Full name AFC Wimbledon Founded 2003 Chairman Erik Samuelson | Nickname(s) The Dons, The Wombles Ground Kingsmeadow, London Manager Jeremy Sauer | |
AFC Wimbledon Development squad and Academy are the youth teams of professional English association football club AFC Wimbledon. Under the Elite Player Performance Plan (EPPP) system for youth development, the Academy has been granted Category Three status. The under-18 squad currently competes in Football League Youth Alliance South East Conference. The squads play their home matches at Kingsmeadow, in Kingston upon Thames, London. The development squad competes in the Under–21 Premier League Cup.
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History
The AFC Wimbledon Academy was founded in 2003. In 2010, the under-13s squad won the Tesco Cup, having triumphed through the County and Regional rounds of the competition, by beating Lytham St Annes YMCA 2-0 in the final.
Under-23s Development squad
As of 26 July 2016.Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Under-18s squad
Under the Elite Player Performance Plan (EPPP) system for youth development, the AFC Wimbledon Academy has been granted Category Three Academy status. The club currently competes in the Merit League One of the Football Youth Alliance.
As of 20 July 2016.Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Notable Academy graduates
Players in bold went on to sign professional contracts and are currently playing for the senior first team. Players in italics subsequently went on to be signed by a Premier League club.