In sporting terminology, a youth system (or youth academy ) is a youth investment program within a particular team or league, which develops and nurtures young talent in farm teams , with the vision of using them in the first team in the future if they show enough promise and potential, and to fill up squad numbers in some teams with small budgets. In contrast to most professional sports in the United States where the high school and collegiate system is responsible for developing young sports people, most football and basketball clubs, especially in Europe and Latin America, take responsibility for developing their own players of the future.
39-552: The FC Bayern Munich Junior Team is the youth academy for German football club FC Bayern Munich . The Junior Team was created in 1902 and restructured in 1995. It has educated many players who have become regulars in the Bundesliga and Germany . The vision for the Junior Team is " to educate young players so that it will be possible for FCB to keep a global position in club football in the next millennium " and its mission
78-508: A 70 km radius of the city. As part of the restructuring and to help find players for the Junior Team, Bayern Munich has developed a "Talent Day" where up to 500 boys are scouted. The Talent Days are done over Saturday and Sunday. The format used is three 20-minute 5-a-side matches on reduced-sized football fields. The scouts are looking for how well the participants "cope with the ball" with "particular skill", "excellent dribbling" and "good vision". An average of seven children will make it to
117-503: A club competition rather than an individual club. However, the teams that play in these youth leagues (called farm teams ) are generally attached to a larger senior club. The purpose of these leagues is to give young players experience in proper competition against other players that they will most likely end up playing with or against. The Premier League in England is known for having a large youth league attached to its senior clubs. In
156-496: A very young age and teach them football skills required to play at that club's level and style of football. Clubs are often restricted to recruiting locally based youngsters, but some larger clubs such as Arsenal , Real Madrid , Manchester United , and Chelsea have recruited foreign talent, leading to the formation of specialist recruiters such as the La Liga Youth Brokerage, which started in 2016. Many of
195-613: A world class academy. West Ham's youth academy is known as The Academy of Football , and has produced many English talents that have gone on to play with larger clubs in the Premier League . Another example is lower league clubs who have produced high quality players through the academy and sold them to keep the club running. A prime example of this is Crewe Alexandra who have, under Dario Gradi and his staff, nurtured players into high quality players such as Danny Murphy and Dean Ashton and sold them. An alternative name for
234-824: A youth academy is "Centre of Excellence". In English football, these terms have distinct meanings and are licensed and regulated by The Football Association and The Football League . In 2020, Major League Rugby teams started forming youth academies. In the Soviet Union , children-youth sports schools were used as youth systems. Financing of the Soviet youth system was conducted by clubs such as Dynamo Kyiv , Spartak Moscow , CSKA Moscow , and other clubs, and also through major industrial Soviet state enterprises such as PA Yuzhmash , Black Sea Shipping Company , Izhevsk Mechanical Plant , and other enterprises. While similar to youth academies, youth leagues are built into
273-609: Is Bayern Munich II , which currently plays in the Regionalliga Bayern , the fourth tier of German football. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. The director of
312-488: Is " to have the best youth development in club football ." The Junior Team was created in 1902 and restructured in 1995. In 2006 FC Bayern purchased land near the Allianz Arena with the purpose of building a new youth academy. In 2015 the project, estimated to cost €70 million, was started, after overcoming internal resistance. The main reasons for the project were that the existing facilities were too small and that
351-469: The Bayernliga . Bayern started well in the league, coming fourth in the first year, but then declined and was relegated again in 1971. It only took two seasons this time for the team to return to the third division and another league win in 1973 moved the team back up. For the next 21 seasons, the team was to be a member of the Bayernliga without interruption. However, in all the 21 seasons there,
390-483: The German football league system was severely altered, they both missed the cut-off for the new single-tier Amateurliga Bayern. Bayern Amateure had to finish seventh to qualify but came only 14th and found itself grouped in the new tier-four Landesliga Bayern-Süd . It took the team four seasons in this league to work its way back up, improving year by year and, in 1966–67, it finished first and earned promotion back to
429-546: The Montreal Junior Canadiens and Toronto Marlboros ) to which they would retain territorial rights; this system was phased out in 1967 in favor of a draft system. To a certain extent, Little League Baseball serves a similar purpose for professional baseball, although the vast majority of development and recruitment comes at the high school level. The National Football League operates two youth academies, one at Loughborough University in England and
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#1732790658348468-634: The National Basketball Association have a youth system. Basketball players are typically developed and recruited straight out of high school, although the National Basketball Association requires at least one year out of high school to be eligible to play. College basketball is also a source of players for the NBA and other professional leagues. MLS Next (stylized in all caps) is a system of youth soccer leagues that are managed, organized and controlled by Major League Soccer. It
507-496: The Regionalliga Bayern . In 2010–11, they played in the 3. Liga , having qualified for its inaugural season in 2008, and have consistently played at the third level of German football (the highest permissible level for reserve teams) – they played in the Regionalliga Süd from its formation in 1994 to 2008, when it was usurped by the 3. Liga . They have generally achieved at least mid-table finishes at this level, and won
546-620: The 2020–21 season. Bayern II failed to defend their 3. Liga title in the 2020-21 season, finishing 18th, and were relegated to the Regionalliga Bayern. Bayern II play at the Grünwalder Stadion , which was the first team's venue until the opening of the Olympiastadion in 1972. During the 2012–13 season Bayern II moved to Sportpark Heimstetten , the home stadium of SV Heimstetten , caused by renovation of
585-417: The 2nd Bundesliga and had to stay at this level. In 2005, all reserve sides of clubs in the first and second Bundesliga changed their name from Amateure to II , meaning FC Bayern Munich Amateure became FC Bayern Munich II . In 2008, the team earned promotion to the new 3. Liga, finishing eighth when a top-ten finish was needed. The club played at this level for three seasons before suffering relegation to
624-657: The Bayern Munich Junior Team during Talent days. Talent Days has drawn "worldwide attention". The event has drawn participants from all over Germany along with participants from Austria , France , Italy , Egypt , Slovenia , Slovakia and Australia . In 2003, Bayern Munich started partnering with other football clubs. The partner clubs are SpVgg Unterhaching , Ingolstadt 04 , Kickers Offenbach and Ulm 1846 , 1860 Rosenheim , SpVgg Landshut , TSV Milbertshofen and SC Fürstenfeldbruck . SpVgg Unterhaching, Ingolstadt 04, Kickers Offenbach and Ulm 1846 are
663-671: The German under 19 championship three times and the under 17 championship five times. Here are the championship winning teams with goals in the final in brackets: Youth system A subset of youth academies are referred to as elite academies, designated for teenagers and young adults. These academies typically have a higher cost of capital incurred for maintaining an optimal environment for practice as well as cups and other competitions that may be partaken. Elite academies often have full time staff including but not limited to coaches, physiotherapists, office staff and other roles that assist in
702-603: The Grünwalder Stadion. The following players have been assigned and or officially featured with Bayern Munich II squad. All players are eligible for Senior squad , while some players, remain also eligible for, Academy squads also. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Recent managers of
741-533: The Regionalliga Süd title in 2004. In 2010–11, Bayern II finished last in the 3. Liga, and were thus relegated to the Regionalliga. They afterwards regained promotion by winning the 2018–19 Regionalliga and won the 3. Liga in 2019–20 . The following season, they were relegated from the 3. Liga after an 18th-place finish. The team is intended to be the final step between Bayern's youth setup and
780-455: The Regionalliga in 2010–11. It was the first time since 1973 that the team would not play in the third division and also meant the end of Hermann Gerland as the team's coach. After coming second in the inaugural Regionalliga Bayern season in 2012–13, the team won the league the following year. This entitled the club to enter the promotion round to the 3. Liga. After two games against Regionalliga West champions Fortuna Köln , they lost due to
819-476: The ability to study in parallel with the academy training, such as is the case in for example the system of college sports in the United States. Schools may offer sports focused programmes in order to integrate their student experiences with the academies of affiliation. Youth systems attached exclusively to one club are often called youth academies. In a youth academy, a club will sign multiple players at
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#1732790658348858-504: The away goal rule, making their opponents one of the three promoted teams to the third division. In 2019, Bayern Munich II earned promotion to the 3. Liga, after winning Regionalliga 2018–2019 and defeating Wolfsburg II in the two-game promotion-playoff (1–3 and 4–1). The following season, while placing 15th after the first half of the season, Bayern Munich II won the 3. Liga. However, since secondary teams aren't eligible for promotion to 2.Bundesliga , Bayern Munich II remained in 3. Liga for
897-547: The club, while very successful at senior level, lacked competitiveness with other German and European clubs at youth level. The new facility was scheduled to open in the 2017–18 season. The vision for the Junior Team is " to educate young players so that it will be possible for FCB to keep a global position in club football in the next millennium " and its mission is " to have the best youth development in club football. " There are 165 players, 16 instructors and managers, 1 physiotherapist and 1 masseur. Rosters remain unchanged while
936-436: The elite partners. 1860 Rosenheim and SpVgg Landshut are regional partners. TSV Milbertshofen and SC Fürstenfeldbruck are local partners. Udo Bassemir is responsible for club partnerships. Players they are interested in are not transferred immediately. They allow the player to train at their own club and at Bayern Munich's training fields and the transfer happens at the "right time". The penultimate stage for youngsters at Bayern
975-509: The finest youth academies and have produced many players regarded as some of the best in world football. Other clubs, such as the Brazilian teams Grêmio and São Paulo , Espanyol in Spain, Atalanta , Inter Milan , and AC Milan of Italy , and English clubs Leeds United , Middlesbrough , Watford , Aston Villa , and West Ham United , while not as financially successful as others, have
1014-476: The first team and the youth teams train at the same location. Bayern Munich has a residence building for players who are between 15 and 18 and live too far away from the training ground. Up to 14 youth team players can live there. They have an employee in the residence building where in the morning waking up and prepares a breakfast buffet and also takes care of small and large problems of youth players. There are up to eight part-time teachers are available to support
1053-559: The first team, and is usually made up of promising youngsters between the age of 18 and 23, with a few veteran players drafted in to provide experience. Bayern II has made several appearances in the DFB-Pokal , even facing the senior Bayern side in a fourth round tie in 1977 losing 5–3. The team's first appearance in the top-league of Bavarian football, the southern group of the Amateurliga Bayern , came in 1956, when it won
1092-640: The forthcoming season the A-League in Australia will begin its own youth league. Youth leagues are not just exclusive to football (soccer). The Australian Football League (AFL) has a youth league established underneath its senior league with no attachment to any senior club. The players that play in this competition are then chosen to play for senior clubs through the AFL draft . Basketball clubs in Europe follow
1131-450: The kids learn their trade whether it be for goalkeeper, defence, midfield or forward. They are trained for no more than 1 or 2 positions. Bayern Munich Junior Team uses a 4–3–3 formation system from D Juniors and upwards. Players from overseas are offered accommodation in a youth apartment block with 13 single rooms inside the club grounds on Säbener Straße. The facility arrangement is different from many other high-profile clubs, in that both
1170-842: The larger football clubs in Europe such as Ajax and Feyenoord in the Netherlands , FC Barcelona , Atlético Madrid , and Real Madrid in Spain , Benfica , Sporting CP , and Porto in Portugal , Olympique Lyonnais and Paris Saint-Germain in France , Manchester United , Liverpool , Arsenal , and Chelsea in England , FC Bayern Munich , Borussia Dortmund , and Schalke 04 in Germany , among many others, are regarded as having some of
1209-428: The operations of the academy. Rules of top academies are strict and unlike other association football clubs, most clubs will have strict travel rules and will not allow players to drive to and from matches on the same day if under the age of 21 due to fatigue levels and stress. Underage players may sign youth contracts with the club or association that owns the elite academy. It is also common for elite academies to offer
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1248-577: The other at A. B. Paterson College in Australia, with those academies designed mainly for international talent. The majority of the NFL's players, along with those of the neighboring Canadian Football League , are developed predominantly through the educational system, first with high school football and then college football (university football in Canada). Canada also has its own junior football system similar to hockey's . Neither Major League Baseball nor
1287-698: The same format as their respective football (soccer) clubs, with youth tournaments in each country, as well as the Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament , where the top 32 under-18 sides compete for the championship. Minor ice hockey and junior ice hockey serve an identical purpose for ice hockey and the National Hockey League (NHL). Historically, hockey followed a similar model to association football in that professional teams owned junior teams to develop youth talent (examples including
1326-418: The team could never win the league either, being ineligible for promotion from there to professional football anyway. The team had few bad seasons in this time, coming relatively close to relegation only once, in 1982. It managed three runners-up finishes in the league, in 1983, 1984 and 1987 and generally existed as an upper-table side. In 1994, with the introduction of the new tier-three Regionalliga Süd ,
1365-409: The team qualified comfortably. It was to be a long-term member of this league, too, belonging to it until 2008, when the 3. Liga was formed. After mostly finishing in mid-table in the league, Bayern earned its first league title in over 30 years when it won the Regionalliga in 2004. Being already a member of the highest league in which reserve teams are permitted, the side could not take up promotion to
1404-408: The tier-four 2nd Amateurliga Oberbayern A and advanced to the next level through the promotion round. After finishing its first season in this league in mid-table, it ended 1957–58 as runners-up, two points behind local rival Wacker München . It repeated this achievement in 1960–61, this time coming second to 1860 Munich II . Both reserve sides then descended in the league table and, in 1963, when
1443-556: The youth players to compensate for the educational gaps. The ground floor of the youth center is also the office of the junior team and a meeting room for the coaches. Bayern Munich has scouts all over the world, though most of the scouting happens within a few hours drive of Munich. Thomas Hitzlsperger , Christian Lell , Andreas Ottl , former captain Philipp Lahm and most recent graduates Holger Badstuber , Diego Contento and Thomas Müller are all from either Munich or within
1482-512: The youth setup at Bayern Munich is Jochen Sauer. The following staff are in charge of the various age groups: The following players played either first team football for Bayern or in the Bundesliga for another club: Note : So far, that means the Bayern München Junior Academy has produced; The recent season-by-season performance of the club's under 19 and under 17 sides since 2003–04: Bayern Munich has won
1521-493: Was introduced by the league in 2020. The system was introduced in mid 2020 and will be active for the first time during the 2020–21 season. It is a successor to the U.S. Soccer Development Academy . The system covers the under-13, under-14, under-15, under-16, under-17, and under-19 age groups. Bayern Munich II FC Bayern Munich II ( FC Bayern Munich Amateure until 2005) are the reserve team of German association football club Bayern Munich , currently playing in
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