FM16 Youth Ratings Guide. This guide will help you identify the best countries and regions to scout in Football Manager 2016 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 Newgens Youth Rating Reputation Game Importance
Brazil
/ South America (South)
Best 163 183 Very Important
Germany
/ Central Europe
Best 155 185 Very Important
Russia
/ North Eastern Europe
Superb 148 130 Important
Spain
/ Western Europe
Superb 145 184 Very Important
Italy
/ Southern Europe
Superb 144 175 Very Important
Argentina
/ South America (South)
Superb 140 182 Very Important
France
/ Western Europe
Superb 140 173 Very Important
Egypt
/ North Africa
Excellent 138 114 Very Important
Turkey
/ South Eastern Europe
Great 124 123 Very Important
Holland
/ Central Europe
Great 122 160 Very Important
England
/ UK and Ireland
Great 120 150 Very Important
Mexico
/ North America
Great 120 143 Very Important
Nigeria
/ Western Africa
Great 120 111 Very Important
Colombia
/ South America (North)
Good 117 138 Very Important
Portugal
/ Western Europe
Good 114 150 Very Important
Japan
/ East Asia
Good 112 121 Important
Belgium
/ Central Europe
Good 110 141 Very Important
South Korea
/ East Asia
Good 110 121 Important
United States
/ North America
Good 110 135 Fairly Unimportant
Jordan
/ Middle East
Average 107 73 Fairly Unimportant
Iraq
/ Middle East
Average 106 86 Fairly Unimportant
Ivory Coast
/ Western Africa
Average 105 125 Very Important
Iran
/ Middle East
Average 105 111 Important
Algeria
/ North Africa
Average 102 117 Very Important
Serbia
/ Eastern Europe
Average 100 112 Very Important
Ghana
/ Western Africa
Adequate 99 116 Very Important
Croatia
/ Southern Europe
Adequate 98 135 Very Important
Peru
/ South America (North)
Adequate 97 109 Very Important
South Africa
/ Southern Africa
Adequate 95 108 Very Important
Ukraine
/ North Eastern Europe
Adequate 95 120 Important
Ecuador
/ South America (North)
Adequate 94 127 Very Important
Greece
/ South Eastern Europe
Adequate 94 115 Very Important
Czech Republic
/ Central Europe
Adequate 94 125 Important
Poland
/ Central Europe
Adequate 94 125 Important
Chile
/ South America (South)
Adequate 93 138 Very Important
Denmark
/ Northern Europe
Adequate 91 119 Very Important
Romania
/ Eastern Europe
Adequate 91 118 Very Important
Uruguay
/ South America (South)
Adequate 90 142 Very Important
Paraguay
/ South America (South)
Adequate 90 117 Very Important
Switzerland
/ Central Europe
Adequate 90 130 Important
Australia
/ Oceania
Adequate 90 118 Important
Sweden
/ Northern Europe
Below Average 88 121 Very Important
India
/ South Asia
Below Average 86 38 Fairly Unimportant
Morocco
/ North Africa
Below Average 85 100 Very Important
Saudi Arabia
/ Middle East
Below Average 85 87 Fairly Unimportant
Syria
/ Middle East
Below Average 85 75 Fairly Unimportant
Bahrain
/ Middle East
Below Average 85 82 Unimportant
Israel
/ Middle East
Below Average 84 107 Important
North Korea
/ East Asia
Below Average 84 77 Fairly Unimportant
Scotland
/ UK and Ireland
Below Average 83 115 Very Important
Republic of Ireland
/ UK and Ireland
Below Average 83 114 Important
Tunisia
/ North Africa
Below Average 82 115 Very Important
Norway
/ Northern Europe
Below Average 82 113 Very Important
Austria
/ Central Europe
Basic 79 124 Important
Slovakia
/ Central Europe
Basic 79 115 Important
Bosnia and Herzegovina
/ Southern Europe
Basic 78 118 Very Important
Slovenia
/ Southern Europe
Basic 78 110 Important
Northern Ireland
/ UK and Ireland
Basic 76 110 Important
Angola
/ Southern Africa
Basic 75 91 Very Important
Finland
/ Northern Europe
Basic 75 106 Important
Thailand
/ South East Asia
Basic 75 64 Important
Cyprus
/ South Eastern Europe
Basic 74 100 Very Important
Sudan
/ North Africa
Basic 74 80 Very Important
Mali
/ Western Africa
Basic 73 92 Very Important
Bulgaria
/ Eastern Europe
Basic 72 105 Very Important
Wales
/ UK and Ireland
Basic 71 118 Important
Venezuela
/ South America (North)
Basic 71 110 Important
Kuwait
/ Middle East
Basic 70 77 Fairly Unimportant
Vietnam
/ South East Asia
Basic 70 52 Fairly Unimportant
Oman
/ Middle East
Basic 70 79 Unimportant
Lebanon
/ Middle East
Basic 70 71 Unimportant
Hungary
/ Eastern Europe
Poor 68 100 Very Important
Honduras
/ Central America
Poor 68 92 Important
Iceland
/ Northern Europe
Poor 67 112 Important
New Zealand
/ Oceania
Poor 67 82 Fairly Unimportant
Costa Rica
/ Central America
Poor 66 91 Very Important
Albania
/ Southern Europe
Poor 65 109 Very Important
Georgia
/ South Eastern Europe
Poor 65 90 Very Important
FYR of Macedonia
/ South Eastern Europe
Poor 64 90 Important
Latvia
/ North Eastern Europe
Poor 63 90 Important
Estonia
/ North Eastern Europe
Poor 62 95 Important
Belarus
/ North Eastern Europe
Poor 62 86 Important
Zambia
/ Southern Africa
Poor 61 102 Very Important
Montenegro
/ Southern Europe
Poor 60 95 Important
China PR
/ East Asia
Poor 60 81 Fairly Unimportant
United Arab Emirates
/ Middle East
Poor 60 71 Unimportant
Bolivia
/ South America (North)
Poor 59 104 Very Important
Jamaica
/ Caribbean
Poor 59 85 Very Important
Uganda
/ Eastern Africa
Poor 59 75 Very Important
Lithuania
/ North Eastern Europe
Poor 59 92 Important
Guatemala
/ Central America
Poor 58 75 Important
Trinidad and Tobago
/ Caribbean
Poor 57 81 Important
Indonesia
/ South East Asia
Poor 56 40 Important
El Salvador
/ Central America
Poor 55 80 Very Important
Uzbekistan
/ Central Asia
Poor 55 79 Important
Yemen
/ Middle East
Poor 55 46 Unimportant
Canada
/ North America
Poor 54 75 Fairly Unimportant
Cuba
/ Caribbean
Poor 51 72 Fairly Unimportant
Palestine
/ Middle East
Poor 51 42 Fairly Unimportant
Myanmar
/ South East Asia
Poor 50 41 Fairly Unimportant
Qatar
/ Middle East
Poor 50 86 Unimportant
Maldives
/ South Asia
Poor 50 39 Unimportant
Panama
/ Central America
Poor 49 70 Unimportant
Kazakhstan
/ Central Asia
Poor 47 65 Fairly Unimportant
Hong Kong (China PR)
/ East Asia
Poor 47 45 Unimportant
Moldova
/ Eastern Europe
Poor 46 78 Fairly Unimportant
Haiti
/ Caribbean
Poor 43 60 Very Important
Azerbaijan
/ South Eastern Europe
Poor 43 60 Fairly Unimportant
Faroe Islands
/ Northern Europe
Poor 42 75 Unimportant
Malta
/ Southern Europe
Poor 42 72 Unimportant
Armenia
/ South Eastern Europe
Poor 41 98 Important
Solomon Islands
/ Oceania
Poor 40 35 Fairly Unimportant
Tahiti
/ Oceania
Poor 39 40 Fairly Unimportant
Tajikistan
/ Central Asia
Poor 37 42 Fairly Unimportant
Pakistan
/ South Asia
Poor 37 24 Unimportant
Guadeloupe
/ Caribbean
Poor 36 52 Important
Turkmenistan
/ Central Asia
Poor 36 45 Fairly Unimportant
Fiji
/ Oceania
Poor 36 30 Fairly Unimportant
Andorra
/ Western Europe
Poor 36 51 Unimportant
Bangladesh
/ South Asia
Poor 36 33 Unimportant
Luxembourg
/ Central Europe
Poor 35 50 Unimportant
Singapore
/ South East Asia
Poor 35 47 Unimportant
Malaysia
/ South East Asia
Poor 35 44 Unimportant
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
/ Caribbean
Poor 34 48 Important
Guyana
/ South America (North)
Poor 34 48 Fairly Unimportant
Papua New Guinea
/ Oceania
Poor 34 26 Fairly Unimportant
Barbados
/ Caribbean
Poor 34 49 Unimportant
Vanuatu
/ Oceania
Poor 33 33 Unimportant
Martinique
/ Caribbean
Poor 32 46 Important
Surinam
/ South America (North)
Poor 32 45 Important
Philippines
/ South East Asia
Poor 30 45 Unimportant
New Caledonia
/ Oceania
Poor 29 45 Unimportant
San Marino
/ Southern Europe
Poor 29 41 Unimportant
Bermuda
/ Caribbean
Poor 28 40 Fairly Unimportant
Saint Kitts and Nevis
/ Caribbean
Poor 28 40 Fairly Unimportant
Saint Lucia
/ Caribbean
Poor 28 40 Unimportant
Grenada
/ Caribbean
Poor 26 37 Fairly Unimportant
Curaçao
/ Caribbean
Poor 25 35 Unimportant
French Guiana
/ South America (North)
Poor 24 34 Unimportant
Puerto Rico
/ Caribbean
Poor 23 33 Fairly Unimportant
Antigua and Barbuda
/ Caribbean
Poor 21 30 Important
Cayman Islands
/ Caribbean
Poor 20 28 Important
Afghanistan
/ South Asia
Poor 19 29 Fairly Unimportant
Nicaragua
/ Central America
Poor 18 25 Unimportant
Kyrgyzstan
/ Central Asia
Poor 17 50 Fairly Unimportant
Sri Lanka
/ South Asia
Poor 16 23 Unimportant
Gibraltar
/ Western Europe
Poor 15 30 Important
Dominican Republic
/ Caribbean
Poor 15 20 Fairly Unimportant
Mongolia
/ East Asia
Poor 15 19 Unimportant
Chinese Taipei (China PR)
/ East Asia
Poor 14 25 Unimportant
Samoa
/ Oceania
Poor 14 22 Unimportant
Nepal
/ South Asia
Poor 13 22 Unimportant
Sint Maarten
/ Caribbean
Poor 12 4 Unimportant
The Bahamas
/ Caribbean
Poor 11 15 Unimportant
Dominica
/ Caribbean
Poor 10 14 Important
Cambodia
/ South East Asia
Poor 8 15 Unimportant
Cook Islands
/ Oceania
Poor 8 5 Unimportant
Tonga
/ Oceania
Poor 8 4 Unimportant
Laos
/ South East Asia
Poor 7 25 Unimportant
Belize
/ Central America
Poor 7 10 Unimportant
British Virgin Islands
/ Caribbean
Poor 6 9 Fairly Unimportant
Turks and Caicos Islands
/ Caribbean
Poor 6 9 Fairly Unimportant
Guam
/ East Asia
Poor 6 26 Unimportant
Brunei Darussalam
/ South East Asia
Poor 6 13 Unimportant
East Timor
/ South East Asia
Poor 5 13 Fairly Unimportant
Tuvalu
/ Oceania
Poor 5 25 Unimportant
Macau (China PR)
/ East Asia
Poor 5 7 Unimportant
American Samoa
/ Oceania
Poor 5 4 Unimportant
Anguilla
/ Caribbean
Poor 4 5 Fairly Unimportant
Bhutan
/ South Asia
Poor 4 3 Fairly Unimportant
Aruba
/ Caribbean
Poor 4 35 Unimportant
US Virgin Islands
/ Caribbean
Poor 3 7 Unimportant
Montserrat
/ Caribbean
Poor 1 2 Fairly Unimportant
Kiribati
/ Oceania
Poor 1 1 Unimportant
Northern Mariana Islands
/ East Asia
Poor 1 1 Unimportant
Crimea
/ North Eastern Europe
Poor Unknown
Bonaire
/ Caribbean
Poor 12 Important

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