2016–17 Central Coast Mariners FC season

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Central Coast Mariners
2016–17 season
ChairmanMichael Charlesworth
ManagerTony Walmsley
(to 8 August 2016)
John Hutchinson
(caretaker 8–29 August 2016)
Paul Okon
(from 29 August 2016)
StadiumCentral Coast Stadium, Gosford
A-League8th
A-League Finals SeriesDNQ
FFA CupRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague: Roy O'Donovan (11 goals)
All: Roy O'Donovan (11 goals)
Highest home attendance11,398 vs. Sydney FC
(8 January 2017)
Lowest home attendance5,072 vs. Adelaide United
(5 February 2016)
Average home league attendance7,395

The 2016–17

FFA Cup
for the 3rd time.

Players

Squad information

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Australia AUS Ivan Necevski
2 DF New Zealand NZL Storm Roux
3 DF Australia AUS Scott Galloway
4 MF Australia AUS Jacob Poscoliero
5 DF Australia AUS Harry Ascroft
6 FW Australia AUS Blake Powell
7 MF Portugal POR
Fábio Ferreira
8 MF Scotland SCO Nick Montgomery (Captain)
9 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Roy O'Donovan
10 MF Senegal SEN Mickaël Tavares
11 MF Australia AUS Connor Pain
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 FW Australia AUS Trent Buhagiar
13 MF Australia AUS Kwabena Appiah
14 MF Australia AUS
Adam Berry
16 MF Australia AUS Liam Rose
17 FW Australia AUS Josh Bingham
19 DF Senegal SEN Jacques Faty
20 GK Australia AUS Paul Izzo
21 DF Australia AUS Michael Neill
22 MF Australia AUS Jake McGing
23 DF Australia AUS
Youth
)
30 GK Australia AUS
Youth
)

From youth squad

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Notes
14 DF Australia
Adam Berry
19 [1]
23 DF Australia Jake Adelson 20 [1]
30 GK Australia Adam Pearce 20 [2]

Transfers in

No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref
19 DF Senegal Jacques Faty Sydney FC Free transfer 1 year 11 April 2016 [3]
10 MF Senegal Mickaël Tavares Sydney FC Free transfer 1 year 18 April 2016 [4]
1 GK Ivan Necevski Sydney FC Free transfer 1 year 7 June 2016 [5]
11 MF Connor Pain Melbourne Victory Free transfer 2 years 7 June 2016 [5]
6 FW Blake Powell Unattached Free transfer 2 years 14 July 2016 [6]
13 MF Kwabena Appiah Unattached Free transfer 1 year 14 July 2016 [7]
3 DF Scott Galloway Melbourne Victory Free transfer 1 year 19 October 2016 [8]

Transfers out

No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref
10 MF Spain Luis García Unattached Undisclosed Fee 5 April 2016 [9]
14 FW England Daniel Heffernan Unattached Free transfer 11 April 2016 [10]
17 FW
Francesco Stella
Unattached Free transfer 11 April 2016 [10]
23 DF Tomislav Uskok Australia Sydney United 58 Undisclosed Fee 11 April 2016 [10]
20 MF Anthony Kalik Croatia Hajduk Split $50,000 28 May 2016 [11][12]
13 GK Alastair Bray Melbourne Victory Free transfer 7 June 2016 [5]
6 MF Mitch Austin Melbourne Victory Free transfer 16 June 2016 [13]
3 DF
Joshua Rose
Melbourne City Free transfer 11 August 2016 [14]
40 GK Tom Heward-Belle Unattached Undisclosed Fee 1 December 2016 [15]
18 FW
Matthew Fletcher
Unattached Undisclosed Fee 14 January 2017 [16]
15 DF Papua New Guinea Brad McDonald Unattached Undisclosed Fee 14 January 2017 [16]

Contracts extensions

Name Position Duration Contract Expiry Notes
Adam Berry
Midfielder 2 years 2019 [17]
Australia Liam Rose Midfielder 1 year 2018 [18]
Australia Trent Buhagiar Striker 2 years 2019 [19]
New Zealand Storm Roux Right back 2 years 2019 [20]
Australia Josh Bingham Striker 1 year 2018 [2]

Club

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Head coach Australia Paul Okon
Assistant coach Australia Ivan Jolic
Goalkeeping coach Australia Matthew Nash
Strength and
conditioning coach
Australia Brice Johnson
Physiotherapist Australia Andrew Nealon
Youth football coach Australia Ben Cahn
Head of sports science Australia Tim Knight

Other information

Majority Owner/Chairman England Michael Charlesworth
Executive Vice Chairman England Peter Storrie
Chief Executive Officer Australia Shaun Mielekamp
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Central Coast Stadium (20,059 / 105x68 metres)

Source: ccmariners.com.au

Statistics

Squad statistics

N Pos. Nat. Name Total A-League FFA Cup
Apps Goals Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Apps Goals Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Apps Goals Yellow card Second yellow card Red card
1 GK Australia Ivan Necevski 8 0 0 0 0 6+1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
2 DF New Zealand Storm Roux 24 0 2 0 0 24 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF Australia Scott Galloway 24 2 1 0 0 23+1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 MF Australia Jacob Poscoliero 9 0 2 0 0 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF Australia Harry Ascroft 14 1 2 0 0 10+3 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
6 FW Australia Blake Powell 18 2 3 0 0 14+3 1 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
7 MF Portugal
Fábio Ferreira
26 5 2 0 0 22+3 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
8 MF Scotland Nick Montgomery 23 1 8 0 0 22 1 8 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
9 FW Republic of Ireland Roy O'Donovan 27 11 5 0 1 26 11 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
10 MF Senegal Mickaël Tavares 9 0 2 0 0 7+1 0 1 0 0 0+1 0 1 0 0
11 MF Australia Connor Pain 28 1 2 0 0 24+3 1 2 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0
12 FW Australia Trent Buhagiar 27 2 1 0 0 11+16 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 MF Australia Kwabena Appiah 20 2 1 0 0 8+11 2 1 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0
14 DF Australia
Adam Berry
23 1 2 0 0 13+9 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
16 MF Australia Liam Rose 23 0 2 1 0 18+4 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
17 MF Australia Josh Bingham 14 1 0 0 0 2+11 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
19 DF Senegal Jacques Faty 8 0 4 0 0 7+1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 GK Australia Paul Izzo 21 0 1 0 1 21 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
21 DF Australia Michael Neill 18 0 2 0 0 6+11 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
22 MF Australia Jake McGing 27 1 3 0 0 25+1 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
23 DF Australia Jake Adelson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 MF Australia Ryan Peterson 1 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF Australia Steve Whyte 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 MF Australia Lachlan Wales 1 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 GK Australia Adam Pearce 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players no longer at the club:
15 DF Papua New Guinea Brad McDonald 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 FW Australia
Matthew Fletcher
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 GK Australia Tom Heward-Belle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pre-season and friendlies

12 July 2016 Central Coast Mariners Australia 9–0 Australia Central Coast Football XI Lisarow, Australia
18:00 AEST
Report Stadium: Pluim Park
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Steve Lucas
21 July 2016
Young Socceroos
Gosford, Australia
Report
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
17 August 2016
Tuggerah, Australia
14:00 AEST
Report Stadium: Central Coast Mariners Centre of Excellence
25 August 2016
Young Socceroos
Gosford, Australia
Report Antoniou 23' Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Final
position / round
First match Last match
A-League 8th 8 October 2016 14 April 2017
FFA Cup Round of 32 Round of 32 2 August 2016 2 August 2016

A-League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sydney FC (C) 27 20 6 1 55 12 +43 66 Qualification for 2018 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
2 Melbourne Victory 27 15 4 8 49 31 +18 49
3 Brisbane Roar 27 11 9 7 43 37 +6 42 Qualification for 2018 AFC Champions League second preliminary round and Finals series
4 Melbourne City 27 11 6 10 49 44 +5 39 Qualification for Finals series
5 Perth Glory 27 10 9 8 53 53 0 39
6 Western Sydney Wanderers 27 8 12 7 35 35 0 36
7 Wellington Phoenix[a] 27 8 6 13 41 46 −5 30
8 Central Coast Mariners 27 6 5 16 31 52 −21 23
9 Adelaide United 27 5 8 14 25 46 −21 23
10 Newcastle Jets 27 5 7 15 28 53 −25 22
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
27 6 5 16 31 52  −21 23 4 1 8 18 24  −6 2 4 8 13 28  −15

Last updated: 14 April 2017.
Source: ultimatealeague.com

Results by round

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Ground
A
AHAAHAHHAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHAHA
ResultDLLDWLDWLLLLDLLLWWWLDLLLLWL
Position3898899679999910109999999101088
Updated to match(es) played on 15 April 2017. Source: ultimatealeague.com

A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Perth Glory v Central Coast Mariners
8 October 2016 1 Perth Glory 3–3 Central Coast Mariners Perth
Saturday 19:00 AWST
Report
Stadium:
nib Stadium
Attendance: 9,501
Referee: Chris Beath
15 October 2016 2 Sydney FC 4–0 Central Coast Mariners Sydney
Saturday 17:35 AEDT
Report Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 15,082
Referee: Stephen Lucas
22 October 2016 3 Central Coast Mariners 0–1 Brisbane Roar Gosford
Saturday 17:35 AEDT Report Kristensen 33' Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 7,073
Referee: Adam Fielding
29 October 2016 4 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–1 Central Coast Mariners Sydney
Saturday 19:50 AEDT
Šantalab
2'
Report
Berry
61'
Stadium: Spotless Stadium
Attendance: 12,168
Referee: Shaun Evans
6 November 2016 5 Adelaide United 1–2 Central Coast Mariners Adelaide
Sunday 16:30 ACDT Guardiola 27' (pen.) Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 10,974
Referee: Jarred Gillett
12 November 2016 6 Central Coast Mariners 0–2 Wellington Phoenix Canberra
Saturday 17:35 AEDT Report
Stadium: GIO Stadium
Attendance: 5,497
Referee: Stephen Lucas
20 November 2016 7 Newcastle Jets 1–1 Central Coast Mariners Newcastle
Sunday 17:00 AEDT Nordstrand 64' Report McGing 42' Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 11,238
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
24 November 2016 8 Central Coast Mariners 2–0 Perth Glory Gosford
Thursday 19:50 AEDT Report Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 5,296
Referee: Shaun Evans
10 December 2016 10 Wellington Phoenix 3–0 Central Coast Mariners Hamilton
Saturday 15:35 NZDT
Report Stadium: Waikato Stadium
Attendance: 5,234
Referee: Matthew Conger
28 December 2016 12 Melbourne Victory 4–1 Central Coast Mariners Melbourne
Wednesday 19:50 AEDT
Report Buhagiar 89' Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 20,491
Referee: Adam Fielding
31 December 2016 13 Central Coast Mariners 2–2 Melbourne City Gosford
Saturday 19:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 11,184
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
8 January 2017 14 Central Coast Mariners 2–3 Sydney FC Gosford
Saturday 17:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 11,398
Referee: Chris Beath
19 January 2017 16 Melbourne City 2–1 Central Coast Mariners Melbourne
Thursday 19:50 AEDT Cahill 3', 39' Report O'Donovan 9' Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 8,784
Referee: Daniel Elder
28 January 2017 17 Central Coast Mariners 2–0 Perth Glory Gosford
Saturday 17:35 AEDT
Report Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 7,205
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
5 February 2017 18 Central Coast Mariners 2–1 Adelaide United Canberra
Sunday 17:00 AEDT
Report O'Doherty 90+2' Stadium: GIO Stadium
Attendance: 5,072
Referee: Shaun Evans
19 February 2017 20 Central Coast Mariners 0–3 Melbourne Victory Gosford
Sunday 17:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 7,013
Referee: Daniel Elder
26 February 2017 21 Newcastle Jets 1–1 Central Coast Mariners Newcastle
Sunday 17:00 AEDT Kokko 20' Report Galloway 50' Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 9,423
Referee: Shaun Evans
5 March 2017 22 Central Coast Mariners 2–3 Melbourne City Gosford
Sunday 17:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 5,974
Referee: Adam Fielding
10 March 2017 23 Sydney FC 1–0 Central Coast Mariners Sydney
Friday 19:50 AEDT Hološko 8' Report Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 11,148
Referee: Shaun Evans
25 March 2017 24 Central Coast Mariners 2–3 Adelaide United Gosford
Saturday 17:35 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 5,438
Referee: Kurt Ams
2 April 2017 25 Brisbane Roar 5–1 Central Coast Mariners Brisbane
Sunday 19:00 AEST
Report
Ferreira
48'
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 8,113
Referee: Daniel Elder
9 April 2017 26 Central Coast Mariners 2–0 Newcastle Jets Gosford
Sunday 17:00 AEST
Report Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 8,073
Referee: Stephen Lucas
14 April 2017 27 Melbourne Victory 1–0 Central Coast Mariners Melbourne
Friday 19:50 AEST Berisha 80' Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 14,827
Referee: Jarred Gillett

FFA Cup

2 August 2016 Round of 32 Green Gully Victoria (state) 2–1 New South Wales Central Coast Mariners Melbourne
20:00 AEST
Report Powell 15' Stadium:
Green Gully Reserve

Attendance: 876
Referee: Daniel Elder

References

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  2. ^ a b "Double Delight: Pearce Promoted, Bingham Extends". Central Coast Mariners. 6 April 2017. Archived from the original on 6 April 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Jacques Faty signs with Mariners". Central Coast Mariners. 11 April 2016. Archived from the original on 2 May 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Mariners sign Mickael Tavares". Central Coast Mariners. 18 April 2016. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
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  6. ^ "Mariners sign Blake Powell". Central Coast Mariners. 14 July 2016.
  7. ^ "Kwabena Appiah returns to the Central Coast". Central Coast Mariners. 14 July 2016.
  8. ^ "Victory defender exits club". FourFourTwo. 19 October 2016. Archived from the original on 19 October 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  9. ^ Hearn, Chris (5 April 2016). "Luis Garcia bids farewell to Central Coast Mariners". Outside 90.
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  11. ^ Vulas, Frane (28 May 2016). "Kalik remains at Poljud, Milic wants to Genoa". Slobodna Dalmacija (in Croatian).
  12. ^ "Kalik Completes Split from Coast to Croatia". Central Coast Mariners. 1 June 2016.
  13. Sydney Morning Herald
    . 17 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  14. ^ "Rose departs Mariners for Melbourne City". The World Game. SBS. 11 August 2016.
  15. ^ Fruci, Joel (1 December 2016). "Central Coast Mariners agree to release young goalkeeper". Outside 90. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  16. ^ a b Fruci, Joel (14 January 2017). "Central Coast Mariners bid farewell to duo". Archived from the original on 28 January 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  17. ^ "Adam Berry signs contract extension". Central Coast Mariners. 26 August 2016.
  18. ^ "Liam Rose signs contract extension". Central Coast Mariners. 31 October 2016.
  19. ^ "Trent Buhagiar confirms future with Mariners". Central Coast Mariners. 5 December 2016.
  20. ^ "Storm Roux signs contract extension with Central Coast Mariners". Central Coast Mariners. 5 April 2017.

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