2014–15 UEFA Youth League

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2014–15 UEFA Youth League
The Colovray Stadium in Nyon hosted the semi-finals and final.
Tournament details
Dates16 September 2014 – 13 April 2015
Teams32 (from 18 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsEngland Chelsea (1st title)
Runners-upUkraine Shakhtar Donetsk
Tournament statistics
Matches played111
Goals scored397 (3.58 per match)
Top scorer(s)England Dominic Solanke (12 goals)

The 2014–15 UEFA Youth League was the second season of the UEFA Youth League, a European youth club football competition organised by UEFA. It was contested by the under-19 youth teams of the 32 clubs qualified for the group stage of the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League.[1]

The final was played on 13 April 2015 at the Colovray Stadium in Nyon, Switzerland, between Shakhtar Donetsk and Chelsea. Chelsea won 3–2 and secured their first title in the competition. Barcelona were the title holders, but were eliminated by Anderlecht in the round of 16.

Players must be born on or after 1 January 1996.[1]

Teams[edit]

The youth teams of the 32 clubs which participated in the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League group stage entered the competition.

Association Teams
Spain Spain Real Madrid
Atlético Madrid
Barcelona
Athletic Bilbao
England England Manchester City
Liverpool
Chelsea
Arsenal
Germany Germany Bayern Munich
Borussia Dortmund
Schalke 04
Bayer Leverkusen
Italy Italy Juventus
Roma
Portugal Portugal Benfica
Sporting CP
Porto
France France Paris Saint-Germain
Monaco
Ukraine Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
Russia Russia CSKA Moscow
Zenit Saint Petersburg
Netherlands Netherlands Ajax
Turkey Turkey Galatasaray
Belgium Belgium Anderlecht
Greece Greece Olympiacos
Switzerland Switzerland Basel
Cyprus Cyprus APOEL
Belarus Belarus BATE Borisov
Sweden Sweden Malmö FF
Bulgaria Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad
Slovenia Slovenia Maribor

Round and draw dates[edit]

The schedule of the competition was as follows.[2][3]

Phase Round Draw date Match date(s)
Group stage Matchday 1 28 August 2014
(Monaco) 		16–18 September 2014
Matchday 2 30 September–2 October 2014
Matchday 3 21–23 October 2014
Matchday 4 4–6 November 2014
Matchday 5 25–27 November 2014
Matchday 6 9–11 December 2014
Knockout phase Round of 16 15 December 2014
(Nyon) 		17–18 & 24–25 February 2015
Quarter-finals 10–11 & 17–18 March 2015
Semi-finals 10 April 2015 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon
Final 13 April 2015 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon

Note: Round of 16 and quarter-final matches may be played outside of the scheduled dates.

On 23 September 2014, UEFA announced a change to the schedule of the semi-finals and finals, which were originally due to take place on 24 and 27 April respectively.[4]

Group stage[edit]

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Location of teams of the 2014–15 UEFA Youth League.
Brown: Group A; Red: Group B; Orange: Group C; Yellow: Group D; Green: Group E; Blue: Group F; Purple: Group G; Pink: Group H.

The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four, with the group compositions being the same as in the draw for the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League group stage, which was held on 28 August 2014, 17:45 CEST, at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco.[2][5][6]

In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The matchdays were 16–18 September, 30 September–2 October, 21–23 October, 4–6 November, 25–27 November, and 9–11 December 2014, with the matches played on the same matchday as the corresponding Champions League matches, but not necessarily on the same day. The group winners and runners-up advanced to the round of 16.

Tiebreakers

The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria were applied to determine the rankings:[1]

  1. higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question;
  2. superior goal difference from the group matches played among the teams in question;
  3. higher number of goals scored in the group matches played among the teams in question;
  4. higher number of goals scored away from home in the group matches played among the teams in question;
  5. If, after applying criteria 1 to 4 to several teams, two teams still had an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 4 were reapplied exclusively to the matches between the two teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure did not lead to a decision, criteria 6 to 9 applied;
  6. superior goal difference from all group matches played;
  7. higher number of goals scored from all group matches played;
  8. lower disciplinary points total based only on yellow and red cards received during the group stage (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points);
  9. drawing of lots.

Times up to 25 October 2014 (matchdays 1–3) were CEST (UTC+2), thereafter (matchdays 4–6) times were CET (UTC+1).

Group A[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Spain Atlético Madrid 6 5 0 1 11 5 +6 15 Advance to knockout phase
2 Greece Olympiacos 6 4 1 1 12 4 +8 13
3 Italy Juventus 6 1 2 3 5 10 −5 5
4 Sweden Malmö FF 6 0 1 5 5 14 −9 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Juventus Italy2–0Sweden Malmö FF
Soumah 24'
Udoh 90+1'		 Report
Olympiacos Greece1–2Spain Atlético Madrid
Vergos 6' Report Fede 60'
Roberto 74'
Atlético Madrid Spain1–0Italy Juventus
Roberto 29' Report
Malmö FF Sweden1–3Greece Olympiacos
Cederholm 18' Report Laçi 34'
Vergos 39', 43' (pen.)
Referee: Tore Hansen (Norway)
Atlético Madrid Spain3–1Sweden Malmö FF
Roberto 45+1'
Fede 59'
Diedhiou 87'		 Report Hümmet 50'
Olympiacos Greece1–1Italy Juventus
Laçi 7' Report Vatousiadis 65' (o.g.)
Juventus Italy0–3Greece Olympiacos
Report Roussos 50' (o.g.)
Garefalakis 76'
Laçi 87'
Malmö FF Sweden1–2Spain Atlético Madrid
Hernandez 22' (o.g.) Report Morente 2'
Gama 79'
Atlético Madrid Spain0–2Greece Olympiacos
Report Megaritis 59'
Garefalakis 79'
Malmö FF Sweden2–2Italy Juventus
Blixt 69'
Stojanovic-Fredin 82'		 Report Clemenza 50'
Buenacasa 66'
Olympiacos Greece2–0Sweden Malmö FF
Laçi 19'
Vergos 67'		 Report
Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania)
Juventus Italy0–3Spain Atlético Madrid
Report Mohedano 5'
Diedhiou 23'
Morente 47' (pen.)

Group B[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Spain Real Madrid 6 4 0 2 19 7 +12 12 Advance to knockout phase
2 England Liverpool 6 4 0 2 16 9 +7 12
3 Switzerland Basel 6 4 0 2 17 9 +8 12
4 Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad 6 0 0 6 0 27 −27 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Liverpool England4–0Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad
Sinclair 30', 87'
Cleary 38'
O'Hanlon 39'		 Report
Real Madrid Spain2–0Switzerland Basel
Mayoral 26'
Harper 57'		 Report
Attendance: 520
Ludogorets Razgrad Bulgaria0–3Spain Real Madrid
Report Cedrés 20'
Lazo 53', 90'
Attendance: 4,230[7]
Basel Switzerland3–2England Liverpool
Itten 14', 90'
Al. Ajeti 87'		 Report Sinclair 67', 72'
Ludogorets Razgrad Bulgaria0–5Switzerland Basel
Report Cani 13'
Al. Ajeti 19', 42'
Itten 64'
Pickel 65'
Attendance: 5,563[8]
Liverpool England3–2Spain Real Madrid
Brannagan 15'
Brewitt 20'
Wilson 88'		 Report Lienhart 53'
Harper 67'
Basel Switzerland6–0Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad
Al. Ajeti 51'
Weber 54'
Manzambi 57', 90+3'
Hunziker 74'
Itten 76'		 Report
Real Madrid Spain4–1England Liverpool
Cedrés 7'
Harper 73'
Mayoral 78' (pen.)
Lazo 87'		 Report Brannagan 39'
Attendance: 750
Ludogorets Razgrad Bulgaria0–3England Liverpool
Report Ojo 26', 82'
Sinclair 58'
Basel Switzerland3–2Spain Real Madrid
Cani 8'
Huser 45'
Hunziker 49'		 Report Harper 40'
Mayoral 42'
Liverpool England3–0Switzerland Basel
Kent 38'
Cleary 90+4'
Sinclair 90+11'		 Report
Real Madrid Spain6–0Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad
Mayoral 7', 49', 54'
Molina 41', 77'
Petrov 90+1' (o.g.)		 Report
Attendance: 300

Group C[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Portugal Benfica 6 4 1 1 12 8 +4 13 Advance to knockout phase
2 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 6 3 1 2 12 9 +3 10
3 Germany Bayer Leverkusen 6 2 0 4 12 14 −2 6
4 France Monaco 6 2 0 4 7 12 −5 6
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Monaco France3–1Germany Bayer Leverkusen
Martinez 4'
Chaïbi 45+1', 77'		 Report Brašnić 49'
Benfica Portugal0–0Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg
Report
Attendance: 455
Zenit Saint Petersburg Russia0–3France Monaco
Report Touré 7'
Andzouana 75'
N'Guinda 78'
Bayer Leverkusen Germany2–3Portugal Benfica
Brašnić 21' (pen.), 90+4' Report Carvalho 54', 56'
Baldé 72'
Bayer Leverkusen Germany1–4Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg
Brašnić 90+2' Report Dolgov 45', 58'
Yaroshenko 63'
Khodzhaniyazov 89'
Referee: Fran Jović (Croatia)
Monaco France0–1Portugal Benfica
Report Pereira 34'
Zenit Saint Petersburg Russia0–3Germany Bayer Leverkusen
Report Frey 25'
Richter 55'
Brašnić 63'
Benfica Portugal3–0France Monaco
Costa 8'
Baldé 22'
Gonçalves 82'		 Report
Attendance: 500
Zenit Saint Petersburg Russia5–1Portugal Benfica
Osipov 58'
Khodzhaniyazov 68'
Sheydayev 72' (pen.)
Skopintsev 86'
Pronichev 88'		 Report Pereira 4'
Bayer Leverkusen Germany4–0France Monaco
Gemein 45'
Frey 50' (pen.)
Henrichs 62'
Rother 76'		 Report
Monaco France1–3Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg
Cardona 88' Report Kubyshkin 3', 41'
Nazimov 53'
Benfica Portugal4–1Germany Bayer Leverkusen
Costa 54', 79'
Sarkic 90+4'
Baldé 90+5'		 Report Frey 65'
Attendance: 318

Group D[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Belgium Anderlecht 6 4 1 1 15 8 +7 13 Advance to knockout phase
2 England Arsenal 6 4 0 2 15 8 +7 12
3 Turkey Galatasaray 6 2 0 4 10 18 −8 6
4 Germany Borussia Dortmund 6 1 1 4 8 14 −6 4
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Galatasaray Turkey3–0Belgium Anderlecht
Gelmen 34'
De Medina 42' (o.g.)
Faes 75' (o.g.)		 Report
Borussia Dortmund Germany0–2England Arsenal
Report Hinds 14', 32'
Arsenal England5–1Turkey Galatasaray
Zelalem 45'
Hinds 57'
Willock 59'
Iwobi 66'
Crowley 71' (pen.)		 Report Kopuz 90+4'
Anderlecht Belgium5–0Germany Borussia Dortmund
Iseka 7' (pen.), 30'
Mikal 50'
Bah 75'
Bourard 90+2'		 Report
Anderlecht Belgium4–3England Arsenal
Iseka 2' (pen.), 23'
Mikal 36'
Kawaya 39'		 Report Crowley 11', 19', 85' (pen.)
Galatasaray Turkey3–2Germany Borussia Dortmund
Çalışkan 72'
Köse 74'
Can Davas 89'		 Report Sauerland 11'
Gümüştaş 86'
Arsenal England1–2Belgium Anderlecht
Crowley 22' Report Bastien 5'
Vancamp 74'
Borussia Dortmund Germany5–2Turkey Galatasaray
Flores 14'
Maruoka 48'
El-Bouazzati 58'
Gümüştaş 72', 90+1'		 Report Türkmen 69'
Göksu 80'
Anderlecht Belgium3–0
Awarded		Turkey Galatasaray
Ademoglu 39'
Iseka 90+5'		 Report

The match was abandoned at the 90+5th minute, with Anderlecht leading 2–0, due to Turkish fans setting off fireworks and throwing objects. UEFA ruled the match as a forfeit by Galatasaray and awarded Anderlecht a 3–0 win.[9][10]

Arsenal England1–0Germany Borussia Dortmund
Mavididi 49' Report
Galatasaray Turkey1–3England Arsenal
Çalışkan 8' Report Mavididi 40'
Robinson 42'
Eyoma 47'
Borussia Dortmund Germany1–1Belgium Anderlecht
Flores 3' Report Mikal 51'

Group E[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 England Manchester City 6 6 0 0 22 4 +18 18 Advance to knockout phase
2 Italy Roma 6 3 0 3 9 10 −1 9
3 Germany Bayern Munich 6 2 0 4 8 18 −10 6
4 Russia CSKA Moscow 6 1 0 5 8 15 −7 3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Roma Italy3–1Russia CSKA Moscow
Calabresi 37'
Verde 43'
Adamo 55'		 Report Zhamaletdinov 7'
Bayern Munich Germany1–4England Manchester City
Walter 90+2' Report Byrne 26'
Pozo 43'
Angeliño 60'
Celina 66'
CSKA Moscow Russia3–1Germany Bayern Munich
Chernov 25' (pen.)
Zhamaletdinov 43'
Makarov 90+2'		 Report Scholl 56'
Manchester City England2–1Italy Roma
Ntcham 64'
Ambrose 71'		 Report Di Mariano 54'
Attendance: 962
CSKA Moscow Russia0–2England Manchester City
Report Pozo 21', 70'
Roma Italy1–0Germany Bayern Munich
Adamo 5' Report
Bayern Munich Germany3–2Italy Roma
Pantović 72'
Hingerl 74'
Calabresi 82' (o.g.)		 Report Sanabria 25', 69'
Manchester City England4–2Russia CSKA Moscow
Byrne 8'
Barker 33', 75'
Ambrose 90+3'		 Report Golovin 31'
Zhamaletdinov 50'
Attendance: 1,298
Referee: Jens Maae (Denmark)
CSKA Moscow Russia0–2Italy Roma
Report Di Livio 77'
Verde 88' (pen.)
Manchester City England6–0Germany Bayern Munich
Adarabioyo 9'
Barker 25'
Celina 29', 88'
Byrne 64', 80'		 Report
Attendance: 1,462[11]
Roma Italy0–4England Manchester City
Report Celina 71'
Byrne 76'
Ambrose 82'
Barker 90+3'
Bayern Munich Germany3–2Russia CSKA Moscow
Hingerl 34'
Pantović 54' (pen.)
Martinović 56'		 Report Larionov 3'
Kasatkin 68'

Group F[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Netherlands Ajax 6 4 2 0 19 7 +12 14 Advance to knockout phase
2 Spain Barcelona 6 2 3 1 10 7 +3 9
3 France Paris Saint-Germain 6 2 2 2 15 14 +1 8
4 Cyprus APOEL 6 0 1 5 3 19 −16 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Barcelona Spain3–0Cyprus APOEL
Padilla 3'
Moha 3'
J. García 18'		 Report
Ajax Netherlands6–1France Paris Saint-Germain
Van de Beek 16', 55', 62'
El Idrissi 31', 40'
Riedewald 86' (pen.)		 Report Demoncy 73'
APOEL Cyprus0–0Netherlands Ajax
Report
Paris Saint-Germain France2–2Spain Barcelona
Meïté 19'
Augustin 59'		 Report Enguene 66'
Moha 90+8' (pen.)
Barcelona Spain2–2Netherlands Ajax
Enguene 73'
Carbonell 79'		 Report El Idrissi 3'
Van Bruggen 34' (pen.)
APOEL Cyprus0–3France Paris Saint-Germain
Report Sanogo 19', 81'
Labissière 87'
Ajax Netherlands1–0Spain Barcelona
Černý 60' Report
Attendance: 3,482[12]
Paris Saint-Germain France6–0Cyprus APOEL
Meïté 7', 89'
Krasniqi 42'
Augustin 49' (pen.), 52'
Nkunku 77'		 Report
APOEL Cyprus2–3Spain Barcelona
G. Christodoulou 27'
Kallis 41'		 Report Padilla 19'
Natkho 76'
Corredera 82'
Paris Saint-Germain France3–6Netherlands Ajax
Meïté 49'
Augustin 56'
Goncalves 69'		 Report Černý 25'
El Azzouzi 34', 51', 63', 89'
Nouri 54'
Ajax Netherlands4–1Cyprus APOEL
Van de Beek 7'
El Azzouzi 43', 55'
Nouri 51'		 Report D. Charalambous 21'
Barcelona Spain0–0France Paris Saint-Germain
Report

Group G[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 England Chelsea 6 5 0 1 24 3 +21 15 Advance to knockout phase
2 Germany Schalke 04 6 5 0 1 19 7 +12 15
3 Portugal Sporting CP 6 2 0 4 8 20 −12 6
4 Slovenia Maribor 6 0 0 6 4 25 −21 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Maribor Slovenia1–3Portugal Sporting CP
Lorbek 80' (pen.) Report Postiga 30'
Zé Turbo 76'
Elói 90+2'
Chelsea England4–1Germany Schalke 04
Brown 9', 55'
Solanke 30'
Aina 67'		 Report Multhaup 14'
Schalke 04 Germany5–0Slovenia Maribor
Multhaup 20'
Boyamba 26', 41'
Platte 69', 83'		 Report
Sporting CP Portugal0–5England Chelsea
Report Colkett 3' (pen.)
Musonda 8'
Abraham 25', 46'
Solanke 27'
Referee: Jens Maae (Denmark)
Schalke 04 Germany3–0Portugal Sporting CP
Schröter 4'
Sané 28'
Lohmar 87'		 Report
Chelsea England2–0Slovenia Maribor
Boga 13', 45' Report
Maribor Slovenia0–7England Chelsea
Report Solanke 6', 40'
Colkett 11' (pen.), 36'
Musonda 25'
Kiwomya 81'
Abraham 90+3'
Sporting CP Portugal2–3Germany Schalke 04
Djaló 5'
Postiga 45'		 Report Sané 53', 90+1'
Platte 65'
Sporting CP Portugal3–2Slovenia Maribor
Zé Turbo 20', 34'
Elói 65'		 Report Kramarič 14', 43'
Schalke 04 Germany2–0England Chelsea
Multhaup 61', 76' Report
Referee: Petr A