2016–17 Central Coast Mariners FC season

The 2016–17 Central Coast Mariners FC season was the club's 12th season since its establishment in 2004. The club participated in the A-League for the 12th time and the FFA Cup for the 3rd time.

Central Coast Mariners
2016–17 season
ChairmanMichael Charlesworth
ManagerTony Walmsley
(to 8 August 2016)
John Hutchinson
(caretaker 8–29 August 2016)
Paul Okon
(from 29 August 2016)
StadiumCentral Coast Stadium, Gosford
A-League8th
A-League Finals SeriesDNQ
FFA CupRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague: Roy O'Donovan (11 goals)
All: Roy O'Donovan (11 goals)
Highest home attendance11,398 vs. Sydney FC
(8 January 2017)
Lowest home attendance5,072 vs. Adelaide United
(5 February 2016)
Average home league attendance7,395

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 Ivan Necevski
2 DF  NZL Storm Roux
3 DF  AUS Scott Galloway
4 MF  AUS Jacob Poscoliero
5 DF  AUS Harry Ascroft
6 FW  AUS Blake Powell
7 MF  POR Fábio Ferreira
8 MF  SCO Nick Montgomery (Captain)
9 FW  IRL Roy O'Donovan
10 MF  SEN Mickaël Tavares
11 MF  AUS Connor Pain
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 FW  AUS Trent Buhagiar
13 MF  AUS Kwabena Appiah
14 MF  AUS Adam Berry
16 MF  AUS Liam Rose
17 FW  AUS Josh Bingham
19 DF  SEN Jacques Faty
20 GK  AUS Paul Izzo
21 DF  AUS Michael Neill
22 MF  AUS Jake McGing
23 DF  AUS Jake Adelson (Youth)
30 GK  AUS Adam Pearce (Youth)

From youth squad
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Notes
14 DF Adam Berry19 [1]
23 DF Jake Adelson20 [1]
30 GK Adam Pearce20 [2]

Transfers in
No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref
19DF Jacques Faty Sydney FC Free transfer 1 year 11 April 2016 [3]
10MF Mickaël Tavares Sydney FC Free transfer 1 year 18 April 2016 [4]
1GK Ivan Necevski Sydney FC Free transfer 1 year 7 June 2016 [5]
11MF Connor Pain Melbourne Victory Free transfer 2 years 7 June 2016 [5]
6FW Blake Powell Unattached Free transfer 2 years 14 July 2016 [6]
13MF Kwabena Appiah Unattached Free transfer 1 year 14 July 2016 [7]
3DF Scott Galloway Melbourne Victory Free transfer 1 year 19 October 2016 [8]

Transfers out
No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref
10MF Luis García Unattached Undisclosed Fee 5 April 2016 [9]
14FW Daniel Heffernan Unattached Free transfer 11 April 2016 [10]
17FW Francesco Stella Unattached Free transfer 11 April 2016 [10]
23DF Tomislav Uskok Sydney United 58 Undisclosed Fee 11 April 2016 [10]
20MF Anthony Kalik Hajduk Split $50,000 28 May 2016 [11][12]
13GK Alastair Bray Melbourne Victory Free transfer 7 June 2016 [5]
6MF Mitch Austin Melbourne Victory Free transfer 16 June 2016 [13]
3DF Joshua Rose Melbourne City Free transfer 11 August 2016 [14]
40GK Tom Heward-Belle Unattached Undisclosed Fee 1 December 2016 [15]
18FW Matthew Fletcher Unattached Undisclosed Fee 14 January 2017 [16]
15DF Brad McDonald Unattached Undisclosed Fee 14 January 2017 [16]

Contracts extensions
NamePositionDurationContract ExpiryNotes
Adam BerryMidfielder2 years2019[17]
Liam RoseMidfielder1 year2018[18]
Trent BuhagiarStriker2 years2019[19]
Storm RouxRight back2 years2019[20]
Josh BinghamStriker1 year2018[2]

Club

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Head coach Paul Okon
Assistant coach Ivan Jolic
Goalkeeping coach Matthew Nash
Strength and
conditioning coach		 Brice Johnson
Physiotherapist Andrew Nealon
Youth football coach Ben Cahn
Head of sports science Tim Knight

Other information

Majority Owner/Chairman Michael Charlesworth
Executive Vice Chairman Peter Storrie
Chief Executive Officer Shaun Mielekamp
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Central Coast Stadium (20,059 / 105x68 metres)

Source: ccmariners.com.au

Statistics

Squad statistics
N Pos. Nat. Name TotalA-LeagueFFA Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Ivan Necevski 8 0 0 0 0 6+1000010000
2 DF Storm Roux 24 0 2 0 0 24020000000
3 DF Scott Galloway 24 2 1 0 0 23+1210000000
4 MF Jacob Poscoliero 9 0 2 0 0 9020000000
5 DF Harry Ascroft 14 1 2 0 0 10+3120010000
6 FW Blake Powell 18 2 3 0 0 14+3130011000
7 MF Fábio Ferreira 26 5 2 0 0 22+3510010100
8 MF Nick Montgomery 23 1 8 0 0 22180010000
9 FW Roy O'Donovan 27 11 5 0 1 261150110000
10 MF Mickaël Tavares 9 0 2 0 0 7+101000+10100
11 MF Connor Pain 28 1 2 0 0 24+312000+10000
12 FW Trent Buhagiar 27 2 1 0 0 11+16210000000
13 MF Kwabena Appiah 20 2 1 0 0 8+1121000+10000
14 DF Adam Berry 23 1 2 0 0 13+9120010000
16 MF Liam Rose 23 0 2 1 0 18+4021010000
17 MF Josh Bingham 14 1 0 0 0 2+11100010000
19 DF Jacques Faty 8 0 4 0 0 7+1040000000
20 GK Paul Izzo 21 0 1 0 1 21010100000
21 DF Michael Neill 18 0 2 0 0 6+11020010000
22 MF Jake McGing 27 1 3 0 0 25+1130010000
23 DF Jake Adelson 0 0 0 0 0 0000000000
25 MF Ryan Peterson 1 0 0 0 0 0+1000000000
26 MF Steve Whyte 0 0 0 0 0 0000000000
27 MF Lachlan Wales 1 0 0 0 0 0+1000000000
30 GK Adam Pearce 0 0 0 0 0 0000000000
Players no longer at the club:
15 DF Brad McDonald 0 0 0 0 0 0000000000
18 FW Matthew Fletcher 0 0 0 0 0 0000000000
40 GK Tom Heward-Belle 0 0 0 0 0 0000000000

Pre-season and friendlies
12 July 2016 Central Coast Mariners 9–0 Central Coast Football XILisarow, Australia
18:00 AEST
Report Stadium: Pluim Park
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Steve Lucas
12 July 2016 Central Coast Mariners 2–1 Central Coast Mariners AcademyLisarow, Australia
20:00 AEST
Report Hornery  77' Stadium: Pluim Park
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Steve Lucas
21 July 2016 Central Coast Mariners 2–2 Young SocceroosGosford, Australia
 Report
  • Prasad  23'
  • Maia  29'
 Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
27 July 2016 Central Coast Mariners 1–1 Newcastle JetsTuggerah, Australia
O'Donovan Report W. Brown Stadium: Central Coast Mariners Centre of Excellence
13 August 2016 Newcastle Jets 1–2 Central Coast MarinersTamworth, Australia
16:00 AEST Clut  36' Report
Stadium: Scully Park Regional Sporting Precinct
Attendance: 2,154
17 August 2016 Central Coast Mariners 5–0 Rydalmere FCTuggerah, Australia
14:00 AEST
Report Stadium: Central Coast Mariners Centre of Excellence
25 August 2016 Central Coast Mariners 2–1 Young SocceroosGosford, Australia
 Report Antoniou  23' Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
6 September 2016 Capital North Region Select 2–2 Central Coast MarinersCanberra, Australia
18:00 AEST Tsekenis  16', 38' Report
Stadium: Woden Park
6 September 2016 Capital South Region Select 0–4 Central Coast MarinersCanberra, Australia
19:45 AEST Report Bingham  47', 67', 70', 72' Stadium: Woden Park
10 September 2016 Brisbane Roar Cancelled Central Coast MarinersBrisbane, Australia
16:00 AEST Cancellation Stadium: Corporate Travel Management Stadium
17 September 2016 Central Coast Mariners 0–1 Wellington PhoenixWahroonga, Australia
15:00 AEST Report Watson  38' Stadium: Knox Grammar School
Attendance: 1,500
24 September 2016 Wellington Phoenix 2–1 Central Coast MarinersNelson, New Zealand
16:00 NZST
Report Pain  31' Stadium: Trafalgar Park

Competitions

Overall
Competition Started round Final
position / round		 First match Last match
A-League — 8th 8 October 2016 14 April 2017
FFA Cup Round of 32 Round of 32 2 August 2016 2 August 2016

A-League
Main article: 2016–17 A-League

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sydney FC (C) 27 20 6 1 55 12 +43 66 Qualification to Finals series and AFC Champions League group stage
2 Melbourne Victory 27 15 4 8 49 31 +18 49
3 Brisbane Roar 27 11 9 7 43 37 +6 42 Qualification to Finals series and AFC Champions League second preliminary round
4 Melbourne City 27 11 6 10 49 44 +5 39 Qualification to Finals series
5 Perth Glory 27 10 9 8 53 53 0 39
6 Western Sydney Wanderers 27 8 12 7 35 35 0 36
7 Wellington Phoenix[lower-alpha 1] 27 8 6 13 41 46 −5 30
8 Central Coast Mariners 27 6 5 16 31 52 −21 23
9 Adelaide United 27 5 8 14 25 46 −21 23
10 Newcastle Jets 27 5 7 15 28 53 −25 22
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.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
27 6 5 16 31 52  −21 23 4 1 8 18 24  −6 2 4 8 13 28  −15

Last updated: 14 April 2017.
Source: ultimatealeague.com

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundAAHAAHAHHAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHAHA
ResultDLLDWLDWLLLLDLLLWWWLDLLLLWL
Position3898899679999910109999999101088
Updated to match(es) played on 15 April 2017. Source: ultimatealeague.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
8 October 2016 1Perth Glory3–3Central Coast MarinersPerth
Saturday 19:00 AWST
Report
Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 9,501
Referee: Chris Beath
15 October 2016 2Sydney FC4–0Central Coast MarinersSydney
Saturday 17:35 AEDT
Report Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 15,082
Referee: Stephen Lucas
22 October 2016 3Central Coast Mariners0–1Brisbane RoarGosford
Saturday 17:35 AEDT Report Kristensen  33' Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 7,073
Referee: Adam Fielding
29 October 2016 4Western Sydney Wanderers1–1Central Coast MarinersSydney
Saturday 19:50 AEDT Šantalab  2' Report Berry  61' Stadium: Spotless Stadium
Attendance: 12,168
Referee: Shaun Evans
6 November 2016 5Adelaide United1–2Central Coast MarinersAdelaide
Sunday 16:30 ACDT Guardiola  27' (pen.) Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 10,974
Referee: Jarred Gillett
12 November 2016 6Central Coast Mariners0–2Wellington PhoenixCanberra
Saturday 17:35 AEDT Report
Stadium: GIO Stadium
Attendance: 5,497
Referee: Stephen Lucas
20 November 2016 7Newcastle Jets1–1Central Coast MarinersNewcastle
Sunday 17:00 AEDT Nordstrand  64' Report McGing  42' Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 11,238
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
24 November 2016 8Central Coast Mariners2–0Perth GloryGosford
Thursday 19:50 AEDT
Report Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 5,296
Referee: Shaun Evans
3 December 2016 9Central Coast Mariners1–4Western Sydney WanderersGosford
Saturday 17:35 AEDT Powell  5' Report
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 11,075
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
10 December 2016 10Wellington Phoenix3–0Central Coast MarinersHamilton
Saturday 15:35 NZDT
Report Stadium: Waikato Stadium
Attendance: 5,234
Referee: Matthew Conger
18 December 2016 11Central Coast Mariners1–2Brisbane RoarGosford
Sunday 17:00 AEDT O'Donovan  57' Report
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 6,063
Referee: Chris Beath
28 December 2016 12Melbourne Victory4–1Central Coast MarinersMelbourne
Wednesday 19:50 AEDT
Report Buhagiar  89' Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 20,491
Referee: Adam Fielding
31 December 2016 13Central Coast Mariners2–2Melbourne CityGosford
Saturday 19:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 11,184
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
8 January 2017 14Central Coast Mariners2–3Sydney FCGosford
Saturday 17:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 11,398
Referee: Chris Beath
14 January 2017 15Wellington Phoenix1–0Central Coast MarinersWellington
Saturday 15:35 NZDT McGlinchey  9' Report Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 6,061
Referee: Jarred Gillett
19 January 2017 16Melbourne City2–1Central Coast MarinersMelbourne
Thursday 19:50 AEDT Cahill  3', 39' Report O'Donovan  9' Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 8,784
Referee: Daniel Elder
28 January 2017 17Central Coast Mariners2–0Perth GloryGosford
Saturday 17:35 AEDT
Report Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 7,205
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
5 February 2017 18Central Coast Mariners2–1Adelaide UnitedCanberra
Sunday 17:00 AEDT
Report O'Doherty  90+2' Stadium: GIO Stadium
Attendance: 5,072
Referee: Shaun Evans
12 February 2017 19Western Sydney Wanderers0–2Central Coast MarinersSydney
Sunday 17:00 AEDT Report O'Donovan  65' (pen.), 78' Stadium: Spotless Stadium
Attendance: 9,618
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
19 February 2017 20Central Coast Mariners0–3Melbourne VictoryGosford
Sunday 17:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 7,013
Referee: Daniel Elder
26 February 2017 21Newcastle Jets1–1Central Coast MarinersNewcastle
Sunday 17:00 AEDT Kokko  20' Report Galloway  50' Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 9,423
Referee: Shaun Evans
5 March 2017 22Central Coast Mariners2–3Melbourne CityGosford
Sunday 17:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 5,974
Referee: Adam Fielding
10 March 2017 23Sydney FC1–0Central Coast MarinersSydney
Friday 19:50 AEDT Hološko  8' Report Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 11,148
Referee: Shaun Evans
25 March 2017 24Central Coast Mariners2–3Adelaide UnitedGosford
Saturday 17:35 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 5,438
Referee: Kurt Ams
2 April 2017 25Brisbane Roar5–1Central Coast MarinersBrisbane
Sunday 19:00 AEST
Report Ferreira  48' Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 8,113
Referee: Daniel Elder
9 April 2017 26Central Coast Mariners2–0Newcastle JetsGosford
Sunday 17:00 AEST
Report Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 8,073
Referee: Stephen Lucas
14 April 2017 27Melbourne Victory1–0Central Coast MarinersMelbourne
Friday 19:50 AEST Berisha  80' Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 14,827
Referee: Jarred Gillett

FFA Cup
Main article: 2016 FFA Cup
2 August 2016 Round of 32Green Gully 2–1 Central Coast MarinersMelbourne
20:00 AEST
  • Jones  86'
  • Boland  90+2'
 Report Powell  15' Stadium: Green Gully Reserve
Attendance: 876
Referee: Daniel Elder

References
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