CR Flamengo (youth)

The Youth Academy () are the youth academy of , a Brazilian football club based in Rio de Janeiro. Is composed of several youth teams and is considered one of the most prolific football academies in Brazil as also in the world.

Flamengo's Youth Squads of all categories have won trophies at national and international level. Numerous international players have graduated from the academy team. Notable academy graduates in recent years include Lyon midfielder Lucas Paquetá, Real Madrid forward Vinícius Júnior, 2016 Summer Olympic Games Gold Medal midfielder Renato Augusto alongside many first team players, such as midfielder Reinier Jesus.

The youth sector is composed of various squads divided by age groups. Clube de Regatas do Flamengo is responsible for over 100 young athletes in 5 different categories: U-11, U-13, U-15, U-17, U-20. The U-20 squad currently plays in the Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-20, the Copa do Brasil Sub-20, the Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, the Campeonato Carioca Sub-20 and the Torneio Octávio Pinto Guimarães. The U-17 squad currently plays in the Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-17, the Copa do Brasil Sub-17 and the Campeonato Carioca Sub-17.

Stadium

Flamengo's Youth Academy home stadium is nominally the Estádio da Gávea (officially named the Estádio José Bastos Padilha at Flamengo's Gávea Headquarters), which was inaugurated on September 4, 1938, and has a capacity of 4,000 people. The stadium is named after José Bastos Padilha, Flamengo's president at the time of the stadium's construction, from 1933 to 1937. Gávea Stadium is not actually located in the neighborhood of Gávea but rather in Leblon.

Since the 1990s, the stadium has been used almost exclusively for the club's youth and women's teams' matches, and as the training ground for the senior team.

Ninho do Urubu

All the youth teams currently train at the club's main training ground, Ninho do Urubu, located in the Vargem Grande neighborhood, in the West Zone. These athletes have modern dormitories, living room, recreation room and cafeteria. The athletes also have medical, dental and psychological assistance.

On the morning of February 8, 2019 a fire broke out in the living quarters of several youth academy players while they were sleeping. Ten players between the ages of 14 and 17 were killed, and three others were hospitalized with burn injuries.

Honours

Under-20s IntercontinentalCompetitionsTitlesSeasonsU20 Intercontinental Cup22024, 2025ContinentalCompetitionsTitlesSeasonsU-20 Copa Libertadores22024, 2025DomesticCompetitionsTitlesSeasonsCampeonato Brasileiro Sub-20 22019, 2023Supercopa do Brasil Sub-2012019Inter-stateCompetitionsTitlesSeasonsTaça Belo Horizonte de Juniores 31986, 2003, 2007Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior 41990, 2011, 2016, 2018StateCompetitionsTitlesSeasonsCampeonato Carioca Sub-20311921, 1936, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1965, 1967, 1972, 1973, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2015, 2018, 2019Copa Rio Sub-20111984, 1985, 1993, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019Taça Antônio Nicolau Santana 11980Troféu Walter Vasconcelos 11980Taça Álvaro Nascimento 11982Troféu Rubens de Andrade Reis 11983Taça Dario de Mello Pinto 11985Taça Luiz Barbosa 11986Copa Cultura de Juniores12005Taça Guanabara Sub-20 91989, 1990, 1992, 1996, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2015, 2018Taça Rio Sub-20 91989, 1993, 1999, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016OthersCompetitionsTitlesSeasonsTorneio da Associação Brasileira de Treinadores de Futebol 11980Torneio Internacional da Coreia 11983Torneio Fernando Horta 11989Torneio Internacional da Venezuela 11993Torneio Internacional da Holanda 11998Torneio Internacional dos Emirados Árabes 12002

shared record

Under-17s DomesticCompetitionsTitlesSeasonsCampeonato Brasileiro Sub-1722019, 2021Copa do Brasil Sub-17 22018, 2021Supercopa do Brasil Sub-1712021Inter-stateCompetitionsTitlesSeasonsCopa Macaé de Juvenis 21999, 2006StateCompetitionsTitlesSeasonsCampeonato Carioca Sub-17181980, 1981, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2024Copa Rio Sub-1781986, 1991, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2023, 2024Recopa Carioca 12024Taça Preguinho 21975, 1976Taça Rio Sub-17 21991, 2006Taça Guanabara Sub-17 22006, 2012OthersCompetitionsTitlesSeasonsTorneio Antônio do Passo 11959Copa Circuito das Águas 22006, 2007

shared record

Under-15s NationalCompetitionsTitlesSeasonsCopa Votorantim Sub-15 22015, 2017StateCompetitionsTitlesSeasonsCampeonato Carioca Sub-15 111969, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2001, 2007, 2016, 2018Torneio Guilherme Embrey Infantil 22015, 2017Taça Guanabara Sub-15 12012Taça Rio Sub-15 12013OthersCompetitionsTitlesSeasonsCopa Volvo 11990Copa da Amizade Brasil-Japão 41999, 2005, 2011, 2014Copa Nike 12000Mundialito de Futebol Sub-15 12002Copa Juventude 12011Lion City Cup 12011Copa Dadazinho Super (MG) 12013Copa 2 de Julho 12016

Under-13s StateCompetitionsTitlesSeasonsCampeonato Carioca Sub-13 12016

Youth squads

Flamengo U20 squad

Flamengo U17 squad

Staff

Flamengo U20 current staff

Position NameCoaching staffHead coach Bruno PivettiAssistant coach Luiz FelipeGoalkeepers trainer Breno CaetanoMedical staffFitness coach Luiz CapellaTeam doctor Ricardo Steiner

Flamengo U17 current staff

Position NameCoaching staffHead coach Daniel FranklinAssistant coach Leonardo RamosGoalkeepers trainer Fábio PacobahybaMedical staffFitness coach Carlos BezerraTeam doctor Fernando SassakiPhysiotherapist Diego PereiraPhysiotherapist Fernando Nascimento

Players

Appearances Players with 100+ appearances for Flamengo. All matches, including friendlies and non-official matches. Players in bold currently still play for the club. Players in italic currently still play professional football.

NameNationalityPositionFlamengo careerClub apps.GoalsRef.Adílio617129Andrade57029Cantarele5570Carlinhos51423Jadir4987José Ufarte10616Juan33232João Gomes1224Júlio César2870Júnior87676Leandro41514Luiz Antônio17810Paulo Victor1730Rondinelli40712Tita391134Victor Hugo1066Welinton1525Wesley França1354Zico732508Zinho47063

Internationals Players who made 10 appearances or more for his country at full international level. Players in bold currently still play for the club. Players in italic currently still play professional football.

Name Country National Football TeamAppsGoalsAndrade111Adriano4827Carlos Mozer320Djalminha145João Gomes100José Ufarte162Juan797Júlio César870Júnior746Júnior Baiano252Leandro272Leonardo557Lucas Paquetá5511Mário Zagallo335Renato Augusto326Richard Ríos232Rodrigo288Sávio214Thiago Alcântara462Tita326Vinícius Júnior417Zico7148Zinho577

Highest transfer fees received Top 10 highest transfer fees received. The list is ordered by the amount of R$ received. RankNat.PlayerToFee (R$)Fee (US$)Fee (€)DateRef1Vinícius Júnior Real Madrid R$164 million US$53.4 million €45.0 million July 2018 2Lucas Paquetá Milan R$150 million US$40.3 million €35.0 million January 2018 3Reinier Jesus Real Madrid R$136 million US$33.0 million €30.0 million January 2020 4Matheus França Crystal Palace R$104.4 million US$22.0 million €20.0 million July 2023 5João Gomes Wolverhampton Wanderers R$103.2 million US$20.3 million €18.7 million January 2023 6Rodrigo Muniz Fulham R$49.5 million US$9.4 million €8.0 million August 2021 7Léo Duarte Milan R$42.2 million US$11.1 million €10.0 million July 2019 8Jean Lucas Lyon R$34.0 million US$9.0 million €8.0 million June 2019 9Yuri César Shabab Al Ahli R$31.0 million US$6.0 million €4.9 million January 2021 10Jorge Monaco R$30.4 million US$9.6 million €9.0 million January 2017

Former coaches Coaches in bold currently still train for the club. Coaches in italic currently still train in professional football.

NameNationalityAcademy careerHonoursRef.Ernesto Paulo1990 Copa São Paulo de Futebol JúniorZé Ricardo2016 Copa São Paulo de Futebol JúniorPaulo Henrique Filho2011 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior2011 Copa Rio U-20Maurício Souza2018 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior2018 Taça Guanabara U-202018 Campeonato Carioca U-202018 Copa Rio U-202019 Taça Guanabara U-202019 Campeonato Carioca U-202019 Copa Rio U-202019 Campeonato Brasileiro U-202019 Supercopa do Brasil U-20Mário Jorge2024 U-20 Copa Libertadores 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-202019 Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-172021 Supercopa do Brasil Sub-17Filipe Luís2024 Copa Rio U-172024 Under-20 Intercontinental Cup

See also CR Flamengo

References

External links Flamengo Youth Academy