2024–25 UEFA Youth League Domestic Champions Path

The 2024–25 UEFA Youth League Domestic Champions Path began on 18 September and will end on 11 December 2024. A total of 52 teams will compete in the Domestic Champions Path to decide 10 of the 32 places in the knockout phase of the 2024–25 UEFA Youth League.[1]

Format

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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, as the away goals rule had been scrapped, the match would be decided by a penalty shoot-out with no extra time played.[1][2]

The ten third round winners will advance to the knockout phase, where they will be joined by the 22 best-ranked teams from the UEFA Champions League Path.

Teams

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The Domestic Champions Path includes 52 youth domestic champions (or runners-up, if the champions quilified for the UEFA Champions League Path) and will consist of the following rounds:

  • First round (24 teams): 24 teams from the 24 lower-ranked member associations according to their 2024 UEFA country coefficients.
  • Second round (40 teams): 28 teams from the top 28 member associations according to UEFA country coefficients, and 12 winners of the first round.
  • Third round (20 teams): 20 winners of the second round.

Below are the participating teams of the Domestic Champions Path, grouped by their starting rounds.[3]

Key to colours
Winners of third round advanced to knockout phase
Teams eliminated
Second round
Team
  Olympiacos[TH]
  Manchester United
  Real Betis
  TSG Hoffenheim
  Sassuolo
  Auxerre
  AZ
  Braga
  Genk
  Aberdeen
  Rapid Wien
  IMT
  Trabzonspor
  Basel
  Dynamo Kyiv
  Zbrojovka Brno
  Strømsgodset
  Midtjylland
  Lokomotiva Zagreb
  Maccabi Petah Tikva
  Pafos
  IFK Göteborg
  Legia Warsaw
  Puskás Akadémia
  Farul Constanța
  CSKA Sofia
  Trenčín
  Sabah
First round
Team
  Kairat
  Maribor
  Academia Rebeja
  2 Korriku
  Daugavpils
  UCD
  Honka
  Žalgiris
  Pyunik
  Dinamo Minsk
  Sarajevo
  Progrès Niederkorn
  HB
  Cliftonville
  Valletta
  Dinamo Tbilisi
  Tallinna Kalev
  Stjarnan
  Bylis
  The New Saints
  Lincoln Red Imps
  AP Brera Strumica
  FC Santa Coloma
  Budućnost Podgorica

Notes

  1. TH Title holders

First round

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Draw

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The draw for the first round was held on 3 September 2024. There was no seeding. The 24 teams were split into three groups of eight teams. Teams in the same group were drawn against each other, with the order of legs decided by draw.[4]

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3

Summary

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The first legs were played on 17 and 18 September, and the second legs on 22 September, 1 and 2 October 2024.

The winners of the ties advanced to the second round.

First round
Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
HB  1–5  Progrès Niederkorn1–20–3
UCD  5–3  Stjarnan3–02–3
Bylis  2–4  2 Korriku1–21–2
Lincoln Red Imps  0–8  Maribor0–60–2
Žalgiris  7–2  The New Saints3–24–0
Honka  3–3 (0–3 p)  Valletta1–02–3
Daugavpils  2–2 (4–2 p)  Cliftonville1–01–2
Tallinna Kalev  11–0  FC Santa Coloma7–04–0
AP Brera Strumica  2–4  Sarajevo2–20–2
Dinamo Minsk  6–3  Pyunik4–22–1
Kairat  6–2  Academia Rebeja2–14–1
Dinamo Tbilisi  4–6  Budućnost Podgorica3–21–4

Matches

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Times are CEST (UTC+2), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

HB  1–2  Progrès Niederkorn
Arnfinnsson   47' Report
Attendance: 366[5]
Referee: Pavle Ilić (Serbia)
Progrès Niederkorn  3–0  HB
Report

Progrès Niederkorn won 5–1 on aggregate.


UCD  3–0  Stjarnan
Report
Attendance: 376[7]
Referee: Lukasz Kuzma (Poland)
Stjarnan  3–2  UCD
Report

UCD won 5–3 on aggregate.


Bylis  1–2  2 Korriku
Babajide   76' Report
Attendance: 235[9]
Referee: Eric Wattellier (France)
2 Korriku  2–1  Bylis
Report Nwaneri   75'
Attendance: 700[10]
Referee: Joey Kooij (Netherlands)

2 Korriku won 4–2 on aggregate.


Lincoln Red Imps  0–6  Maribor
Report
Attendance: 624[11]
Referee: Edgars Maļcevs (Latvia)
Maribor  2–0  Lincoln Red Imps
Report
Attendance: 198[12]
Referee: Roman Jitari (Moldova)

Maribor won 8–0 on aggregate.


Žalgiris  3–2  The New Saints
Jansonas   10', 52', 71' Report Afful   15', 23'
Attendance: 783[13]
Referee: Rustam Omarov (Kazakhstan)
The New Saints  0–4  Žalgiris
Report
Attendance: 460[14]
Referee: Menelaos Antoniou (Cyprus)

Žalgiris won 7–2 on aggregate.


Honka  1–0  Valletta
Goshnaw   71' Report
Attendance: 275[15]
Referee: Jasmin Sabotic (Luxembourg)
Valletta  3–2  Honka
Report
Penalties
3–0
Attendance: 552[16]
Referee: Miloš Milanović (Serbia)

3–3 on aggregate. Valletta won 3–0 on penalties.


Daugavpils  1–0  Cliftonville
Harzha   38' Report
Attendance: 102[17]
Referee: Mihály Káprály (Hungary)
Cliftonville  2–1  Daugavpils
Report Masļakovs   90+8'
Penalties
2–4
Attendance: 730[18]
Referee: Tom Owen (Wales)

2–2 on aggregate. Daugavpils won 4–2 on penalties.


Tallinna Kalev  7–0  FC Santa Coloma
Report
Attendance: 413[19]
Referee: Dalibor Černý (Czech Republic)
FC Santa Coloma  0–4  Tallinna Kalev
Report
Attendance: 180[20]
Referee: Mervan Bejtullahu (Kosovo)

Tallinna Kalev won 11–0 on aggregate.


AP Brera Strumica  2–2  Sarajevo
Gjorgievski   76', 90+5' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 600[21]
Referee: Kyriakos Athanasiou (Cyprus)
Sarajevo  2–0  AP Brera Strumica
Report
Attendance: 500[22]
Referee: Dmytro Kubriak (Ukraine)

Sarajevo won 4–2 on aggregate.


Dinamo Minsk  4–2  Pyunik
Report
Junior Sport Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia[note 1]
Attendance: 0[24][note 1]
Referee: Florian Lata (Albania)
Pyunik  1–2  Dinamo Minsk
Hambardzumyan   89' Report
Junior Sport Stadium, Yerevan
Attendance: 722[25]
Referee: Joakim Östling (Sweden)

Dinamo Minsk won 6–3 on aggregate.


Kairat  2–1  Academia Rebeja
Report Musteață   82'
Kairat Academy Stadium, Almaty
Attendance: 300[26]
Referee: Georgi Ginchev (Bulgaria)
Academia Rebeja  1–4  Kairat
Mardari   50' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 453[27]
Referee: Matthew MacDermid (Scotland)

Kairat won 6–2 on aggregate.


Dinamo Tbilisi  3–2  Budućnost Podgorica
Report
Attendance: 1,000[28]
Referee: Stefan Ebner (Austria)
Budućnost Podgorica  4–1  Dinamo Tbilisi
Report Salia   17' (pen.)
Attendance: 1,500[29]
Referee: Jóhan Hendrik Ellefsen (Faroe Islands)

Budućnost Podgorica won 6–4 on aggregate.

Second round

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Draw

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The draw for the second round was held on 3 September 2024, right after the first round draw. There was no seeding. The 40 teams were split into four groups of ten teams. Teams in the same group were drawn against each other, with the order of legs decided by draw.[4]

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4
Notes
  1. Winners of the first round, whose identity was not known at the time of draw.

Summary

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The first legs will be played on 22, 23 October and 5 November, and the second legs on 27 October, 5, 6 and 9 November 2024.

The winners of the ties will advance to the third round.

Second round
Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
IFK Göteborg  Match 1  TSG Hoffenheim0–36 Nov
Aberdeen  Match 2  Puskás Akadémia1–56 Nov
Strømsgodset  Match 3  AZ1–46 Nov
2 Korriku  Match 4  UCD2–16 Nov
Progrès Niederkorn  Match 5  Midtjylland0–45 Nov
Žalgiris  Match 6  Manchester United2–56 Nov
Dynamo Kyiv  Match 7  Maribor1–16 Nov
Genk  Match 8  CSKA Sofia3–16 Nov
Legia Warsaw  Match 9  Pafos3–06 Nov
Auxerre  Match 10  Valletta5–06 Nov
Daugavpils  Match 11  Sassuolo0–56 Nov
Farul Constanța  Match 12  IMT2–06 Nov
Olympiacos  Match 13  Tallinna Kalev5–06 Nov
Basel  Match 14  Sabah6–06 Nov
Maccabi Petah Tikva  Match 15  Sarajevo5 Nov9 Nov
Trabzonspor  Match 16  Budućnost Podgorica3–16 Nov
Braga  Match 17  Rapid Wien0–06 Nov
Real Betis  Match 18  Kairat6–16 Nov
Trenčín  Match 19  Zbrojovka Brno3–26 Nov
Lokomotiva Zagreb  2–1  Dinamo Minsk2–10–0

Matches

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Times are CEST (UTC+2) for dates up to 26 October 2024, and CET (UTC+1) for dates thereafter, as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

IFK Göteborg  0–3  TSG Hoffenheim
Report
Attendance: 943[30]
Referee: Cláudio Pereira (Portugal)
TSG Hoffenheim  v  IFK Göteborg
Report
Referee: Eric Wattellier (France)

Aberdeen  1–5  Puskás Akadémia
Mackie   22' Report
Attendance: 2,001[31]
Referee: Lukasz Kuzma (Poland)
Puskás Akadémia  v  Aberdeen
Report
Referee: Alessandro Dudic (Switzerland)

Strømsgodset  1–4  AZ
Haldorsen   63' Report
Attendance: 860[32]
Referee: Roman Jitari (Moldova)
AZ  v  Strømsgodset
Report
AZ Training Centre, Wijdewormer
Referee: David Dickinson (Scotland)

2 Korriku  2–1  UCD
Berisha   42', 59' Report Lawlor   30'
Attendance: 2,080[33]
Referee: Stefan Ebner (Austria)
UCD  v  2 Korriku
Report
Referee: Andreas Argyrou (Cyprus)

Progrès Niederkorn  0–4  Midtjylland
Report
Attendance: 1,350[34]
Referee: Danilo Nikolić (Serbia)
Midtjylland  v  Progrès Niederkorn
Report
Referee: Ante Čulina (Croatia)

Žalgiris  2–5  Manchester United
Report
Attendance: 4,247[35]
Referee: Jacob Karlsen (Denmark)
Manchester United  v  Žalgiris
Report
Referee: Helgi Mikael Jónasson (Iceland)

Dynamo Kyiv  1–1  Maribor
Peikrishvili   67' Report Podlesnik   37'
Maribor  v  Dynamo Kyiv
Report
Referee: Menelaos Antoniou (Cyprus)

Genk  3–1  CSKA Sofia
Report Panayotov   3'
Attendance: 435[38]
Referee: Igor Stojchevski (North Macedonia)
CSKA Sofia  v  Genk
Report

Legia Warsaw  3–0  Pafos
Report
Attendance: 300[39]
Referee: Dmytro Panchyshyn (Ukraine)
Pafos  v  Legia Warsaw
Report
Referee: Olatz Rivera Olmedo (Spain)

Auxerre  5–0  Valletta
Report
Attendance: 2,131[40]
Referee: Christos Vergetis (Greece)
Valletta  v  Auxerre
Report
Referee: Dominik Starý (Czech Republic)

Daugavpils  0–5  Sassuolo
Report
Attendance: 152[41]
Referee: Jasmin Sabotic (Luxembourg)
Sassuolo  v  Daugavpils
Report
Referee: Christos Vergetis (Greece)

Farul Constanța  2–0  IMT
Report
Attendance: 450[42]
Referee: Ante Čulina (Croatia)
IMT  v  Farul Constanța
Report
Referee: Marek Radina (Czech Republic)

Olympiacos  5–0  Tallinna Kalev
Report
Renti Training Centre, Piraeus
Attendance: 1,150[43]
Referee: Marc Nagtegaal (Netherlands)
Tallinna Kalev  v  Olympiacos
Report
Referee: Gustavo Correia (Portugal)

Basel  6–0  Sabah
Report
Attendance: 2,692[44]
Referee: Patrik Kolarić (Croatia)
Sabah  v  Basel
Report
Referee: Rustam Omarov (Kazakhstan)

Maccabi Petah Tikva  v  Sarajevo
Report
Koševo City Stadium, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina[note 3]
Sarajevo  v  Maccabi Petah Tikva
Report
Referee: Luca Cibelli (Switzerland)

Trabzonspor  3–1  Budućnost Podgorica
Report Vukanić   54'
Attendance: 875[46]
Referee: Mihály Káprály (Hungary)
Budućnost Podgorica  v  Trabzonspor
Report
Referee: Lothar D'hondt (Belgium)

Braga  0–0  Rapid Wien
Report
Cidade Desportiva do SC Braga, Braga
Attendance: 538[47]
Referee: Martin Matoša (Slovenia)
Rapid Wien  v  Braga
Report
Referee: Sander van der Eijk (Netherlands)

Real Betis  6–1  Kairat
Report Bazarbayev   54'
Ciudad Deportiva Rafael Gordillo, Seville
Attendance: 400[48]
Referee: Pavle Ilić (Serbia)
Kairat  v  Real Betis
Report
Kairat Academy Stadium, Almaty
Referee: Kadir Sağlam (Turkey)

Trenčín  3–2  Zbrojovka Brno
Report
Attendance: 1,784[49]
Referee: Zorbay Küçük (Turkey)
Zbrojovka Brno  v  Trenčín
Report
Referee: Viktor Kopiievskyi (Ukraine)

Lokomotiva Zagreb  2–1  Dinamo Minsk
Report Sokolovski   60'
Attendance: 120[50]
Referee: Ladislav Szikszay (Czech Republic)
Dinamo Minsk  0–0  Lokomotiva Zagreb
Report
Sv. Josip Radnik, Sesvete, Croatia[note 1]
Referee: Antoine Chiaramonti (Andorra)

Lokomotiva Zagreb won 2–1 on aggregate.

Third round

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Draw

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The draw for the third round was held on 3 September 2024, right after the first and second round draw. There was no seeding. The 20 teams were split into two groups of ten teams. Teams in the same group were drawn against each other, with the order of legs decided by draw.[4]

Group 1 Group 2
Notes
  1. Winners of the second round, whose identity was not known at the time of draw.

Summary

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The first legs are expected to be played on 27 November, and the second legs on 11 December 2024.

The winners of the ties will advance to the knockout phase.

Third round
Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Winners of match 7Match 1Winners of match 427 Nov11 Dec
Winners of match 3Match 2Winners of match 627 Nov11 Dec
Winners of match 2Match 3Winners of match 827 Nov11 Dec
Winners of match 10Match 4Winners of match 127 Nov11 Dec
Winners of match 9Match 5Winners of match 527 Nov11 Dec
Winners of match 18Match 6Winners of match 1127 Nov11 Dec
Winners of match 12Match 7  Lokomotiva Zagreb27 Nov11 Dec
Winners of match 19Match 8Winners of match 1327 Nov11 Dec
Winners of match 14Match 9Winners of match 1727 Nov11 Dec
Winners of match 15Match 10Winners of match 1627 Nov11 Dec

Matches

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Winners of match 7  v  Winners of match 4
Winners of match 4  v  Winners of match 7

Winners of match 3  v  Winners of match 6
Winners of match 6  v  Winners of match 3

Winners of match 2  v  Winners of match 8
Winners of match 8  v  Winners of match 2

Winners of match 10  v  Winners of match 1
Winners of match 1  v  Winners of match 10

Winners of match 9  v  Winners of match 5
Winners of match 5  v  Winners of match 9

Winners of match 18  v  Winners of match 11
Winners of match 11  v  Winners of match 18

Winners of match 12  v  Lokomotiva Zagreb
Lokomotiva Zagreb  v  Winners of match 12

Winners of match 19  v  Winners of match 13
Winners of match 13  v  Winners of match 19

Winners of match 14  v  Winners of match 17
Winners of match 17  v  Winners of match 14

Winners of match 15  v  Winners of match 16
Winners of match 16  v  Winners of match 15

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Due to the country's involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Belarusian teams are required to play their home matches at neutral venues and behind closed doors until further notice.[23]
  2. ^ Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian teams are required to play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice.[36]
  3. ^ Due to the Israel–Hamas war, Israeli teams were required to play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice.[45]

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