The 2016–17 UEFA Youth League knockout phase (play-offs and round of 16 onwards) 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.[1]
Times up to 25 March 2017 (play-offs, round of 16 and quarter-finals) are CET (UTC+1), thereafter times (semi-finals and final) are CEST (UTC+2).
The schedule of the knockout phase is as follows (all draws are held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland).[2]
| Round | Draw | Match dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Play-offs | 12 December 2016 | 7–8 February 2017 | |
| Round of 16 | 10 February 2017 | 21–22 February 2017 | |
| Quarter-finals | 7–8 March 2017 | ||
| Semi-finals | 21 April 2017 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon | ||
| Final | 24 April 2017 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon | ||
The knockout phase involves 24 teams: 16 teams which qualify from the UEFA Champions League Path (eight group winners and eight group runners-up), and eight teams which qualify from the Domestic Champions Path (eight second round winners):[1]
Each tie in the knockout phase is played over one match. If the scores are level after full-time, the match is decided by a penalty shoot-out (no extra time is played).[1]
The mechanism of the draws for each round is as follows:
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.[3] This restriction, if necessary, applies to the draws for the play-offs, round of 16 and quarter-finals (should such meeting be possible given that the identity of the quarter-finalists are not known at the time of the draw), where matches are hosted by one of the teams, but not to the semi-finals and final, which are played at a neutral venue.
| Group | width=210 | Winners (enter round of 16) | width=210 | Runners-up (enter play-offs as away team) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Paris Saint-Germain | Basel | ||
| B | Dynamo Kyiv | Benfica | ||
| C | Barcelona | Manchester City | ||
| D | PSV Eindhoven | Atlético Madrid | ||
| E | CSKA Moscow | Monaco | ||
| F | Real Madrid | Borussia Dortmund | ||
| G | Porto | Copenhagen | ||
| H | Sevilla | Juventus |
| width=210 | Second round winners (enter play-offs as home team) |
|---|---|
| Ajax | |
| Roma | |
| Midtjylland | |
| Rosenborg | |
| Altınordu | |
| Viitorul Constanța | |
| Maccabi Haifa | |
| Red Bull Salzburg |
The draw for the play-offs was held on 12 December 2016, 14:00 CET, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[4] [5] The play-offs were played on 7 and 8 February 2017.|}
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The draw for the round of 16 onwards was held on 10 February 2017, 13:00 CET, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[6] [7]
The round of 16 matches were played on 21 and 22 February 2017.|}
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The quarter-finals were played on 7 and 8 March 2017.|}
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The semi-finals were played on 21 April 2017 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon.[8] [9] |}
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The final was played on 24 April 2017 at Colovray Stadium, Nyon.[8] [9]