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2017–18 CONCACAF Youth League
Tournament details
Dates12 September 2017 – 23 April 2018
Teams64 (from 43 associations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played80
Goals scored278 (3.48 per match)
Top scorer(s)Russia Ivan Ignatyev (6 goals)
All statistics correct as of 18 October 2017.

The 2017–18 CONCACAF Youth League is the third season of the CONCACAF Youth League, a proposed North American youth club football competition organised by CONCACAF.

Participating teams

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Rank Association Teams
CONCACAF Champions League Path Domestic Champions Path
1   Spain
2   Germany
3   England
4   Italy Internazionale (2016–17 Campionato Primavera U19)[4]
5   Portugal
6   France Bordeaux (2016–17 Championnat National U19)[6]
7   Russia Krasnodar (2016 U17 RFS Cup)[7]
8   Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk Dynamo Kyiv (2016–17 Ukrainian U19 League)[8]
9   Belgium Anderlecht[†] (2016–17 Belgian U17 League)[9]
10   Netherlands Feyenoord Ajax (2016–17 U19 Eredivisie)[10]
11   Turkey Beşiktaş Bursaspor (2016–17 U19 Elit Ligi)[11]
12   Switzerland Basel[†] (2016–17 Swiss U18 League)[12]
13   Czech Republic Sparta Prague (2016–17 Czech U19 League)[13]
14   Greece Olympiacos[†] (2016–17 Superleague K17)[14]
15   Romania Dinamo București (2016–17 Liga Elitelor U19)[15]
16   Austria Red Bull Salzburg[TH] (2016–17 U18 Jugendliga)[16]
17   Croatia Lokomotiva Zagreb (2016–17 1. HNL Juniori U19)[17]
18   Poland Legia Warsaw (2016–17 Central Junior League U19)[18]
19   Cyprus APOEL[†] (2016–17 Cypriot U18 League)[19]
20   Belarus Shakhtyor Soligorsk (2016–17 Belarusian U19 League)[20]
21   Sweden Hammarby (2016 Swedish U17 League)[21]
22   Norway Molde (2016 Norwegian U19 Cup)[22]
23   Israel Maccabi Haifa (2016–17 Israeli U19 Premier League)[23]
24   Denmark Esbjerg (2016–17 U19 Ligaen)[24]
25   Scotland Celtic[†] (2016–17 Scottish U17 League)[25]
26   Azerbaijan Qarabağ[†] (2016–17 Azerbaijani U19 League)[26]
27   Serbia Brodarac (2016–17 Serbian U19 League)[27]
28   Kazakhstan Kairat (2016 Kazakhstani U18 League)[28]
29   Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad (2017 U18 BFU Cup)[29]
30   Slovenia Maribor[†] (2016–17 Slovenian U17 League)[30]
31   Slovakia Nitra (2016–17 Slovak U19 League)[31]
33   Hungary Honvéd (2016–17 Hungarian U19 League)[32]
34   Moldova Zimbru Chișinău (2016–17 Divizia Națională U19)[33]
35   Iceland Breiðablik (2016 Icelandic U19 League)[34]
36   Georgia Saburtalo Tbilisi (2016 Georgian U19 League)[35]
37   Finland KäPa (2016 U17 B-Junior League)[36]
38   Bosnia and Herzegovina Željezničar (2016–17 Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 Junior League)[37]
39   Albania Vllaznia Shkodër (2016–17 Albanian U19 League)[38]
40   Macedonia Shkëndija (2016–17 Macedonian U19 League)[39]
41   Republic of Ireland UCD (2016 League of Ireland U19 Division)[40]
42   Latvia Liepāja (2016 Latvian U18 League)[41]
43   Luxembourg F91 Dudelange (2016–17 Luxembourg U19 Junior Championship)[42]
44   Montenegro Sutjeska Nikšić (2016–17 Montenegrin U19 League)[43]
Associations which did not enter a team
(no teams can qualify for UEFA Champions League group stage, and association either not ranked high enough or no youth domestic competition)
32   Liechtenstein No youth domestic competition
45   Lithuania
46   Northern Ireland
47   Estonia
48   Armenia
49   Faroe Islands
50   Malta
51   Wales
52   Gibraltar
53   Andorra
54   San Marino
55   Kosovo
Notes
  1. ^
    TH Youth League title holders.
  2. Teams which were also youth domestic champions, with their vacancies in the Domestic Champions Path filled by the youth domestic champions of the next association in the UEFA ranking.

Squads

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Players must be born on or after 1 January 1999, with a maximum of three players per team born between 1 January 1998 and 31 December 1998 allowed.

Round and draw dates

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The schedule of the competition is as follows (all draws are held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, unless stated otherwise).[44]

Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
UEFA Champions League Path
Group stage
Matchday 1 24 August 2017
(Monaco)
12–13 September 2017
Matchday 2 26–27 September 2017
Matchday 3 17–18 October 2017
Matchday 4 31 October – 1 November 2017
Matchday 5 21–22 November 2017
Matchday 6 5–6 December 2017
Domestic Champions Path First round 29 August 2017 27 September 2017 18 October 2017
Second round 1 November 2017 22 November 2017
Knockout phase Play-offs 11 December 2017 6–7 February 2018
Round of 16 9 February 2018 20–21 February 2018
Quarter-finals 13–14 March 2018
Semi-finals 20 April 2018 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon[45]
Final 23 April 2018 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon[45]
Notes
  • For the UEFA Champions League Path group stage, in principle the teams play 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 may also be played on other dates, including Mondays and Thursdays.
  • For the Domestic Champions Path first and second rounds, in principle matches are 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 may also be played on other dates, including Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays.
  • For the play-offs, round of 16 and quarter-finals, in principle matches are played on Tuesdays and Wednesdays of the matchdays as scheduled; however, matches may also be played on other dates, provided they are completed before the following dates:
    • Play-offs: 8 February 2018
    • Round of 16: 28 February 2018
    • Quarter-finals: 16 March 2018

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