2018–19 UEFA Youth League

The 2018–19 UEFA Youth League was the sixth season of the UEFA Youth League, a European youth club football competition organised by UEFA.

2018–19 UEFA Youth League
The Colovray Stadium in Nyon hosted the semi-finals and final.
Tournament details
Dates18 September 2018 – 29 April 2019
Teams64 (from 37 associations)
Final positions
Champions Porto (1st title)
Runners-up Chelsea
Tournament statistics
Matches played167
Goals scored569 (3.41 per match)
Top scorer(s) Charlie Brown (12 goals)

The final was played on 29 April 2019 at the Colovray Stadium in Nyon, Switzerland, between English side Chelsea and Portuguese side Porto. In their first appearance in the final, Porto won 3–1 and secured their first title in the competition, the first ever for a Portuguese team. Barcelona were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Chelsea in the semi-finals, in a rematch of the previous season's final.

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