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2012–13 NextGen Series

The 2012–13 NextGen Series was the second season of the NextGen Series. The tournament involved the under-19 teams from 24 different countries across Europe. The tournament was won by Aston Villa who overcame Chelsea in the final.

Format changes

From the previous season's competition, one major format change has been 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.

Group 1

Kickoff times are in CET.

Mini Estadi, Barcelona
Referee: Rafael Díaz Melero (Spain)
VfL-Stadion am Elsterweg, Wolfsburg
Attendance: 693[2]
Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht
White Hart Lane, London
Attendance: 8,850
VfL-Stadion am Elsterweg, Wolfsburg
Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht
Hotspur Way, London
Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht
Attendance: 7,261[3]
Mini Estadi, Barcelona
Attendance: 295[4]
Mini Estadi, Barcelona
VfL-Stadion am Elsterweg, Wolfsburg
Hotspur Way, London

Group 2

Kickoff times are in CET.

Stadio Giuseppe Moccagatta, Alessandria
Ewen Fields, Hyde
Ewen Fields, Hyde
Attendance: 737
Referee: Darren Handley (England)
Stadio Giuseppe Moccagatta, Alessandria
Maltepe Stadý, Istanbul
Maltepe Stadý, Istanbul
Stadio Giuseppe Moccagatta, Alessandria
Stade Georges Lefèvre, Paris
Ewen Fields, Hyde
Stade Georges Lefèvre, Paris
Maltepe Stadý, Istanbul
Stade Georges Lefèvre, Paris

Group 3

Kickoff times are in CET.

October Stadium, Moscow
Cobham Training Centre, Cobham
Aker Stadion, Molde
Aker Stadion, Molde
October Stadium, Moscow
De Toekomst, Amsterdam
October Stadium, Moscow
Aker Stadion, Molde
De Toekomst, Amsterdam
Cobham Training Centre, Cobham
Recreation Ground, Aldershot
De Toekomst, Amsterdam

Group 4

Kickoff times are in CET.

Villa Park, Birmingham
De Herdgang, Eindhoven
Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
Villa Park, Birmingham
De Herdgang, Eindhoven
Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
Alvalade Stadium, Lisbon
Villa Park, Birmingham
Alvalade Stadium, Lisbon
Philips Stadion, Eindhoven
Alvalade Stadium, Lisbon

Group 5

Kickoff times are in CET.

Centro Sportivo Giacinto Facchetti, Milan
Stadio Città di Meda, Meda
Lerkendal Stadium, Trondheim
Stadion Rote Erde, Dortmund
Lerkendal Stadium, Trondheim
Stadion Rote Erde, Dortmund
Lerkendal Stadium, Trondheim
Langtree Park, St Helens
Stadion Rote Erde, Dortmund
Langtree Park, St Helens
Centro Sportivo Giacinto Facchetti, Milan
Referee: Francesco Di Stefano (Italy)
Langtree Park, St Helens

Group 6

Kickoff times are in CET.

San Mamés, Bilbao
Attendance: 3000[5]
Underhill Stadium, London
Marcel-Cerdan Stadium, Marseille
Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus-Athens
Marcel-Cerdan Stadium, Marseille
Underhill Stadium, London
Marcel-Cerdan Stadium, Marseille
Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus-Athens
San Mamés, Bilbao
Lezama Facilities, Lezama(Biscay)
Underhill Stadium, London
Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus-Athens

Ranking of third-placed teams

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]

Bracket

Round of 16

De Toekomst, Amsterdam
Stade Georges Lefèvre, Paris
Mini Estadi, Barcelona
Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon
Akdeniz Stadium, Antalya
Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus
Centro Sportivo Giacinto Facchetti, Milan
Stadio Giuseppe Moccagatta, Alessandria

Quarterfinals

Griffin Park, London[7]
Villa Park, Birmingham
Brisbane Road, London
Emirates Stadium, London
Attendance: 6,684[11]

Semifinals

Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia, Como
Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia, Como

Third place match

Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia, Como

Final

Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia, Como

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.

See also

References

  1. ^ "ARSENAL BECOME FOURTH NEW TEAM". NextGenSeries.com. 18 April 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Wolfsburg v Spurs (NextGen Series), 22.08.12". Spurs Odyssey.
  3. ^ "Anderlecht v Spurs (NextGen Series), 31.10.12". Spurs Odyssey.
  4. ^ "Barcelona U-19s v Spurs U-19s, 07.11.12". Spurs Odyssey.
  5. ^ "At. Bilbao U20 – Olympiacos U20 4-0 | Olympiacos.org / Official Website of Olympiacos Piraeus". Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  6. ^ "NEXTGEN SERIES ANNOUNCES LAST 16 FIXTURES". nextgenseries.com. 29 January 2013.
  7. ^ "NEXTGEN DATE THIS SUNDAY". Chelsea F.C. 12 March 2013.
  8. ^ "Date set for NextGen Series last eight clash against Olympiacos". Aston Villa F.C. 8 March 2013. Archived from the original on 19 April 2013.
  9. ^ "NEXTGEN SERIES FIXTURE UPDATE". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 5 March 2013.
  10. ^ "Emirates to host Gunners' NextGen clash". Arsenal F.C. 8 March 2013.
  11. ^ "YOUTH AT THE EMIRATES". Arsenal F.C.
  12. ^ a b "Semi-Final draw revealed". nextgenseries.com. 21 March 2013.
  13. ^ a b "Host city and dates unveiled". nextgenseries.com. 7 March 2013.