A National Football Centre (sometimes referred as a "Soccer Institute") is the term given to facilities that host an education base for a Football Association.

The Canadian Soccer Association

Canadian Soccer Association

The Canadian Soccer Association is the governing body of soccer in Canada. It is a national organization that oversees the Canadian men's and women's national teams for international play, as well as the respective junior sides...

 has a series of "national training centres" in each province where prospective football players are invited to be coached by professional coaches.

The French Football Federation

French Football Federation

The French Football Federation is the governing body of association football in France, as well as the overseas departments and territories . It was formed in 1919 and is based in the capital Paris...

 has the acclaimed Clairefontaine

Clairefontaine

Le Centre Technique National Fernand Sastre , commonly referred to as INF Clairefontaine , INF, or simply Clairefontaine, is the national association football centre that specializes in training French football players...

institute and several other regional academies which attempt to locate the more talented players at an early age, other sites include:

• Centre Régional Accueil Formation de Liévin
• Centre Régional Technique Georges Favre
• Centre Technique Régional Henri Guérin
• CREPS Aix-en-Provence
• CREPS Bourgogne Dijon
• CREPS Plaine des Cafres
• CREPS Reims
• CREPS Vichy Auvergne