NextGen Series 2011/12

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NextGen Series 2011/12
Logo of the competition
Cup winners ItalyItaly Inter Milan (1st title)
Beginning 17th August 2011
final March 25, 2012
Final stadium Matchroom Stadium , London
Teams 16
Games 56
Gates 191  (ø 3.41 per game)
Top scorer DaneDane Viktor Fischer ( Ajax Amsterdam ) Jean Marie Dongou ( FC Barcelona ) (7 goals each)
CamerooniansCameroonians 
The venue for the final is the Matchroom Stadium.

The NextGen Series 2011/12 was the first playout of of film producer Justin Andrews and the sporting director of FC Brentford Mark Warburton initiated European football club competition for male soccer players under 19 years. 16 clubs from 11 national associations of UEFA took part in the competition.

The season began with the first group matches on August 17, 2011 and ended with the final on March 25, 2012 at Matchroom Stadium in London .

The game was based on the model of European club competitions in a combination of group stage with home and away legs and a knockout system from the quarterfinals. It was played in four groups of four teams each. The two best teams in each group qualified for the quarter-finals. In this, however, only one game was played, with the group winners enjoying home rights. The round of the last four took place in England within twelve days.

Group stage

Group 1

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. SpainSpain FC Barcelona  6th  5  0  1 020: 900 +11 15th
 2. FranceFrance Olympique Marseille  6th  4th  0  2 011:100  +1 12
 3. ScotlandScotland Celtic Glasgow  6th  3  0  3 011:120  −1 09
 4th EnglandEngland Manchester City  6th  0  0  6th 006:170 −11 00
17th August 2011
Olympique Marseille 1-0 Celtic Glasgow Stade Marcel Cerdan
August 31, 2011
Celtic Glasgow 1: 3 FC Barcelona Celtic Park
September 15, 2011
Manchester City 1: 2 FC Barcelona Ewen Fields
September 29, 2011
FC Barcelona 4: 1 Olympique Marseille Mini Estadi
October 5, 2011
Olympique Marseille 3-0 Manchester City Stade Marcel Cerdan
17th October 2011
Manchester City 2: 4 Celtic Glasgow Ewen Fields
October 20, 2011
Olympique Marseille 4: 2 FC Barcelona Stade Marcel Cerdan
November 3, 2011
FC Barcelona 4: 1 Manchester City Mini Estadi
November 7, 2011
Celtic Glasgow 2: 1 Manchester City Celtic Park
November 24, 2011
FC Barcelona 5: 1 Celtic Glasgow Mini Estadi
Manchester City 1: 2 Olympique Marseille Ewen Fields
December 7, 2011
Celtic Glasgow 3-0 Olympique Marseille Celtic Park

Group 2

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. PortugalPortugal Sporting Lisbon  6th  5  1  0 020: 600 +14 16
 2. EnglandEngland Liverpool FC  6th  2  1  3 009:110  −2 07th
 3. GermanyGermany VfL Wolfsburg  6th  1  3  2 008: 900  −1 06th
 4th NorwayNorway Molde FK  6th  1  1  4th 010:210 −11 04th
17th August 2011
Liverpool FC 0: 3 Sporting Lisbon Anfield
August 18, 2011
Molde FK 3: 1 VfL Wolfsburg Aker Stadium
August 31, 2011
Sporting Lisbon 2: 1 VfL Wolfsburg Estádio José Alvalade XXI
September 7, 2011
Molde FK 0: 4 Liverpool FC Aker Stadium
September 14, 2011
Liverpool FC 1: 1 VfL Wolfsburg Anfield
September 15, 2011
Sporting Lisbon 6: 1 Molde FK Estádio José Alvalade XXI
September 21, 2011
VfL Wolfsburg 4: 2 Liverpool FC Volkswagen Arena
September 29, 2011
Liverpool FC 3-0 Molde FK Anfield
October 19, 2011
VfL Wolfsburg 0-0 Sporting Lisbon VfL stadium on Elsterweg
November 2, 2011
VfL Wolfsburg 3: 3 Molde FK VfL stadium on Elsterweg
November 12, 2011
Molde FK 3: 4 Sporting Lisbon Aker Stadium
November 16, 2011
Sporting Lisbon 5: 1 Liverpool FC Estádio José Alvalade XXI

Group 3

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. EnglandEngland Aston Villa  6th  4th  0  2 015: 700  +8 12
 2. NetherlandsNetherlands Ajax Amsterdam  6th  3  1  2 009: 700  +2 10
 3. NorwayNorway Rosenborg Trondheim  6th  3  0  3 011:110  ± 0 09
 4th TurkeyTurkey Fenerbahçe Istanbul  6th  1  1  4th 005:150 −10 04th
17th August 2011
Ajax Amsterdam 2-0 Aston Villa Sports park De Toekomst
September 7, 2011
Ajax Amsterdam 5: 1 Fenerbahçe Istanbul Sports park De Toekomst
September 28, 2011
Rosenborg Trondheim 1: 2 Ajax Amsterdam Lerkendal Stadium
Aston Villa 4-0 Fenerbahçe Istanbul Villa Park
October 12, 2011
Rosenborg Trondheim 4: 2 Fenerbahçe Istanbul Lerkendal Stadium
October 26, 2011
Fenerbahçe Istanbul 1: 2 Aston Villa Maltepe Hasan Polat Stadı
November 2, 2011
Aston Villa 4: 1 Rosenborg Trondheim Villa Park
Fenerbahçe Istanbul 0-0 Ajax Amsterdam Maltepe Hasan Polat Stadı
November 9, 2011
Rosenborg Trondheim 3: 2 Aston Villa Lerkendal Stadium
November 16, 2011
Fenerbahçe Istanbul 1-0 Rosenborg Trondheim Maltepe Hasan Polat Stadı
November 22, 2011
Aston Villa 3-0 Ajax Amsterdam Villa Park
November 29, 2011
Ajax Amsterdam 0: 2 Rosenborg Trondheim Sports park De Toekomst

Group 4

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. EnglandEngland Tottenham Hotspur  6th  4th  2  0 017: 600 +11 14th
 2. ItalyItaly Inter Milan  6th  3  2  1 008:110  −3 11
 3. SwitzerlandSwitzerland FC Basel  6th  1  2  3 004: 800  −4 05
 4th NetherlandsNetherlands PSV Eindhoven  6th  1  0  5 009:130  −4 03
17th August 2011
FC Basel 2: 2 Tottenham Hotspur Rankhof stadium
August 31, 2011
FC Basel 1-0 PSV Eindhoven Rankhof stadium
Tottenham Hotspur 7: 1 Inter Milan Brisbane Road
September 14, 2011
Inter Milan 3: 2 PSV Eindhoven Grazia Deledda Sports Center
September 27, 2011
PSV Eindhoven 1: 2 Tottenham Hotspur De hearth passage
September 28, 2011
Inter Milan 1-0 FC Basel Grazia Deledda Sports Center
October 19, 2011
Tottenham Hotspur 4: 1 PSV Eindhoven Spurs Lodge
November 2, 2011
PSV Eindhoven 4: 1 FC Basel De hearth passage
November 23, 2011
Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 FC Basel Spurs Lodge
December 8, 2011
Inter Milan 1: 1 Tottenham Hotspur Stadio Città di Meda
December 20, 2011
PSV Eindhoven 1: 2 Inter Milan De hearth passage
FC Basel 10: 0 1 Inter Milan
1 Game not played.

Knockout phase

Quarter finals

The games took place on January 25th and on January 1st and 8th. February 2012.

Result Venue
Aston Villa EnglandEngland 1: 2 a.d. FranceFrance Olympique Marseille Villa Park
Sporting Lisbon PortugalPortugal 0: 1 ItalyItaly Inter Milan Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa
Tottenham Hotspur EnglandEngland 11: 0 1 EnglandEngland Liverpool FC White Hart Lane
FC Barcelona SpainSpain 0: 3 NetherlandsNetherlands Ajax Amsterdam Mini Estadi
1 Tottenham was subsequently disqualified for the use of two older players.

Semifinals

The games took place on March 14th and 21st, 2012.

Result Venue
Liverpool FC EnglandEngland 0: 6 NetherlandsNetherlands Ajax Amsterdam Langtree Park ( St Helens )
Inter Milan ItalyItaly 2-0 FranceFrance Olympique Marseille Griffin Park ( London )

3rd place match

The game took place on March 24, 2012.

Result Venue
Liverpool FC EnglandEngland 2-0 FranceFrance Olympique Marseille Cobham Training Center ( London )

final

The game took place on March 25, 2012.

Result Venue
Inter Milan ItalyItaly 1: 1 a.d.
(5: 3 in good condition) 		NetherlandsNetherlands Ajax Amsterdam Matchroom Stadium ( London )

Best goal scorers

rank player club Gates
1 DaneDane Viktor Fischer Ajax Amsterdam 7th
CamerooniansCameroonians Jean Marie Dongou FC Barcelona 7th
3 NorwegianNorwegian Mushaga Bakenga Rosenborg Trondheim 6th
PortuguesePortuguese Betinho Sporting Lisbon 6th
English peopleEnglish people Gary Gardner Aston Villa 6th
6th DutchDutch Davy Klaassen Ajax Amsterdam 5
ItalianItalian Samuele Longo Inter Milan 5
8th NorwegianNorwegian Zlatko Tripic Molde FK 4th
English peopleEnglish people Alex Pritchard Tottenham Hotspur 4th

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