Doncaster Rovers F.C. Academy
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| Full name | Doncaster Rovers Football Club Academy |
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| Nickname(s) | The Rovers Donny The Vikings |
| Ground | Cantley Park |
| Manager | Paul Wilson |
| League | Football League Youth Alliance North East Conference |
Doncaster Rovers Academy is the youth team run by Doncaster Rovers to encourage and develop young footballers in South Yorkshire.
The youth team runs 9 teams and has over 100 players from the ages of 8 to 17. The head of youth is Paul Wilson. The youth team annually compete in the Gothia Cup. The academy team plays in the Football League Youth Alliance, North East Conference and is only for players below the age of 18. Home games are played at the club's training ground at Cantley Park.
The role of the Doncaster Rovers Academy is to develop players and their abilities to their full potential for the club's first team. Rovers youth team were runners-up of the FA Youth Cup in 1988 and the winners of the Youth Alliance Cup in 2012. The youth system currently has Category 3 status but with future plans to achieve Category 2 status Academy in the Elite Player Performance Plan which would make Doncaster one of the few teams outside the Premier League with Category 2 status.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Players listed in bold have signed a professional deal with Doncaster Rovers but are still eligible to play for the U18's.
There are currently 9 squads at the Academy.
The following are players from Doncaster's academy team past or present who have gone on to play in the top 2 tiers of the Football League, or the top tier in another country with prominent national leagues.
Coordinates: 53°30′35.1″N 1°06′50.0″W / 53.509750°N 1.113889°W
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