The Football Academy
The Football Academy is a TV show on CBBC. The Football Academy follows the challenges the boys, girls and para-players face at Southampton Academy. The highs and the lows of football from the point of view of the youth team players and coaches. The program has been available since 2025. A total of 30 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in August 2026.
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The Football Academy
After impressing in her own age group, U16s attacking midfielder Dream gets the chance to play for the senior U18s team.
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The U11 boys go to the National Futsal finals at the home of English football, St George's Park. Can midfielder Mitch and attacker Albie bring home glory?
U13s defender Jamie, who can only train with his team once a week due to living over 100 miles away, gets a much-needed chance to bond with his team at an overnight away camp.
It's a big week for U15s striker Nick and the team as they travel to Loughborough to take part in the Premier League Nationals tournament, and we meet U11s goalie Ava Rose.
Enter the fun world of a football-mad family, where life is never quiet, and meet para-footballer Ellie as she travels to the Women's Euros.
Series 3
Lola and Charlotte want goals and glory! Jun’ai and Luca get the call-up for a huge under-18s cup game. Lenna Gunning-Williams takes on academy player Lexi in Skill Showdown.
Can Mia and Lucy adapt to life at The Football Academy? Trialist goalie Folo tries to prove he’s the super-stopper the club needs, and Maddie takes on Spurs legend Jenna Schillaci in Skill Showdown.
Do Rio and Etta have what it takes to be accepted into the Football Academy? Can captain Sol and new signing Phoenix beat Fulham in the cup? Destiny Udogie takes on George and Ace in Skill Showdown.
Can Charlie return to goalscoring after injury? And will Ace or Julian come out on top? Martha Thomas takes on under-11 Harry in a fiercely fought Skill Showdown.
Can under-15s defender Sol lead his team to victory in The Floodlit Cup? Can Konan bounce back with a little help from family? Spurs legend Jenna Schillaci takes on Eloise and Holly in Skill Showdown.
Goalie Reks steps up to play for the Spurs cerebral palsy men’s team. Riley and Maddie join the under-15s, and Ledley King is in Skill Showdown.
Can under-12s Carter and Alex go all the way in Portugal? And can under-16s Poppy, Eloise and Nife lift the cup against Blackburn? WSL star Lenna Gunning-Williams is in Skill Showdown.
Under-12s Carter and Alex jet off to Portugal for a huge tournament, Riley and Maddie take on Crystal Palace in the cup, and under-10 Julian takes on Spurs legend Sandro in The Maradona 7.
Best mates Riley and Maddie battle a boys' team, and pals Masai and Ernest swap the pitch for the kitchen. Michael Dawson is in Skill Showdown.
Meet the Tottenham Hotspur academy players. Lia Lewis picks her Three of the Best, and Dominic Solanke takes on 11-year-old Konan in Skill Showdown.
Series 1
We follow U13s trialist Kojo, who has eight weeks to impress the club and hopefully get signed. We also meet U12s best friends forever - Finn, Sidney and Teddy.
We follow U12s para-footballer Flo, who is partially sighted. We also follow Kaden and the U9s on their first ever overnight footy trip away from their parents.
In this episode, the focus is on U13s goalie Keanu, who is in remission from leukaemia and back to his best. We also meet 14-year-old midfield dynamo Libby.
Series 3
The pressure is on at the end of the season! Can Riley, Maddie Carter and Alex keep their places at the Football Academy for another year?
George writes about footy, while Harry strives for his scholarship. Harriet Pavlou takes on Rio in Skill Showdown, and Ben and Luke Nuttall choose their favourite academy goal.