Central Coast Mariners FC

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Central Coast Mariners
Central Coast FC Logo
Full nameCentral Coast Mariners Football Club[1][2]
Nickname(s)Mariners, The Yellow & Navy, Coasties
Short nameCCMFC
Founded1 November 2004; 19 years ago (2004-11-01)
GroundIndustree Group Stadium
Capacity20,069
ChairmanRichard Peil
Head coachMark Jackson
LeagueA-League Men
2022–232nd of 12 (champions)
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Central Coast Mariners Football Club is an Australian professional

Grand Final appearances and topped the table to win the A-League Premiership twice. The club has also appeared in the AFC Champions League
five times.

The club plays matches at

A-League Youth
.

The Mariners' main

Matt Simon is the Mariners' all-time leading goalscorer as of May 2022, with 66 goals in all competitions.[5] The team record for matches played is held by John Hutchinson
, who has appeared in 263 games for the Mariners.

History

Formation (2004)

Central Coast Mariners' bid for a franchise in the

Northern Spirit coach Lawrie McKinna as manager and Ian Ferguson, a former Rangers and Northern Spirit player, as coach.[10] To aid the FFA's goals of building the profile of the sport, the Mariners created formal links with local state league team Central Coast United.[11] On 1 November 2004, after much expectation, the club was announced as one of eight teams to become part of FFA's domestic competition, the A-League.[12][13] The decision made Central Coast Mariners the first Gosford-based professional sports team to play in a national competition.[14]

At the time of the formation of the new league in 2004, the club was owned by Spirits Sports and Leisure Group.

Bateau Bay, formerly of the Newcastle Jets.[20] In a decision which prompted the player to declare that he was "over the moon", Brown became the first player to sign with the club. Club chairman Lyall Gorman was pleased that a local had become a "foundation player" and part of Brown's role would be to assist with selection of younger players from the local area.[21] By early December 2004, the club had created a steady foundation of player signings and began negotiations with former Perth Glory striker Nik Mrdja,[22] signing him later in the month as its star attacker.[23] Mrjda was one of the most prominent players in the last season of the National Soccer League, scoring the final goal to secure Perth Glory's finals win.[24] The club's management was reluctant to sign a star player outside of the $1.5 million salary cap, stipulating that they "would have to contribute on the pitch and get people to come to the ground."[25]

Lawrie McKinna era (2004–2010)

Lawrie McKinna was the first coach of Mariners

The Mariners'

penalties after the score was tied 1–1 after extra time.[33] The Mariners then participated in the 2006–07 A-League season, but was unable to gain a spot in the final series, finishing sixth after the regular season.[34][35]

Club captain

Chengdu Blades of China and São Paulo of Brazil. The agreement benefits the club by providing an opportunity for the youth programme and senior side to draw from the roster of Sheffield United through transfers. The teams also formed a property development joint venture, in the hopes that Central Coast could use its share of income to expand and bolster their Mariners Youth Academy.[38]

The 2007–08 season saw Central Coast win its first premiership on goal difference ahead of Newcastle,

Danny Vuković struck Shield on the arm, resulting in an immediate sending off and later suspension.[44][45] Vuković was suspended from both domestic and international competition for nine months, with an additional six-months' suspended ban; the latter period was reduced to three months on appeal.[45][46] Despite further appeals, the ban was eventually confirmed by FIFA in June, to include banning the young keeper from competing at the 2008 Olympic Games.[47] The ban lasted into October;[48] in response, Central Coast signed former Manchester United and Australian international keeper Mark Bosnich on a seven-week contract.[49]

Before the 2008–09 season, Central Coast was predicted to be among the A-League leaders,[50] but had a run of three losses in a row to end the regular season.[51] Even with the losing streak, the club narrowly qualified for the finals, finishing in fourth, two points ahead of Sydney F.C. and Wellington Phoenix.[52] Central Coast lost 4–1 on aggregate in their minor semi-final against Queensland Roar, ending the team's season.[53]

Graham Arnold and Phil Moss era (2010–2015)

In February 2010, following the club's

W-League competition. The club stated that financial reasons were behind the decision, after Football NSW withdrew its funding.[57]

In spite of relatively low expectations in the lead up to the season, the 2010–11 season was more successful for the club than 2009–10; the A-League and youth league teams both finished second in their respective leagues in the regular season.[58][59][60] The senior team was then defeated by the premiers, Brisbane Roar, 4–2 on aggregate over two legs in the major semi-final, before defeating Gold Coast United 1–0 in the Preliminary Final to qualify for the 2011 A-League Grand Final against Brisbane.[61][62] By reaching the Grand Final, the club also qualified for the 2012 AFC Champions League.[63] In a championship match that the A-League's website called "classic", Central Coast was defeated 4–2 in a penalty shootout after leading 2–0 with three minutes remaining in extra time to finish runners-up for the third time.[64]

The 2011–12 season was similarly successful, as the club won the premiership for the second time in its history with 51 points, two more than second-place Brisbane.[65][66] The club failed to qualify for a second successive Grand Final, though, losing 5–2 on aggregate to Brisbane in the major semi-final and 5–3 on penalties after a 1–1 draw with Perth Glory in the Grand Final Qualifier.[67][68]

2013 A-League Grand Final starting lineup
Central Coast 2–0 Western Sydney

On 21 April 2013, after three losses in Grand Finals, Central Coast won its first A-League title, defeating first-year side

J. League Division 1 side Vegalta Sendai, starting in January 2014.[72] Former assistant manager Phil Moss was named the new head coach.[73] Mariners general manager Peter Turnbull left the club as well, and New Zealand international Michael McGlinchey moved to the J. League to play for Arnold's new side.[74] Central Coast finished the 2013–14 A-League regular season in third place, behind runner-up Western Sydney on goal difference.[75] In the semi-final, the Mariners' championship hopes ended with a 2–0 loss to Western Sydney; the game came three days after the team was eliminated from the 2014 AFC Champions League after losing to Japanese club Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 to finish last in their group.[76][77]

In what was Moss's first pre-season as coach, he did little to change what Arnold had built at the club. The only major changes in the side were with the addition of Senegalese international

Fábio Ferreira also joined the team at the tail end of the season.[81] On 15 April Walmsley was announced as Mariners' permanent technical director and head coach for the 2015–16 season.[82] The announcement came despite an end to the season in which the club finished the league in eighth position.[83]

Post-Arnold era (2015–2020)

The Mariners had their equal-worst A-League performance to date in the 2015–16 season. Their 13 points, the fewest in club history, resulted in a last-place finish, and they set a league record by losing 20 games while winning only 3, a record low for the Mariners. Central Coast allowed 70 goals, the most in league history, and had a goal difference of −37, the worst by an A-League team. The Mariners' totals of goals conceded at home and away (32 and 38 respectively) were also A-League records, and they went the entire season without a clean sheet.[84]

In the

Green Gully Reserve, becoming just the second A-League team to be eliminated by a state league team in the FFA Cup.[85] Following this loss the club sacked Walmsley on 8 August 2016, with coaching duties in the leadup to the 2016–17 season taken up by assistant coach John Hutchinson in a caretaker role.[86]

On 29 August 2016,

Nib Stadium, after coming back from 3–0 down at half time.[88] Okon achieved his first win as Central Coast manager in his fifth game in charge: a 2–1 win over defending champions Adelaide United at Hindmarsh Stadium on 6 November 2016.[89] However, the Mariners ended the season in eighth.[90]

On 2 August 2017, for the second consecutive year, the Mariners were knocked out of the

FFA Cup by a state league team in the first round, after losing 3–2 to Blacktown City.[91] During the 2017–18 A-League season, the Mariners were in the top four at one stage, but after a run of 11 games without a win the club dropped down the table. Okon resigned as manager with Central Coast in ninth entering the last four rounds of the regular season; Wayne O'Sullivan served as an interim manager following Okon's departure.[92] With a six-game losing streak at the end of the season, the team finished last for the second time in three years.[90] Former Brisbane manager Mike Mulvey was hired by Central Coast in 2018.[93] In the first 21 matches of the 2018–19 A-League season, the Mariners won only once.[94] Mulvey was replaced as manager by Alen Stajcic, the former head coach of the Australia women's national team. Despite two wins in his six games as a caretaker manager, the Mariners were unable to avoid finishing at the bottom of the table again. Stajcic was given a three-year contract after the season.[90]

On 4 August 2020, after playing their last game of the

FFA.[95][needs update
]

Resurgence (2020–present)

In his second full season at the club, in

Marco Urena.[96][97] The season had begun well with the Mariners beating local rivals Sydney FC in Sydney for the first time in seven years. The Mariners sat in first place after 16 rounds, but would drop points during the later rounds to finish in third place. This qualified the club for their first finals appearance in seven years. They would then lose to Macarthur FC 2–0 in the elimination finals on 12 June 2021.[98]

Stajcic resigned ahead of the

A-League which qualified the club for a second consecutive finals series.[citation needed] They were again knocked out in the elimination finals, this time by Adelaide United, losing 3–1 on 15 May 2022.[citation needed
]

2023 A-League Men Grand Final starting lineup
Central Coast 6–1 Melbourne City

On 3 June 2023, the Mariners played against Melbourne City FC in the 2023 A-League Men Grand Final. The Mariners defeated Melbourne City 6–1 to win their second A-League Championship, and their first in a decade, with Jason Cummings winning the Joe Marston Medal for best on ground.[citation needed]

Colours and badge

The home jersey worn by the Mariners is mostly yellow with sleeves that are navy blue. The away uniform is a mostly plain navy blue jersey with yellow as a secondary colour.

Kappa for them to be the official apparel supplier.[102] The team logo is a yellow football at the centre of a blue curling wave, which symbolises the beaches of the Central Coast.[103]

Since 2012, the Mariners have worn special pink kits for one match in October to raise money and awareness for

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The Mariners club collected donations at the ground, as well as auctioning the match-worn kits on online auction site eBay with proceeds going to the charity.[104][105]

Kit Evolution

  • Home
2005–2007
2007–2009
2009–2011
2011–2012
2012–2014
2014–2015
2015–2016
2016–2017
2017–2018
2018–2019
2019–2020
2020–2021
2021–2022
2022–2023
2023–

Sponsorship

Period Kit Manufacturer Shirt Sponsor Back Sponsor
2005–2006 Reebok Future School None
2006–2008 Central Coast Rebel Sport
2008–2010 None
2010–2011
Primo Smallgoods
2011–2012 Hummel Soccer5s
2012–2013
Kappa
Masterfoods
2013–2015 Westinghouse Solar
2015–2016 Search Technologies
2016–2018 Umbro Dyldam
2018–2021 State Roads Construction
2021–2023 Paladin Mate

Stadium

Main article: Central Coast Stadium
Central Coast Stadium, home ground of Central Coast Mariners

Central Coast Mariners plays home games at Central Coast Stadium,

palm trees. It is within walking distance of Gosford railway station and is adjacent to the Central Coast Leagues Club.[106]

The stadium has a capacity of 20,059,[I] and the highest attendance for a Mariners game was a sold-out 20,059 against Adelaide United on the second leg of the 2022–23 Semi-Final.[107] Difficulties in drawing spectators led the Mariners to schedule matches in the 2013–14 and 2014–15 seasons away from Central Coast Stadium, at North Sydney Oval and Brookvale Oval. The club's goal was to play closer to its fan base in north Sydney, which majority owner Michael Charlesworth estimated to be about 20% of its total supporters.[108] Following attendances at North Sydney Oval that were similar to those at Central Coast Stadium, Football Federation Australia CEO David Gallop suggested in December 2014 that it would be unlikely that the club would be permitted to continue playing in north Sydney.[109]

Supporters and rivalries

The active

supporters' group for the Mariners is called the Yellow Army,[110] who sit in bay 16 of Central Coast Stadium during home games.[111] In addition to the Yellow Army, there is a Central Coast Mariners Official Supporters Club, which was established during 2013.[112] The Central Coast region has about 300,000 residents, which gives the Mariners the A-League's smallest local fan base. Accordingly, the Mariners acquired a small-market image among commentators.[26][113]

The Mariners developed a strong rivalry with Newcastle Jets throughout their first season, often referred to as the

Nicholas Fitzgerald maintains that "the players and fans still take it very seriously."[118]

Central Coast also have a rivalry with Sydney FC. Like Newcastle, Sydney FC is close in proximity to Central Coast.[119] In 2006, the Central Coast Express Advocate's Richard Noone called the Central Coast–Sydney rivalry "Arguably A-League's fiercest".[120]

Affiliated clubs

Through an investment in the Mariners by Sheffield United the club has the following international affiliations:

In addition, the club has a player development partnership with the following international clubs:

The club has formal relationships with the following organisations in Australia:

The club previously had formal relationships with the following organisations in Australia:

  • Northbridge (as North Shore Mariners Academy 2014–2020)[125]

Players

Main article: List of Central Coast Mariners FC players

First-team squad

As of 26 January 2024[126]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF Brazil BRA Mikael Doka
3 DF Vanuatu VAN Brian Kaltak
4 MF Australia AUS Josh Nisbet
5 DF Australia AUS Noah Smith
6 MF Australia AUS Max Balard
7 FW Australia AUS Christian Theoharous
9 FW Australia AUS Alou Kuol
11 FW Colombia COL Ángel Torres
14 FW Australia AUS Dylan Wenzel-Halls
15 DF New Zealand NZL Storm Roux
16 MF Australia AUS Harry Steele
17 FW Australia AUS Jing Reec (on loan from AGF)
18 DF Australia AUS Jacob Farrell
20 GK Australia AUS Danny Vukovic (captain)
22 FW Brazil BRA Ronald Barcellos (on loan from Portimonense)
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 DF Fiji FIJ Dan Hall
26 MF Australia AUS Brad Tapp
27 DF Australia AUS
scholarship
)
28 MF Australia AUS William Wilson
29 MF Australia AUS
scholarship
)
30 GK Australia AUS Jack Warshawsky
31 DF South Sudan SSD
youth
)
33 DF Australia AUS Nathan Paull
37 FW Australia AUS
scholarship
)
39 FW Australia AUS
scholarship
)
40 GK Australia AUS
scholarship
)
41 FW Australia AUS
scholarship
)
45 MF Australia AUS
youth
)
99 FW England ENG Ryan Edmondson

Youth

Main article: Central Coast Mariners Academy

Retired numbers

Main article: List of retired numbers in association football
  • 19 –
    Matt Simon (forward, 2006–12, 2013–15, 2018–22) [127]

Club officials

Management

Position Name[128]
Chairman Australia Richard Peil
Chief Executive Officer Vacant

Technical staff

Position [128]
Sporting director Australia Matt Simon
Manager England Mark Jackson
Assistant coach England Danny Schofield
Head of Goalkeeping Vacant
A-League Team Manager Darren Dobson
Head of Strength and Conditioning Brice Johnson
Strength and Conditioning Coach Cade Mapu
Analyst Australia Liam Chauncy
Analyst Colombia Andres Clavijo
Head Physiotherapist John Donnelly
Vibe Manager and Head of Athletic Development Australia Andy Bernal
Academy Co-ordinator Cameron Stone
MPIO Vacant
Head of SAP and GSAP Anthony Tugrul
Academy Physiotherapist Nick Van Reede
Head of NPL Men Brazil Lucas Vilela
Head of NPL U20 Men Australia Josh Rose

Managers

Main article: List of Central Coast Mariners FC managers
Name Period Honours Ref(s)
Scotland Lawrie McKinna 2004–2010
A-League Coach of the Year: 2005–06
 [14][129]
Australia Graham Arnold 2010–2013
A-League Coach of the Year
: 2011–12 		[130][131][132][133]
Australia Phil Moss 2013–2015 — [134]
England Tony Walmsley 2015–2016 — [135]
Australia Paul Okon 2016–2018 — [87]
Republic of Ireland Wayne O'Sullivan 2018 (a.i.) — [92]
England Mike Mulvey 2018–2019 — [93]
Australia Alen Stajcic 2019–2021 — [94][90][136]
Scotland Nick Montgomery 2021–2023 A-League Championship: 2023 [137]
England Mark Jackson 2023– — [138]

Club captains

Dates Name Notes Honours (as captain)
2005–2007 Australia Noel Spencer Inaugural club captain 2005 A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup
2007–2012 Australia Alex Wilkinson 2007–08 A-League Premiership
2011–12 A-League Premiership
2012—2015 Malta John Hutchinson 2012–13 A-League Championship
2015–2017 Scotland Nick Montgomery
2017–2018 Spain Alan Baró
2018–2020 Australia Matt Simon
2020–2022 Australia Oliver Bozanic
2022–present Australia Danny Vukovic 2022–23 A-League Men Championship

Records

Further information: List of Central Coast Mariners FC records and statistics and List of Central Coast Mariners FC seasons

Matt Simon with 66 goals, twenty-three more than Adam Kwasnik. Daniel McBreen has scored the third most goals for the club with 30.[139] Central Coast's highest attendance at its home stadium, Central Coast Stadium, is 19,238 against Newcastle Jets in their round 19 match of the 2007–08 season. This was the second highest crowd at the ground for any sport since the first match at Central Coast Stadium in February 2000.[140]

Continental record

Main article: Central Coast Mariners FC in Asian football
Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2009 AFC Champions League Group E China Beijing Guoan 2–1 0–2 2nd out of 4
Ulsan Hyundai
 2–0 1–0
Japan Nagoya Grampus 0–1 1–1
Round of 16 South Korea Pohang Steelers 0–6
2012 AFC Champions League Group G China Tianjin Teda 5–1 0–0 3rd out of 4
Japan Nagoya Grampus 1–1 0–3
South Korea Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 1–1 0–5
2013 AFC Champions League Group H South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings 0–0 1–0 2nd out of 4
Japan Kashiwa Reysol 0–3 1–3
China Guizhou Renhe 2–1 1–2
Round of 16 China Guangzhou Evergrande 1–2 0–3 1–5
2014 AFC Champions League Group F South Korea FC Seoul 0–1 0–2 4th out of 4
Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 0–1
China Beijing Guoan 1–0 1–2
2015 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off round China Guangzhou R&F 1–3
2023–24 AFC Cup Group G Malaysia Terengganu 1–1 0–1 1st out of 4
Philippines Stallion Laguna 9–1 3–0
Indonesia Bali United 6–3 2–1
ASEAN Zonal semi-finals Cambodia Phnom Penh Crown 4–0
ASEAN Zonal final Australia Macarthur FC 3–2 (
a.e.t.
)
Inter-zone play-off semi-finals India Odisha 4–0 0–0 4–0
Inter-zone play-off final Kyrgyzstan Abdysh-Ata Kant 3–0 1–1 4–1
Final Lebanon Al Ahed

Honours

See also: List of Central Coast Mariners FC honours

A-League

Cups

The Mariners Medal (Player of the Year)

Season Winner
2005–06 Australia Michael Beauchamp
2006–07 Australia Danny Vukovic
2007–08 Australia Mile Jedinak
2008–09
Matt Simon
2009–10 Australia Danny Vukovic
 
Season Winner
2010–11 Australia Josh Rose
2011–12 Australia Mathew Ryan
2012–13 Australia Trent Sainsbury
2013–14 Australia Liam Reddy
2014–15 Australia Anthony Caceres
 
Season Winner
2015–16 Australia Liam Rose
2016–17 Australia Paul Izzo
2017–18 Australia Ben Kennedy
2018–19 Australia Aiden O'Neill
2019–20 Australia Mark Birighitti
Season Winner
2020–21 Australia Kye Rowles
2021–22 Australia Kye Rowles
2022–23 Australia Josh Nisbet

Team of the decade

Substitutes: Danny Vukovic, Trent Sainsbury, Adam Kwasnik, Mile Sterjovski, Matt Simon
2005–2014 Central Coast Mariners
Football Club Team of the Decade[143]

See also

Notes

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