2011–12 NextGen Series
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 17 August 2011 – 25 March 2012 | 
| Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Internazionale (1st title) | 
| Runners-up |  Ajax | 
| Third place |  Liverpool | 
| Fourth place |  Marseille | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 56 | 
| Top scorer(s) |  Viktor Fischer  Jean Marie Dongou (7 goals) | 
| 2012–13 →  | |
The 2011–12 NextGen Series was the inaugural season of the NextGen Series, an association football tournament which involved the under-19 teams from 16 clubs from across Europe.
Group stage
The teams were sorted into four groups of four, where they played each other home and away in a double round robin format. The top two teams advanced to the knock-out stages.[1]
Group 1
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Barcelona | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 15 | 
|  Marseille | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 12 | 
|  Celtic | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 9 | 
|  Manchester City | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -11 | 0 | 
Kickoff times are in CET.
| Marseille  | 1 – 0 |  Celtic | 
|---|---|---|
| Bangoura  6' | Report | 
Stade Marcel Cerdan, Carnoux-en-Provence
| Manchester City  | 1 – 2 |  Barcelona | 
|---|---|---|
| Bunn  40' | Report | Miguel Ángel  52', 74' | 
| Marseille  | 3 – 0 |  Manchester City | 
|---|---|---|
| Jobello  18' Ammari  82' Moulet  90+4' | Report | 
Stade Marcel Cerdan, Carnoux-en-Provence
| Marseille  | 4 – 2 |  Barcelona | 
|---|---|---|
| Aloè  44' Diop  50' (pen.) Santiago  60' Abdullah  88' | Report | Ernesto  19' Dongou  22' | 
Stade Marcel Cerdan, Carnoux-en-Provence
| Barcelona  | 4 – 1 |  Manchester City | 
|---|---|---|
| Sandro  30', 40' Miguel Ángel  68' Ledes  86' | Report | Hiwula  87' | 
| Celtic  | 2 – 1 |  Manchester City | 
|---|---|---|
| McGeouch  34' Fraser  41' | Report | Rusnack  67' | 
| Manchester City  | 1 – 2 |  Marseille | 
|---|---|---|
| Hiwula  42' | Report | Santiago  34' Bonelli  81' | 
Group 2
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .svg.png) Sporting CP | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 6 | +14 | 16 | 
|  Liverpool | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 7 | 
|  Wolfsburg | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 6 | 
|  Molde | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 21 | −11 | 4 | 
Kickoff times are in CET.
| Sporting CP .svg.png) | 2 – 1 |  Wolfsburg | 
|---|---|---|
| Betinho  45' Chaby  64' | Arnold  53' | 
Referee: Bruno Esteves
| Sporting CP .svg.png) | 6 – 1 |  Molde | 
|---|---|---|
| Chaby  6' Medeiros  13' Betinho  44', 58' Mané  90' Rosa  90' | Stamnestrø  63' | 
| Molde  | 3 – 4 | .svg.png) Sporting CP | 
|---|---|---|
| Furu  18' Tripić  79' (pen.) Markeng  81' | Report | Fonseca  4' Guedes  27' Bruma  47', 55' | 
| Sporting CP .svg.png) | 5 − 1 |  Liverpool | 
|---|---|---|
| Ié  19' Chaby  35' Betinho  53', 61' Etock  86' | Report | Ngoo  39' | 
Estádio Municipal de Mafra, Mafra
Group 3
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Aston Villa | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 12 | 
|  Ajax | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 10 | 
|  Rosenborg | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 
|  Fenerbahçe | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 | –10 | 4 | 
Kickoff times are in CET.
| Ajax  | 2 – 0 |  Aston Villa | 
|---|---|---|
| De Bondt  17' Fischer  49' | Report | 
| Aston Villa  | 4 – 0 |  Fenerbahçe | 
|---|---|---|
| Carruthers  10' Gardner  25' Robinson  54' Johnson  70' | Report | 
| Rosenborg  | 4 – 2 |  Fenerbahçe | 
|---|---|---|
| Bakenga  24', 72', 73' Aasbak  26' (pen.) | Report | Kandemir  4' Niyaz  62' | 
Attendance: 330
| Fenerbahçe  | 1 – 2 |  Aston Villa | 
|---|---|---|
| Williams  60' (o.g.) | Report | Johnson  63' Kinsella  83' | 
Maltepe Stadı, Istanbul
| Fenerbahçe  | 0 – 0 |  Ajax | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
Maltepe Stadı, Istanbul
| Fenerbahçe  | 1 − 0 |  Rosenborg | 
|---|---|---|
| Akar  (75) | Report | 
Maltepe Stadı, Istanbul
| Aston Villa  | 3 − 0 |  Ajax | 
|---|---|---|
| Gardner  26', 55', 83' | Report | 
Group 4
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Tottenham Hotspur | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 14 | 
|  Internazionale | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | –3 | 11 | 
| .svg.png) Basel | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | –4 | 5 | 
|  PSV Eindhoven | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 13 | –4 | 3 | 
Kickoff times are in CET.
| Basel .svg.png) | 2 – 2 |  Tottenham Hotspur | 
|---|---|---|
| Pak  6' Maroufi  8' | Report | Kane  16' (pen.) Coulthirst  46' | 
| Basel .svg.png) | 1 – 0 |  PSV Eindhoven | 
|---|---|---|
| Nafiu  20' | Report | 
| Tottenham Hotspur  | 7 – 1 |  Internazionale | 
|---|---|---|
| Pritchard  7', 67' Coulibaly  12', 29' Gomelt  14', 23', 37' | Report | Bessa  39' (pen.) | 
| Internazionale  | 3 − 2 |  PSV Eindhoven | 
|---|---|---|
| Bessa  5' Longo  44', 93' | Report | Tanane  56' Van Overbeek  90' | 
Grazia Deledda, Milan
| PSV Eindhoven  | 1 − 2 |  Tottenham Hotspur | 
|---|---|---|
| Rayhi  60' | Report | Coulibaly  43' Munns  87' | 
Referee: S. Berben
| Internazionale  | 1 − 0 | .svg.png) Basel | 
|---|---|---|
| Vojtuš  45 +2' | Report | 
| Tottenham Hotspur  | 4 – 1 |  PSV Eindhoven | 
|---|---|---|
| Ceballos  18' Veljković  22' Pritchard  53' Oyenuga  55' | Report | Van Ooijen  41' | 
Spurs Lodge, London
| PSV Eindhoven  | 4 − 1 | .svg.png) Basel | 
|---|---|---|
| Koch  15' Ritzmaier  24', 57' Bentancourt  62' | Report | Shillova  21' | 
| Tottenham Hotspur  | 1 – 0 | .svg.png) Basel | 
|---|---|---|
| Veljković  22' | Report | 
Spurs Lodge, London
| Internazionale  | 1 – 1 |  Tottenham Hotspur | 
|---|---|---|
| Pecorini  14' | Report | Pritchard  23' | 
Stadio Città di Meda, Milan
Referee: Chiffi (Padua)
| PSV Eindhoven  | 1 – 2 |  Internazionale | 
|---|---|---|
| Rayhi  75' | Report | Bessa  15' Longo  33' | 
Referee: Van Der Hurk
| Basel .svg.png) | 0 – 0 |  Internazionale | 
|---|---|---|
Knockout stage
Kickoff times are in CET.
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| .svg.png) Sporting CP | 0 | |||||||||
|  Internazionale | 1 | |||||||||
|  Internazionale | 2 | |||||||||
|  Marseille | 0 | |||||||||
|  Aston Villa | 1 | |||||||||
|  Marseille (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||
|  Internazionale (pen.) | 1 (5) | |||||||||
|  Ajax | 1 (3) | |||||||||
|  Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | |||||||||
|  Liverpool [nbn 1] | 0 | |||||||||
|  Liverpool | 0 | |||||||||
|  Ajax | 6 | |||||||||
|  Barcelona | 0 | |||||||||
|  Ajax | 3 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
| Sporting CP .svg.png) | 0 – 1 |  Internazionale | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Mbaye  55' | 
| Tottenham Hotspur  | 1 – 0 [nbn 1] |  Liverpool | 
|---|---|---|
| Coulthirst  71' | Report | 
Referee: A Davies
Semi-finals
| Internazionale  | 2 − 0 |  Marseille | 
|---|---|---|
| Crisetig  3' Longo  42' | Report | 
3rd place
Final
| Internazionale  | 1–1 (a.e.t.) |  Ajax | 
|---|---|---|
| Longo  45' | Report[3] | Denswil  50' | 
| Penalties | ||
| Bessa  Duncan  Alborno  Longo  Crisetig  | 5–3 |  Denswil  Klaassen  Veltman  De Bondt | 
|          Internazionale |         Ajax | 
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