Ergotelis Football Academy is the football academy system of

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professional

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club Ergotelis. It is the largest youth sports academy on the island of

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, hosting over 40 age-based boys' and girls'

departments, and one of the largest in

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, registering over 900 children and adolescents aged 6−21 years old. The academy currently maintains various competitive departments, including the club's official youth team (Under-19), as well as an additional other 3 age-based sister clubs, all subsidiaries to the Gymnastics Club Ergotelis (''Neoi Ergoteli'', ''Kanaria Ergoteli'', ''Martinengo''). Ergotelis' U19 team currently plays in the Greek Football League's youth competition (Football League U19), while the other three teams participate at various levels of the

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League system.

Academy Personnel

''As of 23 July 2018''

Ergotelis U-19

Ergotelis U−19 () is the official U−19

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of Ergotelis. They currently play in the Greek Football League's youth competition (Football League U19).

Squad

: P. Players with professional contract.

Personnel

''As of 23 January 2020''

''Neoi Ergoteli''

Neoi Ergoteli (, transliterated ''Ergotelis' Youth'') is a sister club to Ergotelis and a subsidiary to the parent

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of the same name. It acts as an unofficial

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to Ergotelis U−19. They compete in the regional Heraklion FCA A2 Division, the second tier of the regional League system, and by the club board's decision, are ineligible for promotion.

Squad

As of 23 January 2020

''Kanaria Ergoteli''

Kanaria Ergoteli (, transliterated ''Ergotelis' Canaries'') is a sister club to Ergotelis and a subsidiary to the parent

of the same name. It was founded in 1995,. After several years inactive, the club reverted to full operation in 2015. It acts as an unofficial U−17

. They compete in the regional Heraklion FCA B Division, the third tier of the regional League system, and by the club board's decision, are ineligible for promotion.

Squad

As of 23 January

''Martinengo''

Martinengo (, named after the Martinengo bastion on top of which the Ergotelis Athletic Centre is located) is a sister club to Ergotelis and a subsidiary to the parent

of the same name. It is the most recent football department established by the club, founded in 2016 to act as an unofficial U−15

. They compete in the regional Heraklion FCA C Division, the fourth tier of the regional League system, and by the club board's decision, are ineligible for promotion.

Squad

As of 23 January 2020

''Nees Ergoteli''

Nees Ergoteli (, transliterated ''Ergotelis' Youth'') is a sister club to Ergotelis Women's Soccer and a subsidiary to the parent

of the same name. It acts as a

to Ergotelis. They compete in the Gamma Ethniki, the third tier of the Greek women's football league system.

Squad

As of 24 April 2019

Former Academy Players

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;Serbia * Nikola Stojanović , ,

References

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