2021–22 Central Coast Mariners FC season
The 2021–22 season will be the 17th in the history of the Central Coast Mariners Football Club' twelfth season. This will be Central Coast Mariners' 17th season in the A-League. In addition to the domestic league, Central Coast will also participate in the FFA Cup.
| 2021–22 season | ||||
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| Chairman | Mike Charlesworth | |||
| Manager | Nick Montgomery | |||
| Stadium | Central Coast Stadium | |||
| A-League | Pre-season | |||
| FFA Cup | Quarter-finals | |||
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Players
- As of 13 November 2021
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
Transfers in
| No. | Position | Player | Transferred from | Type/fee | Contract length | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | MF |  Nicolai Müller |
Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 26 July 2021 | [1] |
| 5 | DF | Noah Smith | Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 28 July 2021 | [2] |
| 7 | MF |  Cy Goddard |
Unattached | Free transfer | 2 years | 20 August 2021 | [3] |
| 11 | FW |  Béni Nkololo |
Unattached | Free transfer | 2 years | 27 August 2021 | [4] |
| 15 | DF |  Storm Roux |
Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 1 October 2021 | [5] |
| 24 | GK | Yaren Sözer | Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 8 October 2021 | [6] |
| 10 | FW |  Moresche |
Unattached | Free transfer | 2 years | 30 October 2021 | [7] |
From academy squad
| N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | DF | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} |
Jacob Farrell | 18 | senior contract[8] |
| 17 | FW | |
Damian Tsekenis | 18 | scholarship contract[9] |
Transfers out
| No. | Position | Player | Transferred to | Type/fee | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | FW | Alou Kuol | VfB Stuttgart |
Free transfer | 16 April 2021 | [10][11] |
| 3 | DF | Jack Clisby | Perth Glory | End of contract | 21 June 2021 | [12][13] |
| 10 | FW | Daniel De Silva | Macarthur FC | End of contract | 24 June 2021 | [14][15] |
| 5 | DF | Stefan Nigro | Melbourne Victory | End of contract | 19 July 2021 | [16] |
| 6 | MF | Gianni Stensness |
 Viking |
Undisclosed | 9 August 2021 | [17] |
| 22 | MF |  Michał Janota |
Podbeskidzie |
End of contract | 16 August 2021 | [18] |
| 7 | MF |  Stefan Janković |
 Pembroke Athleta |
End of contract | 2 September 2021 | [19] |
| 30 | FW | Jordan Smylie | Blacktown City |
Mutual contract termination | 23 September 2021 | [20][21] |
| 20 | GK | Adam Pearce | Newcastle Olympic |
End of contract | 23 September 2021 | [22][23] |
| 10 | FW | Matthew Cahill | APIA Leichhardt |
Mutual contract termination | 9 October 2021 | [24][25] |
Contract extensions
| No. | Name | Position | Duration | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Kye Rowles | Centre-back | 2 years | 16 June 2021 | [26] |
| 1 | Mark Birighitti | Goalkeeper | 2 years | 23 June 2021 | [27] |
| 19 | Matt Simon | Striker | 1 year | 24 June 2021 | [28] |
| 23 |  Dan Hall | Defender | 2 years | 25 June 2021 | [29] |
| 12 |  Marco Ureña | Striker | 2 years | 30 June 2021 | [30] |
| 21 | Ruon Tongyik | Centre-back | 1 year | 13 August 2021 | [31] |
| 16 | Max Balard | Midfielder | 1 year | 9 November 2021 | upgraded to senior contract[9] |
Pre-season and friendlies
| 23 October 2021 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | Central Coast Mariners | Sydney |
| Report | Stadium: Wanderers Football Park Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) | |||
| Note: The two teams played for an extra 30 minutes after the match with no more goals scored | ||||
| 26 October 2021 | Central Coast Mariners | 3–1 | Macarthur FC | Tuggerah |
| Report | Stadium: Central Coast Mariners Centre of Excellence Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
| 2 November 2021 | Central Coast Mariners | 0–1 | Wellington Phoenix | Sydney, Australia |
| 11:00 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: Valentine Sports Park |
| 6 November 2021 | Sydney FC | 0–3 | Central Coast Mariners | Sydney, Australia |
| Report | Stadium: Macquarie University Fields |
Competitions
Overview
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| A-League | 21 November 2021 | TBD | Matchday 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 50.00 |
| FFA Cup | 13 November 2021 | TBD | Round of 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Total | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 66.67 | |||
Last updated: 12 December 2021
Source: Competitions
A-League
| 21 November 2021 1 | Newcastle Jets | 1–2 | Central Coast Mariners | Newcastle |
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Report | Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 6,424 Referee: Kurt Ams |
| 27 November 2021 2 | Wellington Phoenix | 2–1 | Central Coast Mariners | Wollongong |
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Stadium: WIN Stadium Attendance: 1,512 Referee: Jack Morgan |
| 5 December 2021 3 | Macarthur FC | 1–0 | Central Coast Mariners | Sydney |
| 16:05 | Bozanic  45' (o.g.) |
Report | Stadium: BlueBet Stadium Attendance: 3,014 Referee: Ben Abraham |
| 12 December 2021 4 | Central Coast Mariners | 2–0 | Sydney FC | Gosford |
| 18:15 | Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 6,037 Referee: Tim Danaskos |
| 18 December 2021 5 | Central Coast Mariners | v | Western Sydney Wanderers | Gosford |
| 17:05 | Stadium: Central Coast Stadium |
| 27 December 2021 6 | Central Coast Mariners | v | Wellington Phoenix | Gosford |
| 16:05 | Stadium: Central Coast Stadium |
| 31 December 2021 7 | Central Coast Mariners | v | Macarthur FC | Gosford |
| 19:05 | Stadium: Central Coast Stadium |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Melbourne Victory | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 9 | Qualification to Finals series and 2022 FFA Cup round of 32[lower-alpha 1] |
| 4 | Melbourne City | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 7 | |
| 5 | Central Coast Mariners | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | |
| 6 | Newcastle Jets | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 5 | |
| 7 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | Qualification to 2022 FFA Cup round of 32[lower-alpha 2] |
Updated to match(es) played on 17 December 2021. Source: A-League Men
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Least red cards; 5) Least yellow cards; 6) Toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Least red cards; 5) Least yellow cards; 6) Toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.
Notes:
- 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.
- The top 8 teams qualify for the round of 32, while the bottom four teams participate in a playoff round.[32]
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 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 |
Last updated: 12 December 2021.
Source: Ultimate A-League
FFA Cup
| 13 November 2021 Round of 32 | Blacktown City | 0–1 | Central Coast Mariners | Mudgee |
| 17:00 AEDT | Report | Nkololo 75' |
Stadium: Glen Willow Regional Sports Stadium Attendance: 1,046 Referee: Kurt Ams |
| 1 December 2021 Round of 16 | Wollongong Wolves | 1–2 | Central Coast Mariners | Wollongong |
| 19:30 AEDT | Report | Stadium: WIN Stadium Attendance: 2,189 Referee: Tim Danaskos |
| 21 December 2021 Quarterfinal | APIA Leichhardt | v | Central Coast Mariners | Sydney |
| 19:30 | Source | Stadium: Leichhardt Stadium |
Team statistics
Appearances and goals
- As of 12 December 2021
Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
| No. | Pos. | Player | A-league | FFA Cup | Total | |||
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| Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | |||
| 1 | GK | Mark Birighitti |
3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Lewis Miller |
1+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | FW | Josh Nisbet |
4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | Noah Smith |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Cy Goddard |
4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Oliver Bozanic |
4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Moresche |
2+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | Béni Nkololo |
1+1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | FW | Marco Ureña |
4 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 14 | DF | Kye Rowles |
3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Storm Roux |
3+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Max Balard |
2+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Damian Tsekenis |
1+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | Jacob Farrell |
4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 19 | FW | Matt Simon |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | Ruon Tongyik |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Dan Hall |
1+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 24 | GK | Yaren Sözer |
1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | Matt Hatch |
0+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Nicolai Müller |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | Harry McCarthy |
0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 34 | MF | Harrison Steele |
2+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 50 | GK | Lawrence Caruso |
0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
- "Mariners welcome talented German Nicolai Müller". Central Coast Mariners. 26 July 2021.
- "Noah Smith joins the Mariners ranks for 2021/22". Central Coast Mariners. 28 July 2021.
- "Mariners sign English born Japanese midfielder Cy Goddard". Central Coast Mariners. 20 August 2021.
- "Central Coast Mariners sign Frenchman Bèni Nkololo". Central Coast Mariners. 27 August 2021.
- "Storm Roux returns to the Mariners". Central Coast Mariners. 1 October 2021.
- "Mariners sign goalkeeper Yaren Sözer". Central Coast Mariners. 8 October 2021.
- "Mariners sign Brazilian striker Moresche". Central Coast Mariners. 30 October 2021.
- "Jacob Farrell signs A-League contract". Central Coast Mariners. 4 November 2021.
- "Max Balard and Damian Tsekenis promoted". Central Coast Mariners. 9 November 2021.
- "Mariners agree deal for transfer of Alou Kuol at end of season". Central Coast Mariners. 16 April 2021.
- "VfB sign Alou Kuol". VfB Stuttgart. 16 April 2021.
- "Jack Clisby to depart the Mariners". Central Coast Mariners FC. 21 June 2021.
- Morgan, Gareth (21 June 2021). "Experienced WA defender returns to Glory". Perth Glory.
- "Confirmed: A-League, Olyroos star leaves Mariners for Macarthur". FTBL. 23 June 2021.
- "Daniel DeSilva to depart the Mariners". Central Coast Mariners FC. 24 June 2021.
- "Melbourne Victory signs Stefan Nigro". Melbourne Victory. 19 July 2021.
- Svendsen, Dag Atle (9 August 2021). "Gianni Stensness klar for Viking" [Gianni Stensness ready for Viking]. Viking (in Norwegian).
- "OFICJALNIE: Michał Janota w Podbeskidziu" [OFFICIAL: Michał Janota in Podbeskidzie]. Podbeskidzie (in Polish). 16 August 2021.
- "Stefan Jankovic is a red". Pembroke Athleta. 2 September 2021 – via Facebook.
- Stavroulakis, Mark (23 September 2021). "Mallia returns as Blacktown City strengthen for new season". National Premier Leagues NSW.
Along with Mallia, the club has also recruited former Western Sydney Wanderers NPL young gun Jake Trew and former Central Coast Mariners ace marksman Jordan Smylie in what is a huge acquisition for the club.
- Central Coast Mariners [@CCMariners] (24 September 2021). "The club can today confirm the departure of Jordan Smylie to Blacktown City in the NSW NPL1" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- Newcastle Olympic [@NcleOlympic] (23 September 2021). "New Signing | Newcastle Olympic are delighted to announce the signing of Adam Pearce from the Central Coast Mariners. Welcome to Olympic Adam!!!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- Kerry, Craig (2 November 2021). "Newcastle Olympic keen to catch Bulls on the hop in huge FFA Cup challenge". The Newcastle Herald.
Olympic will have recent signings Jackson Burston, Jarrod Dodds, Marcus Duncan and former Mariners keeper Adam Pearce.
- Central Coast Mariners [@CCMariners] (9 October 2021). "We can today confirm the departure of Matthew Cahill to NSW NPL1 in the aim to get further game-time" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "APIA pushed to the limit by 9-man Tigers FC to book Round of 16 FFA Cup spot". Football NSW. 2 December 2021.
...while Matt Cahill,... only further challenged the 2019 NPL NSW Men’s Champions quest...
- "Kye Rowles signs new two-year deal on the Central Coast". Central Coast Mariners FC. 16 June 2021.
- "Mark Birighitti re-signs for two years". Central Coast Mariners FC. 23 June 2021.
- "Matt Simon re-signs for A-League 21/22 season". Central Coast Mariners FC. 24 June 2021.
- "Dan Hall signs two-year senior contract". Central Coast Mariners FC. 25 June 2021.
- "Marco returns for two more years!". Central Coast Mariners FC. 30 June 2021.
- "Ruon Tongyik signs one year contract extension". Central Coast Mariners FC. 13 August 2021.
- "FFA Cup to introduce Hyundai A-League play-off process from 2020". Football Federation Australia. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
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