ANFA Complex, Satdobato
| Full name | ANFA Complex, Satdobato |
|---|---|
| Former names | ANFA House |
| Location | Lalitpur, Nepal |
| Coordinates | 27°39′44″N 85°19′48″E / 27.662119°N 85.329912°ECoordinates: 27°39′44″N 85°19′48″E / 27.662119°N 85.329912°E |
| Owner |
National Sports Council Ministry of Youth and Sports |
| Operator | All Nepal Football Association |
| Capacity | 4,000 |
| Surface | AstroTurf |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 2000 |
| Renovated | 2012 2014 2015 |
ANFA Complex is one of many ANFA football training facilities in Nepal built under FIFA's Goal Project. All together the ANFA Complex constitutes of the ANFA House (the current HQ of ANFA), an ANFA Academy, a hostel, and a football ground.
Initially built as an office and hostel for youth-level players, a ground was constructed alongside the facility in order to train the players on site. The ground was then later renovated to include artificial turf for pitch durability due to Nepal's climate requiring constant pitch maintenance. In 2015, parapets was then constructed and the ground was inaugurated as a national stadium in time for the 2015 SAFF U-19 Championship.
As of 2015, there has been 4 FIFA Goal Programmes in aid of football development in Nepal.
The ANFA Academy at Satdobato, ever since its establishment, has been grooming players that have seen national and international success. The Academy scouts new talents from all over the country to breed them into fine footballers. There are currently 58 youngsters living in the academy in three age groups, U-12, U-15 and U-17. ANFA also has technical centres in Chyasal, Butwal and Dharan.
Due to the success of the scheme, ANFA began to build technical centers in Chyasal of Lalitpur, Butwal, Rupandehi, Sunsari and Dharan under the roof of FIFA Goal project. Similarly, ANFA has planned to open technical centers in Mid-Western and Far-Western development regions of Nepal in Future.
On 13 February 2001, the Goal Bureau approved the construction of three technical centres in Bharatpur, Baghkhor and Mechinagar. The project was financed by Goal and the FIFA Financial Assistance Programme, while the respective regional governments donated the necessary plots of land. Construction work was due to be completed by the start of 2004.
During construction, young players were intended be the primary beneficiaries of the new facilities. At the time, the national association had already set up seven academies (for U-19, U-14, U-12 and U-10 players) with their activities thus far having centred on the Nepalese capital, Kathmandu. The new regional centres allowed the project to be extended across the nation. The national association's headquarters in Kathmandu, with its technical centre, playing field and player accommodation, was opened early in 2000 by the President of the Asian Football Confederation, Mohammed Bin Hammam. The facilities have since made it possible for the national association to embark on its long-coveted objective of an ongoing youth development scheme. The complex also offered national association employees an optimal infrastructure which allowed them to carry out their day-to-day tasks and coordinate football activities across Nepal.
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