Football Manager Scouting Regions & Nations Youth Rating

Football Manager 2017 Average Level of Newgen Quality Production For All The Scouting regions

For every club focusing on youth development, the pool of new talents found through scouting is as important as nurturing your current youth players. While the annual youth intake might give you some great youth prospects for free, their level of quality often comes down to your determination on improving the scouting knowledge, the training facilities of your managing club and other facilities more involved with the youth academy, as discussed in our guide about how to get better newgens from your annual youth intake in Football Manager. On the other hand, there are also some hidden factors for deciding, or increasing the probability, of gaining a future Football Manager wonderkid.

Now we will merge basic information with in-depth knowledge by handing you the Football Manager scouting regions with level of youth rating, which will be important when setting up scouting assignments and further increase the clubs world knowledge, featuring each nations youth rating and game importance. This article will be of highly importance when scouting for newgens as it literally determines the order of worthy nations to scout.

Our list of scouting regions, youth rating and game importance will show you each nations average level of quality newgen production. This means that there is more chances of spotting the best newgens in your save in a nation higher up on the list – with a better youth rating and more important game importance than in a lower one. We have sorted this list according to the most important scouting regions and their nations.

Updated for Football Manager 2017

Football Manager Scouting Regions Filtered by Level of Youth Rating

Here is the list of all nations with their respective potential of producing the best newgens in Football Manager 2017. All nations are sorted by regions according to our priority ranking found in previously published scouting guide; Scouting Network and how to increase scouting knowledge.

Our list of Football Manager Scouting regions and nations youth rating will give you an extra tool to decide which nations or regions in Football Manager that are worthy to prioritize by further setting up scouting assignments according to which nation that produce the best and most quality newgens in average.

Youth Rating – What Is It?

Youth Rating influences how likely specific nations can produce an average amount of quality newgens; the average number of newgens who can become world class players or players with higher reputation in the future. A nation with better youth rating will over time produce newgens with higher standard than a nation with lower level. But it is not a definite matter that the nation will constantly produce the best newgens, as this is also tied to club reputation, club’s youth facilities and a bit of luck.

The number of quality newgens coming through from one nation with superb youth rating will therefore increase the probability for you to find better newgens quicker than in a nation with low youth rating.

What that means is that the chances of youth in Brazil becoming worldwide names are much higher than in South Africa for example. The Football Manager Youth Rating is a static attribute found within the official editor.

Game Importance – What Does It Mean?

Game importance is tied to the nations youth rating as it’s also a factor for discovering quality newgens. Game Importance is based on the economy, how it affects the people in the country, or how important football is in that country. Obviously it’s hugely important to England, compared to Wales where the national sport is Rugby. Nations with high number of population, high game importance and high youth rating will produce a higher average number of quality newgens, with good amount of reputation and at last an higher level of current and potential ability. But this last factor is also determined by each clubs training facility, junior coaching and youth facilities.

Here is our list of the nations of the different scouting regions which overall produces the best newgens over time.

In each of the different scouting regions below, the nations are sorted from best to worst according to their youth rating. If nations have same amount of stars, the better one will still be above the worse one.

Scouting Region – Central Europe

Nation	Level of Youth Rating	Game Importance
Germany		Very Important
Italy		Very Important
France		Very Important
Spain		Very Important
Holland		Very Important
Portugal		Very Important
Belgium		Very Important
Switzerland		Important
Austria		Very Important
Liechtenstein		Completely Useless
Andorra		Completely Useless
Luxembourg		Completely Useless
San Marino		Completely Useless

Scouting Region – South America

Nation	Level of Youth Rating	Game Importance
Brazil		Very Important
Argentina		Very Important
Colombia		Very Important
Peru		Very Important
Ecuador		Very Important
Chile		Very Important
Uruguay		Very Important
Paraguay		Very Important
Venezuela		Important
Bolivia		Very Important
Guyana		Unimportant
Surinam		Important
French Guiana		Completely Useless

Scouting Region – UK & Ireland

Nation	Level of Youth Rating	Game Importance
England		Very Important
Scotland		Very Important
Ireland		Important
Northern Ireland		Important
Wales		Important

Scouting Region – South Europe

Nation	Level of Youth Rating	Game Importance
Turkey		Very Important
Greece		Very Important
Cyprus		Very Important
Malta		Completely Useless
Gibraltar		Important

Scouting Region – Eastern Europe

Nation	Level of Youth Rating	Game Importance
Russia		Important
Serbia		Very Important
Croatia		Very Important
Ukraine		Important
Poland		Important
Czech Rep.		Important
Romania		Very Important
Slovakia		Important
Slovenia		Important
Bosnia & Herzegovina		Very Important
Bulgaria		Very Important
Hungary		Very Important
Georgia		Very Important
Albania		Very Important
FYR Macedonia		Important
Latvia		Important
Belarus		Important
Estonia		Important
Montenegro		Important
Lithuania		Important
Moldova		Unimportant
Azerbeijan		Unimportant
Armenia		Important
Kosovo		Important

Scouting Region – Scandinavia

Nation	Level of Youth Rating	Game Importance
Denmark		Very Important
Sweden		Very Important
Norway		Very Important
Finland		Important
Iceland		Important
Faroe Islands		Completely Useless

Scouting Region – North America

Nation	Level of Youth Rating	Game Importance
Mexico		Very Important
U.S.A.		Unimportant
Canada		Unimportant
St. Pierre & Miquelon		Unimportant

Scouting Region – North Africa

Nation	Level of Youth Rating	Game Importance
Egypt		Very Important
Algeria		Very Important
Morocco		Very Important
Tunisia		Very Important
Sudan		Very Important
Libya		Very Important

Scouting Region – Western Africa

Nation	Level of Youth Rating	Game Importance
Nigeria		Very Important
Ivory Coast		Very Important
Ghana		Very Important
Senegal		Very Important
Mali		Very Important
Burkina Faso		Very Important
Guinea		Very Important
Togo		Very Important
Benin		Very Important
Gambia		Important
Cape Verde		Unimportant
Liberia		Important
Niger		Important
Sierra Leone		Very Important
Mauritania		Important
Guinea-Bissau		Unimportant

Scouting Region – East Asia

Nation	Level of Youth Rating	Game Importance
Japan		Very Important
South Korea		Important
North Korea		Unimportant
China		Very Important
Hong Kong		Completely Useless
Mongolia		Completely Useless
Chinese Taipei		Completely Useless
Guam		Completely Useless
Macau (China PR)		Completely Useless
Northern Mariana		Completely Useless

Scouting Region – Central Africa

Nation	Level of Youth Rating	Game Importance
DR Congo		Very Important
Cameroon		Very Important
Gabon		Very Important
Congo		Very Important
Equatorial Guinea		Completely Useless
Chad		Completely Useless
Central African Republic		Unimportant
Sao Tome & Principe		Completely Useless

Scouting Region – Middle East

Nation	Level of Youth Rating	Game Importance
Jordan		Unimportant
Iraq		Unimportant
Iran		Very Important
Saudi Arabia		Unimportant
Syria		Unimportant
Bahrain		Completely Useless
Israel		Important
Kuwait		Unimportant
Oman		Completely Useless
Lebanon		Completely Useless
U.A.E.		Completely Useless
Yemen		Completely Useless
Palestine		Unimportant
Qatar		Completely Useless

Scouting Region – Southern Africa

Nation	Level of Youth Rating	Game Importance
South Africa		Very Important
Angola		Very Important
Mozambique		Very Important
Zambia		Very Important
Malawi		Important
Zimbabwe		Very Important
Botswana		Unimportant
Namibia		Unimportant
Madagascar		Completely Useless
Lesotho		Unimportant
Mauritius		Completely Useless
Seychelles		Completely Useless
Swaziland		Completely Useless
Comoros		Unimportant

Scouting Region – Southeast Asia

Nation	Level of Youth Rating	Game Importance
Australia		Important
Thailand		Important
Vietnam		Unimportant
Indonesia		Important
Myanmar		Unimportant
Malaysia		Unimportant
Singapore		Completely Useless
Philippines		Completely Useless
Cambodia		Completely Useless
Laos		Completely Useless
Brunei		Completely Useless
East Timor		Unimportant

Scouting Region – South Asia

Nation	Level of Youth Rating	Game Importance
India		Unimportant
Maldives		Completely Useless
Pakistan		Completely Useless
Bangladesh		Completely Useless
Afghanistan		Unimportant
Sri Lanka		Completely Useless
Nepal		Completely Useless
Bhutan		Unimportant

Scouting Region – Central America

Nation	Level of Youth Rating	Game Importance
Honduras		Important
Costa Rica		Very Important
Guatemala		Important
El Salvadore		Very Important
Panama		Completely Useless
Nicaragua		Completely Useless
Belize		Completely Useless

Scouting Region – Oceania

Nation	Level of Youth Rating	Game Importance
New Zealand		Unimportant
Solomon Islands		Unimportant
Tahiti		Unimportant
Fiji		Unimportant
Papua New Guinea		Unimportant
Vanuatu		Completely Useless
New Caledonia		Completely Useless
Samoa		Completely Useless
Cook Islands		Completely Useless
Tonga		Completely Useless
American Samoa		Completely Useless
Tuvalu		Completely Useless
Wallis & Futuna		Unimportant
Kiribati		Completely Useless
Micronesia		Completely Useless

Scouting Region – East Africa

Nation	Level of Youth Rating	Game Importance
Uganda		Very Important
Tanzania		Very Important
Ethiopia		Completely Useless
Kenya		Important
Rwanda		Important
Burundi		Unimportant
Somalia		Unimportant
Eritrea		Completely Useless
South Sudan		Very Important
Zanzibar		Important
Mayotte		Unimportant
Reunion		Completely Useless
Djibouti		Completely Useless

Scouting Region – Caribbean

Nation	Level of Youth Rating	Game Importance
Jamaica		Very Important
Trinidad & Tobago		Important
Cuba		Unimportant
Haiti		Very Important
Guadeloupe		Important
St. Vincent		Important
Barbados		Completely Useless
Martinique		Important
Bermuda		Unimportant
St Kitts & Nevis		Unimportant
St. Lucia		Completely Useless
Grenada		Unimportant
Curacao		Completely Useless
Puerto Rico		Unimportant
Antigua & Barbuda		Important
Cayman Islands		Important
Dominican Republic		Unimportant
Sint Maarten		Completely Useless
Bahamas		Completely Useless
St Martin		Completely Useless
Dominica		Important
Turks & Caicos		Unimportant
British Virgin Islands		Unimportant
Anguilla		Unimportant
Aruba		Completely Useless
US Virgin Islands		Completely Useless
Montserrat		Unimportant
Bonaire		Important

Scouting Region – Central Asia

Nation	Level of Youth Rating	Game Importance
Uzbekistan		Important
Kazakhstan		Unimportant
Tajikistan		Unimportant
Turkmenistan		Unimportant
Kyrgyzstan		Unimportant