A unique feature to FFO, the FFO Youth Academy is one of a kind.
Each club will open an academy for the training of young players. Weekly training updates, a mid-season live event, and options to upgrade your facilities make this new feature an exciting addition to the game.
In November 2023, the Academy was set up. This involved all 80 playable clubs gaining 7 academy players. These were assigned at random from a pool of players.
Each week of the season (20 weeks), the players in your academy will receive training. A weekly update will be available on your club page, where you can see details of how your players are progressing.
Once every season, there will be a Midseason Event. This MAY be live on Youtube/Twitch/Discord, but details will be posted to the forum around the time.
In this one-off event, 1 of your players will receive either a positive or negative event. This will lead to either abs gain or loss.
Players in your academy are eligible for call up when they reach 20 years old. This can only be done at the start of the season.
Once the players reach 22 years old, they will automatically be called up to your main roster. Should your academy drop below 7 players, you will be automatically assigned enough players to reach the minimum level. These players will cost as per the details above.
Players called up from the academy cannot be sold until they are 22 years old. However, they can be loaned out.