2019–20 UEFA Youth League
The 2019–20 UEFA Youth League was the seventh season of the UEFA Youth League, a European youth club football competition organised by UEFA.
The Colovray Stadium in Nyon hosted the final. | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 17 September 2019 – 25 August 2020 |
| Teams | 64 (from 41 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Real Madrid (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Benfica |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 167 |
| Goals scored | 554 (3.32 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Roberto Piccoli Gonçalo Ramos (8 goals each) |
Following the round of 16, the competition was postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe. The final tournament consisting of the semi-finals and final, originally scheduled to be played on 17 and 20 April 2020 at the Colovray Stadium in Nyon, Switzerland, were officially postponed on 18 March 2020. On 17 June 2020, UEFA announced that the remaining matches, including two round of 16 matches, quarter-finals, semi-finals and final, would be played between 16 and 25 August at the Colovray Stadium in Nyon, Switzerland behind closed doors.
Real Madrid defeated Benfica in the final 3–2 to win their first title. Porto were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Red Bull Salzburg in the play-offs.