The National Football Academy, commonly referred to as NFA, is a

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academy based in

Jalan Besar Jalan Besar (; literally "Large Road" in Malay, but taken to mean "Main Road") is a one-way road in Singapore, connecting Lavender Street in Kallang and Rochor Canal Road in Rochor Rochor is a Planning Areas of Singapore, planning area locate ...

, Singapore. It was launched by the

Football Association of Singapore The Football Association of Singapore (FAS) is the governing body responsible for the administration of football in Singapore. Established in 1892 as the Singapore Football Association (SFA), it is the oldest football association in all of As ...

on 13 August 2000 with the aim of developing Singapore's most promising young footballers. Trainees are scouted through a systematic talent identification process before being given the chance to develop their skills under some of the best youth coaches in the country. With teams at every age level from U-14 to U-18, the NFA co-ordinates the development of young Singaporean footballers at a national level through the domestic league system, international youth tournaments as well as overseas training attachments. The NFA Under-18 team is made up of promising Singaporean players under the age of 18 and serves as a feeder squad mainly to the Young Lions as well as other clubs in the

Singapore Premier League The Singapore Premier League, commonly abbreviated as SPL, officially known as the AIA Singapore Premier League for sponsorship reasons, is a men's professional football league sanctioned by the Football Association of Singapore (FAS), which re ...

. The FAS enters both the NFA Blues U-17 and NFA Reds U-18 teams in the

Prime League The Prime League was the reserve and youth team soccer league of Singapore's S.League. Teams involved in the league are primarily made up of youth players from the S.League clubs. The Prime League was founded in 1997. S.League clubs are required ...

, the official reserve league of the Singapore Premier League, to allow their players to gain more exposure and match experience by playing against older and more established players. The NFA U-15 and U-16 teams also participate in the annual

Lion City Cup The Lion City Cup, is an annual international association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball aro ...

organised by the FAS since 2011. The NFA has produced many graduates who went on to represent the Singapore national team.

NFA Under-15

NFA U-15 performance record at the Lion City Cup

NFA Under-16

NFA U-16 performance record at the Lion City Cup

NFA Under-17

The NFA Blues is based at the 3,200-seater

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for its

matches.

2014 Prime League squad

(c)

NFA Under-18

The NFA Reds is based at the 3,000-seater

Bukit Gombak Stadium The Bukit Gombak Stadium is located in Bukit Batok, Singapore, and has a capacity of 3,000 people. The stadium was home to Gombak United FC in the S-league before they left the S-league in the year 2002. Thereafter, the stadium was converted to ...

for its Prime League matches.

2014 Prime League squad

(c)

References

{{National Football Centres 2000 establishments in Singapore Football academies in Asia National football academies Association football training grounds in Singapore

NFA Under-15

NFA Under-16

NFA Under-17

2014 Prime League squad

NFA Under-18

2014 Prime League squad

See also

References