City Football Academies

NURTURING TALENT

INSPIRING GENERATIONS

CHAMPIONING A PHILOSOPHY

City Football Group empowers, coaches, supports and challenges players at all levels, forging a pathway for both football and life.

ABOUT

City Football Academies provide world-class facilities and cutting-edge teaching methodology for boys and girls around the globe. Our academies provide safe, diverse and inclusive high-performance environments for young players to develop the resilience, adaptability and skills required for senior professional football.

Vision & Strategy

CFAs are focused on implementing long-term strategies for developing first team players and the next generation of elite coaches

Long Term Development

CFAs take a long-term, holistic and integrated approach to individual player development

Player Care  

CFAs have safe, diverse and inclusive cultures that enable young people to thrive and develop into resilient and adaptable adults

World Class Coaching

CFAs implement CFG’s ‘Beautiful Football’ through age-appropriate football training and coaching programmes

Precise Talent Identification

CFAs combine data with scouting expertise to spot authentic signs of high potential and recruit talented individuals

Competition & Pathways

CFAs provide regular opportunities for players to compete against high-quality opposition and connect to the global game through CFG’s unique network

Clinical Care & Physical Performance

CFAs provide excellent clinical care to protect player health and well-being plus age-specific physical preparation and recovery to build capacity to deliver the game model at high intensity