2022–23_UEFA_Youth_League_knockout_phase

2022–23 UEFA Youth League knockout phase

2022–23 UEFA Youth League knockout phase

European football tournament


The 2022–23 UEFA Youth League knockout phase began on 7 February 2023 with the play-off round and concluded with the final on 24 April 2023 at Stade de Genève in Geneva, Switzerland, to decide the champions of the 2022–23 UEFA Youth League.[1] The semi-finals and final have been traditionally played at the Colovray Stadium in Nyon since the first edition, but for the 2022–23 edition they were moved to the Stade de Genève due to increased interest in the tournament from the supporters of the participating clubs.[2] All matches are played across 90 minutes and penalty shoot-out if necessary.

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

Qualified teams

Domestic Champions Path

More information Second round winners (enter play-offs as home team) ...

Schedule

More information Phase, Round ...

Bracket

Play-offsRound of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
                  
8 February
Hungary MTK Budapest0
1 March
Netherlands Ajax1
Portugal Sporting CP5
Netherlands Ajax1
14 March
Portugal Sporting CP1
8 February
England Liverpool0
Greece Panathinaikos0
1 March
Portugal Porto1
England Liverpool (p)1 (6)
Portugal Porto1 (5)
21 April – Geneva
Portugal Sporting CP2 (3)
8 February
Netherlands AZ (p)2 (4)
Netherlands AZ5
1 March
Germany Eintracht Frankfurt0
Spain Barcelona0
Netherlands AZ3
15 March
Netherlands AZ4
7 February
Spain Real Madrid0
Switzerland Young Boys2
1 March
Austria Red Bull Salzburg3
Spain Real Madrid3
Austria Red Bull Salzburg1
24 April – Geneva
Netherlands AZ5
7 February
Croatia Hajduk Split0
Scotland Hibernian1
28 February
Germany Borussia Dortmund2
Germany Borussia Dortmund (p)1 (5)
France Paris Saint-Germain1 (4)
15 March
Germany Borussia Dortmund1 (8)
8 February
Croatia Hajduk Split (p)1 (9)
Croatia Hajduk Split1
28 February
Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk0
Croatia Hajduk Split2
England Manchester City1
21 April – Geneva
Croatia Hajduk Split3
8 February
Italy Milan1
Ukraine Rukh Lviv (p)1 (4)
28 February
Italy Inter Milan1 (3)
Italy Milan1
Ukraine Rukh Lviv0
14 March
Italy Milan2
8 February
Spain Atlético Madrid0
Belgium Genk (p)0 (4)
1 March
Italy Juventus0 (3)
Spain Atlético Madrid4
Belgium Genk1

Play-offs

Summary

The eight second round winners from the Domestic Champions Path were drawn against the eight group runners-up from the UEFA Champions League Path, with the teams from the Domestic Champions Path hosting the match. Teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other.

The draw was conducted on 8 November 2022 at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon.[1] The play-offs were played over one leg on 7 and 8 February 2023.[3]

Matches

More information Young Boys, 2–3 ...
Attendance: 1,150[4]
Referee: Joey Kooij (Netherlands)

More information AZ, 5–0 ...
AZ Training Centre, Wijdewormer
Attendance: 675[5]
Referee: Igor Pajac (Croatia)

More information Rukh Lviv, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 370[7]
Referee: Elchin Masiyev (Azerbaijan)

More information Hajduk Split, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 1,000[8]
Referee: Damian Sylwestrzak (Poland)

More information MTK Budapest, 0–1 ...
Attendance: 3,324[9]
Referee: Joonas Jaanovits (Estonia)

More information Hibernian, 1–2 ...
Attendance: 7,729[10]
Referee: Henrik Nalbandyan (Armenia)

More information Panathinaikos, 0–1 ...
Attendance: 1,699[11]
Referee: Amine Kourgheli (Belarus)

More information Genk, 0–0 ...
Attendance: 1,218[12]
Referee: Miloš Milanović (Serbia)

Round of 16

Summary

The draw was conducted on 13 February 2023 at 13:00 CET in the UEFA headquarters in Nyon.[13] The round of 16 was played over one leg on 28 February and 1 March 2023.[1]

Matches

More information Milan, 1–0 ...
Centro Sportivo Vismara, Milan
Attendance: 350[14]
Referee: Christian-Petru Ciochirca (Austria)

More information Barcelona, 0–3 ...
Attendance: 898[15]
Referee: Ondřej Berka (Czech Republic)

More information Liverpool, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 201[16]
Referee: Helgi Mikael Jónasson (Iceland)

More information Atlético Madrid, 4–1 ...
Attendance: 11,503[17]
Referee: Chrysovalantis Theouli (Cyprus)

More information Borussia Dortmund, 1–1 ...
Dortmund Brackel Training Ground, Dortmund
Attendance: 1,473[18]
Referee: Goga Kikacheishvili (Georgia)

More information Hajduk Split, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 8,000[19]
Referee: Snir Levy (Israel)

More information Sporting CP, 5–1 ...
Stadium Aurélio Pereira, Alcochete
Attendance: 442[20]
Referee: Matthew De Gabriele (Malta)

More information Real Madrid, 3–1 ...
Attendance: 961[21]
Referee: Marian Alexandru Barbu (Romania)

Quarter-finals

Summary

The draw was conducted on 13 February 2023 at 13:00 CET in the UEFA headquarters in Nyon.[13] The quarter-finals were played over one leg on 14 and 15 March 2023.[1]

More information Team 1, Score ...

Matches

More information AZ, 4–0 ...
AZ Training Centre, Wijdewormer
Attendance: 2,000[22]
Referee: Adam Ladebäck (Sweden)

More information Milan, 2–0 ...
Centro Sportivo Vismara, Milan
Attendance: 655[23]
Referee: Sebastian Gishamer (Austria)

More information Sporting CP, 1–0 ...
Stadium Aurélio Pereira, Alcochete
Attendance: 874[24]
Referee: Gergo Bogár (Hungary)

More information Borussia Dortmund, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 16,000[25]
Referee: Robert Ian Jenkins (Wales)

Semi-finals

Summary

The draw was conducted on 13 February 2023 at 13:00 CET in the UEFA headquarters in Nyon.[13] The semi-finals were played over one leg on 21 April 2023.[1] All four teams were qualified to the semi-finals for the first time ever, ensuring a fourth different champions in a row.[26]

More information Team 1, Score ...

Matches

More information Sporting CP, 2–2 ...
Attendance: 1,839[27]
Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas (Lithuania)

More information Hajduk Split, 3–1 ...
Attendance: 7,597[28]
Referee: Rohit Saggi (Norway)

Final

The final was played on 24 April 2023 at Stade de Genève, Geneva.[1]

More information AZ, 5–0 ...
Attendance: 9,390[29]

Notes

  1. CET (UTC+1) for dates up to 26 March 2023 (up to quarter-finals), and CEST (UTC+2) for dates thereafter (semi-finals and final).
  2. Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian teams were required to play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice.[6]

References

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  9. "MTK vs. Ajax" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 8 February 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  10. "Hibernian vs. Borussia Dortmund" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  11. "Panathinaikos vs. Porto" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 8 February 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  12. "Genk vs. Juventus" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 8 February 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  13. "UEFA Youth League knockout draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
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  16. "Liverpool vs. Porto" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 1 March 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  17. "Atlético Madrid vs. Genk" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 1 March 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  18. "Borussia Dortmund vs. Paris Saint-Germain" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 28 February 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  19. "Hajduk Split vs. Manchester City" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 28 February 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  20. "Sporting CP vs. Ajax" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 1 March 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  21. "Real Madrid vs. Salzburg" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 1 March 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  22. "AZ Alkmaar vs. Real Madrid" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 15 March 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  23. "Milan vs. Atlético Madrid" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 14 March 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  24. "Sporting CP vs. Liverpool" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 14 March 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  25. "Borussia Dortmund vs. Hajduk Split" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 15 March 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  26. "Meet the UEFA Youth League semi-finalists: Sporting CP vs AZ Alkmaar, Hajduk Split vs AC Milan". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 15 March 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
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  29. "AZ Alkmaar vs. Hajduk Split" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.

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