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2017–18 UEFA Youth League
Tournament details
Dates12 September 2017 – 23 April 2018
Teams64 (from minimum of 32 associations)

The 2017–18 UEFA Youth League will be the fifth season of the UEFA Youth League, a European youth club football competition organised by UEFA.

Red Bull Salzburg are the title holders. Starting from this season, the UEFA Youth League title holders are given an automatic berth in the Domestic Champions path if there is a vacancy. However, they will enter the UEFA Champions League path if their senior team qualify for the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League group stage.

Teams

A total of 64 teams from a minimum of 32 of the 55 UEFA member associations enter the tournament. They are split into two sections:[1]

  • The youth teams of the 32 clubs which qualified for the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League group stage enter the UEFA Champions League Path. If there is a vacancy (youth teams not entering), it is filled by a team defined by UEFA.
  • The youth domestic champions of the top 32 associations according to their 2016 UEFA country coefficients enter the Domestic Champions Path.[2][3] If there is a vacancy (associations with no youth domestic competition, as well as youth domestic champions already included in the UEFA Champions League path), it is 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.
Rank Association Teams
UEFA Champions League Path Domestic Champions Path
TBD Youth team of 10 teams
(Winners of 2017–18 UEFA Champions League play-off round)
Associations which are certain to participate
1 Spain Spain
2 Germany Germany
3 England England
4 Italy Italy
Youth domestic champions
5 Portugal Portugal
Sporting (2016/17 Campeonato Nacional Juniores S19)[7]
6 France France
Youth domestic champions
7 Russia Russia Spartak Moscow Krasnodar (2016 U17 RFS Cup)[8]
8 Ukraine Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk Dynamo Kyiv (2016–17 Ukrainian U19 League)[9]
9 Belgium Belgium Anderlecht[†] (2016–17 Belgian U17 League)[10]
10 Netherlands Netherlands Feyenoord Ajax (2016–17 U19 Eredivisie)[11]
11 Turkey Turkey Youth team of champions of 2016–17 Süper Lig Bursaspor (2016–17 U19 Elit Ligi)[12]
12 Switzerland Switzerland Basel Youth domestic champions
13 Czech Republic Czech Republic Youth domestic champions
14 Greece Greece Olympiacos (2016–17 Superleague K17)[13]
15 Romania Romania Youth domestic champions
16 Austria Austria Red Bull Salzburg (2016–17 UEFA Youth League)
Youth domestic champions (if not Red Bull Salzburg)
17 Croatia Croatia Lokomotiva Zagreb (2016–17 1. HNL Juniori U19)[14]
18 Poland Poland Youth domestic champions
19 Cyprus Cyprus APOEL (2016–17 Cypriot U18 League)[15]
20 Belarus Belarus Youth domestic champions
21 Sweden Sweden Hammarby (2016 Swedish U17 League)[16]
22 Norway Norway Molde (2016 Norwegian U19 Cup)[17]
23 Israel Israel Maccabi Haifa (2016–17 Israeli U19 Premier League)[18]
24 Denmark Denmark Esbjerg (2016–17 U19 Ligaen)[19]
25 Scotland Scotland Celtic (2016–17 Scottish U-17 League)[20]
26 Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Qarabağ (2016–17 Azerbaijani U19 League)[21]
27 Serbia Serbia Brodarac (2016–17 Serbian U19 League)[22]
28 Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Kairat (2016 Kazakhstani U18 League)[23]
29 Bulgaria Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad (2017 U18 BFU Cup)[24]
30 Slovenia Slovenia Youth domestic champions
31 Slovakia Slovakia Youth domestic champions
33 Hungary Hungary Youth domestic champions
34 Moldova Moldova Zimbru Chișinău (2016–17 Divizia Națională U19)[25]
35 Iceland Iceland Breiðablik (2016 Icelandic U19 League)[26]
36 Georgia (country) Georgia Locomotive Tbilisi (2016 Georgian U17 League)[27]
or Saburtalo Tbilisi (2016 Georgian U19 League)[28]
Associations which may participate
(if a team qualifies for UEFA Champions League group stage, or there is a vacancy in Domestic Champions Path)
37 Finland Finland KäPa (2016 U17 B-Junior League)[29]
38 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Željezničar (2016–17 Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 Junior League)[30]
39 Albania Albania Youth domestic champions
40 North Macedonia Macedonia Shkëndija (2016–17 Macedonian U19 League)[31]
41 Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland UCD (2016 League of Ireland U19 Division)[32]
42 Latvia Latvia Liepāja (2016 Latvian U18 League)[33]
43 Luxembourg Luxembourg Youth domestic champions
44 Montenegro Montenegro Youth domestic champions
45 Lithuania Lithuania Žalgiris (2016 Lithuanian U17 League)[34]
or Panevėžys (2016 Lithuanian U19 League)[35]
46 Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Youth domestic champions
47 Estonia Estonia Flora Tallinn (2016 Estonian U17 League)[36]
or Tallinna Kalev (2016 Estonian U19 League)[37]
48 Armenia Armenia Youth domestic champions
49 Faroe Islands Faroe Islands NSÍ Runavík (2016 Faroe U18 League)[38]
50 Malta Malta Youth domestic champions
51 Wales Wales Youth domestic champions
52 Gibraltar Gibraltar Youth domestic champions
53 Andorra Andorra Youth domestic champions
54 San Marino San Marino Youth domestic champions
55 Kosovo Kosovo Youth domestic champions
Associations which will not participate
(no teams can qualify for UEFA Champions League group stage, and association either not ranked high enough or no youth domestic competition)
32 Liechtenstein Liechtenstein No youth domestic competition
  Youth domestic champions which may enter only if their senior team qualifies for UEFA Champions League group stage, or there is a vacancy in Domestic Champions Path.
Notes
  1. † Teams which were also youth domestic champions.

Squads

Players must be born on or after 1 January 1999, with a maximum of three players per team born between 1 January 1998 and 31 December 1998 allowed.

Round and draw dates

The schedule of the competition is as follows (all draws are held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, unless stated otherwise).[39]

Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
UEFA Champions League Path
Group stage 		Matchday 1 24 August 2017
(Monaco) 		12–13 September 2017
Matchday 2 26–27 September 2017
Matchday 3 17–18 October 2017
Matchday 4 31 October – 1 November 2017
Matchday 5 21–22 November 2017
Matchday 6 5–6 December 2017
Domestic Champions Path First round 29 August 2017 27 September 2017 18 October 2017
Second round 1 November 2017 22 November 2017
Knockout phase Play-offs 11 December 2017 6–7 February 2018
Round of 16 9 February 2018 20–21 February 2018
Quarter-finals 13–14 March 2018
Semi-finals 20 April 2018 at Venue TBC
Final 23 April 2018 at Venue TBC
Notes
  • For the UEFA Champions League Path group stage, in principle the teams play their matches on Tuesdays and Wednesdays of the matchdays as scheduled for UEFA Champions League, and on the same day as the corresponding senior teams; however, matches may also be played on other dates, including Mondays and Thursdays.
  • For the Domestic Champions Path first and second rounds, in principle matches are played on Wednesdays (first round on matchdays 2 and 3, second round on matchdays 4 and 5, as scheduled for UEFA Champions League); however, matches may also be played on other dates, including Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays.
  • For the play-offs, round of 16 and quarter-finals, in principle matches are played on Tuesdays and Wednesdays of the matchdays as scheduled; however, matches may also be played on other dates, provided they are completed before the following dates:
    • Play-offs: 8 February 2018
    • Round of 16: 28 February 2018
    • Quarter-finals: 16 March 2018

References

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  39. ^ "2017 European football diary". UEFA.com. 1 January 2017.
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