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| Full name | AFC Ajax Youth Academy | |||
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| Nickname(s) | De Toekomst | |||
| Founded | 18 March 1900 | |||
| Ground | De Toekomst | |||
| Capacity | 5,000 | |||
| Chairman |  Frank Eijken | |||
| Head coach | Saïd Ouaali | |||
| Website | https://www.ajaxonlineacademy.com/ | |||
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The Ajax Youth Academy (Dutch: Ajax Jeugdopleiding) is a football youth academy based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, from where the organization manages a total of 13 youth teams (ages 7–18). The academy is the primary youth clinic of Dutch football team Ajax Amsterdam. The club depends heavily on the youth academy as they move promising youngsters from the youth teams to the senior team where they can showcase their talent and develop into stars. [1][2]
On 11 September 2020, the CIES released their annual rankings of the clubs having trained the most players active in 31 top divisions of UEFA member associations. The Ajax Youth Academy came in 2nd place to the FK Partizan Academy from Serbia with 77 players footballers trained, while the Serbian side topped the list with 85 footballers trained. In accordance with the UEFA definition, players who were considered have been playing for the club for at least three seasons between 15 and 21 years of age.[3]
- ^ "The Academy". Ajax.nl. 15 March 2011. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
- ^ "Ajax Academy". Footyscene.com. 1 January 2012. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
- ^ "Exclusive training club rankings: Partizan ahead of Ajax". CIES. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-09.