2014–15 UEFA Youth League
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 16 September 2014 – 13 April 2015 |
| Teams | 32 (from 18 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
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| Runners-up |
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 111 |
| Goals scored | 397 (3.58 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
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The 2014–15 UEFA Youth League was the second season of the UEFA Youth League, a European youth club football competition organised by UEFA. It was contested by the under-19 youth teams of the 32 clubs qualified for the group stage of the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League.[1]
The final was played on 13 April 2015 at the Colovray Stadium in Nyon, Switzerland, between Shakhtar Donetsk and Chelsea. Chelsea won 3–2 and secured their first title in the competition. Barcelona were the title holders, but were eliminated by Anderlecht in the round of 16.
Teams
The youth teams of the 32 clubs which participated in the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League group stage entered the competition.
Squads
Players must be born on or after 1 January 1996.[1]
Round and draw dates
The schedule of the competition was as follows.[2][3]
| Phase | Round | Draw date | Match date(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Group stage | Matchday 1 | 28 August 2014 (Monaco) |
16–18 September 2014 |
| Matchday 2 | 30 September–2 October 2014 | ||
| Matchday 3 | 21–23 October 2014 | ||
| Matchday 4 | 4–6 November 2014 | ||
| Matchday 5 | 25–27 November 2014 | ||
| Matchday 6 | 9–11 December 2014 | ||
| Knockout phase | Round of 16 | 15 December 2014 (Nyon) |
17–18 & 24–25 February 2015 |
| Quarter-finals | 10–11 & 17–18 March 2015 | ||
| Semi-finals | 10 April 2015 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon | ||
| Final | 13 April 2015 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon |
Note: Round of 16 and quarter-final matches may be played outside of the scheduled dates.
On 23 September 2014, UEFA announced a change to the schedule of the semi-finals and finals, which were originally due to take place on 24 and 27 April respectively.[4]
Group stage

The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four, with the group compositions being the same as in the draw for the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League group stage, which was held on 28 August 2014, 17:45 CEST, at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco.[2][5][6]
In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The matchdays were 16–18 September, 30 September–2 October, 21–23 October, 4–6 November, 25–27 November, and 9–11 December 2014, with the matches played on the same matchday as the corresponding Champions League matches, but not necessarily on the same day. The group winners and runners-up advanced to the round of 16.
- Tiebreakers
The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria were applied to determine the rankings:[1]
- higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question;
- superior goal difference from the group matches played among the teams in question;
- higher number of goals scored in the group matches played among the teams in question;
- higher number of goals scored away from home in the group matches played among the teams in question;
- If, after applying criteria 1 to 4 to several teams, two teams still had an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 4 were reapplied exclusively to the matches between the two teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure did not lead to a decision, criteria 6 to 9 applied;
- superior goal difference from all group matches played;
- higher number of goals scored from all group matches played;
- lower disciplinary points total based only on yellow and red cards received during the group stage (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points);
- drawing of lots.
| Key to colours in group tables |
|---|
| Group winners and runners-up advanced to the round of 16 |
Times up to 25 October 2014 (matchdays 1–3) were CEST (UTC+2), thereafter (matchdays 4–6) times were CET (UTC+1).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 15 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 | |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 13 | |
| 3 | |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 5 | |
| 4 | |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 1 |
26 November 2014 15:30 |
| Malmö FF |
2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Blixt Stojanovic-Fredin |
Report | Clemenza Buenacasa |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 | |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 12 | |
| 3 | |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 12 | |
| 4 | |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 27 | −27 | 0 |
16 September 2014 15:00 |
| Liverpool |
4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sinclair Cleary O'Hanlon |
Report |
22 October 2014 15:00 |
| Ludogorets Razgrad |
0–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Cani Al. Ajeti Itten Pickel |
22 October 2014 15:00 |
| Liverpool |
3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brannagan Brewitt Wilson |
Report | Lienhart Harper |
4 November 2014 15:00 |
| Basel |
6–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Al. Ajeti Weber Manzambi Hunziker Itten |
Report |
4 November 2014 16:00 |
| Real Madrid |
4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Cedrés Harper Mayoral Lazo |
Report | Brannagan |
26 November 2014 15:00 |
| Basel |
3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Cani Huser Hunziker |
Report | Harper Mayoral |
9 December 2014 15:00 |
| Real Madrid |
6–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mayoral Molina Petrov |
Report |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 | |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 10 | |
| 3 | |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 6 | |
| 4 | |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 6 |
1 October 2014 14:00 |
| Bayer Leverkusen |
2–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brasnic |
Report | Carvalho Baldé |
22 October 2014 13:00 |
| Bayer Leverkusen |
1–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brasnic |
Report | Dolgov Yaroshenko Khodzhaniyazov |
4 November 2014 11:00 |
| Zenit Saint Petersburg |
0–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Frey Richter Brasnic |
26 November 2014 11:00 |
| Zenit Saint Petersburg |
5–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Osipov Khodzhaniyazov Sheydayev Skopintsev Pronichev |
Report | Pereira |
26 November 2014 14:00 |
| Bayer Leverkusen |
4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Gemein Frey Henrichs Rother |
Report |
9 December 2014 15:00 |
| Monaco |
1–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Cardona |
Report | Kubyshkin Nazimov |
9 December 2014 16:00 |
| Benfica |
4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Costa Sarkic Baldé |
Report | Frey |
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 | |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 12 | |
| 3 | |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 18 | −8 | 6 | |
| 4 | |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 4 |
16 September 2014 15:00 |
| Galatasaray |
3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Gelmen De Medina Faes |
Report |
1 October 2014 15:00 |
| Arsenal |
5–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Zelalem Hinds Willock Iwobi Crowley |
Report | Kopuz |
2 October 2014 17:00 |
| Anderlecht |
5–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Iseka Mikal Bah Bourard |
Report |
21 October 2014 19:00 |
| Anderlecht |
4–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Iseka Mikal Kawaya |
Report | Crowley |
22 October 2014 13:00 |
| Galatasaray |
3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Çalışkan Köse Can Davas |
Report | Sauerland Gümüştaş |
4 November 2014 16:00 |
| Borussia Dortmund |
5–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Flores Maruoka El-Bouazzati Gümüştaş |
Report | Türkmen Göksu |
The match was abandoned at the 90+5th minute, with Anderlecht leading 2–0, due to Turkish fans setting off fireworks and throwing objects. UEFA ruled the match as a forfeit by Galatasaray and awarded Anderlecht a 3–0 win.[7][8]
Group E
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4 | +18 | 18 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 | |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 9 | |
| 3 | |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 18 | −10 | 6 | |
| 4 | |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 3 |
17 September 2014 14:30 |
| Bayern Munich |
1–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Walter |
Report | Byrne Pozo Tasende Celina |
30 September 2014 10:00 |
| CSKA Moscow |
3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Chernov Zhamaletdinov Makarov |
Report | Scholl |
5 November 2014 14:30 |
| Bayern Munich |
3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pantović Hingerl Calabresi |
Report | Sanabria |
5 November 2014 15:00 |
| Manchester City |
4–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Byrne Barker Ambrose |
Report | Golovin Zhamaletdinov |
25 November 2014 16:00 |
| Manchester City |
6–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Adarabioyo Barker Celina Byrne |
Report |
10 December 2014 14:30 |
| Bayern Munich |
3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Hingerl Pantović Martinovic |
Report | Larionov Kasatkin |
Group F
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 14 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 | |
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 9 | |
| 3 | |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 8 | |
| 4 | |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 19 | −16 | 1 |
18 September 2014 15:30 |
| Ajax |
6–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Van de Beek El Idrissi Riedewald |
Report | Demoncy |
30 September 2014 16:00 |
| Paris Saint-Germain |
2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Meïté Augustin |
Report | Enguene El Ouriachi |
21 October 2014 16:00 |
| Barcelona |
2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Enguene Carbonell |
Report | El Idrissi Van Bruggen |
5 November 2014 15:00 |
| Paris Saint-Germain |
6–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Meïté Krasniqi Augustin Nkunku |
Report |
25 November 2014 15:00 |
| APOEL |
2–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| G. Christodoulou Kallis |
Report | Padilla Natkho Corredera |
26 November 2014 15:00 |
| Paris Saint-Germain |
3–6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Meïté Augustin Goncalves |
Report | Černý El Azzouzi Nouri |
9 December 2014 18:30 |
| Ajax |
4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Van de Beek El Azzouzi Nouri |
Report | D. Charalambous |
Group G
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 3 | +21 | 15 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 | |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 15 | |
| 3 | |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 20 | −12 | 6 | |
| 4 | |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 25 | −21 | 0 |
17 September 2014 13:30 |
| Maribor |
1–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lorbek |
Report | Postiga Correia Eloi |
30 September 2014 16:00 |
| Sporting CP |
0–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Colkett Musonda Abraham Solanke |
5 November 2014 13:00 |
| Maribor |
0–7 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Solanke Colkett Musonda Kiwomya Abraham |
5 November 2014 15:00 |
| Sporting CP |
2–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Djaló Postiga |
Report | Sané Platte |
10 December 2014 13:00 |
| Maribor |
1–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Karič |
Report | Schröter Čorić Platte |
Group H
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 14 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 | |
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 9 | |
| 3 | |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 9 | |
| 4 | |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 1 |
30 September 2014 14:00 |
| Shakhtar Donetsk |
1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vachiberadze |
Report | Rui Pedro |
30 September 2014 15:00 |
| BATE Borisov |
1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tsishko |
Report | Guruzeta Villalibre |
21 October 2014 15:00 |
| BATE Borisov |
1–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Dzhigero |
Report | Zubkov Shtander Arendaruk |
5 November 2014 12:00 |
| Athletic Bilbao |
3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Villalibre Vicente |
Report | Leonardo |
25 November 2014 13:00 |
| Shakhtar Donetsk |
6–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Matviyenko Boryachuk Shtander Kovalenko Sahutkin |
Report |
10 December 2014 12:00 |
| Athletic Bilbao |
4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Cordoba Vicente Parra Garai |
Report |
Knockout phase
In the knockout phase, teams played against each other over one match. If scores were level after full-time, the match was decided by penalty shoot-out (no extra time was played).[1] The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:
- In the draw for the round of 16, the eight group winners were seeded, and the eight group runners-up were unseeded. The seeded teams were drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the match. Teams from the same group or the same association could not be drawn against each other.
- In the draws for the quarter-finals onwards, there were no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association could be drawn against each other. The draw also decided the home team for each quarter-final, and the "home" team for administrative purposes for each semi-final and final (which were played on neutral ground).
Bracket
The draw for the knockout phase was held on 15 December 2014, 14:00 CET, at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[2][9][10]
On 17 July 2014, the UEFA emergency panel ruled that Ukrainian and Russian clubs would not be drawn against each other "until further notice" due to the political unrest between the countries.[11] Therefore, Ukrainian club Shakhtar Donetsk and Russian club Zenit Saint Petersburg could not be drawn against each other in the round of 16. The winners of the ties involving these two clubs could also not be drawn against each other in the quarter-finals.
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Times up to 28 March 2015 (round of 16 and quarter-finals) were CET (UTC+1), thereafter (semi-finals and final) times were CEST (UTC+2).
Round of 16
The round of 16 matches were played on 27 January, 17, 23, 24 and 25 February 2015.
17 February 2015 18:00 |
| Real Madrid |
1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mayoral |
Report | Leonardo |
| Penalties | ||
| Cedrés Mayoral Febas Lienhart |
1–3 | |
23 February 2015 11:00 |
| Shakhtar Donetsk |
1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vachiberadze |
Report | Vergos |
| Penalties | ||
| Zubkov Boryachuk Shtander Kovalenko Vachiberadze Arendaruk |
5–4 | |
24 February 2015 17:00 |
| Manchester City |
1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Byrne |
Report | Sivodedov |
| Penalties | ||
| Byrne Celina Pozo Tasende |
3–1 | |
24 February 2015 18:30 |
| Ajax |
0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| Murić Dankerlui El Azzouzi El Mahdioui Van De Beek Eiting |
5–6 | |
25 February 2015 20:00 |
| Chelsea |
3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Solanke Palmer Colkett |
Report | Kubyshkin |
Quarter-finals
The quarter-finals were played on 10, 17 and 18 March 2015.
17 March 2015 17:00 |
| Benfica |
1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Carvalho |
Report | Shtander |
| Penalties | ||
| Gonçalves Dias Sanches Carvalho Rodrigues |
4–5 | |
17 March 2015 18:00 |
| Roma |
2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vestenický Pellegrini |
Report | Ambrose |
18 March 2015 19:00 |
| Anderlecht |
5–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Iseka Bourard Lumor |
Report |
Semi-finals
The semi-finals were played on 10 April 2015 at the Colovray Stadium in Nyon, Switzerland.
10 April 2015 13:00 |
| Anderlecht |
1–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bourard |
Report | Kovalenko Arendaruk |
Final
The final was played on 13 April 2015 at the Colovray Stadium in Nyon, Switzerland.
13 April 2015 16:00 |
| Shakhtar Donetsk |
2–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Christensen Kovalenko |
Report | Brown Solanke |
Statistics
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals | Minutes played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 765 | ||
| 2 | 9 | 650 | ||
| 3 | 7 | 552 | ||
| 4 | 6 | 188 | ||
| 6 | 604 | |||
| 6 | 653 | |||
| 7 | 5 | 408 | ||
| 5 | 418 | |||
| 5 | 450 | |||
| 5 | 630 | |||
| 5 | 889 |
Source: UEFA.com[12]
Top assists
| Rank | Player | Team | Assists | Minutes played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 520 | ||
| 2 | 5 | 502 | ||
| 5 | 540 | |||
| 5 | 654 | |||
| 5 | 744 | |||
| 5 | 900 | |||
| 7 | 4 | 438 | ||
| 4 | 703 | |||
| 4 | 765 | |||
| 4 | 815 | |||
| 4 | 889 | |||
| 4 | 897 |
Source: UEFA.com[13]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Regulations of the UEFA Youth League 2014/15" (PDF). UEFA.com. 1 May 2014.
- 1 2 3 "2014–15 UEFA Youth League – Draws". UEFA.com.
- ↑ "Competition format". UEFA.com.
- ↑ "New dates for Youth League conclusion in Nyon". UEFA.com. 23 September 2014.
- ↑ "UEFA Champions League group stage draw pots". UEFA.com. 28 August 2014.
- ↑ "Contenders learn group stage opponents". UEFA.com. 28 August 2014.
- ↑ "Disciplinary updates". UEFA.org. 8 November 2014.
- ↑ "Galatasaray'a “Hükmen Mağlubiyet“" (in Turkish). kukreyenaslan.com. 9 December 2014.
- ↑ "Media accreditation for club knockout draws". UEFA.com. 8 December 2014.
- ↑ "UEFA Youth League knockout stage draw". UEFA.com. 15 December 2014.
- ↑ "Emergency Panel decisions". UEFA.org. 17 July 2014.
- ↑ "Statistics — Tournament phase — Player statistics — Goals". UEFA.com. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- ↑ "Statistics — Tournament phase — Player statistics — Assists". UEFA.com. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
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