The 2016–17 UEFA Youth League knockout phase began on 7 February 2017 and concluded on 24 April 2017 with the final at Colovray Stadium in Nyon, Switzerland, to decide the champions of the 2016–17 UEFA Youth League. A total of 24 teams competed in the knockout phase.

Times up to 25 March 2017 (knockout round play-offs, round of 16 and quarter-finals) are CET (UTC+1), thereafter times (semi-finals and final) are CEST (UTC+2).

Round and draw dates The schedule of the knockout phase was as follows (all draws were held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland).

RoundDrawMatch datesKnockout round play-offs12 December 20167–8 February 2017Round of 1610 February 201721–22 February 2017Quarter-finals7–8 March 2017Semi-finals21 April 2017 at Colovray Stadium, NyonFinal24 April 2017 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon

Format The knockout phase involved 24 teams: 16 teams which qualified from the UEFA Champions League Path (eight group winners and eight group runners-up), and eight teams which qualified from the Domestic Champions Path (eight second round winners): The eight group winners from the UEFA Champions League Path entered the round of 16. The eight group runners-up from the UEFA Champions League Path and the eight second round winners from the Domestic Champions Path entered the knockout round play-offs. The eight play-off winners advanced to the round of 16.

Each tie in the knockout phase was played over one match. If the scores were level after full-time, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out (no extra time was played).

The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows: In the draw for the knockout round play-offs, the eight second round winners from the Domestic Champions Path were drawn against the eight group runners-up from the UEFA Champions League Path, with the teams from the Domestic Champions Path hosting the match. Teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other. In the draw for the round of 16, the eight group winners from the UEFA Champions League Path were drawn against the eight play-off winners. Teams from the same UEFA Champions League Path group could not be drawn against each other, but teams from the same association could be drawn against each other. The draw also decided the home team for each round of 16 match. In the draws for the quarter-finals onwards, there were no seedings, and teams from the same UEFA Champions League Path group or the same association could be drawn against each other. The draws also decided the home team for each quarter-final, and the "home" team for administrative purposes for each semi-final and final (which were played at a neutral venue).

On 17 July 2014, the UEFA emergency panel ruled that Ukrainian and Russian clubs would not be drawn against each other "until further notice" due to the political unrest between the countries. This restriction, if necessary, applied to the draws for the knockout round play-offs, round of 16 and quarter-finals (should such meeting be possible given that the identity of the quarter-finalists were not known at the time of the draw), where matches were hosted by one of the teams, but not to the semi-finals and final, which were played at a neutral venue.

Qualified teams UEFA Champions League Path GroupWinners(enter round of 16)Runners-up(enter play-offs as away team)A Paris Saint-Germain BaselB Dynamo Kyiv BenficaC Barcelona Manchester CityD PSV Eindhoven Atlético MadridE CSKA Moscow MonacoF Real Madrid Borussia DortmundG Porto CopenhagenH Sevilla Juventus

Domestic Champions Path Second round winners(enter play-offs as home team) Ajax Roma Midtjylland Rosenborg Altınordu Viitorul Constanța Maccabi Haifa Red Bull Salzburg

Bracket The draw for the round of 16 onwards was held on 10 February 2017, 13:00 CET, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.

Knockout round play-offs The draw for the knockout round play-offs was held on 12 December 2016, 14:00 CET, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.

Summary The matches were played on 7 and 8 February 2017.

Matches

Round of 16

Summary The round of 16 matches were played on 21 and 22 February 2017.

Matches

Quarter-finals

Summary The quarter-finals were played on 7 and 8 March 2017.

Matches

Semi-finals

Summary The semi-finals were played on 21 April 2017 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon.

Matches

Final The final was played on 24 April 2017 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon.

References

External links 2016–17 UEFA Youth League