National Football Academy (Singapore)

The National Football Academy, commonly referred to as NFA, is a football academy based in Jalan Besar, Singapore. It was launched by the Football Association of Singapore on 13 August 2000 with the aim of developing Singapore's most promising young footballers.[1] 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.

National Football Academy
Short nameNFA
Founded13 August 2000 (13 August 2000)
AssociationFootball Association of Singapore
LeaguePrime League
StadiumJalan Besar Sports and Recreation Centre
Jalan Besar, Singapore 1°18′36″N 103°51′37″E
BranchesNFA Blues U-17
NFA Reds U-18

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 FAS enters both the NFA Blues U-17 and NFA Reds U-18 teams in the Prime League, 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 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

Edition Year Placing
23rd 2011 3rd
24th 2012 6th
25th 2013 6th
26th 2015 4th

NFA Under-16

NFA U-16 performance record at the Lion City Cup

Edition Year Placing
23rd 2011 Runners-up
24th 2012 Runners-up
25th 2013 5th
26th 2015 3rd

NFA Under-17

Jurong West Stadium
NFA Blues

The NFA Blues is based at the 3,200-seater Jurong West Stadium for its Prime League matches.

2014 Prime League squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 Singapore SGP Muhammad Zharfan Bin Rohaizad
2 DF Singapore SGP Adam Hakeem
4 Singapore SGP Royce Chua
5 Singapore SGP Lionel Tan (c)
6 Singapore SGP Ribiyanda Saswadimata
7 Singapore SGP Mohamed Nasrul Bin Mohamed Taib
9 Singapore SGP Andin Addie
10 Singapore SGP Syafiq Irawan
11 Singapore SGP Amiruldin Asraf
12 Singapore SGP Hafiz Baharuddin
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 Singapore SGP Joshua Bernard Pereira
14 Singapore SGP Rydha Syarriel
15 Singapore SGP Leonard Chen
17 MF Singapore SGP Karthik Raj
18 Singapore SGP Russell Joachim Lee
19 Singapore SGP Zulkhair Mustaffa
20 Singapore SGP Shah Zulkarnean
22 Singapore SGP Ahmad Fadly Bin Mohamed Tamiri
24 Singapore SGP Ariyan Shamsuddin
25 Singapore SGP Brandon Marc Cher

NFA Under-18

NFA Reds

The NFA Reds is based at the 3,000-seater Bukit Gombak Stadium for its Prime League matches.

2014 Prime League squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Singapore SGP Kenny Loh
2 DF Singapore SGP Ramle Umar Akhbar
3 DF Singapore SGP Darren Teh
4 DF Singapore SGP Taufiq Muqminin
5 DF Singapore SGP Sadik Said
6 DF Singapore SGP Kenneth Lee
7 MF Singapore SGP Zulfadhmi Suzliman
8 MF Singapore SGP Muhelmy Suhaimi (c)
9 FW Singapore SGP Iqram Rifqi
10 MF Singapore SGP Suhairi Sabri
No. Pos. Nation Player
11 MF Singapore SGP Fahrish Khan
12 GK Singapore SGP Tham Yong Jun
13 MF Singapore SGP Haiqal Sulaiman
14 MF Singapore SGP Ashshiddiq Misban
15 MF Singapore SGP Khairuddin Omar
16 DF Singapore SGP Bryan Tan
17 DF Singapore SGP Daniel Shafiq
19 MF Singapore SGP Ashari Borhan
20 FW Singapore SGP A Pavithran
21 FW Singapore SGP Jeremy Lam

See also

References

  1. "National Football Academy - Shaping the future of Singapore football". The Football Association of Singapore. Archived from the original on 9 February 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
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