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2023–24 UEFA Youth League Domestic Champions Path

Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Youth League

The 2023–24 UEFA Youth League Domestic Champions Path began on 3 October 2023 and ended on 3 December 2023. A total of 32 teams competed in the Domestic Champions Path to decide eight of the 24 places in the knockout phase (play-offs and the round of 16 onwards) of the 2023–24 UEFA Youth League.[1]

Times listed here by CEST/CET.[2]

Draw edit

The youth domestic champions of the top 32 associations according to their 2023 UEFA country coefficients entered the Domestic Champions Path.[3] If there was a vacancy (associations with no youth domestic competition, as well as youth domestic champions already included in the UEFA Champions League path), it was first filled by the title holders if they have not yet qualified, and then by the youth domestic champions of the next association in the UEFA ranking.

For the Domestic Champions Path, the 32 teams were drawn into two rounds of two-legged home-and-away ties. The draw for both the first round and second round was held on 5 September 2023, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[4] There were no seedings, but the 32 teams were split into groups defined by sporting and geographical criteria prior to the draw.

  • In the first round, the 32 teams were split into four groups. 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, whose identity was not known at the time of the draw, were split 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.
Key to colours
Second round winners advanced to the play-offs
Group 1
Team
  Nantes
  Rukh Lviv
  Sparta Prague
  Pafos
  Maccabi Haifa
  Lech Poznań
  Žilina
  Sarajevo
Group 2
Team
  Famalicão
  AZ
  Hamilton Academical
  Molde
  Midtjylland
  Malmö FF
  Klaipėda
  HJK
Group 3
Team
  Lecce
  Partizan
  Olympiacos
  Ludogorets Razgrad
  Universitatea Craiova
  Turan
  Dinamo Minsk
  Sheriff Tiraspol
Group 4
Team
  Mainz 05
  Gent
  Basel
  Dinamo Zagreb
  İstanbul Başakşehir
  Gabala
  Puskás Akadémia
  Maribor

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, as the away goals rule had been scrapped, the match would be decided by a penalty shoot-out with no extra time played.[5]

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

Summary edit

The first legs were played on 3 and 4 October and the second legs were played on 8, 24, and 25 October 2023.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Lech Poznań   1–1 (2–4 p)   Nantes 1–1 0–0
Pafos   0–6   Žilina 0–1 0–5
Rukh Lviv   4–2   Sarajevo 1–1 3–1
Sparta Prague   4–1   Maccabi Haifa 1–1 3–0 (awd.)[note 1]
AZ   14–0   Klaipėda 12–0 2–0
Malmö FF   3–5   HJK 1–4 2–1
Molde   5–4   Hamilton Academical 3–0 2–4
Famalicão   2–2 (6–7 p)   Midtjylland 2–2 0–0
Turan   0–6   Sheriff Tiraspol 0–1 0–5
Universitatea Craiova   0–5   Partizan 0–1 0–4
Olympiacos   6–2   Lecce 3–1 3–1
Dinamo Minsk   2–1   Ludogorets Razgrad 0–1 2–0
Maribor   1–3   Mainz 05 0–2 1–1
Gent   0–3   Basel 0–1 0–2
Dinamo Zagreb   5–2   İstanbul Başakşehir 2–1 3–1
Gabala   2–1   Puskás Akadémia 1–1 1–0
Notes
  1. ^ Due to the 2023 Israel–Hamas war, Maccabi Haifa withdrew from the competition.[6]

Matches edit

Lech Poznań  1–1  Nantes
Pacławski   35' Report Toure   68'
Attendance: 300[7]
Nantes  0–0  Lech Poznań
Report
Penalties
 4–2
Attendance: 1,800[8]

1–1 on aggregate. Nantes won 4–2 on penalties.

Pafos  0–1  Žilina
Report Klaučo   2'
Attendance: 350[9]
Žilina  5–0  Pafos
 Report
Attendance: 1,642[10]

Žilina won 6–0 on aggregate.

Rukh Lviv  1–1  Sarajevo
Kitela   66' (pen.) Report Nurković   23'
Attendance: 270[12]
Sarajevo  1–3  Rukh Lviv
Bezdrob   4' Report
Attendance: 1,500[13]

Rukh Lviv won 4–2 on aggregate.

Sparta Prague  1–1  Maccabi Haifa
Lilling   90+6' Report Dahan   42'
Attendance: 500[14]
Maccabi Haifa  Cancelled
0–3 Awarded[note 2]		  Sparta Prague
Report

Maccabi Haifa withdrew. Sparta Prague won 4–1 on aggregate.

AZ  12–0  Klaipėda
 Report
AZ Training Centre, Wijdewormer
Attendance: 400[16]
Klaipėda  0–2  AZ
Report
Attendance: 582[17]

AZ won 14–0 on aggregate.

Malmö FF  1–4  HJK
Daly Tempelaar   90+5' Report
Attendance: 742[18]
HJK  1–2  Malmö FF
Ezeh   71' Report Ghita   18', 24'
Attendance: 362[19]

HJK won 5–3 on aggregate.

Molde  3–0  Hamilton Academical
 Report
Attendance: 221[20]
Hamilton Academical  4–2  Molde
 Report
Attendance: 695[21]

Molde won 5–4 on aggregate.

Famalicão  2–2  Midtjylland
 Report
Attendance: 2,490[22]
Midtjylland  0–0  Famalicão
Report
Penalties
 7–6
Attendance: 718[23]

2–2 on aggregate. Midtjylland won 7–6 on penalties.

Turan  0–1  Sheriff Tiraspol
Report Pleşca   76'
Namys Stadium, Şymkent
Attendance: 178[24]
Sheriff Tiraspol  5–0  Turan
 Report
Attendance: 586[25]

Sheriff Tiraspol won 6–0 on aggregate.

Universitatea Craiova  0–1  Partizan
Report Jovanović   15'
Attendance: 3,800[26]
Referee: Ion Orlic (Moldova)
Partizan  4–0  Universitatea Craiova
 Report
Attendance: 650[27]

Partizan won 5–0 on aggregate.

Olympiacos  3–1  Lecce
 Report Paşcalău   61'
Olympiacos FC Training Centre, Piraeus
Attendance: 858[28]
Lecce  1–3  Olympiacos
Helm   60' Report
Attendance: 2,198[29]

Olympiacos won 6–2 on aggregate.

Dinamo Minsk  0–1  Ludogorets Razgrad
Report Todorov   90'
Eagles Nest Stadium, Razgrad, Bulgaria[note 3]
Attendance: 0
Ludogorets Razgrad  0–2  Dinamo Minsk
Report
Eagles Nest Stadium, Razgrad
Attendance: 247[31]

Dinamo Minsk won 2–1 on aggregate.

Maribor  0–2  Mainz 05
Report
Attendance: 2,465[32]
Mainz 05  1–1  Maribor
Kalemba   48' Report Dukarić   28'
Attendance: 3,000[33]

Mainz 05 won 3–1 on aggregate.

Gent  0–1  Basel
Report Onyegbule   2'
PGB Stadion, Ghent
Attendance: 700[34]
Referee: Genc Nuza (Kosovo)
Basel  2–0  Gent
 Report
Attendance: 1,200[35]

Basel won 3–0 on aggregate.

Dinamo Zagreb  2–1  İstanbul Başakşehir
 Report Güreler   74'
Stadion Zagreb, Zagreb
Attendance: 247[36]
İstanbul Başakşehir  1–3  Dinamo Zagreb
Halidi   66' Report
Esenler Stadium, Istanbul
Attendance: 280[37]

Dinamo Zagreb won 5–2 on aggregate.

Gabala  1–1  Puskás Akadémia
Shahniyarov   8' Report Umathum   36' (pen.)
Attendance: 110[38]
Puskás Akadémia  0–1  Gabala
Report Bakhishov   56'
Attendance: 320[39]

Gabala won 2–1 on aggregate.

Second round edit

Summary edit

The first legs were played on 7, 8, and 29 November and the second legs were played on 22, 28, 29 November, and 3 December 2023.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Rukh Lviv   1–4   Midtjylland 0–4 1–0
Nantes   1–1 (4–3 p)   HJK 1–0 0–1
Molde   3–6   AZ 3–4 0–2
Sparta Prague   6–6 (2–4 p)   Žilina 2–2 4–4
Basel   2–0   Dinamo Zagreb 2–0 0–0
Gabala   0–7   Olympiacos 0–3 0–4
Mainz 05   3–2   Dinamo Minsk 1–1 2–1
Sheriff Tiraspol   4–5   Partizan 2–0 2–5

Matches edit

Rukh Lviv  0–4  Midtjylland
Report
Attendance: 100[40]
Midtjylland  0–1  Rukh Lviv
Report Kholod   90+2'
Attendance: 387[41]

Midtjylland won 4–1 on aggregate.

Nantes  1–0  HJK
Zézé   18' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 12,450[42]
HJK  1–0  Nantes
Ezeh   74' Report
Penalties
 3–4
Attendance: 1,413[43]

1–1 on aggregate. Nantes won 4–3 on penalties.

Molde  3–4  AZ
 Report
Attendance: 0
AZ  2–0  Molde
 Report
AZ Training Centre, Wijdewormer
Attendance: 421[44]

AZ won 6–3 on aggregate.

Sparta Prague  2–2  Žilina
 Report
Attendance: 350[45]
Žilina  4–4  Sparta Prague
 Report
Penalties
 4–2
Attendance: 4,052[46]

6–6 on aggregate. Žilina won 4–2 on penalties.

Basel  2–0  Dinamo Zagreb
 Report
Attendance: 2,400[47]
Dinamo Zagreb  0–0  Basel
Report
Attendance: 528[48]

Basel won 2–0 on aggregate.

Gabala  0–3  Olympiacos
Report
Attendance: 280[49]
Olympiacos  4–0  Gabala
 Report
Olympiacos FC Training Centre, Piraeus
Attendance: 1,580[50]

Olympiacos won 7–0 on aggregate.

Mainz 05  1–1  Dinamo Minsk
Gleiber   50' Report Melnichenko   13'
Attendance: 2,250[51]
Dinamo Minsk  1–2  Mainz 05
Budko   43' Report
Attendance: 30[52]

Mainz 05 won 3–2 on aggregate.

Sheriff Tiraspol  2–0  Partizan
 Report
Attendance: 486[53]
Partizan  5–2  Sheriff Tiraspol
 Report Dijinari   80', 90+3'
Attendance: 325[54]

Partizan won 5–4 on aggregate.

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian teams were required to play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice.[11]
  2. ^ Due to the 2023 Israel–Hamas war, Maccabi Haifa withdrew from the competition.[15]
  3. ^ a b Due to the country's involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Belarusian teams were required to play their home matches at neutral venues and behind closed doors until further notice.[30]

References edit

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  2. ^ Times up to 29 October 2023 (first round) are CEST (UTC+2), thereafter (second round) times are CET (UTC+1).
  3. ^ "Country coefficients 2022/23". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  4. ^ "UEFA Youth League domestic champions path draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 5 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Article 19 Knockout system and penalty shoot-outs ● Regulations of the UEFA Youth League, 2023/24 Season". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 1 May 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  6. ^ "European Qualifier match between Belgium and Sweden declared abandoned with half-time result confirmed as final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023. Due to the current situation, Maccabi Haifa Youth team has withdrawn its participation from the domestic champions path of this season's UEFA Youth League. UEFA has taken note and confirmed that AC Sparta Praha Youth team is therefore qualified to the Round 2 of the domestic champions path.
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