Best Youth Academies in Football Manager 2024

Ranking the best youth academies in Football Manager 2024. Discover the TOP 250 football academies and wonderkid factories in FM24.

FM2024 list of clubs with the best youth recruitment, youth facilities, junior coaching and training facilities in Football Manager 24.

Find out the world's top football academies where it's most likely to find newgen wonderkids.

Developing Youth and 'Stealing' Wonderkids

Developing young players from your own academy into the first team is one of the most gratifying things in-game.

Managing a team with excellent grades when it comes to the quality of newgens being recruited can make that a lot easier.

Or if you can monitor the youth intakes of these clubs and raid them whenever you spot any extraordinary talents.

Date Published: November 5th, 2023

For the initial version of this list, I'm only listing professional clubs.

Youth Recruitment vs Youth Facilities vs Training Facilities

It's important to know the difference between YR, YF, JC and TF.

Training Facilities (TF) are used to train every player within your club. Every player being just that, senior and youth teams. Youth facilities are not used to train youth squads, a common misconception.

Youth facilities (YF) impact the development of newgens you are not yet aware of, they do not impact players already visible at your club.

Youth Recruitment (YR) impacts the quality of newgens entering your club.

To improve the quality of newgens entering your club, you need to improve the youth recruitment, junior coaching (JC) and youth facilities. To improve the development of youth already at your club, you need to improve the training facilities.

FM24 Best Youth Academies

So without further ado, let's dive into the list of the clubs with top youth academies.

Click on the table headers (name, YF, etc) for easy sorting.
You can also sort by multiple columns if you press and hold Shift while clicking the headers.

YR	Name	YF	JC	TF	Nation / Division
20	River Plate	16	16	16	Liga Profesional de Fútbol
20	Red Bull Salzburg	19	18	19	Bundesliga
20	Cortuluá	13	13	11	Torneo BetPlay
20	SAN	13	14	16	Série A
20	SPO	13	14	17	Série A
20	Levski Sofia	13	15	13	efbet League
20	Colo-Colo	16	15	16	Campeonato AFP PlanVital
20	América de Cali	13	12	13	Liga BetPlay
20	Junior FC	13	12	13	Liga BetPlay
20	Deportivo Cali	14	13	13	Liga BetPlay
20	Independiente Santa Fe	12	12	12	Liga BetPlay
20	Independiente Medellín	13	12	12	Liga BetPlay
20	Millonarios	11	12	12	Liga BetPlay
20	Atlético Nacional	16	14	16	Liga BetPlay
20	Dinamo Zagreb	16	19	15	SuperSport HNL
20	FC København	15	17	15	3F Superliga
20	FC Midtjylland	16	16	15	3F Superliga
20	Man City	20	19	20	Premier League
20	Dinamo Tbilisi	10	13	8	Erovnuli Liga
20	PAOK	15	14	14	Super League 1
20	MTK Budapest	11	13	12	OTP Bank Liga
20	Kyoto Sanga	14	14	15	J1 League
20	Club América	14	13	15	Liga MX
20	Molde	15	13	15	Eliteserien
20	Stabæk	16	16	15	Eliteserien
20	Vålerenga	16	17	17	Eliteserien
20	Lech Poznan	18	16	18	Ekstraklasa
20	Legia Warszawa	18	16	18	Ekstraklasa
20	Benfica	20	17	20	Liga Portugal Bwin
20	Celtic	14	14	17	Premiership
20	Rangers	15	14	17	Premiership
20	Barcelona	19	20	19	LaLiga
20	Basel	17	18	17	Raiffeisen Super League
20	Shakhtar	17	15	17	FavBet Liha
20	FC Dallas	17	13	17	MLS
20	LA Galaxy	18	12	20	MLS
20	Defensor Sporting	15	19	9	Liga Profesional de Primera División
20	Nacional	14	17	10	Liga Profesional de Primera División
20	FK Partizan	16	16	16	SuperLiga
20	Crvena zvezda	16	16	16	SuperLiga
20	Al-Sadd	11	10	11	QNB Stars League
20	Esteghlal	12	12	10	Iran Pro League
20	Muharraq	7	7	10	Premier League
20	Ahed	8	6	9	Lebanese Premier League
20	Shandong Taishan	14	7	15	Chinese Super League
20	Envigado	14	15	12	Liga BetPlay
20	Jabloteh	9	9	8	Pro League
20	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	9	9	11	Dawri Al-Nokhba
20	Al-Zawra'a	9	10	10	Dawri Al-Nokhba
20	Wehdat	8	8	8	Al-Manaseer Jordanian Pro League 1st Division
20	Dhofar	12	12	13	Omantel League
20	SLNA	4	8	3	Eximbank V.League
20	Al-Jazira	16	13	15	Pro League
20	Machine Sazi	5	7	6	Lower Division
20	Portmore Utd	8	8	8	Red Stripe Premier League
20	Kairat	15	12	16	Priemjer Ligasy
20	Waterhouse	8	7	8	Red Stripe Premier League
20	Al-Ain	12	12	16	Pro League
20	Željeznicar Sarajevo	12	11	14	M:tel Premier League
20	Sepahan	13	13	14	Iran Pro League
20	Sanat Naft	8	14	8	Iran Pro League
20	Foolad	14	14	14	Iran Pro League
20	Western Sydney Wanderers	16	10	16	Isuzu UTE A-League
20	FC Liefering	19	19	19	2.liga
20	Ludogorets Razgrad	17	15	17	efbet League
20	CSKA-Sofia	13	15	13	efbet League
20	Muangthong Utd	13	14	13	Toyota Thai League
20	Ha Noi FC	7	8	6	Eximbank V.League
20	KIA FA	14	14	10	Second Division B
20	Lincoln Red Imps	7	12	10	Football League
20	LAFC	14	12	16	MLS
20	Fortaleza C.E.I.F.	12	11	10	Torneo BetPlay
20	Independiente del Valle	16	20	15	LigaPro Serie A
20	Cibao FC	15	15	15	Liga Dominicana de Fútbol
20	Farul Constanta	17	16	16	Liga I
19	Boca Juniors	15	15	17	Liga Profesional de Fútbol
19	Vélez	18	14	16	Liga Profesional de Fútbol
19	Pyunik	16	17	14	Premier League
19	Anderlecht	17	18	19	Jupiler Pro League
19	Genk	19	18	18	Jupiler Pro League
19	Slavia Sofia	13	15	13	efbet League
19	Universidad de Chile	17	14	17	Campeonato AFP PlanVital
19	Paris Saint-Germain	20	17	20	Ligue 1
19	Olympiacos	16	13	15	Super League 1
19	AZ	18	18	18	Eredivisie
19	Ajax	16	18	18	Eredivisie
19	Ferencvárosi TC	12	9	12	OTP Bank Liga
19	Inter	18	15	18	Serie A
19	Gamba Osaka	14	13	14	J1 League
19	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	13	12	14	J1 League
19	Deportivo Guadalajara	13	12	15	Liga MX
19	Bodø/Glimt	16	17	15	Eliteserien
19	Sporting CP	19	19	20	Liga Portugal Bwin
19	FCSB	15	16	14	Liga I
19	Maribor	15	14	14	PrvaLiga
19	Real Madrid	18	18	18	LaLiga
19	Danubio FC	11	18	8	Liga Profesional de Primera División
19	Ulsan Hyundai	17	18	16	K League 1
19	Barcelona S.C.	11	13	12	LigaPro Serie A
19	Nejmeh	8	8	8	Lebanese Premier League
19	Septemvri Sofia	13	15	13	Vtora Liga
19	Domzale	15	14	14	PrvaLiga
19	Kitchee SC	5	5	8	Hong Kong First Division
19	Al-Orouba	8	7	7	Omantel League
19	Al-Wahda (SYR)	7	10	9	Syrian Premier League
19	Buducnost Podgorica	12	12	12	1.CFL
19	ASEC Mimosas	15	17	12	Ligue 1
19	Liga de Quito	14	14	13	LigaPro Serie A
19	Fajr Sepasi	11	11	10	Azadegan League
19	Gia Lai	8	8	7	Eximbank V.League
19	Shabab Ordon	11	11	10	Al-Manaseer Jordanian Pro League 1st Division
19	Buriram Utd	14	14	13	Toyota Thai League
19	Shabab Al-Ahli	12	9	14	Pro League
19	Voluntari	14	14	8	Liga I
19	Universitatea Craiova	15	15	14	Liga I
19	Saburtalo	13	14	12	Erovnuli Liga
19	New York City FC	18	12	19	MLS
19	Viettel FC	7	8	6	Eximbank V.League
19	RSCA Futures	16	18	19	Challenger Pro League
18	Austria Wien	17	18	17	Bundesliga
18	Standard Liège	19	17	17	Jupiler Pro League
18	FLU	13	14	13	Série A
18	Universidad Católica	16	16	16	Campeonato AFP PlanVital
18	APOEL	12	10	14	Cyta Championship
18	Chelsea	20	19	20	Premier League
18	Man Utd	17	18	17	Premier League
18	Rennes	17	17	16	Ligue 1
18	Bayern München	19	16	19	Bundesliga
18	Maccabi Petah Tikva	14	17	13	Ligat Ha`Al
18	Maccabi Tel Aviv	17	17	15	Ligat Ha`Al
18	Milan	18	15	19	Serie A
18	Roma	18	15	18	Serie A
18	Atalanta	18	17	17	Serie A
18	Kashima Antlers	14	10	15	J1 League
18	Nagoya Grampus	14	12	15	J1 League
18	Shimizu S-Pulse	13	12	14	J2 League
18	Urawa Red Diamonds	14	12	16	J1 League
18	Yokohama F. Marinos	15	12	16	J1 League
18	Rosenborg	15	14	15	Eliteserien
18	Sporting Cristal	14	13	14	Liga 1
18	Zaglebie Lubin	15	15	12	Ekstraklasa
18	Porto	15	18	16	Liga Portugal Bwin
18	Universitatea Cluj	15	15	13	Liga I
18	Aberdeen	14	14	14	Premiership
18	Zilina	14	16	14	Fortuna Liga
18	Slovan Bratislava	12	13	13	Fortuna Liga
18	Olimpija Lublana	14	14	14	PrvaLiga
18	Villarreal	17	17	17	LaLiga
18	Zürich	15	17	14	Raiffeisen Super League
18	Grasshopper Zürich	15	17	15	Raiffeisen Super League
18	Dynamo Kyiv	18	14	18	FavBet Liha
18	IF Brommapojkarna	10	16	10	Allsvenskan
18	Al-Shorta	9	10	11	Dawri Al-Nokhba
18	Al-Ahli (KSA)	14	12	13	Saudi Pro League
18	Al-Hilal (KSA)	14	14	12	Saudi Pro League
18	Guaraní (PAR)	14	15	14	Primera División
18	Sabah FA	4	6	6	Astro Liga Super Malaysia
18	Ismaily	13	13	14	Premier League
18	Al-Ansar	9	8	9	Lebanese Premier League
18	FC Tokyo	13	12	15	J1 League
18	Caracas	13	13	13	Primera División
18	Alianza Lima	13	13	13	Liga 1
18	Zhejiang	10	9	11	Chinese Super League
18	ES Sahel	12	12	13	CLP-1
18	Al-Arabi	6	9	6	Kuwaiti Premier League
18	Kuwait SC	10	12	10	Kuwaiti Premier League
18	Erbil	8	7	9	Dawri Al-Nokhba
18	Al-Wahda	15	12	15	Pro League
18	Al-Wasl	12	12	15	Pro League
18	Tishreen	9	11	11	Syrian Premier League
18	Sutjeska Nikšic	12	11	11	1.CFL
18	Jagiellonia Bialystok	14	12	14	Ekstraklasa
18	FC Nordsjælland	16	17	14	3F Superliga
18	Sydney FC	12	14	13	Isuzu UTE A-League
18	Al-Rayyan	10	9	10	QNB Stars League
18	Young Africans	11	12	13	Premier Division
18	KCCA	5	5	5	Premier League
18	Bayamón FC	5	5	5	PRSL 2nd Div.
18	FC Admira Wacker Mödling	18	15	16	2.liga
18	Da Nang	6	7	7	Eximbank V.League
18	Qatar SC	10	8	10	QNB Stars League
18	Caledonia Utd	7	7	7	Pro League
18	Riffa	5	6	8	Premier League
18	Ho Chi Minh City	5	6	6	Eximbank V.League
18	Chonburi	10	12	11	Toyota Thai League
18	Young Lions	5	5	5	Great Eastern Yeo's S League
18	Paradou AC	12	13	9	Ligue Professionnelle 1
18	Wellington Phoenix	15	14	15	Isuzu UTE A-League
18	Forge FC	14	11	11	Canadian Premier League
18	Johor Darul Ta'zim	6	6	12	Astro Liga Super Malaysia
18	Police Tero	8	8	12	Toyota Thai League
18	BG Pathum Utd	14	14	13	Toyota Thai League
18	Samut Prakan City	11	13	11	Thai League 2 M-150 Championship
18	Puskás Akadémia	14	12	13	OTP Bank Liga
18	Concordia Chiajna	12	12	12	Liga II
18	Politehnica Timisoara	15	16	10	Liga III - Seria VIII
18	Astana	11	7	10	Priemjer Ligasy
18	Houston Dynamo	14	10	14	MLS
18	Cantolao	10	13	6	Liga 1
18	TLH Rangers	7	7	7	Pro League
18	Destroyer (ESA)	7	12	6	Segunda División
18	SL16 FC	15	15	13	Challenger Pro League
17	Rapid Wien	17	17	17	Bundesliga
17	Club Brugge	20	16	20	Jupiler Pro League
17	FLA	15	14	18	Série A
17	GRE	15	13	16	Série A
17	INT	11	12	16	Série A
17	SEP	15	15	18	Série A
17	Apollon Limassol	10	10	12	Cyta Championship
17	Omonoia	10	10	12	Cyta Championship
17	Sparta Prague	17	17	17	Fortuna liga
17	Brøndby IF	13	15	15	3F Superliga
17	Aston Villa	18	14	20	Premier League
17	Everton	18	14	18	Premier League
17	Southampton	18	16	19	EFL Championship
17	Lyon	18	16	17	Ligue 1
17	Bayer Leverkusen	14	14	17	Bundesliga
17	Dortmund	18	16	19	Bundesliga
17	Feyenoord	17	17	17	Eredivisie
17	PSV Eindhoven	18	17	18	Eredivisie
17	Maccabi Haifa	17	16	15	Ligat Ha`Al
17	Kashiwa Reysol	13	12	14	J1 League
17	Tokyo Verdy	13	13	13	J2 League
17	Lillestrøm	14	13	14	Eliteserien
17	Tromsø	14	14	14	Eliteserien
17	Cerro Porteño	16	15	15	Primera División
17	Spartak Moscow	17	12	15	RPL
17	Hibernian	16	17	16	Premiership
17	Atlético de Madrid	17	16	17	LaLiga
17	Valencia	16	17	16	LaLiga
17	Young Boys	10	15	10	Raiffeisen Super League
17	Al-Nassr (KSA)	11	13	13	Saudi Pro League
17	Huachipato	11	13	12	Campeonato AFP PlanVital
17	Atlas Guadalajara	12	12	16	Liga MX
17	Selangor FA	6	5	9	Astro Liga Super Malaysia
17	Pohang Steelers	16	16	15	K League 1
17	Consadole Sapporo	13	12	14	J1 League
17	Emelec	12	13	15	LigaPro Serie A
17	Trencín	13	17	12	Fortuna Liga
17	Al-Talaba	8	8	10	Dawri Al-Nokhba
17	Al-Karamah	11	13	10	Syrian Premier League
17	Bogotá FC	11	11	10	Torneo BetPlay
17	Paxtakor	13	13	14	Superleague
17	Široki Brijeg	10	10	10	M:tel Premier League
17	Girona	13	16	13	LaLiga
17	Al-Gharafa	9	9	10	QNB Stars League
17	Jalil	5	5	3	Al-Manaseer Jordanian Pro League 1st Division
17	York United FC	12	10	12	Canadian Premier League
17	Cavalry FC	14	10	14	Canadian Premier League
17	Botev Plovdiv	16	15	16	efbet League
17	CSKA 1948	13	12	13	efbet League
17	Chiangrai Utd	13	13	12	Toyota Thai League
17	Bangkok Utd	13	14	12	Toyota Thai League
17	Csíkszereda	16	16	12	Liga II
17	UTA Arad	13	14	10	Liga I
17	Girona B	13	16	13	Tercera Federación Grupo V
17	New York Red Bulls	16	13	14	MLS

Note that some of those clubs are not playable in the default database and you will need a custom database to unlock the leagues they compete in.