UEFA Youth League knockout draw

The 2023/24 UEFA Youth League knockout rounds draw has been made at the House of European Football in Nyon, Switzerland.

The draw set the ties for the rest of the competition including the host of the round of 16 and quarter-finals matches and determining the 'home' team for the semi-finals and final for administrative purposes.

How the draws worked

Round of 16

Planned match dates: 27/28 February

Draw conditions

The draw respected the following principles, in accordance with Article 17 of the 2023/24 UEFA Youth League regulations:

• At this stage of the competition, no teams are seeded and there is no country protection.

• The eight group winners of the UEFA Champions League path group stage are drawn against the eight winners of the knockout round play-offs.

• The winners and runners-up of the same group in the Champions League path cannot be drawn against each other.

• Round of 16 matches are played as single-leg ties. The first team drawn plays at home.

Draw procedure

• Two bowls were prepared, one containing the balls containing the eight group winners of the UEFA Champions path (marked 'Group winners') and one containing the balls containing the eight winners of the knockout round play-offs (marked 'Winners of the knockout play-offs').

• One ball was taken from each bowl and placed in an empty central bowl, where they were shuffled and drawn again. The first team drawn from this bowl will play at home against the second team drawn.

• The same procedure was carried out with the remaining balls to complete all the round of 16 pairings.

• If the winners and runners-up of the same group from the Champions League path were drawn to play each other, the team drawn second was moved to be the away team of the next match. In its place, another ball was drawn from the corresponding bowl to complete the pairing. Once that initial pairing is completed, a ball was then drawn from the other bowl to determine the home team of the subsequent pairing.

• If the winners and runners-up of the same group in the Champions League path were the last two teams remaining in the draw, the team drawn as the visiting team in the second-to-last pairing was instead be moved to be the visiting team in the last pairing. The last remaining ball from the corresponding bowl was then be drawn to complete the second-to-last pairing. The remaining ball of the other bowl was then be drawn as the home team in the last pairing.

Round of 16 contenders

Group winners
FC Copenhagen (DEN)
RC Lens (FRA)
Real Madrid CF (ESP)
FC Salzburg (AUT)
Feyenoord (NED)
AC Milan (ITA)
Manchester City FC (ENG)
FC Porto (POR)

Knockout round play-off winners 
FC Bayern München (GER)
FC Nantes (FRA)
SC Braga (POR)
Olympiacos FC (GRE)
AZ Alkmaar (NED)
MŠK Žilina (SVK)
RB Leipzig (GER)
1. FSV Mainz (GER)

Quarter-finals

Planned match dates: 12/13 March

Draw conditions

• In accordance with Article 18 of the 2023/24 UEFA Youth League regulations, the quarter-finals are played as single-leg ties.

• No teams are seeded and there is no country protection.

Draw procedure

• Eight balls containing slips of paper marked 'Winners of match 1' to 'Winners of match 8' were placed in one bowl and shuffled.

• Two balls were drawn to determine the first quarter-final pairing, with the first ball drawn representing the home team.

• The procedure was repeated with the remaining balls in the bowl to complete the quarter-final pairings.

Semi-finals

Match date: 19 April

Draw conditions

• In accordance with Article 18 of the 2023/24 UEFA Youth League regulations, the semi-finals are played as single-leg ties, at a neutral venue.

• No teams are seeded and there is no country protection.

Draw procedure

• Four balls containing slips of paper marked 'Winners of quarter-final 1' to 'Winners of quarter-final 4' were placed in one bowl and shuffled.

• Two balls were drawn to determine the first semi-final pairing, with the first ball drawn representing the nominal home team.

• The procedure was repeated with the remaining balls in the bowl to complete the semi-final pairings.

Final

Match date: 22 April

Draw conditions

• In accordance with Article 18 of the 2023/24 UEFA Youth League regulations, the final is played as single-leg ties, at a neutral venue.

Draw procedure

• Two balls containing slips of paper marked 'Winners of semi-final 1' to 'Winners of semi-final 2' were placed in one bowl and shuffled.

• The first ball drawn designates the nominal home team for the final.