The club partnership program allows overseas clubs to become an official Club Partner of Celtic Football Club and receive benefits such as:

• Access to academy standard coaching curriculum
• Permission to use official Celtic crest (pre-approved by Celtic)
• Opportunity for partner club’s teams to visit Celtic FC
• Visits from Celtic FC coaches to partner club.
• Opportunity for players at partner club to attend official Celtic FC coaching in Glasgow
• Feature on Celtic official Website
• Feature in official Celtic magazine,  ‘The Celtic View’
  
• Opportunity to host Celtic FC soccer camps/clinics
• Partner clubs will also have the opportunity for teams to travel to Celtic FC to take part in their team tour experience.
• Coach educations sessions

Full Release

Celtic Soccer Academy is delighted to announce that they have added Susquehanna Soccer Club to their ever growing International Club Partnership Program.  This long term partnership with Susquehanna Soccer Club will involve the sharing of club methodologies, coach education, coaching camps and it will also present Susquehanna Soccer Club with the opportunity to visit Glasgow, Scotland to experience what life is like for an academy player at Celtic Football Club. Susquehanna Soccer Club will also have the chance to send their coaches to Celtic Football Club to attend the renowned International Coaches Convention in Glasgow and receive a behind the scenes look at how Celtic develops young players to reach their potential.

Susquehanna Soccer Club’s membership of over 450 players and their hard work and dedication within the area of Central Pennsylvania was a major factor in the Celtic Soccer Academy choosing them as their newest club partner.

Susquehanna Soccer Club’s President, Keith Brown, is thrilled to be joining forces with Celtic Soccer Academy.  He said: “We are trying to create a unique experience with different opportunities for our players and being able to integrate their vision and philosophy with our own, will only further enhance that experience.”

Celtic Soccer Academy Manager Willie McNab added: ‘We are delighted to add Susquehanna Soccer Club to our International Club Partnership Program and it again emphasizes our commitment to building relationships across the globe. Susquehanna Soccer Club is a very ambitious and progressive club and we are looking forward to a long and prosperous partnership with them.’

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About Celtic Football Club

Celtic Football Club is one of the biggest and best-supported teams in the world. Wearing their iconic green and white hoops, Celtic are instantly recognizable when they play and are renowned for playing attractive football, their passionate fans and their many successes on the field of play.

They are currently champions of Scotland and regularly compete in the UEFA Champions League, where they recorded one of their most famous victories by defeating FC Barcelona 2-1 at Celtic Park in 2012. Celtic are previous winners of the competition when in 1967 they became the first British team to be crowned Champions of Europe.

Founded in 1887, the club was formed as a means to alleviate poverty in the East End of Glasgow. The club now boasts 52,000 season ticket holders and millions of fans worldwide. Its stadium, which is also known as “Paradise”, has a capacity of 60,506, making it the second largest club stadium in the UK. The club remains true to its charitable roots via the outstanding work of the Celtic FC Foundation which aids local charities and global appeals.

Through the Celtic Soccer Academy the club has many official partner clubs across the globe, taking the ethos of talent development, fair play and social interaction through sport into many communities worldwide, teaching kids how to play “The Celtic Way”.

www.celticfc.net

Contact Information

Willie McNab, International Soccer Academy Manager.  Email: [email protected]

Keith Brown, President, Susquehanna Soccer Club. Email: [email protected]