title: 2012–13 NextGen Series
text: # 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. 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.
  
  * Aston Villa
  * Liverpool
  * Manchester City
  * Tottenham Hotspur
  * Barcelona
  * Wolfsburg
  * Internazionale
  * Sporting CP
  * Marseille
  * Ajax
  * PSV Eindhoven
  * Fenerbahçe
  * Celtic
  * Molde
  * Rosenborg
  
  They were joined by a further nine teams of high standing for the expanded series.
  
  * Arsenal
  * Chelsea
  * Athletic Bilbao
  * Borussia Dortmund
  * Juventus
  * Paris Saint-Germain
  * CSKA Moscow
  * Olympiacos
  * Anderlecht
  
  ## 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.
  
  * Key to colours in group tables
  * Group winners, runners-up and four best third placed teams advance to the round of 16
  
  ### Group 1
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Barcelona | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 11 |
  | Anderlecht | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 9 |
  | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 8 |
  | Wolfsburg | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 4 |
  
  Kickoff times are in CET.
  
  ### Group 2
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Paris Saint-Germain | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 13 |
  | Juventus | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 12 |
  | Manchester City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 5 |
  | Fenerbahçe | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 2 |
  
  Kickoff times are in CET.
  
  ### Group 3
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | CSKA Moscow | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 12 |
  | Ajax | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 11 |
  | Chelsea | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 9 |
  | Molde | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 20 | −18 | 1 |
  
  Kickoff times are in CET.
  
  ### Group 4
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Sporting CP | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 12 |
  | Aston Villa | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 10 |
  | PSV Eindhoven | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 9 |
  | Celtic | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 4 |
  
  Kickoff times are in CET.
  
  ### Group 5
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Internazionale | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
  | Rosenborg | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
  | Liverpool | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 9 |
  | Borussia Dortmund | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 5 |
  
  Kickoff times are in CET.
  
  ### Group 6
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Olympiacos | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 9 |
  | Arsenal | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 8 |
  | Marseille | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 8 |
  | Athletic Bilbao | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 7 |
  
  Kickoff times are in CET.
  
  ## Ranking of third-placed teams
  
  | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 | Chelsea | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 9 |
  | 5 | Liverpool | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 9 |
  | 4 | PSV Eindhoven | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 9 |
  | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 8 |
  | 6 | Marseille | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 8 |
  | 2 | Manchester City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 5 |
  
  ## 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.
  
  * Key to colours
  * Group winners
  * Runners-up
  * Four best third-placed teams
  
  | Seeded | Seeded | Seeded | Seeded | Seeded | Unseeded | Unseeded | Unseeded | Unseeded | Unseeded |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | # | Team | Pts | GD | GF | # | Team | Pts | GD | GF |
  | 1. | Paris Saint-Germain | 13 | +5 | 10 | 9. | Aston Villa | 10 | +4 | 12 |
  | 2. | CSKA Moscow | 12 | +3 | 8 | 10. | Rosenborg | 10 | 0 | 10 |
  | 3. | Sporting CP | 12 | +1 | 12 | 11. | Anderlecht | 9 | +2 | 8 |
  | 4. | Barcelona | 11 | +6 | 12 | 12. | Arsenal | 8 | +2 | 7 |
  | 5. | Internazionale | 10 | 0 | 10 | 13. | Chelsea | 9 | +6 | 12 |
  | 6. | Olympiacos | 9 | −1 | 4 | 14. | Liverpool | 9 | +4 | 14 |
  | 7. | Juventus | 12 | +4 | 13 | 15. | PSV Eindhoven | 9 | −3 | 6 |
  | 8. | Ajax | 11 | +9 | 15 | 16. | Tottenham Hotspur | 8 | 0 | 10 |
  
  ### Bracket
  
  | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Barcelona | 0 | | | | |
  | Chelsea | 2 | | | | |
  | Chelsea | 2 | Chelsea | 4 | | |
  | | | Juventus | 1 | | |
  | Juventus | 1 | Juventus | 1 | | |
  | Rosenborg | 0 | | | | |
  | Rosenborg | 0 | | | Chelsea (a.e.t.) | 4 |
  | | | | | Arsenal | 3 |
  | Internazionale | 0 | | | Arsenal | 3 |
  | Arsenal | 1 | | | | |
  | Arsenal | 1 | Arsenal | 1 | | |
  | | | CSKA Moscow | 0 | | |
  | CSKA Moscow | 3 | CSKA Moscow | 0 | | |
  | PSV Eindhoven | 0 | | | | | | |
  | PSV Eindhoven | 0 | | | | | Chelsea | 0 |
  | | | | | | | Aston Villa | 2 |
  | Ajax | 1 | | | | | Aston Villa | 2 |
  | Aston Villa | 2 | | | | | | |
  | Aston Villa | 2 | Aston Villa | 1 | | | | |
  | | | Olympiacos | 0 | | | | |
  | Olympiacos | 2 | Olympiacos | 0 | | | | |
  | Anderlecht | 1 | | | | | | |
  | Anderlecht | 1 | | | Aston Villa | 3 | | |
  | | | | | Sporting CP | 1 | Third place match | Third place match |
  | Paris Saint-Germain | 1 (3) | | | Sporting CP | 1 | Third place match | Third place match |
  | Tottenham Hotspur (pen.) | 1 (4) | | | | | | |
  | Tottenham Hotspur (pen.) | 1 (4) | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | | | Arsenal | 1 |
  | | | Sporting CP (a.e.t.) | 5 | | | Sporting CP | 3 |
  | Sporting CP | 4 | Sporting CP (a.e.t.) | 5 | | | Sporting CP | 3 |
  | Liverpool | 0 | | | | | | |
  
  ## Top goalscorers
  
  Players and teams in bold are still active in the competition:
  
  | Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Graham Burke | Aston Villa | 7 |
  | 1 | Islam Feruz | Chelsea | 7 |
  | 3 | Michael Drennan | Aston Villa | 6 |
  | 4 | Conor Coady | Liverpool | 5 |
  | 4 | Shaq Coulthirst | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 |
  | 4 | Carlos Mané | Sporting CP | 5 |
  | 7 | Chuba Akpom | Arsenal | 4 |
  | 7 | Lewis Baker | Chelsea | 4 |
  | 7 | Viktor Fischer | Ajax | 4 |
  | 7 | Alex Pritchard | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 |
  | 11 | Magnus Blakstad | Rosenborg | 3 |
  | 11 | Jeremie Boga | Chelsea | 3 |
  | 11 | Francesco Forte | Internazionale | 3 |
  | 11 | Philipp Hauck | Wolfsburg | 3 |
  | 11 | Nikolaos Ioannidis | Olympiacos | 3 |
  | 11 | Alex Kiwomya | Chelsea | 3 |
  | 11 | Iuri Medeiros | Sporting CP | 3 |
  | 11 | Adam Morgan | Liverpool | 3 |
  | 11 | Sandro | Barcelona | 3 |
  | 11 | Gorka Santamaría | Athletic Bilbao | 3 |
  
  ### Note
  
  1: ^ In January 2013 Alex Pritchard moved on loan from Tottenham Hotspur to Peterborough United.
  
  