UEFA Youth League round of 32 draw

The UEFA Youth League round of 32 draw has set the one-legged ties to be played on 11 and 12 February.

Under the new format, the 22 teams that qualified at the end of the UEFA Champions League path league phase are joined by the ten winners of the third round of the domestic champions path. The top six finishers in the league phase were paired at home to the teams ranked 17th to 22nd in the first six ties, while the clubs that ended seventh to 16th visit the domestic champions path winners in the other ten match-ups.

Match dates and kick-off times will be announced by 12:00 CET on Tuesday 7 January. The 16 winners will enter the draw for the rest of the competition on 14 February, consisting of more one-off knockout ties, with the conclusion as usual a four-team final tournament in Nyon, Switzerland in late April.

Knockout draw and match dates

Round of 32: 11/12 February
Knockout draw (round of 16 onwards): 14 February, Nyon
Round of 16: 4/5 March
Quarter-finals: 1/2 April
Semi-finals: 25 April (Colovray Sports Centre, Nyon)
Final: 28 April (Colovray Sports Centre, Nyon)

How the draw worked

The fixtures for the round of 32 were determined by means of a draw, conducted in accordance with the following principles:

a) The clubs finishing the league phase of the UEFA Champions League path in positions 1 to 6 were seeded and drawn against the clubs finishing the league phase of the UEFA Champions League path in positions 17 to 22.

b) The winners of the third round of the domestic champions path were seeded and drawn against the clubs finishing the league phase of the UEFA Champions League path in positions 7 to 16.

c) In principle, clubs from the same association could not be drawn against each other.

d) In principle, the seeded clubs play the round of 32 matches at home.

Draw procedure

Each team from position 1 to 6 at the end of the Champions League path league phase was directly allocated as a home team to one of the first six round of 32 pairings in accordance with their ranking (these teams were not drawn and were seeded for the draw, playing the match at home). Therefore, the team finished first was allocated as the home team of pairing 1, the team which finished second was allocated as the home team of pairing 2 and so on.

Each team from position 7 to 16 at the end of the Champions League path league phase was directly allocated as an away team to one of the ten remaining round of 32 pairings in accordance with their ranking (these teams will not be drawn and are unseeded for the draw, playing this match away). This means that the team which finished in position 7 was allocated as the away team of pairing 7, the team which finished in position 8 was allocated as the away team of pairing 8 and so on.

Two bowls were prepared for the draw, each one with a set of balls containing the names of the following groups of teams:

• Bowl 1: the teams in position 17-22 of the Champions League path league phase
• Bowl 2: the ten teams qualified from the domestic champions path

Pairings 1 to 6

UEFA Champions League path positions 1 to 6

Pairing 1: FC Internazionale Milano (ITA)
Pairing 2: Sporting Clube de Portugal (POR)
Pairing 3: FC Salzburg (AUT)
Pairing 4: FC Barcelona (ESP)
Pairing 5: VfB Stuttgart (GER)
Pairing 6: Real Madrid CF (ESP)

UEFA Champions League path positions 17 to 22 (Bowl 1)

Celtic FC (SCO)
Borussia Dortmund (GER)
Liverpool FC (ENG)
LOSC Lille (FRA)
GNK Dinamo (CRO)
AS Monaco (FRA)

The six balls in bowl 1 were shuffled and one ball was drawn and opened to reveal the team. This team was positioned as the away team for pairing 1 of the round of 32, completing this pairing with the first placed team of the Champions League path league phase.

The process was then repeated with the remaining balls in the bowl to draw the away teams of pairings 2 to 6 of the round of 32, completing these pairings.

Pairings 7 to 16

Domestic champions path winners (Bowl 2)

FC Dynamo Kyiv (UKR)
AZ Alkmaar (NED)
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (GER)
FC Midtjylland (DEN)
Real Betis Balompié (ESP)
NK Lokomotiva Zagreb (CRO)
Olympiacos FC (GRE)
SK Rapid (AUT)
Trabzonspor A.Ş. (TUR)
Puskás Akadémia FC (HUN)

UEFA Champions League path positions 7 to 16

Pairing 7: Atalanta BC (ITA)
Pairing 8: Atlético de Madrid (ESP)
Pairing 9: SL Benfica (POR)
Pairing 10: Juventus (ITA)
Pairing 11: Manchester City (ENG)
Pairing 12: Girona FC (ESP)
Pairing 13: FC Bayern München (GER)
Pairing 14: FC Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR)
Pairing 15: Aston Villa FC (ENG)
Pairing 16: SK Sturm Graz (AUT)

The ten balls in bowl 2 were shuffled and one ball was drawn and opened to reveal the team. This team were positioned as the home team for pairing 7 of the round of 32, completing this pairing with the seventh placed team of the Champions League path league phase.

The process was then repeated with the remaining balls in the bowl to draw all the home teams of pairings 8 to 16 of the round of 32, completing these pairings.

Additional information

Teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other. Therefore, in the event that such clubs were drawn against each other, the team drawn was immediately moved to the next pairing. In its place, another ball was drawn from the bowl to complete the initial pairing.

If there was a clash involving the last two teams, the team drawn into the second-to-last pairing wasl instead be moved to the last pairing. The last team remaining in the bowl was then drawn into the second-to-last pairing.

Match dates

As per paragraphs 22.04, 22.06, 22.07, 23.06 and 23.07 of the official UEFA Youth League competition regulations:

22.04 "For phase two of the competition, unless the clubs and UEFA agree otherwise, the round of 32 matches, […] are played in the matchweeks indicated in Annex C, on Wednesdays."

22.06 "The match dates for the round of 32 […] must be announced to opponents and the UEFA administration by the deadline communicated in due course by the UEFA administration. Upon reasoned request, changes may be made after these deadlines if both clubs concerned and the UEFA administration agree."

22.07 "If both clubs and the UEFA administration agree, the round of 32 [...] may also be played on other dates, provided they are completed before the following dates:
a) round of 32: 13 February 2025;"

23.06 "Kick-off times must be announced using the dedicated online tool by the deadline set by the UEFA administration."

23.07 "The home club decides the kick-off times of non-televised matches, in consultation with the visiting club. UEFA reserves the right to decide on the kick-off times of televised matches after consulting with both clubs involved."