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22 October 2025, 14h23

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Sport Lisboa e Benfica remains the world leader in youth development, ranking as the club with the best training index, according to the latest study by the International Center for Sports Studies (CIES), released on Wednesday, October 22.

With a total of 93 players playing in 49 leagues, Benfica has a training index of 105.1, surpassing Barcelona (98.7 and 76 players) and River Plate (98.3 and 97 players), clubs that complete the podium of the ranking compiled by CIES.

The index takes into account the official minutes played by players nurtured at the club at senior level in the last year, the level of difficulty of the games played (determined by a league coefficient), and the number of points scored by the teams in their respective championships.

It should be noted that, for this study, CIES considers the training club to be the first club for which players played for at least three consecutive years between the ages of 15 and 21.

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Text: Editorial Staff
Photos: SL Benfica
Last update: Wednesday, October 22, 2025

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