Youth Cup
Youth Cup Draw - Season 19
[challonge.com/2rb5p2j7](https://challonge.com/2rb5p2j7)
Fixtures in link - please organise asap
Draw above. Format for knocks below.
Youth Cup Format Season 19 *
The format for the S19 Youth Cup can now be confirmed.
Due to incredible levels of interest we can confirm exclusively that the competition will move from 48 teams to 56!
There will be 14 groups of 4 teams. Each team playing 6 matches as usual.
The movement into the next stages though will change slightly. See below - it makes sense to me which is most important. :)
- if I get 4 more teams I will create a 15th group - but they need to apply via blog!
So the teams and the draw - the draw will hopefully be done some time this week - perhaps tomorrow. The pots are not definite yet and will be confirmed officially over next 24 hours.
What I would like to see is this Wednesday and next Saturday that everyone organizes some youth friendlies against similarly rated opponents.
Youth Cup / Youth Shield Quarter Finals
We had outright results in 7 out of 8 matches. The only game that went to FET was Barcelona v Sampdoria.
Final Youth Cup Tables Season 18
Draw will be made later today (Sunday)
Top 8 group winners progress into Youth Cup Round 2 with home advantage over 1 leg.
4 worst group winners plus 12 runners up into Round 1 of Youth Cup - Group winners will get home tie. Losers of Youth Cup Round 1 then drop into Youth Shield.
4 best 3rd places progress with bye into Youth Shield Round 2 - 8 worst 3rd places will play in Youth Shield Round 1.
Teams that finished bottom are out.
Youth Cup Knock Outs
ROund 2 is 1 leg and fictional extra time! Quarter-FInals are 2 legs
Youth Cup / Shield Knock Out Draws Season 17
Find below the know out draws for Season 17 Youth Cup / Shield
Rounds 1 and 2 will be over 1 leg as usual. Quarter-Finals onwards 2 legs.
Fictional Extra Time in the event of a draw.
Saturday 2nd April - ROUND 1
Saturday 9th April - Round 2
The most successful manager in YC history - Alex Mclean will be delighted with the draw - although no doubt wary of Ruts Benfica - with GinoBet predicting one of Benfica or Man City to make the final. In the bottom half of the draw - Dan Payne and Dario Savinao will be leased that they wont be scheduled to meet until the semi finals as well if everyone progresses.
In round 1 a few former winners face off - with Stephen Partington's Roma facing the inconsistent Youth Side of Dan Wallace - the winner of whom will fancy their chances away in Sevilla and facing Gordon. The first ever winner of the YC - Doc will be in the YC knock outs for the first time in a long time but will face Sampdoria.
The losers of Youth Cup round 1 drop into Youth Shield Round 2 and the likes of Gursi (Cologne), James Mckenzie (Chelsea) - defending YC manager Heath Brown (Arsenal) and Walter Gogh (Partizan) will all be hoping for easy rides. In round 1 of the YC - Jay Jones has done very well to make the knockouts and will be delighted to be rewarded with a home tie, likewise David Inglis at Zagreb. Last seasons Youth Shield semi-finalist Ignazio Barraco will wary of a nicely developing Independiente side in Round 1 though.
Arsenal A Youth Cup Story
A fantastic hard fought 0 - 2 nil scoreline, Obafemi (2) against Manchester City and Alex McLeans formidable side and holders of the Youth Cup, ensured that we took the cup back to the Emirates, late last night, for the first time, four goals to zero over the two legs.
A big thank you to Stephen and the organisers of this fantastic competition.
After reaching the final, i looked back over the season and reflected on some great performances, either way i was going to post my efforts on Top 100, so writing this means an awful lot to me, a semi final win against Leicester , quarter final against Juventus, what a great ride it has been.
14 games in total as you can see below.
8 - Victorys - 5 draws and 1 loss. (to Juventus)
Top Scorer - Obafemi = 9 (missed 4 games as well)
MOM - Emile Smith Rowe 3 and the winner of the player of the tournament for Arsenal
The stats below.
Well a great end to 2021 for Arsenal and looking forward to the run in.
