N.O.C. I.R. Iran journal of olympic studies 2717-4336 3 1 2025 04 21 Analysis of Development Factors for Premier League Football Club Academies in Iran with a Talent Management Approach Analysis of Development Factors for Premier League Football Club Academies in Iran with a Talent Management Approach 107 128 214182 FA Mohammad Ghasemi MSc, Department of Sport Management, Faculty of Sport Sciences and Health, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran. 0009-0001-6335-8224 Amin Dehghan Ghahfarokhi sport Management Department, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran 0000-0001-8696-0894 Ahmad Mahmoudi Assistant Professor, Department of Sport Management, Faculty of Sport Sciences and Health, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran. 0000-0001-7579-2274 Journal Article 2024 11 09 The present study aims to analyze the development factors of Premier League football club academies in Iran through a talent management approach. The research adopts a quantitative methodology and is applied in nature. The statistical population includes sports managers, faculty members in sports management, and coaches and players with experience in youth football in Iran. A purposive sampling method was used, and Cochran's formula for an unknown population size was applied to determine the sample size (N=170). The research instrument was a researcher-developed questionnaire consisting of 51 questions, designed based on a literature review, analysis of leading global academy programs, and expert interviews. Responses were measured on a 5-point Likert scale. The validity and reliability of the instrument were confirmed (α=0.895\alpha = 0.895). For data analysis, descriptive and inferential statistics (exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, skewness and kurtosis, one-sample t-test, and Friedman test) were employed at a significance level of P≤0.05P \leq 0.05 (two-tailed). The results indicated a positive and significant relationship between talent management in football academies and the variables of planning, development, retention, recruitment, utilization, and selection of talent, in order of priority. It is recommended that national sports managers comprehensively revisit and systematize the talent management processes in football academies based on the indigenous framework proposed by this study, to enhance youth football and optimize time and resource investments. The present study aims to analyze the development factors of Premier League football club academies in Iran through a talent management approach. The research adopts a quantitative methodology and is applied in nature. The statistical population includes sports managers, faculty members in sports management, and coaches and players with experience in youth football in Iran. A purposive sampling method was used, and Cochran's formula for an unknown population size was applied to determine the sample size (N=170). The research instrument was a researcher-developed questionnaire consisting of 51 questions, designed based on a literature review, analysis of leading global academy programs, and expert interviews. Responses were measured on a 5-point Likert scale. The validity and reliability of the instrument were confirmed (α=0.895\alpha = 0.895). For data analysis, descriptive and inferential statistics (exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, skewness and kurtosis, one-sample t-test, and Friedman test) were employed at a significance level of P≤0.05P \leq 0.05 (two-tailed). The results indicated a positive and significant relationship between talent management in football academies and the variables of planning, development, retention, recruitment, utilization, and selection of talent, in order of priority. It is recommended that national sports managers comprehensively revisit and systematize the talent management processes in football academies based on the indigenous framework proposed by this study, to enhance youth football and optimize time and resource investments. https://journal.olympic.ir/article_214182_9965dbda5ff8e9e0efef464445849be9.pdf