2013–14 UEFA Youth League

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2013–14 UEFA Youth League
The Colovray Stadium in Nyon hosted the semi-finals and final.
Tournament details
Dates17 September 2013 – 14 April 2014
Teams32 (from 18 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsSpain Barcelona (1st title)
Runners-upPortugal Benfica
Tournament statistics
Matches played110
Goals scored378 (3.44 per match)
Top scorer(s)Spain Munir
(11 goals)

The 2013–14 UEFA Youth League was the first 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 2013–14 UEFA Champions League.[1][2][3]

The final was played on 14 April 2014 at the Colovray Stadium in Nyon, Switzerland, between Benfica and Barcelona. Barcelona won 3–0 and became the first team to lift the Lennart Johansson Trophy, named after UEFA's honorary president.[4]

Players had to be born on or after 1 January 1995.[3]

Round and draw dates[edit]

The schedule of the competition was as follows.[4]

Phase Round Draw date Match date(s)
Group stage Matchday 1 29 August 2013
(Monaco)
17–18 September 2013
Matchday 2 1–2 October 2013
Matchday 3 22–23 October 2013
Matchday 4 5–6 November 2013
Matchday 5 26–27 November 2013
Matchday 6 10–11 December 2013
Knockout phase Round of 16 16 December 2013
(Nyon)
18–19 & 25–26 February 2014
Quarter-finals 11–12 & 18–19 March 2014
Semi-finals 11 April 2014
Final 14 April 2014

Group stage[edit]

Location of teams of the 2013–14 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 determined by the draw for the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League group stage, which was held in Monaco on 29 August 2013.[5] In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The matchdays were 17–18 September, 1–2 October, 22–23 October, 5–6 November, 26–27 November, and 10–11 December 2013, with the matches played on the same matchday as the corresponding Champions League matches (though not necessarily on the same day, and some matches were played on Mondays and Thursdays). The group winners and runners-up advanced to the round of 16.

Tiebreakers

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

  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 have an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 4 are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the two teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 6 to 9 apply;
  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 26 October 2013 (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 Real Sociedad 6 3 1 2 9 6 +3 10 Advance to knockout phase
2 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 6 2 3 1 9 8 +1 9
3 Germany Bayer Leverkusen 6 2 1 3 11 14 −3 7
4 England Manchester United 6 2 1 3 9 10 −1 7
Source: [citation needed]


Real Sociedad Spain3–2Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
Matviyenko 15' (o.g.)
Guridi 32'
Bautista 38'
Report Miranyan 8'
Kovalenko 87'
Manchester United England4–3Germany Bayer Leverkusen
Wilson 4', 89' (pen.)
Pearson 10'
Pereira 71'
Report Brašnić 27', 29'
Wagener 61'


Manchester United England0–1Spain Real Sociedad
Report Odriozola 4'



Group B[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Spain Real Madrid 6 3 2 1 16 8 +8 11 Advance to knockout phase
2 Denmark Copenhagen 6 2 4 0 11 9 +2 10
3 Italy Juventus 6 2 2 2 14 13 +1 8
4 Turkey Galatasaray 6 0 2 4 5 16 −11 2
Source: [citation needed]


Copenhagen Denmark2–2Italy Juventus
Marin 12' (o.g.)
Wohlgemuth 90+4' (pen.)
Report García 26'
Sakor 62'

Real Madrid Spain1–1Denmark Copenhagen
Fran 45' Report Nielsen 63'

Real Madrid Spain6–2Italy Juventus
Narváez 15', 34', 52', 85' (pen.)
Fran 38'
Muñoz 80'
Report Buenacasa 75'
Soumah 78'
Attendance: 900
Referee: Rene Eisner (Austria)

Juventus Italy0–2Spain Real Madrid
Report Muñoz 36'
Sáez 90+2'
Copenhagen Denmark2–2Turkey Galatasaray
Finnbogason 29'
Nordam 61'
Report Taş 18'
Coşkun 76'
Attendance: 798
Referee: Tore Hansen (Norway)

Juventus Italy2–2Denmark Copenhagen
Soumah 38'
Gerbaudo 80'
Report Nordam 34'
Felfel 51'
Real Madrid Spain4–1Turkey Galatasaray
Cedrés 15'
Fran 25'
Muñoz 30'
Cerro 54'
Report Ergün 79'

Copenhagen Denmark3–2Spain Real Madrid
Felfel 17'
Wohlgemuth 69' (pen.)
Mathisen 72'
Report Sáez 42'
Legaz 59'

Group C[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Portugal Benfica 6 4 2 0 15 5 +10 14 Advance to knockout phase
2 France Paris Saint-Germain 6 1 4 1 5 7 −2 7
3 Belgium Anderlecht 6 1 2 3 8 13 −5 5
4 Greece Olympiacos 6 0 4 2 3 6 −3 4
Source: [citation needed]


Benfica Portugal3–0Belgium Anderlecht
Rochinha 45+1'
N. Santos 60'
Gomes 90+3'
Report

Anderlecht Belgium4–2Greece Olympiacos
Kawaya 37'
Leya Iseka 43', 48', 61'
Report Vergos 40'
Garefalakis 86'

Benfica Portugal0–0Greece Olympiacos
Report

Olympiacos Greece0–1Portugal Benfica
Report Guedes 70'

Anderlecht Belgium3–6Portugal Benfica
Kawaya 3'
Bourard 11'
Leya Iseka 78'
Report Rochinha 23', 25', 28'
Pereira 66'
Baldé 76', 90+4'

Benfica Portugal1–1France Paris Saint-Germain
Guedes 14' Report Augustin 90+3'

Group D[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Russia CSKA Moscow 6 4 1 1 13 4 +9 13 Advance to knockout phase
2 England Manchester City 6 3 2 1 15 4 +11 11
3 Germany Bayern Munich 6 3 1 2 10 10 0 10
4 Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň 6 0 0 6 2 22 −20 0
Source: [citation needed]



CSKA Moscow Russia5–0Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň
Litvinov 2', 39'
Georgiyevsky 30', 83'
Yefremov 42'
Report
Attendance: 100
Manchester City England6–0Germany Bayern Munich
Denayer 6'
Lopes 13', 21', 64' (pen.)
Glendon 61'
Cole 72'
Report
Attendance: 1,487

Bayern Munich Germany4–0Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň
Markoutz 11'
Hingerl 25', 41'
Hägler 89' (pen.)
Report
Referee: Vadims Direktorenko (Latvia)

Manchester City England1–2Russia CSKA Moscow
Fofana 21' Report Golovin 66'
Chernov 78'

Manchester City England3–0Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň
Cole 22', 25'
Pozo 81'
Report
Attendance: 823

Group E[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 England Chelsea 6 6 0 0 18 1 +17 18 Advance to knockout phase
2 Germany Schalke 04 6 3 1 2 14 5 +9 10
3 Romania Steaua București 6 1 2 3 5 15 −10 5
4 Switzerland Basel 6 0 1 5 4 20 −16 1
Source: [citation needed]


Chelsea England4–0Switzerland Basel
Kadoic 20' (o.g.)
Swift 27'
Feruz 67'
Kiwomya 88'
Report

Steaua București Romania0–4England Chelsea
Report Swift 27', 79'
Kiwomya 51', 88'
Basel Switzerland0–5Germany Schalke 04
Report Omerbašić 11'
Pick 16', 50'
Bodenröder 82', 83'

Schalke 04 Germany0–2England Chelsea
Report Baker 73' (pen.)
Aké 87'
Steaua București Romania1–1Switzerland Basel
Târnovan 53' Report Al. Ajeti 38'

Basel Switzerland1–3Romania Steaua București
Manzambi 43' Report Mitriță 62'
Grădinaru 82', 90+2'

Basel Switzerland1–2England Chelsea
Kamber 90+2' (pen.) Report Baker 60'
Swift 63'

Schalke 04 Germany5–1Switzerland Basel
Koseler 7'
Pick 17', 87'
Albrecht 56' (o.g.)
Bodenröder 71'
Report Sulejmani 32'

Group F[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 England Arsenal 6 2 3 1 12 7 +5 9 Advance to knockout phase
2 Italy Napoli 6 3 0 3 8 9 −1 9
3 Germany Borussia Dortmund 6 2 2 2 10 10 0 8
4 France Marseille 6 2 1 3 10 14 −4 7
Source: [citation needed]


Marseille France1–4England Arsenal
Iliev 76' (o.g.) Report Iwobi 7'
Gnabry 55', 61'
Jebb 78'

Borussia Dortmund Germany5–2France Marseille
Knystock 14'
Greshake 21'
Yildiz 62', 73'
Dudziak 84'
Report Guirassy 68', 87'
Arsenal England4–1Italy Napoli
Akpom 38' (pen.), 79'
Lipman 51', 53'
Report Rubino 67'

Marseille France2–1Italy Napoli
Dubois 82'
Guirassy 88'
Report Palmiero 10'
Arsenal England0–0Germany Borussia Dortmund
Report

Napoli Italy2–0France Marseille
Tutino 40', 60' (pen.) Report

Arsenal England1–1France Marseille
Olsson 39' (pen.) Report Kisaku 35'

Marseille France4–1Germany Borussia Dortmund
Porsan-Clemente 41', 89'
Lopez 43'
Kisaku 71'
Report Benkarit 88' (pen.)

Group G[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Spain Atlético Madrid 6 4 1 1 17 14 +3 13 Advance to knockout phase
2 Austria Austria Wien 6 3 2 1 12 6 +6 11
3 Portugal Porto 6 2 2 2 9 10 −1 8
4 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 6 0 1 5 9 17 −8 1
Source: [citation needed]


Austria Wien Austria3–0Portugal Porto
Zivotic 26'
Prokop 37'
Michorl 55'
Report
Attendance: 1,148[10]

Porto Portugal3–1Spain Atlético Madrid
Silva 8', 42'
Graça 26' (pen.)
Report Ivi 90'

Austria Wien Austria3–3Spain Atlético Madrid
Grubeck 8'
Koglbauer 23'
Michorl 25'
Report Sergi 12'
Widni 69' (o.g.)
Núñez 90+1'
Attendance: 2,462[14]
Porto Portugal2–2Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg
Rafael 9'
Silva 38'
Report Osipov 68'
Kubyshkin 90+5'


Porto Portugal0–0Austria Austria Wien
Report

Austria Wien Austria2–1Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg
Michorl 17'
Zivotic 70'
Report Dolgov 12'
Attendance: 2,867[18]

Group H[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Spain Barcelona 6 5 1 0 20 5 +15 16 Advance to knockout phase
2 Italy Milan 5 2 2 1 10 11 −1 8
3 Scotland Celtic 6 1 1 4 8 12 −4 4
4 Netherlands Ajax 5 1 0 4 6 16 −10 3
Source: [citation needed]


Barcelona Spain4–1Netherlands Ajax
Quintillà 45+3'
Munir 53', 74'
Ebwelle 84'
Report Acolatse 19'
Milan Italy3–1Scotland Celtic
Pinato 7', 50' (pen.)
Tamás 75'
Report Lindsay 43'


Milan Italy2–6Spain Barcelona
Barišič 16'
Cristante 47'
Report Munir 20', 77'
Sanabria 22', 72'
Ekpolo 45+1'
Rolón 90+1'
Celtic Scotland4–1Netherlands Ajax
Thomson 32'
Lindsay 35'
Henderson 43'
Kidd 66' (pen.)
Report Findlay 50' (o.g.)

Barcelona Spain1–1Italy Milan
Ekpolo 79' Report Cristante 17'


Barcelona Spain3–0Scotland Celtic
Ekpolo 55'
Álex 77'
Moha 87' (pen.)
Report
Milan ItalyCancelledNetherlands Ajax
Report

The match was cancelled due to the refusal of Ajax players to take the field, as they considered the condition of the pitch not sufficient to ensure the safety of the players.[20] The match was irrelevant for the qualification to the knockout phase.

Knockout phase[edit]

In the knockout phase, teams played against each other over one match. If scores were level after full-time, the match was decided by penalty shoot-out (no extra time).[3] The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:[21]

  • In the draw for the round of 16, the eight group winners were seeded, and the eight group runners-up were unseeded. The seeded teams were drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the match. Teams from the same group or the same association could not be drawn against each other.
  • In the draws for the quarter-finals onwards, there were no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association could be drawn against each other. The draw also decided the home team for each quarter-final, and the "home" team for administrative purposes for each semi-final and final (which were played on neutral ground).

Times up to 29 March 2014 (round of 16 and quarter-finals) were CET (UTC+1), thereafter (semi-finals and final) times were CEST (UTC+2).

Bracket[edit]

The draw for the knockout phase was held on 16 December 2013.[22][23][24]

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
        
Russia CSKA Moscow 1
France Paris Saint-Germain 2
France Paris Saint-Germain 0
Spain Real Madrid 1
Spain Real Madrid 2
Italy Napoli 1
Spain Real Madrid 0
Portugal Benfica 4
Spain Atlético Madrid 0
England Manchester City 1
England Manchester City 1
Portugal Benfica 2
Portugal Benfica 4
Austria Austria Wien 1
Portugal Benfica 0
Spain Barcelona 3
England Chelsea 4
Italy Milan 1
England Chelsea 1
Germany Schalke 04 3
Spain Real Sociedad 1
Germany Schalke 04 2
Germany Schalke 04 0
Spain Barcelona 1
Spain Barcelona 4
Denmark Copenhagen 1
Spain Barcelona 4
England Arsenal 2
England Arsenal 3
Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 1

Round of 16[edit]

The round of 16 matches were played on 18, 25 and 26 February 2014.

Barcelona Spain4–1Denmark Copenhagen
Munir 26', 88'
Rolón 37'
Ekpolo 77' (pen.)
Report Nielsen 16'

Chelsea England4–1Italy Milan
Baker 44', 74'
Boga 53'
Kiwomya 78'
Report Petagna 81'

Real Sociedad Spain1–2Germany Schalke 04
Sangalli 54' Report Müller 64'
Multhaup 74'
Attendance: 8,122[26]

Arsenal England3–1Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
Toral 24'
Olsson 71' (pen.)
Gnabry 73'
Report Boryachuk 44'

CSKA Moscow Russia1–2France Paris Saint-Germain
Yefremov 49' Report Ongenda 19'
Hervé 45+1'
Attendance: 600
Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania)

Benfica Portugal4–1Austria Austria Wien
Carvalho 52'
Baldé 70'
N. Santos 79'
Guedes 90+2'
Report Kvasina 9'

Real Madrid Spain2–1Italy Napoli
Muñoz 15'
Febas 90+5'
Report Łasicki 71'
Attendance: 1,275

Quarter-finals[edit]

The quarter-final matches were played on 11, 16 and 18 March 2014.


Chelsea England1–3Germany Schalke 04
Swift 65' Report Hedlund 6' (pen.)
Multhaup 44'
Pick 78'

Barcelona Spain4–2England Arsenal
Munir 31'
Traoré 50', 90'
Kaptoum 88'
Report Gnabry 42'
Akpom 83'
Attendance: 2,040

Manchester City England1–2Portugal Benfica
Fofana 12' Report Guedes 74'
Estrela 82'
Attendance: 4,014[29]

Semi-finals[edit]

The semi-finals were played on 11 April 2014 at the Colovray Stadium in Nyon, Switzerland.[4][30]

Real Madrid Spain0–4Portugal Benfica
Report Pereira 9'
N. Santos 15' (pen.), 17'
Rochinha 56' (pen.)

Schalke 04 Germany0–1Spain Barcelona
Report Munir 72'
Attendance: 4,000

Final[edit]

The final was played on 14 April 2014 at the Colovray Stadium in Nyon, Switzerland.[4][30]

Benfica Portugal0–3Spain Barcelona
Report Tarín 9'
Munir 33', 88'

Statistics[edit]

References[edit]

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