Introduction: Knee is the most commonly injured joint and the most stress in the human body. In soccer is a high incidence of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. Most ACL injuries in athletes are noncontact injuries, with a mechanism of sudden deceleration, change in direction or landing from a jump. Studies have shown reductions in lower extremity injury rates using prevention protocols that can reduce ACL injury for 50%-65%. Objectives: To analyse effects of training programs on the prevention anterior cruciate ligament injuries in football players based on the review of scientific literature. Methods: The used articles were collected from CINAHL, PubMED, Springerlink and SAGE journals. Articles were published between 2000 and 2016 and written in English. Results: Literature review of ten included studies demonstrated significantly greater knee injury reduction in footballers who were categorized in the preventive group compared with those who were in the control group. Conclusion: The effectiveness of prevention programs in the prevention of ACL injuries is influenced by several factors. Especially training and program components.Better results have those programs who using training protocols that focus on land-ing mechanics, pliometric training, balance training, strength training, feedback and/or agility training. Intensity, duration and frequency of training component, despite the large number of studies on preventive programs in the prevention of ACL injuries, have not been precisely defined. Prevention programs should focus on reducing risk factors for the occurrence of non-contact ACL injuries.
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