2014–15 Central Coast Mariners FC season

The 2014–15 Central Coast Mariners FC season was the club's 10th season since its establishment in 2004. The club participated in the A-League for the 10th time and the FFA Cup for the first time.

Central Coast Mariners
2014–15 season
ChairmanMichael Charlesworth
ManagerPhil Moss
(to 6 March 2015)

Tony Walmsley (Head Coach) &

John Hutchinson (Interim Player/Coach)
(from 6 March 2015)
StadiumCentral Coast Stadium, Gosford
A-League8th
FFA CupSemi-finals
AFC Champions LeagueQualifying play-off
Top goalscorerLeague: Mitchell Duke,
Matt Simon,
Fábio Ferreira, Eddy Bosnar (3 goals)

All: Matt Sim (5 goals)
Highest home attendance12,102 vs Sydney FC
24 January 2015
Lowest home attendance4,508 vs Adelaide United
7 February 2015

Players

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Squad information

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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 Matthew Nash
2 DF   NZL Storm Roux
3 DF   AUS Joshua Rose
4 MF   AUS Jacob Poscoliero
5 DF   AUS Zachary Anderson
6 DF   AUS Brent Griffiths
7 MF   MLT John Hutchinson (Captain)
8 MF   SCO Nick Montgomery (Vice-captain)
10 MF   AUS Anthony Cáceres
11 FW   AUS Nick Fitzgerald
12 GK   AUS Liam Reddy
15 MF   AUS Matt Sim
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF   AUS Liam Rose
17 MF   HUN Richárd Vernes (on loan from Budapest Honvéd)
18 MF   AUS Glen Trifiro
19 FW   AUS Matt Simon
20 MF   AUS Anthony Kalik
21 DF   AUS Michael Neill
22 MF   AUS Tom Slater
23 MF   AUS Isaka Cernak
24 DF   AUS Hayden Morton
25 DF   AUS Eddy Bosnar
26 MF   POR Fábio Ferreira
29 MF   AUS Dejan Pandurevic

From youth squad

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Nat.
Name
Age
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Transfers in

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No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
20 MF   Anthony Kalik 16 Australian Institute of Sport Transfer Pre-season 2017 smh.com.au
16 MF   Liam Rose 17 Australian Institute of Sport Transfer Pre-season 2016 smh.com.au
14 FW   Malick Mané 25 IFK Göteborg   Loan Pre-season 2015 footballaustralia.com.au
1 GK   Matthew Nash 33 Bonnyrigg White Eagles Transfer Pre-season 2016 ccmariners.com.au
17 MF   Richárd Vernes 22 Budapest Honvéd   Loan Pre-season 2016 ccmariners.com.au
4 MF   Jacob Poscoliero 24 Blacktown City Transfer Pre-season 2015 a-league.com
27 DF   Zachary Cairncross 24 Blacktown City Injury replacement Round 2 2015 ccmariners.com.au
14 FW   Travis Major 24 Blacktown City Transfer Round 13 2015 ccmariners.com.au
29 MF   Dejan Pandurevic 17 Nike Academy   Transfer Round 14 2015 ccmariners.com.au
26 MF   Fábio Ferreira 25 Adelaide United Transfer Round 16 2015 ccmariners.com.au

Transfers out

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Nat.
Name
Age
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
21 FW   Mile Sterjovski 34 Retired Pre-season footballaustralia.com.au
23 FW   Adam Kwasnik 30 Retired Pre-season smh.com.au
1 GK   Justin Pasfield 29 Tampines Rovers   Released Pre-season tampinesroversfc.com
10 MF   Marcos Flores 28 Newcastle Jets End of contract Pre-season footballaustralia.com.au
4 DF   Marcel Seip 32 FC Emmen   Released Pre-season fcemmen.nl
14 MF   Michael McGlinchey 27 Wellington Phoenix Contract buyout Pre-season ccmariners.com.au
14 FW   Malick Mané 25 IFK Göteborg   Loan terminated Round 10 ccmariners.com.au
26 MF   Kim Seung-yong 29 Qingdao Hainiu   Released Round 13 ccmariners.com.au
14 FW   Travis Major 25 Blacktown City Released Round 27 ccmariners.com.au

Technical staff

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Position Name
Head Coach   Tony Walmsley
Player/Coach   John Hutchinson
Goalkeeping Coach   John Crawley
Physiotherapist   Tim Knight

Statistics

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Squad statistics

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N Pos. Nat. Name Total A-League FFA Cup AFC Champions League
Apps Goals       Apps Goals       Apps Goals       Apps Goals      
1 GK   Matthew Nash 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF   Storm Roux 20 0 4 0 0 15+2 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
3 FW   Josh Rose 28 3 5 0 0 24 2 5 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
4 MF   Jacob Poscoliero 18 0 4 0 0 17 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
5 DF   Zac Anderson 26 0 7 0 0 22 0 6 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 DF   Brent Griffiths 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF   John Hutchinson 30 1 8 0 0 25+1 1 8 0 0 3+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF   Nick Montgomery 23 1 5 1 0 18+2 1 4 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
10 MF   Anthony Cáceres 31 1 0 0 0 25+1 1 0 0 0 3+1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
11 FW   Nick Fitzgerald 31 3 2 0 0 22+5 2 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 1 0 0
12 GK   Liam Reddy 30 0 2 0 0 25 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
15 MF   Matt Sim 22 5 2 0 0 8+10 0 1 0 0 2+1 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
16 MF   Liam Rose 7 0 1 0 0 3+4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF   Richárd Vernes 10 1 1 0 0 5+3 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF   Glen Trifiro 25 4 1 0 0 7+14 1 0 0 0 2+1 2 1 0 0 0+1 1 0 0 0
19 FW   Matt Simon 13 4 3 0 0 8+3 3 3 0 0 0+1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
20 MF   Anthony Kalik 8 0 0 0 0 3+4 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 DF   Michael Neill 9 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF   Tom Slater 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 MF   Isaka Cernak 23 2 5 0 0 12+6 1 3 0 0 3+1 1 2 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0
24 DF   Hayden Morton 5 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 DF   Eddy Bosnar 22 3 7 0 0 17+1 3 6 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
26 DF   Fábio Ferreira 10 3 1 0 0 9 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
30 GK   Adam Pearce 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players no longer at the club:
9 FW   Mitchell Duke 18 3 1 0 0 12+3 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 FW   Malick Mané 6 0 0 0 0 3+1 0 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 FW   Travis Major 10 1 0 0 0 0+9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
26 MF   Kim Seung-Yong 6 1 1 0 0 2+3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 DF   Zachary Cairncross 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 MF   Josh Bingham 4 0 0 0 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pre-season and friendlies

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12 August 2014 Central Coast Mariners   4–1   Central Coast Mariners Academy Lisarow
Tuesday 19:00 AEST Bosnar   41'
Trifiro   55'
Fitzgerald   72' (pen.)
Petrillo   84'
Report L. Bozanic   60' (pen.) Stadium: Pluim Park
28 August 2014 Doug Turnbull Cup Bankstown City   Cancelled   Central Coast Mariners Sefton
Thursday 19:00 AEST Report Stadium: Jensen Oval
7 September 2014 Craig Foster Cup Melbourne City   1–1   Central Coast Mariners Lismore
Sunday 14:30 AEST Wielaert   56' Report Mané   57' (pen.) Stadium: Oakes Oval
Attendance: 4,015
Referee: Jarred Gillett
12 September 2014 Brisbane Roar   1–1   Central Coast Mariners Herston
Friday 15:45 AEST Henrique   79' Report Fitzgerald   43' Stadium: Ballymore Stadium
Referee: Jason Crow
24 September 2014 Central Coast Mariners   1–5   Young Socceroos Gosford
Wednesday Report Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
23 May 2015 John Hutchinson Testimonial Match Hutch's XI[A]   12–5   Central Coast Mariners Lisarow
Sunday 18:00 AEST Report Stadium: Pluim Park
Attendance: 3,000

Competitions

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Overall

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Competition Started round Final
position / round
First match Last match
A-League 8th 11 October 2014 26 April 2015
FFA Cup Round of 32 Semi-finals 20 August 2014 12 November 2014
AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off Qualifying play-off 17 February 2015 17 February 2015

A-League

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Melbourne Victory (C) 27 15 8 4 56 31 +25 53 Qualification for 2016 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
2 Sydney FC 27 14 8 5 52 35 +17 50
3 Adelaide United 27 14 4 9 47 32 +15 46 Qualification for 2016 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off and Finals series
4 Wellington Phoenix[a] 27 14 4 9 45 35 +10 46 Qualification for Finals series
5 Melbourne City 27 9 8 10 36 41 −5 35
6 Brisbane Roar 27 10 4 13 42 43 −1 34
7 Perth Glory[b] 27 14 8 5 45 35 +10 50
8 Central Coast Mariners 27 5 8 14 26 50 −24 23
9 Western Sydney Wanderers 27 4 6 17 29 44 −15 18
10 Newcastle Jets 27 3 8 16 23 55 −32 17
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.
  2. ^ Perth Glory disqualified from the Finals series and given a compulsory 7th-place finish due to salary cap violations.[2]


Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
27 5 8 14 26 50  −24 23 5 2 6 13 20  −7 0 6 8 13 30  −17

Last updated: 26 April 2015.
Source: ultimatealeague.com

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundHHAAHAHAHAAHAHHHHAAHAHAAHAA
ResultWLDLLDLDLDLDDWLWLLDWLDLLWLL
Position466\7[a]677768888888888888888888
  1. ^ Round 3 was postponed (played between rounds 6 and 7) due to Western Sydney Wanderers hosting the home leg of the 2014 AFC Champions League Final. The first position (6) is after the non-postponed matches of round 3. The second position (7) is after the postponed match.
Updated to match(es) played on 26 April 2015. Source: ultimatealeague.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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2 November 2014 4 Sydney FC   2–0   Central Coast Mariners Allianz Stadium, Sydney
Sunday 17:00 AEDT Antonis   21'
Ognenovski   25'
Report Attendance: 17,761
Referee: Strebre Delovski
16 November 2014 6 Melbourne City   2–2   Central Coast Mariners AAMI Park, Melbourne
Sunday 17:00 AEDT Dugandzic   10'
Paartalu   53'
Report G. Trifiro   80'
Hutchinson   90+4'
Attendance: 9,402
Referee: Adam Fielding
23 November 2014 7 Central Coast Mariners   0–2   Adelaide United Central Coast Stadium, Gosford
Sunday 17:00 AEDT Montgomery   44'   71' Report Sánchez   40', 42' Attendance: 6,404
Referee: Jarred Gillett
30 November 2014 8 Newcastle Jets   1–1   Central Coast Mariners Hunter Stadium, Newcastle
Sunday 17:00 AEDT Montaño   48' Report Vernes   55' Attendance: 11,031
Referee: Shaun Evans
13 December 2014 10 Wellington Phoenix   1–1   Central Coast Mariners Eden Park, Auckland
Saturday 17:00 NZDT Krishna   76' Report Simon   40' Attendance: 11,051
Referee: Allan Milliner
20 December 2014 11 Perth Glory   4–1   Central Coast Mariners nib Stadium, Perth
Saturday 18:30 AWST Harold   33', 78'
Keogh   35'
De Silva   71'
Report Simon   49' Attendance: 9,660
Referee: Peter Green
27 December 2014 12 Central Coast Mariners   3–3   Brisbane Roar Central Coast Stadium, Gosford
Saturday 17:00 AEDT Bosnar   57'
Simon   63'
Kim   80'
Report Solórzano   45', 82'
Donachie   71'
Attendance: 10,019
Referee: Matthew Conger
4 January 2015 14 Central Coast Mariners   2–0   Melbourne City Central Coast Stadium, Gosford
Sunday 17:00 AEDT Duke   12', 27' Report Velaphi   58' Attendance: 7,409
Referee: Peter Green
24 January 2015 15 Central Coast Mariners   1–5   Sydney FC Central Coast Stadium, Gosford
Saturday 19:30 AEDT Major   66' Report Janko   15', 48'
Naumoff   18'
Ibini   44'
Brosque   71'
Attendance: 12,102
Referee: Jarred Gillett
7 February 2015 16 Central Coast Mariners   2–1   Adelaide United Central Coast Stadium, Gosford
Saturday 17:00 AEDT Fitzgerald   79'
J. Rose   83'
Report Mabil   29' Attendance: 4,508
Referee: Alan Milliner
21 February 2015 18 Sydney FC   4–2   Central Coast Mariners Allianz Stadium, Sydney
Saturday 17:00 AEDT Janko   14', 90+2'
Grant   68'
Smeltz   82'
Report Ferreira   45+1', 58' Attendance: 14,239
Referee: Matthew Conger
28 February 2015 19 Newcastle Jets   0–0   Central Coast Mariners Hunter Stadium, Newcastle
Saturday 17:00 AEDT Report Attendance: 7,991
Referee: Adam Fielding
27 March 2015 23 Melbourne Victory   2–1   Central Coast Mariners AAMI Park, Melbourne
Friday 19:30 AEDT Finkler   40', 78' Report Cernak   31' Attendance: 18,205
Referee: Jarred Gillett
2 April 2015 24 Brisbane Roar   6–1   Central Coast Mariners Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Thursday 19:00 AEST Kaluđerović   21'
Lustica   28', 41', 79'
Clut   48'
Borrello   50'
Report Bowles   64' (o.g.) Attendance: 6,148
Referee: Kazuyoshi Enomoto (Japan)
11 April 2015 25 Central Coast Mariners   1–0   Western Sydney Wanderers Central Coast Stadium, Gosford
Saturday 19:30 AEST J. Rose   2' Report Attendance: 9,548
Referee: Adam Fielding
17 April 2015 26 Wellington Phoenix   3–2   Central Coast Mariners Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Friday 19:30 NZST Bonevacia   65'
Cunningham   79', 90+5'
Report Fitzgerald   11'
Bosnar   35'
Attendance: 6,868
Referee: Peter O'Leary
26 April 2015 27 Melbourne Victory   3–1   Central Coast Mariners AAMI Park, Melbourne
Sunday 17:00 AEST Georgievski   32'
Thompson   34'
Berisha   47'
Report Bosnar   45' Attendance: 22,285
Referee: Peter Green

FFA Cup

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16 September 2014 Round of 16 Olympic FC   1–3   Central Coast Mariners QSAC, Brisbane
Tuesday 19:30 AEST McLean   57' Report Fitzgerald   2'
Sim   38'
G. Trifiro   86'
Attendance: 1,374
Referee: Chris Beath
14 October 2014 Quarter-final Palm Beach   0–5   Central Coast Mariners Cbus Super Stadium, Robina
Tuesday 18:30 AEST Report Cernak   28'
Sim   72', 75', 90', 90+2'
Attendance: 2,035
Referee: Jarred Gillett
12 November 2014 Semi-final Adelaide United   3–2   Central Coast Mariners Coopers Stadium, Adelaide
Wednesday 19:00 ACDT Cirio   40', 88'
Mabil   44'
Report Simon   48'
J. Rose   90+3'
Attendance: 4,548
Referee: Chris Beath

AFC Champions League

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Qualifying play-off

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Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "Hutchinson Testimonial team announced". Central Coast Mariners. 6 May 2015. Archived from the original on 25 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Perth Glory banned from A-League finals". Australian Associated Press. Sports Yahoo (Australia). 10 April 2015. Archived from the original on 10 April 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
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