2023–24 UEFA Youth League Domestic Champions Path

The 2023–24 UEFA Youth League Domestic Champions Path began on 3 October 2023 and will end on 29 November 2023. A total of 32 teams compete in the Domestic Champions Path to decide eight of the 24 places in the knockout phase (play-offs and the round of 16 onwards) of the 2023–24 UEFA Youth League.[1]

Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Youth League

Times listed here by CEST/CET.[2]

Draw

The youth domestic champions of the top 32 associations according to their 2023 UEFA country coefficients entered the Domestic Champions Path.[3] If there was a vacancy (associations with no youth domestic competition, as well as youth domestic champions already included in the UEFA Champions League path), it was first filled by the title holders if they have not yet qualified, and then by the youth domestic champions of the next association in the UEFA ranking.

For the Domestic Champions Path, the 32 teams were drawn into two rounds of two-legged home-and-away ties. The draw for both the first round and second round was held on 5 September 2023, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[4] There were no seedings, but the 32 teams were split into groups defined by sporting and geographical criteria prior to the draw.

  • In the first round, the 32 teams were split into four groups. 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, whose identity was not known at the time of the draw, were split 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
Teams eliminated
Group 1
Team
France Nantes
Ukraine Rukh Lviv
Czech Republic Sparta Prague
Cyprus Pafos
Israel Maccabi Haifa
Poland Lech Poznań
Slovakia Žilina
Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo
Group 2
Team
Portugal Famalicão
Netherlands AZ
Scotland Hamilton Academical
Norway Molde
Denmark Midtjylland
Sweden Malmö FF
Lithuania Klaipėda
Finland HJK
Group 3
Team
Italy Lecce
Serbia Partizan
Greece Olympiacos
Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad
Romania Universitatea Craiova
Kazakhstan Turan
Belarus Dinamo Minsk
Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol
Group 4
Team
Germany Mainz 05
Belgium Gent
Switzerland Basel
Croatia Dinamo Zagreb
Turkey İstanbul Başakşehir
Azerbaijan Gabala
Hungary Puskás Akadémia
Slovenia Maribor

Format

In the Domestic Champions Path, each tie is played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scores more goals on aggregate over the two legs advances to the next round. If the aggregate score is level, as the away goals rule has been scrapped early this season, the match will be decided by a penalty shoot-out with no extra time played.[5]

The eight second round winners advance to the play-offs, where they are joined by the eight group runners-up from the UEFA Champions League Path.

First round

Summary

The first legs were played on 3 and 4 October and the second legs were played on 8, 24, and 25 October 2023.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Lech Poznań Poland 1–1
(2–4 p)		 France Nantes 1–1 0–0
Pafos Cyprus 0–6 Slovakia Žilina 0–1 0–5
Rukh Lviv Ukraine 4–2 Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo 1–1 3–1
Sparta Prague Czech Republic 1–1 (w/o)[note 1] Israel Maccabi Haifa 1–1 Cancelled
AZ Netherlands 14–0 Lithuania Klaipėda 12–0 2–0
Malmö FF Sweden 3–5 Finland HJK 1–4 2–1
Molde Norway 5–4 Scotland Hamilton Academical 3–0 2–4
Famalicão Portugal 2–2
(6–7 p)		 Denmark Midtjylland 2–2 0–0
Turan Kazakhstan 0–6 Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol 0–1 0–5
Universitatea Craiova Romania 0–5 Serbia Partizan 0–1 0–4
Olympiacos Greece 6–2 Italy Lecce 3–1 3–1
Dinamo Minsk Belarus 2–1 Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad 0–1 2–0
Maribor Slovenia 1–3 Germany Mainz 05 0–2 1–1
Gent Belgium 0–3 Switzerland Basel 0–1 0–2
Dinamo Zagreb Croatia 5–2 Turkey İstanbul Başakşehir 2–1 3–1
Gabala Azerbaijan 2–1 Hungary Puskás Akadémia 1–1 1–0
Notes
  1. Due to the 2023 Israel–Hamas war, Maccabi Haifa withdrew from the competition.[6]

Matches
Lech Poznań Poland1–1France Nantes
Pacławski 35' Report Toure 68'
Stadion Amiki Wronki, Wronki
Attendance: 300[7]
Referee: Erkan Özdamar (Turkey)
Nantes France0–0Poland Lech Poznań
Report
Penalties
  • Assoumani soccer ball with check mark
  • Zézé soccer ball with check mark
  • David soccer ball with check mark
  • Meupiyou soccer ball with check mark
 4–2
  • soccer ball with check mark Olejnik
  • soccer ball with check mark Gurgul
  • soccer ball with red X Tomaszewski
  • soccer ball with red X Juszczyk
Attendance: 1,800[8]
Referee: Jamie Robinson (Northern Ireland)

1–1 on aggregate. Nantes won 4–2 on penalties.

Pafos Cyprus0–1Slovakia Žilina
Report Klaučo 2'
Attendance: 350[9]
Referee: Jan Petřík (Czech Republic)
Žilina Slovakia5–0Cyprus Pafos
  • Vaľko 45' (pen.), 88'
  • Atanasijević 52'
  • Šimun 74'
  • Kóša 81'
 Report
Attendance: 1,642[10]
Referee: Luka Bilbija (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Žilina won 6–0 on aggregate.

Rukh Lviv Ukraine1–1Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo
Kitela 66' (pen.) Report Nurković 23'
Attendance: 270[12]
Referee: Joonas Jaanovits (Estonia)
Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina1–3Ukraine Rukh Lviv
Bezdrob 4' Report
Attendance: 1,500[13]
Referee: Marian Barbu (Romania)

Rukh Lviv won 4–2 on aggregate.

Sparta Prague Czech Republic1–1Israel Maccabi Haifa
Lilling 90+6' Report Dahan 42'
Attendance: 500[14]
Referee: Martin Dohál (Slovakia)
Maccabi Haifa IsraelCancelled[note 2]Czech Republic Sparta Prague
Report

Maccabi Haifa withdrew. Sparta Prague won by walkover.

AZ Netherlands12–0Lithuania Klaipėda
 Report
AZ Training Centre, Wijdewormer
Attendance: 400[16]
Referee: Mervan Bejtullahu (Kosovo)
Klaipėda Lithuania0–2Netherlands AZ
Report
  • Bouziane 13'
  • Smits 73'
Attendance: 582[17]
Referee: Andreas Argyrou (Cyprus)

AZ won 14–0 on aggregate.

Malmö FF Sweden1–4Finland HJK
Daly Tempelaar 90+5' Report
  • Ezeh 2', 43' (pen.)
  • Möller 40'
  • Vuorinen 47'
Attendance: 742[18]
Referee: Rob Hennessy (Republic of Ireland)
HJK Finland1–2Sweden Malmö FF
Ezeh 71' Report Ghita 18', 24'
Attendance: 362[19]
Referee: Helgi Mikael Jónasson (Iceland)

HJK won 5–3 on aggregate.

Molde Norway3–0Scotland Hamilton Academical
  • Juberg-Hovland 35'
  • Myklebust 62'
  • Ødegård 68'
 Report
Attendance: 221[20]
Referee: Marian Barbu (Romania)
Hamilton Academical Scotland4–2Norway Molde
  • Black 40' (pen.), 44', 64' (pen.)
  • Meechan 50'
 Report
  • Nyheim 13'
  • Myklebust 74'
Attendance: 695[21]
Referee: Ante Čulina (Croatia)

Molde won 5–4 on aggregate.

Famalicão Portugal2–2Denmark Midtjylland
  • Pablo 32'
  • D. Oliveira 34'
 Report
  • Hansen 72'
  • Lindekilde 82'
Attendance: 2,490[22]
Referee: Jan Machálek (Czech Republic)
Midtjylland Denmark0–0Portugal Famalicão
Report
Penalties
  • Voldby soccer ball with check mark
  • Tornvig soccer ball with check mark
  • Kristjánsson soccer ball with check mark
  • Bjerge soccer ball with check mark
  • Melin soccer ball with red X
  • Johannesen soccer ball with check mark
  • Andersen soccer ball with check mark
  • Jørgensen soccer ball with check mark
 7–6
  • soccer ball with check mark H. Oliveira
  • soccer ball with red X Yukutomo
  • soccer ball with check mark Ribeiro
  • soccer ball with check mark R. Almeida
  • soccer ball with check mark D. Oliveira
  • soccer ball with check mark H. Silva
  • soccer ball with check mark M. Almeida
  • soccer ball with red X Costa
Attendance: 718[23]
Referee: Roman Jitari (Moldova)

2–2 on aggregate. Midtjylland won 7–6 on penalties.

Turan Kazakhstan0–1Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol
Report Pleşca 76'
Namys Stadium, Şymkent
Attendance: 178[24]
Referee: Jérémy Muller (Luxembourg)
Sheriff Tiraspol Moldova5–0Kazakhstan Turan
  • Covalschi 22'
  • Dijinari 69'
  • Greşciuc 73'
  • Sandeţchi 75'
  • Hagiu 90+3' (pen.)
 Report
Attendance: 586[25]
Referee: Jakob A. Sundberg (Denmark)

Sheriff Tiraspol won 6–0 on aggregate.

Universitatea Craiova Romania0–1Serbia Partizan
Report Jovanović 15'
Attendance: 3,800[26]
Referee: Ion Orlic (Moldova)
Partizan Serbia4–0Romania Universitatea Craiova
  • Mirčetić 8'
  • Ugrešić 52'
  • Petrović 62'
  • Janković 76'
 Report
Attendance: 650[27]
Referee: Radoslav Gidzhenov (Bulgaria)

Partizan won 5–0 on aggregate.

Olympiacos Greece3–1Italy Lecce
 Report Paşcalău 61'
Olympiacos FC Training Centre, Piraeus
Attendance: 858[28]
Referee: Bulat Sariyev (Kazakhstan)
Lecce Italy1–3Greece Olympiacos
Helm 60' Report
Attendance: 2,198[29]
Referee: Miloš Savović (Montenegro)

Olympiacos won 6–2 on aggregate.

Dinamo Minsk Belarus0–1Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad
Report Todorov 90'
Eagles Nest Stadium, Razgrad, Bulgaria[note 3]
Attendance: 0
Referee: Antoine Chiaramonti (Andorra)
Ludogorets Razgrad Bulgaria0–2Belarus Dinamo Minsk
Report
  • Melnichenko 12'
  • Budzko 67' (pen.)
Eagles Nest Stadium, Razgrad
Attendance: 247[31]
Referee: Igor Stojchevski (North Macedonia)

Dinamo Minsk won 2–1 on aggregate.

Maribor Slovenia0–2Germany Mainz 05
Report
Attendance: 2,465[32]
Referee: Oliver Reitala (Finland)
Mainz 05 Germany1–1Slovenia Maribor
Kalemba 48' Report Dukarić 28'
Attendance: 3,000[33]
Referee: Miloš Milanović (Serbia)

Mainz 05 won 3–1 on aggregate.

Gent Belgium0–1Switzerland Basel
Report Onyegbule 2'
PGB Stadion, Ghent
Attendance: 700[34]
Referee: Genc Nuza (Kosovo)
Basel Switzerland2–0Belgium Gent
  • Avdullahu 16'
  • Zé 36'
 Report
Leichtathletik-Stadion St. Jakob, Basel
Attendance: 1,200[35]
Referee: Erkan Özdamar (Turkey)

Basel won 3–0 on aggregate.

Dinamo Zagreb Croatia2–1Turkey İstanbul Başakşehir
  • Graonić 54'
  • Čaić 82'
 Report Güreler 74'
Stadion Zagreb, Zagreb
Attendance: 247[36]
Referee: Jovan Kachevski (North Macedonia)
İstanbul Başakşehir Turkey1–3Croatia Dinamo Zagreb
Halidi 66' Report
  • Košćević 32', 50'
  • Miljak 89'
Esenler Stadium, Istanbul
Attendance: 280[37]
Referee: Martin Dohál (Slovakia)

Dinamo Zagreb won 5–2 on aggregate.

Gabala Azerbaijan1–1Hungary Puskás Akadémia
Shahniyarov 8' Report Umathum 36' (pen.)
Attendance: 110[38]
Referee: Sayat Karabayev (Kazakhstan)
Puskás Akadémia Hungary0–1Azerbaijan Gabala
Report Bakhishov 56'
Attendance: 320[39]
Referee: Mohammad Usman Aslam (Norway)

Gabala won 2–1 on aggregate.

Second round

Summary

The first legs will be played on 7 and 8 November and the second legs will be played on 22, 28, and 29 November 2023.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Rukh Lviv Ukraine 1 Denmark Midtjylland 8 Nov 29 Nov
Nantes France 2 Finland HJK 8 Nov 22 Nov
Molde Norway 3 Netherlands AZ 7 Nov 28 Nov
Sparta Prague Czech Republic 4 Slovakia Žilina 8 Nov 29 Nov
Basel Switzerland 5 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 8 Nov 29 Nov
Gabala Azerbaijan 6 Greece Olympiacos 8 Nov 29 Nov
Mainz 05 Germany 7 Belarus Dinamo Minsk 8 Nov 29 Nov
Sheriff Tiraspol Moldova 8 Serbia Partizan 8 Nov 28 Nov

Matches
Midtjylland DenmarkvUkraine Rukh Lviv
Report
Nantes FrancevFinland HJK
Report
HJK FinlandvFrance Nantes
Report
Molde NorwayvNetherlands AZ
Report
AZ NetherlandsvNorway Molde
Report
AZ Training Centre, Wijdewormer
Sparta Prague Czech RepublicvSlovakia Žilina
Report
Žilina SlovakiavCzech Republic Sparta Prague
Report
Basel SwitzerlandvCroatia Dinamo Zagreb
Report
Leichtathletik-Stadion St. Jakob, Basel
Dinamo Zagreb CroatiavSwitzerland Basel
Report
Gabala AzerbaijanvGreece Olympiacos
Report
Olympiacos GreecevAzerbaijan Gabala
Report
Olympiacos FC Training Centre, Piraeus
Mainz 05 GermanyvBelarus Dinamo Minsk
Dinamo Minsk BelarusvGermany Mainz 05
Sheriff Tiraspol MoldovavSerbia Partizan
Report
Partizan SerbiavMoldova Sheriff Tiraspol
Report

Notes
  1. Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian teams are required to play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice.[11]
  2. Due to the 2023 Israel–Hamas war, Maccabi Haifa withdrew from the competition.[15]
  3. Due to the country's involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Belarusian teams were required to play their home matches at neutral venues and behind closed doors until further notice.[30]

References
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  2. Times up to 29 October 2023 (first round) are CEST (UTC+2), thereafter (second round) times are CET (UTC+1).
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  6. "European Qualifier match between Belgium and Sweden declared abandoned with half-time result confirmed as final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023. Due to the current situation, Maccabi Haifa Youth team has withdrawn its participation from the domestic champions path of this season's UEFA Youth League. UEFA has taken note and confirmed that AC Sparta Praha Youth team is therefore qualified to the Round 2 of the domestic champions path.
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