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¡La cantera! – The changing face of one club in Spain

GRANADA CF JUVENIL A & THE YOUTH SYSTEM

At the time of the takeover in 2009, the Granada youth system was distinctly below average. The Juvenil ‘A’ team finished the 2009/2010 season mid-table.

Swift improvements to recruitment and training would be made however and soon paid dividends. The 2010/2011 season would see the Juvenil ‘A’ promoted from Liga Nacional Grupo 13 as group winners, taking them to the highest level of Spanish football, División de Honor Juvenil.

Further scouting and improvements have strengthened the talent available, including affiliate deals with several local clubs, including CD Santa Fe a couple of miles outside Granada city, who themselves achieved promotion to División de Honor Juvenil, two seasons previously.

In their first season at the highest youth level, Granada CF Juvenil ‘A’ have performed tremendously in División de Honor Grupo 4. Currently in third place behind the Sevilla and Málaga , they’re battling to qualify for the end of season Copa del Rey competition. This features the top two teams from each of the seven groups, plus the two best third placed teams.

Whilst this season won’t see them feature amongst the teams that qualify for the Copa de Campeones de Liga Juvenil, they’ve made great early strides to establish themselves at this level of youth football.

Meanwhile though, the Granada CF Juvanil ‘B’ team have also been making progress. They’re currently leaders of Regional Preferente Granada and well on course for promotion to Liga Nacional Grupo 13. This would give Granada youth teams playing at the two highest levels possible. If that wasn’t enough, the Jubanil ‘C’ team are also clear leaders of their provincial league group.

The three Cadete U16’s teams, the three Infantil U14’s teams and three Alevin-7 U12’s teams are all doing very well in their respective leagues. Particular mention should go to the Alevin-7 ‘A’ U12’s team though, who are utterly destroying their league, having scored a massive 238 goals in just 25 games so far this season.

It doesn’t end there though. The final level is the Benjamin U10’s level, where Granada CF have two teams.

On the whole, the youth system has dramatically improved in the last two or three seasons, having been completely revitalised and improved. With the first team having reached the promised land of top-flight football, the club is once more beginning to attract the best locally talented youngsters.

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