FM26 Best Clubs for OP Newgens

-Correct as of FM26 Database 2600-

There are 4 main factors in youth development for clubs to consider when scouting for Newgen’s; Youth Importance, Youth Facilities, Youth Coaching and Youth Recruitment. Every category is rated from 0-20 with 20 being the absolute best. On your screen’s, you will not visibly see the rating out of 20 – rather a text-based equivalent, but we have them detailed out below. All of these ratings are dynamic and over time will change in your saves.

Youth Importance

Simply put – does a club put emphasis on youth players? There are simply too many clubs which put an emphasis on youth to list, but this rating should not be ignored. First a higher Youth Importance rating means that a club will put more focus on youth development making those clubs ideal to scout or become an affiliate with. Secondly, a lower Youth Importance rating but partnered with higher ratings in the other categories can mean that a club has a fantastic Youth Academy but does not put emphasis on bringing them through to the first team and developing them there. This means you can possibly swoop in and offer development and playing time.

Youth Facilities

Youth facilities are one of the key factors which contribute to the development and production of Newgen’s. This factor describes the level a club’s youth training facilities (academy facilities) are from a global standpoint. Better youth facilities mean you are more likely to see Youth Candidates with higher current abilities and possibly influence their potential ability when coming through the Academy.

• 0 = None
• 1 - 3 = Poor Youth Facilities
• 4 - 5 = Basic Youth Facilities
• 6 - 7 = Below Average Youth Facilities
• 8 - 9 = Adequate Youth Facilities
• 10 - 11 = Average Youth Facilities
• 12 - 13 = Good Youth Facilities
• 14 - 15 = Great Youth Facilities
• 16 - 17 = Excellent Youth Facilities
• 18 - 19 = Superb Youth Facilities
• 20 = State of the Art Youth Facilities

Academy Coaching

This describes the quality and quantity of your coaching team at your academy. The higher the rating, the higher the quality of your coaching which allows more players to have a higher potential ability and start off with a higher current ability once entering the club on a youth intake day. Note that this does not guarantee that a newgen will reach their potential ability.

• 0 - 2 = Basic
• 3 - 5 = Fairly Basic
• 6 - 9 = Average
• 10 - 13 = Adequate
• 14 - 16 = Good
• 17 - 19 = Excellent
• 20 = Exceptional

Youth Recruitment

In this category it is quite common to have high values as this describes how far and wide your reach is into recruiting players not only from your home nation – but also from foreign ones. This can be considered like a tiered system, where the best of the best in a region gets to choose the best youngsters from the best pools of talent while other clubs are at the bottom of the pecking order. A clubs’ youth recruitment is almost directly tied to their reputation (self explanatory) and a higher reputation will mean more players from a region or all over the world will look to those clubs to become the best player they can be.

• 0 - 2 = Limited
• 3 - 5 = Basic
• 6 - 8 = Fairly Basic
• 9 - 11 = Average
• 12 - 14 = Above Average
• 15 - 16 = Good
• 17 - 19 = Excellent
• 20 = Exceptional

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Now that the four main factors have been described and listed for your understanding – the two lists below are for the best overall Male & Female clubs. This list is based on “Excellent” requirements of each individual factor.
Note: Youth Importance is listed but is not a governing factor in these lists for reasons as described above.

Overall Best Male Clubs
Minimum Requirements:

• Youth Recruitment = 17 (Excellent)
• Youth Coaching = 17 (Excellent)
• Youth Facilities = 16 (Excellent Youth Facilities)

Association	Club	Youth Recruitment	Academy Coaching	Youth Facilities	Youth Importance
Austria	Austria Wien	17	18	17	18
Austria	FC Liefering	18	19	19	19
Austria	Rapid Wien	17	18	17	16
Austria	Red Bull Salzburg	18	18	19	18
Belarus	RGUOR Minsk	17	17	17	20
Belgium	RSC Anderlecht	18	19	17	18
Belgium	RSC Anderlecht Futures	18	18	16	18
Belgium	Standard Liège	18	17	19	14
Czechia	Sparta Prague	17	17	17	16
Denmark	FC KØbenhavn	20	17	16	16
Denmark	FC Nordsjælland	19	17	16	16
Ecuador	Independiente del Valle	20	20	16	20
England	Chelsea	18	19	20	12
England	Manchester City	20	19	20	10
England	Manchester United	18	18	18	19
France	Olympique Lyonnais	17	17	18	18
France	Paris Saint-Germain	19	17	20	7
France	Stade Rennes	18	17	17	17
Israel	Maccabi Tel-Aviv	18	17	17	17
Italy	Atalanta	18	17	18	19
Kazakhstan	Futbol Klub Kairat	20	17	18	17
Korea Republic	Pohang Steelers	17	17	16	17
Korea Republic	Ulsan HD	19	18	17	14
Netherlands	Ajax	19	18	16	20
Netherlands	AZ Alkmaar	19	18	18	20
Netherlands	Feyenoord	17	17	17	18
Netherlands	PSV Eindhoven	17	17	18	18
Norway	Vålerenga	20	17	16	20
Portugal	SL Benfica	20	17	20	17
Portugal	Sporting CP	19	19	19	20
Romania	Farul Constanţa	20	18	17	20
Senegal	Génération Foot	18	18	16	16
Spain	Athletic Club	18	18	19	20
Spain	Barcelona	20	20	20	18
Spain	Barcelona B	20	20	20	19
Spain	Real Madrid	19	18	19	17
Spain	Villarreal	18	17	17	17
Switzerland	Basel	20	18	16	17

Overall Best Female Clubs
Minimum Requirements:

• Youth Recruitment = 17 (Excellent)
• Youth Coaching = 17 (Excellent)
• Youth Facilities = 16 (Excellent Youth Facilities)

Association	Club	Youth Recruitment	Academy Coaching	Youth Facilities	Youth Importance
Denmark	FC Nordsjælland	20	20	18	20
England	Arsenal	18	18	16	14
England	Manchester City	17	17	20	14
France	OL Lyonnes	18	17	18	15
France	Paris Saint-Germain	19	17	17	19
Germany	FC Bayern München	17	18	19	16
Germany	VfL Wolfsburg	18	18	19	16
Japan	Fukushima FC	18	18	17	20
Japan	Nippon TV Tokyo Beleza	18	19	16	19
Portugal	SL Benfica	20	19	20	16
Portugal	Sporting CP	20	20	16	16
Spain	Barcelona	17	17	19	18
Spain	Barcelona B	17	17	18	17
Switzerland	Grasshopper	19	19	16	16
Switzerland	FC Zürich	19	19	16	16

Other Notes

The above male and female lists only include the clubs that are best-of-the-best. However, it is not a requirement for a club to have all these factors to contribute towards producing high class Newgen’s. Likewise, it is not a guarantee that world class talents will consistently be coming out of these academies, nor is it a guarantee that they will reach their potential.

What you should learn from this guide is that it is important to invest in your own infrastructure and scout academies far and wide. Many great academies are not listed simply because they don’t have all three factors’ meeting an “excellent” rating that I chose as a requirement to make the above lists. Developing strong youth coaching, facilities, recruitment and putting more emphasis on youth can help not just bring in more top class Newgen’s - but develop them when they are at your club.