 
|
4–1 |  Zimbru Chișinău
|
2–0 | 2–1 |
Red Bull Salzburg 
|
5–2 |  Željezničar
|
4–0 | 1–2 |
Midtjylland 
|
5–2[A] |  Saburtalo Tbilisi
|
3–1 | 2–1 |
Aktobe 
|
0–6 |  Beşiktaş
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0–2 | 0–4 |
Spartak Moscow 
|
4–0 |  Ravan Baku
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4–0 | 0–0 |
Minsk 
|
3–7 |  Viitorul Constanța
|
2–2 | 1–5 |
Litex Lovech 
|
2–5 |  Legia Warsaw
|
1–2 | 1–3 |
- Notes
- ^ Order of legs reversed after original draw.
| Villarreal | 2–3 | Servette |
|---|---|---|
Moreno  48'Vega 90+2' |
Report | Guillemenot 44', 51' Caslei 49' |
4–4 on aggregate. Servette won on away goals.
| APOEL | 3–3 | Puskás Akadémia |
|---|---|---|
| Christodoulou 27' C. Charalambous 52'D. Charalambous 58' (pen.) |
Report | Óvári 6', 45' Szabó 70' |
| Puskás Akadémia | 6–1 | APOEL |
|---|---|---|
| Damásdi 20', 89' Péter 37', 73'Szabó 53' (pen.)Óvári 78' (pen.) |
Report | Christodoulou 15' |
Puskás Akadémia won 9–4 on aggregate.
Torino won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Domžale | 0–1 | Rad |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Lutovac 52' |
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| Penalties | ||
Žužek  Repas  Bizilj Sredojevič Kene |
2–3 | Bainović Mi. Stojanović Lutovac L. Petrović Pavić |
1–1 on aggregate. Rad won 3–2 on penalties.
| Reims | 5–3 | Middlesbrough |
|---|---|---|
| Oudin 3' (pen.), 58' Jung 13'Marques 60'Sylla 62' |
Report | Curry 58' Cooke 69', 76' (pen.) |
Middlesbrough won 6–5 on aggregate.
Elfsborg won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Brann | 1–1 | Anderlecht |
|---|---|---|
| Brazy 90+2' |
Report | Petit 51' |
| Anderlecht | 5–0 | Brann |
|---|---|---|
| Lukebakio 31' Vancamp 40', 82'Azevedo-Janelas 59'Bourard 90+2' |
Report |
Anderlecht won 6–1 on aggregate.
Celtic won 6–1 on aggregate.
| Ajax | 2–0 | Schalke 04 |
|---|---|---|
| Dolberg 40', 62' |
Report |
Ajax won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Příbram | 2–0 | Zimbru Chișinău |
|---|---|---|
| Chaluš 11' Januška 81' |
Report |
Příbram won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Red Bull Salzburg | 4–0 | Željezničar |
|---|---|---|
| Oberlin 19' Raischl 26'Hödl 67'Grabovac 75' |
Report |
| Željezničar | 2–1 | Red Bull Salzburg |
|---|---|---|
| Mujagić 7' Hajdarević 27' |
Report | Hödl 82' |
Red Bull Salzburg won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Midtjylland | 3–1 | Saburtalo Tbilisi |
|---|---|---|
| Sterring 23' Gemmer 41'Nissen 84' |
Report | Gemmer 50' (o.g.) |
| Saburtalo Tbilisi | 1–2 | Midtjylland |
|---|---|---|
| Kharaishvili 62' |
Report | Nissen 39' Anderson 53' |
Midtjylland won 5–2 on aggregate.
Beşiktaş won 6–0 on aggregate.
| Spartak Moscow | 4–0 | Ravan Baku |
|---|---|---|
| Panteleyev 53', 79' Melkadze 61'Bakaev 81' |
Report |
Spartak Moscow won 4–0 on aggregate.
| Minsk | 2–2 | Viitorul Constanța |
|---|---|---|
| Bessmertny 6' Bakhar 18' |
Report | Marin 25' (pen.) Ciobanu 67' |
Viitorul Constanța won 7–3 on aggregate.
| Litex Lovech | 1–2 | Legia Warsaw |
|---|---|---|
| Yordanov 52' |
Report | Ryczkowski 9' Karbowy 84' (pen.) |
| Legia Warsaw | 3–1 | Litex Lovech |
|---|---|---|
| Karbowy 45+2' (pen.) Najemski 53'Bartczak 57' |
Report | Despodov 63' (pen.) |
Legia Warsaw won 5–2 on aggregate.
Second round
editThe first legs were played on 4, 5 November and 2 December, and the second legs were played on 24, 25 November and 6 December 2015.[2]
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puskás Akadémia
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1–3 | Celtic
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1–0 | 0–3 |
| Rad
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0–1 | Elfsborg
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0–1 | 0–0 |
| Servette
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3–4 | Anderlecht
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1–2 | 2–2 |
| Middlesbrough
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6–3 | Torino
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3–0 | 3–3 |
| Spartak Moscow
|
1–5 | Ajax
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0–3 | 1–2 |
| Beşiktaş
|
2–5 | Red Bull Salzburg
|
1–0 | 1–5 |
| Midtjylland
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5–1 | Legia Warsaw
|
2–0 | 3–1 |
| Příbram
|
2–0 | Viitorul Constanța
|
2–0 | 0–0 |
| Puskás Akadémia | 1–0 | Celtic |
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| Damásdi 90' |
Report |
| Celtic | 3−0 | Puskás Akadémia |
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| Archibald 29' Miller 38', 84' |
Report |
Celtic won 3−1 on aggregate.
| Rad | 0–1 | Elfsborg |
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| Report | Iglicar Berntsson 62' |
Elfsborg won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Anderlecht | 2–2 | Servette |
|---|---|---|
| Bourard 44' Vancamp 58' |
Report | Guillemenot 31', 34' |
Anderlecht won 4−3 on aggregate. Anderlecht's home match against Servette was originally scheduled for 24 November 2015, 19:30, at the Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht, but was postponed due to the security threats around Brussels in the aftermath of the November 2015 Paris attacks.[9] It was rescheduled for 6 December 2015, 14:00, at the Van Roy Stadium, Denderleeuw, after Servette's home match (initially the first leg with order of legs reversed after original draw) was played on 2 December 2015.[10]
| Torino | 3–3 | Middlesbrough |
|---|---|---|
| Candellone 60' Edera 63'Mantovani 68' |
Report | Chapman 67' Pattison 87'Mondal 90+3' |
Middlesbrough won 6–3 on aggregate.
| Spartak Moscow | 0–3 | Ajax |
|---|---|---|
| Report | El Azzouzi 44' (pen.) Dolberg 49'Walian 70' |
| Ajax | 2–1 | Spartak Moscow |
|---|---|---|
| Nouri 26' Sierhuis 53' |
Report | Lomovitskiy 67' |
Ajax won 5−1 on aggregate.
| Beşiktaş | 1–0 | Red Bull Salzburg |
|---|---|---|
| Başaran 69' |
Report |
Red Bull Salzburg won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Midtjylland | 2–0 | Legia Warsaw |
|---|---|---|
| Olsen 63' Rutikanga 90+3' (pen.) |
Report |
| Legia Warsaw | 1–3 | Midtjylland |
|---|---|---|
| Nawotka 73' (pen.) |
Report | Rutikanga 12', 62' (pen.) Thychosen 66' |
Midtjylland won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Příbram | 2–0 | Viitorul Constanța |
|---|---|---|
| Šrain 33' Hlavatý 72' |
Report |
Příbram won 2–0 on aggregate.
References
edit- ^ a b "Regulations of the UEFA Youth League 2015/16" (PDF). UEFA.com. 1 May 2015.
- ^ a b c "UEFA Youth League entrants confirmed". UEFA.com. 27 August 2015.
- ^ "Country coefficients 2013/14". UEFA.com.
- ^ "UEFA Country Ranking 2014". Bert Kassies.
- ^ "Draws — Domestic champions path". UEFA.com. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- ^ "Youth League: Domestic Champions path draw". UEFA.com. 1 September 2015.
- ^ "UEFA Youth League domestic path draw details". UEFA.com. 1 September 2015.
- ^ @Boro (30 September 2015). "Attendance tonight 3,749. Those in the Stade Auguste Delaune II have witnessed great entertainment" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "UEFA Youth League-duel Anderlecht-Servette Genève afgelast". nieuwsblad.be. 21 November 2015.
- ^ "Anderlecht - Servette op 6 december". anderlecht-online.be. 25 November 2015.
- ^ @Boro (5 November 2015). "Tonight's attendance: 2238. Thankyou for your attendance tonight" (Tweet) – via Twitter.