2008–09 Central Coast Mariners FC season
2008–09 season | |
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Executive Chairman | Lyall Gorman |
Manager | Lawrie McKinna |
Stadium | Bluetongue Stadium |
A-League | 4th |
A-League finals | 4th |
A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup | Group stage |
AFC Champions League | Group stage |
Top goalscorer | League: Matt Simon (11) All: Matt Simon (13) |
Highest home attendance | 15,546 vs Perth Glory (31 December 2008, A-League) |
Lowest home attendance | 5,843 vs Tianjin Teda (19 May 2009, AFC Champions League) |
Average home league attendance | 10,465 |
The 2008–09 season was Central Coast Mariners Football Club's 4th season since the inception of the A-League.
Central Coast's A-League season commenced on 15 August 2008. After losing in the Grand Final in the previous season, they again made the finals series after finishing fourth, only to be eliminated by Queensland Roar.
The Mariners also competed in the Pre-Season Cup, where they were eliminated in the group stage.
In Asia, the Mariners lost in the Champions League group stage, drawing two games and losing four.
Players
First team squad
Squad No. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Since | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed from | Games Played | Goals Scored |
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Goalkeepers | ||||||||
1 | Matthew Nash | ![]() | GK | 2008 | (1981-04-03) 3 April 1981 (age 43) | ![]() | 0 | 0 |
20 | Danny Vuković | ![]() | GK | 2005 | (1985-03-27) 27 March 1985 (age 39) | ![]() | 26 | 0 |
30 | Andrew Redmayne | ![]() | GK | 2007 | (1989-01-13) 13 January 1989 (age 35) | ![]() | 2 | 0 |
Defenders | ||||||||
4 | Pedj Bojić | ![]() | RB, LB | 2008 | (1984-04-09) 9 April 1984 (age 40) | ![]() | 27 | 0 |
5 | Brad Porter | ![]() | RB, CM | 2006 | (1987-02-19) 19 February 1987 (age 37) | ![]() | 53 | 1 |
6 | David D'Apuzzo | ![]() | LB | 2008 | (1988-09-05) 5 September 1988 (age 35) | ![]() | 10 | 0 |
8 | Dean Heffernan | ![]() | LB | 2005 | (1980-05-19) 19 May 1980 (age 44) | ![]() | 60 | 9 |
13 | Paul O'Grady | ![]() | CB | 2005 | (1978-11-06) 6 November 1978 (age 45) | ![]() | 41 | 3 |
15 | Andrew Clark | ![]() | RB | 2005 | (1974-08-24) 24 August 1974 (age 49) | ![]() | 83 | 0 |
16 | Nigel Boogaard | ![]() | CB | 2005 | (1986-08-14) 14 August 1986 (age 38) | ![]() | 41 | 1 |
17 | Matthew Osman | ![]() | RB, RM | 2005 | (1983-07-29) 29 July 1983 (age 41) | ![]() | 77 | 4 |
18 | Alex Wilkinson | ![]() | CB, RB | 2005 | (1984-08-30) 30 August 1984 (age 39) | ![]() | 109 | 1 |
25 | Nathan Sherlock | ![]() | CB | 2009 | (1990-02-02) 2 February 1990 (age 34) | Central Coast Mariners youth | 0 | 0 |
Midfielders | ||||||||
2 | André Gumprecht | ![]() | RM, CM | 2005 | (1974-11-26) 26 November 1974 (age 49) | ![]() | 83 | 5 |
3 | Shane Huke | ![]() | DM, CM, RB | 2009 | (1985-10-02) 2 October 1985 (age 38) | ![]() | 5 | 0 |
7 | John Hutchinson | ![]() | LM, CM, DM | 2005 | (1979-12-29) 29 December 1979 (age 44) | ![]() | 95 | 12 |
10 | Adrian Caceres | ![]() | LW, AM | 2008 | (1982-01-10) 10 January 1982 (age 42) | ![]() | 29 | 3 |
12 | Greg Owens | ![]() | AM, RW | 2007 | (1981-01-27) 27 January 1981 (age 43) | ![]() | 17 | 2 |
21 | Ahmad Elrich | ![]() | RW | 2008 | (1981-05-30) 30 May 1981 (age 43) | ![]() | 9 | 1 |
22 | Nick Rizzo | ![]() | LW | 2009 | (1979-06-09) 9 June 1979 (age 45) | ![]() | 1 | 0 |
28 | Matthew Lewis | ![]() | LW | 2009 | (1990-06-06) 6 June 1990 (age 34) | Central Coast Mariners youth | 1 | 0 |
Strikers | ||||||||
9 | Nik Mrdja | ![]() | FW | 2005 | (1978-11-30) 30 November 1978 (age 45) | ![]() | 44 | 11 |
11 | Dylan Macallister | ![]() | FW | 2008 | (1982-05-17) 17 May 1982 (age 42) | ![]() | 26 | 5 |
19 | Matt Simon | ![]() | FW | 2006 | (1986-07-21) 21 July 1986 (age 38) | ![]() | 49 | 14 |
23 | Adam Kwasnik | ![]() | FW, RW, LW | 2009 | (1983-05-31) 31 May 1983 (age 41) | ![]() | 79 | 21 |
25 | Brady Smith | ![]() | FW | 2009 | (1989-08-10) 10 August 1989 (age 35) | Central Coast Mariners youth | 1 | 0 |
2008–09 A-League squad
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2009 AFC Champions League squad
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Youth squad
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Transfers
In
Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
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7 February 2008 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Free[1] |
9 March 2008 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Free[2] |
28 March 2008 | FW | ![]() | ![]() | Free[3] |
16 July 2008 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Undisclosed[4] |
28 July 2008 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Undisclosed[5] |
19 August 2008 | GK | ![]() | Unattached | Free[6] |
20 August 2008 | GK | ![]() | ![]() | Undisclosed[7] |
1 October 2008 | DF | ![]() | Unattached | Free[8] |
20 October 2008 | MF | ![]() | Unattached | Free[9] |
2 February 2009 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Free[10] |
9 February 2009 | FW | ![]() | ![]() | Free[11] |
10 February 2009 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Free[12] |
Out
Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
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19 January 2008 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Free[13] |
24 February 2008 | DF | ![]() | Retired[14] | |
27 February 2008 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Free[15] |
4 March 2008 | FW | ![]() | ![]() | Free[16] |
2 June 2008 | DF | ![]() | Retired[17] | |
16 June 2008 | MF | ![]() | Released | Free[4] |
25 June 2008 | FW | ![]() | ![]() | Free[18] |
18 July 2008 | GK | ![]() | Released | Free[19] |
19 October 2008 | GK | ![]() | Released | Free[20] |
25 December 2008 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | $821,500[21] |
4 February 2009 | FW | ![]() | ![]() | Free[22] |
Club
Coaching staff
Position | Staff |
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Manager | ![]() |
Assistant coach Youth team coach Development manager | ![]() |
Goalkeeping coach | ![]() |
Strength and conditioning coach | ![]() |
Academy manager | ![]() |
Other information
Executive chairman | ![]() |
Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Central Coast Stadium (20,059 / 105x68 metres) |
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Pre-season and friendlies
20 May 2008 Central Coast Challenge Cup | Central Coast Lightning | 1–1 | Central Coast Mariners | Gosford |
19:00 AEST | Report | Stadium: Pluim Park Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones |
28 May 2008 | Spirit FC | 2–5 | Central Coast Mariners | Sydney |
19:30 AEST | Cunningham ![]() Orgad ![]() | Macallister ![]() Brown ![]() Brad Porter ![]() Petrovski ![]() | Stadium: Christie Park |
6 June 2008 | Capricorn Cougars | 0–3 | Central Coast Mariners | Rockhampton |
19:30 AEST | Report | Simon ![]() | Stadium: Jardine Park Referee: Chris Beath |
8 June 2008 | Whitsunday Miners | 0–5 | Central Coast Mariners | Mackay |
18:00 AEST | Petrovski ![]() Hutchinson ![]() Macallister ![]() | Stadium: Harrup Park |
21 June 2008 | Central Coast Mariners | 0–1 | Newcastle Jets | Budgewoi |
14:45 AEST | Report | Song Jin-hyung ![]() | Stadium: Frank Millington Field Referee: Stuart Wolfe |
25 June 2008 | Belconnen United | 1–2 | Central Coast Mariners | Canberra |
19:00 AEST | Wells ![]() | Report | Beaton ![]() | Stadium: Belconnen Soccer Centre Attendance: 850 Referee: Gary Vanderburgt |
27 June 2008 | ACT Rockets | 0–4 | Central Coast Mariners | Canberra |
19:00 AEST | Report | Bojić ![]() Lagana ![]() Petrovski ![]() Osman ![]() | Stadium: Deakin Football Centre |
1 July 2008 | Northern Tigers | 0–3 | Central Coast Mariners | Sydney |
19:30 AEST | Jedinak ![]() Petrovski ![]() Smith ![]() | Stadium: Mills Park Attendance: 1,000 |
12 July 2008 | Central Coast Mariners | 3–0 | Newcastle Jets | Canberra |
13:00 AEST | Jedinak ![]() Petrovski ![]() | Report | Stadium: Canberra Stadium Attendance: 4,873 Referee: Ben Williams |
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15 July 2008 | Central Coast Mariners | 1–2 | ![]() | Sydney |
15:00 AEST | Macallister ![]() | Report | ![]() Ellensohn ![]() | Stadium: Knox Grammar School Attendance: 750 Referee: Matthew Gillett |
22 February 2009 | Central Coast Mariners | 2–1 | Sunshine Coast | Budgewoi |
10:00 AEDT | Osman ![]() Mrdja ![]() | ![]() | Stadium: Frank Millington Field |
24 February 2009 | Central Coast Mariners | 1–0 | Newcastle Jets | Budgewoi |
11:00 AEDT | Petrovski ![]() | Stadium: Frank Millington Field |
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28 February 2009 | Jiangsu Sainty ![]() | 2–1 | Central Coast Mariners | Kunshan, China |
14:30 CST | ![]() ![]() | Report | Osman ![]() | Stadium: Kunshan Sports Centre |
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3 March 2009 | Shandong Luneng ![]() | 2–0 | Central Coast Mariners | Jinan, China |
15:00 CST | Li Jinyu ![]() Lü Zheng ![]() | Report | Stadium: Shandong Provincial Stadium |
28 April 2009 Central Coast Challenge Cup | Central Coast Lightning | 0–4 | Central Coast Mariners | Gosford |
19:00 (AEDT | Kwasnik ![]() Boogaard ![]() Caceres ![]() Elrich ![]() | Stadium: Pluim Park |
Competitions
Overall
Competition | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
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Pre-Season Challenge Cup | Group stage | Group stage | 20 July 2008 | 3 August 2008 |
A-League | — | 4th | 15 August 2008 | 25 January 2008 |
A-League finals | Minor semi-final | Minor semi-final | 6 February 2009 | 13 February 2009 |
AFC Champions League | Group stage | Group stage | 11 March 2009 | 19 May 2009 |
Pre-Season Challenge Cup
Group stage
Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wellington Phoenix | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | Advances to final |
Central Coast Mariners | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | |
Sydney FC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | |
Queensland Roar | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 |
20 July 2008 1 | Wellington Phoenix | 1–0 | Central Coast Mariners | Wellington |
16:00 NZST | Daniel ![]() Hearfield ![]() Dodd ![]() | Report | Clark ![]() Macallister ![]() | Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 4,853 Referee: Michael Hester |
27 July 2008 2 | Central Coast Mariners | 3–0 | Sydney FC | Gosford |
15:00 AEST | D'Apuzzo ![]() Clark ![]() Porter ![]() ![]() Petrovski ![]() ![]() Mrdja ![]() | Report | Corica ![]() Brosque ![]() Fyfe ![]() Colosimo ![]() Payne ![]() Giraldi ![]() | Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium Attendance: 7,107 Referee: Chris Beath |
3 August 2008 3 | Queensland Roar | 1–2 | Central Coast Mariners | Brisbane |
15:00 AEST | van Dijk ![]() Moore ![]() Zullo ![]() Dodd ![]() | Report | Hutchinson ![]() Elrich ![]() Macallister ![]() Boogaard ![]() | Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 3,241 Referee: Peter Green |
A-League
League table
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Melbourne Victory (C) | 21 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 39 | 27 | +12 | 38 | Qualification for 2010 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series |
2 | Adelaide United | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 19 | +12 | 38 | |
3 | Queensland Roar | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 25 | +11 | 36 | Qualification for Finals series |
4 | Central Coast Mariners | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 32 | +3 | 28 | |
5 | Sydney FC | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 26 | |
6 | Wellington Phoenix | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 31 | −8 | 26 | |
7 | Perth Glory | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 44 | −13 | 22 | |
8 | Newcastle Jets | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 39 | −18 | 18 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
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 |
21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 32 | +3 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 18 | −2 |
Results by matchday
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
15 August 2008 1 | Newcastle Jets | 1–1 | Central Coast Mariners | Newcastle |
20:00 EAST | J. Griffiths ![]() | Report | Simon ![]() | Stadium: EnergyAustralia Stadium Attendance: 16,022 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
23 August 2008 2 | Central Coast Mariners | 2–3 | Sydney FC | Gosford |
19:00 AEST | Petrovski ![]() ![]() Clark ![]() Bojić ![]() Boogaard ![]() | Report | Corica ![]() Middleby ![]() Colosimo ![]() Musialik ![]() ![]() Cole ![]() ![]() Fyfe ![]() | Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium Attendance: 10,932 Referee: Ben Williams |
31 August 2008 3 | Queensland Roar | 2–4 | Central Coast Mariners | Brisbane |
17:00 AEST | Reddy ![]() Tiatto ![]() Miller ![]() van Dijk ![]() | Report | Simon ![]() ![]() Jedinak ![]() ![]() Macallister ![]() ![]() Clark ![]() | Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 12,185 Referee: Peter O'Leary |
14 September 2008 4 | Wellington Phoenix | 0–0 | Central Coast Mariners | Wellington |
17:00 NZST | Hutchinson ![]() Bojić ![]() | Report | Johnson ![]() Dodd ![]() Hearfield ![]() | Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 6,928 Referee: Strebre Delovski |
20 September 2008 5 | Central Coast Mariners | 2–2 | Melbourne Victory | Gosford |
19:00 AEST | Simon ![]() | Report | Thompson ![]() Theoklitos ![]() Kemp ![]() | Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium Attendance: 9,010 Referee: Peter Green |
26 September 2008 6 | Central Coast Mariners | 4–1 | Perth Glory | Gosford |
20:00 AEST | Petrovski ![]() ![]() Simon ![]() Jedinak ![]() ![]() Caceres ![]() Osman ![]() Bojić ![]() | Report | Tarka ![]() Rukavytsya ![]() Trinidad ![]() | Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium Attendance: 8,016 Referee: Mark Shield |
3 October 2008 7 | Adelaide United | 3–3 | Central Coast Mariners | Adelaide |
19:30 ACST | Dodd ![]() Cornthwaite ![]() ![]() Cristiano ![]() ![]() Costanzo ![]() Jamieson ![]() Ognenovski ![]() | Report | Clark ![]() Jedinak ![]() Simon ![]() Bojić ![]() | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 9,074 Referee: Ben Williams |
19 October 2008 8 | Central Coast Mariners | 0–1 | Wellington Phoenix | Gosford |
15:00 AEDT | Jedinak ![]() Simon ![]() | Report | Dodd ![]() McKain ![]() Gao Leilei ![]() | Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium Attendance: 9,011 Referee: Ben Williams |
24 October 2008 9 | Central Coast Mariners | 1–0 | Newcastle Jets | Gosford |
20:00 AEDT | Macallister ![]() Wilkinson ![]() O'Grady ![]() | Report | Håkansson ![]() North ![]() | Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium Attendance: 10,710 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
1 November 2008 10 | Sydney FC | 3–3 | Central Coast Mariners | Sydney |
19:00 AEDT | Bridge ![]() Casey ![]() McFlynn ![]() | Report | Jedinak ![]() Petrovski ![]() Simon ![]() Mrdja ![]() Hutchinson ![]() | Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 18,251 Referee: Strebre Delovski |
15 November 2008 11 | Central Coast Mariners | 3–0 | Adelaide United | Gosford |
19:30 AEDT | Simon ![]() Petrovski ![]() Caceres ![]() Wilkinson ![]() | Report | Barbiero ![]() Spagnuolo ![]() | Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium Attendance: 7,865 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
21 November 2008 12 | Melbourne Victory | 2–1 | Central Coast Mariners | Melbourne |
20:00 AEDT | Pondeljak ![]() Thompson ![]() | Report | Hutchinson ![]() Bojić ![]() | Stadium: Telstra Dome Attendance: 21,455 Referee: Strebre Delovski |
29 November 2008 13 | Perth Glory | 2–2 | Central Coast Mariners | Perth |
18:00 WDT | Dadi ![]() Harnwell ![]() Shroj ![]() Rukavytsya ![]() Trinidad ![]() Djulbic ![]() | Report | Jedinak ![]() Porter ![]() Simon ![]() Boogaard ![]() Petrovski ![]() | Stadium: Members Equity Stadium Attendance: 6,496 Referee: Peter O'Leary |
6 December 2008 14 | Central Coast Mariners | 1–1 | Queensland Roar | Gosford |
18:00 AEDT | D'Apuzzo ![]() Bojić ![]() Gumprecht ![]() | Report | van Dijk ![]() DeVere ![]() | Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium Attendance: 8,995 Referee: Ben Williams |
13 December 2008 15 | Central Coast Mariners | 2–1 | Sydney FC | Gosford |
19:00 AEDT | Macallister ![]() Vuković ![]() Bojić ![]() Jedinak ![]() | Report | Aloisi ![]() Cole ![]() Fyfe ![]() | Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium Attendance: 11,220 Referee: Peter Green |
19 December 2008 16 | Wellington Phoenix | 1–0 | Central Coast Mariners | Wellington |
19:30 NZDT | Smeltz ![]() ![]() Durante ![]() Brown ![]() | Report | Caceres ![]() Porter ![]() Macallister ![]() | Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 6,722 Referee: Chris Beath |
26 December 2008 17 | Newcastle Jets | 1–2 | Central Coast Mariners | Newcastle |
20:00 AEDT | A. Griffiths ![]() J. Griffiths ![]() | Report | Petrovski ![]() ![]() Simon ![]() ![]() Macallister ![]() | Stadium: EnergyAustralia Stadium Attendance: 11,413 Referee: Peter O'Leary |
31 December 2008 18 | Central Coast Mariners | 1–0 | Perth Glory | Gosford |
18:00 AEDT | Heffernan ![]() Hutchinson ![]() | Report | Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium Attendance: 15,546 Referee: Strebre Delovski |
10 January 2009 19 | Central Coast Mariners | 3–4 | Queensland Roar | Gosford |
19:00 AEDT | Mrdja ![]() Simon ![]() Porter ![]() Caceres ![]() Clark ![]() | Report | Moore ![]() van Dijk ![]() Minniecon ![]() Bojić ![]() | Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium Attendance: 11,454 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
16 January 2009 20 | Melbourne Victory | 3–0 | Central Coast Mariners | Melbourne |
20:00 AEDT | Allsopp ![]() Hernández ![]() Thompson ![]() | Report | Clark ![]() Hutchinson ![]() Heffernan ![]() Porter ![]() | Stadium: Telstra Dome Attendance: 24,003 Referee: Peter Green |
25 January 2009 21 | Central Coast Mariners | 0–1 | Adelaide United | Gosford |
19:00 AEDT | Simon ![]() | Report | Barbiero ![]() Cornthwaite ![]() Cristiano ![]() | Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium Attendance: 12,351 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
Finals series
Minor semi-final
6 February 2009 First leg | Central Coast Mariners | 0–2 | Queensland Roar | Gosford |
20:00 AEDT | Report | Nichols ![]() Tiatto ![]() ![]() van Dijk ![]() Packer ![]() Zullo ![]() | Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium Attendance: 9,514 Referee: Ben Williams |
13 February 2009 Second leg | Queensland Roar | 2–1 (4–1 agg.) | Central Coast Mariners | Brisbane |
19:30 AEST | Nichols ![]() McKay ![]() | Report | Boogaard ![]() O'Grady ![]() Mrdja ![]() Heffernan ![]() Hutchinson ![]() | Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 23,705 Referee: Peter Green |
AFC Champions League
Group stage
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 12 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 10 | |
3 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 8 | |
4 | ![]() | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 2 |
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11 March 2009 1 | Central Coast Mariners ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Gosford, Australia |
20:00 AEDT | Bojić ![]() Simon ![]() | Report | Shin Hyung-min ![]() | Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium Attendance: 6,870 Referee: Khalil Al-Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia) |
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18 March 2009 2 | Tianjin Teda ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Tianjin, China |
20:00 CST | Éber ![]() Tan Wangsong ![]() Wu Weian ![]() Cao Yang ![]() | Report | Simon ![]() ![]() Boogaard ![]() Bojić ![]() Caceres ![]() | Stadium: TEDA Football Stadium Attendance: 27,005 Referee: Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore) |
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8 April 2009 3 | Central Coast Mariners ![]() | 0–5 | ![]() | Gosford, Australia |
20:00 (AEST) | Osman ![]() | Report | Jong Tae-se ![]() Taniguchi ![]() Juninho ![]() Nakamura ![]() Renatinho ![]() | Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium Attendance: 9,419 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) |
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21 April 2009 4 | Kawasaki Frontale ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Kawasaki, Japan |
JST | Igawa ![]() Juninho ![]() Mori ![]() Renatinho ![]() | Report | Boogaard ![]() Osman ![]() Simon ![]() Clark ![]() Gumprecht ![]() | Stadium: Todoroki Athletics Stadium Attendance: 8,419 Referee: Fareed Al-Marzouqi (United Arab Emirates) |
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5 May 2009 5 | Pohang Steelers ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | Pohang, South Korea |
13:00 (KST | Denílson ![]() | Report | Bojić ![]() Simon ![]() Kwasnik ![]() | Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard Attendance: 11,539 Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran) |
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19 May 2009 6 | Central Coast Mariners ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Gosford, Australia |
20:00 (AEST | Caceres ![]() | Report | Han Yanming ![]() Ma Leilei ![]() Mao Biao ![]() Zhao Yanming ![]() Fan Baiqun ![]() | Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium Attendance: 5,843 Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria) |
Statistics
Appearances
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | A-League | A-League finals | Pre-Season Cup | AFC Champions League | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | ![]() | Matthew Nash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | MF | ![]() | Andre Gumprecht | 17 | 1 | 5 + 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 + 1 | 0 |
3 | MF | ![]() | Shane Huke | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 + 1 | 0 |
4 | DF | ![]() | Pedj Bojić | 27 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
5 | DF | ![]() | Brad Porter | 32 | 1 | 20 + 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 + 3 | 0 |
6 | DF | ![]() | David D'Apuzzo | 10 | 0 | 2 + 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 + 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7 | MF | ![]() | John Hutchinson | 31 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
8 | DF | ![]() | Dean Heffernan | 14 | 0 | 5 + 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
9 | FW | ![]() | Nik Mrdja | 22 | 4 | 3 + 11 | 2 | 0 + 2 | 1 | 0 + 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
10 | MF | ![]() | Adrian Caceres | 29 | 3 | 17 + 3 | 2 | 1 + 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 + 2 | 1 |
11 | FW | ![]() | Dylan Macallister | 26 | 5 | 12 + 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 + 2 | 0 |
12 | MF | ![]() | Greg Owens | 1 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
13 | DF | ![]() | Paul O'Grady | 9 | 0 | 3 + 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
15 | DF | ![]() | Andrew Clark | 18 | 0 | 7 + 4 | 0 | 1 + 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
16 | DF | ![]() | Nigel Boogaard | 18 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
17 | MF | ![]() | Matthew Osman | 27 | 1 | 13 + 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 + 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
18 | DF | ![]() | Alex Wilkinson | 32 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
19 | FW | ![]() | Matt Simon | 25 | 13 | 16 + 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
20 | GK | ![]() | Danny Vuković | 27 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 + 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
21 | MF | ![]() | Ahmad Elrich | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 + 3 | 0 |
22 | MF | ![]() | Nick Rizzo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 |
23 | MF | ![]() | Adam Kwasnik | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 + 1 | 2 |
25 | FW | ![]() | Brady Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
25 | DF | ![]() | Nathan Sherlock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
28 | MF | ![]() | Matthew Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
30 | GK | ![]() | Andrew Redmayne | 2 | 0 | 1 + 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Players who made appearances but left the club during the season: | |||||||||||||
22 | FW | ![]() | Sasho Petrovski | 25 | 7 | 16 + 4 | 6 | 0 + 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
23 | MF | ![]() | Mile Jedinak | 15 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
24 | MF | ![]() | Andrea Merenda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
26 | MF | ![]() | Chris Tadrosse | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
40 | GK | ![]() | Mark Bosnich | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 + 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goalscorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
Rank | Pos. | No. | Player | A-League | Finals | Pre-Season Challenge Cup | AFC Champions League | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | FW | 19 | ![]() | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
2 | FW | 22 | ![]() | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
3 | MF | 23 | ![]() | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
4 | FW | 11 | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
5 | FW | 9 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
6 | MF | 10 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
7 | MF | 7 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
FW | 23 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
9 | MF | 2 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
DF | 17 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
DF | 5 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
MF | 21 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Total | 35 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 46 |
Clean sheets
Rank | Pos. | No. | Player | A-League | Finals | Pre-Season Challenge Cup | AFC Champions League | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GK | 20 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
2 | GK | 40 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Disciplinary record
- As of 17 May 2014
R. | Name | A-League | A-League finals | Pre-Season Cup | AFC Champions League | Total | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||
1 | Pedj Bojić | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
2 | Matt Simon | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
3 | Andrew Clark | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Nigel Boogaard | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
5 | Dylan Macallister | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
6 | Sasho Petrovski | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Brad Porter | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
Dean Heffernan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
John Hutchinson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
10 | Adrian Caceres | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
11 | Alex Wilkinson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Paul O'Grady | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
David D'Apuzzo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Matthew Osman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
15 | Danny Vuković | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
André Gumprecht | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Awards
The Mariners Medal dinner was held in early March 2009, in Tumbi Umbi:[23]
- Mariners Medal (players' player of the year): Matt Simon
- Marinators Goal of the Year (fan-voted): John Hutchinson, for his long-range strike against Perth Glory on 31 December 2008
- Golden Boot: Matt Simon
- Chairman's Award: Ben Coonan (media officer)
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