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2019–20 Central Coast Mariners FC season

The 2019–20 season was the Central Coast Mariners's 15th season since its establishment in 2004.

Central Coast Mariners
2019–20 season
ChairmanMichael Charlesworth
ManagerAlen Stajcic
StadiumCentral Coast Stadium, Gosford
A-League11th
FFA CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Milan Đurić (5 goals)
All: Milan Đurić (5 goals)
Highest home attendance8,910 vs Newcastle Jets
(19 October 2019)
Lowest home attendance1,035 vs Western Sydney Wanderers
(27 July 2020)
Average home league attendance4,871

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 season resumed on 17 July 2020.[3]

Players edit

Squad information edit

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   AUS Mark Birighitti
2 DF   SCO Ziggy Gordon
3 DF   AUS Jack Clisby
7 MF   SRB Milan Đurić
8 MF   NZL Michael McGlinchey
9 FW   AUS Jordan Murray
10 FW   AUS Tommy Oar
11 MF   AUS Daniel De Silva
12 GK   AUS Adam Pearce
15 DF   AUS Kye Rowles
16 DF   AUS Dylan Fox
17 MF   AUS Samuel Silvera
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF   NZL Gianni Stensness
19 FW   AUS Matt Simon
21 DF   AUS Ruon Tongyik
22 MF   AUS Jacob Melling
24 MF   AUS Chris Harold
25 FW   AUS John Roberts (Scholarship)
26 MF   AUS Josh Nisbet (Scholarship)
27 DF   AUS Lewis Miller (Scholarship)
29 FW   BRA Jair
30 FW   AUS Dylan Ruiz-Diaz (Scholarship)
44 FW   AUS Alou Kuol (Scholarship)

Transfers edit

Transfers in edit

No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref
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   Jai Ingham 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   Ziggy Gordon 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   Kim Eun-sun Unattached Undisclosed 1 year 2 August 2019 [10]
7 MF   Milan Đurić Unattached Free transfer 1 year 8 August 2019 [11]
16 DF Dylan Fox Unattached Free transfer 1 year 21 August 2019 [12]
18 MF   Gianni Stensness Unattached Free transfer 1 year 28 August 2019 [13]
25 FW John Roberts Unattached Scholarship 15 October 2019 [14]
29 FW   Jair 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 edit

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Notes
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 edit

No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref
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   Sam Graham   Sheffield United Loan return 1 May 2019 [22]
29 MF   Stephen Mallon   Sheffield United Loan return 1 May 2019 [22]
17 FW Peter Kekeris Unattached Undisclosed 8 May 2019 [23]
6 MF   Tom Hiariej 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   Broadmeadow Magic Free transfer 31 May 2019 [25]
1 GK Ben Kennedy Unattached Free transfer 21 June 2019 [26]
13 MF Aiden O'Neill   Burnley Loan return 21 June 2019 [26]
68 MF   Jem Karacan Unattached Undisclosed 21 June 2019 [26]
13 FW   Jai Ingham 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]
4 MF   Kim Eun-sun Unattached End of contract 19 June 2020 [30]

Contracts extensions edit

No. Name Position Duration Date Notes
15 Kye Rowles Centre-back 2 years 8 May 2019 [31]
12 Adam Pearce Goalkeeper 2 years 9 May 2019 [32]
17 Samuel Silvera Attacking midfielder 3 years 8 October 2019 upgraded to senior contract[33]
18   Gianni Stensness Defensive midfielder 2 years 9 December 2019 [34]
27 Lewis Miller Right-back 2 years 14 January 2020 upgraded to senior contract[35]
26 Josh Nisbet Midfielder 2 years 3 March 2020 upgraded to senior contract[36]

Technical staff edit

Position Staff
Head coach   Alen Stajcic
Assistant coach   Nick Montgomery
Goalkeeping coach   Jess Vanstrattan
Physiotherapist   Murray Leyland

Squad statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

No. Pos. Player A-League FFA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   Mark Birighitti 26 0 3 0 29 0
2 DF   Ziggy Gordon 26 0 4 0 30 0
3 DF   Jack Clisby 21+1 0 4 1 26 1
4 MF   Kim Eun-sun 16+4 0 1 0 21 0
7 MF   Milan Đurić 18+5 5 3 0 26 5
8 MF   Michael McGlinchey 3+5 0 1 2 9 2
9 FW   Jordan Murray 13+5 4 2+2 0 22 4
10 FW   Tommy Oar 18+2 0 4 0 24 0
11 MF   Daniel De Silva 19+1 1 4 0 24 1
12 GK   Adam Pearce 0 0 1 0 1 0
15 DF   Kye Rowles 20 1 2 0 22 1
16 DF   Dylan Fox 10+1 1 3 0 14 1
17 MF   Samuel Silvera 11+10 1 3+1 1 25 2
18 MF   Gianni Stensness 25 1 1+1 0 27 1
19 FW   Matt Simon 4+17 3 4 1 25 4
21 DF   Ruon Tongyik 6+3 1 1 0 10 1
22 MF   Jacob Melling 2 0 1+1 0 4 0
24 GK   Chris Harold 6+1 2 0 0 7 2
25 FW   John Roberts† 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF   Josh Nisbet† 9+3 0 0+1 0 13 0
27 DF   Lewis Miller† 15+2 0 1 0 18 0
29 FW   Jair 7+7 1 0 0 14 1
30 FW   Dylan Ruiz-Diaz 1+5 2 0 0 6 2
33 MF   Louis Khoury 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
44 FW   Alou Kuol 1+3 0 0 0 4 0
Players no longer at the club
6 DF   Giancarlo Gallifuoco 9+1 1 1 0 11 1
14 FW   Abraham Majok 0+1 0 0+2 1 3 1
18 MF   Mark Moric† 0 0 0+1 0 1 0
23 MF   Mario Shabow 0 0 0 0 0 0

† = Scholarship or youth listed player.

Disciplinary record edit

As of 8 November 2019
Rank Position Name A-League FFA Cup Total
           
1 GK   Mark Birighitti 2 0 0 0 2 0
DF   Jack Clisby 1 0 1 0 2 0
DF   Giancarlo Gallifuoco 2 0 0 0 2 0
DF   Ziggy Gordon 1 0 1 0 2 0
FW   Tommy Oar 1 0 1 0 2 0
FW   Matt Simon 1 0 1 0 2 0
MF   Gianni Stensness 2 0 0 0 2 0
8 MF   Milan Đurić 1 0 0 0 1 0
MF   Kim Eun-sun 1 0 0 0 1 0
DF   Dylan Fox 0 0 1 0 1 0
FW   Abraham Majok 0 0 1 0 1 0
DF   Kye Rowles 1 0 0 0 1 0

Clean sheets edit

As of 20 March 2020
Rank Name A-League FFA Cup Total
1   Mark Birighitti 1 1 2
2   Adam Pearce 0 1 1
Total 1 2 3

Pre-season edit

Friendlies edit

13 July 2019 Central Coast Mariners   4–1   Manly United Lisarow, Australia
10:30 AEST
Report
Stadium: Pluim Park
23 July 2019 Charlestown City Blues   0–5   Central Coast Mariners Newcastle, Australia
19:00 AEST Report
Stadium: Lisle Carr Oval
9 August 2019 Weston Workers Bears   0–4   Central Coast Mariners Weston, Australia
19:00 AEST Report
Stadium: Rockwell Automation Park
21 August 2019 Western Sydney Wanderers   2–0   Central Coast Mariners Parramatta, Australia
 Report Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
4 September 2019 Melbourne City   2–0   Central Coast Mariners Melbourne, Australia
10:30 AEST
Report Stadium: City Football Academy
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
8 September 2019 NPL Tasmania Select Team   1–3   Central Coast Mariners Hobart, Australia
14:30 AEST
Report
Stadium: South Hobart Oval
10 September 2019 South Hobart   1–4   Central Coast Mariners Kingston, Australia
18:30 AEST
Report
Stadium: Lightwood Park
25 September 2019 Central Coast Mariners   7–1   North Shore Mariners Lisarow, Australia
19:30 AEST
Report
Stadium: Pluim Park

Competitions edit

Overview edit

Competition Record
P W D L GF GA GD Win %
A-League 26 5 3 18 26 55 −29 019.23
FFA Cup 4 2 1 1 6 4 +2 050.00
Total 30 7 4 19 32 59 −27 023.33

Updated to match played 27 July 2020
Source: Competitions

FFA Cup edit

Main article: 2019 FFA Cup
31 July 2019 Round of 32 Maitland FC   0–2   Central Coast Mariners Maitland
19:30 Report
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)		   Central Coast Mariners Brisbane
19:30
Report
Stadium: Dolphin Oval
Attendance: 6,235
Referee: Alex King
Penalties
18 September 2019 Quarter-final Hume City   0–1   Central Coast Mariners Melbourne
19:30 Report
Stadium: ABD Stadium
Attendance: 1,928
Referee: Kurt Ams
2 October 2019 Semi-final Central Coast Mariners   1–2   Adelaide United Gosford
19:30 AEST
Report
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 5,572
Referee: Shaun Evans

A-League edit

Main article: 2019–20 A-League

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sydney FC (C) 26 16 5 5 49 25 +24 53 Qualification for 2021 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series[a][37][b]
2 Melbourne City 26 14 5 7 49 37 +12 47 Qualification for 2021 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs and Finals series[a][b]
3 Wellington Phoenix[c] 26 12 5 9 38 33 +5 41 Qualification for Finals series[b]
4 Brisbane Roar 26 11 7 8 29 28 +1 40 Qualification for 2021 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs and Finals series[a][b]
5 Western United 26 12 3 11 46 37 +9 39 Qualification for Finals series[b]
6 Perth Glory 26 10 7 9 43 36 +7 37
7 Adelaide United 26 11 3 12 44 49 −5 36
8 Newcastle Jets 26 9 7 10 32 40 −8 34
9 Western Sydney Wanderers 26 9 6 11 35 40 −5 33
10 Melbourne Victory 26 6 5 15 33 44 −11 23
11 Central Coast Mariners 26 5 3 18 26 55 −29 18
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ a b All Australian teams withdrew from the 2021 AFC Champions League on 4 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e 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.
  3. ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the 2021 AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
26 5 3 18 26 55  −29 18 3 3 7 13 25  −12 2 0 11 13 30  −17

Last updated: 27 July 2020.
Source: Ulimate A-League

Result by round edit

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829
GroundAHBAAHHABAHHAHAHHAAHBHAHHABHA
ResultLD✖WLLWL✖LWLLWLLLLLL✖LLLDW✖DL
Position108868106101111991010101010101111111111–––––11
Updated to match(es) played on 27 July 2020. Source: Ultimate A-League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

12 October 2019 1 Western Sydney Wanderers 2–1 Central Coast Mariners Sydney
17:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
Attendance: 17,091
Referee: Alireza Faghani
19 October 2019 2 Central Coast Mariners 1–1 Newcastle Jets Gosford
19:30 AEDT
Report
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
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
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
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
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
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   86' 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
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
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
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
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
Report
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors due to COVID-19 pandemic)
Referee: Kurt Ams
18 July 2020 29 Perth Glory 1–0 Central Coast Mariners Gosford
17:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 1,717
Referee: Alex King
24 July 2020 25 Central Coast Mariners 0–0 Newcastle Jets Gosford
19:30 AEDT Report Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 2,373
Referee: Ben Abraham
27 July 2020 28 Central Coast Mariners 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Gosford
19:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 1,035
Referee: Chris Beath
3 August 2020 26 Melbourne Victory 2–3 Central Coast Mariners Sydney
19:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Oval
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tim Danaskos

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