Sporting CP Youth Academy
The Sporting CP Youth Academy is the youth development division of Sporting CP and part of Academia Cristiano Ronaldo in Alcochete. Sporting CP's youth system, which counted for several decades with Aurélio Pereira among its scouting staff,[1] helped develop footballers such as Paulo Futre, Luís Figo and Cristiano Ronaldo.[2]
| Full name | Sporting Clube de Portugal Youth Academy |
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| Ground | Academia Sporting Alcochete |
| Website | Club website |
Youth Squads
Sporting U23 team
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Staff
- Head coach: João Pereira
- First assistant coach: Tiago Teixeira
- Assistant coach: António Calça e Pina
- Assistant coach: José Caldeira
- GK Coach: Dário Ezequiel
- Fitness coach: Pedro Cardoso
- Analytics coach: João Ferreira
Sporting U19 team - Juniores
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Staff
- Head coach: Pedro Coelho
- Assistant coach: Paulo Carvalho
- Assistant coach: Pedro Cruz
- GK Coach: Rodolfo Vieira
- Analytics coach: João Jorge
- Scout: César Fragoso
- Scout: André Figueiró
- Team Manager: Mariana Vaz Pinto
Sporting U17 team - Juvenis
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Staff
- Head coach: José João
- Assistant coach: Rafael Pinto
- Assistant coach: Diogo Souto
- GK Coach: Luís Caetano
- Analytics coach: André Gonçalves
Sporting U15 team - Iniciados
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Staff
- Head coach: Bernardo Bruschy
- Assistant coaches: Gonçalo Olim
- Assistant coaches: João Lourenço
- GK Coach: João Santos
The Academy
Sporting's Academy was also the first and only sports academy in Europe to receive the ISO9001:2008 – a quality certification awarded by EIC, a Portuguese anonymous society responsible for this type of reward, which is recognised both locally and internationally.[11][12]
Facilities
Budgeted around 2000$00 million (2 million contos), the construction of the academy commenced in August 1999 in the council of Alcochete, located on the outskirts of Lisbon on the southern bank of the river Tejo, and the inauguration was on June 21, 2002.[13] The main building of the academy has two different areas, the professional football area and the youth area. In both sides there is medical center equipped with treatment rooms, gym, Turkish bath, Jacuzzi and bedrooms. In the youth area, there are also several study rooms. The academy is equipped with a main field, four grass pitches for training, a synthetic field and a grassed area for goalkeepers training.[14]
Sporting's youth academy was one of the training grounds for the Portugal national football team during Euro 2004. A number of European clubs choose the Sporting's Academia for training in the off-season.
Youth program
Sporting CP Youth Program helped produce two FIFA World Player of the Year winners (Luís Figo and Cristiano Ronaldo), two Ballon d'Or winners (Luís Figo and Cristiano Ronaldo) and one runner-up (Paulo Futre), and one FIFA Ballon d'Or winner (Cristiano Ronaldo).[11]
Notable Academy graduates
- List criteria
- Player has made 25 appearances or more for his country at full international level
- Player who has been at least nominated for a "world's best men's player" award (Ballon d'Or, FIFA World Player of the Year / The Best FIFA Men's Player or FIFA Ballon d'Or).
Academia Aurélio Pereira and Pólo EUL
The youth development division includes the Pólo EUL, Sporting Clube de Portugal's youth development campus at the Estádio Universitário de Lisboa (6 to 13 years old children),[15][16][17] and the Aurélio Pereira Academy located at the football fields next to the Pavilhão João Rocha, within a short walking distance from the Estádio José Alvalade.[18][19]
Escolas Academia Sporting
The Escolas Academia Sporting (EAS – Sporting Academy Schools) are football training schools affiliated with Sporting CP. Boys and girls aged 4 to 15 are elegible to get admission in the EAS, which are in operation in several locations across Portugal.[20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28] Brazil, Canada, Cape Verde, South Africa and Spain, among other countries,[29] are countries where the EAS have been founded.[30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37]
References
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- "Quality Academy" (in Portuguese). Record. 2010-01-18.
- "O futuro começa hoje" [The future begins today]. Record (in Portuguese). June 21, 2002. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
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- "Sporting renova com o coordenador técnico do Polo EUL". www.record.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-10-16.
- "Diego Callai, Daniel Bragança e Essugo entregaram diplomas no Pólo EUL". www.record.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-10-16.
- "Entrevista a Carlos Xavier: "Estava de férias. Pensava que ia renovar, mas o Sporting chamou-me para me dispensar"". Para Eles (in European Portuguese). 2018-10-04. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
- "Academia Sporting Aurélio Pereira atinge a marca dos 500 jogadores inscritos". www.record.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-10-16.
- "Sporting investe cerca de quatro milhões em obras na Academia". Maisfutebol (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-10-16.
- GESAutarquia. "Escola Academia Sporting Viana do Castelo". Escola Academia Sporting Viana do Castelo - Website (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- "Academia em Gaia". www.record.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-09-26.
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- Almeida, Pedro (2021-05-26). "Vão nascer 'leõezinhos' na nova Escola Academia do Sporting em Monte Real". Futebol Distrital de Leiria (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- Torres, Luís Filipe Batista (2018). Relatorio de estágio : Escola Academia Sporting- Sintra : época desportiva 2017/2018 (masterThesis thesis).
- Lopes, Mónica (2016-11-28). "Sepins "forma" atletas na Escola Academia Sporting | Bairrada Informação" (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- "Academia Formação Sporting de Coimbra apresenta projeto da nova época no ISEC". Diário As Beiras (in European Portuguese). 2020-08-31. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- "Sporting segura mais um jovem da formação". www.record.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- "Onde encontrar uma EAS". www.sporting.pt (in European Portuguese). 2015-07-10. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
- "Academia Sporting em Espanhajá está em funcionamento". www.record.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- "Sporting abre a primeira «Escola Academia» em Espanha". Maisfutebol (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- "Parceria no Canadá". www.record.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- "Soccer Academy - Sporting FC Toronto". Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- "Academia estende-se ao Brasil". www.record.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- "Escola Academia Sporting de Florianópolis alcança feito inédito ao conquistar a Ibercup". www.record.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- "Escola Academia Sporting de Florianópolis conquista torneio no Uruguai". www.ojogo.pt (in European Portuguese). 2019-08-26. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- "Mais três academias nascem na África do Sul". www.record.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-09-28.
External links
- The Sporting CP academy way – These Football Times (2015)