Football Manager 2016 Scouting Regions

FM16 Scouting Regions Guide. This guide will tell you which region each country is in when playing Football Manager 2016 and recommend which regions you should scout based on their Youth Rating. Youth Rating is a hidden attribute assigned to all nations in Football Manager 2016, which when combined with other factors such as Game Importance and the quality of Clubs Youth Facilities, defines which countries with produce the best Newgens (new players created by the game, also sometimes called "Regens").

Name Best Nations Top 3 Youth Rating Average Youth Rating Bottom 3 Youth Rating
Western Europe
6 nations
399 75 51
South America (South)
5 nations
396 115 273
Central Europe
10 nations
387 90 156
North Africa
6 nations
325 87 202
Western Africa
16 nations
324 60 72
Southern Europe
8 nations
320 74 131
Middle East
14 nations
318 77 156
South America (North)
8 nations
308 66 90
East Asia
10 nations
306 45 12
North Eastern Europe
7 nations
306 69 121
South Eastern Europe
7 nations
292 72 148
UK and Ireland
5 nations
286 86 230
North America
4 nations
284 72 169
Eastern Europe
5 nations
263 75 186
Northern Europe
6 nations
261 74 184
Central Africa
8 nations
245 45 50
Southern Africa
14 nations
234 41 42
South East Asia
11 nations
201 34 18
Oceania
15 nations
197 27 9
Central America
7 nations
192 45 74
South Asia
8 nations
173 32 33
Caribbean
27 nations
167 22 4
Eastern Africa
13 nations
162 26 21
Central Asia
5 nations
139 38 90

What countries is each region in, in FM16?

Below you'll find a complete list of every nation and their corresponding region in Football Manager 2016. If you send your scout to any of the regions listed here they'll take their time scouting all the countries in that region rather than just one country.

Caribbean

Cuba (51)
Haiti (43)

Central Africa

Chad (26)
Congo (43)
Gabon (49)

Central America


Central Asia


Central Europe

Belgium (110)
Germany (155)
Holland (122)

East Asia

Guam (6)
Japan (112)

Eastern Africa

Kenya (45)

Eastern Europe

Serbia (100)

Middle East

Iran (105)
Iraq (106)
Jordan (107)
Oman (70)
Qatar (50)
Syria (85)
Yemen (55)

North Africa

Algeria (102)
Egypt (138)
Libya (46)
Sudan (74)

North America

Mexico (120)

North Eastern Europe

Russia (148)

Northern Europe


Oceania

Fiji (36)
Samoa (14)

South America (North)

Peru (97)

South America (South)

Brazil (163)
Chile (93)

South Asia

India (86)
Nepal (13)

South East Asia

Laos (7)

South Eastern Europe

Turkey (124)

Southern Africa


Southern Europe

Italy (144)
Malta (42)

UK and Ireland

England (120)
Wales (71)

Western Africa

Benin (55)
Ghana (99)
Mali (73)
Niger (31)
Nigeria (120)
Togo (64)

Western Europe

France (140)
Spain (145)

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Club Facilities FM16
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