| 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.
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 |
| Celtic | 1 – 3 | Barcelona |
|---|---|---|
| Watt 23' |
Report | Ernesto 17' Patric 37' Dongou 48' |
| Manchester City | 1 – 2 | Barcelona |
|---|---|---|
| Bunn 40' |
Report | Miguel Ángel 52', 74' |
| Barcelona | 4 – 1 | Marseille |
|---|---|---|
| Ernesto 3' Dongou 46', 88'Enukidze 54' (o.g.) |
Report | Aloè 64' |
| Marseille | 3 – 0 | Manchester City |
|---|---|---|
| Jobello 18' Ammari 82'Moulet 90+4' |
Report |
| Manchester City | 2 – 4 | Celtic |
|---|---|---|
| Román 10' Suárez 65' |
Report | Herron 25' George 39', 59'Watt 68' |
| Marseille | 4 – 2 | Barcelona |
|---|---|---|
| Aloè 44' Diop 50' (pen.)Santiago 60'Abdullah 88' |
Report | Ernesto 19' Dongou 22' |
| 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' |
| Barcelona | 5 – 1 | Celtic |
|---|---|---|
| Patric 3' Dongou 5', 57', 62'Sandro 74' |
Report | Watt 75' |
| Manchester City | 1 – 2 | Marseille |
|---|---|---|
| Hiwula 42' |
Report | Santiago 34' Bonelli 81' |
| Celtic | 3 – 0 | Marseille |
|---|---|---|
| Twardzik 45' Toshney 57'George 80' |
Report |
Group 2
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 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.
| Liverpool | 0 – 3 | Sporting CP |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Teixeira 26' Betinho 38'Rosa 86' |
| Molde | 3 – 1 | Wolfsburg |
|---|---|---|
| Hollingen 58' Bjerkås 90+1'Tripić 90+4' |
Report | Millemaci 50' |
| Sporting CP | 2 – 1 | Wolfsburg |
|---|---|---|
| Betinho 45' Chaby 64' |
Arnold 53' |
| Molde | 0 – 4 | Liverpool |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Silva 26', 46' Coady 57' (pen.)Sterling 82' |
| Liverpool | 1 – 1 | Wolfsburg |
|---|---|---|
| Kleihs 87' (o.g.) |
Hansen 44' |
| Sporting CP | 6 – 1 | Molde |
|---|---|---|
| Chaby 6' Medeiros 13'Betinho 44', 58'Mané 90'Rosa 90' |
Stamnestrø 63' |
| Wolfsburg | 2 – 0 | Liverpool |
|---|---|---|
| Güleryüz 48' Millemaci 54' |
Report |
| Liverpool | 3 – 0 | Molde |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan 69', 87' Silva 89' |
| Wolfsburg | 0 – 0 | Sporting CP |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Wolfsburg | 3 – 3 | Molde |
|---|---|---|
| Bildirici 35', 42' Güleryüz 45' |
Report | Tripić 6', 88' Markeng 93' |
| Molde | 3 – 4 | Sporting CP |
|---|---|---|
| Furu 18' Tripić 79' (pen.)Markeng 81' |
Report | Fonseca 4' Guedes 27'Bruma 47', 55' |
| Sporting CP | 5 − 1 | Liverpool |
|---|---|---|
| Ié 19' Chaby 35'Betinho 53', 61'Etock 86' |
Report | Ngoo 39' |
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 |
| Ajax | 5 – 1 | Fenerbahçe |
|---|---|---|
| Fennich 27', 29' Fischer 54'Klaassen 57'De Sa 67' |
Report | Şimşek 43' |
| Rosenborg | 1 – 2 | Ajax |
|---|---|---|
| Bakenga 19' |
Report | Klaassen 6', 66' |
| 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' |
| Fenerbahçe | 1 – 2 | Aston Villa |
|---|---|---|
| Williams 60' (o.g.) |
Report | Johnson 63' Kinsella 83' |
| Aston Villa | 4 – 1 | Rosenborg |
|---|---|---|
| Burke 45', 84' Gardner 60'Drennan 90' |
Report | Bakenga 8' |
| Fenerbahçe | 0 – 0 | Ajax |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Rosenborg | 3 – 2 | Aston Villa |
|---|---|---|
| Selnæs 29', 70' Bakenga 79' |
Report | Williams 39' Johnson 42' |
| Fenerbahçe | 1 − 0 | Rosenborg |
|---|---|---|
| Akar (75) |
Report |
| Aston Villa | 3 − 0 | Ajax |
|---|---|---|
| Gardner 26', 55', 83' |
Report |
| Ajax | 0 – 2 | Rosenborg |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Bjørnholm 52' Øien 90' |
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 |
 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 | 2 – 2 | Tottenham Hotspur |
|---|---|---|
| Pak 6' Maroufi 8' |
Report | Kane 16' (pen.) Coulthirst 46' |
| Basel | 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' |
| PSV Eindhoven | 1 − 2 | Tottenham Hotspur |
|---|---|---|
| Rayhi 60' |
Report | Coulibaly 43' Munns 87' |
| Internazionale | 1 − 0 | Basel |
|---|---|---|
| Vojtuš 45 +2' |
Report |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 4 – 1 | PSV Eindhoven |
|---|---|---|
| Ceballos 18' Veljković 22'Pritchard 53'Oyenuga 55' |
Report | Van Ooijen 41' |
| PSV Eindhoven | 4 − 1 | Basel |
|---|---|---|
| Koch 15' Ritzmaier 24', 57'Bentancourt 62' |
Report | Shillova 21' |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1 – 0 | Basel |
|---|---|---|
| Veljković 22' |
Report |
| Internazionale | 1 – 1 | Tottenham Hotspur |
|---|---|---|
| Pecorini 14' |
Report | Pritchard 23' |
| PSV Eindhoven | 1 – 2 | Internazionale |
|---|---|---|
| Rayhi 75' |
Report | Bessa 15' Longo 33' |
| Basel | 0 – 0 | Internazionale |
|---|---|---|
Knockout stage
Kickoff times are in CET.
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 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 | 0 | |||||||||
| Liverpool | 0 | |||||||||
| Ajax | 6 | |||||||||
| Barcelona | 0 | |||||||||
| Ajax | 3 | |||||||||
- Tottenham Hotspur voluntarily withdrew after they became aware that they had breached competition rules by fielding two under-age players. Liverpool were asked to take part in the Semi-Finals in their place.
Quarter-finals
| Aston Villa | 1 – 2 (a.e.t.) | Marseille |
|---|---|---|
| Gardner 90' |
Report | Gadi 36' Omrani 101' |
| Sporting CP | 0 – 1 | Internazionale |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Mbaye 55' |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1 – 0 | Liverpool |
|---|---|---|
| Coulthirst 71' |
Report |
| Barcelona | 0 – 3 | Ajax |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Fischer 55', 81' Schoop 67' |
- Tottenham Hotspur voluntarily withdrew after they became aware that they had breached competition rules by fielding two under-age players. Liverpool were asked to take part in the Semi-Finals in their place.
Semi-finals
| Liverpool | 0 – 6 | Ajax |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Fischer 7', 48', 71' Klaassen 62' (pen.), 70'De Sa 42' |
| Internazionale | 2 − 0 | Marseille |
|---|---|---|
| Crisetig 3' Longo 42' |
Report |
3rd place
| Liverpool | 2 − 0 | Marseille |
|---|---|---|
| Ngoo 40' Morgan 90' |
Report |
Final
| Internazionale | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Ajax |
|---|---|---|
| Longo 45' |
Report | Denswil 50' |
| Penalties | ||
Bessa  Duncan Alborno Longo Crisetig |
5–3 | Denswil Klaassen Veltman De Bondt |
Internazionale
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Ajax
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