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 the Y-League and the National Premier Leagues, the highest level of youth football in Australia. Senior players occasionally play in the academy side, as in the case when they're recovering from injury. Abbas Saad is the current academy manager. They train at the Central Coast Mariners Centre of Excellence and play the majority of their home games there. On occasion, they also play 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)
GroundCentral Coast Mariners Centre of Excellence
Pluim Park
Capacity2,000 (Pluim Park)
OwnerRichard Peil
ChairmanRichard Peil
Academy directorKen Schembri
CoachAbbas Saad
LeagueNational Premier Leagues NSW
A-League Youth
WebsiteClub website

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.

Players
As of June 2023[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
2 Australia AUS Gianni Di Pizio
3 DF Australia AUS Cameron Windust
4 DF Australia AUS Dean Larson
5 DF Australia AUS Nathan Paull
6 MF Australia AUS James Bayliss
7 Australia AUS Aydan Hammond
10 Australia AUS Nicholas Duarte
11 Australia AUS Bailey Brandtman
14 Australia AUS Marko Arambasic
15 Australia AUS Jordan Segreto
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 Australia AUS William Arnold
18 FW Australia AUS George Daniel
21 MF Australia AUS Maksim Kasalovic
24 DF New Zealand NZL Zac Zoricich
30 GK Australia AUS Jack Warshawsky
— MF Australia AUS Brad Tapp
— DF Australia AUS Sasha Kuzevski
— Australia AUS Aidan Milicevic
— MF Australia AUS Miguel Di Pizio
— MF Australia AUS Luke Oresti

Current staff

Head Coaches:

Abbas Saad1st Grade Head Coach
Lucas VilelaU20 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:

Lucas Vilela
Andy Bernal
Matt Simon		1st Grade Assistant coach
Chris Keller1st Grade Manager
Nick Van Reede1st Grade Physio

Honours

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

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

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. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  4. "Mariners granted SAP – NPL Licence". Central Coast Mariners. 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.
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