UEFA Youth League
UEFA Youth League Overview
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Standings
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | PTS | Form | |
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| 1 |  Chelsea U19 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 16 |
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| 2 |  Benfica U19 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 19 | 15 |
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| 3 |  Club Brugge U19 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 15 |
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| 4 |  Real Madrid U19 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 15 |
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| 5 |  Villarreal U19 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 15 |
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Frequently asked questions
Egypt are the team who have won the most AFCON titles in history, with seven to their name. It was in 1957, the inaugural edition of AFCON, where Egypt attained glory. They would go on to add three more trophies before the turn of the century (1957, 1986, 1998), before completing a threepeat in 2006, 2008, and 2010.
The first-ever AFCON featured just three teams. Between 1968 and 1990, eight teams featured in the tournament. An expansion in 1992 saw 12 teams feature in AFCON, and 16 from 1998. The latest expansion in 2019, though, sees 24 teams fight for glory.
Cameroon legend Rigobert Song set the record of most AFCON appearances in 2010, playing in his 36th game in the tournament. That record was equalled by Ghanaian icon Andre Ayew in 2024.
Cameroon icon Samuel Eto'o leads the all-time goalscoring charts with an impressive 18 goals over the course of 29 matches during six different tournaments.
Egypt's Essam El Hadary is the oldest player ever to play in AFCON at the age of 44 years and 21 days. He achieved this feat in 2017 during Egypt's 2-1 loss to Cameroon.
Former Ghana defender Joseph Odoi made his AFCON debut in 1984 at the age of 15 years and 164 days, becoming the youngest player ever to feature in the African Cup of Nations.
Samuel Eto'o, Mohamed Salah, Yaya Toure, Didier Drogba, Jay-Jay Okocha, Sadio Mane, Roger Milla, Ahmed Hassan, George Weah, etc, are some of the biggest names to have featured in the African Cup of Nations.
Charles Gyamfi, Hassan Shehata, Herve Renard, and Avram Grant are some of the most famous coaches to have led their respective teams at AFCON.