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2024–25 Central Coast Mariners FC season

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Central Coast Mariners 2024–25 football season
Central Coast Mariners
2024–25 season
ChairmanRichard Peil
ManagerMark Jackson
StadiumIndustree Group Stadium
A-League MenMatchday 1
Australia CupRound of 32
AFC Champions League EliteLeague Stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
All: Mikael Doka (2)
Biggest defeat1–3
vs. Heidelberg United (A)
(7 August 2024)
Australia Cup
1–3
vs. Shandong Taishan (A)
(17 September 2024)
AFC Champions League Elite
2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 17 September 2024.

The 2024–25 season will be the 20th in the history of the Central Coast Mariners Football Club. This will be the Central Coast Mariners' 20th season in the A-League Men. In addition to the domestic league, Central Coast will also participate in the Australia Cup for the tenth time, and return to the AFC Champions League Elite, formerly known as the AFC Champions League, for the first time since 2015.

Players

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 Adam Pavlesic
3 DF Vanuatu VAN Brian Kaltak
4 DF Australia AUS Trent Sainsbury (captain)
5 DF Australia AUS Noah Smith
7 FW Australia AUS Christian Theoharous
8 MF Northern Ireland NIR Alfie McCalmont
9 FW Australia AUS Alou Kuol
10 DF Brazil BRA Mikael Doka
11 FW Brazil BRA Vitor FeijΓ£o
12 DF Australia AUS Lucas Mauragis
15 DF New Zealand NZL Storm Roux
16 MF Australia AUS Harry Steele
17 FW Australia AUS Sabit Ngor
23 FW Australia AUS Miguel Di Pizio
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 DF Australia AUS Diesel Herrington
26 MF Australia AUS Brad Tapp
27 DF Australia AUS Sasha Kuzevski
28 MF Australia AUS Will Wilson
29 FW Australia AUS Nicholas Duarte (scholarship)
30 GK Australia AUS Jack Warshawsky
33 DF Australia AUS Nathan Paull
35 FW Australia AUS Arthur De Lima (scholarship)
36 MF Australia AUS Haine Eames (scholarship)
37 FW Australia AUS Bailey Brandtman (scholarship)
40 GK Australia AUS Dylan PeraiΔ‡-Cullen (scholarship)
50 GK Australia AUS Jai Ajanovic (scholarship)
99 FW England ENG Ryan Edmondson

Transfers

Transfers in

No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref
12 DF Lucas Mauragis Unattached Free transfer 3 years 5 June 2024
8 MF Northern Ireland Alfie McCalmont England Carlisle United Free transfer 12 July 2024
1 GK Adam Pavlesic Unattached Free transfer 2 years 17 July 2024
24 DF Diesel Herrington Denmark AGF Free transfer 2 years 18 July 2024
11 FW Brazil Vitor FeijΓ£o Unattached Free transfer 2 years 1 August 2024
4 DF Trent Sainsbury Unattached Free transfer 3 years 23 August 2024
17 FW Sabit Ngor Australia Heidelberg United Free transfer 2 years 12 September 2024

From academy squad

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Notes
36 MF Australia Haine Eames 16 3 year scholarship contract
35 FW Australia Arthur De Lima 17 3 year scholarship contract
50 GK Australia Jai Ajanovic 16 3 year scholarship contract

Transfers out

No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref
11 FW Colombia Ángel Torres Unattached End of contract 7 April 2024
20 GK Danny Vukovic Retired 26 May 2024
22 FW Brazil Ronald Barcellos Portugal Portimonense End of loan 31 May 2024
17 FW Jing Reec Denmark AGF End of loan 4 June 2024
23 DF Fiji Dan Hall Auckland FC End of contract 28 June 2024
29 MF Maksim Kasalovic Australia APIA Leichhardt End of contract 29 June 2024
6 MF Max Balard Netherlands NAC Breda Mutual contract termination 2 July 2024
4 MF Josh Nisbet Scotland Ross County End of contract 9 July 2024
18 DF Jacob Farrell England Portsmouth Undisclosed 26 July 2024
23 FW Dylan Wenzel-Halls Malaysia Penang Mutual contract termination 28 August 2024

Contract extensions

No. Player Position Duration Date Notes Ref.
2 Brazil Mikael Doka Right-back 3 years 3 June 2024 New 3-year contract, replacing previous contract which was until end of 2024–25
16 Harry Steele Defensive midfielder 3 years 8 July 2024 New 3-year contract, replacing previous contract which was until end of 2024–25
27 Sasha Kuzevski Right-back 1 year 10 July 2024 Upgraded to full contract
39 Miguel Di Pizio Attacking midfielder 2 years 16 July 2024 Upgraded to full contract

Pre-season and friendlies

Central Coast Mariners Australia v New Zealand Auckland FC
21 August 2024 Central Coast Mariners Australia 2–2 New Zealand Auckland FC Gosford, Australia
13:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Industree Group Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Central Coast Mariners Australia v Australia Sydney FC
6 September 2024 Central Coast Mariners Australia 2–0 Australia Sydney FC Tuggerah, Australia
 Report Stadium: Central Coast Regional Sports Complex
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Central Coast Mariners Australia v New Zealand Wellington Phoenix
6 October 2024 Central Coast Mariners Australia v New Zealand Wellington Phoenix Gosford, Australia
Source Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
A-League Men 18 October 2024 2 May 2025 Matchday 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !β€”
Australia Cup 7 August 2024 Round of 32 Round of 32 1 0 0 1 1 3 βˆ’2 000.00
AFC Champions League Elite 17 September 2024 League stage 1 0 0 1 1 3 βˆ’2 000.00
Total 2 0 0 2 2 6 βˆ’4 000.00

Last updated: 8 August 2024
Source: Soccerway

A-League Men

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
2 Auckland FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for Finals series
3 Brisbane Roar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Central Coast Mariners 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Macarthur FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Melbourne City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 18 October 2024. Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results; 5a) head-to-head points; 5b) head-to-head goal difference; 6) Fair Play points; 7) away goal difference; 8) away goals per match; 9) home goal difference; 10) home goals per match; 11) toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.
Notes:
  1. Auckland FC and Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are based in New Zealand, which is part of the Oceania Football Confederation.
  2. 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.

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
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Results by round

Round1234567891011121315161417181920212223242526272829
GroundHAHHNBHHAHHAAAAAHABHHAAHAAHBH
Result
Position
Points
Source: Ultimate A-League
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Central Coast Mariners v Melbourne Victory
18 October 2024 1 Central Coast Mariners v Melbourne Victory Gosford
19:35 AEDT Stadium: Industree Group Stadium
Adelaide United v Central Coast Mariners
26 October 2024 2 Adelaide United v Central Coast Mariners Adelaide
16:30 ACDT Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Central Coast Mariners v Perth Glory
2 November 2024 3 Central Coast Mariners v Perth Glory Gosford
17:00 AEDT Stadium: Industree Group Stadium
Central Coast Mariners v Wellington Phoenix
10 November 2024 4 Central Coast Mariners v Wellington Phoenix Gosford
16:00 AEDT Stadium: Industree Group Stadium
Newcastle Jets v Central Coast Mariners
22 November 2024 5 Newcastle Jets v Central Coast Mariners Sydney
20:00 AEDT Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Central Coast Mariners v Sydney FC
7 December 2024 7 Central Coast Mariners v Sydney FC Gosford
19:35 AEDT Stadium: Industree Group Stadium
Central Coast Mariners v Adelaide United
13 December 2024 8 Central Coast Mariners v Adelaide United Gosford
19:35 AEDT Stadium: Industree Group Stadium
Macarthur FC v Central Coast Mariners
23 December 2024 9 Macarthur FC v Central Coast Mariners Sydney
19:00 AEDT Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium
Central Coast Mariners v Auckland FC
28 December 2024 10 Central Coast Mariners v Auckland FC Gosford
17:00 AEDT Stadium: Industree Group Stadium
Central Coast Mariners v Melbourne City
31 December 2024 11 Central Coast Mariners v Melbourne City Gosford
19:00 AEDT Stadium: Industree Group Stadium
Brisbane Roar v Central Coast Mariners
3 January 2025 12 Brisbane Roar v Central Coast Mariners Brisbane
19:35 AEDT Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Sydney FC v Central Coast Mariners
11 January 2025 13 Sydney FC v Central Coast Mariners Sydney
19:35 AEDT Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Western Sydney Wanderers v Central Coast Mariners
17 January 2025 15 Western Sydney Wanderers v Central Coast Mariners Sydney
19:35 AEDT Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Wellington Phoenix v Central Coast Mariners
25 January 2025 16 Wellington Phoenix v Central Coast Mariners TBC
17:00 NZDT Stadium: TBC
Western United v Central Coast Mariners
29 January 2025 14 Western United v Central Coast Mariners Melbourne
19:00 AEDT Stadium: Ironbark Fields
Central Coast Mariners v Newcastle Jets
1 February 2025 17 Central Coast Mariners v Newcastle Jets Gosford
19:35 AEDT Stadium: Industree Group Stadium
Perth Glory v Central Coast Mariners
7 February 2025 18 Perth Glory v Central Coast Mariners Perth
18:45 AWST Stadium: HBF Park
Central Coast Mariners v Western Sydney Wanderers
22 February 2025 20 Central Coast Mariners v Western Sydney Wanderers Gosford
17:00 AEDT Stadium: Industree Group Stadium
Central Coast Mariners v Western United
28 February 2025 21 Central Coast Mariners v Western United Gosford
19:35 AEDT Stadium: Industree Group Stadium
Melbourne Victory v Central Coast Mariners
8 March 2025 22 Melbourne Victory v Central Coast Mariners Melbourne
19:35 AEDT Stadium: AAMI Park
Auckland FC v Central Coast Mariners
16 March 2025 23 Auckland FC v Central Coast Mariners Auckland
17:00 NZDT Stadium: Go Media Stadium
Central Coast Mariners v Perth Glory
30 March 2025 24 Central Coast Mariners v Perth Glory Gosford
15:00 AEDT Stadium: Industree Group Stadium
Melbourne City v Central Coast Mariners
5 April 2025 25 Melbourne City v Central Coast Mariners Melbourne
17:00 AEDT Stadium: AAMI Park
Newcastle Jets v Central Coast Mariners
12 April 2025 26 Newcastle Jets v Central Coast Mariners Newcastle
19:35 AEST Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Central Coast Mariners v Macarthur FC
20 April 2025 27 Central Coast Mariners v Macarthur FC Gosford
17:00 AEST Stadium: Industree Group Stadium
Central Coast Mariners v Brisbane Roar
2 May 2025 29 Central Coast Mariners v Brisbane Roar Gosford
19:35 AEST Stadium: Industree Group Stadium

Australia Cup

Main article: 2024 Australia Cup
Heidelberg United v Central Coast Mariners
7 August 2024 Round of 32 Heidelberg United 3–1 (a.e.t.) Central Coast Mariners Melbourne
19:30 AEST
Report
Stadium: Olympic Village
Attendance: 2,077
Referee: Alex King

AFC Champions League Elite

League stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 South Korea Gwangju 1 1 0 0 7 3 +4 3 Advance to round of 16
2 China Shanghai Shenhua 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3 3
3 China Shandong Taishan 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 3
4 Japan Kawasaki Frontale 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 3
5 Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
6 China Shanghai Port 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
7 Thailand Buriram United 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
8 Japan Vissel Kobe 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
9 South Korea Ulsan HD 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0
10 Australia Central Coast Mariners 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 0
11 South Korea Pohang Steelers 1 0 0 1 1 4 −3 0
12 Japan Yokohama F. Marinos 1 0 0 1 3 7 −4 0
Updated to match(es) played on 18 September 2024. Source: Asian Football Confederation
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) penalty shoot-out if only two teams remain tied and played each other on the final matchday 6) fair play ranking; 7) drawing of lots
Round12345678
GroundAHAHAHHA
ResultL
Position10
Points0
Source: Ultimate A-League
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Shandong Taishan China v Australia Central Coast Mariners
17 September 2024 1 Shandong Taishan China 3–1 Australia Central Coast Mariners Jinan, China
18:00 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium
Referee: Khalid Saleh Al-Turais (Saudi Arabia)
Central Coast Mariners Australia v Thailand Buriram United
1 October 2024 2 Central Coast Mariners Australia v Thailand Buriram United Gosford, Australia
18:00 UTC+10 Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Shanghai Port China v Australia Central Coast Mariners
22 October 2024 3 Shanghai Port China v Australia Central Coast Mariners Shanghai, China
Stadium: Pudong Football Stadium
Central Coast Mariners Australia v China Shanghai Shenhua
5 November 2024 4 Central Coast Mariners Australia v China Shanghai Shenhua Gosford, Australia
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Vissel Kobe Japan v Australia Central Coast Mariners
26 November 2024 5 Vissel Kobe Japan v Australia Central Coast Mariners Kobe, Japan
Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe
Central Coast Mariners Australia v Japan Yokohama F. Marinos
3 December 2024 6 Central Coast Mariners Australia v Japan Yokohama F. Marinos Gosford, Australia
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Central Coast Mariners Australia v Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim
11 February 2025 7 Central Coast Mariners Australia v Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim Gosford, Australia
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Kawasaki Frontale Japan v Australia Central Coast Mariners
18 February 2025 8 Kawasaki Frontale Japan v Australia Central Coast Mariners Kawasaki, Japan
Stadium: Uvance Todoroki Stadium by Fujitsu

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.

As of 17 September 2024
No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League Men Australia Cup AFC Champions League Elite Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Australia Adam Pavlesic 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0
3 DF Vanuatu Brian Kaltak 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0
4 DF Australia Trent Sainsbury 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
5 DF Australia Noah Smith 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
8 MF Northern Ireland Alfie McCalmont 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0
9 FW Australia Alou Kuol 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0
10 DF Brazil Mikael Doka 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2
11 FW Brazil Vitor FeijΓ£o 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0
12 DF Australia Lucas Mauragis 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0
15 DF New Zealand Storm Roux 0 0 1 0 0+1 0 2 0
17 FW Australia Sabit Ngor 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
23 MF Australia Miguel Di Pizio 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
24 DF Australia Diesel Herrington 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
26 MF Australia Brad Tapp 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0
27 DF Australia Sasha Kuzevski 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
28 MF Australia William Wilson 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
37 FW Australia Nicholas Duarte 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 1 0
33 DF Australia Nathan Paull 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
35 FW Australia Arthur De Lima 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 1 0
37 FW Australia Bailey Brandtman 0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 2 0
99 FW England Ryan Edmondson 0 0 0+1 0 1 0 2 0

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.

As of 17 September 2024
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League Men Australia Cup AFC Champions League Elite Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 9 FW Australia Alou Kuol 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
10 DF Brazil Mikael Doka 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
99 FW England Ryan Edmondson 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0

Clean sheets

Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.

As of 17 September 2024
Rank No. Nat. Goalkeeper A-League Men Australia Cup AFC Champions League Elite Total
1 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0

See also

References

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  2. "Central Coast Mariners and Carlisle United agree transfer of Alfie McCalmont". Central Coast Mariners. 12 July 2024.
  3. "Mariners sign Australian Youth representative goalkeeper Adam Pavlesic". Central Coast Mariners. 17 July 2024.
  4. "Central Coast Mariners sign young defender Diesel Herrington". Central Coast Mariners. 18 July 2024.
  5. "Central Coast Mariners sign Brazilian forward Vitor FeijΓ£o". Central Coast Mariners. 1 August 2024.
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  7. "Sabit Ngor joins Central Coast Mariners on two-year deal". Central Coast Mariners. 12 September 2024.
  8. "16-year-old Haine Eames given three-year Mariners Scholarship deal". Central Coast Mariners. 7 June 2024.
  9. "17-year-old Arthur De Lima signs three-year Mariners scholarship deal". Central Coast Mariners. 20 August 2024.
  10. "16-year-old goalkeeper Jai Ajanovic given three-year Mariners scholarship deal". Central Coast Mariners. 10 September 2024.
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  12. "Club Statement: Angel Torres". Central Coast Mariners. 23 April 2024.
  13. Simkin, Emma; Kozaki, Danuta (26 May 2024). "Central Coast Mariners captain Danny Vukovic announces retirement a day after club's historic win". ABC News.
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  17. "Auckland FC welcomes back-to-back championship winner Dan Hall to the club!". Auckland FC. 2 July 2024.
  18. Central Coast Mariners (29 June 2024). "The Central Coast Mariners can confirm the departure of midfielder Maksim Kasalovic, who leaves the club at the conclusion of his contract" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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  20. "Treble winning midfielder Max Balard departs for overseas opportunity". Central Coast Mariners. 2 July 2024.
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  22. "Johnny Warren Medallist and Treble Winner Josh Nisbet departs Mariners". Central Coast Mariners. 9 July 2024.
  23. "Socceroos midfield star Nisbet joins Scottish side Ross". The Canberra Times. 23 August 2024.
  24. "Pompey sign Australian defender Farrell". BBC Sport. 26 July 2024.
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  26. "Australian Forward Dylan Wenzel-Halls Joins Penang FC". Bernama. 2 September 2024.
  27. "Mikael Doka extends Mariners contract with new three-year deal". Central Coast Mariners. 3 June 2024.
  28. "Treble Winner Harry Steele commits to new 3-year deal". Central Coast Mariners. 8 July 2024.
  29. "Academy Product Sasha Kuzevski Upgraded to A-League Contract". Central Coast Mariners. 10 July 2024.
  30. "18-year-old Mariners star Miguel Di Pizio signs new two-year deal". Central Coast Mariners. 16 July 2024.
  31. "A-League Competition rules". A-Leagues. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023.
  32. "Explained: Why the A-Leagues ladder sorting rules have changed this season". A-Leagues. 2 January 2024. Archived from the original on 2 January 2024.

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