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The SAFF Launches Club Academy Development Project to Enhance Talent Pathway - الاتحاد السعودي لكرة القدم: How domestic clubs across three divisions can align

SAFF Launches Multi-Cycle Club Academy Standards Across 68 Clubs

Source context

How domestic clubs across three divisions can align daily player development with unified national operational and technical benchmarks.

The Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) launched a comprehensive club academy development project covering 68 clubs across the Roshn Saudi League, the First Division, and the Second Division. Implemented in collaboration with Belgian academy specialist Double Pass, the program establishes unified operational standards across areas such as talent identification, player progression pathways to the first team, staff competencies, and digital analysis. The initiative runs through three assessment cycles leading to 2030, starting in the 2026/2027 season, and incorporates performance-linked incentives and player transfer benefits.

This source relates to Saudi Arabia development context and the SAFF national talent-development pathway framework.

Read the original SAFF source. For broader context, explore the development framework directory and the coach guidance.

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