2017 UEFA Youth League Final

The 2017 UEFA Youth League Final was the final match of the 2016–17 UEFA Youth League, the 4th season of the youth club football tournament. It was played at the Colovray Stadium in Nyon, Switzerland on 24 April 2017, between Portuguese side Benfica and Austrian side Red Bull Salzburg.[1]

2017 UEFA Youth League Final
Event2016–17 UEFA Youth League
Benfica Red Bull Salzburg
1 2
Date24 April 2017 (2017-04-24)
VenueColovray Stadium, Nyon
RefereeAli Palabıyık (Turkey)
Attendance5,000

Teams
Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Benfica 1 (2014)
Red Bull Salzburg 0 (debut)

Venue

The Colovray Stadium in Nyon hosted the final.

Road to the final
Further information: 2016–17 UEFA Youth League

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Round Benfica
Group stage Opponent Result
Matchday 1 Beşiktaş 0–0 (H)
Matchday 2 Napoli 3–2 (A)
Matchday 3 Dynamo Kyiv 1–2 (A)
Matchday 4 Dynamo Kyiv 1–2 (H)
Matchday 5 Beşiktaş 3–0 (A)
Matchday 6 Napoli 2–0 (H)
Final standings Group B runner-up
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Dynamo Kyiv 6 16
2 Benfica 6 10
3 Napoli 6 4
4 Beşiktaş 6 3
Source: UEFA
Knockout phase Opponent Result
Play-Off Midtjylland 1–1 (5–6p) (A)
Round of 16 PSV 1–1 (5–4p) (A)
Quarter-finals CSKA Moscow 2–0 (A)
Semi-finals Real Madrid 4–2 (A)
Round Red Bull Salzburg
Domestic path Opponent Agg. 1st Leg 2nd Leg
1st Round Vardar 8-0 5–0 (H) 3–0 (A)
2nd Round Kairat 9-1 8–1 (H) 1–0 (A)
Knockout phase Opponent Result
Play-Off Manchester City 1–1 (4–3p) (H)
Round of 16 Paris Saint-Germain 5–0 (H)
Quarter-finals Atletico Madrid 2–1 (H)
Semi-finals Barcelona 2–1 (A)

Match

Details
Benfica 1–2 Red Bull Salzburg
  • Gomes 29'
 Report
Attendance: 5,000
Benfica
Red Bull Salzburg
GK1 Fábio Duarte
RB2 Aurélio Buta 66'
CB4 Branimir Kalaica
CB3 Ruben Dias (c)
LB5 Jorginho 87'
DM8 Gedson Fernandes
DM6 Florentino 88'
AM7 Jota 82'
AM10 Diogo Gonçalves
CF11 João Félix 73'
CF9 José Gomes 90+1'
Substitutes:
GK12 Daniel Azevedo
DF14 Ricardo Mangas
DF13 Pedro Álvaro
MF15 Diogo Mendes
MF16 David Tavares 73'
FW17 Vinícius Jaú 82'
FW18 Mesaque Djú 87'
Manager:
João Tralhão
GK1 Bartlomiej Zynel
RB22 Sandro Ingolitsch (c) 89'  90+4'
CB3 Luca Meisl
CB44 Igor
LB14 Gideon Mensah
DM8 Nico Gorzel 74'
CM18 Amadou Haidara 61'
CM12 Philipp Sturm 90+3'
AM11 Hannes Wolf
CF10 Mërgim Berisha 80'
CF19 Nicolas Meister
Substitutes:
GK21 Daniel Antosch
DF28 Alexander Burgstaller
DF5 Bojan Lugonja 90+5'
DF27 Maximilian Mayer
MF13 Kenan Kirim
FW7 Alexander Schmidt 68'
FW35 Patson Daka 55'
Manager:
Marco Rose

Assistant referees:
Çem Satman (Turkey)
Kerem Ersoy (Turkey)
Fourth official:
Alper Ulusoy (Turkey)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used

Statistics

See also

References
  1. "FC Salzuburg campeón de la UEFA Youth League tras remontar al Benfica, segunda final perdida".
  2. "Benfica-Salzburg | Stats". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 24 April 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
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