The youth centre of the football club Politehnica Timisoara occupies again this year an exceptional place in the Top 10, in the hierarchy of the best children and youth centres in Romania. The white-violet club is in 4th place with 88.5 points!

In the process of ranking football academies, edition 2023, the Romanian Football Federation took into account the quality standards of the clubs with youth activity. Farul Constanta was ranked 1st, as last year. The club led by Gheorghe Hagi has 95.7 points out of a possible 100. FK Csikszereda Miercurea Ciuc is second and FCSB third.

Politehnica is the highest ranked group from Banat. From Timiș county there are six other clubs in the ranking: Ripensia is 6th, LPS Banatul is 21st, CSC Dumbrăvița is 55th, CSC Ghiroda and Giarmata Vii are 59th, CS Giroc-Chișoda is 62nd and CSS Lugoj is 93rd.

Behind the white-violet are clubs such as “U” Cluj, CS Universitatea Craiova, CSA Steaua, CFR Cluj, Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe, FC Argeș, UTA, Rapid, Petrolul, Dinamo and FC U Craiova. 115 clubs were classified, 65 more than last year!

In 2019, when the ranking was compiled for the first time, Politehnica was ranked 17th with 57.70 points, in 2020 it was ranked 9th, in 2021 10th, in these two years with identical scores, 81.10, and in 2022 8th with 86 points.

At the Politehnica Academy, the coordinator is Sorin Brîndescu, former coach of the senior team.