Fenerbahçe face Manchester City, Juventus & PSG in The NextGen Series

2012-06-22 04:49:56

Fenerbahçe will take on Manchester City, Juventus and PSG in the 2012-13 NextGen Series. The Istanbul club compete in Group Two in the second season of the 24 club tournament.

Group One - FC Barcelona, Tottenham Hotspur, Vfl Wolfsburg, RSC Anderlecht.
Group Two - Manchester City FC, Juventus, Paris Saint-Germain, Fenerbahce.
Group Three - Chelsea FC, AFC Ajax, CSKA Moscow, Molde FK.
Group Four - Sporting Clube de Portugal, Celtic FC, Aston Villa FC, PSV Eindhoven
Group Five - Liverpool FC, Borussia Dortmund, Internazionale, Rosenborg BK.
Group Six - Arsenal FC, Athletico Bilbao, Olympique de Marseille, Olympiacos.

NextGen Series is an Under-19 Champions League format cup competition spanning over six months and including some of the biggest clubs in European football.

The competition was established to help the development of youth players at the clubs involved, giving them to opportunity to showcase their skills.

It also gives players involved the chance to experience and familiarize themselves with a large, international tournament.

There is an age limit of 19 for players taking part in the tournament, although teams are allowed to select up to three Under-20 players in their squad.

Fenerbahçe manager Bilal Sur will be hoping his team does better than last season when they finished bottom in their group.

Internazionale were last seasons winners, beating Ajax on penalties in the final.

The 2012-13 season is scheduled to begin in August.