Youth Development AR

Chaired by AFC Technical Director Andy Roxburgh, the meeting was attended by 15 panel members from 13 Member Associations (MAs).

Held at the InterContinental Hotel in Kuala Lumpur during the opening of the 4th AFC Youth Conference, the ceremony crowned Japanese coaches Yoshiro Moriyama and Tomomi Miyamoto as Youth Coach of the Year (Male) and Youth Coach of the Year (Female) respectively.

The key thrust will come from the implementation of updates to the AFC Elite Youth Scheme regulations in 2024, which will further improve talent identification structures and youth development standards across the Continent.

The evaluation for the full membership status was conducted in August 2023 by AFC Youth Panel members as well as experts from the Confederation.

In 2021, Kitchee Academy received recognition as a one-star member and has since made remarkable strides towards its overall development.

Chaired by AFC Technical Director Andy Roxburgh, 12 participants from 11 Member Associations (MAs), including the likes of Korea Republic legend and Chairperson of the AFC Professional Football Task Force Park Ji-sung shared their knowledge on the best ways to enhance the transitional phase in youth football as talented youth players prepare to cross the threshold to find a place in senior teams.

The session, which was conducted by the AFC Technical Director, Andy Roxburgh and the Head of Youth Development, Laszlo Szalai, saw over a hundred technical directors, youth national coaches, heads of youth academies, and academy directors coming together to share ideas on how to help talented youth footballers in their crucial phase as they aim to transition into the senior teams of their respective nations.

As part of JFA’s recommendation, the Al Hussein Sports City for Youth – Polo Stadium have also been recognised as a two-star Academy by the AFC Elite Youth Scheme.

The BFF also joins the AFC Elite Youth Scheme as a full member for their focus on providing a clear pathway to develop players and coaches through their elite academy while expanding their women’s competitions.

With the aim to qualify for the AFC and FIFA youth competitions, HKFA has established a comprehensive Strategic Plan for 2020-2025, which focuses on a wide range of areas such as organisational structure, youth programmes, talent development, competitions, academy facilities, data monitoring, education and club licensing.

FA Thailand’s progress in youth football was reflected in the AFC competitions where Thailand, which featured the talented 18-year-old Suphanat Mueanta, reached the Quarter-final of the AFC U23 Championship for the first time on home soil last year.

As underlined in its Vision and Mission, LFA is committed to youth development and creating a platform for young players to succeed. To further increase football participation, LFA established a comprehensive strategy which covers coach education, youth competition, talent identification, medical service, sports science, education and welfare, facilities support, philosophy and academies.

Chaired by AFC Technical Director Andy Roxburgh, the meeting was attended by 15 panel members from 13 Member Associations (MAs).

Four years on from the previous edition, the highly-anticipated event kicked off on Tuesday afternoon at the InterContinental Hotel in Kuala Lumpur and was attended by 90 delegates from across 39 Member Associations (MAs), which comprised Technical Directors, Heads of Youth Football and National Youth Team Head Coaches, among others. Members from the AFC Youth Panel and AFC Technical Study Group were also present.

Held at the InterContinental Hotel in Kuala Lumpur during the opening of the 4th AFC Youth Conference, the ceremony crowned Japanese coaches Yoshiro Moriyama and Tomomi Miyamoto as Youth Coach of the Year (Male) and Youth Coach of the Year (Female) respectively.

The key thrust will come from the implementation of updates to the AFC Elite Youth Scheme regulations in 2024, which will further improve talent identification structures and youth development standards across the Continent.

The evaluation for the full membership status was conducted in August 2023 by AFC Youth Panel members as well as experts from the Confederation.

In 2021, Kitchee Academy received recognition as a one-star member and has since made remarkable strides towards its overall development.

Led by AFC Technical Director Andy Roxburgh, the session was attended by 90 participants from 38 Member Associations and included a special discussion with AFC Professional Football Task Force Chairperson and Korea Republic legend Park Ji-sung on the Taeguk Warrior’s success on the world stage.

Chaired by AFC Technical Director Andy Roxburgh, 12 participants from 11 Member Associations (MAs), including the likes of Korea Republic legend and Chairperson of the AFC Professional Football Task Force Park Ji-sung shared their knowledge on the best ways to enhance the transitional phase in youth football as talented youth players prepare to cross the threshold to find a place in senior teams.

The session, which was conducted by the AFC Technical Director, Andy Roxburgh and the Head of Youth Development, Laszlo Szalai, saw over a hundred technical directors, youth national coaches, heads of youth academies, and academy directors coming together to share ideas on how to help talented youth footballers in their crucial phase as they aim to transition into the senior teams of their respective nations.

Chaired by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Technical Director, Andy Roxburgh, 12 panel members from 11 Member Associations (MAs) and AFC Ambassador and former Korea Republic legend Park Ji-sung were briefed on the AFC youth development progress in Asia.

As part of JFA’s recommendation, the Al Hussein Sports City for Youth – Polo Stadium have also been recognised as a two-star Academy by the AFC Elite Youth Scheme.

A total of 146 participants from 41 Member Associations (MAs) joined the session to engage, interact and share youth development ideas among peers.