2008–09 Central Coast Mariners FC season
Central Coast Mariners 2008–09 football season
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The 2008–09 season was Central Coast Mariners Football Club's 4th season since the inception of the A-League.
| 2008–09 season | |
|---|---|
| Executive Chairman | Lyall Gorman |
| Manager | Lawrie McKinna |
| Stadium | Bluetongue Stadium |
| A-League | 4th |
| A-League finals | 4th |
| A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup | Group stage |
| AFC Champions League | Group stage |
| Top goalscorer | League: Matt Simon (11) All: Matt Simon (13) |
| Highest home attendance | 15,546 vs Perth Glory (31 December 2008, A-League) |
| Lowest home attendance | 5,843 vs Tianjin Teda (19 May 2009, AFC Champions League) |
| Average home league attendance | 10,465 |
Central Coast's A-League season commenced on 15 August 2008. After losing in the Grand Final in the previous season, they again made the finals series after finishing fourth, only to be eliminated by Queensland Roar.
The Mariners also competed in the Pre-Season Cup, where they were eliminated in the group stage.
In Asia, the Mariners lost in the Champions League group stage, drawing two games and losing four.
Players
First team squad
| Squad No. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Since | Date of birth (age) | Signed from | Games played | Goals scored |
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| Goalkeepers | ||||||||
| 1 | Matthew Nash |  | GK | 2008 | 3 April 1981 | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Danny Vuković | | GK | 2005 | 27 March 1985 | Bonnyrigg White Eagles | 26 | 0 |
| 30 | Andrew Redmayne | | GK | 2007 | 13 January 1989 | Australian Institute of Sport | 2 | 0 |
| Defenders | ||||||||
| 4 | Pedj Bojić | | RB, LB | 2008 | 9 April 1984 | Sutherland Sharks | 27 | 0 |
| 5 | Brad Porter | | RB, CM | 2006 | 19 February 1987 | Australian Institute of Sport | 53 | 1 |
| 6 | David D'Apuzzo | | LB | 2008 | 5 September 1988 | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 10 | 0 |
| 8 | Dean Heffernan | | LB | 2005 | 19 May 1980 | Sutherland Sharks | 60 | 9 |
| 13 | Paul O'Grady | | CB | 2005 | 6 November 1978 | Marconi Stallions | 41 | 3 |
| 15 | Andrew Clark | | RB | 2005 | 24 August 1974 | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 83 | 0 |
| 16 | Nigel Boogaard | | CB | 2005 | 14 August 1986 | Central Coast Lightning | 41 | 1 |
| 17 | Matthew Osman | | RB, RM | 2005 | 29 July 1983 | Penrith United | 77 | 4 |
| 18 | Alex Wilkinson | | CB, RB | 2005 | 30 August 1984 | Manly United | 109 | 1 |
| 25 | Nathan Sherlock | | CB | 2009 | 2 February 1990 | Central Coast Mariners youth | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders | ||||||||
| 2 | André Gumprecht |  | RM, CM | 2005 | 26 November 1974 |  Singapore Armed Forces FC | 83 | 5 |
| 3 | Shane Huke | | DM, CM, RB | 2009 | 2 October 1985 |  Rushden & Diamonds | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | John Hutchinson |  | LM, CM, DM | 2005 | 29 December 1979 | Manly United | 95 | 12 |
| 10 | Adrian Caceres | | LW, AM | 2008 | 10 January 1982 | Melbourne Victory | 29 | 3 |
| 12 | Greg Owens | | AM, RW | 2007 | 27 January 1981 | Adelaide United | 17 | 2 |
| 21 | Ahmad Elrich | | RW | 2008 | 30 May 1981 |  Wellington Phoenix | 9 | 1 |
| 22 | Nick Rizzo | | LW | 2009 | 9 June 1979 | Perth Glory | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Matthew Lewis | | LW | 2009 | 6 June 1990 | Central Coast Mariners youth | 1 | 0 |
| Strikers | ||||||||
| 9 | Nik Mrdja | | FW | 2005 | 30 November 1978 |  AIK | 44 | 11 |
| 11 | Dylan Macallister | | FW | 2008 | 17 May 1982 |  Lyn | 26 | 5 |
| 19 | Matt Simon | | FW | 2006 | 21 July 1986 | Central Coast Lightning | 49 | 14 |
| 23 | Adam Kwasnik | | FW, RW, LW | 2009 | 31 May 1983 | Wellington Phoenix | 79 | 21 |
| 25 | Brady Smith | | FW | 2009 | 10 August 1989 | Central Coast Mariners youth | 1 | 0 |
2008–09 A-League squad
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2009 AFC Champions League squad
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Youth squad
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Transfers
In
| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 February 2008 | MF | Adrian Caceres | Melbourne Victory | Free[1] |
| 9 March 2008 | MF | Ahmad Elrich | Wellington Phoenix | Free[2] |
| 28 March 2008 | FW | Dylan Macallister | Lyn | Free[3] |
| 16 July 2008 | DF | David D'Apuzzo | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | Undisclosed[4] |
| 28 July 2008 | DF | Pedj Bojić | Sutherland Sharks | Undisclosed[5] |
| 19 August 2008 | GK | Mark Bosnich | Unattached | Free[6] |
| 20 August 2008 | GK | Matthew Nash | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | Undisclosed[7] |
| 1 October 2008 | DF | Chris Tadrosse | Unattached | Free[8] |
| 20 October 2008 | MF |  Andrea Merenda | Unattached | Free[9] |
| 2 February 2009 | MF | Shane Huke | Rushden & Diamonds | Free[10] |
| 9 February 2009 | FW | Adam Kwasnik | Wellington Phoenix | Free[11] |
| 10 February 2009 | MF | Nick Rizzo | Perth Glory | Free[12] |
Out
| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 January 2008 | DF | Alvin Ceccoli | Adelaide United | Free[13] |
| 24 February 2008 | DF | Tony Vidmar | Retired[14] | |
| 27 February 2008 | MF | Tom Pondeljak | Melbourne Victory | Free[15] |
| 4 March 2008 | FW | John Aloisi | Sydney FC | Free[16] |
| 2 June 2008 | DF | Damien Brown | Retired[17] | |
| 16 June 2008 | MF | Ian McAndrew | Released | Free[4] |
| 25 June 2008 | FW | Adam Kwasnik | Wellington Phoenix | Free[18] |
| 18 July 2008 | GK | Matthew Trott | Released | Free[19] |
| 19 October 2008 | GK | Mark Bosnich | Released | Free[20] |
| 25 December 2008 | MF | Mile Jedinak |  Gençlerbirliği | $821,500[21] |
| 4 February 2009 | FW | Sasho Petrovski | Newcastle Jets | Free[22] |
Club
Coaching staff
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Manager | Lawrie McKinna |
| Assistant coach Youth team coach Development manager | Alex Tobin |
| Goalkeeping coach | John Crawley |
| Strength and conditioning coach | Andrew Clark |
| Academy manager | Tony Walmsley |
Other information
| Executive chairman | Lyall Gorman |
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| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Central Coast Stadium (20,059 / 105x68 metres) |
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Pre-season and friendlies
| 20 May 2008 Central Coast Challenge Cup | Central Coast Lightning | 1–1 | Central Coast Mariners | Gosford |
| 19:00 AEST | Report | Stadium: Pluim Park Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones |
| 28 May 2008 | Spirit FC | 2–5 | Central Coast Mariners | Sydney |
| 19:30 AEST | Cunningham  50' (pen.)Orgad 70' |
Macallister 10', 81' Brown 15'Brad Porter 20'Petrovski 80' |
Stadium: Christie Park |
| 6 June 2008 | Capricorn Cougars | 0–3 | Central Coast Mariners | Rockhampton |
| 19:30 AEST | Report | Simon 36', 78', 90+1' (pen.) |
Stadium: Jardine Park Referee: Chris Beath |
| 8 June 2008 | Whitsunday Miners | 0–5 | Central Coast Mariners | Mackay |
| 18:00 AEST | Petrovski 27' Hutchinson 49'Macallister 60', 76', 83' |
Stadium: Harrup Park |
| 21 June 2008 | Central Coast Mariners | 0–1 | Newcastle Jets | Budgewoi |
| 14:45 AEST | Report | Song Jin-hyung 31' |
Stadium: Frank Millington Field Referee: Stuart Wolfe |
| 25 June 2008 | Belconnen United | 1–2 | Central Coast Mariners | Canberra |
| 19:00 AEST | Wells 33' |
Report | Beaton 68', 90' |
Stadium: Belconnen Soccer Centre Attendance: 850 Referee: Gary Vanderburgt |
| 27 June 2008 | ACT Rockets | 0–4 | Central Coast Mariners | Canberra |
| 19:00 AEST | Report | Bojić 14' Lagana 38'Petrovski 45'Osman 71' |
Stadium: Deakin Football Centre |
| 1 July 2008 | Northern Tigers | 0–3 | Central Coast Mariners | Sydney |
| 19:30 AEST | Jedinak 5' Petrovski 40'Smith 69' |
Stadium: Mills Park Attendance: 1,000 |
| 12 July 2008 | Central Coast Mariners | 3–0 | Newcastle Jets | Canberra |
| 13:00 AEST | Jedinak 4', 61' Petrovski 5' |
Report | Stadium: Canberra Stadium Attendance: 4,873 Referee: Ben Williams |
| 15 July 2008 | Central Coast Mariners | 1–2 | New Zealand U-23 | Sydney |
| 15:00 AEST | Macallister 73' |
Report |  20' (o.g.)Ellensohn 40' |
Stadium: Knox Grammar School Attendance: 750 Referee: Matthew Gillett |
| 22 February 2009 | Central Coast Mariners | 2–1 | Sunshine Coast | Budgewoi |
| 10:00 AEDT | Osman 30' Mrdja 80' |
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Stadium: Frank Millington Field |
| 24 February 2009 | Central Coast Mariners | 1–0 | Newcastle Jets | Budgewoi |
| 11:00 AEDT | Petrovski 64' |
Stadium: Frank Millington Field |
| 28 February 2009 | Jiangsu Sainty  | 2–1 | Central Coast Mariners | Kunshan, China |
| 14:30 CST | 70' 90+2' |
Report | Osman 40' |
Stadium: Kunshan Sports Centre |
| 3 March 2009 | Shandong Luneng | 2–0 | Central Coast Mariners | Jinan, China |
| 15:00 CST | Li Jinyu 12' Lü Zheng 90' |
Report | Stadium: Shandong Provincial Stadium |
| 28 April 2009 Central Coast Challenge Cup | Central Coast Lightning | 0–4 | Central Coast Mariners | Gosford |
| 19:00 (AEDT | Kwasnik (pen.) Boogaard Caceres Elrich |
Stadium: Pluim Park |
Competitions
Overall
| Competition | Started round | Final position / round |
First match | Last match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Season Challenge Cup | Group stage | Group stage | 20 July 2008 | 3 August 2008 |
| A-League | — | 4th | 15 August 2008 | 25 January 2008 |
| A-League finals | Minor semi-final | Minor semi-final | 6 February 2009 | 13 February 2009 |
| AFC Champions League | Group stage | Group stage | 11 March 2009 | 19 May 2009 |
Pre-Season Challenge Cup
Group stage
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| Wellington Phoenix | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | Advances to final |
| Central Coast Mariners | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | |
| Sydney FC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | |
| Queensland Roar | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 |
| 20 July 2008 1 | Wellington Phoenix | 1–0 | Central Coast Mariners | Wellington |
| 16:00 NZST | Daniel 72' Hearfield  75'Dodd 83' |
Report | Clark 22' Macallister 59' |
Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 4,853 Referee: Michael Hester |
| 27 July 2008 2 | Central Coast Mariners | 3–0 | Sydney FC | Gosford |
| 15:00 AEST | D'Apuzzo 32' Clark 35'Porter 41' 70'Petrovski 56' 61'Mrdja 68' (pen.) |
Report | Corica 49' Brosque 63'Fyfe 68'Colosimo 74'Payne 78'Giraldi 86' |
Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium Attendance: 7,107 Referee: Chris Beath |
| 3 August 2008 3 | Queensland Roar | 1–2 | Central Coast Mariners | Brisbane |
| 15:00 AEST | van Dijk 19' Moore  48'Zullo 50'Dodd 70' |
Report | Hutchinson 19' Elrich 28'Macallister 32'Boogaard 60' |
Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 3,241 Referee: Peter Green |
A-League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Melbourne Victory (C) | 21 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 39 | 27 | +12 | 38 | Qualification for 2010 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series |
| 2 | Adelaide United | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 19 | +12 | 38 | |
| 3 | Queensland Roar | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 25 | +11 | 36 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 4 | Central Coast Mariners | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 32 | +3 | 28 | |
| 5 | Sydney FC | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 26 | |
| 6 | Wellington Phoenix | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 31 | −8 | 26 | |
| 7 | Perth Glory | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 44 | −13 | 22 | |
| 8 | Newcastle Jets | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 39 | −18 | 18 |
Source: ultimatealeague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
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 |
| 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 32 | +3 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 18 | −2 |
Results by matchday
Matches
| 15 August 2008 1 | Newcastle Jets | 1–1 | Central Coast Mariners | Newcastle |
| 20:00 EAST | J. Griffiths 90+1' (pen.) |
Report | Simon 87' |
Stadium: EnergyAustralia Stadium Attendance: 16,022 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
| 23 August 2008 2 | Central Coast Mariners | 2–3 | Sydney FC | Gosford |
| 19:00 AEST | Petrovski 13' (pen.), 67' 55' Clark 48'Bojić 56'Boogaard 80' |
Report | Corica 6', 14' Middleby 30'Colosimo 45'Musialik 68'  68'Cole 81' 90+1'Fyfe 90+3' |
Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium Attendance: 10,932 Referee: Ben Williams |
| 31 August 2008 3 | Queensland Roar | 2–4 | Central Coast Mariners | Brisbane |
| 17:00 AEST | Reddy 15' Tiatto 28'Miller 69'van Dijk 73' (pen.) |
Report | Simon 15' 31' Jedinak 18' 48'Macallister 64', 71' 78'Clark 76' |
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 12,185 Referee: Peter O'Leary |
| 14 September 2008 4 | Wellington Phoenix | 0–0 | Central Coast Mariners | Wellington |
| 17:00 NZST | Hutchinson 51' Bojić 54' |
Report | Johnson 6' Dodd 18'Hearfield 45' |
Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 6,928 Referee: Strebre Delovski |
| 20 September 2008 5 | Central Coast Mariners | 2–2 | Melbourne Victory | Gosford |
| 19:00 AEST | Simon 11', 82' |
Report | Thompson 15', 90+4' Theoklitos 53'Kemp 71' |
Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium Attendance: 9,010 Referee: Peter Green |
| 26 September 2008 6 | Central Coast Mariners | 4–1 | Perth Glory | Gosford |
| 20:00 AEST | Petrovski 9' 58' Simon 20'Jedinak 29' 39'Caceres 45'Osman 64'Bojić 79' |
Report | Tarka 38' Rukavytsya 63'Trinidad 90+2' |
Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium Attendance: 8,016 Referee: Mark Shield |
| 3 October 2008 7 | Adelaide United | 3–3 | Central Coast Mariners | Adelaide |
| 19:30 ACST | Dodd 7' (pen.) Cornthwaite 19' 85'Cristiano 32' 50'Costanzo 66'Jamieson 74'Ognenovski 79' |
Report | Clark 9' Jedinak 66' (pen.), 76'Simon 84'Bojić 88' |
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 9,074 Referee: Ben Williams |
| 19 October 2008 8 | Central Coast Mariners | 0–1 | Wellington Phoenix | Gosford |
| 15:00 AEDT | Jedinak 18' Simon 61' |
Report | Dodd 53' McKain 62'Gao Leilei 83' |
Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium Attendance: 9,011 Referee: Ben Williams |
| 24 October 2008 9 | Central Coast Mariners | 1–0 | Newcastle Jets | Gosford |
| 20:00 AEDT | Macallister 33' Wilkinson 56'O'Grady 86' |
Report | Håkansson 38' North 63' |
Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium Attendance: 10,710 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
| 1 November 2008 10 | Sydney FC | 3–3 | Central Coast Mariners | Sydney |
| 19:00 AEDT | Bridge 28' Casey 39'McFlynn 57' |
Report | Jedinak 18' Petrovski 34'Simon 63', 81'Mrdja 78'Hutchinson 90+4' |
Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 18,251 Referee: Strebre Delovski |
| 15 November 2008 11 | Central Coast Mariners | 3–0 | Adelaide United | Gosford |
| 19:30 AEDT | Simon 18' Petrovski 44'Caceres 50'Wilkinson 90+2' |
Report | Barbiero 65' Spagnuolo 72' |
Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium Attendance: 7,865 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
| 21 November 2008 12 | Melbourne Victory | 2–1 | Central Coast Mariners | Melbourne |
| 20:00 AEDT | Pondeljak 37' Thompson 60' |
Report | Hutchinson 34' Bojić 84' |
Stadium: Telstra Dome Attendance: 21,455 Referee: Strebre Delovski |
| 29 November 2008 13 | Perth Glory | 2–2 | Central Coast Mariners | Perth |
| 18:00 WDT | Dadi 29' Harnwell 30'Shroj 34'Rukavytsya 55', 62'Trinidad 76'Djulbic 79' |
Report | Jedinak 31' Porter 53'Simon 55'Boogaard 90'Petrovski 90+2' |
Stadium: Members Equity Stadium Attendance: 6,496 Referee: Peter O'Leary |
| 6 December 2008 14 | Central Coast Mariners | 1–1 | Queensland Roar | Gosford |
| 18:00 AEDT | D'Apuzzo 10' Bojić 72'Gumprecht 83' |
Report | van Dijk 11' DeVere 90+1' |
Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium Attendance: 8,995 Referee: Ben Williams |
| 13 December 2008 15 | Central Coast Mariners | 2–1 | Sydney FC | Gosford |
| 19:00 AEDT | Macallister 11' Vuković 63'Bojić 64'Jedinak 90' (pen.) |
Report | Aloisi 65' (pen.) Cole 90+2'Fyfe 90+3' |
Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium Attendance: 11,220 Referee: Peter Green |
| 19 December 2008 16 | Wellington Phoenix | 1–0 | Central Coast Mariners | Wellington |
| 19:30 NZDT | Smeltz 2' 62' Durante 90'Brown 90+2' |
Report | Caceres 45' Porter 49'Macallister 52' |
Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 6,722 Referee: Chris Beath |
| 26 December 2008 17 | Newcastle Jets | 1–2 | Central Coast Mariners | Newcastle |
| 20:00 AEDT | A. Griffiths 7' J. Griffiths 9' (pen.) |
Report | Petrovski 43' 67' Simon 80' 90+4'Macallister 90+4' |
Stadium: EnergyAustralia Stadium Attendance: 11,413 Referee: Peter O'Leary |
| 31 December 2008 18 | Central Coast Mariners | 1–0 | Perth Glory | Gosford |
| 18:00 AEDT | Heffernan 42' Hutchinson 80' |
Report | Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium Attendance: 15,546 Referee: Strebre Delovski |
| 10 January 2009 19 | Central Coast Mariners | 3–4 | Queensland Roar | Gosford |
| 19:00 AEDT | Mrdja 5' Simon 55', 81'Porter 59'Caceres 73'Clark 76' |
Report | Moore 12' van Dijk 43', 48'Minniecon 60'Bojić 69' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium Attendance: 11,454 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
| 16 January 2009 20 | Melbourne Victory | 3–0 | Central Coast Mariners | Melbourne |
| 20:00 AEDT | Allsopp 68' Hernández 71'Thompson 75' |
Report | Clark 44' Hutchinson 80'Heffernan 87'Porter 90+3' |
Stadium: Telstra Dome Attendance: 24,003 Referee: Peter Green |
| 25 January 2009 21 | Central Coast Mariners | 0–1 | Adelaide United | Gosford |
| 19:00 AEDT | Simon 74' |
Report | Barbiero 26' Cornthwaite 45+2'Cristiano 82' |
Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium Attendance: 12,351 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
Finals series
Minor semi-final
| 6 February 2009 First leg | Central Coast Mariners | 0–2 | Queensland Roar | Gosford |
| 20:00 AEDT | Report | Nichols 30' Tiatto 34' 75'van Dijk 54' (pen.)Packer 56'Zullo 58' |
Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium Attendance: 9,514 Referee: Ben Williams |
| 13 February 2009 Second leg | Queensland Roar | 2–1 (4–1 agg.) | Central Coast Mariners | Brisbane |
| 19:30 AEST | Nichols 21' McKay 49' |
Report | Boogaard 38' O'Grady 45'Mrdja 64'Heffernan 80'Hutchinson 85' |
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 23,705 Referee: Peter Green |
AFC Champions League
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Pohang Steelers |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 12 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Kawasaki Frontale |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 10 | |
| 3 | Tianjin Teda |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 8 | |
| 4 | Central Coast Mariners |
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 2 |
Source: WorldFootball.net
| 11 March 2009 1 | Central Coast Mariners | 0–0 | Pohang Steelers | Gosford, Australia |
| 20:00 AEDT | Bojić 40' Simon 82' |
Report | Shin Hyung-min 78' |
Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium Attendance: 6,870 Referee: Khalil Al-Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia) |
| 18 March 2009 2 | Tianjin Teda | 2–2 | Central Coast Mariners | Tianjin, China |
| 20:00 CST | Éber 37' Tan Wangsong 41'Wu Weian 66'Cao Yang 84' |
Report | Simon 6' 61' Boogaard 30'Bojić 40'Caceres 48' |
Stadium: TEDA Football Stadium Attendance: 27,005 Referee: Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore) |
| 8 April 2009 3 | Central Coast Mariners | 0–5 | Kawasaki Frontale | Gosford, Australia |
| 20:00 (AEST) | Osman 10' |
Report | Jong Tae-se 8' Taniguchi 22'Juninho 37'Nakamura 49'Renatinho 70' |
Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium Attendance: 9,419 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) |
| 21 April 2009 4 | Kawasaki Frontale | 2–1 | Central Coast Mariners | Kawasaki, Japan |
| JST | Igawa 19' Juninho 47'Mori 73'Renatinho 81' |
Report | Boogaard 39' Osman 39'Simon 59'Clark 79'Gumprecht 84' |
Stadium: Todoroki Athletics Stadium Attendance: 8,419 Referee: Fareed Al-Marzouqi (United Arab Emirates) |
| 5 May 2009 5 | Pohang Steelers | 3–2 | Central Coast Mariners | Pohang, South Korea |
| 13:00 (KST | Denílson 8' (pen.), 71', 88' |
Report | Bojić 7' Simon 27'Kwasnik 54', 57' |
Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard Attendance: 11,539 Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran) |
| 19 May 2009 6 | Central Coast Mariners | 0–1 | Tianjin Teda | Gosford, Australia |
| 20:00 (AEST | Caceres 90+5' |
Report | Han Yanming 12' Ma Leilei 34'Mao Biao 64'Zhao Yanming 90+3'Fan Baiqun 90+4' |
Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium Attendance: 5,843 Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria) |
Statistics
Appearances
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | A-League | A-League finals | Pre-Season Cup | AFC Champions League | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | AUS |
Matthew Nash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | MF | GER |
Andre Gumprecht | 17 | 1 | 5 + 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 + 1 | 0 |
| 3 | MF | AUS |
Shane Huke | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 + 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | AUS |
Pedj Bojić | 27 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | AUS |
Brad Porter | 32 | 1 | 20 + 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 + 3 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | AUS |
David D'Apuzzo | 10 | 0 | 2 + 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 + 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | MLT |
John Hutchinson | 31 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | AUS |
Dean Heffernan | 14 | 0 | 5 + 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | AUS |
Nik Mrdja | 22 | 4 | 3 + 11 | 2 | 0 + 2 | 1 | 0 + 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | AUS |
Adrian Caceres | 29 | 3 | 17 + 3 | 2 | 1 + 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 + 2 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | AUS |
Dylan Macallister | 26 | 5 | 12 + 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 + 2 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | AUS |
Greg Owens | 1 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | AUS |
Paul O'Grady | 9 | 0 | 3 + 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | AUS |
Andrew Clark | 18 | 0 | 7 + 4 | 0 | 1 + 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | AUS |
Nigel Boogaard | 18 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | AUS |
Matthew Osman | 27 | 1 | 13 + 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 + 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | AUS |
Alex Wilkinson | 32 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | AUS |
Matt Simon | 25 | 13 | 16 + 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 20 | GK | AUS |
Danny Vuković | 27 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 + 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | AUS |
Ahmad Elrich | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 + 3 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | AUS |
Nick Rizzo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | AUS |
Adam Kwasnik | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 + 1 | 2 |
| 25 | FW | AUS |
Brady Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | AUS |
Nathan Sherlock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | AUS |
Matthew Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | AUS |
Andrew Redmayne | 2 | 0 | 1 + 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 22 | FW | AUS |
Sasho Petrovski | 25 | 7 | 16 + 4 | 6 | 0 + 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | AUS |
Mile Jedinak | 15 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | ITA |
Andrea Merenda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | AUS |
Chris Tadrosse | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | GK | AUS |
Mark Bosnich | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 + 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goalscorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
| Rank | Pos. | No. | Player | A-League | Finals | Pre-Season Challenge Cup |
AFC Champions League |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | 19 | Matt Simon |
11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| 2 | FW | 22 | Sasho Petrovski |
6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | MF | 23 | Mile Jedinak |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | FW | 11 | Dylan Macallister |
4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | FW | 9 | Nik Mrdja |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | MF | 10 | Adrian Caceres |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | MF | 7 | John Hutchinson |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| FW | 23 | Adam Kwasnik |
0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 9 | MF | 2 | André Gumprecht |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DF | 17 | Matthew Osman |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | 5 | Brad Porter |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | 21 | Ahmad Elrich |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 35 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 46 | |||
Clean sheets
| Rank | Pos. | No. | Player | A-League | Finals | Pre-Season Challenge Cup |
AFC Champions League |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 20 | Danny Vuković | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | GK | 40 | Mark Bosnich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Disciplinary record
- As of 17 May 2014
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| 1 | Pedj Bojić | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | Matt Simon | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 3 | Andrew Clark | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Nigel Boogaard | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| 5 | Dylan Macallister | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | Sasho Petrovski | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Brad Porter | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Dean Heffernan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| John Hutchinson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 10 | Adrian Caceres | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | Alex Wilkinson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Paul O'Grady | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| David D'Apuzzo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Matthew Osman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 15 | Danny Vuković | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| André Gumprecht | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Awards
The Mariners Medal dinner was held in early March 2009, in Tumbi Umbi:[23]
- Mariners Medal (players' player of the year): Matt Simon
- Marinators Goal of the Year (fan-voted): John Hutchinson, for his long-range strike against Perth Glory on 31 December 2008
- Golden Boot: Matt Simon
- Chairman's Award: Ben Coonan (media officer)