Saturday 29 August 2020

UEFA Youth League 2020

 UEFA Youth League

The UEFA Youth League is an annual club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 2013.

 In its current format, it is contested by the youth (under-19) teams of the clubs competing in the UEFA Champions League group stage, 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.

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 trophies 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 Spanish side Real Madrid, who beat Benfica 3–2 in the 2020 final.

Current champion: Real Madrid Juvenil A
Founded: 2013
Number of teams: 64

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