2017–18 UEFA Youth League


The 2017–18 UEFA Youth League was the fifth season of the UEFA Youth League, a European youth club football competition organised by UEFA.
Barcelona won their second Youth League title following a win over Chelsea in the final.
Red Bull Salzburg were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the round of 16. Starting from this season, the UEFA Youth League title holders were given an automatic berth in the Domestic Champions path if there was a vacancy.

Teams

A total of 64 teams from 43 of the 55 UEFA member associations entered the tournament, with Albania, Latvia and Luxembourg entering for the first time. They were split into two sections:
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Squads

Players must be born on or after 1 January 1999, with a maximum of three players per team born between 1 January 1998 and 31 December 1998 allowed.

Round and draw dates

The schedule of the competition is as follows.
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Tiebreakers

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

Group G

Group H

Domestic Champions Path

First round

Second round

Play-offs

Knockout phase

Bracket (round of 16 onwards)

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Statistics

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Top goalscorers

Top assists