The UEFA Youth League is a men’s football league competition. This page brings together live scores, fixtures, results and standings, with player and team statistics to help visitors review matches and performances across the seasons covered. Follow the competition from individual match details to broader season context, using the available information to compare results and performance over time.
Upcoming matches, UEFA Youth League
Quarter-finals
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- Quarter-finals
Dinamo Tbilisi U19
Dinamo Minsk U19
Regular Season - 2
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- Regular Season - 2
Lens U19
No H2HSporting CP U19
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- Regular Season - 2
Viking U19
No H2HBayern München U19
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- Regular Season - 2
Sabah U19
No H2HSlavia Praha U19
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- Regular Season - 2
Galatasaray U18
No H2HBarcelona U19
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- Regular Season - 2
RB Leipzig U19
No H2HPSV U19
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- Regular Season - 2
Arsenal U19
No H2HLille U19
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- Regular Season - 2
Internazionale U19
No H2HClub Brugge U19
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- Regular Season - 2
Atlético Madrid U19
No H2HManchester United U19
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- Regular Season - 2
Villarreal U19
No H2HNapoli U19
Latest played matches, UEFA Youth League
Quarter-finals
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Quarter-finals
Cliftonville U19
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Quarter-finals4 - 0
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Quarter-finals
Valletta U19
0 - 2 -
Quarter-finals
Zrinjski U19
6 - 0Lincoln Red Imps U19
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Quarter-finals3 - 4Žalgiris U19
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Quarter-finals
HJK U19
6 - 0 -
Quarter-finals
Flora III
3 - 0HB U19
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Quarter-finalsFC Santa Coloma U190 - 3Akademija Pandev U19
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Quarter-finals0 - 5Kairat U19
League Phase - 1
UEFA Youth League Standings
UEFA Youth League Statistics
Top scorers 2026
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Top assists 2026
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Top key passes
Top tackles
Top yellow cards
Top red cards
UEFA Youth League teams participation since 2017
History
| Team | Nb participations |
|---|---|
| Atlético Madrid U19 | 9 |
| Barcelona U19 | 9 |
| Bayern München U19 | 9 |
| Benfica U19 | 9 |
| Borussia Dortmund U19 | 9 |
| Internazionale U19 | 9 |
| Manchester City U19 | 9 |
| PSG U19 | 9 |
| Real Madrid U19 | 9 |
| Juventus U19 | 8 |
| Liverpool U19 | 8 |
| Porto U19 | 8 |
| Shakhtar Donetsk U19 | 8 |
| Ajax U19 | 7 |
| Chelsea U19 | 7 |
| Club Brugge U19 | 7 |
| Crvena Zvezda U19 | 7 |
| Dynamo Kyiv U19 | 7 |
| Midtjylland U19 | 7 |
| RB Leipzig U19 | 7 |
| Salzburg U19 | 7 |
| Dinamo Zagreb U19 | 6 |
| Genk U19 | 6 |
| Napoli U19 | 6 |
| Olympiakos Piraeus U19 | 6 |
| Qabala U19 | 6 |
| Young Boys U19 | 6 |
| Basel U19 | 6 |
| Manchester United U19 | 6 |
| Maccabi Haifa U19 | 6 |
| AZ U19 | 6 |
| Atalanta U19 | 5 |
| Galatasaray U19 | 5 |
| Ludogorets U19 | 5 |
| PAOK U19 | 5 |
| Sheriff U19 | 5 |
| Tottenham Hotspur U19 | 5 |
| Žilina U19 | 5 |
| Kairat U19 | 5 |
| Sevilla U19 | 5 |
| Sparta Praha U19 | 5 |
| Sporting CP U19 | 5 |
| APOEL U19 | 4 |
| Bayer Leverkusen U19 | 4 |
| Rangers U19 | 4 |
UEFA Youth League top scorer teams
UEFA Youth League About
UEFA Youth League is UEFA’s premier European club competition for under-19 players, a league-based tournament with knockout stages that connects elite academy football with the professional game. It brings together leading youth teams from across Europe and gives emerging players experience of international travel, demanding opposition and high-pressure matches within a senior-football environment.
Purpose and place in European football
Established in 2013 and organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), the competition was created to give academy players a formal continental stage of their own. Its role is developmental as well as competitive: clubs can test the quality of their youth systems against international peers, while players encounter different tactical approaches and football cultures before making the transition to senior football.
The UEFA Youth League is not simply a reserve version of the UEFA Champions League. It has its own entry routes, regulations and identity, although one of those routes closely follows the senior competition. Its importance lies in the quality and visibility of the football it provides. A strong run can accelerate a player’s development and offer a valuable platform for clubs, coaches and scouts assessing the next generation.
How teams qualify
The competition uses two access paths. The UEFA Champions League Path is open to the under-19 teams of the 36 clubs that qualify for the senior UEFA Champions League league phase. These youth teams follow the senior clubs’ opponents and schedule for the first six matchdays, creating a direct connection between the two competitions.
The Domestic Champions Path provides a wider route into the tournament. It is open to the domestic youth champions of UEFA member associations, provided a club has not already entered through the Champions League Path. Where both routes apply to the same club, the team competes through the Champions League Path. This structure combines representation from the continent’s leading clubs with access for champions from a broad range of national associations.
Players are generally required to be under 19, subject to the detailed eligibility and squad-registration rules applying to the relevant edition. Those regulations also allow a limited number of older players in defined circumstances, helping clubs support late-stage development without changing the competition’s under-19 character.
League phase and knockout progression
Under the format recorded for the 2025–26 edition, teams in the Champions League Path play six league-phase fixtures: three at home and three away. The leading 22 teams in the single league table advance to the Round of 32.
The Domestic Champions Path begins with two-legged knockout ties. Three rounds reduce the field to ten teams, which then join the 22 qualifiers from the Champions League Path in the Round of 32. From that stage, the knockout phase is played through single-leg ties. The paths therefore merge only after each has produced its qualifiers, giving clubs from both routes a route towards the title while preserving a clear competitive progression.
The tournament concludes with a Final Four comprising two semi-finals and a final at a neutral venue. UEFA’s traditional end-of-season gathering has been associated with Nyon, Switzerland, although the host venue and final location can vary by edition. The compact closing stage gives the competition a distinctive festival atmosphere and places its most important matches in a concentrated setting.
Points, rankings and match decisions
In the league phase, a win is worth three points, a draw one point and a defeat no points. When teams finish level on points, the applicable UEFA regulations use sporting criteria such as goal difference, goals scored and results-based performance to determine the order. The precise hierarchy can depend on the regulations for the edition, so league tables should be read alongside the relevant season rules.
Knockout football is deliberately decisive. Where a tie is level at the end of regulation in a match governed by the single-leg knockout rules, no extra time is played and the winner is determined by a penalty shoot-out. This removes the possibility of a replay and places particular emphasis on composure, preparation and decision-making from young players.
Trophy, tradition and sporting value
The winners receive the Lennart Johansson Trophy, named after the former UEFA president. The prize represents more than a youth title: it is a symbol of excellence in academy development and a measure of how effectively a club prepares players for the demands of elite football.
Since its creation, the UEFA Youth League has become an important shop window for future professionals. Its matches expose players to unfamiliar opponents, continental travel and the pressure of knockout football, while clubs gain a meaningful benchmark for their recruitment and coaching programmes. The competition’s recorded coverage on Xtra-Stats runs from the 2017 season through 2025, spanning nine recorded seasons and preserving the results, standings and performances that chart this important pathway from academy football to the senior game.