2017–18 UEFA Youth League

2017–18 UEFA Youth League
Tournament details
Dates September 2017 – April 2018
Teams 64 (from minimum of 32 associations)

The 2017–18 UEFA Youth League will be the fifth season of the UEFA Youth League, a European youth club football competition organised by UEFA.

Teams

A total of 64 teams from a minimum of 32 of the 55 UEFA member associations enter the tournament.

Rank Association Teams
UEFA Champions League Path Domestic Champions Path
TBD
Associations which are certain to participate
1 Spain Spain
Youth domestic champions
2 Germany Germany
Youth domestic champions
3 England England
Youth domestic champions
4 Italy Italy
Youth domestic champions
5 Portugal Portugal
Youth domestic champions
6 France France
Youth domestic champions
7 Russia Russia Youth team of Champions of 2016–17 Russian Premier League Krasnodar (2016 U17 RFS Cup)[4]
8 Ukraine Ukraine Youth team of Champions of 2016–17 Ukrainian Premier League Youth domestic champions
9 Belgium Belgium Youth team of Champions of 2016–17 Belgian First Division A Youth domestic champions
10 Netherlands Netherlands Youth team of Champions of 2016–17 Eredivisie Youth domestic champions
11 Turkey Turkey Youth team of Champions of 2016–17 Süper Lig Youth domestic champions
12 Switzerland Switzerland Youth team of Champions of 2016–17 Swiss Super League Youth domestic champions
13 Czech Republic Czech Republic Youth domestic champions
14 Greece Greece Youth domestic champions
15 Romania Romania Youth domestic champions
16 Austria Austria Youth domestic champions
17 Croatia Croatia Youth domestic champions
18 Poland Poland Youth domestic champions
19 Cyprus Cyprus Youth domestic champions
20 Belarus Belarus Youth domestic champions
21 Sweden Sweden Hammarby (2016 Swedish U17 League)[5]
22 Norway Norway Molde (2016 Norwegian U19 Cup)[6]
23 Israel Israel Youth domestic champions
24 Denmark Denmark Youth domestic champions
25 Scotland Scotland Youth domestic champions
26 Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Youth domestic champions
27 Serbia Serbia Youth domestic champions
28 Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Kairat (2016 Kazakhstani U18 League)[7]
29 Bulgaria Bulgaria Youth domestic champions
30 Slovenia Slovenia Youth domestic champions
31 Slovakia Slovakia Youth domestic champions
32 Liechtenstein Liechtenstein Youth domestic champions
Associations which may participate
(if a team qualifies for UEFA Champions League group stage, or there is a vacancy in Domestic Champions Path)
33 Hungary Hungary Youth domestic champions
34 Moldova Moldova Youth domestic champions
35 Iceland Iceland Breiðablik (2016 Icelandic U19 League)[8]
36 Georgia (country) Georgia Youth domestic champions
37 Finland Finland KäPa (2016 U17 B-Junior League)[9]
38 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Youth domestic champions
39 Albania Albania Youth domestic champions
40 Republic of Macedonia Macedonia Youth domestic champions
41 Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland UCD (2016 League of Ireland U19 Division)[10]
42 Latvia Latvia Liepāja (2016 Latvian U18 League)[11]
43 Luxembourg Luxembourg Youth domestic champions
44 Montenegro Montenegro Youth domestic champions
45 Lithuania Lithuania Žalgiris (2016 Lithuanian U17 League)[12]
or Panevėžys (2016 Lithuanian U19 League)[13]
46 Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Youth domestic champions
47 Estonia Estonia Flora Tallinn (2016 Estonian U17 League)[14]
or Tallinna Kalev (2016 Estonian U19 League)[15]
48 Armenia Armenia Youth domestic champions
49 Faroe Islands Faroe Islands NSÍ Runavík (2016 Faroe U18 League)[16]
50 Malta Malta Youth domestic champions
51 Wales Wales Youth domestic champions
52 Gibraltar Gibraltar Youth domestic champions
53 Andorra Andorra Youth domestic champions
54 San Marino San Marino Youth domestic champions
55 Kosovo Kosovo Youth domestic champions
  Youth domestic champions which may enter only if their senior team qualifies for UEFA Champions League group stage, or there is a vacancy in Domestic Champions Path.

Squads

Players must be born on or after 1 January 1999, with a maximum of three players per team born between 1 January 1998 and 31 December 1998 allowed.

References

  1. ↑ "Regulations of the UEFA Youth League 2016/17" (PDF). UEFA.com. 4 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "Country coefficients 2015/16". UEFA.com.
  3. ↑ "UEFA Country Ranking 2016". Bert Kassies.
  4. ↑ "«Горожане» – обладатели Кубка РФС". FC Krasnodar. 23 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "SM-guld för U17-laget – 2-1-seger i Borås!". Hammarby IF. 30 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "NORGESMESTERE!". Molde FK. 19 November 2016.
  7. ↑ "«Кайрат U-18» - Чемпион Казахстана!". FC Kairat. 24 October 2016.
  8. ↑ "Breiðablik Íslandsmeistari í 2. flokki karla". fotbolti.net. 21 September 2016.
  9. ↑ "Newsletter 9/2016". KäPa. 14 September 2016.
  10. ↑ "REPORT: UCD 4-1 Galway United - UCD crowned U19 Champions after dominant final display". SSE Airtricity League. 22 October 2016.
  11. ↑ "FK Liepāja dramatiskā cīņā nosargā LJČ U-18 vecuma grupas čempionu titulu - Latvijas Futbola federācija". Latvian Football Federation. 26 October 2016.
  12. ↑ "VFM-„Žalgiris" triumfavo SHARP Elitinėje U-17 lygoje". Lithuanian Football Federation. 13 November 2016.
  13. ↑ "Panevėžiečiai apgynė Elitinės U-19 lygos čempionų titulą". Lithuanian Football Federation. 22 November 2016.
  14. ↑ "U17 Eliitliiga Esiliiga". Estonian Football Association.
  15. ↑ "U19 Esiliiga". Estonian Football Association.
  16. ↑ "U18 dreingir 2016, FM bólkurin". Faroe Islands Football Association.

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