BASED IN DUBAI

As a private football academy located in Dubai, we bring together the most promising youth players to compete against professional academies throughout Europe. 

We send our teams to Europe twice during the season to play at least ten 11-aside friendly matches against professional youth academies. Some of our best players are invited to participate in trials at academies in Europe.

In Dubai, our teams compete in Division 1 of the DOFA league. 

The NC23 academy program is intense and demanding, integrating football with strength and conditioning training.

Football players with ambition and talent will thrive at the academy. The players of our club aspire to play professionally in Europe or the Middle East or to play college soccer in the United States. They are committed and disciplined, and they are willing to go the extra mile.

Members are provided with a customised training program that is tailored to their individual needs and is designed to prepare them for assessment by scouts and coaches.

The academy is small and highly selective. There is only one team per age group. Currently, we are focusing on teams in the U14 to U17 age brackets. 

NC23 provides players with a genuine international platform to demonstrate their talent.

We have established relationships with several professional youth academies in Europe. The latest formal partnership we have is with S.P.A.L., an Italian professional football club founded in 1907, whose first team currently competes in Serie C.  S.P.A.L. youth teams compete at the highest national levels in Italy. The club has a rich history in developing youth talent and enjoys an excellent reputation.

The partnership involves the exchange of coaches, scouting camps, trials, player placements, access to affiliated clubs and friendly matches. We are very proud to join forces with S.P.A.L. and are actively pursuing opportunities for new relationships. 

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