Central Coast Mariners
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Basic data | ||||
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Surname | Central Coast Mariners Football Club | |||
Seat | Gosford , Australia | |||
founding | 2004 | |||
Colours | dark blue-yellow | |||
president | Michael Charlesworth | |||
Website | ccmariners.com.au | |||
First soccer team | ||||
Head coach | Alen Stajcic | |||
Venue | Central Coast Stadium | |||
Places | 20,119 | |||
league | A-League | |||
2019/20 | 11th place | |||
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The Central Coast Mariners FC (also briefly The Mariners or The Coast ) is a professional football club from Gosford , Australia . The club currently plays in the A-League , as one of four teams from New South Wales . The club was re-established in 2004 at the start of the A-League and is the first team from the Central Coast to take part in a national competition.
In the first 2005/06 season, the Mariners surprisingly reached the Grand Final of the A-League, but lost to Sydney FC . In the 2006/07 season it was only enough for sixth place. In 2007/08 the Mariners made it back to the Grand Final, but this time they lost 1-0 to the Jets from neighboring Newcastle . In the 2012/13 season, the club reached the Grand Final again and won the Australian Championship for the first time with a 2-0 win against Western Sydney Wanderers .
The team colors are dark blue and yellow.
Stadion
The Mariners play at Central Coast Stadium , currently trading under the commercial name Bluetongue Stadium . The stadium has a capacity of 20,119 spectators. The record attendance at a game of the Mariners is 19,238 spectators against the Newcastle United Jets in round 19 of the 2007/08 season.
The stadium is open on the narrow south side and allows views of a bay.
Squad of the 2018/19 season
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Coach chronicle
Surname | nationality | from | to | statistics | ||||
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Games | G - U - V | |||||||
Lawrie McKinna |
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2005 | June 2010 | |||||
Graham Arnold |
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July 2010 | November 2013 | |||||
Phil Moss |
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November 2013 | March 2015 | |||||
Tony Walmsley |
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March 2015 | August 2016 | |||||
Paul Okon |
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August 2016 | March 2018 | |||||
Mike Mulvey |
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April 2018 | March 2019 | |||||
Alen Stajcic |
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March 2019 |
successes
- Australian champion : 2013
- Second in the championship: 2006 , 2008 , 2011
Asia cup balance
season | competition | round | opponent | total | First leg | Return leg |
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2009 | AFC Champions League | Group stage |
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2: 3 | 0: 0 (H) | 2: 3 (A) |
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2: 3 | 2: 2 (A) | 0: 1 (H) | |||
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1: 7 | 0: 5 (H) | 1: 2 (A) | |||
2012 | AFC Champions League | Group stage |
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5: 1 | 0: 0 (A) | 5: 1 (H) |
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1: 4 | 1: 1 (H) | 0: 3 (A) | |||
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1: 6 | 1: 1 (H) | 0: 5 (A) | |||
2013 | AFC Champions League | Group stage |
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1-0 | 0: 0 (H) | 1: 0 (A) |
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1: 6 | 1: 3 (A) | 0: 3 (H) | |||
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3: 3 | 2: 1 (H) | 1: 2 (A) | |||
Round of 16 |
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1: 5 | 1: 2 (H) | 0: 3 (A) | ||
2014 | AFC Champions League | Group stage |
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0: 3 | 0: 2 (A) | 0: 1 (H) |
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2: 2 | 2: 1 (H) | 0: 1 (A) | |||
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2: 2 | 1: 2 (A) | 1: 0 (H) | |||
2015 | AFC Champions League | Play-off |
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1: 3 |
Overall record : 27 games, 5 wins, 6 draws, 16 defeats, 23:48 goals (goal difference -25)