BUOYED by the success of Adelaide United in the Asian Champions League, the Central Coast Mariners and Newcastle Jets are already well on their way to mapping out a path for success in the hope they can emulate the feats achieved by the Reds.

Both clubs have watched closely as Adelaide made their way to the final, overcoming the likes of Japanese side Kashima Antlers and Uzbekistan giants Bunyodkor at the knockout stage.

While Adelaide ultimately fell victim to the brilliantly prepared Gamba Osaka, losing 5-0 over two legs, their feat marked the first time an Australian club had progressed beyond the first round of the tournament - let alone compete in the final.

Central Coast executive chairman Lyall Gorman said his club was well advanced in its planning for Asian success, with the Mariners only too happy to call upon Adelaide's offer to hand over their oriental dossier.

"Adelaide have offered to share all of their intellectual capital which they've accumulated over their past two ACL campaigns, so we'll be sitting down with them once the dust has settled a little bit," Gorman said. "Andrew Clark [Mariners defender and strength and conditioning coach] has been preparing from a sports science-fitness point of view in conjunction with our our medical team, and when we find out who we'll be playing against, we'll be sending a delegation to check out all the logistics in around travel, accommodation and training. Then we'll start to analyse and anticipate things like weather conditions and so on. But certainly every club that goes to represent Australia from now will be better and wiser for Adelaide's experience and their tremendous willingness to share it."

During their preparations for this past Asian Champions League, Melbourne Victory sent senior staff to observe how Sydney FC dealt with their matches in Australia's first foray into the tournament, going to the lengths of using high-altitude tents to prepare for the conditions.