UEFA Youth League domestic champions trail fixtures
The UEFA Youth League domestic champions trail kicks off with a initial turn initial legs in a opening week of Oct as 32 contenders, including former winners Chelsea, start their campaigns.
- First turn over dual legs on 2/3/4 23/24 October.
- Second turn on 7 28 November: pull already made.
- Second-round winners accommodate UEFA Champions League trail organisation runners-up in play-offs.
- Play-off winners join organisation winners in turn of 16.
First round, initial legs
Tuesday 2 October
Viitorul v Dinamo Zagreb*
Wednesday 3 October
Anderlecht v FC Admira*
Chelsea v Molde
Minsk v Illés Akadémia
Gabala v Sheriff Tiraspol
Dynamo Kyiv v Septemvri Sofia
Basel v Hamilton Academical
Sigma Olomouc v Maribor*
KR v Elfsborg
AEL Limassol v PAOK
Altınordu v HJK Helsinki
Anji v Maccabi Tel-Aviv
Midtjylland v Bohemians
Hertha Berlin v Lech Poznań
Žilina v Montpellier
Thursday 4 October
Astana v Vllaznia
Second legs 24 Oct exepct *23 October
Second turn pull (7 28 November)
Anderlecht (BEL)/FC Admira (AUT) v Dynamo Kyiv (UKR)/Septemvri Sofia (BUL)
Midtjylland (DEN)/Bohemians (IRL) v Basel (SUI) v Hamilton Academical (SCO)
Altınordu (TUR)/HJK Helsinki (FIN) v Žilina (SVK)/Montpellier (FRA)
Elfsborg (SWE)/KR (ISL) v Chelsea (ENG)/Molde (NOR)
AEL Limassol (CYP)/PAOK (GRE) v Minsk (BLR)/ Illés Akadémia (HUN)
Gabala (AZE)/Sheriff Tiraspol (MDA) v Hertha Berlin (GER)/Lech Poznań (POL)
Astana (KAZ)/Vllaznia (ALB) v Viitorul (ROU)/Dinamo Zagreb (CRO)
Sigma Olomouc (CZE)/Maribor (SVN) v Anji (RUS)/Maccabi Tel-Aviv (ISR)
Domestic Champions trail guide
- This trail involves a domestic girl champions of a 32 best-ranked associations in a 2017 UEFA organisation fellow rankings (the same rankings used to confirm entrance to a 2018/19 UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League).
- Vacancies in a domestic champions trail (because a bar is instead authorised for a UEFA Champions League path, for instance Atlético and Inter) are filled by a domestic girl champion of a subsequent best-ranked organisation (in a above cases, Moldova and Iceland).
- Chelsea, who won this foe in 2014/15 and 2015/16 though mislaid final season’s final to Barcelona, enter this path.
- Two-time semi-finalists Anderlecht keep adult their record of entering all 6 editions.
- Debuts: AEL Limassol, Anji, Bohemians, FC Admira, Hamilton Academical, Hertha Berlin, Illés Akadémia, Lech Poznań, KR, Montpellier, Septemvri Sofia, Signa Olomouc, Žilina.
Road to Nyon
Play-offs
In a pull on 17 December, a 8 Domestic Champions trail survivors will be drawn during home to a eight UEFA Champions League trail runners-up in one-off ties to be played on 12/13 Feb to confirm a 8 remaining turn of 16 berths. The other 8 places are taken by a UEFA Champions League trail organisation winners.
Dates
Play-off draw: 17 December
Play-offs: 19/20 February
Knockout pull (round of 16 onwards): 22 February
Round of 16: 12/13 February
Quarter-finals: 2/3 April
Semi-final: 26 April, Nyon
Final: 29 April, Nyon
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