CFA Cotia
football club training ground
The CFA Cotia (full name Centro de Formação de Atletas Laudo Natel) is the training ground of the youth sectors of the football club São Paulo FC. Is located at the city of Cotia, metropolitan area of São Paulo, and it has a total area of c. 230,000 m².
History
Created by the president at the time, Marcelo Portugal Gouvêa, São Paulo FC was one of the first Brazilian clubs to construct a training structure dedicated to youth sectors. At a cost of 2.2 million, a plot of land measuring just over 220,000 square meters was acquired next to the Siled Fongaro stud farm in 2004, with an estimated additional 6 million invested in land preparation and construction. In 2007, São Paulo acquired an additional adjacent property, increasing the total area to 230,000 square meters.
The CFA is named in honor of the former president of São Paulo FC and former governor of São Paulo, Laudo Natel.
Facilities
Below is a list of the structures included in the CFA Cotia:
Eight official-sized fields, seven with natural grass and one with synthetic grass.
Four reduced-size fields (7-a-side soccer, indoor soccer).
One sand court (beach soccer, volleyball, recreational).
One multi-sport court.
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