UEFA Youth League

UEFA Youth League
Organising bodyUEFA
Founded2013; 11 years ago (2013)
RegionEurope
Number of teams64
Qualifier forUnder-20 Intercontinental Cup
Current championsGreece Olympiacos (1st title)
Most successful club(s)Spain Barcelona
England Chelsea
(2 titles each)
Websiteuefa.com/uefayouthleague
2024–25 UEFA Youth League

The UEFA Youth League is an annual club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) since 2013. In its current format, it is contested by the under-19 teams of the clubs competing in the UEFA Champions League league phase, plus the domestic youth champions of the best-ranked national associations.

The semi-finals and final matches have been traditionally played at the Colovray Stadium in Nyon, Switzerland, although for the 2022–23 edition, they were moved to the Stade de Genève due to increased interest in the tournament from the supporters of the participating clubs.[1] The winners are awarded the Lennart Johansson Trophy, named in honour of the former UEFA president.

The most successful teams are Barcelona and Chelsea, with two titles each. Chelsea won back-to-back titles in 2015 and 2016, while Barcelona won the inaugural season of the competition and clinched their second trophy in 2018. The current champions are Olympiacos, who beat Milan 3–0 in the 2024 final.

  1. ^ "UEFA Youth League finals moved to Stade de Genève | UEFA Youth League". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 22 March 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.