What is NextGen?
The NextGen Series is an international football tournament like no other, where twenty-four of the world’s best football clubs showcase their stars of the future in an exciting international knockout competition.
Twenty-four elite academies. Twelve countries. One winner.
The NextGen Series heralds a thrilling new era in competitive football, featuring the next generation of world-class players who have been trained and nurtured by some of the greatest clubs in Europe.
The Tournament gives players and their clubs the chance to take part in a challenging international competition, culminating in a Final to win the coveted NextGen Series Trophy.
It kicked off on August 17th 2011 and includes famous clubs such as Barcelona, Chelsea, Inter, Sporting Lisbon and Liverpool, producers of stars such as Messi, Ronaldo and Gerrard. The opening season saw Inter emerge champions after beating Ajax in a thrilling penalty shoot-out.
The second season starts this August, and for young talents it offers the unique opportunity to experience all aspects of a competitive, large, international tournament. The challenges they will be facing, such as adapting to unfamiliar styles of play, prolonged periods of travel and two match weeks, will help them when making the transition to the first team.
For football fans the tournament is a great chance to watch young players in the making and to experience the new football stars of the future.
The twenty-four clubs are divided into six groups of four, where each club will contest a home and an away fixture against each group member. Many of these fixtures will be taking place in their first team stadiums, such as Celtic Park, Estádio José Alvalade, Anfield and Villa Park.
The top two teams from each group and the four teams finishing 3rd who have amassed the most points will enter the knock-out stages. These will be played over one leg, with each winner progressing to the next round, culminating in the Final. There will also be a 3rd/4th place play-off.
TEAMS
Ajax
Anderlecht
Arsenal
Athletic Club
Borussia Dortmund
Chelsea
CSKA
Juventus
Olympiacos
Paris St. Germain
Aston Villa
Barcelona
Celtic
Fenerbahce
Inter Milan
Liverpool
Manchester City
Marseille
Molde
PSV Eindhoven
Rosenborg
Sporting Clube de Portugal
Tottenham Hotspur
Wolfsburg
GROUPS
Current Standings
http://www.nextgenseries.com/FixturesResultsTables
Group 1
Tottenham Hotspur
Anderlecht
Barcelona
Wolfsburg
Group 2
Manchester City
Juventus
Paris St. Germain
Fenerbahce
Group 3
CSKA
Chelsea
Ajax
Molde
Group 4
Sporting Clube de Portugal
Celtic
PSV Eindhoven
Aston Villa
Group 5
Borussia Dortmund
Inter Milan
Liverpool
Rosenborg
Group 6
Arsenal
Athletic Club
Marseille
Olympiacos
