UEFA Youth League finals: Geneva
Monday, April 24, 2023
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The 2023 finals were at Stade de Genève in Geneva.
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The 2022/23 UEFA Youth League finals were a four-team knockout event played at Stade de Genève in Geneva, having been moved due to the extraordinary interest of participating clubs' supporters for the tournament, subsequently leading to a need for a venue with increased operational capacities.
UEFA Youth League finals schedule
Friday 21 April: Semi-finals
Sporting CP 2-2 AZ Alkmaar (3-4 pens)
Hajduk Split 3-1 AC Milan
Monday 24 April: Final
AZ Alkmaar 5-0 Hajduk Split
Venue: Stade de Genève
Capacity: 29,625
Opened: 2003
• Stade de Genève was built to be the home of Geneva's Servette and was a venue for UEFA EURO 2008.
• The stadium has hosted a large number of other internationals, both involving Switzerland and friendlies including England vs Argentina, Italy vs Brazil and Portugal vs Netherlands.
• Other sports that have been played at the stadium include rugby union and ice hockey.
• In 2023 it was picked to host the UEFA Youth League finals, which had previously been played at Colovray Sports Centre in nearby Nyon.
Past finals
2022: Benfica 6-0 Salzburg (beaten semi-finalists Juventus & Atlético)
2021: No competition
2020: Real Madrid 3-2 Benfica (beaten semi-finalists Salzburg & Ajax)
2019: Porto 3-1 Chelsea (beaten semi-finalists Barcelona & Hoffenheim)
2018: Barcelona 3-0 Chelsea (beaten semi-finalists Manchester City & Porto)
2017: Salzburg 2-1 Benfica (beaten semi-finalists: Barcelona & Real Madrid)
2016: Chelsea 2-1 Paris Saint-Germain (beaten semi-finalists: Anderlecht & Real Madrid)
2015: Chelsea 3-2 Shakhtar Donetsk (beaten semi-finalists: Anderlecht & Roma)
2014: Barcelona 3-0 Benfica (beaten semi-finalists: Real Madrid & Schalke)