Daedo City Youth Football Academy (DCYFA)

Daedo City Youth Football Academy

Daedo City Youth Football Academy (DCYFA) is an Indonesian football academy and professional development club based in Daedo City, West Java. Founded in 2018, DCFA competes in the DCL Soccer Championship and focuses primarily on youth development and long-term player progression into professional football.

The academy is widely recognized as a key talent development center within the DCEL system, producing young players for multiple clubs in the league.

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Club Information

Full name: Daedo City Youth Football Academy

Nickname: The Patriot Garuda

Founded: 2018

Country: Indonesia

League: Daedo City Elite League (DCEL)

Ground: DCYFA Wellness Park

Capacity: 12,000

Club colours: Crimson Red, Pearl White, Sun Gold

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history 

Daedo City Youth Football Academy (DCYFA) was established to develop young football talent through a structured academy pathway. The club was created with the vision of producing professional-level players by combining modern training systems with competitive match experience.

From its foundation,  DCYFA has operated as both a youth development academy and a competitive football team within the DCL Soccer Championshipstructure.

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Development Philosophy

DCYFA is built on a development-focused model emphasizing:

Technical skill improvement

Tactical discipline and game understanding

Professional player pathway development

Structured youth-to-professional transition system

Integration with DCEL clubs for player promotion and scouting

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Team Structure

DCYFA operates multiple age categories to ensure a clear progression pathway:

U-17 – Foundation stage (technical and tactical basics)

U-20 – Competitive youth development level

U-23 – Near-professional transition stage

Senior – Professional competition within DCEL structure

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Role in DCEL System

DCYFA serves as one of the main talent pipelines in Daedo City, supplying players to various clubs in the DCEL. The academy focuses on preparing players not only for domestic competition but also for potential international careers.

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Stadium

DCYFA Wellness Park

The DCFA Wellness Park serves as the home ground and training complex of the academy.

Used for:

Youth league matches

Academy training sessions

Development tournaments

Internal club competitions

Capacity: 12,000 spectators

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Role in DCEL

DCYFA plays a dual role in the Daedo City Elite League system as both a competitive academy team and a primary talent supplier for professional clubs within the league.

player & staff

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First Team Squad

No. Pos. Nation Player

1 GK 🇳🇱 NED Burim Ukaj

2 DF 🇧🇷 BRA Doximo

3 DF 🇮🇩 IND Ahmad Ilham Fadhilah

4 DF 🇳🇱 NED Sean Abrahamson

5 FW 🇮🇩 IND Abdulhamid Qurban

6 MF 🇮🇩 IND Hafizuddin Anuar

7 MF 🇵🇹 POR Álvaro Ebang

8 MF 🇮🇩 IND Nabil Syahreza Maulana

9 FW 🇮🇩 IND Imran Habibullah 

10 MF 🇧🇷 BRA Valentinho

11 FW 🇧🇷 BRA Wesley Oliveira 

12 DF 🇮🇩 IND Hasan Yasin Wijaksana

13 FW 🇮🇩 IND Ikhsan Maulidiyanto

14 DF 🇮🇩 IND Ridwan Suryanto

15 GK 🇮🇩 IND Fathur Hasyim

16 DF 🇵🇹 POR Gilberto Neves

17 FW 🇮🇩 IND Akbar Zainal Ardiansyah

18 MF 🇮🇩 IND Luthfi Nurhadi Setyawan

20 GK 🇳🇱 NED Timo Veldman 

21 MF 🇮🇩 IND Galih Rizman Adinata

22 FW 🇮🇩 IND Hafiz Danial Kurniyawan

24 DF  🇹🇷 TUR Ömer Güven

25 GK 🇮🇩 IND Ahmad Rizqan Qadir

26 FW 🇮🇩 IND Ibrahim Nurhadi

27 MF 🇮🇩 IND Reza Maeswara

28 DF  🇮🇩 IND Samiuddin Rahardjo

29 FW 🇳🇱 NED Jason Tahitu

30 FW 🇮🇩 IND Hilman Natadipura

56 FW 🇮🇩 IND Rangga Wiraatmadja 

83 MF 🇹🇱 TLS Luís Guterres

Coaching staff

Head Coach: 🇮🇩 Budi Sutopo

Assistant Coach: 🇮🇩 Adil Mirza

Goalkeeper Coach: 🇮🇩 Zafarjan Iskandar

Fitness Coach: 🇮🇩 Saidullah Ershidin

Defensive Coach: 🇮🇩 Rahimjan Memet

Youth Coach: 🇮🇩 Nijat Hoshur

foreign players:

🇳🇱 Timo Veldman

🇳🇱 Jason Kenneth Yves Tahitu

🇳🇱 Sean Abrahamson

🇧🇷 Domingos Valério Ximenes Soares (Doximo)

🇧🇷 Valentim Pereira Martins de Jesus (Valentinho) 

🇧🇷 Wesley dos Santos Oliveira

🇹🇷 Ömer Güven

🇵🇹 Gilberto Amadeu Domingos Neves

🇵🇹 Álvaro Manuel Ebang Nguema

🇳🇱 Burim Ukaj

Players with multiple nationalities: 

🇹🇭🇳🇱🇮🇩 Hafizuddin Anuar

Players with Timorese citizenship:

🇹🇱 Luís Miguel dos Reis Carvalho Guterres