# 2015–16 UEFA Youth League Domestic Champions Path

The 2015–16 UEFA Youth League Domestic Champions Path were played from 29 September to 6 December 2015. A total of 32 teams competed in the Domestic Champions Path to decide 8 of the 24 places in the knockout phase of the 2015–16 UEFA Youth League.
Times up to 24 October 2015 (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 2014 UEFA country coefficients entered the Domestic Champions Path. 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.
The 32 teams were drawn into two rounds of two-legged home-and-away ties. The draw was held on 1 September 2015, 13:45 CEST, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. There were no seedings, but the 32 teams were split into four groups defined by sporting and geographical criteria prior to the draw.
* 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 winners from Group 1 were drawn against the winners from Group 2, and the winners from Group 3 were drawn against the winners from Group 4, with the order of legs decided by draw.
* Key to colours
* Second round winners advanced to the play-offs
Group 1 :
| Group 1 Team Villarreal Torino Servette APOEL Rad Puskás Akadémia Domžale Senica | Group 2 Team Middlesbrough Reims Anderlecht Celtic IF Elfsborg Brann HJK Stjarnan | Group 3 Team Schalke 04 Ajax Red Bull Salzburg Příbram Midtjylland Zimbru Chișinău Saburtalo Tbilisi Željezničar | Group 4 Team Spartak Moscow Beşiktaş Viitorul Constanța Legia Warsaw Minsk Litex Lovech Ravan Baku Aktobe |

## 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 was applied, i.e., the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs advanced. If away goals were also equal, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out (no extra time was played).
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 29 and 30 September, and the second legs were played on 7, 14, 20 and 21 October 2015.

### Summary

| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Villarreal | 4–4 (a) | Servette | 2–3 | 2–1 |
| APOEL | 4–9 | Puskás Akadémia | 3–3 | 1–6 |
| Senica | 1–2 | Torino | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| Rad | 1–1 (3–2 p) | Domžale | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| Reims | 5–6 | Middlesbrough | 5–3 | 0–3 |
| IF Elfsborg | 2–1 | Stjarnan | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Brann | 1–6 | Anderlecht | 1–1 | 0–5 |
| HJK | 1–6 | Celtic | 0–5 | 1–1 |
| Schalke 04 | 2–5 | Ajax | 2–3 | 0–2 |
| Příbram | 4–1 | Zimbru Chișinău | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Red Bull Salzburg | 5–2 | Željezničar | 4–0 | 1–2 |
| Midtjylland | 5–2 | Saburtalo Tbilisi | 3–1 | 2–1 |
| Aktobe | 0–6 | Beşiktaş | 0–2 | 0–4 |
| Spartak Moscow | 4–0 | Ravan Baku | 4–0 | 0–0 |
| Minsk | 3–7 | Viitorul Constanța | 2–2 | 1–5 |
| Litex Lovech | 2–5 | Legia Warsaw | 1–2 | 1–3 |
* ↑ Order of legs reversed after original draw.

### Matches

4–4 on aggregate; Servette won on away goals.
Puskás Akadémia won 9–4 on aggregate.
Torino won 2–1 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate; Rad won 3–2 on penalties.
Middlesbrough won 6–5 on aggregate.
IF Elfsborg won 2–1 on aggregate.
Anderlecht won 6–1 on aggregate.
Celtic won 6–1 on aggregate.
Ajax won 5–2 on aggregate.
Příbram won 4–1 on aggregate.
Red Bull Salzburg won 5–2 on aggregate.
Midtjylland won 5–2 on aggregate.
Beşiktaş won 6–0 on aggregate.
Spartak Moscow won 4–0 on aggregate.
Viitorul Constanța won 7–3 on aggregate.
Legia Warsaw won 5–2 on aggregate.

## Second round

The first legs were played on 4, 5 November and 2 December, and the second legs were played on 24, 25 November and 6 December 2015.

### Summary

| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Puskás Akadémia | 1–3 | Celtic | 1–0 | 0–3 |
| Rad | 0–1 | IF Elfsborg | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Servette | 3–4 | Anderlecht | 1–2 | 2–2 |
| Middlesbrough | 6–3 | Torino | 3–0 | 3–3 |
| Spartak Moscow | 1–5 | Ajax | 0–3 | 1–2 |
| Beşiktaş | 2–5 | Red Bull Salzburg | 1–0 | 1–5 |
| Midtjylland | 5–1 | Legia Warsaw | 2–0 | 3–1 |
| Příbram | 2–0 | Viitorul Constanța | 2–0 | 0–0 |
* ↑ Order of legs reversed after original draw.

### Matches

Celtic won 3–1 on aggregate.
IF Elfsborg won 1–0 on aggregate.
Anderlecht won 4–3 on aggregate.
Middlesbrough won 6–3 on aggregate.
Ajax won 5–1 on aggregate.
Red Bull Salzburg won 5–2 on aggregate.
Midtjylland won 5–1 on aggregate.
Příbram won 2–0 on aggregate.