signed many players from youth club Hutchison Vale. In 2016 the Investors in People Silver Award was bestowed on the Hibernian Academy for its work with the young people connected to the organisation. In 2017, the Hibernian academy was one of eight across the country designated 'elite' status on the introduction of Project Brave, an SFA initiative to concentrate the development of the best young players at a smaller number of clubs with high quality facilities and coaching than was previously the case. Although the official home of the academy teams is the club's training centre near Ormiston, the Under-20 matches usually take place at lower league stadia: Ainslie Park in Edinburgh, home of Spartans F.C. is used most frequently, and fixtures have also been played at the indoor Oriam facility which was the official venue for the reserves in the 2018–19 season. U20 Development squad Note: Several players on the list have either made first team appearances for Hibs, or have been loaned to other SPFL clubs; however they can still be selected for Development League fixtures whenever available to play. Honours Reserves SFL Division C (North-East) Winners: 1949–50 Runners-up: 1952–53, 1954–55 Scottish Reserve League Winners: 1945–46, 1946–47, 1947–48, 1948–49 Scottish Reserve League Cup Winners: 1946–47, 1947–48, 1948–49, 1965–66 Scottish 2nd XI Cup Winners: 1884–85, 1938–39, 1945–46, 1946–47 Youth Scottish Youth Cup Winners: 1992, 2009, 2018 Runners-up: 1990, 1991 SPFL Development League Winners: 2008–09, 2017–18, 2021–22 Notes Former reserve/youth team players This list focuses on the players who have graduated through Hibernian's academy, and have made at least 50 first team appearances, since the inception of the SPL in 1998. This includes a group considered a "golden generation", who helped Hibs to Scottish League Cup finals in 2004 and 2007 (the latter of which they won), and most of whom went on to play for Scotland. Many other of the club's earlier notable players also came through the youth system. Players currently at Hibs in bold. Kenny Miller Tam McManus Ian Murray Garry O'Connor Derek Riordan Scott Brown Steven Whittaker Kevin Thomson Steven Fletcher Kevin McCann Lewis Stevenson David Wotherspoon Paul Hanlon Jordon Forster Alex Harris Danny Handling Jason Cummings Sam Stanton Oli Shaw Ryan Porteous References External links Youth System background at Hibs.org.uk - 2005 article Hibernian U20 at Soccerway Hibernian F.C. Scottish reserve football teams Youth football in Scotland Football academies in Scotland UEFA Youth League teams