The Central Coast Mariners are delighted to announce that the opportunity and development of girls’ football has increased, with Football NSW granting a Girls Skills Acquisition Licence to the Mariners Academy. GSAP is for ages of U10,U11,U12 and U13 and these teams underpin the Central Coast Mariners WNPL program which in turn will support the A-League Women’s program next year. Mariners Head of Football Ken Schembri spoke about how this will provide steps in the right direction in terms of the club’s development.
The Central Coast Mariners will be bringing E-League back to the Coast in 2023. Stay tuned for opportunities to be a part of the program in a supporter, sponsor or playing capacity.
The Central Coast Mariners are delighted to inform that defender Lewis Miller has been called up to the Australian U23 squad to travel to Tajikistan for the AFC U23 Qualifiers against Indonesia and China. This comes after a successful season in 2020/21 culminating in his first minutes of A-League finals football against Macarthur FC. Mariners defender Kye Rowles recently travelled to the Olympics with the Australia U23 squad, indicating how helpful it was to his development in playing against some of the best in the world.
The 2021/22 Central Coast Mariners kits are now available for pre-order. This year, our kit supplier Paladin has provided us with three stunning kits that will no doubt be remembered and worn for years to come. Plus, just by pre-ordering one of the shirts, you’ll go into the draw to win an exciting Matchday Experience thanks to MATE!
Following on from the exciting news about the granting of an A-League Women’s licence, Central Coast Mariners have moved quickly to put in place the coaching set-up for the 2021/22 WNPL season which will set the platform for A-League Women in 2022. The Mariners continue their desire to create more opportunities for girls to help grow the women’s game on the Coast. As part of this process, the Mariners have applied for a Girls SAP licence with Football NSW which will encompass the age range of U10-U13s.
The A-Leagues today announce the signing of Isuzu UTE Australia (IUA) as the first naming rights partner of its men’s competition, which will be officially known as the ‘Isuzu UTE A-League Men’. The three-year partnership marks the latest milestone in the A-Leagues’ ambitious growth and commercial development strategy.
The Central Coast Mariners are pleased to announce that right-back Storm Roux has re-joined the club on a one-year deal after spending three years with Melbourne Victory. Roux racked up over 100 appearances in yellow and navy, spanning five years between 2013 and 2018 and will be welcomed back to the Coast after making 72 appearances for Melbourne Victory and amassing over 14,000 minutes of A-League football in total.
In regards to the recently announced A-League fixtures, the Central Coast Mariners would like to advise our partners, members and supporters that our scheduled home matches are currently listed as “TBC” whilst we work through options available to the club. This is because a venue hire agreement for Central Coast Stadium is still pending by Central Coast Council and not yet finalised for any of our A-League or next season's W-League matches at Central Coast Stadium.