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2014–15 UEFA Youth League#Group B

{{Infobox international football competition

| tourney_name = UEFA Youth League

| year = 2014–15

| image = 2017-2018 Amical Oyonnax vs Stade Français - 33.jpg

| size = 275

| caption = The Colovray Stadium in Nyon hosted the semi-finals and final.

| dates = 16 September 2014 – 13 April 2015

| num_teams = 32

| associations = 18

| champion_other = {{fbaicon|ENG}} Chelsea

| count = 1

| second_other = {{fbaicon|UKR}} Shakhtar Donetsk

| matches = 111

| goals = 397

| top_scorer = Dominic Solanke (Chelsea)
12 goals

| prevseason = 2013–14

| nextseason = 2015–16

}}

The 2014–15 UEFA Youth League was the second season of the UEFA Youth League, a European youth club football competition organised by UEFA. It was contested by the under-19 youth teams of the 32 clubs qualified for the group stage of the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League.{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.org/MultimediaFiles/Download/Regulations/uefaorg/Regulations/02/09/89/04/2098904_DOWNLOAD.pdf|title=Regulations of the UEFA Youth League 2014/15|publisher=UEFA|date=1 May 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141108135757/http://www.uefa.org/MultimediaFiles/Download/Regulations/uefaorg/Regulations/02/09/89/04/2098904_DOWNLOAD.pdf|archive-date=8 November 2014}}

The final was played on 13 April 2015 at the Colovray Stadium in Nyon, Switzerland, between Shakhtar Donetsk and Chelsea. Chelsea won 3–2 and secured their first title in the competition. Barcelona were the title holders, but were eliminated by Anderlecht in the round of 16.

Players must be born on or after 1 January 1996.

Teams

The youth teams of the 32 clubs which participated in the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League group stage entered the competition.

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Association

!Teams

{{fba|ESP}}

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{{fba|ENG}}

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{{fba|GER}}

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{{fba|ITA}}

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{{fba|POR}}

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{{fba|FRA}}

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{{fba|UKR}}

|Shakhtar Donetsk

{{fba|RUS}}

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{{fba|NED}}

|Ajax

{{fba|TUR}}

|Galatasaray

{{fba|BEL}}

|Anderlecht

{{fba|GRE}}

|Olympiacos

{{fba|SUI}}

|Basel

{{fba|CYP}}

|APOEL

{{fba|BLR}}

|BATE Borisov

{{fba|SWE}}

|Malmö FF

{{fba|BUL}}

|Ludogorets Razgrad

{{fba|SVN}}

|Maribor

;Notes

{{Cnote2 Begin|liststyle=disc}}

{{Cnote2|TH|n=0|TH Title holders}}

{{Cnote2 End}}

Round and draw dates

The schedule of the competition was as follows.{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefayouthleague/season=2015/draws/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140713192140/http://www.uefa.com/uefayouthleague/season=2015/draws/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 13, 2014|title=2014–15 UEFA Youth League – Draws|publisher=UEFA}}{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefayouthleague/season=2015/competitionformat/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140713190923/http://www.uefa.com/uefayouthleague/season=2015/competitionformat/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 13, 2014|title=Competition format|publisher=UEFA}} However, matches in the round of 16 and quarter-finals could be played outside of the scheduled dates.

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Phase

!Round

!Draw date

!Match date(s)

rowspan=6|Group stage

|Matchday 1

|rowspan=6|28 August 2014
(Monaco)

|16–18 September 2014

Matchday 2

|30 September–2 October 2014

Matchday 3

|21–23 October 2014

Matchday 4

|4–6 November 2014

Matchday 5

|25–27 November 2014

Matchday 6

|9–11 December 2014

rowspan=4|Knockout phase

|Round of 16

|rowspan=4|15 December 2014
(Nyon)

|17–18 & 24–25 February 2015

Quarter-finals

|10–11 & 17–18 March 2015

Semi-finals

|10 April 2015 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon

Final

|13 April 2015 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon

On 23 September 2014, UEFA announced a change to the schedule of the semi-finals and finals, which were originally due to take place on 24 and 27 April respectively.{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefayouthleague/news/0253-0d04200fd216-d35d5d0bf1d7-1000--new-dates-for-youth-league-conclusion-in-nyon/|title=New dates for Youth League conclusion in Nyon|publisher=UEFA|date=23 September 2014}}

Group stage

{{main|2014–15 UEFA Youth League group stage}}

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The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four, with the group compositions being the same as in the draw for the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League group stage, which was held on 28 August 2014, 17:45 CEST, at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco.{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0253-0d041aef081e-d3876167ce19-1000--uefa-champions-league-group-stage-draw-pots/|title=UEFA Champions League group stage draw pots|publisher=UEFA|date=28 August 2014}}{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefayouthleague/news/0253-0d041b7035e2-7d4e47de1e52-1000--contenders-learn-group-stage-opponents/|title=Contenders learn group stage opponents|publisher=UEFA|date=28 August 2014}}

In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The matchdays were 16–18 September, 30 September–2 October, 21–23 October, 4–6 November, 25–27 November, and 9–11 December 2014, with the matches played on the same matchday as the corresponding Champions League matches, but not necessarily on the same day. The group winners and runners-up advanced to the round of 16.

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=Group A=

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=Group B=

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=Group C=

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=Group D=

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=Group E=

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=Group F=

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=Group G=

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=Group H=

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Knockout phase

{{main|2014–15 UEFA Youth League knockout phase}}

In the knockout phase, teams played against each other over one match. If scores were level after full-time, the match was decided by penalty shoot-out (no extra time was played). {{#lst:2014–15 UEFA Youth League knockout phase|Format}}

=Bracket=

{{#lst:2014–15 UEFA Youth League knockout phase|Bracket}}

=Round of 16=

{{#lst:2014–15 UEFA Youth League knockout phase|R16}}

=Quarter-finals=

{{#lst:2014–15 UEFA Youth League knockout phase|QF}}

=Semi-finals=

{{#lst:2014–15 UEFA Youth League knockout phase|SF}}

=Final=

{{#lst:2014–15 UEFA Youth League knockout phase|F}}

Statistics

=Top goalscorers=

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Rank

!Player

!Team

!Goals

!Minutes played

1

|align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Dominic Solanke

|align=left|{{fbaicon|ENG}} Chelsea

|12

|765

2

|align=left|{{flagicon|BEL}} Aaron Leya Iseka

|align=left|{{fbaicon|BEL}} Anderlecht

|9

|650

3

|align=left|{{flagicon|ESP}} Borja Mayoral

|align=left|{{fbaicon|ESP}} Real Madrid

|7

|552

rowspan=3|4

|align=left|{{flagicon|MAR}} Zakaria El Azzouzi

|align=left|{{fbaicon|NED}} Ajax

|6

|188

align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Jerome Sinclair

|align=left|{{fbaicon|ENG}} Liverpool

|6

|604

align=left|{{flagicon|IRL}} Jack Byrne

|align=left|{{fbaicon|ENG}} Manchester City

|6

|653

rowspan=5|7

|align=left|{{flagicon|GRE}} Nikos Vergos

|align=left|{{fbaicon|GRE}} Olympiacos

|5

|408

align=left|{{flagicon|COL}} Leonardo Acevedo

|align=left|{{fbaicon|POR}} Porto

|5

|418

align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} Marc Brašnić

|align=left|{{fbaicon|GER}} Bayer Leverkusen

|5

|450

align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Daniel Crowley

|align=left|{{fbaicon|ENG}} Arsenal

|5

|630

align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Charlie Colkett

|align=left|{{fbaicon|ENG}} Chelsea

|5

|889

{{small|Source: UEFA.com}}{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefayouthleague/season=2015/statistics/round=2000562/players/type=topscorers/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141001232845/http://www.uefa.com/uefayouthleague/season=2015/statistics/round=2000562/players/type=topscorers/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 1, 2014|title=Statistics — Tournament phase — Player statistics — Goals|publisher=UEFA|access-date=13 April 2015}}

=Top assists=

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Rank

!Player

!Team

!Assists

!Minutes played

1

|align=left|{{flagicon|BEL}} Andy Kawaya

|align=left|{{fbaicon|BEL}} Anderlecht

|6

|520

rowspan=5|2

|align=left|{{flagicon|SUI}} Arxhend Cani

|align=left|{{fbaicon|SUI}} Basel

|5

|502

align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} Yakou Meïté

|align=left|{{fbaicon|FRA}} Paris Saint-Germain

|5

|540

align=left|{{flagicon|POR}} João Carvalho

|align=left|{{fbaicon|POR}} Benfica

|5

|654

align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Izzy Brown

|align=left|{{fbaicon|ENG}} Chelsea

|5

|744

align=left|{{flagicon|DEN}} Andreas Christensen

|align=left|{{fbaicon|ENG}} Chelsea

|5

|900

rowspan=6|7

|align=left|{{flagicon|POR}} Renato Sanches

|align=left|{{fbaicon|POR}} Benfica

|4

|438

align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} Thierry Ambrose

|align=left|{{fbaicon|ENG}} Manchester City

|4

|703

align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Dominic Solanke

|align=left|{{fbaicon|ENG}} Chelsea

|4

|765

align=left|{{flagicon|UKR}} Denys Arendaruk

|align=left|{{fbaicon|UKR}} Shakhtar Donetsk

|4

|815

align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Charlie Colkett

|align=left|{{fbaicon|ENG}} Chelsea

|4

|889

align=left|{{flagicon|UKR}} Oleksandr Zubkov

|align=left|{{fbaicon|UKR}} Shakhtar Donetsk

|4

|897

{{small|Source: UEFA.com}}{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefayouthleague/season=2015/statistics/round=2000562/players/type=assists/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141024002102/http://www.uefa.com/uefayouthleague/season=2015/statistics/round=2000562/players/type=assists/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 24, 2014|title=Statistics — Tournament phase — Player statistics — Assists|publisher=UEFA|access-date=13 April 2015}}

References

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External links

  • [https://archive.today/20160320045757/http://www.uefa.com/uefayouthleague/history/season=2015/index.html 2014–15 UEFA Youth League]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20140713192341/http://www.uefa.com/uefayouthleague/season=2015/finals/index.html Final tournament: Nyon 2015]
  • [https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/Publications/uefaorg/General/02/23/22/43/2232243_DOWNLOAD.pdf Final tournament official programme]

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