St George's Park National Football Centre

St George's Park National Football Centre

Established9 October 2012 (official opening)
ChairDavid Sheepshanks
AddressNewborough Road, Needwood, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, DE13 9PD
Location, ,
Coordinates52°48′32″N 1°45′22″W / 52.809°N 1.756°W / 52.809; -1.756 (St George's Park)
Websitewww.thefa.com/st-georges-park

St George's Park (SGP) is the English Football Association's national football centre (NFC) built on a 330-acre (130 ha) site at Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire.[1] The centre was officially opened by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on 9 October 2012.[2]

The purpose of the centre is to be the base for all coaching and development work undertaken by the FA, and to be the training and preparation ground for all 28 of the England national football teams at the same time, including disability, futsal and those who compete in UEFA and FIFA competitions such as:

  1. ^ "Are club and country now working together?". BBC Sport. 2 February 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  2. ^ "St George's Park centre of excellence officially opened". BBC Sport. 9 October 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2012.

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