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Central Coast Mariners Academy

The Central Coast Mariners Academy (CCMA) is the youth system of Central Coast Mariners FC based in Gosford, 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.

Central Coast Mariners Academy
Full nameCentral Coast Mariners Football Club Academy
Nickname(s)Mariners
Founded2008 (as Central Coast Mariners Youth)
2012 (as Central Coast Mariners Academy)
GroundPluim Park
Capacity2,000
OwnerRichard Peil
ChairmanRichard Peil
Head CoachLucas Vilela
LeagueNational Premier Leagues NSW
WebsiteClub website

Academy team history edit

First Academy (2012–2014) edit

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 edit

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 edit

As of February 2024[5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK   AUS Jack Warshawsky
— GK   AUS Jai Ajanovic
—   AUS Daniel Vickers
— DF   AUS Michael Paragalli
— DF   SSD Cher Deng
— DF   AUS Andrew Parkes
— DF   AUS Harry Menham
— MF   AUS Jordan Small
— MF   AUS Matej Busek
— MF   MLT Lucas Scicluna
— FW   AUS Nicholas Duarte
— FW   AUS Luka Smyth
— FW   AUS Donatien Niyonkuru
— MF   AUS Taye Hedley
—   AUS Yani Nassis
— DF   AUS Jacob Tresoglavic
— MF   AUS Amponsah Antwi
No. Pos. Nation Player
—   AUS Prayaag Thapa
— FW   AUS Ethan Debono
— FW   AUS Adil Toska
—   AUS Harvey James
—   AUS Jude Rankin
—   AUS Rocco Smith
— MF   AUS Arthur De Lima
—   AUS Angus Reid
—   AUS Freddie Clunas
— DF   AUS Sasha Kuzevski
—   AUS Ahmad El Helou
—   AUS Alexander Gountounas
—   AUS Parker Williams
—   AUS Agieg Aluk
— FW   AUS Bailey Brandtman
—   AUS Will Rankin
—   AUS Adam Hall

Current staff edit

Head Coaches:

Lucas Vilela 1st Grade Head Coach
Josh Rose 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:

Andy Bernal
Matt Simon		 1st Grade Assistant coach
Blake Longford 1st Grade Manager
Nick Van Reede 1st Grade Physio

Honours edit

Youth

Under-23s

Academy

  • Football NSW League One Youth U-20 Premiership
  • Football NSW League One Youth U-20 Championship
  • Football NSW League One Youth U-18 Premiership
  • Football NSW League One Youth U-18 Championship

Notable academy and youth team players edit

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 edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Mariners lay foundations for football's future". footballaustralia.com.au. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  2. ^ Bossi, Dominic (23 August 2014). "Central Coast Mariners face lockout over outstanding debts and ground fees". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Mariners apply for NPL Licence". Central Coast Mariners. 24 August 2015. Archived from the original on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  4. ^ "Mariners granted SAP – NPL Licence". Central Coast Mariners. 1 October 2015. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  5. ^ Central Coast Mariners Academy Squad for NPL NSW 2023 season
  6. ^ Rugari, Vince (31 January 2021). "'I'm not boring': Why Mariners cult hero Alou Kuol is just warming up". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Mariners primed for NYL tilt". Central Coast Mariners FC. 10 September 2009. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Youth League: Coach, squad & fixtures". Central Coast Mariners FC. 7 November 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Pellegrino & McDonald join Academy". Central Coast Mariners FC. 6 June 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  10. ^ "News: Mariners announce Foxtel NYL squad". Central Coast Mariners FC. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2023.

External links edit

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