2012–13 NextGen Series
International football competition
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The 2012–13 NextGen Series was the second season of the NextGen Series. The tournament involved the under-19 teams from 24 European countries. The tournament was won by Aston Villa who overcame Chelsea in the final.
Aston Villa (1st title) Chelsea| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 15 August 2012 – 1 April 2013 |
| Teams | 24 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Aston Villa (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Chelsea |
| Third place |  Sporting CP |
| Fourth place | Arsenal |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 88 |
| Goals scored | 268 (3.05 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Graham Burke Islam Feruz(7 goals) |
| Best player | Lewis Baker |
← 2011–12 | |
Format changes
From the previous season's competition, one major format change was 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 |
|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Barcelona |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 11 |
 Anderlecht |
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 9 |
| Tottenham Hotspur |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 8 |
 Wolfsburg |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 4 |
Kickoff times are in CET.
| Wolfsburg | 2–3 | Tottenham Hotspur |
|---|---|---|
Hauck  17' (pen.)Brandt 90+1' |
Report | Coulthirst 63' Lameiras 79'Pritchard 82' |
| Anderlecht | 1–2 | Wolfsburg |
|---|---|---|
| Bruno 71' |
Report | Avdijaj 21' Hauck 33' |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 0–2 | Barcelona |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Sandro 19', 73' |
| Anderlecht | 1–1 | Tottenham Hotspur |
|---|---|---|
| Álvarez 76' |
Report | Bentaleb 59' |
| Barcelona | 1–4 | Tottenham Hotspur |
|---|---|---|
| Bagnack 88' |
Report | Coulthirst 25', 29', 60' Pritchard 72' |
| Wolfsburg | 2–3 | Anderlecht |
|---|---|---|
| Brandt 68' Uzan 90+1' |
Report | Dendoncker 14' Kabasele 34'Heylen 37' |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 0–2 | Anderlecht |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Dendoncker 59' Heylen 83' (pen.) |
Group 2
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Paris Saint-Germain |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 13 |
 Juventus |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 12 |
| Manchester City |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 5 |
 Fenerbahçe |
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 2 |
Kickoff times are in CET.
| Manchester City | 0–2 | Paris Saint-Germain |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Rajsel 28', 77' |
| Manchester City | 3–1 | Fenerbahçe |
|---|---|---|
| Suárez 69' (pen.) Huws 71'Hiwula 90' (pen.) |
Report | Çinemre 11' |
| Juventus | 2–0 | Paris Saint-Germain |
|---|---|---|
| Ruggiero 57' Léo Bonatini 90' |
Report |
| Fenerbahçe | 1–1 | Manchester City |
|---|---|---|
| Leigh 68' (o.g.) |
Report | Suárez 49' |
| Fenerbahçe | 0–2 | Paris Saint-Germain |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Coman 18' Ongenda 55' |
| Juventus | 1–1 | Manchester City |
|---|---|---|
| Rugani 84' |
Report | Meppen-Walter 42' |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2–0 | Fenerbahçe |
|---|---|---|
| Sainrimat-Moreira 7' Yaisien 65' |
Report |
| Manchester City | 2–3 | Juventus |
|---|---|---|
| Pozo 15' Lopes 81' |
Report | Schiavone 29' Magnússon 62'Léo Bonatini 71' |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2–1 | Manchester City |
|---|---|---|
| Bourdin 29' Habran 63' |
Report | Lopes 77' (pen.) |
Group 3
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 CSKA Moscow |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 12 |
 Ajax |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 11 |
| Chelsea |
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 9 |
 Molde |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 20 | −18 | 1 |
Kickoff times are in CET.
| Molde | 0–1 | CSKA Moscow |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Zaseev 54' |
| CSKA Moscow | 0–1 | Chelsea |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Boga 71' |
| CSKA Moscow | 2–0 | Ajax |
|---|---|---|
| Khurtsidze 45' Georgievskiy 75' |
Report |
| Molde | 1–1 | Chelsea |
|---|---|---|
| Aboubacar 60' |
Report | Ssewankambo 87' |
| Ajax | 2–1 | CSKA Moscow |
|---|---|---|
| Menig 44' Van den Boomen 59' |
Report | Netfullin 28' |
Group 4
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sporting CP |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 12 |
| Aston Villa |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 10 |
| PSV Eindhoven |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 9 |
| Celtic |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 4 |
Kickoff times are in CET.
| Aston Villa | 1–3 | Sporting CP |
|---|---|---|
| Drennan 31' |
Report | Ié 32' Mané 39'Riquicho 63' (pen.) |
| Aston Villa | 2–1 | Celtic |
|---|---|---|
| Carruthers 21' Melvin 35' |
Report | Irvine 49' |
| PSV Eindhoven | 1–0 | Sporting CP |
|---|---|---|
| Vloet 75' |
Report |
| Celtic | 3–1 | PSV Eindhoven |
|---|---|---|
| F. Twardzik 11' (pen.) McGregor 13'Herron 16' |
Report | Antonio 44' |
| Celtic | 2–2 | Aston Villa |
|---|---|---|
| Devine 53' (o.g.) P. Twardzik 72' |
Report | Graham 24' Drennan 39' |
| Sporting CP | 4–2 | PSV Eindhoven |
|---|---|---|
| Ponde 18' Mané 57'Medeiros 73'Veloso 90' |
Report | Sanoh 25' Pinto 64' (o.g.) |
| Aston Villa | 2–0 | PSV Eindhoven |
|---|---|---|
| Burke 19' Drennan 84' |
Report |
| PSV Eindhoven | 1–0 | Celtic |
|---|---|---|
| Brenet 83' |
Report |
| Sporting CP | 1–5 | Aston Villa |
|---|---|---|
| Veloso 75' |
Report | Donacien 10' Drennan 49', 88'Burke 55', 78' |
Group 5
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internazionale |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Rosenborg |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Liverpool |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 9 |
| Borussia Dortmund |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 5 |
Kickoff times are in CET.
| Internazionale | 1–0 | Borussia Dortmund |
|---|---|---|
| Benassi 69' |
Report |
| Borussia Dortmund | 2–2 | Rosenborg |
|---|---|---|
| Benkarit 19' Beutler 67' |
Report | Bjørnholm 3' Blakstad 43' |
| Internazionale | 3–1 | Rosenborg |
|---|---|---|
| Forte 37', 85' Pedrabissi 70' |
Report | Blakstad 25' |
Group 6
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Olympiacos |
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 9 |
| Arsenal |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 8 |
| Marseille |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 8 |
| Athletic Bilbao |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 7 |
Kickoff times are in CET.
| Athletic Bilbao | 4–0 | Olympiacos |
|---|---|---|
| Guillermo 27' (pen.) Jurgi Oteo 50'Bengoa 59'Santamaría 72' |
Report |
| Marseille | 2–1 | Athletic Bilbao |
|---|---|---|
| Anani 45', 72' |
Report | Jurgi Oteo 34' |
| Olympiacos | 2–0 | Arsenal |
|---|---|---|
| Soukias 83' Leandro 90' |
Report |
| Olympiacos | 1–1 | Marseille |
|---|---|---|
| Ioannidis 45' |
Report | Diop 33' |
| Athletic Bilbao | 5–0 | Marseille |
|---|---|---|
| Santamaría 58', 80' Williams 65'Unai López 70'Bechar 89' (o.g.) |
Report |
Ranking of third-placed teams
| Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Chelsea |
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 9 |
| 5 | Liverpool |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 9 |
| 4 | PSV Eindhoven |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 9 |
| 1 | Tottenham Hotspur |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 8 |
| 6 | Marseille |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 8 |
| 2 | Manchester City |
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]
| Key to colours |
|---|
| Group winners |
| Runners-up |
| Four best third-placed teams |
| Seeded | Unseeded | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | Pts | GD | GF | # | Team | Pts | GD | GF |
| 1. | Paris Saint-Germain |
13 | +5 | 10 | 9. | Aston Villa |
10 | +4 | 12 |
| 2. | CSKA Moscow |
12 | +3 | 8 | 10. | Rosenborg |
10 | 0 | 10 |
| 3. | Sporting CP |
12 | +1 | 12 | 11. | Anderlecht |
9 | +2 | 8 |
| 4. | Barcelona |
11 | +6 | 12 | 12. | Arsenal |
8 | +2 | 7 |
| 5. | Internazionale |
10 | 0 | 10 | 13. | Chelsea |
9 | +6 | 12 |
| 6. | Olympiacos |
9 | −1 | 4 | 14. | Liverpool |
9 | +4 | 14 |
| 7. | Juventus |
12 | +4 | 13 | 15. | PSV Eindhoven |
9 | −3 | 6 |
| 8. | Ajax |
11 | +9 | 15 | 16. | Tottenham Hotspur |
8 | 0 | 10 |
Bracket
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| Barcelona | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Chelsea | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Chelsea | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Juventus | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Juventus | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Rosenborg | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Chelsea (a.e.t.) | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Arsenal | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Internazionale | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Arsenal | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Arsenal | 1 | |||||||||||||
| CSKA Moscow | 0 | |||||||||||||
| CSKA Moscow | 3 | |||||||||||||
| PSV Eindhoven | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Chelsea | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Aston Villa | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Ajax | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Aston Villa | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Aston Villa | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Olympiacos | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Olympiacos | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Anderlecht | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Aston Villa | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Sporting CP | 1 | Third place match | ||||||||||||
| Paris Saint-Germain | 1 (3) | |||||||||||||
| Tottenham Hotspur (pen.) | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | Arsenal | 1 | |||||||||||
| Sporting CP (a.e.t.) | 5 | Sporting CP | 3 | |||||||||||
| Sporting CP | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Liverpool | 0 | |||||||||||||
Round of 16
| Ajax | 1–2 | Aston Villa |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson 14' |
Report | Drennan 35' Lewis 64' |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Tottenham Hotspur |
|---|---|---|
| Sainrimat-Moreira 65' |
Report | Coulthirst 34' |
| Penalties | ||
| 3–4 | ||
| CSKA Moscow | 3–0 | PSV Eindhoven |
|---|---|---|
| Bazelyuk 11', 22' Georgievskiy 68' |
Report |
| Olympiacos | 2–1 | Anderlecht |
|---|---|---|
| Ioannidis 21', 53' (pen.) |
Report | Acheampong 46' |
Quarterfinals
| Aston Villa | 1–0 | Olympiacos |
|---|---|---|
| Burke 11' |
Report |
| Arsenal | 1–0 | CSKA Moscow |
|---|---|---|
| Gnabry 56' |
Report |
Semifinals
| Aston Villa | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | Sporting CP |
|---|---|---|
| Burke 55' Grealish 91' Carruthers 105' |
Report | Stojanović 68' |
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.