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2021–22 Central Coast Mariners FC season

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The 2021–22 season is the 17th in the history of the Central Coast Mariners Football Club. This is the Central Coast Mariners' 17th season in the A-League. In addition to the domestic league, Central Coast also participated in the FFA Cup.

Central Coast Mariners
2021–22 season
ChairmanMike Charlesworth
ManagerNick Montgomery
StadiumCentral Coast Stadium
A-League Men5th
A-League Men Finals SeriesElimination-finals
FFA CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Jason Cummings (10)
All: Jason Cummings (10)
Highest home attendance11,703 (7 May 2022 against Newcastle Jets)
Lowest home attendance1,057 (19 March 2022 against Macarthur FC)
Average home league attendance4,296

Players

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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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   AUS Mark Birighitti
3 DF   AUS Lewis Miller
4 MF   AUS Josh Nisbet
5 DF   AUS Noah Smith
7 MF   JPN Cy Goddard
8 MF   AUS Oliver Bozanic (captain)
9 FW   AUS Jason Cummings
10 FW   BRA Moresche
11 FW   FRA Béni Nkololo
12 FW   CRC Marco Ureña
14 DF   AUS Kye Rowles
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF   NZL Storm Roux
16 MF   AUS Max Balard (scholarship)
17 FW   AUS Damian Tsekenis (scholarship)
18 DF   AUS Jacob Farrell
19 FW   AUS Matt Simon
21 DF   AUS Ruon Tongyik
23 DF   FIJ Dan Hall
24 GK   AUS Yaren Sözer
25 DF   AUS Matt Hatch (scholarship)
27 MF   GER Nicolai Müller

Transfers

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Transfers in

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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]
9 FW   Jason Cummings   Dundee Undisclosed 1.5 years 24 January 2022 [8]

From academy squad

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N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Notes
18 DF   Jacob Farrell 18 senior contract[9]
17 FW   Damian Tsekenis 18 scholarship contract[10]

Transfers out

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No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref
29 FW Alou Kuol   VfB Stuttgart Free transfer 16 April 2021 [11][12]
3 DF Jack Clisby Perth Glory End of contract 21 June 2021 [13][14]
10 FW Daniel De Silva Macarthur FC End of contract 24 June 2021 [15][16]
14 MF Daniel Bouman Unattached End of contract 1 July 2021 [17]
26 MF Jaden Casella Unattached End of contract 1 July 2021 [18]
5 DF Stefan Nigro Melbourne Victory End of contract 19 July 2021 [19]
6 MF   Gianni Stensness   Viking Undisclosed 9 August 2021 [20]
22 MF   Michał Janota   Podbeskidzie End of contract 16 August 2021 [21]
7 MF   Stefan Janković   Pembroke Athleta End of contract 2 September 2021 [22]
30 FW Jordan Smylie   Blacktown City Mutual contract termination 23 September 2021 [23][24]
20 GK Adam Pearce   Newcastle Olympic End of contract 23 September 2021 [25][26]
10 FW Matthew Cahill   APIA Leichhardt Mutual contract termination 9 October 2021 [27][28]

Contract extensions

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No. Name Position Duration Date Notes
14 Kye Rowles Centre-back 2 years 16 June 2021 [29]
1 Mark Birighitti Goalkeeper 2 years 23 June 2021 [30]
19 Matt Simon Striker 1 year 24 June 2021 [31]
23   Dan Hall Defender 2 years 25 June 2021 [32]
12   Marco Ureña Striker 2 years 30 June 2021 [33]
21 Ruon Tongyik Centre-back 1 year 13 August 2021 [34]
16 Max Balard Midfielder 1 year 9 November 2021 upgraded to senior contract[10]

Pre-season and friendlies

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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
Stadium: Valentine Sports Park
6 November 2021 Sydney FC 0–3 Central Coast Mariners Sydney, Australia
Report
Stadium: Macquarie University Fields

Competitions

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Cancelled or postponed

Overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
A-League Men regular season 21 November 2021 7 May 2022 Matchday 1 5th 26 12 6 8 49 35 +14 046.15
A-League Men finals 15 May 2022 15 May 2022 Elimination finals Elimination finals 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 000.00
FFA Cup 13 November 2021 5 February 2022 Round of 32 2nd 5 4 0 1 11 3 +8 080.00
Total 32 16 6 10 61 41 +20 050.00

Last updated: 20 February 2022
Source: Competitions

A-League Men

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Main article: 2021–22 A-League Men

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
3 Western United (C) 26 13 6 7 40 30 +10 45 Qualification for finals series[a]
4 Adelaide United 26 12 7 7 38 31 +7 43
5 Central Coast Mariners 26 12 6 8 49 35 +14 42
6 Wellington Phoenix[b] 26 12 3 11 34 49 −15 39
7 Macarthur FC 26 9 6 11 38 47 −9 33
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Points per game; 5) Least red cards; 6) Least yellow cards; 7) Toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.
(C) Champions
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. ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are based in New Zealand, which is under the Oceania Football Confederation.

Regular season

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21 November 2021 1 Newcastle Jets 1–2 Central Coast Mariners Newcastle
16:05 AEDT
Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 6,424
Referee: Kurt Ams
27 November 2021 2 Wellington Phoenix 2–1 Central Coast Mariners Wollongong
17:05 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 1,512
Referee: Jack Morgan
5 December 2021 3 Macarthur FC 1–0 Central Coast Mariners Sydney
16:05 AEDT
Report Stadium: Panthers Stadium
Attendance: 3,014
Referee: Ben Abraham
12 December 2021 4 Central Coast Mariners 2–0 Sydney FC Gosford
18:15 AEDT
Report Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 6,037
Referee: Tim Danaskos
18 December 2021 5 Central Coast Mariners 2–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Gosford
17:05 AEDT
Report Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 4,389
Referee: Lachlan Keevers
23 January 2022 6 Central Coast Mariners 1–3 Melbourne City Gosford
16:05 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 3,733
Referee: Stephen Lucas
30 January 2022 7 Sydney FC 3–2 Central Coast Mariners Sydney
16:05 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 6,855
Referee: Kurt Ams
10 February 2022 8 Central Coast Mariners 3–3 Macarthur FC Gosford
19:45 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 2,732
Referee: Lachlan Keevers
13 February 2022 9 Central Coast Mariners 1–1 Perth Glory Gosford
17:45 AEDT Cummings   58' Report Stynes   90+3' Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 3,936
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
19 February 2022 10 Melbourne Victory 1–0 Central Coast Mariners Melbourne
19:45 AEDT Velupillay   90+4' Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 8,017
Referee: Adam Kersey
22 February 2022 11 Melbourne City 3–2 Central Coast Mariners Melbourne
19:55 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 2,587
Referee: Shaun Evans
26 February 2022 12 Adelaide United 2–1 Central Coast Mariners Adelaide
19:45 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 7,868
Referee: Alex King
5 March 2022 13 Central Coast Mariners 2–1 Brisbane Roar Gosford
17:05 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 3,275
Referee: Chris Beath
9 March 2022 14 Central Coast Mariners 1–1 Melbourne Victory Gosford
17:05 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 2,003
Referee: Stephen Lucas
15 March 2022 15 Perth Glory 0–0 Central Coast Mariners Perth
22:05 AEDT Report Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 3,078
Referee: Alex King
19 March 2022 16 Central Coast Mariners 4–2 Macarthur FC Mudgee
17:05 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Glen Willow Regional Sports Stadium
Attendance: 1,057
Referee: Ben Abraham
26 March 2022 17 Central Coast Mariners 3–0 Adelaide United Gosford
19:45 AEDT
Report Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 3,086
Referee: Alireza Faghani
2 April 2022 18 Western United 2–2 Central Coast Mariners Ballarat
16:05 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Eureka Stadium
Attendance: 1,423
Referee: Lachlan Keevers
5 April 2022 19 Central Coast Mariners 5–0 Wellington Phoenix Gosford
19:05 AEST
Report Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 2,847
Referee: Daniel Elder
9 April 2022 20 Central Coast Mariners 0–5 Sydney FC Gosford
19:45 AEST Report
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 5,773
Referee: Jonathon Barreiro
13 April 2022 21 Western Sydney Wanderers 2–2 Central Coast Mariners Sydney
19:05 AEST
Report
Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 4,212
Referee: Ben Abraham
17 April 2022 22 Wellington Phoenix 0–4 Central Coast Mariners Wellington
15:05 NZT Report
Stadium: Sky Stadium
Attendance: 18,184
23 April 2022 23 Newcastle Jets 2–4 Central Coast Mariners Newcastle
19:45 AEST
Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 6,202
Referee: Kurt Ams
30 April 2022 24 Central Coast Mariners 1–0 Western United Gosford
16:05 AEST
Report Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 5,273
Referee: Alex King
3 May 2022 25 Brisbane Roar 0–2 Central Coast Mariners Kippa-Ring
19:05 AEST Report
Stadium: Moreton Daily Stadium
Attendance: 1,652
Referee: Tim Danaskos
7 May 2022 26 Central Coast Mariners 2–0 Newcastle Jets Gosford
19:45 AEST
Report Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 11,703
Referee: Alireza Faghani

Finals series

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Main article: 2021–22 A-League Men § Finals series
15 May 2022 Elimination final Adelaide United 3–1 Central Coast Mariners Adelaide
15:35 ACST
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 10,113
Referee: Daniel Elder

FFA Cup

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Main article: 2021 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 Quarter-final APIA Leichhardt 0–6 Central Coast Mariners Sydney
19:30 Report
Stadium: Leichhardt Stadium
Attendance: 5,681
Referee: Kurt Ams
18 January 2022 Semi-final Sydney FC 0–1 Central Coast Mariners Sydney
19:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 1,135
Referee: Alex King
5 February 2022 Final Melbourne Victory 2–1 Central Coast Mariners Melbourne
20:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 15,343
Referee: Shaun Evans

Team statistics

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Appearances and goals

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Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.

No. Pos. Player A-League Men FFA Cup Total
Regular season Finals
Apps. Goals Apps. Goals Apps. Goals Apps. Goals
1 GK   Mark Birighitti 25 0 1 0 5 0 31 0
3 DF   Lewis Miller 16+5 1 1 0 4 0 26 1
4 FW   Josh Nisbet 22+2 1 0+1 0 5 0 30 1
5 DF   Noah Smith 6+4 1 0 0 0+1 1 11 2
7 MF   Cy Goddard 12+8 1 1 0 0+5 0 26 1
8 MF   Oliver Bozanic 15 4 0 0 4 1 19 5
9 FW   Jason Cummings 20 10 1 0 0 0 21 10
10 FW   Moresche 10+11 3 0 0 4+1 2 26 5
11 MF   Béni Nkololo 18+4 7 1 0 3+1 1 27 8
12 FW   Marco Ureña 20+5 7 1 0 3+1 1 29 8
14 DF   Kye Rowles 24 0 1 0 5 0 29 0
15 DF   Storm Roux 9+8 0 0+1 1 2+1 0 21 1
16 MF   Max Balard 14+6 0 1 0 3+1 1 25 1
17 FW   Damian Tsekenis 1+2 0 0 0 1+2 0 6 0
18 DF   Jacob Farrell 24 1 1 0 5 0 30 1
19 FW   Matt Simon 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
21 DF   Ruon Tongyik 7+2 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
23 DF   Dan Hall 20+3 1 0 0 4 1 27 2
24 GK   Yaren Sözer 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 2 0
25 DF   Matt Hatch 2+12 4 0+1 0 1+2 1 18 5
27 MF   Nicolai Müller 8+9 2 0+1 0 1 0 19 2
28 MF   James Bayliss 1+5 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
29 FW   Manyluak Aguek 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
33 MF   Harry McCarthy 1+3 0 0 0 1+1 1 6 1
34 MF   Harrison Steele 8+14 0 1 0 3+1 0 27 0
35 DF   Cameron Windust 2+2 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
36 MF   Garang Kuol 0+8 4 0+1 0 0+3 1 12 5
46 MF   Dor Jok 0+3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
50 GK   Lawrence Caruso 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Mariners welcome talented German Nicolai Müller". Central Coast Mariners. 26 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Noah Smith joins the Mariners ranks for 2021/22". Central Coast Mariners. 28 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Mariners sign English born Japanese midfielder Cy Goddard". Central Coast Mariners. 20 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Central Coast Mariners sign Frenchman Bèni Nkololo". Central Coast Mariners. 27 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Storm Roux returns to the Mariners". Central Coast Mariners. 1 October 2021. Archived from the original on 1 October 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Mariners sign goalkeeper Yaren Sözer". Central Coast Mariners. 8 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Mariners sign Brazilian striker Moresche". Central Coast Mariners. 30 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Jason Cummings signs for the Mariners". Central Coast Mariners. 24 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Jacob Farrell signs A-League contract". Central Coast Mariners. 4 November 2021.
  10. ^ a b "Max Balard and Damian Tsekenis promoted". Central Coast Mariners. 9 November 2021.
  11. ^ "Mariners agree deal for transfer of Alou Kuol at end of season". Central Coast Mariners. 16 April 2021.
  12. ^ "VfB sign Alou Kuol". VfB Stuttgart. 16 April 2021.
  13. ^ "Jack Clisby to depart the Mariners". Central Coast Mariners FC. 21 June 2021.
  14. ^ Morgan, Gareth (21 June 2021). "Experienced WA defender returns to Glory". Perth Glory.
  15. ^ "Confirmed: A-League, Olyroos star leaves Mariners for Macarthur". FTBL. 23 June 2021.
  16. ^ "Daniel DeSilva to depart the Mariners". Central Coast Mariners FC. 24 June 2021.
  17. ^ "Μεταγραφών συνέχεια για την Καβάλα, ανακοινώθηκε ο Daniel Bouman" [Transfers continue for Kavala, Daniel Bouman was announced]. sportsup.gr (in Greek). 9 January 2022. Οι «Αργοναύτες» ανακοίνωσαν την απόκτηση του Ντάνιελ Μπούμαν... του που έμεινε ελεύθερος το καλοκαίρι από τη Σέντρα Κόουστ [The "Argonauts" announced the acquisition of Daniel Bouman... who was released in the summer from the Central Coast]
  18. ^ Stavroulakis, Mark (10 January 2022). "Casella makes Rockdale return". National Premier Leagues.
  19. ^ "Melbourne Victory signs Stefan Nigro". Melbourne Victory. 19 July 2021.
  20. ^ Svendsen, Dag Atle (9 August 2021). "Gianni Stensness klar for Viking" [Gianni Stensness ready for Viking]. Viking (in Norwegian).
  21. ^ "OFICJALNIE: Michał Janota w Podbeskidziu" [OFFICIAL: Michał Janota in Podbeskidzie]. Podbeskidzie (in Polish). 16 August 2021.
  22. ^ "Stefan Jankovic is a red". Pembroke Athleta. 2 September 2021 – via Facebook.
  23. ^ 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.
  24. ^ 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.
  25. ^ 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.
  26. ^ 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.
  27. ^ 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.
  28. ^ "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...
  29. ^ "Kye Rowles signs new two-year deal on the Central Coast". Central Coast Mariners FC. 16 June 2021.
  30. ^ "Mark Birighitti re-signs for two years". Central Coast Mariners FC. 23 June 2021.
  31. ^ "Matt Simon re-signs for A-League 21/22 season". Central Coast Mariners FC. 24 June 2021.
  32. ^ "Dan Hall signs two-year senior contract". Central Coast Mariners FC. 25 June 2021.
  33. ^ "Marco returns for two more years!". Central Coast Mariners FC. 30 June 2021.
  34. ^ "Ruon Tongyik signs one year contract extension". Central Coast Mariners FC. 13 August 2021.
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