2017–18 Central Coast Mariners FC season

The 2017–18 Central Coast Mariners FC season was the club's 13th season since its establishment in 2004. The club participated in the A-League for the 13th time and the FFA Cup for the 4th time.

Central Coast Mariners
2017–18 season
ChairmanMichael Charlesworth
ManagerPaul Okon
(to 20 March 2018)
Wayne O'Sullivan (caretaker)
(from 20 March 2018)
StadiumCentral Coast Stadium, Gosford
A-League10th
A-League Finals SeriesDNQ
FFA CupRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague: Blake Powell, Connor Pain (4 goals)
All: Blake Powell, Connor Pain (4 goals)
Highest home attendance12,044 vs. Newcastle Jets
(7 October 2017)
Lowest home attendance4,973 vs. Wellington Phoenix
(23 February 2018)
Average home league attendance7,194

Review and events

Pre-season

Immediately after the end of the 2016–17 season, it was announced that goalkeepers Paul Izzo and Ivan Necevski; and attacking players Roy O'Donovan and Fábio Ferreira would be leaving the club.[1]

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 Australia AUS Ben Kennedy
2 DF New Zealand NZL Storm Roux
3 DF Australia AUS Joshua Rose
4 DF Australia AUS Jake McGing
5 DF Australia AUS Antony Golec
6 MF Netherlands NED Tom Hiariej
7 MF Australia AUS Andrew Hoole
8 FW Australia AUS Blake Powell
10 MF Australia AUS Daniel De Silva
11 FW Australia AUS Connor Pain
12 FW Australia AUS Trent Buhagiar
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF Australia AUS Adam Berry
15 DF Spain ESP Alan Baró (Captain)
16 MF Australia AUS Liam Rose
17 FW Australia AUS Josh Bingham
18 GK Australia AUS Tom Glover (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
19 DF Australia AUS Jacob Poscoliero
20 GK Australia AUS Adam Pearce (Youth)
21 DF Australia AUS Kye Rowles
22 MF Australia AUS Jacob Melling
23 MF Netherlands NED Wout Brama
27 FW Australia AUS Peter Skapetis


Transfers in

No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref
1GK Ben Kennedy Newcastle Jets Free transfer 1 year 31 March 2017 [2]
6MF Netherlands Tom Hiariej Netherlands Groningen Free transfer 2 years 23 May 2017 [3]
15DF Spain Alan Baró Free transfer 2 years 28 May 2017 [4]
5DF Antony Golec Free transfer 1 year 30 May 2017 [5]
7MF Andrew Hoole Free transfer 2 years 31 May 2017 [6]
21DF Kye Rowles Brisbane Roar Free transfer 1 year 26 June 2017 [7]
3DF Joshua Rose Free transfer 1 year 3 July 2017 [8]
10MF Daniel De Silva Free transfer 3 years 7 July 2017 [9]
18GK Tom Glover England Tottenham Hotspur Loan 1 year 26 July 2017 [10]
9FW Spain Asdrúbal Free transfer 1 year 28 July 2017 [11]
23MF Netherlands Wout Brama Netherlands Utrecht Undisclosed 2 years 29 July 2017 [12]
22MF Jacob Melling Free transfer 6 months 3 January 2018 [13]
27FW Peter Skapetis Brisbane Roar Free transfer 1 year 18 January 2018 [14]
19DF Jacob Poscoliero Free transfer 6 months 31 January 2018 [15]

Transfers out

No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref
20GK Paul Izzo Adelaide United Free transfer 18 April 2017 [16]
9FW Republic of Ireland Roy O'Donovan Newcastle Jets Free transfer 18 April 2017 [17]
1GK Ivan Necevski Released 20 April 2017 [18]
7MF Portugal Fábio Ferreira Malaysia PKNS Free transfer 21 April 2017 [19]
8MF Scotland Nick Montgomery Australia Wollongong Wolves Free transfer 12 May 2017 [20]
4DF Jacob Poscoliero Perth Glory Free transfer 14 May 2017 [21]
3DF Scott Galloway Released 19 May 2017 [22]
10MF Senegal Mickaël Tavares End of contract 19 May 2017 [22]
19DF Senegal Jacques Faty End of contract 19 May 2017 [22]
21DF Michael Neill Australia Sydney United End of contract 23 June 2017 [23]
23DF Jake Adelson End of contract 7 July 2017 [24]
19DF Harry Ascroft Malta Balzan Free transfer 18 January 2018 [25]
9FW Spain Asdrúbal Mutual contract termination 19 January 2018 [26]
13MF Kwabena Appiah South Korea Incheon United Undisclosed 31 January 2018 [27]

Contracts extensions

No.NamePositionDurationDateNotes
13Kwabena AppiahWinger1 year29 May 2017[28]
4Jake McGingCentral defender2 years30 January 2018[29]

Technical staff

Position Staff
Head coachRepublic of Ireland Wayne O'Sullivan (Caretaker)
Assistant coach
Goalkeeping coachAustralia Matthew Nash
Strength and
conditioning coach
Physiotherapist
Youth football coachAustralia Ben Cahn
Head of sports scienceAustralia Tim Knight

Statistics

Squad statistics

N Pos. Nat. Name TotalA-LeagueFFA Cup
AppsGoalsYellow cardSecond yellow cardRed cardAppsGoalsYellow cardSecond yellow cardRed cardAppsGoalsYellow cardSecond yellow cardRed card
1 GK Australia Ben Kennedy 23 0 0 0 0 23+000000+00000
2 DF New Zealand Storm Roux 20 0 0 0 0 13+600001+00000
3 DF Australia Joshua Rose 18 0 2 1 0 15+201101+00100
4 DF Australia Jake McGing 25 3 4 0 1 20+434011+00000
5 DF Australia Antony Golec 23 0 5 0 0 22+005001+00000
6 MF Netherlands Tom Hiariej 20 0 3 0 0 19+003001+00000
7 MF Australia Andrew Hoole 24 3 7 1 0 23+037101+00000
8 FW Australia Blake Powell 19 4 2 0 0 10+942000+00000
10 MF Australia Daniel De Silva 22 2 4 0 0 20+124000+10000
11 FW Australia Connor Pain 23 4 1 0 0 20+241001+00000
12 FW Australia Trent Buhagiar 20 2 2 0 0 4+1522000+10000
14 MF Australia Adam Berry 2 0 0 0 0 0+200000+00000
15 DF Spain Alan Baró 25 1 8 1 0 24+017101+00100
16 MF Australia Liam Rose 19 0 3 0 0 9+903000+10000
17 FW Australia Josh Bingham 8 0 1 0 0 0+700001+00100
18 GK Australia Tom Glover 4 0 0 0 0 4+000000+00000
19 DF Australia Jacob Poscoliero 2 0 0 0 0 2+000000+00000
20 GK Australia Adam Pearce 1 0 0 0 0 0+000001+00000
21 DF Australia Kye Rowles 11 0 2 0 0 8+302000+00000
22 MF Australia Jacob Melling 11 0 3 0 0 7+403000+00000
23 MF Netherlands Wout Brama 22 2 2 0 2 21+122020+00000
24 MF Australia Lachlan Wales 10 0 2 0 0 7+302000+00000
25 FW Australia Peter Kekeris 1 0 0 0 0 0+100000+00000
27 FW Australia Peter Skapetis 5 1 1 0 0 2+311000+00000
28 FW Australia Jordan Smylie 1 0 0 0 0 0+100000+00000
Players no longer at the club:
9 FW Spain Asdrúbal 11 2 2 0 0 10+122000+00000
13 MF Australia Kwabena Appiah 19 2 0 0 0 12+600001+02000
19 DF Australia Harry Ascroft 0 0 0 0 0 0+000000+00000

Pre-season and friendlies

5 July 2017 Central Coast Football All Stars Australia 0–6 Australia Central Coast Mariners Lisarow, Australia
19:30 AEST Report
  • Hoole 9', 12' (pen.), 24'
  • Appiah 43'
  • Stewart 50'
  • Pain 64'
Stadium: Pluim Park
16 August 2017 Melbourne City Australia 3–2 Australia Central Coast Mariners Melbourne, Australia
Report
Stadium: City Football Academy
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
12 September 2017 Central Coast Mariners Australia 1–0 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix Lisarow, Australia
19:00 AEST
Report Stadium: Pluim Park
Attendance: 1,350
Referee: Stephen Lucas

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Final
position / round
First match Last match
A-League 10th 7 October 2017 13 April 2018
FFA Cup Round of 32 Round of 32 2 August 2017 2 August 2017

A-League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sydney FC 27 20 4 3 64 22 +42 64 Qualification for 2019 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
2 Newcastle Jets 27 15 5 7 57 37 +20 50 Qualification for 2019 AFC Champions League second preliminary round and Finals series
3 Melbourne City 27 13 4 10 41 33 +8 43 Qualification for Finals series
4 Melbourne Victory (C) 27 12 5 10 43 37 +6 41 Qualification for 2019 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
5 Adelaide United 27 11 6 10 36 38 2 39 Qualification for Finals series
6 Brisbane Roar 27 10 5 12 33 39 6 35
7 Western Sydney Wanderers 27 8 9 10 38 47 9 33
8 Perth Glory 27 10 2 15 36 50 14 32
9 Wellington Phoenix[lower-alpha 1] 27 5 6 16 31 55 24 21
10 Central Coast Mariners 27 4 8 15 28 49 21 20
Source: A-League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
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 4 8 15 28 49  −21 20 3 3 7 14 26  −12 1 5 8 14 23  −9

Last updated: 14 April 2018.
Source: ultimatealeague.com

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundHAAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAAHAAH
ResultLDLDDWLWWLLLDDLDDLLDWLLLLLL
Position10899869645779888799999999910
Updated to match(es) played on 14 April 2018. Source: ultimatealeague.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

7 October 2017 1 Central Coast Mariners 1–5 Newcastle Jets Gosford
17:35 AEDT Report
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 12,044
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
22 October 2017 3 Perth Glory 2–1 Central Coast Mariners Perth
16:00 AWST
Report
Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 12,167
Referee: Alex King
29 October 2017 4 Central Coast Mariners 1–1 Melbourne Victory Gosford
19:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 5,519
Referee: Adam Fielding
5 November 2017 5 Brisbane Roar 0–0 Central Coast Mariners Brisbane
16:00 AEST Report Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 11,485
Referee: Daniel Elder
10 November 2017 6 Central Coast Mariners 2–0 Sydney FC Gosford
19:50 AEDT
Report Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 7,873
Referee: Adam Kersey
31 December 2017 13 Central Coast Mariners 0–0 Wellington Phoenix Gosford
19:00 AEDT Report Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 9,110
Referee: Daniel Elder
6 January 2018 14 Melbourne Victory 1–1 Central Coast Mariners Geelong
18:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: GMHBA Stadium
Attendance: 8,370
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
9 January 2018 15 Newcastle Jets 2–0 Central Coast Mariners Newcastle
19:50 AEDT Report Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 13,127
Referee: Kurt Ams
14 January 2018 16 Central Coast Mariners 2–2 Melbourne City Gosford
17:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 6,263
Referee: Adam Kersey
20 January 2018 17 Sydney FC 1–1 Central Coast Mariners Sydney
19:50 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 13,511
Referee: Daniel Elder
27 January 2018 18 Central Coast Mariners 1–2 Brisbane Roar Gosford
19:50 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 5,264
Referee: Adam Kersey
17 February 2018 20 Adelaide United 2–2 Central Coast Mariners Adelaide
19:20 ACDT
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 8,262
Referee: Shaun Evans
10 March 2018 22 Perth Glory 3–1 Central Coast Mariners Perth
19:00 AWST
Report
Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 7,277
Referee: Kurt Ams
18 March 2018 23 Melbourne Victory 5–2 Central Coast Mariners Melbourne
17:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 14,076
Referee: Jarred Gillett
24 March 2018 24 Central Coast Mariners 1–2 Sydney FC Gosford
17:35 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 7,082
Referee: Peter Green
31 March 2018 25 Brisbane Roar 1–0 Central Coast Mariners Brisbane
16:35 AEST Report Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 12,019
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
7 April 2018 26 Melbourne City 1–0 Central Coast Mariners Melbourne
19:50 AEST Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 8,156
Referee: Alex King
14 April 2018 27 Central Coast Mariners 2–8 Newcastle Jets Gosford
19:50 AEST
Report
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 7,604
Referee: Jarred Gillett

FFA Cup

2 August 2017 Round of 32 Blacktown City 3–2 Central Coast Mariners Sydney
19:30 AEST
  • Gibbs 2', 82'
  • Speranza 17'
Report
Stadium: Lily's Football Centre
Attendance: 1,667
Referee: Adrian Arndt

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