The European football championships have started, along with the domestic one, and while there are still a few days left to completed and the free transfer window, club rosters have largely taken the their final form.
Making an impression of the situation, both in the top ten leagues of the Old Continent – according to the UEFA Ranking – and in the Greek one, the conclusion that emerges is that the Super League remains one of the oldest leagues with an average age of 26.9 years.
The comparison is not only about the Super League with the Top-10. Of all the 55 European member associations of UEFA, Greece has the fifth oldest average age, behind only: Andorra (27.9), Spain (27.4), Kazakhstan (27) and Gibraltar (27).
Undoubtedly, the sample, for one more year, is extremely typical for the lack of production process and promotion of footballers through the academies of our teams.
In the first ten European leagues, Austria leads the youth Salzburg (21.4m) who had a remarkable run in last year’s Champions League groups, has the youngest average age with 24.4 years.
On the contrary, the largest has Spain with 27.4 years, with the Atletico MADRID, of the 34-year-old Vitsel and Athpilikueta, the 33-year-old Vitolo and the 32-year-old Griezmann and Savic, to reach 28.5 years, second behind the previous team of Giorgos Tzavellas in Turkey Pedigspor (28.8).
Top-10 UEFA leagues and their clubs with the youngest and oldest average ages.
COUNTRY M.OR. SMALLER BIGGER
Austria 24.4 Salzburg 21.4 Lask 25.5
Holland 24.4 Folendam 21.7 Zwolle 25
Belgium 24.6 St. Truiden 22.9 Ghent 25
France 25.2 Toulouse 22.5 Clermont 26.3
Portugal 25.4 Famalicao 22.7 Rio Ave 27.2
Germany 25.7 Stuttgart 23.5 Bochum 26.9
Italy 26.1 Lecce 23 Inter 28.2
Turkey 26.1 Rizespor 23.1 Pedikspor 28.8
England 26.4 Chelsea 23.1 West Ham 27.6
Spain 27.4 Valencia 24.4 Atlético M. 28.5
In Agrinio, most of the youth
In Greece and the Super League, o A pan-eater is the youngest (24.7 m.o.) but at the same time the most Greek team of the category. The oldest is O Mars with an average of 28.5 years and in proportion to the number of its human potential, with the more foreigners on his roster (25). An element that undoubtedly highlights the connection between the problem of the lack of talent promotion and the aging and de-nationalized category.
The average age of the 14 Super League teams in detail:
Panaitolikos (24.7)
PAS Ioannina (25)
Fearless (25.2)
Volos (25.3)
Panseraikos (25.3)
Asteras Tues (25.8)
Kifissia (26)
PAOK (26.4)
Olympiakos (26.5)
OFI (27.3)
AEK (27.4)
Lamia (28.2)
Panathinaikos (28.4)
Mars (28.5)
The 20-year-old Latvians
The Latvian league is the youngest in all of Europe. It is characteristic that the Baltic country, with an average age of only 22.6 years, has four teams in its League whose average is 20 years and are the youngest clubs in Epirus. These are Dogavpils (20.1), Tucums 2000 (20.2), Yelgava (20.5) and Meta (20.7). The Irish (23.6) and Slovenian (23.8) leagues follow in second and third place respectively.
The house in Andorra and the …aging Crusaders
Pas de la Casa FC from Andorra is the oldest club in Europe with an average age of 30.5 years! In his roster, one can meet, among others, a 40-year-old and a 34-year-old goalkeeper, a 39-year-old winger, a 37-year-old stopper and a 35-year-old right back! In second place on the relevant list are… Crusaders FC from Northern Ireland with an average of 29.8, who are also in second place in their league, followed by SS Cosmos (29.3 San Marino), Lincoln Red (28.9, Gibraltar), Penybont FC (28.7, Wales) and FC Pyunik Yerevan (28.5 Armenia).
Source: kathimerini.gr
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