2012–13 NextGen Series
The 2012–13 NextGen Series was the second season of the NextGen Series. The tournament involved the under-19 teams from 24 different countries across Europe. 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 has been announced, with the competition moving from a 16-team to a 24-team affair. 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.
- Aston Villa
- Liverpool
- Manchester City
- Tottenham Hotspur
- Barcelona
- Wolfsburg
- Internazionale
- Sporting CP
- Marseille
- Ajax
- PSV Eindhoven
- Fenerbahçe
- Celtic
- Molde
- Rosenborg
- Arsenal
- Chelsea
- Athletic Bilbao
- Borussia Dortmund
- Juventus
- Paris Saint-Germain
- CSKA Moscow
- Olympiacos
- Anderlecht
Group stage
| Key to colours in group tables |
| Group winners, runners-up and four best third placed teams advance to the [|round of 16] |
Group 1
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 Barcelona | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 11 |
 Anderlecht | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 9 |
 Tottenham Hotspur | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 8 |
 Wolfsburg | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 4 |
Kickoff times are in CET.
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Group 2
| Team | ||||||||
 Paris Saint-Germain | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 13 |
 Juventus | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 12 |
| Manchester City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 5 |
 Fenerbahçe | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 2 |
Kickoff times are in CET.
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Group 3
| Team | ||||||||
 CSKA Moscow | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 12 |
 Ajax | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 11 |
| Chelsea | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 9 |
 Molde | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 20 | −18 | 1 |
Kickoff times are in CET.
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Group 4
| Team | ||||||||
 Sporting CP | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 12 |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 10 |
| PSV Eindhoven | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 9 |
 Celtic | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 4 |
Kickoff times are in CET.
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Group 5
| Team | ||||||||
| Internazionale | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Rosenborg | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Liverpool | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 9 |
| Borussia Dortmund | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 5 |
Kickoff times are in CET.
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Group 6
| Team | ||||||||
 Olympiacos | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 9 |
| Arsenal | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 8 |
| Marseille | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 8 |
| Athletic Bilbao | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 7 |
Kickoff times are in CET.
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Ranking of third-placed teams
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| 3 | Chelsea | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 9 |
| 5 | Liverpool | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 9 |
| 4 | PSV Eindhoven | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 9 |
| 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 8 |
| 6 | Marseille | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 8 |
| 2 | 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.| Key to colours |
| Group winners |
| Runners-up |
| Four best third-placed teams |
Bracket
Round of 16
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Quarterfinals
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Semifinals
----Third place match
Final
Top goalscorers
Players and teams in bold are still active in the competition:| Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
| 1 |  Graham Burke | Aston Villa | 7 |
| 1 | Islam Feruz | Chelsea | 7 |
| 3 | Michael Drennan | Aston Villa | 6 |
| 4 | Conor Coady | Liverpool | 5 |
| 4 | Shaq Coulthirst | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 |
| 4 | Carlos Mané | Sporting CP | 5 |
| 7 | Chuba Akpom | Arsenal | 4 |
| 7 | Lewis Baker | Chelsea | 4 |
| 7 |  Viktor Fischer | Ajax | 4 |
| 7 | Alex Pritchard | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 |
| 11 | Magnus Blakstad | Rosenborg | 3 |
| 11 | Jeremie Boga | Chelsea | 3 |
| 11 | Francesco Forte | Internazionale | 3 |
| 11 | Philipp Hauck | Wolfsburg | 3 |
| 11 | Nikolaos Ioannidis | Olympiacos | 3 |
| 11 | Alex Kiwomya | Chelsea | 3 |
| 11 | Iuri Medeiros | Sporting CP | 3 |
| 11 | Adam Morgan | Liverpool | 3 |
| 11 | Sandro | Barcelona | 3 |
| 11 | Gorka Santamaría | Athletic Bilbao | 3 |
;Note
1: In January 2013 Alex Pritchard moved on loan from Tottenham Hotspur to Peterborough United.