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
Spain Málaga
Italy Roma
Greece PAOK
Cyprus APOEL
Serbia Čukarički
Slovenia Domžale
Slovakia Nitra
Hungary Puskás Akadémia
Group 2
Team
Netherlands Ajax
Belgium Anderlecht
Denmark Midtjylland
Sweden AIK
Norway Rosenborg
Finland HJK
Iceland Breiðablik
Republic of Ireland Cork City
Group 3
Team
Switzerland Zürich
Czech Republic Sparta Prague
Romania Viitorul Constanța
Austria Red Bull Salzburg
Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol
Bosnia and Herzegovina Zrinjski Mostar
North Macedonia Vardar
Montenegro Mladost Podgorica
Group 4
Team
Russia Dynamo Moscow
Turkey Altınordu
Israel Maccabi Haifa
Belarus Shakhtyor Soligorsk
Bulgaria Levski Sofia
Azerbaijan Gabala
Kazakhstan Kairat
Georgia (country) 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.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Nitra Slovakia 2–8 Spain Málaga 2–3 0–5
Puskás Akadémia Hungary 1–1 (a) Greece PAOK 1–1 0–0
APOEL Cyprus 1–9 Italy Roma 0–3 1–6
Domžale Slovenia 2–5 Serbia Čukarički 1–1 1–4
Breiðablik Iceland 0–7 Netherlands Ajax 0–3 0–4
HJK Finland 0–1 Republic of Ireland Cork City 0–0 0–1
Anderlecht Belgium 1–3 Denmark Midtjylland 0–0 1–3
Rosenborg Norway 3–1 Sweden AIK 0–0 3–1
Viitorul Constanța Romania 5–1 Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol 4–1 1–0
Zrinjski Mostar Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–9 Switzerland Zürich 0–3 0–6
Red Bull Salzburg Austria 8–0 North Macedonia Vardar 5–0 3–0
Sparta Prague Czech Republic 9–0 Montenegro Mladost Podgorica 4–0 5–0
Gabala Azerbaijan 0–7 Russia Dynamo Moscow 0–2 0–5
Maccabi Haifa Israel 8–2 Belarus Shakhtyor Soligorsk 5–0 3–2
Dinamo Tbilisi Georgia (country) 1–8 Kazakhstan Kairat 0–3 1–5
Altınordu Turkey 6–1 Bulgaria Levski Sofia 5–0 1–1
Nitra Slovakia2–3Spain Málaga
Balaj 14'
A. Fábry 57'		 Report Kuki 56', 87'
Boussefiane 90+2'
Attendance: 4,600
Referee: Ferenc Karakó (Hungary)
Málaga Spain5–0Slovakia Nitra
Ontiveros 27'
Kuki 44'
Arimany 58', 62'
Joni 90+1'		 Report
Attendance: 3,378
Referee: Laurent Kopriwa (Luxembourg)

Málaga won 8–2 on aggregate.

Puskás Akadémia Hungary1–1Greece PAOK
Óvári 58' Report Stathopoulos 75'
Attendance: 629
Referee: Sergei Ivanov (Russia)
PAOK Greece0–0Hungary Puskás Akadémia
Report
Attendance: 718
Referee: Farrugia Cann Trustin (Malta)

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

APOEL Cyprus0–3Italy Roma
Report Tumminello 28', 29'
Spinozzi 78'
Attendance: 600
Referee: Stavros Mantalos (Greece)
Roma Italy6–1Cyprus APOEL
Tumminello 22', 59', 90+1'
Soleri 42', 73'
Marcucci 83'		 Report Papakonstantinou 81'
Campo Agostino Di Bartolomei, Rome
Attendance: 350

Roma won 9–1 on aggregate.

Domžale Slovenia1–1Serbia Čukarički
Žužek 54' Report Šarić 63'
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Yaroslav Kozyk (Ukraine)
Čukarički Serbia4–1Slovenia Domžale
Mašović 9'
Mehmedović 49' (pen.)
Vidosavljević 73'
Šarić 89'		 Report Kene 82'

Čukarički won 5–2 on aggregate.

Breiðablik Iceland0–3Netherlands Ajax
Report Sierhuis 5'
De Ligt 25'
D. De Wit 69'
Attendance: 841
Referee: Alex Troleis (Faroe Islands)
Ajax Netherlands4–0Iceland Breiðablik
Antonucci 9'
Sierhuis 13'
D. De Wit 40'
Kemper 82'		 Report
Attendance: 528
Referee: Jens Maae (Denmark)

Ajax won 7–0 on aggregate.

HJK Finland0–0Republic of Ireland Cork City
Report
Attendance: 321
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)
Cork City Republic of Ireland1–0Finland HJK
Drinan 47' (pen.) Report
Turners Cross, Cork
Attendance: 1,287
Referee: Petur Reinert (Faroe Islands)

Cork City won 1–0 on aggregate.

Anderlecht Belgium0–0Denmark Midtjylland
Report
Attendance: 1,427
Referee: Danilo Grujić (Serbia)
Midtjylland Denmark3–1Belgium Anderlecht
Vang 45'
Thychosen 65'
Torp 90+3'		 Report Bernier 72'
Attendance: 1,661
Referee: Vladimir Vnuk (Slovakia)

Midtjylland won 3–1 on aggregate.

Rosenborg Norway0–0Sweden AIK
Report
Attendance: 355
Referee: Jari Järvinen (Finland)
AIK Sweden1–3Norway Rosenborg
Gravius 25' (pen.) Report Erlien 7', 17', 90+1'
Attendance: 811
Referee: Roomer Tarajev (Estonia)

Rosenborg won 3–1 on aggregate.

Viitorul Constanța Romania4–1Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol
Ciobanu 10', 65', 90+3'
Cicâldău 32'		 Report Căruntu 45' (pen.)
Attendance: 270
Referee: Peter Kralović (Czech Republic)
Sheriff Tiraspol Moldova0–1Romania Viitorul Constanța
Report Cicâldău 45+1' (pen.)
Attendance: 840
Referee: Dejan Jakimovski (Macedonia)

Viitorul Constanța won 5–1 on aggregate.

Zrinjski Mostar Bosnia and Herzegovina0–3Switzerland Zürich
Report Rüegg 9', 76'
Aliu 33'
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Mitja Žganec (Slovenia)
Zürich Switzerland6–0Bosnia and Herzegovina Zrinjski Mostar
Domgjoni 20', 90+3'
Ribeiro 24', 68'
Kurtović 82'
Rexhepi 85'		 Report
Attendance: 459
Referee: Erik Lambrechts (Belgium)

Zürich won 9–0 on aggregate.

Red Bull Salzburg Austria5–0North Macedonia Vardar
Haidara 21', 33'
Berisha 43', 88'
Schlager 66'		 Report
Attendance: 764
Referee: Fran Jović (Croatia)
Vardar North Macedonia0–3Austria Red Bull Salzburg
Report Sturm 69'
Filip 84', 86'
Attendance: 150
Referee: Suren Baliyan (Armenia)

Red Bull Salzburg won 8–0 on aggregate.

Sparta Prague Czech Republic4–0Montenegro Mladost Podgorica
Mustedanagić 20', 45+2' (pen.)
Scekic 45' (o.g.)
Mareček 69'		 Report
Attendance: 1,254
Referee: Filip Glova (Slovakia)
Mladost Podgorica Montenegro0–5Czech Republic Sparta Prague
Report Fortelný 10'
Novotný 32', 49'
Mustedanagić 41'
Burda 58'
Attendance: 375
Referee: Alexandru Tean (Moldova)

Sparta Prague won 9–0 on aggregate.

Gabala Azerbaijan0–2Russia Dynamo Moscow
Report Kalugin 42'
Obolsky 48'
Attendance: 800
Referee: Alper Ulusoy (Turkey)
Dynamo Moscow Russia5–0Azerbaijan Gabala
Terekhov 29'
Obolsky 50', 73'
Grulyov 85'
Sedykh 89'		 Report
Rodina Stadium, Khimki
Attendance: 72
Referee: Dumitri Muntean (Moldova)

Dynamo Moscow won 7–0 on aggregate.

Maccabi Haifa Israel5–0Belarus Shakhtyor Soligorsk
Awaed 42', 68' (pen.), 74'
Zenati 71'
Bura 90+1'		 Report
Attendance: 2,700
Referee: Alexandros Aretopoulos (Greece)
Shakhtyor Soligorsk Belarus2–3Israel Maccabi Haifa
Lisakovich 68', 90' (pen.) Report Butbul 8'
Abu Fani 18'
Awaed 37'
Stroitel Stadium, Salihorsk
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Oleksandr Derdo (Ukraine)

Maccabi Haifa won 8–2 on aggregate.

Dinamo Tbilisi Georgia (country)0–3Kazakhstan Kairat
Report Kotov 55'
Bakhtiyarov 60', 72'
Attendance: 2,680
Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan (Moldova)
Kairat Kazakhstan5–1Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi
Bakhtiyarov 53'
Kotov 71' (pen.)
Kharabadze 80' (o.g.)
Popov 87'
Orazov 90+2'		 Report Chakvetadze 7'

Kairat won 8–1 on aggregate.

Altınordu Turkey5–0Bulgaria Levski Sofia
Özfesli 33', 61'
Balakkiz 36'
Aktaş 50'
Durak 59'		 Report
Attendance: 2,320
Referee: Dumitri Muntean (Moldova)
Levski Sofia Bulgaria1–1Turkey Altınordu
T. Dimitrov 41' Report 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.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
PAOK Greece 1–4 Netherlands Ajax 0–2 1–2
Cork City Republic of Ireland 1–4[A] Italy Roma 1–3 0–1
Málaga Spain 2–4 Denmark Midtjylland 2–0 0–4
Rosenborg Norway 2–1 Serbia Čukarički 0–1 2–0
Altınordu Turkey 8–5 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 6–2 2–3
Viitorul Constanța Romania 5–2 Switzerland Zürich 5–0 0–2
Maccabi Haifa Israel 1–1 (a) Russia Dynamo Moscow 0–0 1–1
Red Bull Salzburg Austria 9–1 Kazakhstan Kairat 8–1 1–0
Notes
  1. ^
    Order of legs reversed after original draw.
PAOK Greece0–2Netherlands Ajax
Report Kluivert 24'
Sierhuis 75'
Ajax Netherlands2–1Greece PAOK
Sierhuis 73' (pen.), 75' Report Dimitriou 86'
Attendance: 521
Referee: Gunnar Jarl Jónsson (Iceland)

Ajax won 4–1 on aggregate.

Cork City Republic of Ireland1–3Italy Roma
Drinan 20' Report Frattesi 10'
Soleri 86'
Franchi 90+3'
Turners Cross, Cork
Attendance: 3,015
Referee: Jørgen Burchardt (Denmark)
Roma Italy1–0Republic of Ireland Cork City
Coly 61' Report
Attendance: 1,550
Referee: Zbyněk Proske (Czech Republic)

Roma won 4–1 on aggregate.

Málaga Spain2–0Denmark Midtjylland
Joni 78' (pen.)
Mendes 90+5'		 Report
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Tiago Martins (Portugal)
Midtjylland Denmark4–0Spain Málaga
Thychosen 7', 24'
Poulsen 85'
Vang 88'		 Report
Attendance: 1,024
Referee: Jari Järvinen (Finland)

Midtjylland won 4–2 on aggregate.

Rosenborg Norway0–1Serbia Čukarički
Report S. Ilić 76'
Čukarički Serbia0–2Norway Rosenborg
Report Vinje 88' (pen.)
Nordskag 90'
Attendance: 1,900
Referee: Alexandru Tean (Moldova)

Rosenborg won 2–1 on aggregate.

Altınordu Turkey6–2Czech Republic Sparta Prague
Aktay 3', 23', 41', 47', 60'
Y. Arslan 90+5'		 Report Havelka 45'
Frýdek 82'
Bornova Stadyumu, İzmir
Attendance: 876
Referee: Ferenc Karakó (Hungary)
Sparta Prague Czech Republic3–2Turkey Altınordu
Fortelný 55'
Köstl 66'
Mareček 78'		 Report Aktay 4'
Aktaş 89'
Attendance: 412
Referee: Mitja Žganec (Slovenia)

Altınordu won 8–5 on aggregate.

Viitorul Constanța Romania5–0Switzerland Zürich
Casap 4'
C. Ene 39'
Coman 74' (pen.), 82'
Manole 89'		 Report
Attendance: 500
Referee: Farrugia Cann Trustin (Malta)
Zürich Switzerland2–0Romania Viitorul Constanța
Ribeiro 14' (pen.)
Xhemajli 19'		 Report
Attendance: 315
Referee: Mario Zebec (Croatia)

Viitorul Constanța won 5–2 on aggregate.

Maccabi Haifa Israel0–0Russia Dynamo Moscow
Report
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Georgios Kyzas (Greece)
Dynamo Moscow Russia1–1Israel Maccabi Haifa
Sedykh 55' Report Arad 64'
Rodina Stadium, Khimki
Attendance: 170
Referee: Dominik Ouschan (Austria)

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

Red Bull Salzburg Austria8–1Kazakhstan Kairat
Wolf 16', 68', 79'
Berisha 24', 70', 80', 87', 90'		 Report Soltanov 55'
Red Bull Arena, Salzburg
Attendance: 623
Kairat Kazakhstan0–1Austria Red Bull Salzburg
Report Meisl 17'
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.com. 4 March 2016.
  2. ^ "UEFA Youth League entrants confirmed". UEFA.com. 25 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Country coefficients 2014/15". UEFA.com.
  4. ^ "UEFA Country Ranking 2015". Bert Kassies.
  5. ^ "Domestic Champions path draw". UEFA.com. 30 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Youth League: Domestic Champions path draw". UEFA.com. 30 August 2016.
  7. ^ "UEFA Youth League knockout draw on Tuesday". UEFA.com. 29 August 2016.

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