The 2025–26 UEFA Youth League knockout phase began on 3 February 2026 with the round of 32 and concluded with the final on 20 April 2026 at Stade de la Tuilière in Lausanne, Switzerland, to decide the champions of the 2025–26 UEFA Youth League. The top 22 teams from the UEFA Champions League Path as well as 10 winners of the Domestic Champions Path qualified for the knockout phase.

Times are CET/CEST, as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Schedule The schedule of the competition was as follows.

+Schedule for 2025–26 UEFA Youth LeaguePhaseRoundDraw dateMatch datesRound of 323–4 February 2026Round of 16 6 February 202624–25 February 2026rowspan="3" 17–18 March 2026Semi-finals17 April 2026 Final20 April 2026 Colovray Stadium, Nyon

Qualified teams The following 32 teams qualified for the knockout phase.

+ Qualified teams UEFA Champions League Path Domestic Champions Path

Bracket

Round of 32 The draw for the round of 32 was held on 12 December 2025.

Seeding In the draw, the top 6 teams from the UEFA Champions League Path were seeded and paired against the teams finished in 17th to 22nd place, while the 10 Domestic Champions Path winners were seeded and paired against teams ranked 7th to 16th. The seeded teams will play the matches at home. In the draw, teams from the same national association could not be drawn against each other. To create the ties, teams finishing 1st to 16th in the UEFA Champions League Path were automatically allocated to the tie corresponding to their position in the final standings, with their unseeded (pairings 1 to 6) or seeded (pairings 7 to 16) opponents then drawn.

+ Draw pots Pairings 1 to 6 Pairings 7 to 16 Seeded Unseeded (Bowl 1) Seeded (Bowl 2) Unseeded

Summary

The matches were played on 3 and 4 February 2026.

Matches

Round of 16 Summary

The draw was conducted on 6 February 2026. The round of 16 was played over one leg on 24 and 25 February 2026.

Matches

Quarter-finals Summary

The draw was conducted on 6 February. The quarter-finals were played over a single leg on 17 and 18 March 2026.

Matches

Semi-finals Summary

The draw was conducted on 6 February 2026. The semi-finals were played over a single leg on 17 April 2026.

Matches

Final

The final was played on 20 April 2026 at Stade de la Tuilière, Lausanne.

Notes

References

External links

UEFA Youth League Matches: 2025–26, UEFA.com