Central Coast Mariners Academy Explained

Clubname:Central Coast Mariners Academy
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Fullname:Central Coast Mariners Football Club Academy
Nickname:Mariners
Founded:2008 (as Central Coast Mariners Youth)
2012 (as Central Coast Mariners Academy)
Ground:Pluim Park
Capacity:2,000
Owntitle:Owner
Owner:Richard Peil
Chairman:Richard Peil
Mgrtitle:Head Coach
Manager:Lucas Vilela
Website:http://www.ccmariners.com.au
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The Central Coast Mariners Academy (CCMA) is the youth system of Central Coast Mariners FC based in, Australia. The academy teams play in the National Premier Leagues NSW competition, the top flight of the NPL NSW system. Senior players occasionally play in the academy side, as in the case when they're recovering from injury. Lucas Vilela is the current academy first grade coach. They train at the Central Coast Mariners Centre of Excellence and play their home games at Pluim Park.

Academy team history

First Academy (2012–2014)

Central Coast Mariners Academy was formed as a joint venture between the Mariners and Central Coast Football to provide a junior development pathway to the NYL and A-League sides. Prior to 2012 the academy existed solely as a junior side; however in 2012 it was accepted to participate in the New South Wales Premier League.[1] In October 2012 the club announced that Joey Peters had been appointed as senior coach. The club finished tenth from twelve clubs in its first two seasons.

CCMA prided themselves on producing talented young players and providing a pathway for Central Coast Mariners in the Hyundai A-League. Based on appearances for CCMA 15 year old Daniel McFarlane earned trials in the UK with Swansea City and Birmingham City. Patrick Zwaanswijk signed up McFarlane up for the CCMA in the National Youth League. Local players Steve Whyte, Josh Forbes, Bradley Wilson and Nathan Verity also made sufficient impressions in the NSWPL season to earn them a contract in the NYL squad.

Following disputes between the Mariners and Central Coast Football over technical and financial aspects of the program, the Football NSW licence to run the representative side on the Central Coast was handed back to Central Coast Football in August 2014 and the Academy program was closed.[2]

2015–present

A competitions review conducted by Football NSW in 2015 recommended that academy sides from Sydney FC and Western Sydney Wanderers be included in the National Premier Leagues NSW competitions, with the inclusion of a Central Coast side to be determined between the Mariners and Central Coast Football. The Mariners subsequently applied for entry to the NPL and SAP in August 2015[3] and were accepted from the 2016 season onwards,[4] replacing Central Coast FC. The Mariners won the 2020 NPL2 premiership and grand final, as well as the 2022 NPL2 premiership, securing their promotion to the 2023 NPL competition.

Players

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Current staff

Head Coaches:

Lucas Vilela 1st Grade Head Coach
U20 Head Coach
Simon Volk U18 Head Coach
Hugo Da Silva U16 Head Coach
Jan Jugueta U15 Head Coach
Jim Cresnar U14 Head Coach
Will Piriz U13 Head Coach
Anthony Tugrul U12 Head Coach
Matthew Edwards U11 Head Coach
Toby Peil
Max Middleby
U10 Head Coach
Nicholas Duarte U9 Head Coach

Staff:

1st Grade Assistant coach
Blake Longford 1st Grade Manager
Nick Van Reede 1st Grade Physio

Honours

Youth

Under-23s

Academy

Notable academy and youth team players

The following list of youth team or Academy players have been capped in a full international. Players still currently playing for the club are in bold. Other still active players are in italics.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mariners lay foundations for football's future . footballaustralia.com.au . 20 November 2012.
  2. News: Central Coast Mariners face lockout over outstanding debts and ground fees. 23 August 2014. 16 December 2014. Sydney Morning Herald. Bossi. Dominic.
  3. News: Mariners apply for NPL Licence. Central Coast Mariners. 24 August 2015. 26 September 2015. 26 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150926010720/http://www.ccmariners.com.au/article/news-mariners-aplly-for-npl-licence/u8dwtgwidk321jjg1r8ndpspf. dead.
  4. News: Mariners granted SAP – NPL Licence. Central Coast Mariners. 1 October 2015. 1 October 2015. 1 October 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151001224203/http://www.ccmariners.com.au/article/news-mariners-granted-sap--npl-licence/7v31z90jjnmb1n5ymc50qwxbd. dead.
  5. https://mens.nplnsw.com.au/2022/12/18/youthful-central-coast-mariners-keen-to-make-their-mark-in-2023/ Central Coast Mariners Academy Squad for NPL NSW 2023 season
  6. News: 'I'm not boring': Why Mariners cult hero Alou Kuol is just warming up. Vince. Rugari. 31 January 2021. 26 May 2022. Sydney Morning Herald.
  7. News: Mariners primed for NYL tilt. Central Coast Mariners FC. 10 September 2009. 26 May 2023.
  8. News: Youth League: Coach, squad & fixtures. Central Coast Mariners FC. 7 November 2018. 26 May 2023.
  9. News: Pellegrino & McDonald join Academy. Central Coast Mariners FC. 6 June 2013. 26 May 2023.
  10. News: News: Mariners announce Foxtel NYL squad. Central Coast Mariners FC. 16 October 2014. 26 May 2023.