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
AssociationFootball Association of Singapore
LeaguePrime League
StadiumJalan Besar Sports and Recreation Centre
Jalan Besar, Singapore
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  SIN Muhammad Zharfan Bin Rohaizad
2 DF  SIN Adam Hakeem
4  SIN Royce Chua
5  SIN Lionel Tan (c)
6  SIN Ribiyanda Saswadimata
7  SIN Mohamed Nasrul Bin Mohamed Taib
9  SIN Andin Addie
10  SIN Syafiq Irawan
11  SIN Amiruldin Asraf
12  SIN Hafiz Baharuddin
No. Pos. Nation Player
13  SIN Joshua Bernard Pereira
14  SIN Rydha Syarriel
15  SIN Leonard Chen
17 MF  SIN Karthik Raj
18  SIN Russell Joachim Lee
19  SIN Zulkhair Mustaffa
20  SIN Shah Zulkarnean
22  SIN Ahmad Fadly Bin Mohamed Tamiri
24  SIN Ariyan Shamsuddin
25  SIN 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  SIN Kenny Loh
2 DF  SIN Ramle Umar Akhbar
3 DF  SIN Darren Teh
4 DF  SIN Taufiq Muqminin
5 DF  SIN Sadik Said
6 DF  SIN Kenneth Lee
7 MF  SIN Zulfadhmi Suzliman
8 MF  SIN Muhelmy Suhaimi (c)
9 FW  SIN Iqram Rifqi
10 MF  SIN Suhairi Sabri
No. Pos. Nation Player
11 MF  SIN Fahrish Khan
12 GK  SIN Tham Yong Jun
13 MF  SIN Haiqal Sulaiman
14 MF  SIN Ashshiddiq Misban
15 MF  SIN Khairuddin Omar
16 DF  SIN Bryan Tan
17 DF  SIN Daniel Shafiq
19 MF  SIN Ashari Borhan
20 FW  SIN A Pavithran
21 FW  SIN 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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