2019–20 UEFA Youth League knockout phase


The 2019–20 UEFA Youth League knockout phase began on 11 February 2020 with the play-off round and will end with the final on 25 August 2020 at Colovray Stadium in Nyon, Switzerland, to decide the champions of the 2019–20 UEFA Youth League. A total of 24 teams compete in the knockout phase.
Times are CET/CEST, as listed by UEFA.

Qualified teams

UEFA Champions League Path

Domestic Champions Path

Format

The knockout phase, played as a single-elimination tournament, involves 24 teams: 16 teams which qualified from the UEFA Champions League Path, and eight teams which qualified from the Domestic Champions Path :

Each tie is played over a single match. If the score is tied after full-time, the match is decided by a penalty shoot-out.

Schedule

The schedule is as follows.
Following the round of 16, the competition was postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe. The final tournament consisting of the semi-finals and final, originally scheduled to be played on 17 and 20 April 2020 at the Colovray Stadium in Nyon, Switzerland, were officially postponed on 18 March 2020. A working group was set up by UEFA to decide the calendar of the remainder of the season, with the final decision made at the UEFA Executive Committee meeting on 17 June 2020.
RoundDrawMatch dates
Play-offs16 December 201911–12 February 2020
Round of 1614 February 20203–4 March 2020
16 August 2020 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon
Quarter-finals14 February 202018–19 August 2020 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon
Semi-finals14 February 202022 August 2020 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon
Final14 February 202025 August 2020 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon

Play-offs


The draw for the play-offs was held on 16 December 2019, 14:00 CET, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. The eight second round winners from the Domestic Champions Path were 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 could not be drawn against each other.


The play-offs were played on 11 and 12 February 2020. The eight play-off winners advanced to the round of 16, where they were joined by the eight group winners from the UEFA Champions League Path.

Bracket (round of 16 onwards)


The draw for the round of 16 onwards was held on 14 February 2020, 13:00 CET, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. The mechanism of the draws for each round is as follows:
  • In the draw for the round of 16, there are no seedings, and the 16 teams are drawn into eight ties. 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 decides the home team for each quarter-final, and which quarter-final and semi-final winners are designated as the "home" team for each semi-final and final.

Round of 16


Six of the eight round of 16 matches were played on 3, 4 and 10 March 2020, while the remaining two matches could not be played as scheduled due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe. They are rescheduled to be played on 16 August 2020 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon.

Quarter-finals


The quarter-finals, originally scheduled to be played on 17 and 18 March 2020, were postponed due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe. They are rescheduled to be played on 18 and 19 August 2020 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon.

Semi-finals


The semi-finals, originally scheduled to be played on 17 April 2020 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon, were postponed due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe. They are rescheduled to be played on 22 August 2020.

Final


The final, originally scheduled to be played on 20 April 2020 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon, was postponed due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe. It is rescheduled to be played on 25 August 2020.