2012–13 NextGen Series

2012–13 NextGen Series
Tournament details
Dates15 August 2012 – 1 April 2013
Teams24 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
ChampionsEngland Aston Villa (1st title)
Runners-upEngland Chelsea
Third placePortugal Sporting CP
Fourth placeEngland Arsenal
Tournament statistics
Matches played88
Goals scored268 (3.05 per match)
Top scorer(s)Republic of Ireland Graham Burke
Scotland Islam Feruz
(7 goals)
Best playerEngland Lewis Baker

The 2012–13 NextGen Series was the second season of the NextGen Series. The tournament involved the under-19 teams from 24 European countries. The tournament was won by Aston Villa who overcame Chelsea in the final.

Format changes

From the previous season's competition, one major format change was announced, with the competition moving from a 16-team to a 24-team affair. The group stage was run in six groups of four, an expansion of the same format as the previous season.

Teams

The 24 teams were sorted into six groups, where they played each other home and away in a Round-robin tournament. The top teams advanced to the finals of the competition.

Fifteen of the 16 founder-members reprise their roles, consisting of some of the highest-reputations teams from across UEFA, mirroring the current or recent Champions League involvement of their first teams. Only Basel of Switzerland declined the invitation to reappear.

They were joined by a further nine teams of high standing for the expanded series.

Group stage

The 24 teams were sorted into six groups of four, where they play each other home and away in a double round robin format. The top-two teams from each group progressed to the knock-out stages of the competition alongside the four highest points-scoring third-place finishers.

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners, runners-up and four best third placed teams advance to the round of 16

Group 1

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Spain Barcelona 6321126+611
Belgium Anderlecht 623186+29
England Tottenham Hotspur 6222101008
Germany Wolfsburg 6114917−84

Kickoff times are in CET.

Barcelona Spain1–1Belgium Anderlecht
Sanabria 80' Report Kabasele 66'
Mini Estadi, Barcelona
Referee: Rafael Díaz Melero (Spain)
Wolfsburg Germany2–3England Tottenham Hotspur
Hauck 17' (pen.)
Brandt 90+1'		 Report Coulthirst 63'
Lameiras 79'
Pritchard 82'
VfL-Stadion am Elsterweg, Wolfsburg
Attendance: 693
Tottenham Hotspur England0–2Spain Barcelona
Report Sandro 19', 73'
White Hart Lane, London
Attendance: 8,850
Tottenham Hotspur England2–2Germany Wolfsburg
Pritchard 8', 35' Report Hauck 84'
Müller 90'
Hotspur Way, London
Anderlecht Belgium1–1England Tottenham Hotspur
Álvarez 76' Report Bentaleb 59'
Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht
Attendance: 7,261
Barcelona Spain1–4England Tottenham Hotspur
Bagnack 88' Report Coulthirst 25', 29', 60'
Pritchard 72'
Mini Estadi, Barcelona
Attendance: 295
Tottenham Hotspur England0–2Belgium Anderlecht
Report Dendoncker 59'
Heylen 83' (pen.)
Hotspur Way, London

Group 2

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
France Paris Saint-Germain 6411105+513
Italy Juventus 6330139+412
England Manchester City 6123810−25
Turkey Fenerbahçe 6024613−72

Kickoff times are in CET.

Juventus Italy3–3Turkey Fenerbahçe
Padovan 27', 50'
Lanini 90+4'		 Report Şimşek 38', 75' (pen.)
Sahat 85'
Stadio Giuseppe Moccagatta, Alessandria
Manchester City England0–2France Paris Saint-Germain
Report Rajsel 28', 77'
Ewen Fields, Hyde
Manchester City England3–1Turkey Fenerbahçe
Suárez 69' (pen.)
Huws 71'
Hiwula 90' (pen.)		 Report Çinemre 11'
Ewen Fields, Hyde
Attendance: 737
Referee: Darren Handley (England)
Fenerbahçe Turkey1–2Italy Juventus
Cici 57' Report Gerbaudo 25'
Schiavone 81'
Maltepe Stadý, Istanbul

Group 3

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Russia CSKA Moscow 640285+312
Netherlands Ajax 6321156+911
England Chelsea 6231126+69
Norway Molde 6015220−181

Kickoff times are in CET.

CSKA Moscow Russia2–1Norway Molde
Seredin 29'
Litvinov 74'		 Report Svendsen 27'
October Stadium, Moscow
Molde Norway0–1Russia CSKA Moscow
Report Zaseev 54'
Aker Stadion, Molde
Molde Norway0–5Netherlands Ajax
Report De Sa 14'
Fischer 19', 65', 81'
Sporkslede 90+3'
Aker Stadion, Molde
CSKA Moscow Russia0–1England Chelsea
Report Boga 71'
October Stadium, Moscow
Ajax Netherlands5–0Norway Molde
Kishna 11'
Fischer 31'
El Hasnaoui 37', 67'
Keskin 90'		 Report
De Toekomst, Amsterdam
Molde Norway1–1England Chelsea
Aboubacar 60' Report Ssewankambo 87'
Aker Stadion, Molde
Ajax Netherlands2–1Russia CSKA Moscow
Menig 44'
Van den Boomen 59'		 Report Netfullin 28'
De Toekomst, Amsterdam
Chelsea England6–0Norway Molde
Feruz 13', 22'
Kiwomya 57'
Mitchell 66'
Piazon 68'
Saville 70'		 Report
Cobham Training Centre, Cobham
Chelsea England0–0Netherlands Ajax
Report
Recreation Ground, Aldershot
Ajax Netherlands3–3England Chelsea
Bitter 16'
De Sa 61' (pen.)
De Bondt 89'		 Report Kiwomya 12'
Feruz 39', 49'
De Toekomst, Amsterdam

Group 4

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Portugal Sporting CP 64021211+112
England Aston Villa 6312128+410
Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 630369−39
Scotland Celtic 6114810-24

Kickoff times are in CET.

Aston Villa England1–3Portugal Sporting CP
Drennan 31' Report Ié 32'
Mané 39'
Riquicho 63' (pen.)
Villa Park, Birmingham
Celtic Scotland1–2Portugal Sporting CP
Johnstone 20' Report Medeiros 45'
Cortez 76'
Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
Aston Villa England2–1Scotland Celtic
Carruthers 21'
Melvin 35'		 Report Irvine 49'
Villa Park, Birmingham
PSV Eindhoven Netherlands1–0Portugal Sporting CP
Vloet 75' Report
De Herdgang, Eindhoven
Celtic Scotland2–2England Aston Villa
Devine red-colored football 53' (o.g.)
P. Twardzik 72'		 Report Graham 24'
Drennan 39'
Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
Sporting CP Portugal4–2Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
Ponde 18'
Mané 57'
Medeiros 73'
Veloso 90'		 Report Sanoh 25'
Pinto red-colored football 64' (o.g.)
Alvalade Stadium, Lisbon
Aston Villa England2–0Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
Burke 19'
Drennan 84'		 Report
Villa Park, Birmingham
Sporting CP Portugal2–1Scotland Celtic
Mané 8'
Medeiros 24'		 Report Kidd 40'
Alvalade Stadium, Lisbon
PSV Eindhoven Netherlands1–0Scotland Celtic
Brenet 83' Report
Philips Stadion, Eindhoven
Sporting CP Portugal1–5England Aston Villa
Veloso 75' Report Donacien 10'
Drennan 49', 88'
Burke 55', 78'
Alvalade Stadium, Lisbon

Group 5

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Italy Internazionale 63121010010
Norway Rosenborg 63121010010
England Liverpool 63031410+49
Germany Borussia Dortmund 612359-45

Kickoff times are in CET.

Rosenborg Norway3–0England Liverpool
Blakstad 6'
Bjørnholm 14'
Sørloth 30'		 Report
Lerkendal Stadium, Trondheim
Liverpool England4–1Norway Rosenborg
Jones 15'
Morgan 32', 45+2'
Sinclair 90+1'		 Report Lundal 39'
Langtree Park, St Helens
Borussia Dortmund Germany2–2Norway Rosenborg
Benkarit 19'
Beutler 67'		 Report Bjørnholm 3'
Blakstad 43'
Stadion Rote Erde, Dortmund
Liverpool England3–0Germany Borussia Dortmund
Coady 22', 26' (pen.)
Morgan 77'		 Report
Langtree Park, St Helens
Internazionale Italy3–1Norway Rosenborg
Forte 37', 85'
Pedrabissi 70'		 Report Blakstad 25'
Centro Sportivo Giacinto Facchetti, Milan
Referee: Francesco Di Stefano (Italy)
Liverpool England4–1Italy Internazionale
Coady 29' (pen.), 77' (pen.)
Yeşil 34', 65'		 Report Benassi 62'
Langtree Park, St Helens

Group 6

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Greece Olympiacos 623145−19
England Arsenal 622275+28
France Marseille 6222410−68
Spain Athletic Bilbao 6213127+57

Kickoff times are in CET.

Athletic Bilbao Spain4–0Greece Olympiacos
Guillermo 27' (pen.)
Jurgi Oteo 50'
Bengoa 59'
Santamaría 72'		 Report
San Mamés, Bilbao
Attendance: 3000
Arsenal England3–0France Marseille
Yennaris 8'
Akpom 20', 83'		 Report
Underhill Stadium, London
Marseille France2–1Spain Athletic Bilbao
Anani 45', 72' Report Jurgi Oteo 34'
Marcel-Cerdan Stadium, Marseille
Arsenal England0–0Greece Olympiacos
Report
Underhill Stadium, London
Marseille France1–0England Arsenal
Kisaku 90+3' Report
Marcel-Cerdan Stadium, Marseille
Athletic Bilbao Spain0–0England Arsenal
Report
San Mamés, Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao Spain5–0France Marseille
Santamaría 58', 80'
Williams 65'
Unai López 70'
Bechar red-colored football 89' (o.g.)		 Report[link removed]
Lezama Facilities, Lezama(Biscay)
Arsenal England4–2Spain Athletic Bilbao
Toral 7', 74'
Ansah 67'
Hayden 79'		 Report Aketxe 12'
Yeray 83'
Underhill Stadium, London

Ranking of third-placed teams

Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
3England Chelsea 6231126+69
5England Liverpool 63031410+49
4Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 630369−39
1England Tottenham Hotspur 6222101008
6France Marseille 6222410−68
2England Manchester City 6123810−25

Knockout stage

The knockout round matches were decided by ordering each team from 1 through 16, with the top ranked team facing the lowest ranked team, and on down.

Key to colours
Group winners
Runners-up
Four best third-placed teams
Seeded Unseeded
# Team Pts GD GF # Team Pts GD GF
1. France Paris Saint-Germain 13+510 9. England Aston Villa 10+412
2. Russia CSKA Moscow 12+38 10. Norway Rosenborg 10010
3. Portugal Sporting CP 12+112 11. Belgium Anderlecht 9+28
4. Spain Barcelona 11+612 12. England Arsenal 8+27
5. Italy Internazionale 10010 13. England Chelsea 9+612
6. Greece Olympiacos 9−14 14. England Liverpool 9+414
7. Italy Juventus 12+413 15. Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 9−36
8. Netherlands Ajax 11+915 16. England Tottenham Hotspur 8010

Bracket

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
 
 
 
Spain Barcelona0
 
 
 
England Chelsea2
 
England Chelsea4
 
 
 
Italy Juventus1
 
Italy Juventus1
 
 
 
Norway Rosenborg0
 
England Chelsea (a.e.t.)4
 
 
 
England Arsenal3
 
Italy Internazionale0
 
 
 
England Arsenal1
 
England Arsenal1
 
 
 
Russia CSKA Moscow0
 
Russia CSKA Moscow3
 
 
 
Netherlands PSV Eindhoven0
 
England Chelsea0
 
 
 
England Aston Villa2
 
Netherlands Ajax1
 
 
 
England Aston Villa2
 
England Aston Villa1
 
 
 
Greece Olympiacos0
 
Greece Olympiacos2
 
 
 
Belgium Anderlecht1
 
England Aston Villa3
 
 
 
Portugal Sporting CP1 Third place match
 
France Paris Saint-Germain1 (3)
 
  
 
England Tottenham Hotspur (pen.)1 (4)
 
England Tottenham Hotspur3England Arsenal1
 
 
 
Portugal Sporting CP (a.e.t.)5 Portugal Sporting CP3
 
Portugal Sporting CP4
 
 
England Liverpool0
 

Round of 16

Ajax Netherlands1–2England Aston Villa
Anderson 14' Report Drennan 35'
Lewis 64'
De Toekomst, Amsterdam
Barcelona Spain0–2England Chelsea
Report Feruz 43'
Boga 90'
Mini Estadi, Barcelona
Sporting CP Portugal4–0England Liverpool
Mané 12', 24'
Palhinha 64'
Jancó 89'		 Report
Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon
CSKA Moscow Russia3–0Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
Bazelyuk 11', 22'
Georgievskiy 68'		 Report
Akdeniz Stadium, Antalya
Olympiacos Greece2–1Belgium Anderlecht
Ioannidis 21', 53' (pen.) Report Acheampong 46'
Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus

Quarterfinals

Chelsea England4–1Italy Juventus
Kiwomya 11'
Baker 13', 89'
Feruz 83'		 Report Rugani 72'
Griffin Park, London
Aston Villa England1–0Greece Olympiacos
Burke 11' Report
Villa Park, Birmingham
Tottenham Hotspur England3–5 (a.e.t.)Portugal Sporting CP
Oduwa 8'
Dombaxe 81' (pen.)
Percil 90+3'		 Report Betinho 6', 17'
Semedo 64' (pen.)
Guedes 96'
Fokobo 104'
Brisbane Road, London
Arsenal England1–0Russia CSKA Moscow
Gnabry 56' Report
Emirates Stadium, London
Attendance: 6,684

Semifinals

Chelsea England4–3 (a.e.t.)England Arsenal
Feruz 53'
Baker 61', 116'
Boga 65'		 Report Akpom 16', 89'
Gnabry 90'
Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia, Como

Third place match

Final

Chelsea England0–2England Aston Villa
Report Burke 49' (pen.), 90' (pen.)
Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia, Como

Top goalscorers

Players and teams in bold are still active in the competition:

Rank Name Team Goals
1 Republic of Ireland Graham Burke England Aston Villa 7
Scotland Islam Feruz England Chelsea
3 Republic of Ireland Michael Drennan England Aston Villa 6
4 England Conor Coady England Liverpool 5
England Shaq Coulthirst England Tottenham Hotspur
Guinea-Bissau Carlos Mané Portugal Sporting CP
7 England Chuba Akpom England Arsenal 4
England Lewis Baker England Chelsea
Denmark Viktor Fischer Netherlands Ajax
England Alex Pritchard1 England Tottenham Hotspur
11 Norway Magnus Blakstad Norway Rosenborg 3
Ivory Coast Jeremie Boga England Chelsea
Italy Francesco Forte Italy Internazionale
Germany Philipp Hauck Germany Wolfsburg
Greece Nikolaos Ioannidis Greece Olympiacos
England Alex Kiwomya England Chelsea
Portugal Iuri Medeiros Portugal Sporting CP
England Adam Morgan England Liverpool
Spain Sandro Spain Barcelona
Spain Gorka Santamaría Spain Athletic Bilbao
Note

1: ^In January 2013 Alex Pritchard moved on loan from Tottenham Hotspur to Peterborough United.

See also

References

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  2. ↑ "Wolfsburg v Spurs (NextGen Series), 22.08.12". Spurs Odyssey.
  3. ↑ "Anderlecht v Spurs (NextGen Series), 31.10.12". Spurs Odyssey.
  4. ↑ "Barcelona U-19s v Spurs U-19s, 07.11.12". Spurs Odyssey.
  5. ↑ "At. Bilbao U20 – Olympiacos U20 4-0 | Olympiacos.org / Official Website of Olympiacos Piraeus". Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  6. ↑ "NEXTGEN SERIES ANNOUNCES LAST 16 FIXTURES". nextgenseries.com. 29 January 2013.
  7. ↑ "NEXTGEN DATE THIS SUNDAY". Chelsea F.C. 12 March 2013.
  8. ↑ "Date set for NextGen Series last eight clash against Olympiacos". Aston Villa F.C. 8 March 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  9. ↑ "NEXTGEN SERIES FIXTURE UPDATE". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 5 March 2013.
  10. ↑ "Emirates to host Gunners' NextGen clash". Arsenal F.C. 8 March 2013.
  11. ↑ "YOUTH AT THE EMIRATES". Arsenal F.C.
  12. 1 2 "Semi-Final draw revealed". nextgenseries.com. 21 March 2013.
  13. 1 2 "Host city and dates unveiled". nextgenseries.com. 7 March 2013.