2014–15 Central Coast Mariners FC season

The 2014–15 Central Coast Mariners FC season was the club's 10th season since its establishment in 2004. The club participated in the A-League for the 10th time and the FFA Cup for the first time.

Central Coast Mariners
2014–15 season
ChairmanMichael Charlesworth
ManagerPhil Moss
(to 6 March 2015)

Tony Walmsley (Head Coach) &

John Hutchinson (Interim Player/Coach)
(from 6 March 2015)
StadiumCentral Coast Stadium, Gosford
A-League8th
FFA CupSemi-finals
AFC Champions LeagueQualifying play-off
Top goalscorerLeague: Mitchell Duke,
Matt Simon,
Fábio Ferreira, Eddy Bosnar (3 goals)
All: Matt Sim (5 goals)
Highest home attendance12,102 vs Sydney FC
24 January 2015
Lowest home attendance4,508 vs Adelaide United
7 February 2015

Players

Squad information

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 Matthew Nash
2 DF  NZL Storm Roux
3 DF  AUS Joshua Rose
4 MF  AUS Jacob Poscoliero
5 DF  AUS Zachary Anderson
6 DF  AUS Brent Griffiths
7 MF  MLT John Hutchinson (Captain)
8 MF  SCO Nick Montgomery (Vice-captain)
10 MF  AUS Anthony Cáceres
11 FW  AUS Nick Fitzgerald
12 GK  AUS Liam Reddy
15 MF  AUS Matt Sim
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF  AUS Liam Rose
17 MF  HUN Richárd Vernes (on loan from Budapest Honvéd)
18 MF  AUS Glen Trifiro
19 FW  AUS Matt Simon
20 MF  AUS Anthony Kalik
21 DF  AUS Michael Neill
22 MF  AUS Tom Slater
23 MF  AUS Isaka Cernak
24 DF  AUS Hayden Morton
25 DF  AUS Eddy Bosnar
26 MF  POR Fábio Ferreira
29 MF  AUS Dejan Pandurevic

From youth squad
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Notes

Transfers in
No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Ends
 Transfer
fee		 Source
20 MF Anthony Kalik 16 Australian Institute of Sport Transfer Pre-season 2017 smh.com.au
16 MF Liam Rose 17 Australian Institute of Sport Transfer Pre-season 2016 smh.com.au
14 FW Malick Mané 25 IFK Göteborg Loan Pre-season 2015 footballaustralia.com.au
1 GK Matthew Nash 33 Bonnyrigg White Eagles Transfer Pre-season 2016 ccmariners.com.au
17 MF Richárd Vernes 22 Budapest Honvéd Loan Pre-season 2016 ccmariners.com.au
4 MF Jacob Poscoliero 24 Blacktown City Transfer Pre-season 2015 a-league.com
27 DF Zachary Cairncross 24 Blacktown City Injury replacement Round 2 2015 ccmariners.com.au
14 FW Travis Major 24 Blacktown City Transfer Round 13 2015 ccmariners.com.au
29 MF Dejan Pandurevic 17 Nike Academy Transfer Round 14 2015 ccmariners.com.au
26 MF Fábio Ferreira 25 Adelaide United Transfer Round 16 2015 ccmariners.com.au

Transfers out
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Transfer
fee		 Source
21 FW Mile Sterjovski 34 Retired Pre-season footballaustralia.com.au
23 FW Adam Kwasnik 30 Retired Pre-season smh.com.au
1 GK Justin Pasfield 29 Tampines Rovers Released Pre-season tampinesroversfc.com
10 MF Marcos Flores 28 Newcastle Jets End of contract Pre-season footballaustralia.com.au
4 DF Marcel Seip 32 FC Emmen Released Pre-season fcemmen.nl
14 MF Michael McGlinchey 27 Wellington Phoenix Contract buyout Pre-season ccmariners.com.au
14 FW Malick Mané 25 IFK Göteborg Loan terminated Round 10 ccmariners.com.au
26 MF Kim Seung-yong 29 Qingdao Hainiu Released Round 13 ccmariners.com.au
14 FW Travis Major 25 Blacktown City Released Round 27 ccmariners.com.au

Technical staff
Position Name
Head Coach Tony Walmsley
Player/Coach John Hutchinson
Goalkeeping Coach John Crawley
Physiotherapist Tim Knight

Statistics

Squad statistics
N Pos. Nat. Name TotalA-LeagueFFA CupAFC Champions League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Matthew Nash 2 0 0 0 0 200000000000000
2 DF Storm Roux 20 0 4 0 0 15+204002000010000
3 FW Josh Rose 28 3 5 0 0 2425003100010000
4 MF Jacob Poscoliero 18 0 4 0 0 1703000000010100
5 DF Zac Anderson 26 0 7 0 0 2206004010000000
6 DF Brent Griffiths 0 0 0 0 0 000000000000000
7 MF John Hutchinson 30 1 8 0 0 25+118003+1000000000
8 MF Nick Montgomery 23 1 5 1 0 18+214102010010000
10 MF Anthony Cáceres 31 1 0 0 0 25+110003+1000010000
11 FW Nick Fitzgerald 31 3 2 0 0 22+52100310000+10100
12 GK Liam Reddy 30 0 2 0 0 2502004000010000
15 MF Matt Sim 22 5 2 0 0 8+1001002+1510010000
16 MF Liam Rose 7 0 1 0 0 3+401000000000000
17 MF Richárd Vernes 10 1 1 0 0 5+311002000000000
18 MF Glen Trifiro 25 4 1 0 0 7+1410002+121000+11000
19 FW Matt Simon 13 4 3 0 0 8+333000+1100010000
20 MF Anthony Kalik 8 0 0 0 0 3+400000+1000000000
21 DF Michael Neill 9 0 0 0 0 800001000000000
22 MF Tom Slater 1 0 0 0 0 000000+1000000000
23 MF Isaka Cernak 23 2 5 0 0 12+613003+112000+10000
24 DF Hayden Morton 5 0 1 0 0 301002000000000
25 DF Eddy Bosnar 22 3 7 0 0 17+136003010010000
26 DF Fábio Ferreira 10 3 1 0 0 931000000010000
30 GK Adam Pearce 0 0 0 0 0 000000000000000
Players no longer at the club:
9 FW Mitchell Duke 18 3 1 0 0 12+331003000000000
14 FW Malick Mané 6 0 0 0 0 3+100001+1000000000
14 FW Travis Major 10 1 0 0 0 0+910000000010000
26 MF Kim Seung-Yong 6 1 1 0 0 2+311001000000000
27 DF Zachary Cairncross 0 0 0 0 0 000000000000000
28 MF Josh Bingham 4 0 0 0 0 0+300000+1000000000

Pre-season and friendlies
12 August 2014 Central Coast Mariners 4–1 Central Coast Mariners AcademyLisarow
Tuesday 19:00 AEST Bosnar  41'
Trifiro  55'
Fitzgerald  72' (pen.)
Petrillo  84'		 Report L. Bozanic  60' (pen.) Stadium: Pluim Park
26 August 2014 Marconi Stallions Cancelled Central Coast MarinersBossley Park
Tuesday 19:00 AEST Report Stadium: Marconi Stadium
28 August 2014 Doug Turnbull CupBankstown City Cancelled Central Coast MarinersSefton
Thursday 19:00 AEST Report Stadium: Jensen Oval
7 September 2014 Craig Foster CupMelbourne City 1–1 Central Coast MarinersLismore
Sunday 14:30 AEST Wielaert  56' Report Mané  57' (pen.) Stadium: Oakes Oval
Attendance: 4,015
Referee: Jarred Gillett
12 September 2014 Brisbane Roar 1–1 Central Coast MarinersHerston
Friday 15:45 AEST Henrique  79' Report Fitzgerald  43' Stadium: Ballymore Stadium
Referee: Jason Crow
20 September 2014 Central Coast Mariners 0–0 Newcastle JetsMudgee
Saturday 16:00 AEST Report Stadium: Glen Willow Regional Sporting Stadium
Referee: Steve Lucas
24 September 2014 Central Coast Mariners 1–5 Young SocceroosGosford
Wednesday Report Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
30 September 2014 Central Coast Mariners 1–3 Sydney OlympicLisarow
Tuesday 19:30 AEST Sim  71' Report Spyrakis  47'
Hatzimouratzis  56'
Godoy-Bascur  65'		 Stadium: Pluim Park
23 May 2015 John Hutchinson Testimonial MatchHutch's XI[A] 12–5 Central Coast MarinersLisarow
Sunday 18:00 AEST Report Stadium: Pluim Park
Attendance: 3,000

Competitions

Overall
Competition Started round Final
position / round		 First match Last match
A-League — 8th 11 October 2014 26 April 2015
FFA Cup Round of 32 Semi-finals 20 August 2014 12 November 2014
AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off Qualifying play-off 17 February 2015 17 February 2015

A-League
Main article: 2014–15 A-League

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Melbourne Victory (C) 27 15 8 4 56 31 +25 53 Qualification to Finals series and Champions League group stage
2 Sydney FC 27 14 8 5 52 35 +17 50
3 Adelaide United 27 14 4 9 47 32 +15 46 Qualification to Finals series and Champions League qualifying play-off
4 Wellington Phoenix[lower-alpha 1] 27 14 4 9 45 35 +10 46 Qualification to Finals series
5 Melbourne City 27 9 8 10 36 41 −5 35
6 Brisbane Roar 27 10 4 13 42 43 −1 34
7 Perth Glory[lower-alpha 2] 27 14 8 5 45 35 +10 50
8 Central Coast Mariners 27 5 8 14 26 50 −24 23
9 Western Sydney Wanderers 27 4 6 17 29 44 −15 18
10 Newcastle Jets 27 3 8 16 23 55 −32 17
Updated to match(es) played on 26 April 2015. Source: A-League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.
  2. Perth Glory disqualified from the Finals series and given a compulsory 7th-place finish due to salary cap violations.[2]

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
27 5 8 14 26 50  −24 23 5 2 6 13 20  −7 0 6 8 13 30  −17

Last updated: 26 April 2015.
Source: ultimatealeague.com

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundHHAAHAHAHAAHAHHHHAAHAHAAHAA
ResultWLDLLDLDLDLDDWLWLLDWLDLLWLL
Position466\7[lower-alpha 1]677768888888888888888888
  1. Round 3 was postponed (played between rounds 6 and 7) due to Western Sydney Wanderers hosting the home leg of the 2014 AFC Champions League Final. The first position (6) is after the non-postponed matches of round 3. The second position (7) is after the postponed match.
Updated to match(es) played on 26 April 2015. Source: ultimatealeague.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
11 October 2014 1Central Coast Mariners 1–0 Newcastle JetsCentral Coast Stadium, Gosford
Saturday 17:00 AEDT Duke  90+2' Report Attendance: 10,443
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
18 October 2014 2Central Coast Mariners 1–2 Wellington PhoenixCentral Coast Stadium, Gosford
Saturday 17:00 AEDT Doyle  12' (o.g.) Report McGlinchey  35'
Burns  54'		 Attendance: 7,237
Referee: Ben Williams
19 November 2014
Rescheduled 3		Western Sydney Wanderers 0–0 Central Coast MarinersPirtek Stadium, Parramatta
Wednesday 19:30 AEDT Report Attendance: 14,691
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
2 November 2014 4Sydney FC 2–0 Central Coast MarinersAllianz Stadium, Sydney
Sunday 17:00 AEDT Antonis  21'
Ognenovski  25'		 Report Attendance: 17,761
Referee: Strebre Delovski
9 November 2014 5Central Coast Mariners 0–1 Perth GloryCentral Coast Stadium, Gosford
Sunday 17:00 AEDT Report Marinković  43' Attendance: 6,399
Referee: Peter Green
16 November 2014 6Melbourne City 2–2 Central Coast MarinersAAMI Park, Melbourne
Sunday 17:00 AEDT Dugandzic  10'
Paartalu  53'		 Report G. Trifiro  80'
Hutchinson  90+4'		 Attendance: 9,402
Referee: Adam Fielding
23 November 2014 7Central Coast Mariners 0–2 Adelaide UnitedCentral Coast Stadium, Gosford
Sunday 17:00 AEDT Montgomery  44'  71' Report Sánchez  40', 42' Attendance: 6,404
Referee: Jarred Gillett
30 November 2014 8Newcastle Jets 1–1 Central Coast MarinersHunter Stadium, Newcastle
Sunday 17:00 AEDT Montaño  48' Report Vernes  55' Attendance: 11,031
Referee: Shaun Evans
5 December 2014 9Central Coast Mariners 0–3 Melbourne VictoryNorth Sydney Oval, North Sydney
Friday 19:40 AEDT Report Berisha  62'
Georgievski  68'
Pain  73'		 Attendance: 7,098
Referee: Strebre Delovski
13 December 2014 10Wellington Phoenix 1–1 Central Coast MarinersEden Park, Auckland
Saturday 17:00 NZDT Krishna  76' Report Simon  40' Attendance: 11,051
Referee: Allan Milliner
20 December 2014 11Perth Glory 4–1 Central Coast Marinersnib Stadium, Perth
Saturday 18:30 AWST Harold  33', 78'
Keogh  35'
De Silva  71'		 Report Simon  49' Attendance: 9,660
Referee: Peter Green
27 December 2014 12Central Coast Mariners 3–3 Brisbane RoarCentral Coast Stadium, Gosford
Saturday 17:00 AEDT Bosnar  57'
Simon  63'
Kim  80'		 Report Solórzano  45', 82'
Donachie  71'		 Attendance: 10,019
Referee: Matthew Conger
1 January 2015 13Western Sydney Wanderers 0–0 Central Coast MarinersPirtek Stadium, Parramatta
Thursday 19:30 AEDT Report Attendance: 14,137
Referee: Strebre Delovski
4 January 2015 14Central Coast Mariners 2–0 Melbourne CityCentral Coast Stadium, Gosford
Sunday 17:00 AEDT Duke  12', 27' Report Velaphi  58' Attendance: 7,409
Referee: Peter Green
24 January 2015 15Central Coast Mariners 1–5 Sydney FCCentral Coast Stadium, Gosford
Saturday 19:30 AEDT Major  66' Report Janko  15', 48'
Naumoff  18'
Ibini  44'
Brosque  71'		 Attendance: 12,102
Referee: Jarred Gillett
7 February 2015 16Central Coast Mariners 2–1 Adelaide UnitedCentral Coast Stadium, Gosford
Saturday 17:00 AEDT Fitzgerald  79'
J. Rose  83'		 Report Mabil  29' Attendance: 4,508
Referee: Alan Milliner
13 February 2015 17Central Coast Mariners 0–2 Brisbane RoarCentral Coast Stadium, Gosford
Friday 19:30 AEDT Report Solórzano  50' (pen.)
Kaluđerović  90+2' (pen.)		 Attendance: 6,021
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
21 February 2015 18Sydney FC 4–2 Central Coast MarinersAllianz Stadium, Sydney
Saturday 17:00 AEDT Janko  14', 90+2'
Grant  68'
Smeltz  82'		 Report Ferreira  45+1', 58' Attendance: 14,239
Referee: Matthew Conger
28 February 2015 19Newcastle Jets 0–0 Central Coast MarinersHunter Stadium, Newcastle
Saturday 17:00 AEDT Report Attendance: 7,991
Referee: Adam Fielding
8 March 2015 20Central Coast Mariners 1–0 Melbourne CityCentral Coast Stadium, Gosford
Sunday 15:00 AEDT Ferreira  74' Report Attendance: 6,079
Referee: Jarred Gillett
12 March 2015 21Adelaide United 2–1 Central Coast MarinersCoopers Stadium, Adelaide
Thursday 19:00 ACDT Carrusca  25'
Goodwin  67'		 Report Cáceres  23' Attendance: 7,767
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan)
22 March 2015 22Central Coast Mariners 1–1 Perth GloryCentral Coast Stadium, Gosford
Sunday 15:00 AEDT Montgomery  90+2' Report Maclaren  79' Attendance: 5,338
Referee: Ben Williams
27 March 2015 23Melbourne Victory 2–1 Central Coast MarinersAAMI Park, Melbourne
Friday 19:30 AEDT Finkler  40', 78' Report Cernak  31' Attendance: 18,205
Referee: Jarred Gillett
2 April 2015 24Brisbane Roar 6–1 Central Coast MarinersSuncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Thursday 19:00 AEST Kaluđerović  21'
Lustica  28', 41', 79'
Clut  48'
Borrello  50'		 Report Bowles  64' (o.g.) Attendance: 6,148
Referee: Kazuyoshi Enomoto (Japan)
11 April 2015 25Central Coast Mariners 1–0 Western Sydney WanderersCentral Coast Stadium, Gosford
Saturday 19:30 AEST J. Rose  2' Report Attendance: 9,548
Referee: Adam Fielding
17 April 2015 26Wellington Phoenix 3–2 Central Coast MarinersWestpac Stadium, Wellington
Friday 19:30 NZST Bonevacia  65'
Cunningham  79', 90+5'		 Report Fitzgerald  11'
Bosnar  35'		 Attendance: 6,868
Referee: Peter O'Leary
26 April 2015 27Melbourne Victory 3–1 Central Coast MarinersAAMI Park, Melbourne
Sunday 17:00 AEST Georgievski  32'
Thompson  34'
Berisha  47'		 Report Bosnar  45' Attendance: 22,285
Referee: Peter Green

FFA Cup
Main article: 2014 FFA Cup
20 August 2014 Round of 32South Coast Wolves 0–1 Central Coast MarinersWIN Stadium, Wollongong
Wednesday 19:30 AEST Report G. Trifiro  13' Attendance: 5,238
Referee: Ben Williams
16 September 2014 Round of 16Olympic FC 1–3 Central Coast MarinersQSAC, Brisbane
Tuesday 19:30 AEST McLean  57' Report Fitzgerald  2'
Sim  38'
G. Trifiro  86'		 Attendance: 1,374
Referee: Chris Beath
14 October 2014 Quarter-finalPalm Beach 0–5 Central Coast MarinersCbus Super Stadium, Robina
Tuesday 18:30 AEST Report Cernak  28'
Sim  72', 75', 90', 90+2'		 Attendance: 2,035
Referee: Jarred Gillett
12 November 2014 Semi-finalAdelaide United 3–2 Central Coast MarinersCoopers Stadium, Adelaide
Wednesday 19:00 ACDT Cirio  40', 88'
Mabil  44'		 Report Simon  48'
J. Rose  90+3'		 Attendance: 4,548
Referee: Chris Beath

AFC Champions League
Main article: 2015 AFC Champions League

Qualifying play-off
17 February 2015 Play-off roundCentral Coast Mariners 1–3 Guangzhou R&FCentral Coast Stadium, Gosford
Tuesday 19:30 AEDT G. Trifiro  90+2' Report Jiang  8'
Lu  57'
J. Rose  89' (o.g.)		 Attendance: 2,776
Referee: Kim Dong-jin (South Korea)

Notes
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    References
    1. "Hutchinson Testimonial team announced". Central Coast Mariners. 6 May 2015.
    2. "Perth Glory banned from A-League finals". Australian Associated Press. Sports Yahoo (Australia). 10 April 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
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