The International Center for Sports Studies (CIES) published the world ranking of clubs by the number of successful graduates.
The organization provided data on footballers aged 15 to 21 who spent at least three years in their home club and are currently actively participating in one of the 49 national championships worldwide.
Currently, the best in this indicator is Lisbon's Benfica, which has 94 of its graduates playing around the world. In second place is Argentina's Boca Juniors (93 graduates), followed by Spain's Barcelona (81 graduates).
The ranking also features a representative from Ukraine: Kyiv's Dynamo is in 10th place (74 graduates).
TOP-10 best clubs in the world by the number of graduates in 49 leagues worldwide
1. Benfica (Lisbon, Portugal) — training index 103.7; 94 graduates
2. Boca Juniors (Buenos Aires, Argentina) — 102.2; 93
3. Barcelona (Spain) — 98.6; 81
4. River Plate (Buenos Aires, Argentina) — 96.8; 89
5. Ajax (Amsterdam, Netherlands) — 94.5; 85
6. Defensor (Montevideo, Uruguay) — 85.6; 87
7. Crvena Zvezda (Belgrade, Serbia) — 83.8; 78
8. Dynamo (Zagreb, Croatia) — 83.3; 80
9. Sporting (Lisbon, Portugal) — 82.0; 73
10. Dynamo (Kyiv, Ukraine) — 78.1; 82.
