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
Zaragoza
APOEL
Korona Kielce
Gabala
Sheriff Tiraspol
Shkëndija Tiranë
MTK Budapest
Zrinjski Mostar
Group 2
Team
Derby County
Midtjylland
IF Elfsborg
Minsk
Sogndal
ÍA
Honka
FCI Levadia
Group 3
Team
Rennes
Porto
Young Boys
PAOK
Brodarac
Rangers
Bohemians
Liepāja
Group 4
Team
Dynamo Kyiv
Maccabi Petah Tikva
Viitorul Constanța
Ludogorets Razgrad
Astana
Domžale
Slovan Bratislava
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 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
APOEL 2–1[a] Gabala1–11–0
Shkëndija Tiranë 1–3 Sheriff Tiraspol1–20–1
MTK Budapest 1–3 Zrinjski Mostar1–10–2
Zaragoza 5–1 Korona Kielce1–04–1
Minsk 2–9 Derby County0–22–7
IF Elfsborg 1–3 Midtjylland1–20–1
Sogndal 4–2 Honka3–11–1
ÍA 16–1 FCI Levadia4–012–1
Bohemians 1–2 PAOK1–10–1
Rennes 2–1 Brodarac2–10–0
Young Boys 5–5 (a) Rangers3–32–2
Porto 7–2 Liepāja4–23–0
Viitorul Constanța 0–2 Domžale0–00–2
Slovan Bratislava 1–1 (4–2 p)[a] Ludogorets Razgrad1–00–1
Dynamo Kyiv 10–2 Shkëndija8–02–2
Astana 1–4 Maccabi Petah Tikva1–00–4
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Order of legs reversed after original draw.

Matches

APOEL 1–1 Gabala
  • Gavriel 48'
Report
Attendance: 500
Referee: Furkat Atazhanov (Kazakhstan)
Gabala 0–1 APOEL
Report
  • Hadjiyiannis 55'
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Denys Shurman (Ukraine)

APOEL won 2–1 on aggregate.


Shkëndija Tiranë 1–2 Sheriff Tiraspol
  • Ajazi 11'
Report
  • Danilov 21', 45+2'
Attendance: 350
Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan (Armenia)
Sheriff Tiraspol 1–0 Shkëndija Tiranë
Report
Attendance: 1,019
Referee: Matthew De Gabriele (Malta)

Sheriff Tiraspol won 3–1 on aggregate.


MTK Budapest 1–1 Zrinjski Mostar
Report
  • Ramljak 52'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Bram Van Driessche (Belgium)
Zrinjski Mostar 2–0 MTK Budapest
  • Kurbaša 24'
  • Čoko 48'
Report
Attendance: 744
Referee: Christopher Jaeger (Austria)

Zrinjski Mostar won 3–1 on aggregate.


Zaragoza 1–0 Korona Kielce
Report
Attendance: 7,562[5]
Referee: Kristoffer Karlsson (Sweden)
Korona Kielce 1–4 Zaragoza
  • Lisowski 27'
Report
  • Azón 42', 66'
  • Vela 88'
  • Castillo 90+3'
Attendance: 6,250
Referee: Balázs Berke (Hungary)

Zaragoza won 5–1 on aggregate.


Minsk 0–2 Derby County
Report
Attendance: 500
Referee: Novak Simović (Serbia)
Derby County 7–2 Minsk
Report
Loughborough University Stadium, Loughborough
Attendance: 262
Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes (Norway)

Derby County won 9–2 on aggregate.


IF Elfsborg 1–2 Midtjylland
  • Iljazi 77'
Report
Attendance: 475
Referee: Dejan Jakimovski (North Macedonia)
Midtjylland 1–0 IF Elfsborg
Report
Attendance: 1,032
Referee: Manfredas Lukjancukas (Lithuania)

Midtjylland won 3–1 on aggregate.


Sogndal 3–1 Honka
  • Sundberg 42'
  • Nord 45+1'
  • Halset 69'
Report
  • Salin 38'
Attendance: 799
Referee: Besfort Kasumi (Kosovo)
Honka 1–1 Sogndal
Report
  • Solberg 17'
Attendance: 371
Referee: Alex Troleis (Faroe Islands)

Sogndal won 4–2 on aggregate.


ÍA 4–0 FCI Levadia
  • Þorsteinsson 22', 86' (pen.)
  • Theodórsson 49'
  • Pálsson 70'
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kári Jóannesarson Á Høvdanum (Faroe Islands)
FCI Levadia 1–12 ÍA
  • Gíslason 86' (o.g.)
Report
  • Wöhler 1', 7', 30', 31'
  • Unnarsson 13', 62', 65'
  • Þorsteinsson 20' (pen.)
  • Gylfason 63'
  • Guðjónsson 77'
  • Aðalgeirsson 85'
  • Pálsson 88'
Attendance: 150
Referee: Kaarlo Oskari Hämäläinen (Finland)

ÍA won 16–1 on aggregate.


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

PAOK won 2–1 on aggregate.


Rennes 2–1 Brodarac
Report
  • Ilić 41'
Stade de la Piverdière Nord 1, Rennes
Attendance: 815
Referee: Kai Erik Steen (Norway)
Brodarac 0–0 Rennes
Report
Sports Center of FA of Serbia, Stara Pazova
Attendance: 1,400
Referee: Dragan Petrovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Rennes won 2–1 on aggregate.


Young Boys 3–3 Rangers
  • Kasongo 49'
  • Eberhard 75'
  • De Donno 90+2'
Report
Sportpark Wyler, Bern
Attendance: 620
Referee: Emmanouil Skoulas (Greece)
Rangers 2–2 Young Boys
Report
Attendance: 970[7]
Referee: Erik Lambrechts (Belgium)

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


Porto 4–2 Liepāja
Report
  • Riekstiņš 77'
  • Ziemelis 87' (pen.)
Attendance: 357
Referee: Keith Kennedy (Northern Ireland)
Liepāja 0–3 Porto
Report
Attendance: 527
Referee: Rahim Hasanov (Azerbaijan)

Porto won 7–2 on aggregate.


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

Domžale won 2–0 on aggregate.


Slovan Bratislava 1–0 Ludogorets Razgrad
Report
Attendance: 1,064
Referee: Nikolas Neokleous (Cyprus)
Ludogorets Razgrad 1–0 Slovan Bratislava
Report
Penalties
2–4
PFC Ludogorets 1945 Training Centre, Razgrad
Attendance: 725
Referee: Laurent Kopriwa (Luxembourg)

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


Dynamo Kyiv 8–0 Shkëndija
Report
Attendance: 3,862
Referee: Rauf Jabarov (Azerbaijan)
Shkëndija 2–2 Dynamo Kyiv
  • Gashi 25'
  • Spahiu 90+3'
Report
Attendance: 144
Referee: Eldorjan Hamiti (Albania)

Dynamo Kyiv won 10–2 on aggregate.


Astana 1–0 Maccabi Petah Tikva
  • Basmanov 10'
Report
Attendance: 700
Referee: Aleksandrs Golubevs (Latvia)
Maccabi Petah Tikva 4–0 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 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Sheriff Tiraspol 3–3 (a) Sogndal2–01–3
Zaragoza 9–0 APOEL5–04–0
Midtjylland 3–1 Zrinjski Mostar3–10–0
ÍA 2–6 Derby County1–21–4
Porto 5–2 Domžale2–23–0
Dynamo Kyiv 5–2 PAOK3–02–2
Rangers 4–1 Slovan Bratislava2–02–1
Rennes 3–0 Maccabi Petah Tikva2–01–0

Matches

Sheriff Tiraspol 2–0 Sogndal
  • Covali 31'
  • Gliga 75'
Report
Attendance: 1,501
Referee: Yigal Frid (Israel)
Sogndal 3–1 Sheriff Tiraspol
Report
  • Ojehovschii 66'
Attendance: 511
Referee: Ivar Orri Kristjansson (Iceland)

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


Zaragoza 5–0 APOEL
Report
Attendance: 4,012
Referee: Julian Weinberger (Austria)
APOEL 0–4 Zaragoza
Report
  • Hernández 16'
  • Jiménez 24'
  • Castillo 45+2'
  • Conte 57'
Attendance: 170
Referee: Juxhin Xhaja (Albania)

Zaragoza won 9–0 on aggregate.


Midtjylland 3–1 Zrinjski Mostar
Report
  • Tuka 87'
Attendance: 610
Referee: Kaspar Sjöberg (Sweden)
Zrinjski Mostar 0–0 Midtjylland
Report
Attendance: 550
Referee: Vitaliy Romanov (Ukraine)

Midtjylland won 3–1 on aggregate.


ÍA 1–2 Derby County
  • Ingason 72'
Report
Attendance: 355
Referee: Lionel Tschudi (Switzerland)
Derby County 4–1 ÍA
Report
  • Þorsteinsson 71' (pen.)
Attendance: 400
Referee: Tim Marshall (Northern Ireland)

Derby County won 6–2 on aggregate.


Porto 2–2 Domžale
Report
Attendance: 211
Referee: Nicolas Laforge (Belgium)
Domžale 0–3 Porto
Report
Attendance: 2,089
Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou (Greece)

Porto won 5–2 on aggregate.


Dynamo Kyiv 3–0 PAOK
Report
Attendance: 1,904
Referee: Milovan Milacic (Montenegro)
PAOK 2–2 Dynamo Kyiv
Report
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Novak Simović (Serbia)

Dynamo Kyiv won 5–2 on aggregate.


Rangers 2–0 Slovan Bratislava
Report
Attendance: 919
Referee: Rohit Saggi (Norway)
Slovan Bratislava 1–2 Rangers
Report
Attendance: 930
Referee: Pavel Orel (Czech Republic)

Rangers won 4–1 on aggregate.


Rennes 2–0 Maccabi Petah Tikva
Report
Stade de la Piverdière Nord 1, Rennes
Attendance: 750
Referee: Genc Nuza (Kosovo)
Maccabi Petah Tikva 0–1 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. 8 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Regulations of the UEFA Youth League 2019/20" (PDF). UEFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 3, 2019.
  3. ^ "Country coefficients 2017/18". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 10 August 2018. Archived from the original on October 17, 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  4. ^ "UEFA Youth League domestic champions path draw". UEFA. 3 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Domestic champions path report". UEFA.
  6. ^ @bfcdublin (2 October 2019). "Full-time Bohs 1 PAOK 1" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. ^ "Rangers vs. Young Boys" (JSON). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2025.