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The 2016–17 UEFA Youth League Domestic Champions Path was played from 21 September to 30 November 2016. A total of 32 teams competed in the Domestic Champions Path to decide 8 of the 24 places in the knockout phase of the 2016–17 UEFA Youth League. [1]

Times up to 29 October 2016 (first round) were CEST ( UTC+2), thereafter (second round) times were CET ( UTC+1).

Draw

The youth domestic champions of the top 32 associations according to their 2015 UEFA country coefficients entered the Domestic Champions Path. [2] Associations without a youth domestic champion as well as domestic champions already included in the UEFA Champions League path were replaced by the next association in the UEFA ranking. [3] [4]

For the Domestic Champions Path, the 32 teams were drawn into two rounds of two-legged home-and-away ties. The draw was held on 30 August 2016, 13:45 CEST, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. [5] [6] There were no seedings, but the 32 teams were split into four groups defined by sporting and geographical criteria prior to the draw. [7]

  • In the first round, 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 were divided 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
Group 1
Team
Spain Málaga
Italy Roma
Greece PAOK
Cyprus APOEL
Serbia ÄŒukariÄki
Slovenia Domžale
Slovakia Nitra
Hungary Puskás Akadémia
Group 2
Team
Netherlands Ajax
Belgium Anderlecht
Denmark Midtjylland
Sweden AIK
Norway Rosenborg
Finland HJK
Iceland Breiðablik
Republic of Ireland Cork City
Group 3
Team
Switzerland Zürich
Czech Republic Sparta Prague
Romania Viitorul Constanța
Austria Red Bull Salzburg
Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol
Bosnia and Herzegovina Zrinjski Mostar
North Macedonia Vardar
Montenegro Mladost Podgorica
Group 4
Team
Russia Dynamo Moscow
Turkey Altınordu
Israel Maccabi Haifa
Belarus Shakhtyor Soligorsk
Bulgaria Levski Sofia
Azerbaijan Gabala
Kazakhstan Kairat
Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi

Format

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, the away goals rule is applied, i.e., the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs advances. If away goals were also equal, the match would be decided by a penalty shoot-out (no extra time is played). [1]

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

First round

The first legs were played on 21, 27, 28, 29 September and 5 October, and the second legs were played on 19 October 2016.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Nitra Slovakia 2–8 Spain Málaga 2–3 0–5
Puskás Akadémia Hungary 1–1 ( a) Greece PAOK 1–1 0–0
APOEL Cyprus 1–9 Italy Roma 0–3 1–6
Domžale Slovenia 2–5 Serbia ÄŒukariÄki 1–1 1–4
Breiðablik Iceland 0–7 Netherlands Ajax 0–3 0–4
HJK Finland 0–1 Republic of Ireland Cork City 0–0 0–1
Anderlecht Belgium 1–3 Denmark Midtjylland 0–0 1–3
Rosenborg Norway 3–1 Sweden AIK 0–0 3–1
Viitorul Constanța Romania 5–1 Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol 4–1 1–0
Zrinjski Mostar Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–9 Switzerland Zürich 0–3 0–6
Red Bull Salzburg Austria 8–0 North Macedonia Vardar 5–0 3–0
Sparta Prague Czech Republic 9–0 Montenegro Mladost Podgorica 4–0 5–0
Gabala Azerbaijan 0–7 Russia Dynamo Moscow 0–2 0–5
Maccabi Haifa Israel 8–2 Belarus Shakhtyor Soligorsk 5–0 3–2
Dinamo Tbilisi Georgia (country) 1–8 Kazakhstan Kairat 0–3 1–5
Altınordu Turkey 6–1 Bulgaria Levski Sofia 5–0 1–1
Nitra Slovakia2–3 Spain Málaga
Balaj 14'
A. Fábry 57'
Report Kuki 56', 87'
Boussefiane 90+2'
Málaga Spain5–0 Slovakia Nitra
Ontiveros 27'
Kuki 44'
Arimany 58', 62'
Joni 90+1'
Report
Attendance: 3,378

Málaga won 8–2 on aggregate.


Puskás Akadémia Hungary1–1 Greece PAOK
Óvári 58' Report Stathopoulos 75'
Attendance: 629
Referee: Sergei Ivanov ( Russia)
PAOK Greece0–0 Hungary Puskás Akadémia
Report

1–1 on aggregate. PAOK won on away goals.


APOEL Cyprus0–3 Italy Roma
Report Tumminello 28', 29'
Spinozzi 78'
Attendance: 600
Roma Italy6–1 Cyprus APOEL
Tumminello 22', 59', 90+1'
Soleri 42', 73'
Marcucci 83'
Report Papakonstantinou 81'

Roma won 9–1 on aggregate.


Domžale Slovenia1–1 Serbia ÄŒukariÄki
Žužek 54' Report Šarić 63'
ÄŒukariÄki Serbia4–1 Slovenia Domžale
Mašović 9'
Mehmedović 49' ( pen.)
Vidosavljević 73'
Šarić 89'
Report Kene 82'

ÄŒukariÄki won 5–2 on aggregate.


Breiðablik Iceland0–3 Netherlands Ajax
Report Sierhuis 5'
De Ligt 25'
D. De Wit 69'
Ajax Netherlands4–0 Iceland Breiðablik
Antonucci 9'
Sierhuis 13'
D. De Wit 40'
Kemper 82'
Report

Ajax won 7–0 on aggregate.


HJK Finland0–0 Republic of Ireland Cork City
Report
Attendance: 321
Referee: Glenn Nyberg ( Sweden)
Cork City Republic of Ireland1–0 Finland HJK
Drinan 47' ( pen.) Report
Attendance: 1,287

Cork City won 1–0 on aggregate.


Anderlecht Belgium0–0 Denmark Midtjylland
Report
Midtjylland Denmark3–1 Belgium Anderlecht
Vang 45'
Thychosen 65'
Torp 90+3'
Report Bernier 72'
Attendance: 1,661

Midtjylland won 3–1 on aggregate.


Rosenborg Norway0–0 Sweden AIK
Report
AIK Sweden1–3 Norway Rosenborg
Gravius 25' ( pen.) Report Erlien 7', 17', 90+1'
Attendance: 811

Rosenborg won 3–1 on aggregate.


Viitorul Constanța Romania4–1 Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol
Ciobanu 10', 65', 90+3'
Cicâldău 32'
Report Căruntu 45' ( pen.)
Sheriff Tiraspol Moldova0–1 Romania Viitorul Constanța
Report Cicâldău 45+1' ( pen.)

Viitorul Constanța won 5–1 on aggregate.


Zrinjski Mostar Bosnia and Herzegovina0–3 Switzerland Zürich
Report Rüegg 9', 76'
Aliu 33'
Zürich Switzerland6–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina Zrinjski Mostar
Domgjoni 20', 90+3'
Ribeiro 24', 68'
Kurtović 82'
Rexhepi 85'
Report
Attendance: 459

Zürich won 9–0 on aggregate.


Red Bull Salzburg Austria5–0 North Macedonia Vardar
Haidara 21', 33'
Berisha 43', 88'
Schlager 66'
Report
Attendance: 764
Referee: Fran Jović ( Croatia)
Vardar North Macedonia0–3 Austria Red Bull Salzburg
Report Sturm 69'
Filip 84', 86'
Attendance: 150

Red Bull Salzburg won 8–0 on aggregate.


Sparta Prague Czech Republic4–0 Montenegro Mladost Podgorica
Mustedanagić 20', 45+2' ( pen.)
Scekic 45' ( o.g.)
MareÄek 69'
Report
Attendance: 1,254
Referee: Filip Glova ( Slovakia)
Mladost Podgorica Montenegro0–5 Czech Republic Sparta Prague
Report Fortelný 10'
Novotný 32', 49'
Mustedanagić 41'
Burda 58'

Sparta Prague won 9–0 on aggregate.


Gabala Azerbaijan0–2 Russia Dynamo Moscow
Report Kalugin 42'
Obolsky 48'
Attendance: 800
Referee: Alper Ulusoy ( Turkey)
Dynamo Moscow Russia5–0 Azerbaijan Gabala
Terekhov 29'
Obolsky 50', 73'
Grulyov 85'
Sedykh 89'
Report
Attendance: 72

Dynamo Moscow won 7–0 on aggregate.


Maccabi Haifa Israel5–0 Belarus Shakhtyor Soligorsk
Awaed 42', 68' ( pen.), 74'
Zenati 71'
Bura 90+1'
Report
Shakhtyor Soligorsk Belarus2–3 Israel Maccabi Haifa
Lisakovich 68', 90' ( pen.) Report Butbul 8'
Abu Fani 18'
Awaed 37'
Attendance: 1,200

Maccabi Haifa won 8–2 on aggregate.


Dinamo Tbilisi Georgia (country)0–3 Kazakhstan Kairat
Report Kotov 55'
Bakhtiyarov 60', 72'
Kairat Kazakhstan5–1 Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi
Bakhtiyarov 53'
Kotov 71' ( pen.)
Kharabadze 80' ( o.g.)
Popov 87'
Orazov 90+2'
Report Chakvetadze 7'
Attendance: 2,000

Kairat won 8–1 on aggregate.


Altınordu Turkey5–0 Bulgaria Levski Sofia
Özfesli 33', 61'
Balakkiz 36'
AktaÅŸ 50'
Durak 59'
Report
Levski Sofia Bulgaria1–1 Turkey Altınordu
T. Dimitrov 41' Report M. Arslan 80'

Altınordu won 6–1 on aggregate.

Second round

The first legs were played on 2, 9 and 16 November, and the second legs were played on 22, 23 and 30 November 2016.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
PAOK Greece 1–4 Netherlands Ajax 0–2 1–2
Cork City Republic of Ireland 1–4 [A] Italy Roma 1–3 0–1
Málaga Spain 2–4 Denmark Midtjylland 2–0 0–4
Rosenborg Norway 2–1 Serbia ÄŒukariÄki 0–1 2–0
Altınordu Turkey 8–5 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 6–2 2–3
Viitorul Constanța Romania 5–2 Switzerland Zürich 5–0 0–2
Maccabi Haifa Israel 1–1 ( a) Russia Dynamo Moscow 0–0 1–1
Red Bull Salzburg Austria 9–1 Kazakhstan Kairat 8–1 1–0
Notes
  1. ^
    Order of legs reversed after original draw.
PAOK Greece0–2 Netherlands Ajax
Report Kluivert 24'
Sierhuis 75'
Ajax Netherlands2–1 Greece PAOK
Sierhuis 73' ( pen.), 75' Report Dimitriou 86'

Ajax won 4–1 on aggregate.


Cork City Republic of Ireland1–3 Italy Roma
Drinan 20' Report Frattesi 10'
Soleri 86'
Franchi 90+3'
Attendance: 3,015
Roma Italy1–0 Republic of Ireland Cork City
Coly 61' Report

Roma won 4–1 on aggregate.


Málaga Spain2–0 Denmark Midtjylland
Joni 78' ( pen.)
Mendes 90+5'
Report
Midtjylland Denmark4–0 Spain Málaga
Thychosen 7', 24'
Poulsen 85'
Vang 88'
Report
Attendance: 1,024

Midtjylland won 4–2 on aggregate.


Rosenborg Norway0–1 Serbia ÄŒukariÄki
Report S. Ilić 76'
Attendance: 355
Referee: Glenn Nyberg ( Sweden)
ÄŒukariÄki Serbia0–2 Norway Rosenborg
Report Vinje 88' ( pen.)
Nordskag 90'

Rosenborg won 2–1 on aggregate.


Altınordu Turkey6–2 Czech Republic Sparta Prague
Aktay 3', 23', 41', 47', 60'
Y. Arslan 90+5'
Report Havelka 45'
Frýdek 82'
Sparta Prague Czech Republic3–2 Turkey Altınordu
Fortelný 55'
Köstl 66'
MareÄek 78'
Report Aktay 4'
AktaÅŸ 89'

Altınordu won 8–5 on aggregate.


Viitorul Constanța Romania5–0 Switzerland Zürich
Casap 4'
C. Ene 39'
Coman 74' ( pen.), 82'
Manole 89'
Report
Zürich Switzerland2–0 Romania Viitorul Constanța
Ribeiro 14' ( pen.)
Xhemajli 19'
Report
Attendance: 315
Referee: Mario Zebec ( Croatia)

Viitorul Constanța won 5–2 on aggregate.


Maccabi Haifa Israel0–0 Russia Dynamo Moscow
Report
Attendance: 3,500
Dynamo Moscow Russia1–1 Israel Maccabi Haifa
Sedykh 55' Report Arad 64'
Attendance: 170

1–1 on aggregate. Maccabi Haifa won on away goals.


Red Bull Salzburg Austria8–1 Kazakhstan Kairat
Wolf 16', 68', 79'
Berisha 24', 70', 80', 87', 90'
Report Soltanov 55'
Attendance: 623
Kairat Kazakhstan0–1 Austria Red Bull Salzburg
Report Meisl 17'

Red Bull Salzburg won 9–1 on aggregate.

References

  1. ^ a b "Regulations of the UEFA Youth League 2016/17" (PDF). UEFA.com. 4 March 2016.
  2. ^ "UEFA Youth League entrants confirmed". UEFA.com. 25 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Country coefficients 2014/15". UEFA.com.
  4. ^ "UEFA Country Ranking 2015". Bert Kassies.
  5. ^ "Domestic Champions path draw". UEFA.com. 30 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Youth League: Domestic Champions path draw". UEFA.com. 30 August 2016.
  7. ^ "UEFA Youth League knockout draw on Tuesday". UEFA.com. 29 August 2016.

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