The Paris Saint-Germain Academy is the youth system of Paris Saint-Germain. It consists of three teams: the Reserve team, the Under 19 team, and the Under 17 team. They train at the Camp des Loges, while the Stade Municipal Georges Lefèvre is their home ground.
Since the academy's inception in 1974, many graduates have gone on to sign professional contracts with Paris Saint-Germain or other clubs. Recognized by the French Football Federation as one of the best in the country, the PSG Academy holds a Category 1, Class A rating.
Domestically, the youth teams have won four U19 league titles, four Challenge du Meilleur Club de Jeunes, three U17 league titles, one Gambardella Cup, one Championnat National 2 (Group A) and one Championnat National des Cadets. In international club football, the U19 side reached the final of the UEFA Youth League in the 2015-16 edition.
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Organization
The objective of the Paris Saint-Germain Academy is to produce elite football players while offering them an adapted and complete scholarly education. Thanks to a series of partnerships with clubs in the Île-de-France region, the academy regularly accepts promising new footballing talents on the advice of recruiters. The Camp des Loges serves as the home facility for the academy. The youngsters train and play on both grass and artificial pitches at the Stade Municipal Georges Lefèvre.
The academy offers five kinds of player contracts (elite, trainees, apprentices, aspiring and amateur) for a total of 70 players divided into three training squads (National 2, Under 19 and Under 17) in five age categories (15 to 19 years). The students' education is assured by CFA Omnisports. PSG Academy graduate Thierry Morin, who played for the club's first team from 1975 to 1986, is the director of CFA Omnisports.
In 2005, the Paris Saint-Germain Academy began expanding its network as part of the club's international development strategy. To date, the PSG Academy has centres open in the Métropole du Grand Paris, elsewhere in France (Clermont-Ferrand, Dijon, Grenoble, Limoges, Montpellier), and in several other countries worldwide (Brazil, United States, Canada, Morocco, Egypt, India, Indonesia, United Arab Emirates, Lebanon, Portugal). The Indonesian academy opened at the beginning of 2017 in partnership with local club Bali United.
Open to boys and girls from 5 to 16 years of age, the academies offer 58 year-round training centres and more than 150 seasonal camps. More than 10,500 children attend the academies, half of whom live in countries other than France. In these training centres, the children benefit from around 110 coaches trained by the club. Pauleta, emblematic PSG striker between 2003 and 2008, was named official ambassador of the academy in December 2013 to accompany its development in France and abroad.
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Honours
- As of the 2016-17 season.
National titles
- Championnat National U19
- Winners (4): 2005-06, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2015-16
- Championnat National U17
- Winners (3): 2010-11, 2015-16, 2016-17
- Coupe Gambardella
- Winners (1): 1990-91
- Championnat National 2 (Group A)
- Winners (1): 2002-03
- Championnat National des Cadets
- Winners (1): 1987-88
Players
- As of the 2017-18 season.
Reserve
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Under 19
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Under 17
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Notable graduates
Since the academy's inception, 108 graduates have officially played for the club's first team. Only 17 of these players have made more than 100 appearances.
References
External links
- Official websites
- PSG.fr - Site officiel
- Paris Saint-Germain at LFP
- Paris Saint-Germain at UEFA
- Paris Saint-Germain at FIFA
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