Real Betis cantera training complex, Ciudad Deportiva Luis del Sol. The top football clubs in the Spanish leagues generally place great importance in developing their "cantera" to promote the players from within or sell to other clubs as a source of revenue, and Real Betis is no exception. Their youth recruitment network is focused around their home region of Andalusia, and in particular the Province of Seville, and there are collaboration agreements in place with small clubs in the region. The club training complex is named in honour of Luis Del Sol, a 1950s youth graduate who went on to greatness with Real
Real Betis cantera structure. The team also regularly participates in the Copa de Campeones and the Copa del Rey Juvenil, qualification for which is dependent on final league group position. In these nationwide competitions the opposition includes the academy teams of Barcelona, Athletic Bilbao, Espanyol and Real Madrid. It is possible for Betis Juvenil to participate in the UEFA Youth League, either by winning the previous season’s Copa de Campeones or by way of the senior team qualifying for the UEFA Champions League group stages, but so far neither has been achieved. Notable graduates who passed through the youth system on their way