The 2016–17 UEFA Youth League Domestic Champions Path was played from 21 September to 30 November 2016. A total of 32 teams competed in the Domestic Champions Path to decide 8 of the 24 places in the knockout phase of the 2016–17 UEFA Youth League.[1]
Times up to 29 October 2016 (first round) were CEST (UTC+2), thereafter (second round) times were CET (UTC+1).
Draw edit
The youth domestic champions of the top 32 associations according to their 2015 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]
For the Domestic Champions Path, the 32 teams were drawn into two rounds of two-legged home-and-away ties. The draw was held on 30 August 2016, 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 16 winners of the first round were divided into two groups: Group A contained the winners from Groups 1 and 2, while Group B contained the winners from Groups 3 and 4. Teams in the same group were drawn against each other, with the order of legs decided by draw.
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Format edit
In 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 is applied, i.e., the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs advances. If away goals were also equal, the match would be decided by a penalty shoot-out (no extra time is 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 edit
The first legs were played on 21, 27, 28, 29 September and 5 October, and the second legs were played on 19 October 2016.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Nitra 
|
2–8 |  Málaga
|
2–3 | 0–5 |
Puskás Akadémia 
|
1–1 (a) |  PAOK
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1–1 | 0–0 |
APOEL 
|
1–9 |  Roma
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0–3 | 1–6 |
Domžale 
|
2–5 |  Čukarički
|
1–1 | 1–4 |
Breiðablik 
|
0–7 |  Ajax
|
0–3 | 0–4 |
HJK 
|
0–1 |  Cork City
|
0–0 | 0–1 |
Anderlecht 
|
1–3 |  Midtjylland
|
0–0 | 1–3 |
Rosenborg 
|
3–1 |  AIK
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0–0 | 3–1 |
Viitorul Constanța 
|
5–1 |  Sheriff Tiraspol
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4–1 | 1–0 |
Zrinjski Mostar 
|
0–9 |  Zürich
|
0–3 | 0–6 |
Red Bull Salzburg 
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8–0 |  Vardar
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5–0 | 3–0 |
Sparta Prague 
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9–0 |  Mladost Podgorica
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4–0 | 5–0 |
Gabala 
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0–7 |  Dynamo Moscow
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0–2 | 0–5 |
Maccabi Haifa 
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8–2 |  Shakhtyor Soligorsk
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5–0 | 3–2 |
Dinamo Tbilisi 
|
1–8 |  Kairat
|
0–3 | 1–5 |
Altınordu 
|
6–1 |  Levski Sofia
|
5–0 | 1–1 |
Málaga won 8–2 on aggregate.
| Puskás Akadémia | 1–1 | PAOK |
|---|---|---|
Óvári  58' |
Report | Stathopoulos 75' |
1–1 on aggregate. PAOK won on away goals.
| APOEL | 0–3 | Roma |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Tumminello 28', 29' Spinozzi 78' |
| Roma | 6–1 | APOEL |
|---|---|---|
| Tumminello 22', 59', 90+1' Soleri 42', 73'Marcucci 83' |
Report | Papakonstantinou 81' |
Roma won 9–1 on aggregate.
| Čukarički | 4–1 | Domžale |
|---|---|---|
| Mašović 9' Mehmedović 49' (pen.)Vidosavljević 73'Šarić 89' |
Report | Kene 82' |
Čukarički won 5–2 on aggregate.
Ajax won 7–0 on aggregate.
Cork City won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Midtjylland | 3–1 | Anderlecht |
|---|---|---|
| Vang 45' Thychosen 65'Torp 90+3' |
Report | Bernier 72' |
Midtjylland won 3–1 on aggregate.
Rosenborg won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Viitorul Constanța | 4–1 | Sheriff Tiraspol |
|---|---|---|
| Ciobanu 10', 65', 90+3' Cicâldău 32' |
Report | Căruntu 45' (pen.) |
| Sheriff Tiraspol | 0–1 | Viitorul Constanța |
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| Report | Cicâldău 45+1' (pen.) |
Viitorul Constanța won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Zrinjski Mostar | 0–3 | Zürich |
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| Report | Rüegg 9', 76' Aliu 33' |
Zürich won 9–0 on aggregate.
| Vardar | 0–3 | Red Bull Salzburg |
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| Report | Sturm 69' Filip 84', 86' |
Red Bull Salzburg won 8–0 on aggregate.
| Sparta Prague | 4–0 | Mladost Podgorica |
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| Mustedanagić 20', 45+2' (pen.) Scekic 45' (o.g.)Mareček 69' |
Report |
| Mladost Podgorica | 0–5 | Sparta Prague |
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| Report | Fortelný 10' Novotný 32', 49'Mustedanagić 41'Burda 58' |
Sparta Prague won 9–0 on aggregate.
| Gabala | 0–2 | Dynamo Moscow |
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| Report | Kalugin 42' Obolsky 48' |
Dynamo Moscow won 7–0 on aggregate.
| Maccabi Haifa | 5–0 | Shakhtyor Soligorsk |
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| Awaed 42', 68' (pen.), 74' Zenati 71'Bura 90+1' |
Report |
| Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 2–3 | Maccabi Haifa |
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| Lisakovich 68', 90' (pen.) |
Report | Butbul 8' Abu Fani 18'Awaed 37' |
Maccabi Haifa won 8–2 on aggregate.
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 0–3 | Kairat |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Kotov 55' Bakhtiyarov 60', 72' |
| Kairat | 5–1 | Dinamo Tbilisi |
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| Bakhtiyarov 53' Kotov 71' (pen.)Kharabadze 80' (o.g.)Popov 87'Orazov 90+2' |
Report | Chakvetadze 7' |
Kairat won 8–1 on aggregate.
| Levski Sofia | 1–1 | Altınordu |
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| T. Dimitrov 41' |
Report | M. Arslan 80' |
Altınordu won 6–1 on aggregate.
Second round edit
The first legs were played on 2, 9 and 16 November, and the second legs were played on 22, 23 and 30 November 2016.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAOK
|
1–4 | Ajax
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0–2 | 1–2 |
| Cork City
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1–4[A] | Roma
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1–3 | 0–1 |
| Málaga
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2–4 | Midtjylland
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2–0 | 0–4 |
| Rosenborg
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2–1 | Čukarički
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0–1 | 2–0 |
| Altınordu
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8–5 | Sparta Prague
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6–2 | 2–3 |
| Viitorul Constanța
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5–2 | Zürich
|
5–0 | 0–2 |
| Maccabi Haifa
|
1–1 (a) | Dynamo Moscow
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0–0 | 1–1 |
| Red Bull Salzburg
|
9–1 | Kairat
|
8–1 | 1–0 |
- Notes
- ^ Order of legs reversed after original draw.
Ajax won 4–1 on aggregate.
Roma won 4–1 on aggregate.
Midtjylland won 4–2 on aggregate.
Rosenborg won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Altınordu | 6–2 | Sparta Prague |
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| Aktay 3', 23', 41', 47', 60' Y. Arslan 90+5' |
Report | Havelka 45' Frýdek 82' |
Altınordu won 8–5 on aggregate.
Viitorul Constanța won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Dynamo Moscow | 1–1 | Maccabi Haifa |
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| Sedykh 55' |
Report | Arad 64' |
1–1 on aggregate. Maccabi Haifa won on away goals.
| Kairat | 0–1 | Red Bull Salzburg |
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| Report | Meisl 17' |
Red Bull Salzburg won 9–1 on aggregate.
References edit
- ^ a b "Regulations of the UEFA Youth League 2016/17" (PDF). UEFA.com. 4 March 2016.
- ^ "UEFA Youth League entrants confirmed". UEFA.com. 25 August 2016.
- ^ "Country coefficients 2014/15". UEFA.com.
- ^ "UEFA Country Ranking 2015". Bert Kassies.
- ^ "Domestic Champions path draw". UEFA.com. 30 August 2016.
- ^ "Youth League: Domestic Champions path draw". UEFA.com. 30 August 2016.
- ^ "UEFA Youth League knockout draw on Tuesday". UEFA.com. 29 August 2016.