2021–22 UEFA Youth League Domestic Champions Path

The 2021–22 UEFA Youth League Domestic Champions Path began on 28 September and ended on 8 December 2021. A total of 32 teams competed in the Domestic Champions Path to decide eight of the 24 places in the knockout phase (play-offs and the round of 16 onwards) of the 2021–22 UEFA Youth League.[1]

Times listed here by CEST/CET.[note 1]

Draw

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The youth domestic champions of the top 32 associations according to their 2021 UEFA country coefficients entered the Domestic Champions Path.[2] Should there was a vacancy (associations with no youth domestic competition, as well as youth domestic champions already included in the UEFA Champions League path), it was first filled by the title holders should they have not yet qualified, and then by the youth domestic champions of the next association in the UEFA ranking.

Akademia e Futbollit, Angers, Deportivo La Coruña, Daugavpils, Empoli, Hajduk Split, 1. FC Köln, Miercurea Ciuc, Pogoń Szczecin, St Patrick's Athletic, Trabzonspor, Žalgiris and Zvijezda 09 will make their tournament debuts. Lithuania will be represented for the first time.[3]

For the Domestic Champions Path, the 32 teams were drawn into two rounds of two-legged home-and-away ties. The draw for both the first round and second round was held on 31 August 2021, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[4] There were no seedings, but the 32 teams were split into groups defined by sporting and geographical criteria prior to the draw.

  • In the first round, the 32 teams were split into four groups. Teams in the same group were drawn against each other, with the order of legs decided by draw.
  • In the second round, the sixteen winners of the first round, whose identity was not known at the time of the draw, were split into two groups: Group A contained the winners from Groups 1 and 2, while Group B contained the winners from Groups 3 and 4. Teams in the same group were drawn against each other, with the order of legs decided by draw.
Key to colours
Second round winners advance to the play-offs
Group 1
Team
  Deportivo La Coruña
  Sparta Prague
  PAOK
  Hajduk Split
  Pogoń Szczecin
  Žilina
  MTK Budapest
  Shkëndija
Group 2
Team
  1. FC Köln
  Genk
  APOEL
  Maccabi Haifa
  Kairat
  Minsk
  Žalgiris
  Daugavpils
Group 3
Team
  Empoli
  AZ
  Trabzonspor
  Gabala
  Septemvri Sofia
  Domžale
  Akademia e Futbollit
  Zvijezda 09
Group 4
Team
  Angers
  Midtjylland
  Rangers
  Red Star Belgrade
  Hammarby IF
  Rosenborg
  Miercurea Ciuc
  St Patrick's Athletic

Format

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In the Domestic Champions Path, each tie is played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scores more goals on aggregate over the two legs advances to the next round. If the aggregate score is level, as the away goals rule has been scrapped early this season, the match will be decided by a penalty shoot-out with no extra time played.[1]

The eight second round winners advance to the play-offs, where they are joined by the eight group runners-up from the UEFA Champions League Path.

First round

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Summary

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Pogoń Szczecin   3–4   Deportivo La Coruña 3–0 0–4
MTK Budapest   6–4   Sparta Prague 3–1 3–3
PAOK   1–7   Žilina 1–5 0–2
Shkëndija   1–5   Hajduk Split 0–2 1–3
Daugavpils   0–6   Minsk 0–4 0–2
APOEL   1–2   Kairat 1–1 0–1
Žalgiris   0–5   Maccabi Haifa 0–3 0–2
1. FC Köln   3–7   Genk 2–4 1–3
Septemvri Sofia   4–1   Akademia e Futbollit 3–0 1–1
Zvijezda 09   0–3   Trabzonspor 0–1 0–2
Domžale   2–3   Empoli 1–2 1–1
Gabala   0–11   AZ 0–4 0–7
Miercurea Ciuc   0–5   Angers 0–2 0–3
Rangers   5–1   Hammarby IF 3–0 2–1
Rosenborg   3–14   Midtjylland 2–4 1–10
St Patrick's Athletic   1–4   Red Star Belgrade 1–2 0–2

Matches

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Pogoń Szczecin  3–0  Deportivo La Coruña
Report
Deportivo La Coruña  4–0  Pogoń Szczecin
Report

Deportivo La Coruña won 4–3 on aggregate.


MTK Budapest  3–1  Sparta Prague
Report Šilhart   20'
Sparta Prague  3–3  MTK Budapest
Report

MTK Budapest won 6–4 on aggregate.


PAOK  1–5  Žilina
Varela   6' Report
Žilina  2–0  PAOK
Report

Žilina won 7–1 on aggregate.


Shkëndija  0–2  Hajduk Split
Report Čuić   29', 56'
Hajduk Split  3–1  Shkëndija
Report Hamza   29'

Hajduk Split won 5–1 on aggregate.


Daugavpils  0–4  Minsk
Report
Minsk  2–0  Daugavpils
Report

Minsk won 6–0 on aggregate.


APOEL  1–1  Kairat
Satsias   13' Report Omatay   5'
Kairat  1–0  APOEL
Omatay   4' Report

Kairat won 2–1 on aggregate.


Žalgiris  0–3  Maccabi Haifa
Report
Attendance: 832[17]
Maccabi Haifa  2–0  Žalgiris
Report

Maccabi Haifa won 5–0 on aggregate.


1. FC Köln  2–4  Genk
Report
Genk  3–1  1. FC Köln
Report Schwirten   8'

Genk won 7–3 on aggregate.


Septemvri Sofia  3–0  Akademia e Futbollit
Report
Akademia e Futbollit  1–1  Septemvri Sofia
Halilaj   45+2' Report Stoychev   90+1'

Septemvri Sofia won 4–1 on aggregate.


Zvijezda 09  0–1  Trabzonspor
Report Tuğ   45'
Trabzonspor  2–0  Zvijezda 09
Report

Trabzonspor won 3–0 on aggregate.


Domžale  1–2  Empoli
Černe   28' Report
Empoli  1–1  Domžale
Asllani   45+2' (pen.) Report Perc   18'
Attendance: 568[26]
Referee: Gergo Bogár (Hungary)

Empoli won 3–2 on aggregate.


Gabala  0–4  AZ
Report
AZ  7–0  Gabala
Report

AZ won 11–0 on aggregate.


Miercurea Ciuc  0–2  Angers
Report
Angers  3–0  Miercurea Ciuc
Report

Angers won 5–0 on aggregate.


Rangers  3–0  Hammarby IF
Report
Hammarby IF  1–2  Rangers
Axelsson   80' Report

Rangers won 5–1 on aggregate.


Rosenborg  2–4  Midtjylland
Report
Midtjylland  10–1  Rosenborg
Report Vik   34'

Midtjylland won 14–3 on aggregate.


St Patrick's Athletic  1–2  Red Star Belgrade
McCormack   90+2' Report Lazetić   3', 45+4'
Red Star Belgrade  2–0  St Patrick's Athletic
Report

Red Star Belgrade won 4–1 on aggregate.

Second round

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Summary

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Hajduk Split   4–1   Minsk 3–0 1–1
MTK Budapest   1–3   Genk 1–2 0–1
Deportivo La Coruña   5–4   Maccabi Haifa 5–1 0–3
Žilina   3–3 (3–0 p)   Kairat 3–2 0–1
Red Star Belgrade   1–6   Empoli 1–1 0–5
Trabzonspor   2–10   Midtjylland 2–5 0–5
Angers   1–1 (4–5 p)   AZ 0–1 1–0
Septemvri Sofia   2–7[A]   Rangers 2–4 0–3

Notes

  1. ^ Order of legs reversed after original draw.

Matches

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Hajduk Split  3–0  Minsk
Report
Attendance: 500[37]
Minsk  1–1  Hajduk Split
Knyazev   45' Report Čuić   72'

Hajduk Split won 4–1 on aggregate.


MTK Budapest  1–2  Genk
Vancsa   45+1' Report
Genk  1–0  MTK Budapest
Geusens   83' Report

Genk won 3–1 on aggregate.


Deportivo La Coruña  5–1  Maccabi Haifa
Report Elmichly   83'
Maccabi Haifa  3–0  Deportivo La Coruña
Report

Deportivo La Coruña won 5–4 on aggregate.


Žilina  3–2  Kairat
Report
Kairat  1–0  Žilina
Toleukhanov   32' Report
Penalties
0–3

3–3 on aggregate. Žilina won 3–0 on penalties.


Red Star Belgrade  1–1  Empoli
Stojanović   42' Report Degli Innocenti   56' (pen.)
Empoli  5–0  Red Star Belgrade
Report

Empoli won 6–1 on aggregate.


Trabzonspor  2–5  Midtjylland
Uzun   41', 44' Report
Midtjylland  5–0  Trabzonspor
Report

Midtjylland won 10–2 on aggregate.


Angers  0–1  AZ
Report Schouten   69'
AZ  0–1  Angers
Report Martins   32'
Penalties
5–4

1–1 on aggregate. AZ won 5–4 on penalties.


Septemvri Sofia  2–4  Rangers
Report
Rangers  3–0  Septemvri Sofia
Report

Rangers won 7–2 on aggregate.

Notes

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  1. ^ Times up to 31 October 2021 (first round) are CEST (UTC+2), thereafter (second round) times are CET (UTC+1).

References

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