{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}} {{Use British English|date=June 2013}} {{Infobox international football competition | tourney_name = NextGen Series | year = 2012–13 | other_titles = | image = | size = | caption = | dates = 15 August 2012 – 1 April 2013 | confederations = 1 | num_teams = 24 | champion_other = {{flagicon|ENG}} Aston Villa | count = 1 | second_other = {{flagicon|ENG}} Chelsea | third_other = {{flagicon|POR}} Sporting CP | fourth_other = {{flagicon|ENG}} Arsenal | matches = 88 | goals = 268 | top_scorer = {{flagicon|IRL}} Graham Burke<br />{{flagicon|SCO}} Islam Feruz<br /><small>(7 goals)</small> | player = {{flagicon|ENG}} Lewis Baker | prevseason = 2011–12 }}
The '''2012–13 NextGen Series''' was the second season of the NextGen Series. The tournament involved the under-19 teams from 24 European countries. 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 was announced, with the competition moving from a 16-team to a 24-team affair.<ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.nextgenseries.com/News/Comments-and-Features/2012/April/ARSENAL-BECOME-FOURTH-NEW-TEAM?page=1 |title = ARSENAL BECOME FOURTH NEW TEAM |publisher = NextGenSeries.com |date = 18 April 2012 |accessdate = 7 May 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054937/http://www.nextgenseries.com/News/Comments-and-Features/2012/April/ARSENAL-BECOME-FOURTH-NEW-TEAM?page=1 |archive-date = 4 March 2016 |url-status = dead }}</ref> 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.
{{div col|colwidth=22em}} *{{flagicon|ENG}} Aston Villa *{{flagicon|ENG}} Liverpool *{{flagicon|ENG}} Manchester City *{{flagicon|ENG}} Tottenham Hotspur *{{flagicon|ESP}} Barcelona *{{flagicon|GER}} Wolfsburg *{{flagicon|ITA}} Internazionale *{{flagicon|POR}} Sporting CP *{{flagicon|FRA}} Marseille *{{flagicon|NED}} Ajax *{{flagicon|NED}} PSV Eindhoven *{{flagicon|TUR}} Fenerbahçe *{{flagicon|SCO}} Celtic *{{flagicon|NOR}} Molde *{{flagicon|NOR}} Rosenborg {{div col end}}
They were joined by a further nine teams of high standing for the expanded series.
{{div col|colwidth=22em}} *{{flagicon|ENG}} Arsenal *{{flagicon|ENG}} Chelsea *{{flagicon|ESP}} Athletic Bilbao *{{flagicon|GER}} Borussia Dortmund *{{flagicon|ITA}} Juventus *{{flagicon|FRA}} Paris Saint-Germain *{{flagicon|RUS}} CSKA Moscow *{{flagicon|GRE}} Olympiacos *{{flagicon|BEL}} Anderlecht {{div col end}}
==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.
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Key to colours in group tables |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | Group winners, runners-up and four best third placed teams advance to the round of 16 |}
===Group 1===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !width="180"|Team !width="30"|{{Tooltip| Pld | Played}} !width="30"|{{Tooltip| W | Won}} !width="30"|{{Tooltip| D | Drawn}} !width="30"|{{Tooltip| L | Lost}} !width="30"|{{Tooltip| GF | Goals for}} !width="30"|{{Tooltip| GA | Goals against}} !width="30"|{{Tooltip| GD | Goal difference}} !width="30"|{{Tooltip| Pts | Points}} |- style="background: #ccffcc" |align=left|{{flagicon|ESP}} Barcelona |6||3||2||1||12||6||+6||'''11''' |- style="background: #ccffcc" |align=left|{{flagicon|BEL}} Anderlecht |6||2||3||1||8||6||+2||'''9''' |- style="background: #ccffcc" |align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Tottenham Hotspur |6||2||2||2||10||10||0||'''8''' |- |align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} Wolfsburg |6||1||1||4||9||17||−8||'''4''' |}
Kickoff times are in CET.
{{football box |date = 16 August 2012 |time = 20:00 |team1 = Barcelona {{flagicon|ESP}} |score = 1–1 |report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120903043137/http://www.nextgenseries.com/en/FixturesResultsTables/Results/15-Aug-2012/Barcelona---Anderlecht/MatchReport Report] |team2 = {{flagicon|BEL}} Anderlecht |goals1 = Sanabria {{goal|80}} |goals2 = Kabasele {{goal|66}} |stadium = Mini Estadi, Barcelona |attendance = |referee = Rafael Díaz Melero (Spain) }} ---- {{football box |date = 22 August 2012 |time = 18:30 |team1 = Wolfsburg {{flagicon|GER}} |score = 2–3 |report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304042501/http://www.nextgenseries.com/en/FixturesResultsTables/Results/22-Aug-2012/Wolfsburg---Tottenham/Match-Report Report] |team2 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Tottenham Hotspur |goals1 = Hauck {{goal|17|pen.}}<br />Brandt {{goal|90+1}} |goals2 = Coulthirst {{goal|63}}<br />Lameiras {{goal|79}}<br />Pritchard {{goal|82}} |stadium = VfL-Stadion am Elsterweg, Wolfsburg |attendance = 693<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.spursodyssey.com/1213/ngwo220812.html|title=Wolfsburg v Spurs (NextGen Series), 22.08.12|website=Spurs Odyssey}}</ref> |referee = }} ---- {{football box |date = 12 September 2012 |time = 19:30 |team1 = Anderlecht {{flagicon|BEL}} |score = 1–2 |report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304045016/http://www.nextgenseries.com/en/FixturesResultsTables/Results/12-Sep-2012/Anderlecht---Wolfsburg/Match-Report Report] |team2 = {{flagicon|GER}} Wolfsburg |goals1 = Bruno {{goal|71|}} |goals2 = Avdijaj {{goal|21}}<br />Hauck {{goal|33}} |stadium = Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{football box |date = 13 September 2012 |time = 20:00 |team1 = Tottenham Hotspur {{flagicon|ENG}} |score = 0–2 |report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120916005938/http://www.nextgenseries.com/FixturesResultsTables/Results/13-Sep/Tottenham---Barcelona/Match-Report Report] |team2 = {{flagicon|ESP}} Barcelona |goals1 = |goals2 = Sandro {{goal|19||73}} |stadium = White Hart Lane, London |attendance = 8,850 |referee = }} ---- {{football box |date = 3 October 2012 |time = 17:30 |team1 = Wolfsburg {{flagicon|GER}} |score = 0–5 |report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20121024233642/http://www.nextgenseries.com/en/FixturesResultsTables/Results/03-Oct/Wolfsburg-vs-Barcelona/Match-Report Report] |team2 = {{flagicon|ESP}} Barcelona |goals1 = |goals2 = Calvet {{goal|12}}<br />Quesada {{goal|52}}<br />Ebwelle {{goal|78}}<br />Joel Huertas {{goal|90}}<br />Herrera {{goal|90}} |stadium = VfL-Stadion am Elsterweg, Wolfsburg |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{football box |date = 10 October 2012 |time = 19:30 |team1 = Anderlecht {{flagicon|BEL}} |score = 0–0 |report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20130125223311/http://www.nextgenseries.com/FixturesResultsTables/Results/10-Oct/Anderlecht-vs-Barcelona/Match-Report Report] |team2 = {{flagicon|ESP}} Barcelona |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{football box |date = 24 October 2012 |time = 14:00 |team1 = Tottenham Hotspur {{flagicon|ENG}} |score = 2–2 |report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20130111101057/http://www.nextgenseries.com/FixturesResultsTables/Results/24-Oct/Tottenham-vs-Wolfsburg/Tottenham-vs-Wolfsburg Report] |team2 = {{flagicon|GER}} Wolfsburg |goals1 = Pritchard {{goal|8||35}} |goals2 = Hauck {{goal|84}}<br />Müller {{goal|90}} |stadium = Hotspur Way, London |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{football box |date = 31 October 2012 |time = 20:30 |team1 = Anderlecht {{flagicon|BEL}} |score = 1–1 |report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20130111101102/http://www.nextgenseries.com/FixturesResultsTables/Results/31-Oct/Anderlecht-vs-Tottenham/Match-Report Report] |team2 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Tottenham Hotspur |goals1 = Álvarez {{goal|76}} |goals2 = Bentaleb {{goal|59}} |stadium = Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht |attendance = 7,261<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.spursodyssey.com/1213/ngan311012.html|title=Anderlecht v Spurs (NextGen Series), 31.10.12|website=Spurs Odyssey}}</ref> |referee = }} ---- {{football box |date = 7 November 2012 |time = 17:45 |team1 = Barcelona {{flagicon|ESP}} |score = 1–4 |report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20130125223857/http://www.nextgenseries.com/FixturesResultsTables/Results/07-Nov/Barcelona-vs-Tottenham/Match-Report Report] |team2 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Tottenham Hotspur |goals1 = Bagnack {{goal|88}} |goals2 = Coulthirst {{goal|25||29||60}}<br />Pritchard {{goal|72}} |stadium = Mini Estadi, Barcelona |attendance = 295<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.spursodyssey.com/1213/ngba071112.html|title=Barcelona U-19s v Spurs U-19s, 07.11.12|website=Spurs Odyssey}}</ref> |referee = }} ---- {{football box |date = 21 November 2012 |time = 17:45 |team1 = Barcelona {{flagicon|ESP}} |score = 3–1 |report = [http://www.nextgenseries.com/FixturesResultsTables/Results/21-Nov/Barcelona-vs-Wolfsburg/Match-Report Report] |team2 = {{flagicon|GER}} Wolfsburg |goals1 = Traoré {{goal|16}}<br />Sandro {{goal|45}}<br />Ebwelle {{goal|90}} |goals2 = Palacios Martínez {{goal|86}} |stadium = Mini Estadi, Barcelona |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{football box |date = 28 November 2012 |time = 20:00 |team1 = Wolfsburg {{flagicon|GER}} |score = 2–3 |report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20130125223648/http://www.nextgenseries.com/FixturesResultsTables/Results/28-Nov/Wolfsburg-vs-ANderlecht/Match-Report Report] |team2 = {{flagicon|BEL}} Anderlecht |goals1 = Brandt {{goal|68}}<br />Uzan {{goal|90+1}} |goals2 = Dendoncker {{goal|14}}<br />Kabasele {{goal|34}}<br />Heylen {{goal|37}} |stadium = VfL-Stadion am Elsterweg, Wolfsburg |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{football box |date = 13 December 2012 |time = 14:00 |team1 = Tottenham Hotspur {{flagicon|ENG}} |score = 0–2 |report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20121218234139/http://www.nextgenseries.com/en/FixturesResultsTables/Results/13-Dec/Tottenham-vs-Anderlecht/Match-Report Report] |team2 = {{flagicon|BEL}} Anderlecht |goals1 = |goals2 = Dendoncker {{goal|59}}<br />Heylen {{goal|83|pen.}} |stadium = Hotspur Way, London |attendance = |referee = }}
===Group 2===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !width="180"|Team !width="30"|{{Tooltip| Pld | Played}} !width="30"|{{Tooltip| W | Won}} !width="30"|{{Tooltip| D | Drawn}} !width="30"|{{Tooltip| L | Lost}} !width="30"|{{Tooltip| GF | Goals for}} !width="30"|{{Tooltip| GA | Goals against}} !width="30"|{{Tooltip| GD | Goal difference}} !width="30"|{{Tooltip| Pts | Points}} |- style="background:#cfc;" |align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} Paris Saint-Germain |6||4||1||1||10||5||+5||'''13''' |- style="background:#cfc;" |align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Juventus |6||3||3||0||13||9||+4||'''12''' |- |align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Manchester City |6||1||2||3||8||10||−2||'''5''' |- |align=left|{{flagicon|TUR}} Fenerbahçe |6||0||2||4||6||13||−7||'''2''' |}
Kickoff times are in CET.
{{football box |date = 29 August 2012 |time = 20:30 |team1 = Juventus {{flagicon|ITA}} |score = 3–3 |report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20121219003454/http://www.nextgenseries.com/en/FixturesResultsTables/Results/29-Aug-2012/Juventus-vs-Fenerbahce/Match-Report Report] |team2 = {{flagicon|TUR}} Fenerbahçe |goals1 = Padovan {{goal|27||50}}<br />Lanini {{goal|90+4}} |goals2 = Şimşek {{goal|38||75|pen.}}<br />Sahat {{goal|85}} |stadium = Stadio Giuseppe Moccagatta, Alessandria |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{football box |date = 30 August 2012 |time = 20:00 |team1 = Manchester City {{flagicon|ENG}} |score = 0–2 |report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002900/http://www.nextgenseries.com/en/FixturesResultsTables/Results/30-Aug-2012/Man-City-vs-PSG/Match-Report Report] |team2 = {{flagicon|FRA}} Paris Saint-Germain |goals1 = |goals2 = Rajsel {{goal|28||77}} |stadium = Ewen Fields, Hyde |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{football box |date = 13 September 2012 |time = 20:00 |team1 = Manchester City {{flagicon|ENG}} |score = 3–1 |report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20121031031636/http://www.nextgenseries.com/FixturesResultsTables/Results/13-Sep/Man-City---Fenerbahce/Match-Report Report] |team2 = {{flagicon|TUR}} Fenerbahçe |goals1 = Suárez {{goal|69|pen.}}<br />Huws {{goal|71}}<br />Hiwula {{goal|90|pen.}} |goals2 = Çinemre {{goal|11}} |stadium = Ewen Fields, Hyde |attendance = 737 |referee = Darren Handley (England) }} ---- {{football box |date = 19 September 2012 |time = 17:30 |team1 = Juventus {{flagicon|ITA}} |score = 2–0 |report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120921233000/http://www.nextgenseries.com/en/FixturesResultsTables/Results/19-Sep/Juventus---PSG/Match-Report Report] |team2 = {{flagicon|FRA}} Paris Saint-Germain |goals1 = Ruggiero {{goal|57}}<br />Léo Bonatini {{goal|90}} |goals2 = |stadium = Stadio Giuseppe Moccagatta, Alessandria |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{football box |date = 4 October 2012 |time = 17:00 |team1 = Fenerbahçe {{flagicon|TUR}} |score = 1–1 |report = [http://www.nextgenseries.com/en/FixturesResultsTables/Results/04-Oct/Fenerbahce-vs-Man-City/Match-Report Report] |team2 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Manchester City |goals1 = Leigh {{goal|68|o.g.}} |goals2 = Suárez {{goal|49}} |stadium = Maltepe Stadý, Istanbul |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{football box |date = 24 October 2012 |time = 14:00 |team1 = Fenerbahçe {{flagicon|TUR}} |score = 0–2 |report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20121030071121/http://www.nextgenseries.com/FixturesResultsTables/Results/24-Oct/Fenerbahce-vs-Paris-St-Germain/Match-Report Report] |team2 = {{flagicon|FRA}} Paris Saint-Germain |goals1 = |goals2 = Coman {{goal|18}}<br />Ongenda {{goal|55}} |stadium = Maltepe Stadý, Istanbul |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{football box |date = 31 October 2012 |time = 18:00 |team1 = Juventus {{flagicon|ITA}} |score = 1–1 |report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20130105031118/http://www.nextgenseries.com/FixturesResultsTables/Results/31-Oct/Juventus-vs-Man-City/Match-Report Report] |team2 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Manchester City |goals1 = Rugani {{goal|84}} |goals2 = Meppen-Walter {{goal|42}} |stadium = Stadio Giuseppe Moccagatta, Alessandria |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{football box |date = 7 November 2012 |time = 18:00 |team1 = Paris Saint-Germain {{flagicon|FRA}} |score = 2–0 |report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20121110213848/http://www.nextgenseries.com/FixturesResultsTables/Results/07-Nov/PSG-vs-Fenerbahce/Match-Report Report] |team2 = {{flagicon|TUR}} Fenerbahçe |goals1 = Sainrimat-Moreira {{goal|7}}<br />Yaisien {{goal|65}} |goals2 = |stadium = Stade Georges Lefèvre, Paris |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{football box |date = 8 November 2012 |time = 19:00 |team1 = Manchester City {{flagicon|ENG}} |score = 2–3 |report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20130125223526/http://www.nextgenseries.com/FixturesResultsTables/Results/08-Nov/Man-City-vs-Juventus/Match-Report Report] |team2 = {{flagicon|ITA}} Juventus |goals1 = Pozo {{goal|15}}<br />Lopes {{goal|81}} |goals2 = Schiavone {{goal|29}}<br />Magnússon {{goal|62}}<br />Léo Bonatini {{goal|71}} |stadium = Ewen Fields, Hyde |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{football box |date = 28 November 2012 |time = 18:30 |team1 = Paris Saint-Germain {{flagicon|FRA}} |score = 2–1 |report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20130125224017/http://www.nextgenseries.com/FixturesResultsTables/Results/28-Nov/Paris-St-Germain-vs-Man-City/Match-Report Report] |team2 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Manchester City |goals1 = Bourdin {{goal|29}}<br />Habran {{goal|63}} |goals2 = Lopes {{goal|77|pen.}} |stadium = Stade Georges Lefèvre, Paris |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{football box |date = 5 December 2012 |time = 13:00 |team1 = Fenerbahçe {{flagicon|TUR}} |score = 1–2 |report = [http://www.nextgenseries.com/FixturesResultsTables/Results/05-Dec/Fenerbahce-vs-Juventus/Match-Report Report] |team2 = {{flagicon|ITA}} Juventus |goals1 = Cici {{goal|57}} |goals2 = Gerbaudo {{goal|25}}<br />Schiavone {{goal|81}} |stadium = Maltepe Stadý, Istanbul |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{football box |date = 19 December 2012 |time = 17:00 |team1 = Paris Saint-Germain {{flagicon|FRA}} |score = 2–2 |report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20130125223630/http://www.nextgenseries.com/FixturesResultsTables/Results/19-Dec/PSG-vs-Juventus/Match-Report Report] |team2 = {{flagicon|ITA}} Juventus |goals1 = Yaisien {{goal|33}}<br />Coman {{goal|42}} |goals2 = Beltrame {{goal|78}}<br />Gerbaudo {{goal|90}} |stadium = Stade Georges Lefèvre, Paris |attendance = |referee = }}
===Group 3===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !width="180"|Team !width="30"|{{Tooltip| Pld | Played}} !width="30"|{{Tooltip| W | Won}} !width="30"|{{Tooltip| D | Drawn}} !width="30"|{{Tooltip| L | Lost}} !width="30"|{{Tooltip| GF | Goals for}} !width="30"|{{Tooltip| GA | Goals against}} !width="30"|{{Tooltip| GD | Goal difference}} !width="30"|{{Tooltip| Pts | Points}} |- style="background:#cfc;" |align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} CSKA Moscow |6||4||0||2||8||5||+3||'''12''' |- style="background:#cfc;" |align=left|{{flagicon|NED}} Ajax |6||3||2||1||15||6||+9||'''11''' |- style="background:#cfc;" |align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Chelsea |6||2||3||1||12||6||+6||'''9''' |- |align=left|{{flagicon|NOR}} Molde |6||0||1||5||2||20||−18||'''1''' |} Kickoff times are in CET.
{{football box |date = 16 August 2012 |time = 14:00 |team1 = CSKA Moscow {{flagicon|RUS}} |score = 2–1 |report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120903041249/http://www.nextgenseries.com/en/FixturesResultsTables/Results/15-Aug-2012/CSKA---Molde/MatchReport Report] |team2 = {{flagicon|NOR}} Molde |goals1 = Seredin {{goal|29}}<br />Litvinov {{goal|74}} |goals2 = Svendsen {{goal|27}} |stadium = October Stadium, Moscow |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{football box |date = 28 August 2012 |time = 19:00 |team1 = Chelsea {{flagicon|ENG}} |score = 1–2 |report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20121219003326/http://www.nextgenseries.com/en/FixturesResultsTables/Results/28-Aug-2012/Chelsea-vs-CSKA/MatchReport Report] |team2 = {{flagicon|RUS}} CSKA Moscow |goals1 = Bamford {{goal|11}} |goals2 = Zaseev {{goal|35}}<br />Dergachev {{goal|38}} |stadium = Cobham Training Centre, Cobham |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{football box | date = 13 September 2012 | time = 20:00 | team1 = Molde {{flagicon|NOR}} | score = 0–1 | report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304003656/http://www.nextgenseries.com/en/FixturesResultsTables/Results/13-Sep/Molde---CSKA/Match-Report Report] | team2 = {{flagicon|RUS}} CSKA Moscow | goals1 = | goals2 = Zaseev {{goal|54}} | stadium = Aker Stadion, Molde | attendance = | referee = }} ---- {{football box | date = 19 September 2012 | time = 19:00 | team1 = Molde {{flagicon|NOR}} | score = 0–5 | report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120921232922/http://www.nextgenseries.com/FixturesResultsTables/Results/19-Sep/Molde---Ajax/Match-Report Report] | team2 = {{flagicon|NED}} Ajax | goals1 = | goals2 = De Sa {{goal|14}}<br />Fischer {{goal|19||65||81}}<br />Sporkslede {{goal|90+3}} | stadium = Aker Stadion, Molde | attendance = | referee = }} ---- {{football box | date = 3 October 2012 | time = 14:00 | team1 = CSKA Moscow {{flagicon|RUS}} | score = 0–1 | report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20121103013004/http://www.nextgenseries.com/FixturesResultsTables/Results/03-Oct/CSKA-vs-Chelsea/Match-Report Report] | team2 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Chelsea | goals1 = | goals2 = Boga {{goal|71}} | stadium = October Stadium, Moscow | attendance = | referee = }} ---- {{football box | date = 4 October 2012 | time = 19:00 | team1 = Ajax {{flagicon|NED}} | score = 5–0 | report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20121030071049/http://www.nextgenseries.com/FixturesResultsTables/Results/04-Oct/Ajax-vs-Molde/Match-Report Report] | team2 = {{flagicon|NOR}} Molde | goals1 = Kishna {{goal|11}}<br />Fischer {{goal|31}}<br />El Hasnaoui {{goal|37||67}}<br />Keskin {{goal|90}} | goals2 = | stadium = De Toekomst, Amsterdam | attendance = | referee = }} ---- {{football box | date = 30 October 2012 | time = 11:00 | team1 = CSKA Moscow {{flagicon|RUS}} | score = 2–0 | report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20130125223330/http://www.nextgenseries.com/FixturesResultsTables/Results/30-Oct/CSKA-Moscow-vs-Ajax/Match-Report Report] | team2 = {{flagicon|NED}} Ajax | goals1 = Khurtsidze {{goal|45}}<br />Georgievskiy {{goal|75}} | goals2 = | stadium = October Stadium, Moscow | attendance = | referee = }} ---- {{football box | date = 31 October 2012 | time = 18:00 | team1 = Molde {{flagicon|NOR}} | score = 1–1 | report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20130125223609/http://www.nextgenseries.com/FixturesResultsTables/Results/31-Oct/Molde-vs-Chelsea/Match-Report Report] | team2 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Chelsea | goals1 = Aboubacar {{goal|60}} | goals2 = Ssewankambo {{goal|87}} | stadium = Aker Stadion, Molde | attendance = | referee = }} ---- {{football box | date = 6 November 2012 | time = 18:00 | team1 = Ajax {{flagicon|NED}} | score = 2–1 | report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20130125223656/http://www.nextgenseries.com/FixturesResultsTables/Results/06-Nov/Ajax-vs-CSKA/Match-Report Report] | team2 = {{flagicon|RUS}} CSKA Moscow | goals1 = Menig {{goal|44}}<br />Van den Boomen {{goal|59}} | goals2 = Netfullin {{goal|28}} | stadium = De Toekomst, Amsterdam | attendance = | referee = }} ---- {{football box | date = 8 November 2012 | time = 18:00 | team1 = Chelsea {{flagicon|ENG}} | score = 6–0 | report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20130125223217/http://www.nextgenseries.com/FixturesResultsTables/Results/08-Nov/Chelsea-vs-Molde/Match-Report Report] | team2 = {{flagicon|NOR}} Molde | goals1 = Feruz {{goal|13||22}}<br />Kiwomya {{goal|57}}<br />Mitchell {{goal|66}}<br />Piazon {{goal|68}}<br />Saville {{goal|70}} | goals2 = |stadium = Cobham Training Centre, Cobham |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{football box | date = 12 December 2012 | time = 21:00 | team1 = Chelsea {{flagicon|ENG}} | score = 0–0 | report = [http://www.nextgenseries.com/FixturesResultsTables/Results/12-Dec/Chelsea-vs-Ajax/Match-Report Report] | team2 = {{flagicon|NED}} Ajax | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = Recreation Ground, Aldershot | attendance = | referee = }} ---- {{football box | date = 29 January 2013 | time = 19:00 | team1 = Ajax {{flagicon|NED}} | score = 3–3 | report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20130225041439/http://www.nextgenseries.com/FixturesResultsTables/Results/29-Jan/Ajax-vs-Chelsea/Match-Report Report] | team2 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Chelsea | goals1 = Bitter {{goal|16}}<br />De Sa {{goal|61|pen.}}<br />De Bondt {{goal|89}} | goals2 = Kiwomya {{goal|12}}<br />Feruz {{goal|39||49}} | stadium = De Toekomst, Amsterdam | attendance = | referee = }}
===Group 4===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !width="180"|Team !width="30"|{{Tooltip| Pld | Played}} !width="30"|{{Tooltip| W | Won}} !width="30"|{{Tooltip| D | Drawn}} !width="30"|{{Tooltip| L | Lost}} !width="30"|{{Tooltip| GF | Goals for}} !width="30"|{{Tooltip| GA | Goals against}} !width="30"|{{Tooltip| GD | Goal difference}} !width="30"|{{Tooltip| Pts | Points}} |- style="background:#cfc;" |align=left|{{flagicon|POR}} Sporting CP |6||4||0||2||12||11||+1||'''12''' |- style="background:#cfc;" |align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Aston Villa |6||3||1||2||12||8||+4||'''10''' |- style="background:#cfc;" |align=left|{{flagicon|NED}} PSV Eindhoven |6||3||0||3||6||9||−3||'''9''' |- |align=left|{{flagicon|SCO}} Celtic |6||1||1||4||8||10||-2||'''4''' |}
Kickoff times are in CET.
{{football box |date = 16 August 2012 |time = 20:00 |team1 = Aston Villa {{flagicon|ENG}} |score = 1–3 |report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120903040014/http://www.nextgenseries.com/en/FixturesResultsTables/Results/15-Aug-2012/Aston-Villa---Sporting/MatchReport Report] |team2 = {{flagicon|POR}} Sporting CP |goals1 = Drennan {{goal|31}} |goals2 = Ié {{goal|32}}<br />Mané {{goal|39}}<br />Riquicho {{goal|63|pen.}} |stadium = Villa Park, Birmingham |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{football box |date = 29 August 2012 |time = 18:30 |team1 = PSV Eindhoven {{flagicon|NED}} |score = 1–0 |report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120903040014/http://www.nextgenseries.com/en/FixturesResultsTables/Results/15-Aug-2012/Aston-Villa---Sporting/MatchReport Report] |team2 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Aston Villa |goals1 = Antonio {{goal|34}} |goals2 = |stadium = De Herdgang, Eindhoven |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{football box |date = 6 September 2012 |time = 20:30 |team1 = Celtic {{flagicon|SCO}} |score = 1–2 |report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120921232912/http://www.nextgenseries.com/FixturesResultsTables/Results/06-Sep/Celtic---Sporting/MatchReport Report] |team2 = {{flagicon|POR}} Sporting CP |goals1 = Johnstone {{goal|20}} |goals2 = Medeiros {{goal|45}}<br />Cortez {{goal|76}} |stadium = Firhill Stadium, Glasgow |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{football box |date = 19 September 2012 |time = 20:00 |team1 = Aston Villa {{flagicon|ENG}} |score = 2–1 |report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20121031031416/http://www.nextgenseries.com/FixturesResultsTables/Results/19-Sep/Aston-Villa---Celtic/Match-Report Report] |team2 = {{flagicon|SCO}} Celtic |goals1 = Carruthers {{goal|21}}<br />Melvin {{goal|35}} |goals2 = Irvine {{goal|49}} |stadium = Villa Park, Birmingham |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{football box |date = 26 September 2012 |time = 19:00 |team1 = PSV Eindhoven {{flagicon|NED}} |score = 1–0 |report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120929000409/http://www.nextgenseries.com/FixturesResultsTables/Results/26-Sep/PSV-vs-Sporting/Match-Report Report] |team2 = {{flagicon|POR}} Sporting CP |goals1 = Vloet {{goal|75}} |goals2 = |stadium = De Herdgang, Eindhoven |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{football box |date = 3 October 2012 |time = 19:00 |team1 = Celtic {{flagicon|SCO}} |score = 3–1 |report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20121103012913/http://www.nextgenseries.com/FixturesResultsTables/Results/03-Oct/Celtic-vs-PSV/Match-Report Report] |team2 = {{flagicon|NED}} PSV Eindhoven |goals1 = F. Twardzik {{goal|11|pen.}}<br />McGregor {{goal|13}}<br />Herron {{goal|16}} |goals2 = Antonio {{goal|44}} |stadium = Firhill Stadium, Glasgow |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{football box |date = 24 October 2012 |time = 19:00 |team1 = Celtic {{flagicon|SCO}} |score = 2–2 |report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20121030071058/http://www.nextgenseries.com/FixturesResultsTables/Results/24-Oct/Celtic-vs-Aston-Villa/Match-Report Report] |team2 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Aston Villa |goals1 = Devine {{goal|53|o.g.}}<br />P. Twardzik {{goal|72}} |goals2 = Graham {{goal|24}}<br />Drennan {{goal|39}} |stadium = Firhill Stadium, Glasgow |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{football box |date = 24 October 2012 |time = 19:30 |team1 = Sporting CP {{flagicon|POR}} |score = 4–2 |report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20121030071141/http://www.nextgenseries.com/FixturesResultsTables/Results/24-Oct/Sporting-vs-PSV-Eindhoven/Match-Report Report] |team2 = {{flagicon|NED}} PSV Eindhoven |goals1 = Ponde {{goal|18}}<br />Mané {{goal|57}}<br />Medeiros {{goal|73}}<br />Veloso {{goal|90}} |goals2 = Sanoh {{goal|25}}<br />Pinto {{goal|64|o.g.}} |stadium = Alvalade Stadium, Lisbon |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{football box |date = 7 November 2012 |time = 19:00 |team1 = Aston Villa {{flagicon|ENG}} |score = 2–0 |report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20130125223906/http://www.nextgenseries.com/FixturesResultsTables/Results/07-Nov/Aston-Villa-vs-PSV-Eindhoven/Match-Report Report] |team2 = {{flagicon|NED}} PSV Eindhoven |goals1 = Burke {{goal|19}}<br />Drennan {{goal|84}} |goals2 = |stadium = Villa Park, Birmingham |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{football box |date = 21 November 2012 |time = 18:30 |team1 = Sporting CP {{flagicon|POR}} |score = 2–1 |report = [http://www.nextgenseries.com/FixturesResultsTables/Results/21-Nov/Sporting-vs-Celtic/Match-Report Report] |team2 = {{flagicon|SCO}} Celtic |goals1 = Mané {{goal|8}}<br />Medeiros {{goal|24}} |goals2 = Kidd {{goal|40}} |stadium = Alvalade Stadium, Lisbon |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{football box |date = 28 November 2012 |time = 18:00 |team1 = PSV Eindhoven {{flagicon|NED}} |score = 1–0 |report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20130125223723/http://www.nextgenseries.com/FixturesResultsTables/Results/28-Nov/PSV-vs-Celtic/Match-Report Report] |team2 = {{flagicon|SCO}} Celtic |goals1 = Brenet {{goal|83}} |goals2 = |stadium = Philips Stadion, Eindhoven |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{football box |date = 28 November 2012 |time = 19:30 |team1 = Sporting CP {{flagicon|POR}} |score = 1–5 |report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20130125223441/http://www.nextgenseries.com/FixturesResultsTables/Results/28-Nov/Sporting-vs-Aston-Villa/Match-Report Report] |team2 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Aston Villa |goals1 = Veloso {{goal|75}} |goals2 = Donacien {{goal|10}}<br />Drennan {{goal|49||88}}<br />Burke {{goal|55||78}} |stadium = Alvalade Stadium, Lisbon |attendance = |referee = }}
===Group 5===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !width="180"|Team !width="30"|{{Tooltip| Pld | Played}} !width="30"|{{Tooltip| W | Won}} !width="30"|{{Tooltip| D | Drawn}} !width="30"|{{Tooltip| L | Lost}} !width="30"|{{Tooltip| GF | Goals for}} !width="30"|{{Tooltip| GA | Goals against}} !width="30"|{{Tooltip| GD | Goal difference}} !width="30"|{{Tooltip| Pts | Points}} |- style="background:#cfc;" |align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Internazionale |6||3||1||2||10||10||0||'''10''' |- style="background:#cfc;" |align=left|{{flagicon|NOR}} Rosenborg |6||3||1||2||10||10||0||'''10''' |- style="background:#cfc;" |align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Liverpool |6||3||0||3||14||10||+4||'''9''' |- |align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} Borussia Dortmund |6||1||2||3||5||9||-4||'''5''' |}
Kickoff times are in CET.
{{football box | date = 19 September 2012 | time = 15:00 | team1 = Internazionale {{flagicon|ITA}} | score = 3–2 | report = [http://www.nextgenseries.com/News/Comments-and-Features/2012/September/Media-release-190912?page=1 Report] | team2 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Liverpool | goals1 = Forte {{goal|19}}<br />Belloni {{goal|45}}<br />Garritano {{goal|80}} | goals2 = Adorján {{goal|30|pen.|88}} | stadium = Centro Sportivo Giacinto Facchetti, Milan | attendance = | referee = }} ---- {{football box | date = 26 September 2012 | time = 19:00 | team1 = Internazionale {{flagicon|ITA}} | score = 1–0 | report = [http://www.nextgenseries.com/News/Comments-and-Features/2012/September/Internazionale-clinch-victory Report] | team2 = {{flagicon|GER}} Borussia Dortmund | goals1 = Benassi {{goal|69}} | goals2 = | stadium = Stadio Città di Meda, Meda | attendance = | referee = }} ---- {{football box | date = 17 October 2012 | time = 19:00 | team1 = Rosenborg {{flagicon|NOR}} | score = 1–0 | report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20121101015405/http://www.nextgenseries.com/FixturesResultsTables/Results/17-Oct/Rosenborg-vs-Borussia-Dortmund/Match-Report Report] | team2 = {{flagicon|GER}} Borussia Dortmund | goals1 = Sakor {{goal|25}} | goals2 = | stadium = Lerkendal Stadium, Trondheim | attendance = | referee = }} ---- {{football box | date = 31 October 2012 | time = 19:00 | team1 = Borussia Dortmund {{flagicon|GER}} | score = 2–1 | report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20130125223049/http://www.nextgenseries.com/FixturesResultsTables/Results/31-Oct/Borussia-Dortmund-vs-Liverpool/Match-Report Report] | team2 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Liverpool | goals1 = Nothnagel {{goal|30|pen.}}<br />Bandowski {{goal|77}} | goals2 = Coady {{goal|64}} | stadium = Stadion Rote Erde, Dortmund | attendance = | referee = }} ---- {{football box | date = 31 October 2012 | time = 19:00 | team1 = Rosenborg {{flagicon|NOR}} | score = 2–1 | report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20130125223302/http://www.nextgenseries.com/FixturesResultsTables/Results/31-Oct/Rosenborg-vs-Inter-Milan/Match-Report Report] | team2 = {{flagicon|ITA}} Internazionale | goals1 = Sørloth {{goal|85}}<br />Sakor {{goal|90|pen.}} | goals2 = Garritano {{goal|63}} | stadium = Lerkendal Stadium, Trondheim | attendance = | referee = }} ---- {{football box | date = 7 November 2012 | time = 18:00 | team1 = Borussia Dortmund {{flagicon|GER}} | score = 1–1 | report = [http://www.nextgenseries.com/en/FixturesResultsTables/Results/07-Nov/Borussia-Dortmund-vs-Inter/Match-Report Report] | team2 = {{flagicon|ITA}} Internazionale | goals1 = Weber {{goal|36}} | goals2 = Belloni {{goal|3}} | stadium = Stadion Rote Erde, Dortmund | attendance = | referee = }} ---- {{football box | date = 9 November 2012 | time = 18:00 | team1 = Rosenborg {{flagicon|NOR}} | score = 3–0 | report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20130125223159/http://www.nextgenseries.com/FixturesResultsTables/Results/09-Nov/Rosenborg---Liverpool/Match-Report Report] | team2 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Liverpool | goals1 = Blakstad {{goal|6}}<br />Bjørnholm {{goal|14}}<br />Sørloth {{goal|30}} | goals2 = | stadium = Lerkendal Stadium, Trondheim | attendance = | referee = }} ---- {{football box | date = 13 November 2012 | time = 19:00 | team1 = Liverpool {{flagicon|ENG}} | score = 4–1 | report = [http://www.nextgenseries.com/FixturesResultsTables/Results/13-Nov/Liverpool-v-Rosenborg/Match-Report Report] | team2 = {{flagicon|NOR}} Rosenborg | goals1 = Jones {{goal|15}}<br />Morgan {{goal|32||45+2}}<br />Sinclair {{goal|90+1}} | goals2 = Lundal {{goal|39}} | stadium = Langtree Park, St Helens | attendance = | referee = }} ---- {{football box | date = 21 November 2012 | time = 19:00 | team1 = Borussia Dortmund {{flagicon|GER}} | score = 2–2 | report = [http://www.nextgenseries.com/FixturesResultsTables/Results/21-Nov/Borussia-Dortmund-v-Rosenborg/Match-Report Report] | team2 = {{flagicon|NOR}} Rosenborg | goals1 = Benkarit {{goal|19}}<br />Beutler {{goal|67}} | goals2 = Bjørnholm {{goal|3}}<br />Blakstad {{goal|43}} | stadium = Stadion Rote Erde, Dortmund | attendance = | referee = }} ---- {{football box | date = 28 November 2012 | time = 19:00 | team1 = Liverpool {{flagicon|ENG}} | score = 3–0 | report = [http://www.nextgenseries.com/en/FixturesResultsTables/Results/28-Nov/Liverpool-vs-Borussia-Dortmund/Match-Report Report] | team2 = {{flagicon|GER}} Borussia Dortmund | goals1 = Coady {{goal|22||26|pen.}}<br />Morgan {{goal|77}} | goals2 = | stadium = Langtree Park, St Helens | attendance = | referee = }} ---- {{football box | date = 4 December 2012 | time = 14:30 | team1 = Internazionale {{flagicon|ITA}} | score = 3–1 | report = [http://www.nextgenseries.com/FixturesResultsTables/Results/04-Dec/Inter-vs-Rosenborg/Match-Report Report] | team2 = {{flagicon|NOR}} Rosenborg | goals1 = Forte {{goal|37||85}}<br />Pedrabissi {{goal|70}} | goals2 = Blakstad {{goal|25}} | stadium = Centro Sportivo Giacinto Facchetti, Milan | attendance = | referee = Francesco Di Stefano (Italy) }} ---- {{football box | date = 8 January 2013 | time = 20:00 | team1 = Liverpool {{flagicon|ENG}} | score = 4–1 | report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060204/http://www.nextgenseries.com/en/FixturesResultsTables/Results/08-Jan/Liverpool-vs-Inter/Match-Report Report] | team2 = {{flagicon|ITA}} Internazionale | goals1 = Coady {{goal|29|pen.|||77|pen.}}<br />Yeşil {{goal|34||65}} | goals2 = Benassi {{goal|62}} | stadium = Langtree Park, St Helens | attendance = | referee = }}
===Group 6===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !width="180"|Team !width="30"|{{Tooltip| Pld | Played}} !width="30"|{{Tooltip| W | Won}} !width="30"|{{Tooltip| D | Drawn}} !width="30"|{{Tooltip| L | Lost}} !width="30"|{{Tooltip| GF | Goals for}} !width="30"|{{Tooltip| GA | Goals against}} !width="30"|{{Tooltip| GD | Goal difference}} !width="30"|{{Tooltip| Pts | Points}} |- style="background: #ccffcc" |align=left|{{flagicon|GRE}} Olympiacos |6||2||3||1||4||5||−1||'''9''' |- style="background: #ccffcc" |align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Arsenal |6||2||2||2||7||5||+2||'''8''' |- |align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} Marseille |6||2||2||2||4||10||−6||'''8''' |- |align=left|{{flagicon|ESP}} Athletic Bilbao |6||2||1||3||12||7||+5||'''7''' |}
Kickoff times are in CET.
{{football box |date = 28 August 2012 |time = 07:30 |team1 = Athletic Bilbao {{flagicon|ESP}} |score = 4–0 |report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120831190438/http://www.nextgenseries.com/en/FixturesResultsTables/Results/28-Aug-2012/Athletic-Club-vs-Marseille/MatchReport Report] |team2 = {{flagicon|GRE}} Olympiacos |goals1 = Guillermo {{goal|27|pen.}}<br />Jurgi Oteo {{goal|50}}<br />Bengoa {{goal|59}}<br />Santamaría {{goal|72}} |goals2 = |stadium = San Mamés, Bilbao |attendance = 3000<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.olympiacos.org/en/article/14190/bilbao-u20-%E2%80%93-olympiacos-u20-4-0 |title=At. Bilbao U20 – Olympiacos U20 4-0 | Olympiacos.org / Official Website of Olympiacos Piraeus |access-date=15 August 2016 |archive-date=22 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822142700/http://www.olympiacos.org/en/article/14190/bilbao-u20-%E2%80%93-olympiacos-u20-4-0 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |referee = }} ---- {{football box |date = 29 August 2012 |time = 20:00 |team1 = Arsenal {{flagicon|ENG}} |score = 3–0 |report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20121219003331/http://www.nextgenseries.com/en/FixturesResultsTables/Results/29-Aug-2012/Arsenal-vs-Marseille/Match-Report Report] |team2 = {{flagicon|FRA}} Marseille |goals1 = Yennaris {{goal|8}}<br />Akpom {{goal|20||83}} |goals2 = |stadium = Underhill Stadium, London |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{football box |date = 12 September 2012 |time = 19:00 |team1 = Marseille {{flagicon|FRA}} |score = 2–1 |report = [http://www.nextgenseries.com/FixturesResultsTables/Results/12-Sep-2012/Marseille---Athletic/Match-Report Report] |team2 = {{flagicon|ESP}} Athletic Bilbao |goals1 = Anani {{goal|45||72}} |goals2 = Jurgi Oteo {{goal|34}} |stadium = Marcel-Cerdan Stadium, Marseille |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{football box |date = 12 September 2012 |time = 19:00 |team1 = Olympiacos {{flagicon|GRE}} |score = 2–0 |report = [http://www.nextgenseries.com/en/FixturesResultsTables/Results/12-Sep-2012/Olympiacos---Arsenal/Match-Report Report] |team2 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Arsenal |goals1 = Soukias {{goal|83}}<br />Leandro {{goal|90}} |goals2 = |stadium = Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus-Athens |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{football box |date = 26 September 2012 |time = 19:00 |team1 = Marseille {{flagicon|FRA}} |score = 0–0 |report = [http://www.nextgenseries.com/News/Comments-and-Features/2012/September/Internazionale-clinch-victory Report] |team2 = {{flagicon|GRE}} Olympiacos |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = Marcel-Cerdan Stadium, Marseille |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{football box |date = 4 October 2012 |time = 20:00 |team1 = Arsenal {{flagicon|ENG}} |score = 0–0 |report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20121103012941/http://www.nextgenseries.com/FixturesResultsTables/Results/04-Oct/Arsenal-vs-Olympiacos/Match-Report Report] |team2 = {{flagicon|GRE}} Olympiacos |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = Underhill Stadium, London |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{football box |date = 25 October 2012 |time = 17:00 |team1 = Marseille {{flagicon|FRA}} |score = 1–0 |report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20130125223040/http://www.nextgenseries.com/FixturesResultsTables/Results/25-Oct/Marseille-vs-Arsenal/Match-Report Report] |team2 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Arsenal |goals1 = Kisaku {{goal|90+3}} |goals2 = |stadium = Marcel-Cerdan Stadium, Marseille |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{football box |date = 15 November 2012 |time = 18:30 |team1 = Olympiacos {{flagicon|GRE}} |score = 1–1 |report = [http://www.nextgenseries.com/FixturesResultsTables/Results/15-Nov/Olympiacos-vs-Marseille/Match-Report Report] |team2 = {{flagicon|FRA}} Marseille |goals1 = Ioannidis {{goal|45}} |goals2 = Diop {{goal|33}} |stadium = Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus-Athens |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{football box |date = 15 November 2012 |time = 19:30 |team1 = Athletic Bilbao {{flagicon|ESP}} |score = 0–0 |report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20130125223849/http://www.nextgenseries.com/FixturesResultsTables/Results/15-Nov/Athletic-vs-Arsenal/Match-Report Report] |team2 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Arsenal |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = San Mamés, Bilbao |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{football box |date = 28 November 2012 |time = 16:30 |team1 = Athletic Bilbao {{flagicon|ESP}} |score = 5–0 |report = [https://archive.today/20130130105023/http://www.nextgenseries.com/FixturesResultsTables/Results/28-Nov/Club-Athletic-vs-Marseille/Match-Report Report] |team2 = {{flagicon|FRA}} Marseille |goals1 = Santamaría {{goal|58||80}}<br />Williams {{goal|65}}<br />Unai López {{goal|70}}<br />Bechar {{goal|89|o.g.}} |goals2 = |stadium = Lezama Facilities, Lezama(Biscay) |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{football box |date = 6 December 2012 |time = 20:00 |team1 = Arsenal {{flagicon|ENG}} |score = 4–2 |report = [http://www.nextgenseries.com/en/FixturesResultsTables/Results/06-Dec/Arsenal-vs-Athletic/Match-Report Report] |team2 = {{flagicon|ESP}} Athletic Bilbao |goals1 = Toral {{goal|7||74}}<br />Ansah {{goal|67}}<br />Hayden {{goal|79}} |goals2 = Aketxe {{goal|12}}<br />Yeray {{goal|83}} |stadium = Underhill Stadium, London |attendance = |referee = }} ---- {{football box |date = 12 December 2012 |time = 19:00 |team1 = Olympiacos {{flagicon|GRE}} |score = 1–0 |report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20130125223923/http://www.nextgenseries.com/FixturesResultsTables/Results/12-Dec/Olympiacos-vs-Athletic-Club/Match-Report Report] |team2 = {{flagicon|ESP}} Athletic Bilbao |goals1 = Gino {{goal|32}} |goals2 = |stadium = Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus-Athens |attendance = |referee = }}
== Ranking of third-placed teams ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !width="30"|{{Tooltip| Grp | Group}} !width="180"|Team !width="30"|{{Tooltip| Pld | Played}} !width="30"|{{Tooltip| W | Won}} !width="30"|{{Tooltip| D | Drawn}} !width="30"|{{Tooltip| L | Lost}} !width="30"|{{Tooltip| GF | Goals for}} !width="30"|{{Tooltip| GA | Goals against}} !width="30"|{{Tooltip| GD | Goal difference}} !width="30"|{{Tooltip| Pts | Points}} |- style="background:#cfc;" |3||align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Chelsea |6||2||3||1||12||6||+6||'''9''' |- |- style="background:#cfc;" |5||align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Liverpool |6||3||0||3||14||10||+4||'''9''' |- |- style="background:#cfc;" |4||align=left|{{flagicon|NED}} PSV Eindhoven |6||3||0||3||6||9||−3||'''9''' |- |- style="background:#cfc;" |1||align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Tottenham Hotspur |6||2||2||2||10||10||0||'''8'''
|- |6||align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} Marseille |6||2||2||2||4||10||−6||'''8''' |- |- |2||align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nextgenseries.com/en/News/Comments-and-Features/2013/NEXTGEN-SERIES-ANNOUNCES-LAST-16-FIXTURES|title=NEXTGEN SERIES ANNOUNCES LAST 16 FIXTURES|date=29 January 2013|publisher=nextgenseries.com}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Key to colours |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | Group winners |- bgcolor="#ffffcc" | Runners-up |- bgcolor="#ccccff" | Four best third-placed teams |}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !colspan="5"|Seeded !colspan="5"|Unseeded |- !# !width="180"|Team !width="30"|{{Tooltip| Pts | Points}} !width="30"|{{Tooltip| GD | Goal difference}} !width="30"|{{Tooltip| GF | Goals for}} !# !width="180"|Team !width="30"|{{Tooltip| Pts | Points}} !width="30"|{{Tooltip| GD | Goal difference}} !width="30"|{{Tooltip| GF | Goals for}} |- !width="30" bgcolor="#ccffcc"|1. |align=left bgcolor="#ccffcc"|{{flagicon|FRA}} Paris Saint-Germain |'''13'''||+5||10 !width="30" bgcolor="#ffffcc"|9. |align=left bgcolor="#ffffcc"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Aston Villa |'''10'''||+4||12 |- !width="30" bgcolor="#ccffcc"|2. |align=left bgcolor="#ccffcc"|{{flagicon|RUS}} CSKA Moscow |'''12'''||+3||8 !width="30" bgcolor="#ffffcc"|10. |align=left bgcolor="#ffffcc"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Rosenborg |'''10'''||0||10 |- !width="30" bgcolor="#ccffcc"|3. |align=left bgcolor="#ccffcc"|{{flagicon|POR}} Sporting CP |'''12'''||+1||12 !width="30" bgcolor="#ffffcc"|11. |align=left bgcolor="#ffffcc"|{{flagicon|BEL}} Anderlecht |'''9'''||+2||8 |- !width="30" bgcolor="#ccffcc"|4. |align=left bgcolor="#ccffcc"|{{flagicon|ESP}} Barcelona |'''11'''||+6||12 !width="30" bgcolor="#ffffcc"|12. |align=left bgcolor="#ffffcc"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Arsenal |'''8'''||+2||7 |- !width="30" bgcolor="#ccffcc"|5. |align=left bgcolor="#ccffcc"|{{flagicon|ITA}} Internazionale |'''10'''||0||10 !width="30" bgcolor="#ccccff"|13. |align=left bgcolor="#ccccff"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Chelsea |'''9'''||+6||12 |- !width="30" bgcolor="#ccffcc"|6. |align=left bgcolor="#ccffcc"|{{flagicon|GRE}} Olympiacos |'''9'''||−1||4 !width="30" bgcolor="#ccccff"|14. |align=left bgcolor="#ccccff"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Liverpool |'''9'''||+4||14 |- !width="30" bgcolor="#ffffcc"|7. |align=left bgcolor="#ffffcc"|{{flagicon|ITA}} Juventus |'''12'''||+4||13 !width="30" bgcolor="#ccccff"|15. |align=left bgcolor="#ccccff"|{{flagicon|NED}} PSV Eindhoven |'''9'''||−3||6 |- !width="30" bgcolor="#ffffcc"|8. |align=left bgcolor="#ffffcc"|{{flagicon|NED}} Ajax |'''11'''||+9||15 !width="30" bgcolor="#ccccff"|16. |align=left bgcolor="#ccccff"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Tottenham Hotspur |'''8'''||0||10 |}
===Bracket=== {{Round16 <!--ROUND OF 16--> | |{{flagicon|ESP}} Barcelona|0|{{flagicon|ENG}} '''Chelsea'''|'''2''' | |{{flagicon|ITA}} '''Juventus'''|'''1'''|{{flagicon|NOR}} Rosenborg|0 | |{{flagicon|ITA}} Internazionale|0|{{flagicon|ENG}} '''Arsenal'''|1 | |{{flagicon|RUS}} '''CSKA Moscow'''|'''3'''|{{flagicon|NED}} PSV Eindhoven|0 | |{{flagicon|NED}} Ajax|1|{{flagicon|ENG}} '''Aston Villa'''|'''2''' | |{{flagicon|GRE}} '''Olympiacos'''|'''2'''|{{flagicon|BEL}} Anderlecht|1 | |{{flagicon|FRA}} Paris Saint-Germain|1 (3)|{{flagicon|ENG}} '''Tottenham Hotspur (pen.)'''|'''1 (4)''' | |{{flagicon|POR}} '''Sporting CP'''|'''4''' |{{flagicon|ENG}} Liverpool|0 <!--QUARTERFINALS--> | |{{flagicon|ENG}} '''Chelsea'''|'''4'''|{{flagicon|ITA}} Juventus|1 | |{{flagicon|ENG}} '''Arsenal'''|'''1'''|{{flagicon|RUS}} CSKA Moscow|0 | |{{flagicon|ENG}} '''Aston Villa'''|'''1'''|{{flagicon|GRE}} Olympiacos|0 | |{{flagicon|ENG}} Tottenham Hotspur|3|{{flagicon|POR}} '''Sporting CP''' (a.e.t.)|'''5''' <!--SEMIFINALS--> | |{{flagicon|ENG}} '''Chelsea''' (a.e.t.)|'''4'''|{{flagicon|ENG}} Arsenal|3 | |{{flagicon|ENG}} '''Aston Villa'''|'''3'''|{{flagicon|POR}} Sporting CP|1 <!--FINAL--> | |{{flagicon|ENG}} Chelsea|0|{{flagicon|ENG}} '''Aston Villa'''|'''2''' <!--THIRD PLACE MATCH--> | |{{flagicon|ENG}} Arsenal|1|{{flagicon|POR}} '''Sporting CP'''|'''3''' |Consol = Third place match }}
=== Round of 16 ===
{{football box |date = 19 February 2013 |time = 19:00 CET |team1 = Ajax {{flagicon|NED}} |score = 1–2 |report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20130223041338/http://www.nextgenseries.com/FixturesResultsTables/Results/19-Feb/Ajax-vs-Aston-Villa/Match-Report Report] |team2 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Aston Villa |goals1 = Anderson {{goal|14}} |goals2 = Drennan {{goal|35}}<br />Lewis {{goal|64}} |stadium = De Toekomst, Amsterdam |attendance = }} ---- {{football box |date = 20 February 2013 |time = 17:00 CET |team1 = Paris Saint-Germain {{flagicon|FRA}} |score = 1–1 |aet = yes |report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20130224071108/http://www.nextgenseries.com/FixturesResultsTables/Results/20-Feb/PSG-vs-Tottenham/Match-Report Report] |team2 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Tottenham Hotspur |goals1 = Sainrimat-Moreira {{goal|65}} |goals2 = Coulthirst {{goal|34}} |penaltyscore = 3–4 |penalties1= |penalties2= |stadium = Stade Georges Lefèvre, Paris |attendance = }} ---- {{football box |date = 20 February 2013 |time = 18:00 CET |team1 = Barcelona {{flagicon|ESP}} |score = 0–2 |report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054309/http://www.nextgenseries.com/en/FixturesResultsTables/Results/20-Feb/Barcelona-vs-Chelsea/Match-Report Report] |team2 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Chelsea |goals1 = |goals2 = Feruz {{goal|43}}<br />Boga {{goal|90}} |stadium = Mini Estadi, Barcelona |attendance = }} ---- {{football box |date = 20 February 2013 |time = 20:00 CET |team1 = Sporting CP {{flagicon|POR}} |score = 4–0 |report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20130310041628/http://www.nextgenseries.com/FixturesResultsTables/Results/20-Feb/Sporting-vs-Liverpool/Match-Report Report] |team2 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Liverpool |goals1 = Mané {{goal|12||24}}<br />Palhinha {{goal|64}}<br />Jancó {{goal|89}} |goals2 = |stadium = Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon |attendance = }} ---- {{football box |date = 27 February 2013 |time = 17:00 CET |team1 = CSKA Moscow {{flagicon|RUS}} |score = 3–0 |report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20130918070153/http://www.nextgenseries.com/FixturesResultsTables/Results/27-Feb/CSKA-vs-PSV/Match-Report Report] |team2 = {{flagicon|NED}} PSV Eindhoven |goals1 = Bazelyuk {{goal|11||22}}<br />Georgievskiy {{goal|68}} |goals2 = |stadium = Akdeniz Stadium, Antalya |attendance = }} ---- {{football box |date = 28 February 2013 |time = 18:00 CET |team1 = Olympiacos {{flagicon|GRE}} |score = 2–1 |report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20130417102009/http://www.nextgenseries.com/FixturesResultsTables/Results/28-Feb/Olympiacos-vs-Anderlecht/Match-Report Report] |team2 = {{flagicon|BEL}} Anderlecht |goals1 = Ioannidis {{goal|21||53|pen.}} |goals2 = Acheampong {{goal|46}} |stadium = Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus |attendance = }} ---- {{football box |date = 6 March 2013 |time = 15:00 CET |team1 = Internazionale {{flagicon|ITA}} |score = 0–1 |report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20131021011114/http://www.nextgenseries.com/FixturesResultsTables/Results/06-March/Onter-vs-Arsenal/Match-Report Report] |team2 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Arsenal |goals1 = |goals2 = Yennaris {{goal|69}} |stadium = Centro Sportivo Giacinto Facchetti, Milan |attendance = }} ---- {{football box |date = 7 March 2013 |time = 20:30 CET |team1 = Juventus {{flagicon|ITA}} |score = 1–0 |report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20130310041659/http://www.nextgenseries.com/FixturesResultsTables/Results/7-March/Juventus-vs-Rosenborg/Match-Report Report] |team2 = {{flagicon|NOR}} Rosenborg |goals1 = Beltrame {{goal|29}} |goals2 = |stadium = Stadio Giuseppe Moccagatta, Alessandria |attendance = }}
=== Quarterfinals ===
{{football box |date = 17 March 2013 |time = 13:30 |team1 = Chelsea {{flagicon|ENG}} |score = 4–1 |report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20130321023209/http://www.nextgenseries.com/en/FixturesResultsTables/Results/17-March/17-March/Match-Report Report] |team2 = {{flagicon|ITA}} Juventus |goals1 = Kiwomya {{goal|11}}<br />Baker {{goal|13||89}}<br />Feruz {{goal|83}} |goals2 = Rugani {{goal|72}} |stadium = Griffin Park, London<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/3106300/title/nextgen-date-this-sunday|title=NEXTGEN DATE THIS SUNDAY|publisher=Chelsea F.C.|date=12 March 2013}}</ref> |attendance = }} ---- {{football box |date = 20 March 2013<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~3101612,00.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130419145027/http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~3101612,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 April 2013|title=Date set for NextGen Series last eight clash against Olympiacos|publisher=Aston Villa F.C.|date=8 March 2013}}</ref> |time = 20:00 |team1 = Aston Villa {{flagicon|ENG}} |score = 1–0 |report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20130323021831/http://www.nextgenseries.com/en/FixturesResultsTables/Results/20-March/Aston-Villa-vs-Olympiacos/Match-Report Report] |team2 = {{flagicon|GRE}} Olympiacos |goals1 = Burke {{goal|11}} |goals2 = |stadium = Villa Park, Birmingham |attendance = }} ---- {{football box |date = 20 March 2013<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/spurs/News/nextgen-050313.page|title=NEXTGEN SERIES FIXTURE UPDATE|publisher=Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|date=5 March 2013}}</ref> |time = 20:00 |team1 = Tottenham Hotspur {{flagicon|ENG}} |score = 3–5 |aet = yes |report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20130324003054/http://www.nextgenseries.com/en/FixturesResultsTables/Results/20-March/Tottenham-Hotspur-vs-Sporting/Match-Report Report] |team2 = {{flagicon|POR}} Sporting CP |goals1 = Oduwa {{goal|8}}<br />Dombaxe {{goal|81|pen.}}<br />Percil {{goal|90+3}} |goals2 = Betinho {{goal|6||17}}<br />Semedo {{goal|64|pen.}}<br />Guedes {{goal|96}}<br />Fokobo {{goal|104}} |stadium = Brisbane Road, London |attendance = }} ---- {{football box |date = 25 March 2013<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/emirates-to-host-gunners-nextgen-clash|title=Emirates to host Gunners' NextGen clash|publisher=Arsenal F.C.|date=8 March 2013}}</ref> |time = 18:00 |team1 = Arsenal {{flagicon|ENG}} |score = 1–0 |report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20130328103705/http://www.nextgenseries.com/FixturesResultsTables/Results/25-March/Arsenal-vs-CSKA/Match-Report Report] |team2 = {{flagicon|RUS}} CSKA Moscow |goals1 = Gnabry {{goal|56}} |goals2 = |stadium = Emirates Stadium, London |attendance = 6,684<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.arsenal.com/news/features/20140312/youth-teams-at-the-emirates|title=YOUTH AT THE EMIRATES|publisher=Arsenal F.C.}}</ref> }}
=== Semifinals ===
{{football box |date = 29 March 2013<ref name="Dates for the Semifinal">{{Cite web|url=http://www.nextgenseries.com/News/Comments-and-Features/2013/The-Semi-Final-draw|title=Semi-Final draw revealed|date=21 March 2013|publisher=nextgenseries.com}}</ref> |time = 17:30 |team1 = Chelsea {{flagicon|ENG}} |score = 4–3 |aet = yes |report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20130401065235/http://www.nextgenseries.com/en/FixturesResultsTables/Results/29-March/Chelsea-vs-Arsenal/Match-Report Report] |team2 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Arsenal |goals1 = Feruz {{goal|53}} <br /> Baker {{goal|61||116}} <br /> Boga {{goal|65}} |goals2 = Akpom {{goal|16||89}} <br /> Gnabry {{goal|90}} |stadium = Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia, Como |attendance = }} ---- {{football box |date = 29 March 2013<ref name="Dates for the Semifinal" /> |time = 20:00 |team1 = Aston Villa {{flagicon|ENG}} |score = 3–1 |aet = yes |report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20130401050403/http://www.nextgenseries.com/FixturesResultsTables/Results/29-March/Aston-Villa-vs-Sporting/Match-Report Report] |team2 = {{flagicon|POR}} Sporting CP |goals1 = Burke {{goal|55}} <br /> Grealish {{goal|91}} <br /> Carruthers {{goal|105}} |goals2 = Stojanović {{goal|68}} |stadium = Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia, Como |attendance = }}
=== Third place match===
{{football box |date = 31 March 2013<ref name="Dates for the Final">{{Cite web|url=http://www.nextgenseries.com/News/Comments-and-Features/2013/Host-city-and-dates-unveiled?page=1|title=Host city and dates unveiled|date=7 March 2013|publisher=nextgenseries.com}}</ref> |time = 13:00 |team1 = Arsenal {{flagicon|ENG}} |score = 1–3 |report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20131021010423/http://www.nextgenseries.com/FixturesResultsTables/Results/31-March/Arsenal-vs-Sporting/Match-Report Report] |team2 = {{flagicon|POR}} Sporting CP |goals1 = Eisfeld {{goal|27}} |goals2 = Jancó {{goal|34}}<br />Semedo {{goal|55|pen.}}<br />Esgaio {{goal|72}} |stadium = Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia, Como |attendance = }}
=== Final ===
{{football box |date = 1 April 2013<ref name="Dates for the Final" /> |time = 18:00 |team1 = Chelsea {{flagicon|ENG}} |score = 0–2 |report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20130404100043/http://www.nextgenseries.com/FixturesResultsTables/Results/01-April/Aston-Villa-vs-Chelsea/Match-Report Report] |team2 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Aston Villa |goals1 = |goals2 = Burke {{goal|49|pen.|90|pen.}} |stadium = Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia, Como |attendance = }}
==Top goalscorers==
''Players and teams in '''bold''' are still active in the competition:''<br /> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !Rank !Name !Team !Goals |- |rowspan=2|1 |align="left"|{{flagicon|IRL}} Graham Burke |align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Aston Villa |rowspan=2|7 |- |align="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} Islam Feruz |align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Chelsea |- |rowspan=1|3 |align="left"|{{flagicon|IRL}} Michael Drennan |align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Aston Villa |rowspan=1|6 |- |rowspan=3|4 |align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Conor Coady |align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Liverpool |rowspan=3|5 |- |align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Shaq Coulthirst |align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Tottenham Hotspur |- |align="left"|{{flagicon|GBS}} Carlos Mané |align="left"|{{flagicon|POR}} Sporting CP |- |rowspan=4|7 |align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Chuba Akpom |align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Arsenal |rowspan=4|4 |- |align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Lewis Baker |align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Chelsea |- |align="left"|{{flagicon|DEN}} Viktor Fischer |align="left"|{{flagicon|NED}} Ajax |- |align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Alex Pritchard{{ref|n1|1}} |align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Tottenham Hotspur |- |rowspan=10|11 |align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Magnus Blakstad |align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Rosenborg |rowspan=10|3 |- |align="left"|{{flagicon|CIV}} Jeremie Boga |align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Chelsea |- |align="left"|{{flagicon|ITA}} Francesco Forte |align="left"|{{flagicon|ITA}} Internazionale |- |align="left"|{{flagicon|GER}} Philipp Hauck |align="left"|{{flagicon|GER}} Wolfsburg |- |align="left"|{{flagicon|GRE}} Nikolaos Ioannidis |align="left"|{{flagicon|GRE}} Olympiacos |- |align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Alex Kiwomya |align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Chelsea |- |align="left"|{{flagicon|POR}} Iuri Medeiros |align="left"|{{flagicon|POR}} Sporting CP |- |align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Adam Morgan |align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Liverpool |- |align="left"|{{flagicon|ESP}} Sandro |align="left"|{{flagicon|ESP}} Barcelona |- |align="left"|{{flagicon|ESP}} Gorka Santamaría |align="left"|{{flagicon|ESP}} Athletic Bilbao |} ;Note 1: {{note|n1}}<small>In January 2013 Alex Pritchard moved on loan from Tottenham Hotspur to Peterborough United.</small>
==See also== *2012–13 UEFA Champions League
==References== {{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nextgen}} 2012 NextGen Series