2019–20 UEFA Youth League Domestic Champions Path

The 2019–20 UEFA Youth League Domestic Champions Path began on 2 October and ended on 4 December 2019.[1] A total of 32 teams compete 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 2019–20 UEFA Youth League.[2]

Times are CET/CEST,[note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Draw

The youth domestic champions of the top 32 associations according to their 2018 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 should 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 3 September 2019, 14:00 CEST, 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 sixteen 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 advance to the play-offs
Group 1
Team
Spain Zaragoza
Cyprus APOEL
Poland Korona Kielce
Azerbaijan Gabala
Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol
Albania Shkëndija Tiranë
Hungary MTK Budapest
Bosnia and Herzegovina Zrinjski Mostar
Group 2
Team
England Derby County
Denmark Midtjylland
Sweden Elfsborg
Belarus Minsk
Norway Sogndal
Iceland ÍA
Finland FC Honka
Estonia FCI Levadia
Group 3
Team
France Rennes
Portugal Porto
Switzerland Young Boys
Greece PAOK
Serbia Brodarac
Scotland Rangers
Republic of Ireland Bohemians
Latvia Liepāja
Group 4
Team
Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
Israel Maccabi Petah Tikva
Romania Viitorul Constanța
Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad
Kazakhstan Astana
Slovenia Domžale
Slovakia Slovan Bratislava
North Macedonia Shkëndija

Format

In 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 (group stage).[2]

First round

Summary

The first legs were played on 2, 3, 5 and 9 October, and the second legs were played from 22–24 October 2019.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
APOEL Cyprus 2–1[A] Azerbaijan Gabala 1–1 1–0
Shkëndija Tiranë Albania 1–3 Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol 1–2 0–1
MTK Budapest Hungary 1–3 Bosnia and Herzegovina Zrinjski Mostar 1–1 0–2
Zaragoza Spain 5–1 Poland Korona Kielce 1–0 4–1
Minsk Belarus 2–9 England Derby County 0–2 2–7
Elfsborg Sweden 1–3 Denmark Midtjylland 1–2 0–1
Sogndal Norway 4–2 Finland FC Honka 3–1 1–1
ÍA Iceland 16–1 Estonia FCI Levadia 4–0 12–1
Bohemians Republic of Ireland 1–2 Greece PAOK 1–1 0–1
Rennes France 2–1 Serbia Brodarac 2–1 0–0
Young Boys Switzerland 5–5 (a) Scotland Rangers 3–3 2–2
Porto Portugal 7–2 Latvia Liepāja 4–2 3–0
Viitorul Constanța Romania 0–2 Slovenia Domžale 0–0 0–2
Slovan Bratislava Slovakia 1–1 (4–2 p)[A] Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad 1–0 0–1
Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine 10–2 North Macedonia Shkëndija 8–0 2–2
Astana Kazakhstan 1–4 Israel Maccabi Petah Tikva 1–0 0–4

Notes

  1. ^ a b Order of legs reversed after original draw.

Matches

APOEL Cyprus1–1Azerbaijan Gabala
  • Gavriel 48'
 Report
Attendance: 500
Referee: Furkat Atazhanov (Kazakhstan)
Gabala Azerbaijan0–1Cyprus APOEL
Report
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Denys Shurman (Ukraine)

APOEL won 2–1 on aggregate.

Shkëndija Tiranë Albania1–2Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol
 Report
Attendance: 350
Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan (Armenia)
Sheriff Tiraspol Moldova1–0Albania Shkëndija Tiranë
 Report
Attendance: 1,019
Referee: Matthew De Gabriele (Malta)

Sheriff Tiraspol won 3–1 on aggregate.

MTK Budapest Hungary1–1Bosnia and Herzegovina Zrinjski Mostar
 Report
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Bram Van Driessche (Belgium)
Zrinjski Mostar Bosnia and Herzegovina2–0Hungary MTK Budapest
 Report
Attendance: 744
Referee: Christopher Jaeger (Austria)

Zrinjski Mostar won 3–1 on aggregate.

Zaragoza Spain1–0Poland Korona Kielce
 Report
Attendance: 7,562[5]
Referee: Kristoffer Karlsson (Sweden)
Korona Kielce Poland1–4Spain Zaragoza
 Report
Attendance: 6,250
Referee: Balázs Berke (Hungary)

Zaragoza won 5–1 on aggregate.

Minsk Belarus0–2England Derby County
Report
Attendance: 500
Referee: Novak Simović (Serbia)
Derby County England7–2Belarus Minsk
 Report
Attendance: 262
Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes (Norway)

Derby County won 9–2 on aggregate.

Elfsborg Sweden1–2Denmark Midtjylland
 Report
Attendance: 475
Referee: Dejan Jakimovski (North Macedonia)
Midtjylland Denmark1–0Sweden Elfsborg
 Report
Attendance: 1,032
Referee: Manfredas Lukjancukas (Lithuania)

Midtjylland won 3–1 on aggregate.

Sogndal Norway3–1Finland FC Honka
 Report
Attendance: 799
Referee: Besfort Kasumi (Kosovo)
FC Honka Finland1–1Norway Sogndal
 Report
Attendance: 371
Referee: Alex Troleis (Faroe Islands)

Sogndal won 4–2 on aggregate.

ÍA Iceland4–0Estonia FCI Levadia
 Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kári Jóannesarson Á Høvdanum (Faroe Islands)
FCI Levadia Estonia1–12Iceland ÍA
 Report
Attendance: 150
Referee: Kaarlo Oskari Hämäläinen (Finland)

ÍA won 16–1 on aggregate.

Bohemians Republic of Ireland1–1Greece PAOK
 Report
Attendance: 1,227[6]
Referee: Robert Ian Jenkins (Wales)
PAOK Greece1–0Republic of Ireland Bohemians
 Report
Attendance: 2,038
Referee: Gal Leibovitz (Israel)

PAOK won 2–1 on aggregate.

Rennes France2–1Serbia Brodarac
 Report
Attendance: 815
Referee: Kai Erik Steen (Norway)
Brodarac Serbia0–0France Rennes
Report
Attendance: 1,400
Referee: Dragan Petrovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Rennes won 2–1 on aggregate.

Young Boys Switzerland3–3Scotland Rangers
 Report
Attendance: 620
Referee: Emmanouil Skoulas (Greece)
Rangers Scotland2–2Switzerland Young Boys
 Report
Attendance: 917 or 970[7]
Referee: Erik Lambrechts (Belgium)

5–5 on aggregate; Rangers won on away goals.

Porto Portugal4–2Latvia Liepāja
 Report
Attendance: 357
Referee: Keith Kennedy (Northern Ireland)
Liepāja Latvia0–3Portugal Porto
Report
Attendance: 527
Referee: Rahim Hasanov (Azerbaijan)

Porto won 7–2 on aggregate.

Viitorul Constanța Romania0–0Slovenia Domžale
Report
Attendance: 1,544
Referee: Fyodor Zammit (Malta)
Domžale Slovenia2–0Romania Viitorul Constanța
 Report
Attendance: 2,013
Referee: Nikola Popov (Bulgaria)

Domžale won 2–0 on aggregate.

Slovan Bratislava Slovakia1–0Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad
 Report
Attendance: 1,064
Referee: Nikolas Neokleous (Cyprus)
Ludogorets Razgrad Bulgaria1–0Slovakia Slovan Bratislava
 Report
Penalties
 2–4
Attendance: 725
Referee: Laurent Kopriwa (Luxembourg)

1–1 on aggregate; Slovan Bratislava won 4–2 on penalties.

Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine8–0North Macedonia Shkëndija
 Report
Attendance: 3,862
Referee: Rauf Jabarov (Azerbaijan)
Shkëndija North Macedonia2–2Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
 Report
Attendance: 144
Referee: Eldorjan Hamiti (Albania)

Dynamo Kyiv won 10–2 on aggregate.

Astana Kazakhstan1–0Israel Maccabi Petah Tikva
 Report
Attendance: 700
Referee: Aleksandrs Golubevs (Latvia)
Maccabi Petah Tikva Israel4–0Kazakhstan Astana
 Report
Attendance: 500
Referee: Volen Chinkov (Bulgaria)

Maccabi Petah Tikva won 4–1 on aggregate.

Second round

Summary

The first legs were played on 4 and 6 November, and the second legs were played from 26–27 November and 4 December 2019.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sheriff Tiraspol Moldova 3–3 (a) Norway Sogndal 2–0 1–3
Zaragoza Spain 9–0 Cyprus APOEL 5–0 4–0
Midtjylland Denmark 3–1 Bosnia and Herzegovina Zrinjski Mostar 3–1 0–0
ÍA Iceland 2–6 England Derby County 1–2 1–4
Porto Portugal 5–2 Slovenia Domžale 2–2 3–0
Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine 5–2 Greece PAOK 3–0 2–2
Rangers Scotland 4–1 Slovakia Slovan Bratislava 2–0 2–1
Rennes France 3–0 Israel Maccabi Petah Tikva 2–0 1–0

Matches

Sheriff Tiraspol Moldova2–0Norway Sogndal
 Report
Attendance: 1,501
Referee: Yigal Frid (Israel)
Sogndal Norway3–1Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol
 Report
Attendance: 511
Referee: Ivar Orri Kristjansson (Iceland)

3–3 on aggregate; Sheriff Tiraspol won on away goals.

Zaragoza Spain5–0Cyprus APOEL
 Report
Attendance: 4,012
Referee: Julian Weinberger (Austria)
APOEL Cyprus0–4Spain Zaragoza
Report
Attendance: 170
Referee: Juxhin Xhaja (Albania)

Zaragoza won 9–0 on aggregate.

Midtjylland Denmark3–1Bosnia and Herzegovina Zrinjski Mostar
 Report
Attendance: 610
Referee: Kaspar Sjöberg (Sweden)
Zrinjski Mostar Bosnia and Herzegovina0–0Denmark Midtjylland
Report
Attendance: 550
Referee: Vitaliy Romanov (Ukraine)

Midtjylland won 3–1 on aggregate.

ÍA Iceland1–2England Derby County
 Report
Attendance: 355
Referee: Lionel Tschudi (Switzerland)
Derby County England4–1Iceland ÍA
 Report
Attendance: 400
Referee: Tim Marshall (Northern Ireland)

Derby County won 6–2 on aggregate.

Porto Portugal2–2Slovenia Domžale
 Report
Attendance: 211
Referee: Nicolas Laforge (Belgium)
Domžale Slovenia0–3Portugal Porto
Report
Attendance: 2,089
Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou (Greece)

Porto won 5–2 on aggregate.

Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine3–0Greece PAOK
 Report
Attendance: 1,904
Referee: Milovan Milacic (Montenegro)
PAOK Greece2–2Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
 Report
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Novak Simović (Serbia)

Dynamo Kyiv won 5–2 on aggregate.

Rangers Scotland2–0Slovakia Slovan Bratislava
 Report
Attendance: 919
Referee: Rohit Saggi (Norway)
Slovan Bratislava Slovakia1–2Scotland Rangers
 Report
Attendance: 930
Referee: Pavel Orel (Czech Republic)

Rangers won 4–1 on aggregate.

Rennes France2–0Israel Maccabi Petah Tikva
 Report
Attendance: 750
Referee: Genc Nuza (Kosovo)
Maccabi Petah Tikva Israel0–1France Rennes
Report
Attendance: 450
Referee: Nikolas Neokleous (Cyprus)

Rennes won 3–0 on aggregate.

Notes

  1. ^ CEST (UTC+2) for dates up to 26 October 2019 (first round), and CET (UTC+1) for dates thereafter (second round).

References

  1. ^ "UEFA Youth League: season guide". UEFA.com. 8 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Regulations of the UEFA Youth League 2019/20" (PDF). UEFA.com.
  3. ^ "Country coefficients 2017/18". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  4. ^ "UEFA Youth League domestic champions path draw". UEFA.com. 3 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Domestic champions path report". UEFA.
  6. ^ @bfcdublin (2 October 2019). "Full-time Bohs 1 PAOK 1" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. ^ @RFC_Youth (23 October 2019). "Thank you to all 917 in attendance on a very wet evening in Maryhill!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.