2020–21 Central Coast Mariners FC season

The 2020–21 Central Coast Mariners FC season is the club's 16th season since its establishment in 2004. The club will participate in the A-League for the 16th time. The club will not compete in the 2020 FFA Cup due to the event being cancelled following the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.[1]

Central Coast Mariners
2020–21 season
ChairmanMichael Charlesworth
ManagerAlen Stajcic
StadiumCentral Coast Stadium, Gosford
A-League1st

Players
Further information: Central Coast Mariners FC § Players

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 Mark Birighitti
3 DF  AUS Lewis Miller
4 MF  AUS Josh Nisbet
5 DF  AUS Stefan Nigro
6 MF  NZL Gianni Stensness
7 MF  SRB Stefan Janković
8 MF  AUS Oliver Bozanic (captain)
10 MF  AUS Daniel De Silva
11 DF  AUS Jack Clisby
12 FW  CRC Marco Ureña
14 MF  AUS Daniel Bouman
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF  AUS Kye Rowles
19 FW  AUS Matt Simon
20 GK  AUS Adam Pearce
21 DF  AUS Ruon Tongyik
22 MF  POL Michał Janota
23 DF  AUS Dan Hall
25 DF  AUS Matt Hatch (scholarship)
26 MF  AUS Jaden Casella (scholarship)
29 FW  AUS Alou Kuol (scholarship)
30 FW  AUS Dylan Ruiz-Diaz (scholarship)

Transfers

Transfers in
No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref
8MF Oliver Bozanic Unattached Free transfer 2+ years 21 October 2020 [2]
14MF Daniel Bouman Unattached Free transfer 1 year 30 October 2020 [3][4]
5DF Stefan Nigro Unattached Free transfer 1 year 9 December 2020 [5]
22MF Michał Janota Unattached Free transfer 1 year 17 December 2020 [6]
26MF Jaden Casella Rockdale City Suns Scholarship 1 year 18 December 2020 [7]
7MF Stefan Janković OFK Beograd Undisclosed 18 December 2020 [8]
12FW Marco Ureña Unattached Free transfer 1 year 22 December 2020 [9]

From academy squad
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Notes
25 DF Matt Hatch20 scholarship contract[10]
23 DF Dan Hall21 1-year senior contract[11]

Transfers out
No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref
10FW Tommy Oar Macarthur FC End of contract 15 January 2020 [12]
7MF Milan Đurić Unattached End of contract 1 September 2020 [13]
29FW Jair Unattached End of contract 1 September 2020 [13]
8MF Michael McGlinchey Unattached End of contract 1 September 2020 [13]
22MF Jacob Melling Unattached End of contract 1 September 2020 [13]
17MF Samuel Silvera Paços de Ferreira Undisclosed 4 September 2020 [14]
16DF Dylan Fox NorthEast United End of contract 2 October 2020 [15][16]
24MF Chris Harold Retired 9 October 2020 [17]
9FW Jordan Murray Kerala Blasters Undisclosed 19 October 2020 [18]
2DF Ziggy Gordon Western Sydney Wanderers Mutual contract termination 17 December 2020 [19][20]
25FW John Roberts Mt Druitt Town Rangers End of contract 22 December 2020 [21][22]

Contracts extensions
No.NamePositionDurationDateNotes
1Mark BirighittiGoalkeeper1 year6 October 2020with option for a second year[23]
19Matt SimonStriker1 year12 November 2020[24]
2 Ziggy GordonFull-back1 year13 November 2020[25]

Pre-season and friendlies
31 October 2020 Central Coast Mariners 4–2 Edgeworth FC Tuggerah, Australia
Report Stadium: Central Coast Mariners Centre of Excellence
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
13 November 2020 Newcastle Jets 0–2 Central Coast Mariners Australia
Report Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
27 November 2020 Western Sydney Wanderers 2–3 (a.e.t.) Central Coast Mariners Blacktown, Australia
 Report
Stadium: Wanderers Centre of Excellence
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
6 December 2020 Central Coast Mariners 0–2 Wellington Phoenix Sydney, Australia
Report
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
11 December 2020 Central Coast Mariners 3–1 APIA Leichhardt Sydney, Australia
 Report
Stadium: Valentine Sports Park
20 December 2020 Central Coast Mariners Cancelled Australia U-20 Gosford, Australia
Cancellation Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
20 December 2020 Central Coast Mariners Cancelled Marconi Stallions Gosford, Australia
Cancellation Stadium: Central Coast Stadium

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Overview
Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
A-League 31 December 2020 30 May 2021 Matchday 1 4 3 1 0 5 1 +4 075.00
Total 4 3 1 0 5 1 +4 075.00

Last updated: 19 January 2021

Source: Soccerway

A-League
Main article: 2020–21 A-League

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Central Coast Mariners 6 4 0 2 9 5 +4 12 Qualification to Finals Series, 2021 FFA Cup round of 32, and 2022 AFC Champions League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
2 Brisbane Roar 4 3 0 1 8 4 +4 9 Qualification to Finals Series and 2021 FFA Cup round of 32[lower-alpha 1]
3 Perth Glory 5 3 0 2 15 12 +3 9
4 Western Sydney Wanderers 5 2 2 1 5 4 +1 8
5 Sydney FC 4 2 1 1 6 4 +2 7
6 Adelaide United 6 2 1 3 8 10 −2 7
7 Macarthur FC 5 2 1 2 4 7 −3 7 Qualification to 2021 FFA Cup round of 32[lower-alpha 2]
8 Melbourne City 5 2 0 3 6 9 −3 6
9 Western United 4 1 2 1 6 6 0 5
10 Wellington Phoenix[lower-alpha 3] 4 1 1 2 5 6 −1 4
11 Melbourne Victory 4 1 1 2 3 5 −2 4
12 Newcastle Jets 6 1 1 4 6 9 −3 4
Updated to match(es) played on 5 February 2021. Source: A-League
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:
  1. 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.
  2. The top 8 teams qualify for the round of 32, while the bottom four teams participate in a playoff round.[26]
  3. Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
4 3 0 1 5 1  +4 9 1 0 1 1 1  0 2 0 0 4 0  +4

Last updated: 22 January 2021.
Source: Ultimate A-League

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
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ResultWWLW
Position
Updated to match(es) played on 19 January 2021. Source: Ultimate A-League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The 2020–21 A-League fixtures were announced on 24 November 2020.[27]

31 December 2020 1 Central Coast Mariners 1–0 Newcastle Jets Gosford
19:05 AEDT
Report Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Referee: Stephen Lucas
3 January 2021 2 Macarthur FC 0–2 Central Coast Mariners Campbelltown
16:05 AEDT Report
Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
Attendance: 4,538
Referee: Daniel Elder
19 January 2021 5 Central Coast Mariners 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Gosford
19:05 AEDT Report
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Referee: Kurt Ams
22 January 2021 6 Sydney FC 0–2 Central Coast Mariners Sydney
19:05 AEDT Report
Stadium: Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 5,320
Referee: Ben Abraham
TBD 3 Central Coast Mariners Postponed Melbourne Victory Gosford
18:00 AEDT Report Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
TBD 4 Brisbane Roar Postponed Central Coast Mariners Kippa-Ring
18:00 AEST Report Stadium: Dolphin Stadium
31 January 2021 7 Central Coast Mariners 1–2 Wellington Phoenix Gosford
16:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 4,748
Referee: Daniel Elder
TBD 8 Melbourne City Postponed Central Coast Mariners Melbourne
19:00 AEDT Report Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
3 February 2021 25 Central Coast Mariners 3–2 Melbourne City Gosford
19:05 AEST
Report
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 3,073
Referee: Stephen Lucas
7 February 2021 9 Central Coast Mariners v Western United Gosford
18:00 AEDT Report Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
TBD 10 Newcastle Jets Postponed Central Coast Mariners Newcastle
18:40 AEDT Report Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
14 February 2021 22 Wellington Phoenix v Central Coast Mariners Wollongong
16:05 AEDT Report Stadium: WIN Stadium
19 February 2021 24 Adelaide United v Central Coast Mariners Adelaide
18:35 ACDT Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
22 February 2021 11 Macarthur FC v Central Coast Mariners Campbelltown
19:00 AEDT Report Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
27 February 2021 12 Western Sydney Wanderers v Central Coast Mariners Sydney
17:05 AEDT Report Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
8 March 2021 13 Central Coast Mariners v Newcastle Jets Gosford
19:00 AEDT Report Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
13 March 2021 14 Perth Glory v Central Coast Mariners Perth
18:20 AWST Report Stadium: HBF Park
17 March 2021 15 Central Coast Mariners v Adelaide United Gosford
19:00 AEDT Report Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
22 March 2021 16 Melbourne City v Central Coast Mariners Melbourne
19:00 AEDT Report Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
27 March 2021 17 Central Coast Mariners v Western United Gosford
19:00 AEDT Report Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
4 April 2021 18 Melbourne Victory v Central Coast Mariners Melbourne
16:00 AEST Report Stadium: AAMI Park
11 April 2021 19 Central Coast Mariners v Macarthur FC Gosford
18:00 AEST Report Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
18 April 2021 20 Central Coast Mariners v Sydney FC Gosford
18:00 AEST Report Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
23 April 2021 21 Western United v Central Coast Mariners TBC
18:00 AEST Report Stadium: TBC
8 May 2021 23 Central Coast Mariners v Brisbane Roar Gosford
17:00 AEST Report Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
30 May 2021 26 Central Coast Mariners v Perth Glory Gosford
18:00 AEST Report Stadium: Central Coast Stadium

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Players with no appearances not included in the list.

As of 22 January 2021
No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Mark Birighitti 4040
3 DF Lewis Miller 0(3)00(3)0
4 MF Josh Nisbet 4040
5 DF Stefan Nigro 4040
6 MF Gianni Stensness 4040
8 MF Oliver Bozanic 4040
10 MF Daniel De Silva 3(1)13(1)1
11 DF Jack Clisby 4040
12 FW Marco Ureña 0(1)00(1)0
14 MF Daniel Bouman 2(1)02(1)0
15 DF Kye Rowles 4040
19 FW Matt Simon 4040
21 DF Ruon Tongyik 4040
23 MF Daniel Hall 0(1)00(1)0
26 MF Jaden Casella 1(3)01(3)0
29 FW Alou Kuol 3(1)23(1)2
30 FW Jordan Smylie 0(4)10(4)1
32 DF Max Balard 0(1)00(1)0

Goalscorers
As of 22 January 2021
Rank No. Pos Nat Name A-League Total
1 29 FW Alou Kuol 2 2
2 10 MF Daniel De Silva 1 1
30 FW Jordan Smylie 1 1
Own Goals 1 1
Total55

Disciplinary record
As of 22 January 2021
Rank No. Pos Nat Name A-League Total
   
1 19 FW Matt Simon 3 0 0 3 0 0
2 29 FW Alou Kuol 2 0 0 2 0 0
3 6 MF Gianni Stensness 1 0 0 1 0 0
8 MF Oliver Bozanic 1 0 0 1 0 0
14 MF Daniel Bouman 1 0 0 1 0 0
Total800800

Clean sheets
As of 22 January 2021
Rank No. Pos Nat Name A-League Total
1 1 GK Mark Birighitti 3 3
Total33

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  8. "Stefan Jankovic joins the Mariners!". Central Coast Mariners. 18 December 2020.
  9. "Costa Rica to the Coast: Mariners sign Marcos Ureña!". Central Coast Mariners. 22 December 2020.
  10. "Coast local Matt Hatch signs scholarship with the Mariners". Central Coast Mariners. 2 November 2020.
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