2014–15 UEFA Youth League

UEFA Youth League 2014–15 2017-2018 Amical Oyonnax vs Stade Français - 33.jpg 275 The Colovray Stadium in Nyon hosted the semi-finals and final. 16 September 2014 – 13 April 2015 32 18 ENG Chelsea 1 UKR Shakhtar Donetsk 111 397 ENG Dominic Solanke (Chelsea)12 goals 2013–14 2015–16 The 2014–15 UEFA Youth League was the second 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 2014–15 UEFA Champions League.http://www.uefa.org/MultimediaFiles/Download/Regulations/uefaorg/Regulations/02/09/89/04/2098904_DOWNLOAD.pdf Regulations of the UEFA Youth League 2014/15 UEFA 1 May 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20141108135757/http://www.uefa.org/MultimediaFiles/Download/Regulations/uefaorg/Regulations/02/09/89/04/2098904_DOWNLOAD.pdf 8 November 2014 The final was played on 13 April 2015 at the Colovray Stadium in Nyon, Switzerland, between Shakhtar Donetsk and Chelsea. Chelsea won 3–2 and secured their first title in the competition. Barcelona were the title holders, but were eliminated by Anderlecht in the round of 16. Players must be born on or after 1 January 1996. Teams The youth teams of the 32 clubs which participated in the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League group stage entered the competition. AssociationTeamsESPReal Madrid Atlético Madrid BarcelonaTH Athletic BilbaoENGManchester City Liverpool Chelsea ArsenalGERBayern Munich Borussia Dortmund Schalke 04 Bayer LeverkusenITAJuventus RomaPORBenfica Sporting CP PortoFRAParis Saint-Germain MonacoUKRShakhtar DonetskRUSCSKA Moscow Zenit Saint PetersburgNEDAjaxTURGalatasarayBELAnderlechtGREOlympiacosSUIBaselCYPAPOELBLRBATE BorisovSWEMalmö FFBULLudogorets RazgradSVNMaribor Notes disc TH 0 TH Title holders Round and draw dates The schedule of the competition was as follows.http://www.uefa.com/uefayouthleague/season=2015/draws/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20140713192140/http://www.uefa.com/uefayouthleague/season=2015/draws/index.html dead July 13, 2014 2014–15 UEFA Youth League – Draws UEFAhttp://www.uefa.com/uefayouthleague/season=2015/competitionformat/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20140713190923/http://www.uefa.com/uefayouthleague/season=2015/competitionformat/index.html dead July 13, 2014 Competition format UEFA However, matches in the round of 16 and quarter-finals could be played outside of the scheduled dates. PhaseRoundDraw dateMatch date(s)Group stageMatchday 128 August 2014(Monaco)16–18 September 2014Matchday 230 September–2 October 2014Matchday 321–23 October 2014Matchday 44–6 November 2014Matchday 525–27 November 2014Matchday 69–11 December 2014Knockout phaseRound of 1615 December 2014(Nyon)17–18 & 24–25 February 2015Quarter-finals10–11 & 17–18 March 2015Semi-finals10 April 2015 at Colovray Stadium, NyonFinal13 April 2015 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon On 23 September 2014, UEFA announced a change to the schedule of the semi-finals and finals, which were originally due to take place on 24 and 27 April respectively.https://www.uefa.com/uefayouthleague/news/0253-0d04200fd216-d35d5d0bf1d7-1000--new-dates-for-youth-league-conclusion-in-nyon/ New dates for Youth League conclusion in Nyon UEFA 23 September 2014 Group stage 2014–15 UEFA Youth League group stage Europe 600 right Location of teams of the 2014–15 UEFA Youth League.8px Brown: Group A; 8px Red: Group B; 8px Orange: Group C; 8px Yellow: Group D; 8px Green: Group E; 8px Blue: Group F; 8px Purple: Group G; 8px Pink: Group H. Europe 40.401719 -3.720606 Madrid Black pog.svg top Europe 41.38087 2.122802 Barcelona Blue pog.svg Europe 43.264284 -2.950366 Athletic Pink pog.svg left Europe 40.45306 -3.68835 Black pog.svg bottom Europe 51.481667 -0.191111 London Black pog.svg top Europe 51.481667 -0.191111 Black pog.svg bottom Europe 53.430819 -2.960828 Liverpool Red pog.svg left Europe 53.483056 -2.200278 Man. City Green pog.svg Europe 48.218775 11.624753 Bayern Green pog.svg Europe 51.038256 7.002206 Leverkusen Orange pog.svg right Europe 51.492569 7.451842 Dortmund Yellow pog.svg Europe 51.554503 7.067589 Schalke Purple pog.svg left Europe 45.109444 7.641111 Juventus Brown pog.svg Europe 41.933886 12.454786 Roma Green pog.svg Europe 38.752678 -9.184681 Lisbon Black pog.svg top Europe 41.161758 -8.583933 Porto Pink pog.svg top Europe 38.761194 -9.160783 Black pog.svg bottom Europe 43.727606 7.415614 Monaco Orange pog.svg Europe 48.841389 2.253056 PSG Blue pog.svg Europe 48.020833 37.809722 Shakhtar Pink pog.svg Europe 55.791389 37.516111 CSKA Green pog.svg right Europe 59.951921 30.28627 Zenit Orange pog.svg right Europe 52.314167 4.941944 Ajax Blue pog.svg Europe 41.102869 28.990419 Galatasaray Yellow pog.svg Europe 50.834194 4.298361 Anderlecht Yellow pog.svg bottom Europe 37.946447 23.664317 Olympiacos Brown pog.svg Europe 47.541575 7.620181 Basel Red pog.svg Europe 35.114542 33.362864 APOEL Blue pog.svg right Europe 54.1135 28.2831 BATE Pink pog.svg right Europe 55.583611 12.987778 Malmö Brown pog.svg right Europe 43.5347 26.5276 Ludogorets Red pog.svg right Europe 46.6500 15.6500 Maribor Purple pog.svg right Europe TransparentPlaceholder.png 1 70 -15 Madrid teams 8px Atlético Madrid 8px Real Madrid London teams 8px Arsenal 8px Chelsea Lisbon teams 8px Benfica 8px Sporting right The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four, with the group compositions being the same as in the draw for the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League group stage, which was held on 28 August 2014, 17:45 CEST, at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco.https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0253-0d041aef081e-d3876167ce19-1000--uefa-champions-league-group-stage-draw-pots/ UEFA Champions League group stage draw pots UEFA 28 August 2014https://www.uefa.com/uefayouthleague/news/0253-0d041b7035e2-7d4e47de1e52-1000--contenders-learn-group-stage-opponents/ Contenders learn group stage opponents UEFA 28 August 2014 In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The matchdays were 16–18 September, 30 September–2 October, 21–23 October, 4–6 November, 25–27 November, and 9–11 December 2014, with the matches played on the same matchday as the corresponding Champions League matches, but not necessarily on the same day. The group winners and runners-up advanced to the round of 16. Group A Group A yes no_hide_class_rules Group B Group B yes no_hide_class_rules Group C Group C yes no_hide_class_rules Group D Group D yes no_hide_class_rules Group E Group E yes no_hide_class_rules Group F Group F yes no_hide_class_rules Group G Group G yes no_hide_class_rules Group H Group H yes no_hide_class_rules Knockout phase 2014–15 UEFA Youth League 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 was played). Format Bracket Bracket Round of 16 R16 Quarter-finals QF Semi-finals SF Final F Statistics Top goalscorers RankPlayerTeamGoalsMinutes played1ENG Dominic SolankeENG Chelsea127652BEL Aaron Leya IsekaBEL Anderlecht96503ESP Borja MayoralESP Real Madrid75524MAR Zakaria El AzzouziNED Ajax6188ENG Jerome SinclairENG Liverpool6604IRL Jack ByrneENG Manchester City66537GRE Nikos VergosGRE Olympiacos5408COL Leonardo AcevedoPOR Porto5418CRO Marc BrašnićGER Bayer Leverkusen5450ENG Daniel CrowleyENG Arsenal5630ENG Charlie ColkettENG Chelsea5889 Source: UEFA.comhttp://www.uefa.com/uefayouthleague/season=2015/statistics/round=2000562/players/type=topscorers/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20141001232845/http://www.uefa.com/uefayouthleague/season=2015/statistics/round=2000562/players/type=topscorers/index.html dead October 1, 2014 Statistics — Tournament phase — Player statistics — Goals UEFA 13 April 2015 Top assists RankPlayerTeamAssistsMinutes played1BEL Andy KawayaBEL Anderlecht65202SUI Arxhend CaniSUI Basel5502CIV Yakou MeïtéFRA Paris Saint-Germain5540POR João CarvalhoPOR Benfica5654ENG Izzy BrownENG Chelsea5744DEN Andreas ChristensenENG Chelsea59007POR Renato SanchesPOR Benfica4438GLP Thierry AmbroseENG Manchester City4703ENG Dominic SolankeENG Chelsea4765UKR Denys ArendarukUKR Shakhtar Donetsk4815ENG Charlie ColkettENG Chelsea4889UKR Oleksandr ZubkovUKR Shakhtar Donetsk4897 Source: UEFA.comhttp://www.uefa.com/uefayouthleague/season=2015/statistics/round=2000562/players/type=assists/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20141024002102/http://www.uefa.com/uefayouthleague/season=2015/statistics/round=2000562/players/type=assists/index.html dead October 24, 2014 Statistics — Tournament phase — Player statistics — Assists UEFA 13 April 2015 References External links https://archive.today/20160320045757/http://www.uefa.com/uefayouthleague/history/season=2015/index.html 2014–15 UEFA Youth League el Final tournament: Nyon 2015 Final tournament official programme 2014–15 Youth League League