Background and Study Aim: The aim of this research was to determine the differences between the young soccer players (U19) in terms of anthropometric characteristics and body composition. We considered players of three the most successful clubs in three countries of the southern region of the Balkan Peninsula. Material and Methods: The first sub-sample of the subjects was consisted of 19 players of FC Radnicki from Serbia of the average age 17.84±.37. The second sub-sample was consisted of 19 players of FC Sarajevo from Bosnia and Herzegovina of the average age of 17.53±.51. The last sub-sample of the examinees was consisted of 13 players of FC Shkupi from North Macedonia of the average age 18.00±.00. Anthropometric characteristics in the body composition were evaluated by a battery of 11 variables. The significance of the differences between the young soccer players in the anthropometric characteristics and variables for assessing body composition were determined by ANOVA and LSD Post Hoc test. Results: The young soccer players of the three mentioned clubs have statistically significant differences by the two variables that estimate fat percentage and muscle mass. The young soccer players of FC Radnicki are significantly better in variable fat percentage than other players. The young soccer players of FC Skhupi have significantly less muscle mass than other players. Conclusions: The results can be useful for coaches of other clubs for making a comparison of their soccer players with the young soccer players in this research.

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塞尔维亚，波斯尼亚和黑塞哥维那以及北马其顿最好的足球俱乐部的青年足球运动员（U19）成员之间的身体成分差异

背景和研究目的：这项研究的目的是确定年轻人足球运动员（U19）在人体测量特征和身体成分方面的差异。我们认为巴尔干半岛南部地区三个国家中三个最成功的俱乐部的球员。材料和方法：受试者的第一个子样本由来自塞尔维亚的19名平均年龄为17.84±.37岁的FC Radnicki球员组成。第二个子样本由来自波斯尼亚和黑塞哥维那的萨拉热窝FC的19名球员组成，平均年龄为17.53±.51。考生的最后一个子样本由来自北马其顿的FC Shkupi的13名球员组成，平均年龄为18.00±.00。人体成分的人体测量特征由11个变量组成的组进行评估。通过ANOVA和LSD Post Hoc检验确定了年轻足球运动员在人体测量学特征和评估身体组成变量方面的差异的重要性。结果：上述三个俱乐部的年轻足球运动员在估计脂肪百分比和肌肉质量的两个变量上具有统计学上的显着差异。FC Radnicki的年轻足球运动员的可变脂肪百分比明显好于其他运动员。FC Skhupi的年轻足球运动员的肌肉质量明显小于其他运动员。结论：该结果对于其他俱乐部的教练在本研究中将其足球运动员与年轻足球运动员进行比较可能是有用的。