| Tourney Name: | UEFA Youth League |
| Year: | 2013–14 |
| Size: | 275 |
| Dates: | 17 September 2013 – 14 April 2014 |
| Num Teams: | 32 |
| Associations: | 18 |
| Champion Other: | Barcelona |
| Count: | 1 |
| Second Other: | Benfica |
| Matches: | 110 |
| Goals: | 378 |
| Top Scorer: |  Munir(11 goals) |
| Nextseason: | 2014–15 |
The 2013–14 UEFA Youth League was the first season of the UEFA Youth League, a European youth club football competition organised by UEFA. It was contested by the under-19 youth teams of the 32 clubs qualified for the group stage of the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League.[1] [2] [3]
The final was played on 14 April 2014 at the Colovray Stadium in Nyon, Switzerland, between Benfica and Barcelona. Barcelona won 3–0 and became the first team to lift the Lennart Johansson Trophy, named after UEFA's honorary president.[4]
Players had to be born on or after 1 January 1995.[3]
The schedule of the competition was as follows.[4]
| Phase | Round | Draw date | Match date(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Group stage | Matchday 1 | 29 August 2013 (Monaco) | 17–18 September 2013 |
| Matchday 2 | 1–2 October 2013 | ||
| Matchday 3 | 22–23 October 2013 | ||
| Matchday 4 | 5–6 November 2013 | ||
| Matchday 5 | 26–27 November 2013 | ||
| Matchday 6 | 10–11 December 2013 | ||
| Knockout phase | Round of 16 | 16 December 2013 (Nyon) | 18–19 & 25–26 February 2014 |
| Quarter-finals | 11–12 & 18–19 March 2014 | ||
| Semi-finals | 11 April 2014 | ||
| Final | 14 April 2014 |
See main article: 2013–14 UEFA Youth League group stage.
The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four, with the group compositions determined by the draw for the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League group stage, which was held in Monaco on 29 August 2013.[5] In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The matchdays were 17–18 September, 1–2 October, 22–23 October, 5–6 November, 26–27 November, and 10–11 December 2013, with the matches played on the same matchday as the corresponding Champions League matches (though not necessarily on the same day, and some matches were played on Mondays and Thursdays). The group winners and runners-up advanced to the round of 16.
See main article: 2013–14 UEFA Youth League knockout phase.
In the knockout phase, teams played against each other over one match. If scores were level after full-time, the match was decided by penalty shoot-out (no extra time).[3]
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals | Minutes played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Munir | Barcelona | 11 | 704 |
| 2 | Devante Cole | Manchester City | 6 | 578 |
| John Swift | Chelsea | 6 | 630 | |
| Rochinha | Benfica | 6 | 732 | |
| 5 | Florian Pick | Schalke 04 | 5 | 503 |
 Gennaro Tutino | Napoli | 5 | 520 | |
 Juanjo Narváez | Real Madrid | 5 | 523 | |
| Marcos Lopes | Manchester City | 5 | 530 | |
| James Wilson | Manchester United | 5 | 540 | |
 Svyatoslav Georgievskiy | CSKA Moscow | 5 | 553 | |
| Alex Kiwomya | Chelsea | 5 | 695 | |
| Lewis Baker | Chelsea | 5 | 720 |
| Rank | Player | Team | Assists | Minutes played | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Munir | Barcelona | 5 | 704 | |
| Rochinha | Benfica | 5 | 732 | ||
| 3 |  Lionel Enguene | Barcelona | 4 | 826 |