The 2012–13 NextGen Series was the second season of the NextGen Series. The tournament involved the under-19 teams from 24 different countries across Europe. The tournament was won by Aston Villa who overcame Chelsea in the final.
Tournament details | |
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Dates | 15 August 2012 – 1 April 2013 |
Teams | 24 (from 1 confederation) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 88 |
Goals scored | 268 (3.05 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() ![]() (7 goals) |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
Format changes
From the previous season's competition, one major format change has been announced, with the competition moving from a 16-team to a 24-team affair.[1] 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 |
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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 |
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![]() | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 11 |
![]() | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 9 |
![]() | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 8 |
![]() | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 4 |
Kickoff times are in CET.
Wolfsburg ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() |
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Hauck ![]() Brandt ![]() | Report | Coulthirst ![]() Lameiras ![]() Pritchard ![]() |
Anderlecht ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Bruno ![]() | Report | Avdijaj ![]() Hauck ![]() |
Tottenham Hotspur ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report | Sandro ![]() |
Anderlecht ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Álvarez ![]() | Report | Bentaleb ![]() |
Barcelona ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() |
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Bagnack ![]() | Report | Coulthirst ![]() Pritchard ![]() |
Wolfsburg ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() |
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Brandt ![]() Uzan ![]() | Report | Dendoncker ![]() Kabasele ![]() Heylen ![]() |
Tottenham Hotspur ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report | Dendoncker ![]() Heylen ![]() |
Group 2
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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![]() | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 13 |
![]() | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 12 |
![]() | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 5 |
![]() | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 2 |
Kickoff times are in CET.
Manchester City ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report | Rajsel ![]() |
Manchester City ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Suárez ![]() Huws ![]() Hiwula ![]() | Report | Çinemre ![]() |
Fenerbahçe ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Leigh ![]() | Report | Suárez ![]() |
Fenerbahçe ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report | Coman ![]() Ongenda ![]() |
Juventus ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Rugani ![]() | Report | Meppen-Walter ![]() |
Paris Saint-Germain ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Sainrimat-Moreira ![]() Yaisien ![]() | Report |
Manchester City ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() |
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Pozo ![]() Lopes ![]() | Report | Schiavone ![]() Magnússon ![]() Léo Bonatini ![]() |
Paris Saint-Germain ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Bourdin ![]() Habran ![]() | Report | Lopes ![]() |
Group 3
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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![]() | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 12 |
![]() | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 11 |
![]() | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 9 |
![]() | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 20 | −18 | 1 |
Kickoff times are in CET.
CSKA Moscow ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Boga ![]() |
CSKA Moscow ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Khurtsidze ![]() Georgievskiy ![]() | Report |
Molde ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Aboubacar ![]() | Report | Ssewankambo ![]() |
Ajax ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Menig ![]() Van den Boomen ![]() | Report | Netfullin ![]() |
Group 4
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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![]() | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 12 |
![]() | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 10 |
![]() | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 9 |
![]() | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 4 |
Kickoff times are in CET.
Aston Villa ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() |
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Drennan ![]() | Report | Ié ![]() Mané ![]() Riquicho ![]() |
Aston Villa ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Carruthers ![]() Melvin ![]() | Report | Irvine ![]() |
Celtic ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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F. Twardzik ![]() McGregor ![]() Herron ![]() | Report | Antonio ![]() |
Celtic ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Devine ![]() P. Twardzik ![]() | Report | Graham ![]() Drennan ![]() |
Sporting CP ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() |
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Ponde ![]() Mané ![]() Medeiros ![]() Veloso ![]() | Report | Sanoh ![]() Pinto ![]() |
Sporting CP ![]() | 1–5 | ![]() |
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Veloso ![]() | Report | Donacien ![]() Drennan ![]() Burke ![]() |
Group 5
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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![]() | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
![]() | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
![]() | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 9 |
![]() | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 5 |
Kickoff times are in CET.
Internazionale ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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Forte ![]() Belloni ![]() Garritano ![]() | Report | Adorján ![]() |
Internazionale ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Benassi ![]() | Report |
Borussia Dortmund ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Benkarit ![]() Beutler ![]() | Report | Bjørnholm ![]() Blakstad ![]() |
Internazionale ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Forte ![]() Pedrabissi ![]() | Report | Blakstad ![]() |
Group 6
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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![]() | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 9 |
![]() | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 8 |
![]() | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 8 |
![]() | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 7 |
Kickoff times are in CET.
Athletic Bilbao ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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Guillermo ![]() Jurgi Oteo ![]() Bengoa ![]() Santamaría ![]() | Report |
Marseille ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Anani ![]() | Report | Jurgi Oteo ![]() |
Olympiacos ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Soukias ![]() Leandro ![]() | Report |
Marseille ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Report |
Athletic Bilbao ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() |
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Santamaría ![]() Williams ![]() Unai López ![]() Bechar ![]() | Report |
Ranking of third-placed teams
Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 9 |
5 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 9 |
4 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 9 |
1 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 8 |
6 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 8 |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 5 |
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.[6]
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Group winners |
Runners-up |
Four best third-placed teams |
Seeded | Unseeded | ||||||||
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# | Team | Pts | GD | GF | # | Team | Pts | GD | GF |
1. | ![]() | 13 | +5 | 10 | 9. | ![]() | 10 | +4 | 12 |
2. | ![]() | 12 | +3 | 8 | 10. | ![]() | 10 | 0 | 10 |
3. | ![]() | 12 | +1 | 12 | 11. | ![]() | 9 | +2 | 8 |
4. | ![]() | 11 | +6 | 12 | 12. | ![]() | 8 | +2 | 7 |
5. | ![]() | 10 | 0 | 10 | 13. | ![]() | 9 | +6 | 12 |
6. | ![]() | 9 | −1 | 4 | 14. | ![]() | 9 | +4 | 14 |
7. | ![]() | 12 | +4 | 13 | 15. | ![]() | 9 | −3 | 6 |
8. | ![]() | 11 | +9 | 15 | 16. | ![]() | 8 | 0 | 10 |
Bracket
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Round of 16
Ajax ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Anderson ![]() | Report | Drennan ![]() Lewis ![]() |
Paris Saint-Germain ![]() | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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Sainrimat-Moreira ![]() | Report | Coulthirst ![]() |
Penalties | ||
3–4 |
CSKA Moscow ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Bazelyuk ![]() Georgievskiy ![]() | Report |
Olympiacos ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Ioannidis ![]() | Report | Acheampong ![]() |
Internazionale ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Yennaris ![]() |
Quarterfinals
Tottenham Hotspur ![]() | 3–5 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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Oduwa ![]() Dombaxe ![]() Percil ![]() | Report | Betinho ![]() Semedo ![]() Guedes ![]() Fokobo ![]() |
Arsenal ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Gnabry ![]() | Report |
Semifinals
Aston Villa ![]() | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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Burke ![]() Grealish ![]() Carruthers ![]() | Report | Stojanović ![]() |
Third place match
Final
Top goalscorers
Players and teams in bold are still active in the competition:
- Note
1: ^ In January 2013 Alex Pritchard moved on loan from Tottenham Hotspur to Peterborough United.