2016–17 UEFA Youth League knockout phase

The 2016–17 UEFA Youth League knockout phase (play-offs and round of 16 onwards) will begin on 7 February 2017 and conclude on 24 April 2017 with the final at Colovray Stadium in Nyon, Switzerland, which decide the champions of the 2016–17 UEFA Youth League. A total of 24 teams compete in the knockout phase.^[1]

Times up to 25 March 2017 (play-offs, round of 16 and quarter-finals) are CET (UTC+1), thereafter times (semi-finals and final) are CEST (UTC+2).

Round and draw dates

The schedule of the knockout phase is as follows (all draws are held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland).^[2]

Format

The knockout phase involves 24 teams: 16 teams which qualify from the UEFA Champions League Path (eight group winners and eight group runners-up), and eight teams which qualify from the Domestic Champions Path (eight second round winners):^[1]

• The eight group winners from the UEFA Champions League Path enter the round of 16.
• The eight group runners-up from the UEFA Champions League Path and the eight second round winners from the Domestic Champions Path enter the play-offs. The eight play-off winners advance to the round of 16.

Each tie in the knockout phase is played over one match. If the scores are level after full-time, the match is decided by a penalty shoot-out (no extra time is played).^[1]

The mechanism of the draws for each round is as follows:

• In the draw for the play-offs, the eight second round winners from the Domestic Champions Path are drawn against the eight group runners-up from the UEFA Champions League Path, with the teams from the Domestic Champions Path hosting the match. Teams from the same association cannot be drawn against each other.
• In the draw for the round of 16, the eight group winners from the UEFA Champions League Path are drawn against the eight play-off winners. Teams from the same UEFA Champions League Path group cannot be drawn against each other, but teams from the same association can be drawn against each other. The draw also decides the home team for each round of 16 match.
• In the draws for the quarter-finals onwards, there are no seedings, and teams from the same UEFA Champions League Path group or the same association can be drawn against each other. The draws also decide the home team for each quarter-final, and the "home" team for administrative purposes for each semi-final and final (which are played at a neutral venue).

Qualified teams

UEFA Champions League Path

Group	Winners (Enter round of 16)	Runners-up (Enter play-offs)	Qualified (Position and stage TBD)
A			Paris Saint-Germain
B	Dynamo Kyiv
C	Barcelona	Manchester City
D
E	CSKA Moscow
F	Real Madrid
G
H			Juventus

Domestic Champions Path

Second round winners (Enter play-offs)
Ajax
Roma
Midtjylland
Rosenborg
Altınordu
Viitorul Constanța
Maccabi Haifa
Red Bull Salzburg

Play-offs

The draw for the play-offs will be held on 12 December 2016.^[3] The play-offs will be played on 7 and 8 February 2017.

Bracket (round of 16 onwards)

The draw for the round of 16 onwards will be held on 13 February 2017.^[4]

Round of 16

The round of 16 matches will be played on 21 and 22 February 2017.

Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals will be played on 7 and 8 March 2017.

Semi-finals

The semi-finals will be played on 21 April 2017 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon.^[5]

Final

The final will be played on 24 April 2017 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon.^[5]

References

External links

• UEFA Youth League (official website)