2005–06 Central Coast Mariners FC season

The 2005–06 season was the first for both the Central Coast Mariners and the A-League

Central Coast Mariners FC
2005–06 season
ManagerLawrie McKinna
A-League3rd
Finals2nd
Pre-season cup1st
Top goalscorerS. Petrie - 8

Compared with its Sydney rival, the Central Coast Mariners had a far more low-key buildup to the inaugural A-League season. The majority of its squad were experienced players from the defunct National Soccer League. They generally exceeded most expectations, having a very successful season, culminating in two solid displays in the preliminary competitions and reaching the grand final in the A-League.

Players

First team squad

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

No. Position Player
1 GK John Crawley
2 MF Wayne O'Sullivan
3 DF Paul O'Grady
4 MF Noel Spencer (captain)
5 DF Michael Beauchamp
6 MF André Gumprecht
7 MF John Hutchinson
8 DF Dean Heffernan
9 FW Nick Mrdja
10 MF Tom Pondeljak
11 MF Damien Brown
12 FW Stewart Petrie
13 FW Russell Woodruffe
No. Position Player
14 MF Leo Carle
15 DF Andrew Clark
16 DF Nigel Boogaard
17 MF Matthew Osman
18 DF Alex Wilkinson
19 FW Adam Kwasnik
20 GK Danny Vukovic
21 MF Ian Ferguson Short term cover
22 MF Jamie McMaster Short term cover
23 MF Brad Porter Short term cover
24 FW Dez Giraldi Short term cover
30 GK Matthew Trott Short term cover

Matches

2005-06 Pre-season fixtures
RoundDateHome TeamScoreAway TeamCrowd
1 30 March 2005Central Coast3-0Gladesville SpiritUnknown
2 14 April 2005Central Coast9-0Wyoming FCUnknown
3 19 April 2005Central Coast3-3Manly UnitedUnknown
4 25 April 2005Central Coast3-0Blacktown CityNo public access
5 27 April 2005Central Coast2-0Bonnyrigg White EaglesUnknown
6 8 July 2005Central Coast6-0TownsvilleUnknown
7 9 July 2005Central Coast1-2Queensland RoarUnknown
8 12 July 2005Central Coast3-0Central Coast select XI1500
9 16 July 2005Central Coast2-0New Zealand KnightsUnknown

Phillips International Soccer Sevens

The Mariners competed in Phillips International soccer sevens tournament played in Hong Kong. Their group featured three of the biggest teams in the world, PSV, Manchester United and Celtic. The Mariners caused one of the upsets of the tournament by defeating a somewhat understrength Manchester United 2–1.

RoundDateHome TeamScoreAway TeamCrowd
1 28 May 2005HKF Association Chairman's Select2-1Central Coast Unknown
2 28 May 2005Central Coast2-0Hong Kong Football Club 2Unknown
3 28 May 2005Central Coast0-0CelticUnknown
Quarter Final 29 May 2005Central Coast2-1Manchester UnitedUnknown
Semi Final 29 May 2005Central Coast0-1PSVUnknown

Club World Cup Qualification Competition

The Mariners were runners-up to Sydney FC in the qualifying tournament held to determine Australia's entry in the FIFA Club World Cup, losing in the grand final 1–0.

  Round 1
(7 May)		 Semi-finals
(11 May)		 Finals
(15 May)
                           
 
  Perth Glory 1  
    Sydney FC 2  
Sydney FC 3
  Queensland Roar 0  
    Central Coast Mariners 0
  Sydney FC 1
  Central Coast Mariners (PEN) 0 (4)  
Newcastle Jets 0 (2)  
Central Coast Mariners 4
    Adelaide United 0  
Adelaide United (PEN) 0 (4)
  Melbourne Victory 0 (1)  

2005 Pre-Season Cup

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
Sydney FC 7321051
Central Coast 6320143
Queensland Roar FC 4311163
New Zealand Knights FC 0300319
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
12 August
 
 
Melbourne Victory1
 
21 August
 
Central Coast Mariners3
 
Central Coast Mariners1
 
14 August
 
Perth Glory0
 
Sydney FC0
 
 
Perth Glory1
 

2005-06 A-League fixtures
26 August 2005 Round 1Perth Glory0 : 1Central Coast MarinersMembers Equity Stadium
20:00 UTC+8 Report
Summary		 Spencer  66' Attendance: 11,113
Referee: Ben Williams
4 September 2005 Round 2Central Coast Mariners1 : 1Newcastle JetsBluetongue Stadium
15:00 UTC+10 Petrie  69' Report
Summary		 Milicic  25' Attendance: 5,917
Referee: Mark Shield
10 September 2005 Round 3Central Coast Mariners0 : 2New Zealand KnightsBluetongue Stadium
19:35 UTC+10 Report
Summary		 Yeo  69'
Devine  80'		 Attendance: 5,261
Referee: Ben Williams
16 September 2005 Round 4Sydney FC2 : 3Central Coast MarinersAussie Stadium
20:00 UTC+10 Packer  13'
Yorke  72'		 Report
Summary		 Petrie  20' (pen.)
Gumprecht  35'
Spencer  90+1'		 Attendance: 15,614
Referee: Peter O'Leary
25 September 2005 Round 5Adelaide United1 : 1Central Coast MarinersHindmarsh Stadium
17:00 UTC+9:30 Valkanis  34' Report
Summary		 Kwasnik  19' Attendance: 7,013
Referee: Angelo Nardi
30 September 2005 Round 6Central Coast Mariners1 : 2Melbourne VictoryBluetongue Stadium
20:00 UTC+10 Heffernan  33' Report
Summary		 Thompson  73'
Leijer  81'		 Attendance: 9,313
Referee: Ben Williams
7 October 2005 Round 7Queensland Roar1 : 1Central Coast MarinersSuncorp Stadium
20:00 UTC+10 Seo  57' Report
Summary		 Spencer  41' Attendance: 13,195
Referee: Perry Mur
16 October 2005 Round 8Central Coast Mariners4 : 0Perth GloryBluetongue Stadium
17:00 UTC+10 Petrie  14', 48'
Heffernan  85'
Spencer  90+3'		 Report
Summary		 Attendance: 6,494
Referee: Ben Williams
23 October 2005 Round 9Newcastle Jets1 : 0Central Coast MarinersEnergy Australia Stadium
17:00 UTC+10 Parisi  88' Report
Summary		 Attendance: 9,371
Referee: Matthew Breeze
29 October 2005 Round 10New Zealand Knights1 : 3Central Coast MarinersNorth Harbour Stadium
20:00 UTC+12 Yeo  7' (pen.) Report
Summary		 Heffernan  4'
Petrie  49', 72' (pen.)		 Attendance: 2,583
Referee: Neil Fox
5 November 2005 Round 11Central Coast Mariners1 : 5Sydney FCBluetongue Stadium
20:00 UTC+11 Hutchinson  40' Report
Summary		 Yorke  9' (pen.)
Talay  14'
Petrovski  23', 68', 83'		 Attendance: 10,529
Referee: Simon Przydacz
13 November 2005 Round 12Central Coast Mariners1 : 2Adelaide UnitedBluetongue Stadium
Hutchinson  12' Rech  90'
Dodd  85'		 Attendance: 5,467
Referee: Peter O'Leary
18 November 2005 Round 13Melbourne Victory0 : 2Central Coast MarinersOlympic Park Stadium
Heffernan  75'
Hutchinson  38'		 Attendance: 13,892
Referee: Ben Williams
25 November 2005 Round 14Central Coast Mariners2 : 2Queensland RoarBluetongue Stadium
Heffernan  89'
Osman  56'		 Brosque  7', 78'
Baird  75'		 Attendance: 5,194
Referee: Matthew Breeze
4 December 2005 Round 15Perth Glory2 : 2Central Coast MarinersMembers Equity Stadium
Ishida  65'
Ward  54'		 Petrie  12'
Hutchinson  8'		 Attendance: 7,428
Referee: Mark Shield
31 December 2005 Round 16Central Coast Mariners4 : 1Newcastle JetsBluetongue Stadium
Hutchinson  71', 82'
Brown  30'
Gumprecht  3'		 Coveny  85'
Corbo  56'		 Attendance: 11,612
Referee: Mark Shield
8 January 2006 Round 17Central Coast Mariners1 : 0New Zealand KnightsBluetongue Stadium
Heffernan  90' Attendance: 7,257
Referee: Srebre Delovski
14 January 2006 Round 18Sydney FC1 : 1Central Coast MarinersAussie Stadium
Carney  61' Pondeljak  52' Attendance: 15,977
Referee: Ben Williams
20 January 2006 Round 19Adelaide United1 : 1Central Coast MarinersHindmarsh Stadium
Veart  50' (pen.) Kwasnik  54' Attendance: 13,008
Referee: Mark Shield
27 January 2006 Round 20Central Coast Mariners3 : 1Melbourne VictoryBluetongue Stadium
Heffernan  88'
Spencer  28', 62'		 Ferrante  13' Attendance: 11,945
Referee: Simon Przydacz
4 February 2006 Round 21Queensland Roar2 : 2Central Coast MarinersSuncorp Stadium
Baird  60'
Brosque  3'		 O'Sullivan  81'
Petrie  33'		 Attendance: 13,641
Referee: Ben Williams

2005-06 Finals series
10 February 2006 Semi-Final Leg 1Newcastle Jets0 : 1Central Coast MarinersEnergyAustralia Stadium
Osman  76' Attendance: 10,236
Referee: Ben Williams
17 February 2006 Semi-Final Leg 2Central Coast Mariners1 : 1Newcastle JetsBluetongue Stadium
Heffernan  79' Thompson  28' Attendance: 17,429
Referee: Simon Przydacz
26 February 2006 Preliminary FinalAdelaide United0 : 1Central Coast MarinersHindmarsh Stadium
Pondeljak  7' Attendance: 11,405
Referee: Matthew Breeze
5 March 2006 Grand FinalSydney FC1 : 0Central Coast MarinersAussie Stadium
Corica  62' Attendance: 41,689
Referee: Mark Shield

Ladder
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Adelaide United 21 13 4 4 33 25 +8 43 Finals series and 2007 AFC Champions League Group stage
2 Sydney FC (C) 21 10 6 5 35 28 +7 36
3 Central Coast Mariners 21 8 8 5 35 28 +7 32 Finals series
4 Newcastle Jets 21 9 4 8 27 29 −2 31
5 Perth Glory 21 8 5 8 34 29 +5 29
6 Queensland Roar 21 7 7 7 27 22 +5 28
7 Melbourne Victory 21 7 5 9 26 24 +2 26
8 New Zealand Knights[lower-alpha 1] 21 1 3 17 15 47 −32 6
Source: ultimatealeague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. New Zealand Knights cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

Finals
  Semi Finals Preliminary Final Grand Final
    L1 L2    
    February 10 & 17                        
1 Adelaide United 2 1     4 March
2 Sydney FC 2 2     25 February         Sydney FC 1
      Adelaide United 0     Central Coast Mariners 0
  February 12 & 19     Central Coast Mariners 1  
3 Central Coast Mariners 1 1
4 Newcastle Jets 0 1  

Statistics

Goal scorers
PlayerGoals
Stewart Petrie8
Dean Heffernan7
John Hutchinson6
Noel Spencer6
Andre Gumprecht2
Adam Kwasnik2

End of Year Awards
  • Mariners Medallist - player of the year, as voted by Club members:
  • Chairman's Award - awarded for outstanding service to the club:
  • Golden Boot (top goalscorer):
  • Jesters' Pies Marinators' Goal of the Year:
  • Central Coast Mariners Members Player of the Year Award:
    • Andre Gumprecht

References
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