By Ds98 - 17 Jun 2021 3:54 PM
All of this talk about Youth playing in the A-League this season, and just a general interest in youth development, got me thinking.
Which clubs both A-League/NSL/NPL Have the best youth academies/teams?
Take into account amount of Socceroos/olyroos/joeys each academy has produced, or the most successful teams in each youth/NPL competitions.
Most notably, Sydney FC and Adelaide United recently have shown that their academies have been successful in different ways, But the majority of these kids start somewhere else.
Clubs like Manly United, Sydney United, Blacktown City, Croydon Kings, Adelaide City, Avondale FC, South Melbourne, ECU Joondalup, Western Pride, Lions FC, for me stand-out as seriously good clubs either in the past or currently as breeding grounds for top talent, I'm interested to hear what others think.
I'm a relatively new football fan in the whole scheme of things, so don't know too much about the NSL days of youth development, but feel that that same culture and recipe is still there for some of these clubs.
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By Footballfirst - 21 Jun 2021 9:47 AM
+xHaving read this thread, I did a little dive into the stats. I looked at the junior teams both between the ages of 12-16 and 16-18 of all Australian A-League players eligible for Olyroos selection currently - ie. born in 1997 or later. This is more representative of the current state of development in this country. Here are a few of the most productive NPL clubs around the country: Croydon Kings - 12-16 - 4 players, 16-18 - 3 players Adelaide Comets - 12-16 - 2 players, 16-18 - 3 players Manly United - 12-16 - 6 players, 16-18 - 0 players Brisbane City - 12-16 - 3 players, 16-18 - 0 players Goulburn Valley Suns - 12-16 - 3 players, 16-18 - 1 player Marconi - 12-16 - 5 players, 16-18 - 1 player Mt Druitt - 12-16 - 1 player, 16-18 - 1 player Sutherland Sharks - 12-16 - 10 players, 16-18 - 4 players Brisbane Strikers - 12-16 - 3 players, 16-18 - 0 players Blacktown City - 12-16 - 3 players, 16-18 - 3 players Bonnyrigg White Eagles - 12-16 - 2 players, 16-18 - 1 player Sunshine George Cross - 12-16 - 3 players, 16-18 - 0 players Adelaide Raiders - 12-16 - 3 players, 16-18 - 3 players Sydney Olympic - 12-16 - 2 players, 16-18 - 1 player APIA Leichardt - 12-16 - 2 players, 16-18 - 0 players Hakoah - 12-16 - 1 player, 16-18 - 2 players Pascoe Vale - 12-16 - 2 players, 16-18 - 0 players Sydney United - 12-16 - 6 players, 16-18 - 2 players Blacktown Spartans - 12-16 - 2 players, 16-18 - 0 players West Adelaide - 12-16 - 2 players, 16-18 - 1 player ECU Joondalup - 12-16 - 1 player, 16-18 - 1 player The most productive clubs/programs apart from the A-League clubs are the now retired NTC programs FNSW NTC was responsible for the development of 19 players FFSA NTC was responsible for the development of 16 players FFV NTC was responsible for the development of 6 players FW NTC was responsible for the development of 2 players QAS was responsible for the development of 4 players FFT was responsible for the development of 1 player FFA COE was responsible for the development of 13 players Hope this was informative!!
Well done this is very informative and you have obviously put a lot of effort into this, fantastic post.
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