The top 25 greatest football academies in the world 2022 revealed – Ajax only 9th

The Top 25 Greatest Football Academies In The World Revealed – Ajax Only 9th

Football academies are a starting point for every professional football player. These centers of development enable upcoming soccer players to learn what they need to know about the game. There are many football academies across the continent and the world at large - however, we'll be dealing with the top 25 greatest football academies. These soccer institutes have managed plenty of Europe's big guns including the likes of Kylian Mbappe, Christiano Ronaldo, and Kevin De Bryune.

How The Ranking Is Done

There are many football academies in the world and this makes it more difficult for one to navigate to know which ones are the best. However, we are going to use a method that involves the number of footballers that are playing in Europe's top five leagues. The five leagues are the English Premier League, Spanish, Italian Seria A, German Bundesliga, and French League 1. Football academies produce professional footballers and some of them play in any of the above-mentioned leagues which are regarded as a standard. Hence, the more the number of soccer professionals playing in any of Europe's top five leagues produced, the better the football academy.

Brief Analysis on Some Teams That Made the List

Many would think that the football academy of Ajax is the clear winner but that is not so. Though the Ajax youth academy is notable for producing many world-class footballers, they are ranked in 9th place with 20 youth graduates playing in the top-five leagues. Even so, Barcelona has the greatest football Academy as they have produced an outstanding 38 professional players playing across the top 5 leagues in Europe. The "La Masia" youth academy is ranked the best by BettingOdds.com - an award that was earned after a series of rigorous research. Completing the top three is Paris-Saint German (PSG) and Real Madrid - both have produced 33 and 31 academy graduates who are playing in Europe's top five leagues. Rounding off the bottom three are AS Monaco, Celta Vigo, and Benfica with 15,16, and 16 graduates respectively. Surprisingly, Bayern Munich has not made the list despite being one of the best teams in Europe.

The 25 Greatest Football Academies In Europe (With Players In Top-five Leagues)

1. Barcelona – 38
2. PSG - 33
3. Real Madrid - 31
4. Lyon - 25
5. Rennes - 24
6. Valencia - 23
7. Atalanta - 22
8. Chelsea - 20
9. Ajax - 20
10. Manchester United - 19
11. AS Saint-Etienne - 19
12. RC Lens - 19
13. Sporting CP – 19
14. AC Milan - 18
15. Athletic Bilbao - 17
16. FC Koln - 17
17. Manchester City - 17
18. Stuttgart - 17
19. Atletico Madrid - 17
20. Sevilla - 17
21. Roma - 17
22. Bordeaux - 16
23. AS Monaco - 16
24. Celta Vigo - 15
25. Benfica - 15

Top 10 Football Academies In The World You Must Know About

1. FC Barcelona: La Masia academy
2. Manchester United
3. Ajax
4. Real Madrid
5. Borussia Dortmund
6. Bayern Munich
7. Boca Juniors
8. Lyon
9. River Plate
10. Sporting Lisbon

Conclusion

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