2019–20 Central Coast Mariners FC season
The 2019–20 season is the Central Coast Mariners's 15th season since its establishment in 2004.
2019–20 season | |
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Chairman | Michael Charlesworth |
Manager | Alen Stajcic |
Stadium | Central Coast Stadium, Gosford |
A-League | 11th |
FFA Cup | Semi-finals |
Top goalscorer | League: Milan Đurić (4 goals) All: Milan Đurić, Matt Simon (4 goals) |
During the pre-season, Alen Stajcic signed a 3-year contract as the new coach.[1]
On 24 March 2020, the FFA announced that the 2019–20 A-League season would be postponed until further notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia and New Zealand,[2] and subsequently extended indefinitely. The expectation is to resume play as soon as possible, but it was considered unlikely before the end of May.[3]
Players
Squad information
- As of 15 October 2019
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
Transfers in
No. | Position | Player | Transferred from | Type/fee | Contract length | Date | Ref |
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6 | DF | Giancarlo Gallifuoco | Unattached | Free transfer | 2 years | 22 May 2019 | [4] |
11 | MF | Daniel De Silva | Sydney FC | (1 year left on contract) | Loan return | 27 May 2019 | [5] |
21 | DF | Ruon Tongyik | Unattached | Free transfer | 2 years | 29 May 2019 | [6] |
13 | MF | Unattached | Free transfer | 2 years | 21 June 2019 | [7] | |
14 | FW | Abraham Majok | Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 21 June 2019 | [7] |
17 | MF | Samuel Silvera | Western Sydney Wanderers Youth | Scholarship | 1 year | 21 June 2019 | [7] |
2 | DF | Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 28 June 2019 | [8] | |
1 | GK | Mark Birighitti | Melbourne City | Free transfer | 1 year | 1 August 2019 | [9] |
4 | MF | Unattached | Undisclosed | 1 year | 2 August 2019 | [10] | |
7 | MF | Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 8 August 2019 | [11] | |
16 | DF | Dylan Fox | Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 21 August 2019 | [12] |
18 | MF | Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 28 August 2019 | [13] | |
25 | FW | John Roberts | Unattached | Scholarship | 15 October 2019 | [14] | |
29 | FW | Unattached | Undisclosed | 1 year | 18 November 2019 | [15] | |
24 | MF | Chris Harold | Perth Glory | Free transfer | 0.5 years | 31 January 2020 | [16] |
From academy squad
N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
Notes |
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27 | DF | Lewis Miller | 19 | scholarship contract[17] | |
30 | FW | Dylan Ruiz-Diaz | 18 | scholarship contract[18] | |
44 | FW | Alou Kuol | 18 | 1.5 year scholarship contract[19] |
Transfers out
No. | Position | Player | Transferred to | Type/fee | Date | Ref |
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18 | DF | Matthew Millar | Newcastle Jets | Free transfer | 1 February 2019 | [20] |
2 | DF | Jonathan Aspropotamitis | Western United | Free transfer | 15 April 2019 | [21] |
11 | FW | Connor Pain | Western United | Free transfer | 15 April 2019 | [21] |
28 | DF | Loan return | 1 May 2019 | [22] | ||
29 | MF | Loan return | 1 May 2019 | [22] | ||
17 | FW | Peter Kekeris | Unattached | Undisclosed | 8 May 2019 | [23] |
6 | MF | Unattached | Free transfer | 22 May 2019 | [24] | |
21 | FW | Corey Gameiro | Unattached | Undisclosed | 22 May 2019 | [24] |
24 | GK | Joe Gauci | Unattached | Free transfer | 22 May 2019 | [24] |
7 | MF | Andrew Hoole | Free transfer | 31 May 2019 | [25] | |
1 | GK | Ben Kennedy | Unattached | Free transfer | 21 June 2019 | [26] |
13 | MF | Aiden O'Neill | Loan return | 21 June 2019 | [26] | |
68 | MF | Unattached | Undisclosed | 21 June 2019 | [26] | |
13 | FW | Brisbane Roar | Free transfer | 1 August 2019 | [27] | |
6 | DF | Giancarlo Gallifuoco | Unattached | Mutual contract termination | 31 January 2020 | [28] |
14 | FW | Abraham Majok | Unattached | Mutual contract termination | 17 March 2020 | [29] |
23 | MF | Mario Shabow | Unattached | Mutual contract termination | 17 March 2020 | [29] |
Contracts extensions
No. | Name | Position | Duration | Date | Notes |
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15 | Kye Rowles | Centre-back | 2 years | 8 May 2019 | [30] |
12 | Adam Pearce | Goalkeeper | 2 years | 9 May 2019 | [31] |
17 | Samuel Silvera | Attacking midfielder | 3 years | 8 October 2019 | upgraded to senior contract[32] |
18 | Defensive midfielder | 2 years | 9 December 2019 | [33] | |
27 | Lewis Miller | Right-back | 2 years | 14 January 2020 | upgraded to senior contract[34] |
26 | Josh Nisbet | Midfielder | 2 years | 3 March 2020 | upgraded to senior contract[35] |
Technical staff
Position | Staff |
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Head coach | |
Assistant coach | |
Goalkeeping coach | |
Physiotherapist |
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
- As of 30 November 2019
No. | Pos. | Player | A-League | FFA Cup | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
1 | GK | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
2 | DF | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
3 | DF | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 1 | |
4 | MF | 2+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
6 | DF | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
7 | MF | 5+1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | |
8 | MF | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
9 | FW | 3+3 | 1 | 2+2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
10 | FW | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
11 | MF | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
12 | GK | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
14 | FW | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
15 | DF | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
16 | DF | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
17 | FW | 4+2 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | |
18 | MF | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
18 | MF | 7 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
19 | FW | 1+5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 1 | |
21 | DF | 1+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
22 | MF | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
23 | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
24 | GK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
25 | FW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
26 | MF | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
27 | DF | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
30 | FW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Disciplinary record
- As of 8 November 2019
Rank | Position | Name | A-League | FFA Cup | Total | |||
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1 | GK | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
DF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
DF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
FW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
FW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
8 | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
DF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
FW | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Clean sheets
- As of 20 March 2020
Rank | Name | A-League | FFA Cup | Total |
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1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Pre-season
Friendlies
13 July 2019 | Central Coast Mariners | 4–1 | Lisarow, Australia | |
10:30 AEST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Pluim Park |
23 July 2019 | Charlestown City Blues | 0–5 | Newcastle, Australia | |
19:00 AEST | Report | Stadium: Lisle Carr Oval |
9 August 2019 | Weston Workers Bears | 0–4 | Weston, Australia | |
19:00 AEST | Report | Stadium: Rockwell Automation Park |
21 August 2019 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 2–0 | Parramatta, Australia | |
Report | Stadium: Bankwest Stadium Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
4 September 2019 | Melbourne City | 2–0 | Melbourne, Australia | |
10:30 AEST | Report | Stadium: City Football Academy Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
8 September 2019 | NPL Tasmania Select Team | 1–3 | Hobart, Australia | |
14:30 AEST |
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Report |
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Stadium: South Hobart Oval |
10 September 2019 | South Hobart | 1–4 | Kingston, Australia | |
18:30 AEST |
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Report | Stadium: Lightwood Park |
25 September 2019 | Central Coast Mariners | 7–1 | Lisarow, Australia | |
19:30 AEST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Pluim Park |
Competitions
Overview
Competition | Record | |||||||
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P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |
A-League | 22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 22 | 51 | −29 | 18.18 |
FFA Cup | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 50.00 |
Total | 26 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 28 | 55 | −27 | 23.08 |
Updated to match played 20 March 2020
Source: Competitions
FFA Cup
31 July 2019 Round of 32 | Maitland FC | 0–2 | Maitland | |
19:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Maitland Sportsground Attendance: 2,777 Referee: Stephen Laurie |
28 August 2019 Round of 16 | Brisbane Roar | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p) | Brisbane | |
19:30 | Report | Stadium: Dolphin Oval Attendance: 6,235 Referee: Alex King | ||
Penalties | ||||
18 September 2019 Quarter-final | Hume City | 0–1 | Melbourne | |
19:30 | Report |
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Stadium: ABD Stadium Attendance: 1,928 Referee: Kurt Ams |
2 October 2019 Semi-final | Central Coast Mariners | 1–2 | Gosford | |
19:30 AEST |
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Report | Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 5,572 Referee: Shaun Evans |
A-League
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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1 | Sydney FC (A) | 20 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 42 | 16 | +26 | 48 | Qualification to Finals Series, 2021 AFC Champions League group stage and FFA Cup Round of 32[lower-alpha 1] |
2 | Melbourne City | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 42 | 34 | +8 | 40 | Qualification to Finals Series, 2021 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs and FFA Cup Round of 32[lower-alpha 1] |
3 | Wellington Phoenix[lower-alpha 2] | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 23 | +10 | 36 | Qualification to Finals Series and FFA Cup Round of 32[lower-alpha 1] |
4 | Brisbane Roar | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 35 | |
5 | Perth Glory | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 22 | +13 | 31 | |
6 | Western United | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 34 | 28 | +6 | 27 | |
7 | Adelaide United | 21 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 34 | 42 | −8 | 27 | Qualification to FFA Cup Round of 32[lower-alpha 3] |
8 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 30 | −3 | 26 | |
9 | Newcastle Jets | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 39 | −13 | 24 | |
10 | Melbourne Victory | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 35 | −11 | 20 | |
11 | Central Coast Mariners | 22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 22 | 51 | −29 | 13 |
Updated to match(es) played on 23 March 2020. On 24 March the FFA suspended the remaining matches of the season.[37]
. Source: A-League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round.
Notes:
. Source: A-League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round.
Notes:
- The top two teams enter the Finals series at the semi-finals, while the teams ranked third to sixth enter the Finals series at the elimination-finals.
- Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the 2021 AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.
- The top nine teams qualify for the 2020 FFA Cup entering at the Round of 32, while the bottom two teams will play-off for a spot in the Round of 32.[36]
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 22 | 51 | −29 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 24 | −12 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 27 | −17 |
Last updated: 20 March 2020.
Source: Ulimate A-League
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 20 March 2020. Source: Ulimate A-League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
12 October 2019 1 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 2–1 | Central Coast Mariners | Sydney |
17:00 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: Bankwest Stadium Attendance: 17,091 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
19 October 2019 2 | Central Coast Mariners | 1–1 | Newcastle Jets | Gosford |
19:30 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 8,910 Referee: Daniel Elder |
3 November 2019 4 | Perth Glory | 1–2 | Central Coast Mariners | Perth |
15:00 AWST |
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Report | Stadium: HBF Stadium Attendance: 8,148 Referee: Kurt Ams |
8 November 2019 5 | Melbourne City | 3–1 | Central Coast Mariners | Melbourne |
19:30 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 5,547 Referee: Stephen Lucas |
16 November 2019 6 | Central Coast Mariners | 1–3 | Adelaide United | Gosford |
17:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 5,773 Referee: Kurt Ams |
24 November 2019 7 | Central Coast Mariners | 1–0 | Western United | Gosford |
18:00 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 5,075 Referee: Alex King |
30 November 2019 8 | Brisbane Roar | 2–0 | Central Coast Mariners | Brisbane |
16:00 AEST | Report | Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 11,763 Referee: Ben Abraham |
14 December 2019 10 | Sydney FC | 1–0 | Central Coast Mariners | Sydney |
19:30 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: Jubilee Stadium Attendance: 10,256 Referee: Jonathan Barreiro |
22 December 2019 11 | Central Coast Mariners | 2–1 | Adelaide United | Gosford |
18:00 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 4,848 Referee: Adam Fielding |
31 December 2019 12 | Central Coast Mariners | 0–3 | Perth Glory | Gosford |
19:30 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 6,734 Referee: Ben Abraham |
4 January 2020 13 | Wellington Phoenix | 2–1 | Central Coast Mariners | Wellington |
19:00 NZDT | Report | Stadium: Sky Stadium Attendance: 8,201 Referee: Jonathan Barreiro |
12 January 2020 14 | Central Coast Mariners | 3–2 | Melbourne Victory | Gosford |
18:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 4,957 Referee: Kurt Ams |
19 January 2020 15 | Western United | 3–0 | Central Coast Mariners | Geelong |
16:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: GMHBA Stadium Attendance: 6,020 Referee: Jonathan Barreiro |
25 January 2020 16 | Central Coast Mariners | 0–1 | Brisbane Roar | Gosford |
17:00 AEDT | Report | Brown |
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 4,539 Referee: Adam Fielding |
2 February 2020 17 | Central Coast Mariners | 1–3 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Gosford |
16:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 5,053 Referee: Shaun Evans |
9 February 2020 18 | Newcastle Jets | 4–3 | Central Coast Mariners | Newcastle |
16:00 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 4,151 Referee: Kurt Ams |
14 February 2020 19 | Adelaide United | 2–0 | Central Coast Mariners | Adelaide |
19:20 ACDT | Report | Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 7,116 Referee: Adam Kersey |
23 February 2020 20 | Central Coast Mariners | 0–3 | Sydney FC | Gosford |
18:00 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 5,376 Referee: Chris Beath |
1 March 2020 21 | Western United | 6–2 | Central Coast Mariners | Geelong |
16:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: GMHBA Stadium Attendance: 3,629 Referee: Ben Abraham |
8 March 2020 22 | Central Coast Mariners | 1–3 | Wellington Phoenix | Gosford |
16:00 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 3,773 Referee: Adam Kersey |
13 March 2020 23 | Brisbane Roar | 1–0 | Central Coast Mariners | Brisbane |
18:30 AEST |
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Report | Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 4,121 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
20 March 2020 24 | Central Coast Mariners | 2–4 | Melbourne City | Gosford |
19:30 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors due to COVID-19 pandemic) Referee: Kurt Ams |
TBD 25 | Central Coast Mariners | Postponed | Newcastle Jets | Gosford |
Postponement | Stadium: Central Coast Stadium |
TBD 26 | Melbourne Victory | Postponed | Central Coast Mariners | Melbourne |
Postponement | Stadium: AAMI Park |
TBD 28 | Central Coast Mariners | Postponed | Western Sydney Wanderers | Gosford |
Postponement | Stadium: Central Coast Stadium |
TBD 29 | Perth Glory | Postponed | Central Coast Mariners | Perth |
Postponement | Stadium: HBF Park |
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