Planned Release Date: Q3 2026

About This Game

Build the next generation.

You are not managing the first team. You are building the players who will define the club’s future.

In Football Academy Director, you take charge of a football academy and guide young players from early youth squads to the U19 academy team. Follow the pathway from U11 prospects to older academy players, plan future squads, and decide which talents deserve the time, focus and responsibility needed to reach the next level.

Every season is a test of your academy

Choose training camps, run youth camps, scout promising players and compete for the signatures of emerging talent. The best player is not always the right signing. You need to judge ability, potential, personality, squad fit and the opportunities available inside your own academy.

Shape the squad, not just the star

Set training plans, focus extra attention on selected players during training periods, manage playing time, and use the Squad Planner to track your entire academy pathway. Build depth across age groups, prepare future promotions, and create a team around your best prospects.

Lead from the dugout

Before every match, choose your formation, assign player roles and review how well each player is expected to perform in that role. Matches are presented through text commentary, statistics and detailed match information, keeping the focus on your decisions and their consequences.

Answer to the board

Success is not only about winning matches. Meet board objectives, earn rewards, improve facilities, upgrade your academy, hire staff and build an environment where young players can thrive. Strong seasons can unlock new possibilities. Poor seasons can put your job under pressure.

Chase academy glory

Climb the Youth League pyramid, fight for Youth Cup success, watch your players earn national team call-ups, and build a lasting legacy through the players you develop year after year.

Key Features

• Manage a dedicated football academy career

• Control the U19 academy team and monitor youth squads down to U11

• Scout young players and compete for talent through recruitment

• Run youth camps and choose seasonal training camps

• Set training plans and focus on selected players during training periods

• Use the Squad Planner to prepare future squads and promotions

• Select formations, roles and matchday lineups

• Review role fit and expected player performance before matches

• Follow text-based matches with commentary, statistics and tactical detail

• Climb the Youth League pyramid and chase World Youth Cup glory

• Handle board objectives, rewards and job pressure

• Upgrade facilities, improve your academy and hire staff

• Follow national team call-ups, records, milestones and academy history

AI Generated Content Disclosure

The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:

Football Academy Director includes pre-generated fictional player portraits and selected promotional artwork created with the assistance of generative AI. All AI-generated content is created before release and manually reviewed and curated. The game does not generate AI content during gameplay.

Football Academy Director uses the NG_Regens facepack for fictional player portraits, with permission from the creator. NG_Regens can be found at: https://ngregens.org/