2016–17 UEFA Youth League Domestic Champions Path

The 2016–17 UEFA Youth League Domestic Champions Path was played from 21 September to 30 November 2016. A total of 32 teams competed in the Domestic Champions Path to decide 8 of the 24 places in the knockout phase of the 2016–17 UEFA Youth League.[1]

Times up to 29 October 2016 (first round) were CEST (UTC+2), thereafter (second round) times were CET (UTC+1).

Draw

The youth domestic champions of the top 32 associations according to their 2015 UEFA country coefficients entered the Domestic Champions Path.[2] Associations without a youth domestic champion as well as domestic champions already included in the UEFA Champions League path were replaced by the next association in the UEFA ranking.[3][4]

For the Domestic Champions Path, the 32 teams were drawn into two rounds of two-legged home-and-away ties. The draw was held on 30 August 2016, 13:45 CEST, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[5][6] There were no seedings, but the 32 teams were split into four groups defined by sporting and geographical criteria prior to the draw.[7]

  • In the first round, 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 were divided 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
Málaga
Roma
PAOK
APOEL
Čukarički
Domžale
Nitra
Puskás Akadémia
Group 2
Team
Ajax
Anderlecht
Midtjylland
AIK
Rosenborg
HJK
Breiðablik
Cork City
Group 3
Team
Zürich
Sparta Prague
Viitorul Constanța
Red Bull Salzburg
Sheriff Tiraspol
Zrinjski Mostar
Vardar
Mladost Podgorica
Group 4
Team
Dynamo Moscow
Altınordu
Maccabi Haifa
Shakhtyor Soligorsk
Levski Sofia
Gabala
Kairat
Dinamo Tbilisi

Format

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, the away goals rule is applied, i.e., the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs advances. If away goals were also equal, the match would be decided by a penalty shoot-out (no extra time is played).[1]

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

The first legs were played on 21, 27, 28, 29 September and 5 October, and the second legs were played on 19 October 2016.

Summary

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Nitra 2–8 Málaga2–30–5
Puskás Akadémia 1–1 (a) PAOK1–10–0
APOEL 1–9 Roma0–31–6
Domžale 2–5 Čukarički1–11–4
Breiðablik 0–7 Ajax0–30–4
HJK 0–1 Cork City0–00–1
Anderlecht 1–3 Midtjylland0–01–3
Rosenborg 3–1 AIK0–03–1
Viitorul Constanța 5–1 Sheriff Tiraspol4–11–0
Zrinjski Mostar 0–9 Zürich0–30–6
Red Bull Salzburg 8–0 Vardar5–03–0
Sparta Prague 9–0 Mladost Podgorica4–05–0
Gabala 0–7 Dynamo Moscow0–20–5
Maccabi Haifa 8–2 Shakhtyor Soligorsk5–03–2
Dinamo Tbilisi 1–8 Kairat0–31–5
Altınordu 6–1 Levski Sofia5–01–1

Matches

Nitra 2–3 Málaga
  • Balaj 14'
  • A. Fábry 57'
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Attendance: 4,600
Referee: Ferenc Karakó (Hungary)
Málaga 5–0 Nitra
Report
Attendance: 3,378
Referee: Laurent Kopriwa (Luxembourg)

Málaga won 8–2 on aggregate.


Puskás Akadémia 1–1 PAOK
Report
Attendance: 629
PAOK 0–0 Puskás Akadémia
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Attendance: 718
Referee: Farrugia Cann Trustin (Malta)

1–1 on aggregate; PAOK won on away goals.


APOEL 0–3 Roma
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Attendance: 600
Referee: Stavros Mantalos (Greece)
Roma 6–1 APOEL
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  • Papakonstantinou 81'
Campo Agostino Di Bartolomei, Rome
Attendance: 350

Roma won 9–1 on aggregate.


Domžale 1–1 Čukarički
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Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Yaroslav Kozyk (Ukraine)
Čukarički 4–1 Domžale
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  • Kene 82'

Čukarički won 5–2 on aggregate.


Breiðablik 0–3 Ajax
Report
Attendance: 841
Referee: Alex Troleis (Faroe Islands)
Ajax 4–0 Breiðablik
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Attendance: 528
Referee: Jens Maae (Denmark)

Ajax won 7–0 on aggregate.


HJK 0–0 Cork City
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Attendance: 321
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)
Cork City 1–0 HJK
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Attendance: 1,287
Referee: Petur Reinert (Faroe Islands)

Cork City won 1–0 on aggregate.


Anderlecht 0–0 Midtjylland
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Attendance: 1,427
Referee: Danilo Grujić (Serbia)
Midtjylland 3–1 Anderlecht
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Attendance: 1,661
Referee: Vladimir Vnuk (Slovakia)

Midtjylland won 3–1 on aggregate.


Rosenborg 0–0 AIK
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Attendance: 355
Referee: Jari Järvinen (Finland)
AIK 1–3 Rosenborg
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Attendance: 811
Referee: Roomer Tarajev (Estonia)

Rosenborg won 3–1 on aggregate.


Viitorul Constanța 4–1 Sheriff Tiraspol
Report
  • Căruntu 45' (pen.)
Attendance: 270
Referee: Peter Kralović (Czech Republic)
Sheriff Tiraspol 0–1 Viitorul Constanța
Report
Attendance: 840
Referee: Dejan Jakimovski (Macedonia)

Viitorul Constanța won 5–1 on aggregate.


Zrinjski Mostar 0–3 Zürich
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Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Mitja Žganec (Slovenia)
Zürich 6–0 Zrinjski Mostar
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Attendance: 459
Referee: Erik Lambrechts (Belgium)

Zürich won 9–0 on aggregate.


Red Bull Salzburg 5–0 Vardar
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Attendance: 764
Referee: Fran Jović (Croatia)
Vardar 0–3 Red Bull Salzburg
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Attendance: 150
Referee: Suren Baliyan (Armenia)

Red Bull Salzburg won 8–0 on aggregate.


Sparta Prague 4–0 Mladost Podgorica
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Attendance: 1,254
Referee: Filip Glova (Slovakia)
Mladost Podgorica 0–5 Sparta Prague
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Attendance: 375
Referee: Alexandru Tean (Moldova)

Sparta Prague won 9–0 on aggregate.


Gabala 0–2 Dynamo Moscow
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Attendance: 800
Referee: Alper Ulusoy (Turkey)
Dynamo Moscow 5–0 Gabala
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Attendance: 72
Referee: Dumitri Muntean (Moldova)

Dynamo Moscow won 7–0 on aggregate.


Maccabi Haifa 5–0 Shakhtyor Soligorsk
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Attendance: 2,700
Referee: Alexandros Aretopoulos (Greece)
Shakhtyor Soligorsk 2–3 Maccabi Haifa
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Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Oleksandr Derdo (Ukraine)

Maccabi Haifa won 8–2 on aggregate.


Dinamo Tbilisi 0–3 Kairat
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Attendance: 2,680
Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan (Moldova)
Kairat 5–1 Dinamo Tbilisi
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Kairat won 8–1 on aggregate.


Altınordu 5–0 Levski Sofia
  • Özfesli 33', 61'
  • Balakkiz 36'
  • Aktaş 50'
  • Durak 59'
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Attendance: 2,320
Referee: Dumitri Muntean (Moldova)
Levski Sofia 1–1 Altınordu
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  • M. Arslan 80'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Mario Zebec (Croatia)

Altınordu won 6–1 on aggregate.

Second round

The first legs were played on 2, 9 and 16 November, and the second legs were played on 22, 23 and 30 November 2016.

Summary

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
PAOK 1–4 Ajax0–21–2
Cork City 1–4[a] Roma1–30–1
Málaga 2–4 Midtjylland2–00–4
Rosenborg 2–1 Čukarički0–12–0
Altınordu 8–5 Sparta Prague6–22–3
Viitorul Constanța 5–2 Zürich5–00–2
Maccabi Haifa 1–1 (a) Dynamo Moscow0–01–1
Red Bull Salzburg 9–1 Kairat8–11–0
Notes:
  1. ^ Order of legs reversed after original draw.

Matches

PAOK 0–2 Ajax
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Ajax 2–1 PAOK
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  • Dimitriou 86'
Attendance: 521
Referee: Gunnar Jarl Jónsson (Iceland)

Ajax won 4–1 on aggregate.


Cork City 1–3 Roma
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Attendance: 3,015
Referee: Jørgen Burchardt (Denmark)
Roma 1–0 Cork City
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Attendance: 1,550
Referee: Zbyněk Proske (Czech Republic)

Roma won 4–1 on aggregate.


Málaga 2–0 Midtjylland
  • Joni 78' (pen.)
  • Mendes 90+5'
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Midtjylland 4–0 Málaga
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Attendance: 1,024
Referee: Jari Järvinen (Finland)

Midtjylland won 4–2 on aggregate.


Rosenborg 0–1 Čukarički
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  • S. Ilić 76'
Čukarički 0–2 Rosenborg
Report
  • Vinje 88' (pen.)
  • Nordskag 90'
Attendance: 1,900
Referee: Alexandru Tean (Moldova)

Rosenborg won 2–1 on aggregate.


Altınordu 6–2 Sparta Prague
  • Aktay 3', 23', 41', 47', 60'
  • Y. Arslan 90+5'
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Bornova Stadyumu, İzmir
Attendance: 876
Referee: Ferenc Karakó (Hungary)
Sparta Prague 3–2 Altınordu
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  • Aktay 4'
  • Aktaş 89'
Attendance: 412
Referee: Mitja Žganec (Slovenia)

Altınordu won 8–5 on aggregate.


Viitorul Constanța 5–0 Zürich
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Attendance: 500
Referee: Farrugia Cann Trustin (Malta)
Zürich 2–0 Viitorul Constanța
Report
Attendance: 315
Referee: Mario Zebec (Croatia)

Viitorul Constanța won 5–2 on aggregate.


Maccabi Haifa 0–0 Dynamo Moscow
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Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Georgios Kyzas (Greece)
Dynamo Moscow 1–1 Maccabi Haifa
  • Sedykh 55'
Report
Attendance: 170
Referee: Dominik Ouschan (Austria)

1–1 on aggregate; Maccabi Haifa won on away goals.


Red Bull Salzburg 8–1 Kairat
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  • Soltanov 55'
Kairat 0–1 Red Bull Salzburg
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Attendance: 100
Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili (Georgia)

Red Bull Salzburg won 9–1 on aggregate.

References

  1. ^ a b "Regulations of the UEFA Youth League 2016/17" (PDF). UEFA. 4 March 2016.
  2. ^ "UEFA Youth League entrants confirmed". UEFA. 25 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Country coefficients 2014/15". UEFA. Archived from the original on September 29, 2014.
  4. ^ "UEFA Country Ranking 2015". Bert Kassies.
  5. ^ "Domestic Champions path draw". UEFA. 30 August 2016. Archived from the original on September 1, 2016.
  6. ^ "Youth League: Domestic Champions path draw". UEFA. 30 August 2016.
  7. ^ "UEFA Youth League knockout draw on Tuesday". UEFA. 29 August 2016. Archived from the original on August 30, 2016.