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National Football Academy
Short name	NFA
Founded	13 August 2000; 24 years ago
Association	Football Association of Singapore
League	Prime League
Stadium	Jalan Besar Sports and Recreation Centre; Jalan Besar, Singapore 1°18′36″N 103°51′37″E / 1.310016°N 103.860347°E
Branches	NFA Blues U-17; NFA Reds U-18

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.

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

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; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1		SGP	Muhammad Zharfan Bin Rohaizad
2	DF	SGP	Adam Hakeem
4		SGP	Royce Chua
5		SGP	Lionel Tan (c)
6		SGP	Ribiyanda Saswadimata
7		SGP	Mohamed Nasrul Bin Mohamed Taib
9		SGP	Andin Addie
10		SGP	Syafiq Irawan
11		SGP	Amiruldin Asraf
12		SGP	Hafiz Baharuddin


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
13		SGP	Joshua Bernard Pereira
14		SGP	Rydha Syarriel
15		SGP	Leonard Chen
17	MF	SGP	Karthik Raj
18		SGP	Russell Joachim Lee
19		SGP	Zulkhair Mustaffa
20		SGP	Shah Zulkarnean
22		SGP	Ahmad Fadly Bin Mohamed Tamiri
24		SGP	Ariyan Shamsuddin
25		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; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	SGP	Kenny Loh
2	DF	SGP	Ramle Umar Akhbar
3	DF	SGP	Darren Teh
4	DF	SGP	Taufiq Muqminin
5	DF	SGP	Sadik Said
6	DF	SGP	Kenneth Lee
7	MF	SGP	Zulfadhmi Suzliman
8	MF	SGP	Muhelmy Suhaimi (c)
9	FW	SGP	Iqram Rifqi
10	MF	SGP	Suhairi Sabri


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
11	MF	SGP	Fahrish Khan
12	GK	SGP	Tham Yong Jun
13	MF	SGP	Haiqal Sulaiman
14	MF	SGP	Ashshiddiq Misban
15	MF	SGP	Khairuddin Omar
16	DF	SGP	Bryan Tan
17	DF	SGP	Daniel Shafiq
19	MF	SGP	Ashari Borhan
20	FW	SGP	A Pavithran
21	FW	SGP	Jeremy Lam