CIES Football Observatory Issue n°86 - 28/10/2014 Big-5 Weekly Post Training clubs of big-5 league players % of club-trained players* (1st semester squad) 24.6% 20.2% 18.5% 22.4% 17.9% 18.0% 18.0% 17.2% 16.4% 17.2% 13.9% 9.6% Ligue 1 Liga Bundesliga Premier Serie A Big-5 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 League By league (2014) Trend 2009-2014 * At least three years at the club between the ages of 15 and 21 Number of big-5 players trained: club ranking (2014) In another In another Club In the club big-5 club Total Club In the club big-5 club Total 1. FC Barcelona (ESP) 13 30 43 . SM Caen (FRA) 5 11 16 2. Manchester United FC (ENG) 12 24 36 28. FC Nantes (FRA) 9 6 15 3. Real Madrid CF (ESP) 8 26 34 . RC Celta de Vigo (ESP) 7 8 15 4. Olympique Lyonnais (FRA) 15 18 33 . LOSC Lille (FRA) 4 11 15 5. Paris St-Germain FC (FRA) 5 22 27 . AFC Ajax (NED) - 15 15 6. Athletic Club Bilbao (ESP) 15 9 24 . Le Havre AC (FRA) - 15 15 . Real Sociedad de Fútbol (ESP) 15 9 24 . TSV München 1860 (GER) - 15 15 . Stade Rennais FC (FRA) 5 19 24 34. Empoli FC (ITA) 7 7 14 9. FC Girondins de Bordeaux (FRA) 11 11 22 . SC Freiburg (GER) 7 7 14 . RC Lens (FRA) 9 13 22 . Aston Villa FC (ENG) 6 8 14 . Arsenal FC (ENG) 7 15 22 . Hamburger SV (GER) 4 10 14 . Atalanta Bergamo (ITA) 5 17 22 . SV Werder Bremen (GER) 4 10 14 13. Montpellier Hérault SC (FRA) 10 11 21 . Milan AC (ITA) 3 11 14 . AS Monaco (FRA) 4 17 21 . CA Boca Juniors (ARG) - 14 14 . RCD Espanyol (ESP) 4 17 21 41. Olympique de Marseille (FRA) 5 8 13 . Valencia CF (ESP) 4 17 21 . Hertha BSC Berlin (GER) 4 9 13 17. FC Metz (FRA) 10 10 20 . AS St-Etienne (FRA) 3 10 13 . FC Bayern München (GER) 6 14 20 . AJ Auxerre (FRA) - 13 13 19. Internazionale Milano FC (ITA) 4 14 18 45. Tottenham Hotspur FC (ENG) 6 6 12 20. VfB Stuttgart (GER) 7 10 17 . EA Guingamp (FRA) 5 7 12 . Toulouse FC (FRA) 5 12 17 . Rayo Vallecano de Madrid (ESP) 5 7 12 . AS Roma (ITA) 4 13 17 . Southampton FC (ENG) 4 8 12 . Sevilla FC (ESP) 3 14 17 . VfL Borussia M’gladbach (GER) 4 8 12 . CA River Plate (ARG) - 17 17 . Chelsea FC (ENG) 3 9 12 25. FC Schalke 04 (GER) 9 7 16 . Manchester City FC (ENG) 1 11 12 . Club Atlético de Madrid (ESP) 5 11 16 . Sporting Clube de Portugal (POR) - 12 12 * Non big-5 league clubs Editors: Raffaele Poli, Roger Besson and Loïc Ravenel www.football-observatory.com.