The UEFA Youth League domestic champions path kicks off with the first round first legs from Tuesday as 32 contenders, including former winners Chelsea, begin their campaigns.
- First round over two legs on 2/3/4 23/24 October.
- Second round on 7 28 November: draw already made.
- Second-round winners meet UEFA Champions League path group runners-up in play-offs.
- Play-off winners join group winners in round of 16.
First round, first legs
Tuesday 2 October
Viitorul v Dinamo Zagreb*
Wednesday 3 October
Anderlecht v FC Admira*
Chelsea v Molde
Minsk v Illés Akadémia
Gabala v Sheriff Tiraspol
Dynamo Kyiv v Septemvri Sofia
Basel v Hamilton Academical
Sigma Olomouc v Maribor*
KR v Elfsborg
AEL Limassol v PAOK
Altınordu v HJK Helsinki
Anji v Maccabi Tel-Aviv
Midtjylland v Bohemians
Hertha Berlin v Lech Poznań
Žilina v Montpellier
Thursday 4 October
Astana v Vllaznia
Second legs 24 October exepct *23 October
Second round draw (7 28 November)
Anderlecht (BEL)/FC Admira (AUT) v Dynamo Kyiv (UKR)/Septemvri Sofia (BUL)
Midtjylland (DEN)/Bohemians (IRL) v Basel (SUI) v Hamilton Academical (SCO)
Altınordu (TUR)/HJK Helsinki (FIN) v Žilina (SVK)/Montpellier (FRA)
Elfsborg (SWE)/KR (ISL) v Chelsea (ENG)/Molde (NOR)
AEL Limassol (CYP)/PAOK (GRE) v Minsk (BLR)/ Illés Akadémia (HUN)
Gabala (AZE)/Sheriff Tiraspol (MDA) v Hertha Berlin (GER)/Lech Poznań (POL)
Astana (KAZ)/Vllaznia (ALB) v Viitorul (ROU)/Dinamo Zagreb (CRO)
Sigma Olomouc (CZE)/Maribor (SVN) v Anji (RUS)/Maccabi Tel-Aviv (ISR)
Domestic Champions path guide
- This path involves the domestic youth champions of the 32 best-ranked associations in the 2017 UEFA association coefficient rankings (the same rankings used to decide access to the 2018/19 UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League).
- Vacancies in the domestic champions path (because a club is instead eligible for the UEFA Champions League path, for example Atlético and Inter) are filled by the domestic youth champion of the next best-ranked association (in the above cases, Moldova and Iceland).
- Chelsea, who won this competition in 2014/15 and 2015/16 but lost last season’s final to Barcelona, enter this path.
- Two-time semi-finalists Anderlecht keep up their record of entering all six editions.
- Debuts: AEL Limassol, Anji, Bohemians, FC Admira, Hamilton Academical, Hertha Berlin, Illés Akadémia, Lech Poznań, KR, Montpellier, Septemvri Sofia, Signa Olomouc, Žilina.
Road to Nyon
Play-offs
In the draw on 17 December, the eight Domestic Champions path survivors will be drawn at home to the eight UEFA Champions League path runners-up in one-off ties to be played on 12/13 February to decide the eight remaining round of 16 berths. The other eight places are taken by the UEFA Champions League path group winners.
Dates
Play-off draw: 17 December
Play-offs: 19/20 February
Knockout draw (round of 16 onwards): 22 February
Round of 16: 12/13 February
Quarter-finals: 2/3 April
Semi-final: 26 April, Nyon
Final: 29 April, Nyon
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