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2024–25 UEFA Youth League knockout phase

The 2024–25 UEFA Youth League knockout phase will begin on 11 February 2025 with the round of 32 and concluded with the final on 28 April 2025 at Colovray Stadium in Nyon, Switzerland, to decide the champions of the 2024–25 UEFA Youth League. The top 22 teams from the UEFA Champions League Path as well as 10 winners of the Domestic Champions Path qualified for the knockout phase.[1]

Times are CET/CEST,[note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Qualified teams

The following 32 teams qualified for the knockout phase.

Qualified teams
UEFA Champions League Path Domestic Champions Path

Schedule

Knockout phase schedule[2]
Phase Round Draw date Match dates
Knockout phase Round of 32 20 December 2024 11–12 February 2025
Round of 16 14 February 2025 4–5 March 2025
Quarter-finals 1–2 April 2025
Semi-finals 25 April 2025 Colovray Stadium, Nyon
Final 28 April 2025 Colovray Stadium, Nyon

Round of 32

The draw for the round of 32 was held on 20 December 2025.[3]

Seeding

In the draw, the top 6 teams from the UEFA Champions League Path were seeded and paired against the teams finished in 17th to 22nd place, while the 10 Domestic Champions Path winners were seeded and paired against teams ranked 7th to 16th. The seeded teams will play the matches at home. In the draw, teams from the same national association could not be drawn against each other. To create the ties, teams finishing 1st to 16th in the UEFA Champions League Path were automatically allocated to the tie corresponding to their position in the final standings, with their unseeded (pairings 1 to 6) or seeded (pairings 7 to 16) opponents then drawn.[4]

Draw pots
Pairings 1 to 6 Pairings 7 to 16
Seeded Unseeded (Bowl 1) Seeded (Bowl 2) Unseeded

Summary

The matches will be played on 11 and 12 February 2025.

Round of 32
Home teamScoreAway team
Inter Milan Italy11–12 FebFrance Lille
Sporting CP Portugal11–12 FebFrance Monaco
Red Bull Salzburg Austria11–12 FebScotland Celtic
Barcelona Spain11–12 FebCroatia Dinamo Zagreb
VfB Stuttgart Germany11–12 FebEngland Liverpool
Real Madrid Spain11–12 FebGermany Borussia Dortmund
Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine11–12 FebItaly Atalanta
Rapid Wien Austria11–12 FebSpain Atlético Madrid
AZ Netherlands11–12 FebPortugal Benfica
Trabzonspor Turkey11–12 FebItaly Juventus
Midtjylland Denmark11–12 FebEngland Manchester City
Olympiacos Greece11–12 FebSpain Girona
Real Betis Spain11–12 FebGermany Bayern Munich
TSG Hoffenheim Germany11–12 FebUkraine Shakhtar Donetsk
Puskás Akadémia Hungary11–12 FebEngland Aston Villa
Lokomotiva Zagreb Croatia11–12 FebAustria Sturm Graz

Matches

Inter Milan ItalyvFrance Lille

Sporting CP PortugalvFrance Monaco

Red Bull Salzburg AustriavScotland Celtic

Barcelona SpainvCroatia Dinamo Zagreb

VfB Stuttgart GermanyvEngland Liverpool

Real Madrid SpainvGermany Borussia Dortmund

Dynamo Kyiv UkrainevItaly Atalanta

Rapid Wien AustriavSpain Atlético Madrid

Trabzonspor TurkeyvItaly Juventus

AZ NetherlandsvPortugal Benfica

Midtjylland DenmarkvEngland Manchester City

Olympiacos GreecevSpain Girona

Real Betis SpainvGermany Bayern Munich

TSG Hoffenheim GermanyvUkraine Shakhtar Donetsk

Puskás Akadémia HungaryvEngland Aston Villa

Lokomotiva Zagreb CroatiavAustria Sturm Graz

Round of 16

Summary

Round of 16
Home teamScoreAway team
4–5 Mar
4–5 Mar
4–5 Mar
4–5 Mar
4–5 Mar
4–5 Mar
4–5 Mar
4–5 Mar

Matches

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Quarter-finals

Summary

Quarter-finals
Home teamScoreAway team
1–2 Apr
1–2 Apr
1–2 Apr
1–2 Apr

Matches

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Semi-finals

Summary

Semi-finals
Team 1ScoreTeam 2
25 Apr
25 Apr

Matches

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Final

The final will be played on 28 April 2025 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon.

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Notes

  1. ^ CET (UTC+1) for dates up to 30 March 2025 (up to round of 16), and CEST (UTC+2) for dates thereafter (quarter-finals, semi-finals and final).
  2. ^ Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian teams are required to play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice.[5]

References

  1. ^ "2024/25 UEFA Youth League dates, format". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 24 April 2024.
  2. ^ "2024/25 UEFA Youth League dates, format | UEFA Youth League". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 20 December 2024.
  3. ^ "UEFA Youth League round of 32 draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 20 December 2024. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  4. ^ "UEFA Youth League: Draw ceremony, Round of 32" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 20 December 2024. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Decisions from today's extraordinary UEFA Executive Committee meeting". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 25 February 2022.

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