Central Coast Mariners Academy

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Central Coast Mariners Academy
Central Coast Mariners Academy logo.png
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
League National Premier Leagues NSW
Website Club website

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.

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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

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

Current staff

Head Coaches:

Lucas Vilela1st Grade Head Coach
Josh Rose U20 Head Coach
Simon VolkU18 Head Coach
Hugo Da SilvaU16 Head Coach
Jan JuguetaU15 Head Coach
Jim CresnarU14 Head Coach
Will PirizU13 Head Coach
Anthony TugrulU12 Head Coach
Matthew EdwardsU11 Head Coach
Toby Peil
Max Middleby		U10 Head Coach
Nicholas DuarteU9 Head Coach

Staff:

Andy Bernal
Matt Simon 		1st Grade Assistant coach
Blake Longford1st Grade Manager
Nick Van Reede1st 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.

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References

  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.
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