2022–23 UEFA Youth League
The Stade de Genève in Geneva hosted the semi-finals and final | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 6 September 2022 – 24 April 2023 |
| Teams | 64 (from 39 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | AZ (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Hajduk Split |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 167 |
| Goals scored | 575 (3.44 per match) |
| Attendance | 177,367 (1,062 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Bilal Mazhar (Panathinaikos) Mexx Meerdink (AZ) 9 goals each |
← 2021–22 2023–24 → | |
The 2022–23 UEFA Youth League was the ninth season of the UEFA Youth League, a European youth club football competition organised by UEFA.
The title holders were Benfica, who defeated Red Bull Salzburg 6–0 in the previous season's final. Benfica were eliminated in the group stage, while AZ won their first European title by beating Hajduk Split 5–0 in the final. They became the first Dutch club since Feyenoord in the 2001–02 UEFA Cup to win a European title.
The season saw a sensational campaign by Croatian side Hajduk Split, which managed to knock out sides like Manchester City, Borussia Dortmund and AC Milan to qualify for the final, which took place in Stade de Genève due to the interest by the fans.