CBF forms youth football group with nationwide representation

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CBF President, Samir Xaud, during the signing of the ordinance creating the working group to propose improvements in the youth categories of Brazilian Football Credits: Rafael Ribeiro / CBF

On Thursday (12), the CBF formalized the composition of the working group to discuss improvements in the model for developing athletes in the youth categories of Brazilian Football. With the participants defined, the WG may hold its inaugural meeting, scheduled for April 2026.

The WG received nationwide participation and will be composed of one hundred professionals, including specialists and invited former players, representatives from clubs, federations, the CBF Academy, and members of the CBF itself.

Representing the organization, the following will participate: Aline Pellegrino, Camilla Orlando, Cícero Souza, Claudio Ibrahim (Branco), Cris Gambaré, Edmilson de Moraes, Ênio Gualberto, Fernanda Coimbra, Gabriel Mastrodomenico, Guilherme Dalla Déa, Guilherme Falcão, João Alves, João Paulo Perez, Julio Avellar, Matheus Senna, Mauro Carmélio, and Rilany Silva; from the CBF Academy, Rafael Tamashiro, Silvan Lucas, and Tiago Pereira.

Among the specialists and invited former players are Augusto Oliveira, Diego Ribas, Euler Victor, Heloísa Rios, João Paulo Medina, José Luiz Portella Pereira, Marcelo Lima, Paulo André, and Sadi Luiz Brustolin.

The following clubs have registered: Atlético Mineiro, Avaí Kindermann, Bahia, Botafogo, Capital-DF, Ceará, Chapecoense, Athletico-PR, Coritiba, Criciúma, Cuiabá, Ferroviária, Figueirense, Flamengo, Fluminense, Fortaleza, Goiás, Grêmio, I9 FC, Londrina, Operário-PR, Palmeiras, QFC, Red Bull Bragantino, Retrô-PE, Santa Cruz, Santos, São Paulo, Sfera-SP, Corinthians, Sport, Vasco, Vila Nova, and Vitória, as well as the following federations: Acre, Alagoas, Amazonas, Amapá, Bahia, Ceará, Distrito Federal, Espírito Santo, Mato Grosso do Sul, Mato Grosso, Pará, Paraíba, Piauí, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, Rondônia, Roraima, Santa Catarina, and São Paulo.

The following were also invited to participate in discussions focused on the women’s youth categories: Botafogo, Ferroviária, Flamengo, Grêmio, Internacional, Minas Brasília, São Paulo, Sport, UDA-AL, and Vitória, as well as the federations of Amapá, Bahia, Pará, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, and São Paulo.

The discussions will be guided by the following thematic axes: competition calendars and alignment with the school calendar; certification and governance of youth development clubs; regulatory environment applicable to youth categories; national guidelines for the development of young talents; and development of youth categories in women’s football.

The WG will be chaired by Felipe Diego Barbosa Silva, acting president of the Football Federation of Rio Grande do Norte (FNF), with Helder Melillo, CBF’s executive director, serving as rapporteur. The final proposal must be delivered to the CBF Presidency within 90 days from the date of the first meeting.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in here.

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