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Club-Mate wrote: ↑Wed Jun 08, 2022 10:32

amenina wrote: ↑Tue Jun 07, 2022 09:48 In Austria, UYL powerhouse Red Bull Salzburg were once again Jugendliga U18 champions, so their place is vacated.

Do the Youth teams travel together with the Senior teams to away matches? otherwise I do not see any reason for this setup anymore. There should be an official ranking for YCL

I suppose they do travel together? Perhaps it doesn't matter for the big clubs, but for the small clubs (like Sheriff Tiraspol) it would certainly be beneficial logistically.

It will be interesting to see if the UYL group stage will follow the UCL group stage after the 2024-25 expansion.

Some more youth champions (some may play in UYL if there are vacancies)
Azerbaijan: Gabala
Slovenia: Domzale
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Borac Banja Luka
Albania: Apolonia
Moldova: Sheriff Tiraspol

amenina wrote: ↑Thu Jun 09, 2022 11:36

Club-Mate wrote: ↑Wed Jun 08, 2022 10:32

amenina wrote: ↑Tue Jun 07, 2022 09:48 In Austria, UYL powerhouse Red Bull Salzburg were once again Jugendliga U18 champions, so their place is vacated.

Do the Youth teams travel together with the Senior teams to away matches? otherwise I do not see any reason for this setup anymore. There should be an official ranking for YCL

I suppose they do travel together? Perhaps it doesn't matter for the big clubs, but for the small clubs (like Sheriff Tiraspol) it would certainly be beneficial logistically.

It will be interesting to see if the UYL group stage will follow the UCL group stage after the 2024-25 expansion.

I don't know about other teams, but once upon a time, many, many years ago (2016 ) two Legia teams traveled together to away matches in CL/YL.

Lorric wrote: ↑Mon Jun 06, 2022 23:20

Lyonnais wrote: ↑Mon Jun 06, 2022 22:46 Nantes defeated Monaco in the French U19 final 3-2 and thus will represent France in the youth league.

Do you have a North / South setup too?

Yes , pretty much. For the regular season, teams are divided into 4 groups, more or less based on geographical criteria.

The 4 group winners are qualifed for the Final 4 and the winner is declared champion.

Lyonnais wrote: ↑Thu Jun 09, 2022 12:58

Lorric wrote: ↑Mon Jun 06, 2022 23:20

Lyonnais wrote: ↑Mon Jun 06, 2022 22:46 Nantes defeated Monaco in the French U19 final 3-2 and thus will represent France in the youth league.

Do you have a North / South setup too?

Yes , pretty much. For the regular season, teams are divided into 4 groups, more or less based on geographical criteria.

The 4 group winners are qualifed for the Final 4 and the winner is declared champion.

Thanks. So how big are the groups? I'm curious, as it's 26 teams involved for us, 13 each. The clubs with the highest grade academies. Wonder how many are in the running for you, if you know.

The full lineup of the 2022/23 UEFA Youth League are now known after the UCL play-off second legs are completed.
https://www.uefa.com/uefayouthleague/ne ... th-league/

UEFA Champions League Path (32 teams)
England: Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur
Spain: Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Sevilla
Italy: AC Milan, Internazionale, Napoli, Juventus
Germany: Eintracht Frankfurt, Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Bayer Levekusen, RB Leipzig
France: Paris Saint-Germain, Olympique Marseille
Portugal: Porto, Sporting Lisbon, Benfica
Netherlands: Ajax
Belgium: Club Brugge
Austria: Red Bull Salzburg
Scotland: Celtic, Rangers
Ukraine: Shakhtar Donetsk
Denmark: Copenhagen
Czech Republic: Viktoria Plzen
Croatia: Dinamo Zagreb
Israel: Maccabi Haifa

Domestic Champions Path (32 teams)
(Domestic champions that have qualified for UCL group stage will have their place vacated)
1 England: None (vacated by Manchester City)
2 Spain: None (vacated by Barcelona)
3 Italy: None (vacated by Internazionale)
4 Germany: None (vacated by Borussia Dortmund)
5 France: Nantes
6 Portugal: None (vacated by Benfica)
7 Netherlands: AZ
8 Russia: None (banned)
9 Belgium: Genk
10 Austria: None (vacated by Red Bull Salzburg)
11 Scotland: Hibernian
12 Ukraine: Rukh Lviv
13 Turkey: Galatasaray
14 Denmark: None (vacated by Copenhagen)
15 Cyprus: Omonia
16 Serbia: Red Star Belgrade
17 Czech Republic: Slavia Praha
18 Croatia: Hajduk Split
19 Switzerland: Young Boys
20 Greece: Panathinaikos
21 Israel: Ashdod
22 Norway: Molde
23 Sweden: AIK
24 Bulgaria: Slavia Sofia
25 Romania: Csikszereda
26 Azerbaijan: Gabala
27 Kazakhstan: Astana
28 Hungary: MTK
29 Belarus: None (did not enter)
30 Poland: Zaglebie Lubin
31 Slovenia: Domzale
32 Slovakia: Trencin
33 Liechtenstein: None (no domestic league)
34 Lithuania: Zalgiris
35 Luxembourg: Racing Union
36 Bosnia and Herzegovina: Borac Banja Luka
37 Republic of Ireland: Shamrock Rovers
38 North Macedonia: Pobeda
39 Armenia: Pyunik
40 Latvia: Jelgava
41 Albania: Apolonia
42 Northern Ireland: Coleraine

Armenia and Northern Ireland will be represented for the first time in the UEFA Youth League.

The countries yet to be represented are:
Malta, Faroe Islands, Kosovo, Gibraltar, Wales, Andorra, San Marino, and Liechtenstein.

18 UEFA Youth League debutants this season:
Eintracht Frankfurt
Nantes
Hibernian
Rukh Lviv
Omonoia
Panathinaikos
Ashdod
Slavia Sofia
Zaglebie
Trencin
Racing Union
Borac Banja Luka
Shamrock Rovers
Pobeda
Pyunik
Jelgava
Apolonia
Coleraine

UEFA.com wrote:Along with Coleraine, Frankfurt, Nantes and Pyunik, there are debuts for Apolonia, Ashdod, Borac Banja Luka, Csikszereda Miercurea Ciuc, Hibernian, Jelgava, Omonoia, Pobeda, Racing Union, Rukh Lviv, Shamrock Rovers, Slavia Sofia, Trenčín and Zagłębie Lubin.

https://www.uefa.com/uefayouthleague/ne ... th-league/


UEFA.com has a mistake here.

Csikszereda isn't a debutant.

They played in 2021/2022 and lost twice against Angers in round 1, aggregate score 0-5.


And Panathinaikos is a debutant.

Group 1
Nantes (FRA)
Genk (BEL)
Omonoia (CYP)
Crvena zvezda (SRB)
Slavia Praha (CZE)
Young Boys (SUI)
Domžale (SVN)
Pyunik (ARM)

Group 2
AZ Alkmaar (NED)
Hibernian (SCO)
Molde (NOR)
AIK (SWE)
Racing Union (LUX)
Shamrock Rovers (IRL)
Pobeda (MKD)
Coleraine (NIR)

Group 3
Rukh Lviv (UKR)
Hajduk Split (CRO)
Gabala (AZE)
MTK Budapest (HUN)
Zagłębie Lubin (POL)
Trenčín (SVK)
Žalgiris Vilnius (LTU)
Jelgava (LVA)

Group 4
Galatasaray (TUR)
Panathinaikos (GRE)
Ashdod (ISR)
Slavia Sofia (BUL)
Csikszereda Miercurea Ciuc (ROU)
Astana (KAZ)
Borac Banja Luka (BIH)
Apolonia (ALB)

Juliusz wrote: ↑Tue Aug 30, 2022 15:17 Group 1
Nantes (FRA)
Genk (BEL)
Omonoia (CYP)
Crvena zvezda (SRB)
Slavia Praha (CZE)
Young Boys (SUI)
Domžale (SVN)
Pyunik (ARM)

Group 2
AZ Alkmaar (NED)
Hibernian (SCO)
Molde (NOR)
AIK (SWE)
Racing Union (LUX)
Shamrock Rovers (IRL)
Pobeda (MKD)
Coleraine (NIR)

Group 3
Rukh Lviv (UKR)
Hajduk Split (CRO)
Gabala (AZE)
MTK Budapest (HUN)
Zagłębie Lubin (POL)
Trenčín (SVK)
Žalgiris Vilnius (LTU)
Jelgava (LVA)

Group 4
Galatasaray (TUR)
Panathinaikos (GRE)
Ashdod (ISR)
Slavia Sofia (BUL)
Csikszereda Miercurea Ciuc (ROU)
Astana (KAZ)
Borac Banja Luka (BIH)
Apolonia (ALB)

For the second round, Group A contains the first round winners of Groups 1 and 2, while Group B contains the first round winners of Groups 3 and 4.

https://www.uefa.com/uefayouthleague/ne ... wednesday/

It seems that some regional splitting was applied here and group A is therefore much stronger than the other groups with 6 nations either in top15 or fighting for it represented.

First round draw (14 September & 5 October)

Omonoia (CYP) vs Crvena zvezda (SRB)
Young Boys (SUI) vs Domžale (SVN)
Genk (BEL) vs Slavia Praha (CZE)
Nantes (FRA) vs Pyunik (ARM)
AZ Alkmaar (NED) vs Shamrock Rovers (IRL)
AIK (SWE) vs Racing Union (LUX)
Molde (NOR) vs Hibernian (SCO)
Coleraine (NIR) vs Pobeda (MKD)

MTK Budapest (HUN) vs Jelgava (LVA)
Žalgiris Vilnius (LTU) vs Trenčín (SVK)
Hajduk Split (CRO) vs Gabala (AZE)
Rukh Lviv (UKR) vs Zagłębie Lubin (POL)
Ashdod (ISR) vs Borac Banja Luka (BIH)
Slavia Sofia (BUL) vs Panathinaikos (GRE)
Astana (KAZ) vs Apolonia (ALB)
Csikszereda Miercurea Ciuc (ROU) vs Galatasaray (TUR)

Second round draw (26 October & 2 November)

AZ Alkmaar (NED) / Shamrock Rovers (IRL) vs Omonoia (CYP) / Crvena zvezda (SRB)
Molde (NOR) / Hibernian (SCO) vs Nantes (FRA) / Pyunik (ARM)
Young Boys (SUI) / Domžale (SVN) vs AIK (SWE) / Racing Union (LUX)
Genk (BEL) / Slavia Praha (CZE) vs Coleraine (NIR) / Pobeda (MKD)

Slavia Sofia (BUL) / Panathinaikos (GRE) vs Žalgiris Vilnius (LTU) / Trenčín (SVK)
Astana (KAZ) / Apolonia (ALB) vs Hajduk Split (CRO) / Gabala (AZE)
Csikszereda Miercurea Ciuc (ROU) / Galatasaray (TUR) vs Rukh Lviv (UKR) / Zagłębie Lubin (POL)
Ashdod (ISR) / Borac Banja Luka (BIH) vs MTK Budapest (HUN) / Jelgava (LVA)

Groups
Group A: Ajax (NED), Liverpool (ENG), Napoli (ITA), Rangers (SCO)
Group B: Porto (POR), Atlético (ESP), Bayer Leverkusen (GER), Club Brugge (BEL)
Group C: Bayern München (GER), Barcelona (ESP), Inter (ITA), Viktoria Plzeň (CZE)
Group D: Eintracht Frankfurt (GER), Tottenham Hotspur (ENG), Sporting CP (POR), Marseille (FRA)
Group E: AC Milan (ITA), Chelsea (ENG), Salzburg (AUT), Dinamo Zagreb (CRO)
Group F: Real Madrid (ESP), Leipzig (GER), Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR), Celtic (SCO)
Group G: Manchester City (ENG), Sevilla (ESP), Borussia Dortmund (GER), Copenhagen (DEN)
Group H: Paris Saint-Germain (FRA), Juventus (ITA), Benfica (POR, holders), Maccabi Haifa (ISR)

All times CET.

Matchday 1 fixtures

Tuesday 6 September:

Group E
Dinamo Zagreb vs Chelsea (13:30), Salzburg vs AC Milan (15:00)

Group F
Leipzig vs Shakhtar (15:30), Celtic vs Real Madrid (16:00)

Group G
Sevilla vs Man City (11:30), Dortmund vs Copenhagen (14:00)

Group H
Paris vs Juventus (14:00), Benfica vs Maccabi Haifa (16:00)

Wednesday 7 September:

Group A
Ajax vs Rangers (13:00), Napoli vs Liverpool (14:00)

Group B
Atlético vs Porto (16:00), Club Brugge vs Leverkusen (16:00)

Group C
Barcelona vs Plzeň (14:00), Inter vs Bayern (16:00)

Group D
Frankfurt vs Sporting CP (12:00), Tottenham vs Marseille (15:00)

Matchday 2 fixtures

Tuesday 13 September:

Group A
Rangers vs Napoli (15:00), Liverpool vs Ajax (16:00)

Group B
Porto vs Club Brugge (13:00), Leverkusen vs Atlético (14:00)

Group C
Plzeň vs Inter (13:00), Bayern vs Barcelona (14:00)

Group D
Marseille vs Frankfurt (15:00), Sporting CP vs Tottenham (16:00)

Wednesday 14 September:

Group E
Chelsea vs Salzburg (14:00), AC Milan vs Dinamo Zagreb (14:30)

Group F
Shakhtar vs Celtic (12:00), Real Madrid vs Leipzig (16:00)

Group G
Man City vs Dortmund (16:00), Copenhagen vs Sevilla (16:00)

Group H
Juventus vs Benfica (14:00), Maccabi Haifa vs Paris (14:00)

Matchday 3 fixtures

Tuesday 4 October:

Group A
Liverpool vs Rangers (15:00), Ajax vs Napoli (15:00)

Group B
Porto vs Leverkusen (13:00), Club Brugge vs Atlético (16:00)

Group C
Bayern vs Plzeň (13:00), Inter vs Barcelona (16:00)

Group D
Marseille vs Sporting CP (14:00), Frankfurt vs Tottenham (14:00)

Group H
Juventus vs Maccabi Haifa (14:00)

Wednesday 5 October:

Group E
Salzburg vs Dinamo Zagreb (14:30), Chelsea vs AC Milan (16:00)

Group F
Leipzig vs Celtic (13:00), Real Madrid vs Shakhtar (14:00)

Group G
Man City vs Copenhagen (16:00), Sevilla vs Dortmund (16:00)

Group H
Benfica vs Paris (16:00)

Matchday 4 fixtures

Tuesday 11 October:

Group E
Dinamo Zagreb vs Salzburg (14:00), AC Milan vs Chelsea (14:30)

Group F
Shakhtar vs Real Madrid (12:00), Celtic vs Leipzig (TBC)

Group G
Copenhagen vs Man City (14:00), Dortmund vs Sevilla (16;00)

Group H
Maccabi Haifa vs Juventus (13:00), Paris vs Benfica (14:00)

Wednesday 12 October:

Group A
Napoli vs Ajax (14:00), Rangers vs Liverpool (16:00)

Group B
Atlético vs Club Brugge (14:00), Leverkusen vs Porto (14:00)

Group C
Plzeň vs Bayern (13:00), Barcelona vs Inter (14:00)

Group D
Tottenham vs Frankfurt (15:00), Sporting CP vs Marseille (16:00)

Matchday 5 fixtures

Tuesday 25 October:

Group E
Dinamo Zagreb vs AC Milan (14:00), Salzburg vs Chelsea (14:30)

Group F
Celtic vs Shakhtar (TBC), Leipzig vs Real Madrid (15:30)

Group G
Sevilla vs Copenhagen (14:00), Dortmund vs Man City (16:00)

Group H
Paris vs Maccabi Haifa (15:00), Benfica vs Juventus (16:00)

Wednesday 26 October:

Group A
Napoli vs Rangers (14:00), Ajax vs Liverpool (15:00)

Group B
Club Brugge vs Porto (13:30), Atlético vs Leverkusen (16:00)

Group C
Inter vs Plzeň (14:00), Barcelona vs Bayern (14;00)

Group D
Frankfurt vs Marseille (14:00), Tottenham vs Sporting CP (15:00)

Matchday 6 fixtures

Tuesday 1 November:

Group A
Liverpool vs Napoli (15:00), Rangers vs Ajax (15:00)

Group B
Leverkusen vs Club Brugge (12:00), Porto vs Atlético (13:00)

Group C
Plzeň vs Barcelona (13:00), Bayern vs Inter (16:00)

Group D
Marseille vs Tottenham (15:00), Sporting CP vs Frankfurt (16:00)

Wednesday 2 November:

Group E
Chelsea vs Dinamo Zagreb (14:00), AC Milan vs Salzburg (14:30)

Group F
Shakhtar vs Leipzig (12:00), Real Madrid vs Celtic (13:00)

Group G
Man City vs Sevilla (16:00), Copenhagen vs Dortmund (16:00)

Group H
Maccabi Haifa vs Benfica (15:00), Juventus vs Paris (16:00)

I hope UEFA creates a UEFA Youth Ranking asap to distribute teams fairly. It doesn't make sense, Bundesliga have 5 team or Serie A have 4 teams, despite not winning it (or reaching a final) ever.