# 2013–14 UEFA Youth League

The 2013–14 UEFA Youth League was the first 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 2013–14 UEFA Champions League.
The final was played on 14 April 2014 at the Colovray Stadium in Nyon, Switzerland, between Benfica and Barcelona. Barcelona won 3–0 and became the first team to lift the Lennart Johansson Trophy, named after UEFA's honorary president.
Players had to be born on or after 1 January 1995.

## Teams

The youth teams of the 32 clubs which participated in the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League group stage entered the competition.
| Association | Teams |
| England | Manchester United Manchester City Chelsea Arsenal |
| Spain | Barcelona Real Madrid Atlético Madrid Real Sociedad |
| Germany | Bayern Munich Borussia Dortmund Bayer Leverkusen Schalke 04 |
| Italy | Juventus Napoli Milan |
| Portugal | Porto Benfica |
| France | Paris Saint-Germain Marseille |
| Russia | CSKA Moscow Zenit Saint Petersburg |
| Netherlands | Ajax |
| Ukraine | Shakhtar Donetsk |
| Greece | Olympiacos |
| Turkey | Galatasaray |
| Belgium | Anderlecht |
| Denmark | Copenhagen |
| Switzerland | Basel |
| Austria | Austria Wien |
| Scotland | Celtic |
| Czech Republic | Viktoria Plzeň |
| Romania | Steaua București |

## Round and draw dates

The schedule of the competition was as follows.
| Phase | Round | Draw date | Match date(s) |
| Group stage | Matchday 1 | 29 August 2013 (Monaco) | 17–18 September 2013 |
| Group stage | Matchday 2 | 29 August 2013 (Monaco) | 1–2 October 2013 |
| Group stage | Matchday 3 | 29 August 2013 (Monaco) | 22–23 October 2013 |
| Group stage | Matchday 4 | 29 August 2013 (Monaco) | 5–6 November 2013 |
| Group stage | Matchday 5 | 29 August 2013 (Monaco) | 26–27 November 2013 |
| Group stage | Matchday 6 | 29 August 2013 (Monaco) | 10–11 December 2013 |
| Knockout phase | Round of 16 | 16 December 2013 (Nyon) | 18–19 & 25–26 February 2014 |
| Knockout phase | Quarter-finals | 16 December 2013 (Nyon) | 11–12 & 18–19 March 2014 |
| Knockout phase | Semi-finals | 16 December 2013 (Nyon) | 11 April 2014 |
| Knockout phase | Final | 16 December 2013 (Nyon) | 14 April 2014 |

## Group stage

The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four, with the group compositions determined by the draw for the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League group stage, which was held in Monaco on 29 August 2013. In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The matchdays were 17–18 September, 1–2 October, 22–23 October, 5–6 November, 26–27 November, and 10–11 December 2013, with the matches played on the same matchday as the corresponding Champions League matches (though not necessarily on the same day, and some matches were played on Mondays and Thursdays). The group winners and runners-up advanced to the round of 16.

### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RSO | SHK | LEV | MUN |
| 1 | Real Sociedad | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 10 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| 2 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 9 | Advance to knockout phase | 0–0 | — | 2–2 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Bayer Leverkusen | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 7 | | 1–5 | 1–2 | — | 3–1 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 7 | | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–3 | — |

### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RMA | CPH | JUV | GAL |
| 1 | Real Madrid | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 11 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 1–1 | 6–2 | 4–1 |
| 2 | Copenhagen | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 10 | Advance to knockout phase | 3–2 | — | 2–2 | 2–2 |
| 3 | Juventus | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 8 | | 0–2 | 2–2 | — | 3–1 |
| 4 | Galatasaray | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 2 | | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–5 | — |

### Group C

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BEN | PAR | AND | OLY |
| 1 | Benfica | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 14 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 |
| 2 | Paris Saint-Germain | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 7 | Advance to knockout phase | 1–4 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| 3 | Anderlecht | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 5 | | 3–6 | 0–1 | — | 4–2 |
| 4 | Olympiacos | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 4 | | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — |

### Group D

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CSKA | MCI | BAY | PLZ |
| 1 | CSKA Moscow | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 1–1 | 1–2 | 5–0 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 11 | Advance to knockout phase | 1–2 | — | 6–0 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Bayern Munich | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | | 0–2 | 0–0 | — | 4–0 |
| 4 | Viktoria Plzeň | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 22 | −20 | 0 | | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–4 | — |

### Group E

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CHE | SCH | STE | BSL |
| 1 | Chelsea | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | +17 | 18 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 1–0 | 5–0 | 4–0 |
| 2 | Schalke 04 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 10 | Advance to knockout phase | 0–2 | — | 3–0 | 5–1 |
| 3 | Steaua București | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 5 | | 0–4 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 |
| 4 | Basel | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 20 | −16 | 1 | | 1–2 | 0–5 | 1–3 | — |

### Group F

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ARS | NAP | DOR | MAR |
| 1 | Arsenal | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 9 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| 2 | Napoli | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 9 | Advance to knockout phase | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Borussia Dortmund | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 8 | | 2–2 | 2–1 | — | 5–2 |
| 4 | Marseille | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 7 | | 1–4 | 2–1 | 4–1 | — |

### Group G

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ATM | AWI | POR | ZEN |
| 1 | Atlético Madrid | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 2–1 | 3–2 | 4–2 |
| 2 | Austria Wien | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 11 | Advance to knockout phase | 3–3 | — | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Porto | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 8 | | 3–1 | 0–0 | — | 2–2 |
| 4 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 1 | | 3–4 | 0–3 | 1–2 | — |

### Group H

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BAR | MIL | CEL | AJX |
| 1 | Barcelona | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 5 | +15 | 16 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 |
| 2 | Milan | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 11 | Advance to knockout phase | 2–6 | — | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Celtic | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 4 | | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | 4–1 |
| 4 | Ajax | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 19 | −13 | 3 | | 0–4 | 2–3 | 2–1 | — |
* ↑ The match was awarded as a 3–0 win for Milan after the match was cancelled due to Ajax's refusal to play over the pitch conditions.

## 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). 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 16 December 2013.
| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| CSKA Moscow | CSKA Moscow | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Paris Saint-Germain | Paris Saint-Germain | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Paris Saint-Germain | Paris Saint-Germain | 2 | Paris Saint-Germain | Paris Saint-Germain | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | Real Madrid | Real Madrid | 1 | | | | | | |
| Real Madrid | Real Madrid | 2 | Real Madrid | Real Madrid | 1 | | | | | | |
| Real Madrid | Real Madrid | 2 | | | | 11 April – Nyon | 11 April – Nyon | 11 April – Nyon | | | |
| Napoli | Napoli | 1 | | | | 11 April – Nyon | 11 April – Nyon | 11 April – Nyon | | | |
| Napoli | Napoli | 1 | | | | Real Madrid | Real Madrid | 0 | | | |
| | | | | | | Benfica | Benfica | 4 | | | |
| Atlético Madrid | Atlético Madrid | 0 | | | | Benfica | Benfica | 4 | | | |
| Manchester City | Manchester City | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Manchester City | Manchester City | 1 | Manchester City | Manchester City | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | Benfica | Benfica | 2 | | | | | | |
| Benfica | Benfica | 4 | Benfica | Benfica | 2 | | | | | | |
| Benfica | Benfica | 4 | | | | | | | 14 April – Nyon | 14 April – Nyon | 14 April – Nyon |
| Austria Wien | Austria Wien | 1 | | | | | | | 14 April – Nyon | 14 April – Nyon | 14 April – Nyon |
| Austria Wien | Austria Wien | 1 | | | | | | | Benfica | Benfica | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | Barcelona | Barcelona | 3 |
| Chelsea | Chelsea | 4 | | | | | | | Barcelona | Barcelona | 3 |
| Milan | Milan | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Milan | Milan | 1 | Chelsea | Chelsea | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | Schalke 04 | Schalke 04 | 3 | | | | | | |
| Real Sociedad | Real Sociedad | 1 | Schalke 04 | Schalke 04 | 3 | | | | | | |
| Real Sociedad | Real Sociedad | 1 | | | | 11 April – Nyon | 11 April – Nyon | 11 April – Nyon | | | |
| Schalke 04 | Schalke 04 | 2 | | | | 11 April – Nyon | 11 April – Nyon | 11 April – Nyon | | | |
| Schalke 04 | Schalke 04 | 2 | | | | Schalke 04 | Schalke 04 | 0 | | | |
| | | | | | | Barcelona | 1 | |
| Barcelona | Barcelona | 4 | | | | Barcelona | 1 | |
| Copenhagen | Copenhagen | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Copenhagen | Copenhagen | 1 | Barcelona | Barcelona | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | Arsenal | Arsenal | 2 | | | | | |
| Arsenal | Arsenal | 3 | Arsenal | Arsenal | 2 | | | | | |
| Shakhtar Donetsk | Shakhtar Donetsk | 1 | | | | | | | | |

### Round of 16

The round of 16 matches were played on 18, 25 and 26 February 2014.
| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Barcelona | 4–1 | Copenhagen |
| Chelsea | 4–1 | Milan |
| Real Sociedad | 1–2 | Schalke 04 |
| Arsenal | 3–1 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
| CSKA Moscow | 1–2 | Paris Saint-Germain |
| Benfica | 4–1 | Austria Wien |
| Real Madrid | 2–1 | Napoli |
| Atlético Madrid | 0–1 | Manchester City |

### Quarter-finals

The quarter-final matches were played on 11, 16 and 18 March 2014.
| Home team | Score | Away team |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 0–1 | Real Madrid |
| Chelsea | 1–3 | Schalke 04 |
| Barcelona | 4–2 | Arsenal |
| Manchester City | 1–2 | Benfica |

### Semi-finals

The semi-finals were played on 11 April 2014 at the Colovray Stadium in Nyon, Switzerland.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Real Madrid | 0–4 | Benfica |
| Schalke 04 | 0–1 | Barcelona |

### Final

The final was played on 14 April 2014 at the Colovray Stadium in Nyon, Switzerland.