The 2017–18 UEFA Youth League Domestic Champions Path was played from 27 September to 22 November 2017. A total of 32 teams competed in the Domestic Champions Path to decide 8 of the 24 places in the knockout phase of the 2017–18 UEFA Youth League.[1]
Times up to 28 October 2017 (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 2016 UEFA country coefficients entered the Domestic Champions Path.[2] 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 should they have not yet qualified, and then by the youth domestic champions of the next association in the UEFA ranking.[3]
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 29 August 2017, 14:00 CEST, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[4][5] There were no seedings, but the 32 teams were split into groups defined by sporting and geographical criteria prior to the draw.[6]
- 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 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.
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| Second round winners advance to the play-offs |
Format
editIn both rounds, if the aggregate score was tied after full-time of the second leg, the away goals rule was used to decide the winner. If still tied, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out (no extra time was played). 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.[1]
First round
editThe first legs were played on 26 and 27 September, and the second legs were played on 17 and 18 October 2017.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Internazionale 
|
5–2 |  Dynamo Kyiv
|
2–2 | 3–0 |
Zimbru Chișinău 
|
7–3 |  Vllaznia Shkodër
|
3–1 | 4–2 |
Ludogorets Razgrad 
|
3–4 |  Željezničar
|
1–1 | 2–3 |
Dinamo București 
|
2–4 |  Lokomotiva Zagreb
|
0–2 | 2–2 |
KäPa 
|
2–4[A] |  Esbjerg
|
1–2 | 1–2 |
Breiðablik 
|
1–3[A] |  Legia Warsaw
|
1–3 | 0–0 |
UCD 
|
3–3 (4–5 p) |  Molde
|
2–1 | 1–2 |
Hammarby 
|
0–6 |  Ajax
|
0–4 | 0–2 |
Bordeaux 
|
0–5 |  Red Bull Salzburg
|
0–1 | 0–4 |
Nitra 
|
2–1 |  Shkëndija
|
1–0 | 1–1 |
F91 Dudelange 
|
1–7 |  Sparta Prague
|
0–4 | 1–3 |
Sutjeska Nikšić 
|
2–3 |  Honvéd
|
2–2 | 0–1 |
Brodarac 
|
2–1 |  Maccabi Haifa
|
1–1 | 1–0 |
Kairat 
|
2–11 |  Krasnodar
|
2–2 | 0–9 |
Liepāja 
|
2–4 |  Shakhtyor Soligorsk
|
2–1 | 0–3 |
Bursaspor 
|
1–2 |  Saburtalo Tbilisi
|
0–1 | 1–1 |
- Notes
- ^ Order of legs reversed after original draw.
| Internazionale | 2–2 | Dynamo Kyiv |
|---|---|---|
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Internazionale won 5–2 on aggregate.
Zimbru Chișinău won 7–3 on aggregate.
| Ludogorets Razgrad | 1–1 | Željezničar |
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| Report |
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| Željezničar | 3–2 | Ludogorets Razgrad |
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Željezničar won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Lokomotiva Zagreb | 2–2 | Dinamo București |
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Lokomotiva Zagreb won 4–2 on aggregate.
Esbjerg won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Breiðablik | 1–3 | Legia Warsaw |
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Legia Warsaw won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Molde | 2–1 | UCD |
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| Report |
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| Penalties | ||
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5–4 | |
3–3 on aggregate. Molde won 5–4 on penalties.
| Hammarby | 0–4 | Ajax |
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| Report |
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Ajax won 6–0 on aggregate.
| Bordeaux | 0–1 | Red Bull Salzburg |
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| Report |
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| Red Bull Salzburg | 4–0 | Bordeaux |
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Red Bull Salzburg won 5–0 on aggregate.
Nitra won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Sparta Prague | 3–1 | F91 Dudelange |
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| Report |
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Sparta Prague won 7–1 on aggregate.
| Sutjeska Nikšić | 2–2 | Honvéd |
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| Report |
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| Honvéd | 1–0 | Sutjeska Nikšić |
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Honvéd won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Brodarac | 1–1 | Maccabi Haifa |
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| Maccabi Haifa | 0–1 | Brodarac |
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Brodarac won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Krasnodar | 9–0 | Kairat |
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Krasnodar won 11–2 on aggregate.
| Liepāja | 2–1 | Shakhtyor Soligorsk |
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| Report |
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| Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 3–0 | Liepāja |
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Shakhtyor Soligorsk won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Bursaspor | 0–1 | Saburtalo Tbilisi |
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| Report |
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| Saburtalo Tbilisi | 1–1 | Bursaspor |
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Report |
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Saburtalo Tbilisi won 2–1 on aggregate.
Second round
editThe first legs were played on 29, 31 October and 1 November, and the second legs were played on 21 and 22 November 2017.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbru Chișinău
|
0–2 | Molde
|
0–0 | 0–2 |
| Lokomotiva Zagreb
|
1–1 (a) | Željezničar
|
1–1 | 0–0 |
| Internazionale
|
10–1 | Esbjerg
|
4–1 | 6–0 |
| Legia Warsaw
|
3–4 | Ajax
|
1–4 | 2–0 |
| Brodarac
|
3–3 (a) | Saburtalo Tbilisi
|
1–1 | 2–2 |
| Shakhtyor Soligorsk
|
2–3 | Nitra
|
2–0 | 0–3 |
| Krasnodar
|
9–1 | Honvéd
|
8–0 | 1–1 |
| Sparta Prague
|
2–6 | Red Bull Salzburg
|
2–4 | 0–2 |
Molde won 2−0 on aggregate.
| Lokomotiva Zagreb | 1–1 | Željezničar |
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1–1 on aggregate. Željezničar won on away goals.
| Internazionale | 4–1 | Esbjerg |
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| Report |
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Internazionale won 10−1 on aggregate.
| Legia Warsaw | 1–4 | Ajax |
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| Report |
| Ajax | 0−2 | Legia Warsaw |
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| Report |
Ajax won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Brodarac | 1–1 | Saburtalo Tbilisi |
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Report |
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| Saburtalo Tbilisi | 2−2 | Brodarac |
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Report |
3–3 on aggregate. Brodarac won on away goals.
| Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 2–0 | Nitra |
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Report |
| Nitra | 3−0 | Shakhtyor Soligorsk |
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Report |
Nitra won 3−2 on aggregate.
Krasnodar won 9−1 on aggregate.
Red Bull Salzburg won 6–2 on aggregate.
References
edit- ^ a b "Regulations of the UEFA Youth League 2017/18" (PDF). UEFA.com. 4 April 2017.
- ^ "Country coefficients 2015/16". UEFA.com.
- ^ "UEFA Youth League entrants confirmed". UEFA.com. 24 August 2017.
- ^ "UEFA Youth League Domestic Champions path". UEFA.com. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- ^ "UEFA Youth League domestic champions path draw". UEFA.com. 29 August 2017.
- ^ "Watch Tuesday's UEFA Youth League draw". UEFA.com. 25 August 2017.
- ^ @RedBullSalzburg (17 October 2017). "Danke an 1.160 Zuschauer, die heute mit dabei sind! #FCSFCG #UYL" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
External links
edit- UEFA Youth League (official website)