The 2014–15 UEFA Youth League was the second season of the

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, a European youth club

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competition organised by

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. It was contested by the under-19 youth teams of the 32 clubs qualified for the group stage of the

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. The final was played on 13 April 2015 at the Colovray Stadium in

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, Switzerland, between

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and Chelsea. Chelsea won 3–2 and secured their first title in the competition.

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were the title holders, but were eliminated by

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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

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entered the competition. ;Notes

Round and draw dates

The schedule of the competition was as follows. However, matches in the round of 16 and quarter-finals could be played outside of the scheduled dates. 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.

Group stage

The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four, with the group compositions being the same as in the draw for the

, which was held on 28 August 2014, 17:45 CEST, at the Grimaldi Forum in

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. 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

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Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

Group G

Group H

Knockout phase

In the

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, teams played against each other over one match. If scores were level after full-time, the match was decided by

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(no

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was played).

Bracket

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Statistics

Top goalscorers

Top assists

References

External links

2014–15 UEFA Youth LeagueFinal tournament official programme
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