France: Paris Saint-Germain, Toulouse FC & Olympique Lyonnais have the best training centres in 2025-26

News Tank Football - Paris - Actualité #447416 - Published on 07/07/26 at 11:00
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French international Warren Zaïre-Emery, trained at PSG - ©  PSG

The French Football Federation’s (FFF) National Technical Department (DTN) and the Joint National Committee of the National Collective Agreement for Football Trades published their report entitled “Effectiveness of French Training Centres,” evaluating the academies of 33 clubs in Ligue 1 McDonald’s (18), Ligue 2 BKT (11) and National 1 (4) for the 2025-26 season, on 6 July 2026.

In Ligue 1, the highest ratings were awarded to Paris Saint-Germain (4.55 stars out of five), Toulouse FC (4.25) and Olympique Lyonnais (4.1). In Ligue 2, ESTAC Troyes (3.43, promoted to Ligue 1 for 2026-27), Amiens SC (3.3, relegated to Ligue 3) and AS Saint-Étienne (3.08) took the top three places.

The five criteria used to assess each club are:
⚽️ professionalisation (U16 to U23 players under professional…

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French international Warren Zaïre-Emery, trained at PSG - ©  PSG

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