2015–16 UEFA Youth League group stage
The 2015–16 UEFA Youth League UEFA Champions League Path (group stage) was played from 15 September to 9 December 2015. A total of 32 teams competed in the UEFA Champions League Path (group stage) to decide 16 of the 24 places in the knockout phase of the 2015–16 UEFA Youth League.[1]
Draw
The youth teams of the 32 clubs which qualified for the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League group stage entered the UEFA Champions League Path.[2]
The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four. There was no separate draw held, with the group compositions identical to the draw for the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League group stage, which was held 27 August 2015, 17:45 CEST, at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco.[3][4]
| Key to colours |
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| Group winners advanced to the round of 16 |
| Group runners-up advanced to the play-offs |
Format
In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The eight group winners advanced to the round of 16, while the eight runners-up advanced to the play-offs, where they were joined by the eight second round winners from the Domestic Champions Path.
Tiebreakers
The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 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 in the order given to determine the rankings (regulations Article 14.03):[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 having applied criteria 1 to 4, teams still had an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 4 were reapplied exclusively to the matches between the teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure did not lead to a decision, criteria 6 to 12 applied;
- superior goal difference in all group matches;
- higher number of goals scored in all group matches;
- higher number of away goals scored in all group matches;
- higher number of wins in all group matches;
- higher number of away wins in all group matches;
- lower disciplinary points total based only on yellow and red cards received in all group matches (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points);
- drawing of lots.
Groups
The matchdays were 15–16 September, 29–30 September, 20–21 October, 3–4 November, 24–25 November, and 8–9 December 2015.[2] Times up to 24 October 2015 (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 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 13 | Advance to round of 16 |
| 2 | |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 12 | Advance to play-offs |
| 3 | |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 5 | |
| 4 | |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 25 | −12 | 4 |
15 September 2015 16:00 |
| Real Madrid |
4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Hakimi Cedrés Febas Salto |
Report |
30 September 2015 13:00 |
| Shakhtar Donetsk |
1–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Zubkov |
Report | Augustin Doucouré Pereira de Sa |
21 October 2015 14:00 |
| Paris Saint-Germain |
4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Eboa Eboa Nkunku Pereira de Sa |
Report | Febas |
21 October 2015 15:30 |
| Malmö FF |
5–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bergqvist Stojanovic-Fredin M. Andersson Hadzikadunic Boryachuk |
Report | Topalov Zubkov Arabidze Boryachuk Pikhalonok |
3 November 2015 13:00 |
| Shakhtar Donetsk |
3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Buhai Pikhalonok Avagimian |
Report | Redzic |
25 November 2015 12:00 |
| Shakhtar Donetsk |
2–6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Zubkov Boryachuk |
Report | Cedrés Lazo Mayoral |
25 November 2015 15:30 |
| Malmö FF |
0–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Meïté Pereira de Sa Edouard |
8 December 2015 16:00 |
| Paris Saint-Germain |
5–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Augustin Ikone Meïté Edouard |
Report | Pikhalonok Topalov |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 10 | Advance to round of 16 |
| 2 | |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 8[lower-alpha 1] | Advance to play-offs |
| 3 | |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 8[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 4 | |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 7 |
Notes:
15 September 2015 14:00 |
| PSV Eindhoven |
0–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Gribbin Rashford |
15 September 2015 16:00 |
| Wolfsburg |
2–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Putaro |
Report | Solovyev Zhamaletdinov Chalov Makarov |
21 October 2015 13:00 |
| CSKA Moscow |
4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Zhamaletdinov Makarov Gordyushenko |
Report |
21 October 2015 16:00 |
| Wolfsburg |
4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ziegele Putaro Vojic Conde |
Report | Lundqvist |
25 November 2015 15:00 |
| Manchester United |
0–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Guðmundsson Lundqvist Abels Lammers Konings |
8 December 2015 16:00 |
| PSV Eindhoven |
2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lundqvist Guðmundsson |
Report | Zhamaletdinov |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 3 | +26 | 16 | Advance to round of 16 |
| 2 | |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 5 | +20 | 13 | Advance to play-offs |
| 3 | |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 20 | −12 | 6 | |
| 4 | |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 35 | −34 | 0 |
15 September 2015 16:00 |
| Benfica |
8–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Gonçalves Gomes Rodrigues H. Pereira |
Report |
21 October 2015 12:00 |
| Atlético Madrid |
7–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Núñez Moreno Lucas Bare Salomón |
Report | Kuanyshbay |
21 October 2015 13:00 |
| Galatasaray |
1–11 | |
|---|---|---|
| İşsever |
Report | Gonçalves Gomes Sanches Carvalho H. Pereira Ferreira |
3 November 2015 08:00 |
| Astana |
0–9 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Heras Núñez Mohedano Theo Almagro Carlos Isaac |
25 November 2015 08:00 |
| Astana |
0–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Gomes Assylkhanuly Araujo |
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 11[lower-alpha 1] | Advance to round of 16 |
| 2 | |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 11[lower-alpha 1] | Advance to play-offs |
| 3 | |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 6 | |
| 4 | |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 5 |
Notes:
15 September 2015 16:00 |
| Sevilla |
4–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Colmenero Falcón Romero |
Report | Holtby Simakala |
15 September 2015 18:00 |
| Manchester City |
4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Nemane Roberts Patching Nmecha |
Report | Favilli |
30 September 2015 13:00 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach |
1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Simakala |
Report | Patching Nemane |
3 November 2015 13:30 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach |
3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ndenge Holtby |
Report | Cassata Kastanos |
25 November 2015 14:00 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach |
2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Eckert Ndenge |
Report | Sánchez Amo |
8 December 2015 14:00 |
| Manchester City |
1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Díaz |
Report | Ndenge |
Group E
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 12 | Advance to round of 16 |
| 2 | |
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 9 | Advance to play-offs |
| 3 | |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 8 | |
| 4 | |
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 2 |
24 November 2015 12:00 |
| Barcelona |
3–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tur Aleñá |
Report | Ponce Marchizza |
Group F
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 10[lower-alpha 1] | Advance to round of 16 |
| 2 | |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 10[lower-alpha 1] | Advance to play-offs |
| 3 | |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 10[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 4 | |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 4 |
Notes:
29 September 2015 15:00 |
| Arsenal |
3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pleguezuelo Sheaf |
Report | Manthatis Androutsos |
20 October 2015 15:00 |
| Dinamo Zagreb |
2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Čabraja Olmo |
Report | Saliakas Chantzaras |
Group G
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 14 | Advance to round of 16 |
| 2 | |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 | Advance to play-offs |
| 3 | |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 8 | |
| 4 | |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 1 |
29 September 2015 14:00 |
| Porto |
3–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Cardoso Djim Macedo |
Report | Palmer Quintero Scott |
24 November 2015 13:00 |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv |
0–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Abraham Wakefield Scott |
Group H
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 4 | +12 | 13[lower-alpha 1] | Advance to round of 16 |
| 2 | |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 13[lower-alpha 1] | Advance to play-offs |
| 3 | |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 6 | |
| 4 | |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 18 | −16 | 3 |
Notes:
20 October 2015 10:00 |
| Zenit Saint Petersburg |
3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kubyshkin Andreev Nazimov |
Report | Roselli |
20 October 2015 16:00 |
| Valencia |
5–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| A. Martínez Mir Soler Gómez Martín |
Report | Walen |
4 November 2015 15:00 |
| Lyon |
6–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Martins Perrin Del Castillo Cognat Martelat |
Report |
References
- 1 2 "Regulations of the UEFA Youth League 2015/16" (PDF). UEFA.com. 1 May 2015.
- 1 2 "UEFA Youth League entrants confirmed". UEFA.com. 27 August 2015.
- ↑ "Draws — Group stage". UEFA.com. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ↑ "UEFA Youth League groups set". UEFA.com. 27 August 2015.
- ↑ "Тест на перспективу. Юношеская лига УЕФА (U-19). 1 тур" (in Russian). Спорт-Экспресс в Украине. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
External links
- UEFA Youth League (official website)
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