2022–23 UEFA Youth League knockout phase

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

Group Winners
(enter round of 16)
Runners-up
(enter play-offs as away team)
A Liverpool Ajax
B Atlético Madrid Porto
C Barcelona Inter Milan
D Sporting CP Eintracht Frankfurt
E Milan Red Bull Salzburg
F Real Madrid Shakhtar Donetsk
G Manchester City Borussia Dortmund
H Paris Saint-Germain Juventus

Domestic Champions Path

Second round winners
(enter play-offs as home team)
AZ
Hibernian
Young Boys
Genk
Panathinaikos
Hajduk Split
Rukh Lviv
MTK Budapest

Schedule

Knockout phase schedule[1]
Phase Round Draw date Match dates
Knockout phase Knockout round play-offs 8 November 2022 7–8 February 2023
Round of 16 13 February 2023 28 February – 1 March 2023
Quarter-finals 14–15 March 2023
Semi-finals 21 April 2023 at Stade de Genève, Geneva
Final 24 April 2023 at Stade de Genève, Geneva

Bracket

Knockout round 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 knockout round play-offs were played over one leg on 7 and 8 February 2023.[3]

Home teamScoreAway team
Young Boys 2–3 Red Bull Salzburg
AZ 5–0 Eintracht Frankfurt
Rukh Lviv 1–1 (4–3 p) Inter Milan
Hajduk Split 1–0 Shakhtar Donetsk
MTK Budapest 0–1 Ajax
Hibernian 1–2 Borussia Dortmund
Panathinaikos 0–1 Porto
Genk 0–0 (4–3 p) Juventus

Matches

Young Boys 2–3 Red Bull Salzburg
  • Amenda 9' (pen.)
  • Lüthi 56'
Report
Attendance: 1,150[4]
Referee: Joey Kooij (Netherlands)

AZ 5–0 Eintracht Frankfurt
Report
AZ Training Centre, Wijdewormer
Attendance: 675[5]
Referee: Igor Pajac (Croatia)

Rukh Lviv 1–1 Inter Milan
  • Panchenko 30'
Report
Penalties
4–3
Attendance: 370[7]
Referee: Elchin Masiyev (Azerbaijan)

Hajduk Split 1–0 Shakhtar Donetsk
Report
Attendance: 1,000[8]
Referee: Damian Sylwestrzak (Poland)

MTK Budapest 0–1 Ajax
Report
Attendance: 3,324[9]
Referee: Joonas Jaanovits (Estonia)

Hibernian 1–2 Borussia Dortmund
  • Blaney 26'
Report
Attendance: 7,729[10]
Referee: Henrik Nalbandyan (Armenia)

Panathinaikos 0–1 Porto
Report
Attendance: 1,699[11]
Referee: Amine Kourgheli (Belarus)

Genk 0–0 Juventus
Report
Penalties
  • Van De Perre
  • Al Mazyani
  • Martens
  • Smekens
  • Chambaere
4–3
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]

Home teamScoreAway team
Milan 1–0 Rukh Lviv
Barcelona 0–3 AZ
Liverpool 1–1 (6–5 p) Porto
Atlético Madrid 4–1 Genk
Borussia Dortmund 1–1 (5–4 p) Paris Saint-Germain
Hajduk Split 2–1 Manchester City
Sporting CP 5–1 Ajax
Real Madrid 3–1 Red Bull Salzburg

Matches

Milan 1–0 Rukh Lviv
Report
Centro Sportivo Vismara, Milan
Attendance: 350[14]
Referee: Christian-Petru Ciochirca (Austria)

Barcelona 0–3 AZ
Report
Attendance: 898[15]
Referee: Ondřej Berka (Czech Republic)

Liverpool 1–1 Porto
Report
Penalties
6–5
Attendance: 201[16]
Referee: Helgi Mikael Jónasson (Iceland)

Atlético Madrid 4–1 Genk
Report
Attendance: 11,503[17]
Referee: Chrysovalantis Theouli (Cyprus)

Borussia Dortmund 1–1 Paris Saint-Germain
Report
Penalties
5–4
Dortmund Brackel Training Ground, Dortmund
Attendance: 1,473[18]
Referee: Goga Kikacheishvili (Georgia)

Hajduk Split 2–1 Manchester City
Report
Attendance: 8,000[19]
Referee: Snir Levy (Israel)

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

Real Madrid 3–1 Red Bull Salzburg
Report
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]

Home teamScoreAway team
AZ 4–0 Real Madrid
Milan 2–0 Atlético Madrid
Sporting CP 1–0 Liverpool
Borussia Dortmund 1–1 (8–9 p) Hajduk Split

Matches

AZ 4–0 Real Madrid
Report
AZ Training Centre, Wijdewormer
Attendance: 2,000[22]
Referee: Adam Ladebäck (Sweden)

Milan 2–0 Atlético Madrid
Report
Centro Sportivo Vismara, Milan
Attendance: 655[23]
Referee: Sebastian Gishamer (Austria)

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

Borussia Dortmund 1–1 Hajduk Split
Report
  • Antunović 72'
Penalties
8–9
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]

Team 1ScoreTeam 2
Sporting CP 2–2 (3–4 p) AZ
Hajduk Split 3–1 Milan

Matches

Sporting CP 2–2 AZ
Report
Penalties
3–4
Attendance: 1,839[27]
Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas (Lithuania)

Hajduk Split 3–1 Milan
Report
Attendance: 7,597[28]
Referee: Rohit Saggi (Norway)

Final

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

AZ 5–0 Hajduk Split
Report
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]

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