2012–13 NextGen Series
Tournament details | |
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Dates | 15 August 2012 – 1 April 2013 |
Teams | 24 (from 1 confederation) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 88 |
Goals scored | 268 (3.05 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() ![]() (7 goals) |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
The 2012–13 NextGen Series was the second season of the NextGen Series. The tournament involved the under-19 teams from 24 different countries across Europe. The tournament was won by Aston Villa who overcame Chelsea in the final.
Format changes
[edit]From the previous season's competition, one major format change has been announced, with the competition moving from a 16-team to a 24-team affair.[1] The group stage was run in six groups of four, an expansion of the same format as the previous season.
Teams
[edit]The 24 teams were sorted into six groups, where they played each other home and away in a Round-robin tournament. The top teams advanced to the finals of the competition.
Fifteen of the 16 founder-members reprise their roles, consisting of some of the highest-reputations teams from across UEFA, mirroring the current or recent Champions League involvement of their first teams. Only Basel of Switzerland declined the invitation to reappear.
They were joined by a further nine teams of high standing for the expanded series.
Group stage
[edit]The 24 teams were sorted into six groups of four, where they play each other home and away in a double round robin format. The top-two teams from each group progressed to the knock-out stages of the competition alongside the four highest points-scoring third-place finishers.
Key to colours in group tables |
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Group winners, runners-up and four best third placed teams advance to the round of 16 |
Group 1
[edit]Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 11 |
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6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 9 |
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 8 |
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 4 |
Kickoff times are in CET.
Wolfsburg ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() |
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Hauck ![]() Brandt ![]() |
Report | Coulthirst ![]() Lameiras ![]() Pritchard ![]() |
Tottenham Hotspur ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report | Sandro ![]() |
Anderlecht ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Álvarez ![]() |
Report | Bentaleb ![]() |
Barcelona ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() |
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Bagnack ![]() |
Report | Coulthirst ![]() Pritchard ![]() |
Wolfsburg ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() |
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Brandt ![]() Uzan ![]() |
Report | Dendoncker ![]() Kabasele ![]() Heylen ![]() |
Tottenham Hotspur ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report | Dendoncker ![]() Heylen ![]() |
Group 2
[edit]Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 13 |
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6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 12 |
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6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 5 |
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6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 2 |
Kickoff times are in CET.
Manchester City ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report | Rajsel ![]() |
Manchester City ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Suárez ![]() Huws ![]() Hiwula ![]() |
Report | Çinemre ![]() |
Juventus ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Ruggiero ![]() Léo Bonatini ![]() |
Report |
Fenerbahçe ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Leigh ![]() |
Report | Suárez ![]() |
Fenerbahçe ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report | Coman ![]() Ongenda ![]() |
Juventus ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Rugani ![]() |
Report | Meppen-Walter ![]() |
Manchester City ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() |
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Pozo ![]() Lopes ![]() |
Report | Schiavone ![]() Magnússon ![]() Léo Bonatini ![]() |
Paris Saint-Germain ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Bourdin ![]() Habran ![]() |
Report | Lopes ![]() |
Group 3
[edit]Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 12 |
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 11 |
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6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 9 |
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6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 20 | −18 | 1 |
Kickoff times are in CET.
CSKA Moscow ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Seredin ![]() Litvinov ![]() |
Report | Svendsen ![]() |
Molde ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Zaseev ![]() |
CSKA Moscow ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Boga ![]() |
CSKA Moscow ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Khurtsidze ![]() Georgievskiy ![]() |
Report |
Molde ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Aboubacar ![]() |
Report | Ssewankambo ![]() |
Ajax ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Menig ![]() Van den Boomen ![]() |
Report | Netfullin ![]() |
Group 4
[edit]Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 12 |
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 10 |
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6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 9 |
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 4 |
Kickoff times are in CET.
Aston Villa ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() |
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Drennan ![]() |
Report | Ié ![]() Mané ![]() Riquicho ![]() |
Aston Villa ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Carruthers ![]() Melvin ![]() |
Report | Irvine ![]() |
PSV Eindhoven ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Vloet ![]() |
Report |
Celtic ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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F. Twardzik ![]() McGregor ![]() Herron ![]() |
Report | Antonio ![]() |
Celtic ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Devine ![]() P. Twardzik ![]() |
Report | Graham ![]() Drennan ![]() |
Sporting CP ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() |
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Ponde ![]() Mané ![]() Medeiros ![]() Veloso ![]() |
Report | Sanoh ![]() Pinto ![]() |
Aston Villa ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Burke ![]() Drennan ![]() |
Report |
PSV Eindhoven ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Brenet ![]() |
Report |
Sporting CP ![]() | 1–5 | ![]() |
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Veloso ![]() |
Report | Donacien ![]() Drennan ![]() Burke ![]() |
Group 5
[edit]Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
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6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 9 |
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6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 5 |
Kickoff times are in CET.
Internazionale ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Forte ![]() Pedrabissi ![]() |
Report | Blakstad ![]() |
Group 6
[edit]Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 9 |
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 8 |
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 8 |
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 7 |
Kickoff times are in CET.
Athletic Bilbao ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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Guillermo ![]() Jurgi Oteo ![]() Bengoa ![]() Santamaría ![]() |
Report |
Marseille ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Anani ![]() |
Report | Jurgi Oteo ![]() |
Olympiacos ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Soukias ![]() Leandro ![]() |
Report |
Olympiacos ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Ioannidis ![]() |
Report | Diop ![]() |
Athletic Bilbao ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() |
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Santamaría ![]() Williams ![]() Unai López ![]() Bechar ![]() |
Report |
Ranking of third-placed teams
[edit]Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 9 |
5 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 9 |
4 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 9 |
1 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 8 |
6 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 8 |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 5 |
Knockout stage
[edit]The knockout round matches were decided by ordering each team from 1 through 16, with the top ranked team facing the lowest ranked team, and on down.[6]
Key to colours |
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Group winners |
Runners-up |
Four best third-placed teams |
Seeded | Unseeded | ||||||||
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# | Team | Pts | GD | GF | # | Team | Pts | GD | GF |
1. | ![]() |
13 | +5 | 10 | 9. | ![]() |
10 | +4 | 12 |
2. | ![]() |
12 | +3 | 8 | 10. | ![]() |
10 | 0 | 10 |
3. | ![]() |
12 | +1 | 12 | 11. | ![]() |
9 | +2 | 8 |
4. | ![]() |
11 | +6 | 12 | 12. | ![]() |
8 | +2 | 7 |
5. | ![]() |
10 | 0 | 10 | 13. | ![]() |
9 | +6 | 12 |
6. | ![]() |
9 | −1 | 4 | 14. | ![]() |
9 | +4 | 14 |
7. | ![]() |
12 | +4 | 13 | 15. | ![]() |
9 | −3 | 6 |
8. | ![]() |
11 | +9 | 15 | 16. | ![]() |
8 | 0 | 10 |
Bracket
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Round of 16
[edit]Paris Saint-Germain ![]() | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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Sainrimat-Moreira ![]() |
Report | Coulthirst ![]() |
Penalties | ||
3–4 |
CSKA Moscow ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Bazelyuk ![]() Georgievskiy ![]() |
Report |
Olympiacos ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Ioannidis ![]() |
Report | Acheampong ![]() |
Quarterfinals
[edit]Aston Villa ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Burke ![]() |
Report |
Tottenham Hotspur ![]() | 3–5 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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Oduwa ![]() Dombaxe ![]() Percil ![]() |
Report | Betinho ![]() Semedo ![]() Guedes ![]() Fokobo ![]() |
Arsenal ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Gnabry ![]() |
Report |
Semifinals
[edit]Aston Villa ![]() | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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Burke ![]() Grealish ![]() Carruthers ![]() |
Report | Stojanović ![]() |
Third place match
[edit]Final
[edit]Top goalscorers
[edit]Players and teams in bold are still active in the competition:
- Note
1: ^ In January 2013 Alex Pritchard moved on loan from Tottenham Hotspur to Peterborough United.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "ARSENAL BECOME FOURTH NEW TEAM". NextGenSeries.com. 18 April 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
- ^ "Wolfsburg v Spurs (NextGen Series), 22.08.12". Spurs Odyssey.
- ^ "Anderlecht v Spurs (NextGen Series), 31.10.12". Spurs Odyssey.
- ^ "Barcelona U-19s v Spurs U-19s, 07.11.12". Spurs Odyssey.
- ^ "At. Bilbao U20 – Olympiacos U20 4-0 | Olympiacos.org / Official Website of Olympiacos Piraeus". Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ^ "NEXTGEN SERIES ANNOUNCES LAST 16 FIXTURES". nextgenseries.com. 29 January 2013.
- ^ "NEXTGEN DATE THIS SUNDAY". Chelsea F.C. 12 March 2013.
- ^ "Date set for NextGen Series last eight clash against Olympiacos". Aston Villa F.C. 8 March 2013. Archived from the original on 19 April 2013.
- ^ "NEXTGEN SERIES FIXTURE UPDATE". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 5 March 2013.
- ^ "Emirates to host Gunners' NextGen clash". Arsenal F.C. 8 March 2013.
- ^ "YOUTH AT THE EMIRATES". Arsenal F.C.
- ^ a b "Semi-Final draw revealed". nextgenseries.com. 21 March 2013.
- ^ a b "Host city and dates unveiled". nextgenseries.com. 7 March 2013.