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

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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
France Nantes
Ukraine Rukh Lviv
Czech Republic Sparta Prague
Cyprus Pafos
Israel Maccabi Haifa
Poland Lech Poznań
Slovakia Žilina
Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo
Group 2
Team
Portugal Famalicão
Netherlands AZ
Scotland Hamilton Academical
Norway Molde
Denmark Midtjylland
Sweden Malmö FF
Lithuania Klaipėda
Finland HJK
Group 3
Team
Italy Lecce
Serbia Partizan
Greece Olympiacos
Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad
Romania Universitatea Craiova
Kazakhstan Turan
Belarus Dinamo Minsk
Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol
Group 4
Team
Germany Mainz 05
Belgium Gent
Switzerland Basel
Croatia Dinamo Zagreb
Turkey İstanbul Başakşehir
Azerbaijan Gabala
Hungary Puskás Akadémia
Slovenia Maribor

Format

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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

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Summary

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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 Poland 1–1 (2–4 p) France Nantes 1–1 0–0
Pafos Cyprus 0–6 Slovakia Žilina 0–1 0–5
Rukh Lviv Ukraine 4–2 Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo 1–1 3–1
Sparta Prague Czech Republic 4–1 Israel Maccabi Haifa 1–1 3–0 (awd.)[note 1]
AZ Netherlands 14–0 Lithuania Klaipėda 12–0 2–0
Malmö FF Sweden 3–5 Finland HJK 1–4 2–1
Molde Norway 5–4 Scotland Hamilton Academical 3–0 2–4
Famalicão Portugal 2–2 (6–7 p) Denmark Midtjylland 2–2 0–0
Turan Kazakhstan 0–6 Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol 0–1 0–5
Universitatea Craiova Romania 0–5 Serbia Partizan 0–1 0–4
Olympiacos Greece 6–2 Italy Lecce 3–1 3–1
Dinamo Minsk Belarus 2–1 Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad 0–1 2–0
Maribor Slovenia 1–3 Germany Mainz 05 0–2 1–1
Gent Belgium 0–3 Switzerland Basel 0–1 0–2
Dinamo Zagreb Croatia 5–2 Turkey İstanbul Başakşehir 2–1 3–1
Gabala Azerbaijan 2–1 Hungary Puskás Akadémia 1–1 1–0
Notes
  1. ^ Due to the 2023 Israel–Hamas war, Maccabi Haifa withdrew from the competition.[6]

Matches

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Lech Poznań Poland1–1France Nantes
Pacławski 35' Report Toure 68'
Attendance: 300[7]
Nantes France0–0Poland Lech Poznań
Report
Penalties
 4–2
Attendance: 1,800[8]

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

Pafos Cyprus0–1Slovakia Žilina
Report Klaučo 2'
Attendance: 350[9]
Žilina Slovakia5–0Cyprus Pafos
 Report
Attendance: 1,642[10]

Žilina won 6–0 on aggregate.

Rukh Lviv Ukraine1–1Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo
Kitela 66' (pen.) Report Nurković 23'
Attendance: 270[12]
Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina1–3Ukraine Rukh Lviv
Bezdrob 4' Report
Attendance: 1,500[13]

Rukh Lviv won 4–2 on aggregate.

Sparta Prague Czech Republic1–1Israel Maccabi Haifa
Lilling 90+6' Report Dahan 42'
Attendance: 500[14]
Maccabi Haifa IsraelCancelled
0–3 Awarded[note 2]		Czech Republic Sparta Prague
Report

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

AZ Netherlands12–0Lithuania Klaipėda
 Report
AZ Training Centre, Wijdewormer
Attendance: 400[16]
Klaipėda Lithuania0–2Netherlands AZ
Report
Attendance: 582[17]

AZ won 14–0 on aggregate.

Malmö FF Sweden1–4Finland HJK
Daly Tempelaar 90+5' Report
Attendance: 742[18]
HJK Finland1–2Sweden Malmö FF
Ezeh 71' Report Ghita 18', 24'
Attendance: 362[19]

HJK won 5–3 on aggregate.

Molde Norway3–0Scotland Hamilton Academical
 Report
Attendance: 221[20]
Hamilton Academical Scotland4–2Norway Molde
 Report
Attendance: 695[21]

Molde won 5–4 on aggregate.

Famalicão Portugal2–2Denmark Midtjylland
 Report
Attendance: 2,490[22]

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

Turan Kazakhstan0–1Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol
Report Pleşca 76'
Namys Stadium, Şymkent
Attendance: 178[24]
Sheriff Tiraspol Moldova5–0Kazakhstan Turan
 Report
Attendance: 586[25]

Sheriff Tiraspol won 6–0 on aggregate.

Universitatea Craiova Romania0–1Serbia Partizan
Report Jovanović 15'
Attendance: 3,800[26]
Referee: Ion Orlic (Moldova)
Partizan Serbia4–0Romania Universitatea Craiova
 Report
Attendance: 650[27]

Partizan won 5–0 on aggregate.

Olympiacos Greece3–1Italy Lecce
 Report Paşcalău 61'
Olympiacos FC Training Centre, Piraeus
Attendance: 858[28]
Lecce Italy1–3Greece Olympiacos
Helm 60' Report
Attendance: 2,198[29]

Olympiacos won 6–2 on aggregate.

Dinamo Minsk Belarus0–1Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad
Report Todorov 90'
Eagles Nest Stadium, Razgrad, Bulgaria[note 3]
Attendance: 0
Ludogorets Razgrad Bulgaria0–2Belarus Dinamo Minsk
Report
Eagles Nest Stadium, Razgrad
Attendance: 247[31]

Dinamo Minsk won 2–1 on aggregate.

Maribor Slovenia0–2Germany Mainz 05
Report
Attendance: 2,465[32]
Mainz 05 Germany1–1Slovenia Maribor
Kalemba 48' Report Dukarić 28'
Attendance: 3,000[33]

Mainz 05 won 3–1 on aggregate.

Gent Belgium0–1Switzerland Basel
Report Onyegbule 2'
PGB Stadion, Ghent
Attendance: 700[34]
Referee: Genc Nuza (Kosovo)
Basel Switzerland2–0Belgium Gent
 Report
Attendance: 1,200[35]

Basel won 3–0 on aggregate.

Dinamo Zagreb Croatia2–1Turkey İstanbul Başakşehir
 Report Güreler 74'
Stadion Zagreb, Zagreb
Attendance: 247[36]
İstanbul Başakşehir Turkey1–3Croatia Dinamo Zagreb
Halidi 66' Report
Esenler Stadium, Istanbul
Attendance: 280[37]

Dinamo Zagreb won 5–2 on aggregate.

Gabala Azerbaijan1–1Hungary Puskás Akadémia
Shahniyarov 8' Report Umathum 36' (pen.)
Attendance: 110[38]
Puskás Akadémia Hungary0–1Azerbaijan Gabala
Report Bakhishov 56'
Attendance: 320[39]

Gabala won 2–1 on aggregate.

Second round

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Summary

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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 Ukraine 1–4 Denmark Midtjylland 0–4 1–0
Nantes France 1–1 (4–3 p) Finland HJK 1–0 0–1
Molde Norway 3–6 Netherlands AZ 3–4 0–2
Sparta Prague Czech Republic 6–6 (2–4 p) Slovakia Žilina 2–2 4–4
Basel Switzerland 2–0 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 2–0 0–0
Gabala Azerbaijan 0–7 Greece Olympiacos 0–3 0–4
Mainz 05 Germany 3–2 Belarus Dinamo Minsk 1–1 2–1
Sheriff Tiraspol Moldova 4–5 Serbia Partizan 2–0 2–5

Matches

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Rukh Lviv Ukraine0–4Denmark Midtjylland
Report
Attendance: 100[40]
Midtjylland Denmark0–1Ukraine Rukh Lviv
Report Kholod 90+2'
Attendance: 387[41]

Midtjylland won 4–1 on aggregate.

Nantes France1–0Finland HJK
Zézé 18' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 12,450[42]
HJK Finland1–0France Nantes
Ezeh 74' Report
Penalties
 3–4
Attendance: 1,413[43]

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

Molde Norway3–4Netherlands AZ
 Report
Attendance: 0
AZ Netherlands2–0Norway Molde
 Report
AZ Training Centre, Wijdewormer
Attendance: 421[44]

AZ won 6–3 on aggregate.

Sparta Prague Czech Republic2–2Slovakia Žilina
 Report
Attendance: 350[45]
Žilina Slovakia4–4Czech Republic Sparta Prague
 Report
Penalties
 4–2
Attendance: 4,052[46]

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

Basel Switzerland2–0Croatia Dinamo Zagreb
 Report
Attendance: 2,400[47]
Dinamo Zagreb Croatia0–0Switzerland Basel
Report
Attendance: 528[48]

Basel won 2–0 on aggregate.

Gabala Azerbaijan0–3Greece Olympiacos
Report
Attendance: 280[49]
Olympiacos Greece4–0Azerbaijan Gabala
 Report
Olympiacos FC Training Centre, Piraeus
Attendance: 1,580[50]

Olympiacos won 7–0 on aggregate.

Mainz 05 Germany1–1Belarus Dinamo Minsk
Gleiber 50' Report Melnichenko 13'
Attendance: 2,250[51]
Dinamo Minsk Belarus1–2Germany Mainz 05
Budko 43' Report
Attendance: 30[52]

Mainz 05 won 3–2 on aggregate.

Sheriff Tiraspol Moldova2–0Serbia Partizan
 Report
Attendance: 486[53]
Partizan Serbia5–2Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol
 Report Dijinari 80', 90+3'
Attendance: 325[54]

Partizan won 5–4 on aggregate.

Notes

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  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

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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.
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  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.
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  20. ^ "Molde v Hamilton Academical" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
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