Mariners Centre of Excellence is the

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and

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base of

Central Coast Mariners Central Coast Mariners Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Gosford, on the Central Coast of New South Wales. It competes in the A-League Men, under licence from the Australian Professional Leagues (APL). The Ma ...

, located in

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. It is used by the club's youth team and the

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as a training base and for matches, as well as by the club's senior team for training. The facility also has a stadium with a capacity of 3,000 people. The facility was purpose-built for the Central Coast-based club and is the club's home base.

History

Work on the site commenced in 2011.

Structure and facilities

The Mariners Centre of Excellence includes: * 2 full-size grass pitches and a 3,000 seat grandstand * 10 sports courts * 1 heated aquatic and hydrotherapy centre * 1 gymnasium * 1 educational learning centre * 1 medicine centre * 1 event centre

References

External links

Official Website of Central Coast MarinersSoccerway page
Central Coast Mariners FC Soccer venues in New South Wales {{NewSouthWales-struct-stub