Club Academy Scotland (CAS) is the Scottish FA’s structure that defines, operates and partially funds the Academy system in this country, alongside a games programme. It governs the development of players from the age of 11 to 19.
Clubs are assessed against set criteria and a set of Measurable Performance Outcomes (MPOs), which take into account performance in areas like domestic and international appearances for home-grown players, coaching qualifications, facilities, talent identification and sports science and medicine set-ups.
Following the auditing process, the clubs have been streamed into the following categories:
Aberdeen FC
Celtic FC
Dundee United FC
Heart of Midlothian FC
Hibernian FC
Kilmarnock FC
Motherwell FC
Rangers FC
St Mirren FC
Ayr United FC
Dundee FC
Dunfermline Athletic FC
Falkirk FC
Greenock Morton FC
Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC
Livingston FC
Partick Thistle FC
Ross County FC
St Johnstone FC
Alloa Athletic FC
Edinburgh City FC
Elgin City FC
Montrose FC
Queen of the South FC
Queen's Park FC
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