2016–17 Central Coast Mariners FC season
Central Coast Mariners 2016–17 football season
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The 2016–17 Central Coast Mariners FC season was the club's 12th season since its establishment in 2004. The club participated in the A-League for the 12th time and the FFA Cup for the 3rd time.
ChairmanMichael Charlesworth
ManagerTony Walmsley
(to 8 August 2016)
John Hutchinson
(caretaker 8–29 August 2016)
Paul Okon
(from 29 August 2016)
(to 8 August 2016)
John Hutchinson
(caretaker 8–29 August 2016)
Paul Okon
(from 29 August 2016)
StadiumCentral Coast Stadium, Gosford
A-League8th
| 2016–17 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Michael Charlesworth | ||
| Manager | Tony Walmsley (to 8 August 2016) John Hutchinson (caretaker 8–29 August 2016) Paul Okon (from 29 August 2016) | ||
| Stadium | Central Coast Stadium, Gosford | ||
| A-League | 8th | ||
| A-League Finals Series | DNQ | ||
| FFA Cup | Round of 32 | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Roy O'Donovan (11 goals) All: Roy O'Donovan (11 goals) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 11,398 vs. Sydney FC (8 January 2017) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 5,072 vs. Adelaide United (5 February 2016) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 7,395 | ||
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Players
Squad information
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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From youth squad
| N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | DF |  |
Adam Berry | 19 | [1] |
| 23 | DF | |
Jake Adelson | 20 | [1] |
| 30 | GK | |
Adam Pearce | 20 | [2] |
Transfers in
| No. | Position | Player | Transferred from | Type/fee | Contract length | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | DF |  Jacques Faty |
Sydney FC | Free transfer | 1 year | 11 April 2016 | [3] |
| 10 | MF | Mickaël Tavares |
Sydney FC | Free transfer | 1 year | 18 April 2016 | [4] |
| 1 | GK | Ivan Necevski | Sydney FC | Free transfer | 1 year | 7 June 2016 | [5] |
| 11 | MF | Connor Pain | Melbourne Victory | Free transfer | 2 years | 7 June 2016 | [5] |
| 6 | FW | Blake Powell | Unattached | Free transfer | 2 years | 14 July 2016 | [6] |
| 13 | MF | Kwabena Appiah | Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 14 July 2016 | [7] |
| 3 | DF | Scott Galloway | Melbourne Victory | Free transfer | 1 year | 19 October 2016 | [8] |
Transfers out
| No. | Position | Player | Transferred to | Type/fee | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | MF |  Luis García |
Unattached | Undisclosed Fee | 5 April 2016 | [9] |
| 14 | FW |  Daniel Heffernan |
Unattached | Free transfer | 11 April 2016 | [10] |
| 17 | FW | Francesco Stella | Unattached | Free transfer | 11 April 2016 | [10] |
| 23 | DF | Tomislav Uskok | Sydney United 58 |
Undisclosed Fee | 11 April 2016 | [10] |
| 20 | MF | Anthony Kalik |  Hajduk Split |
$50,000 | 28 May 2016 | [11][12] |
| 13 | GK | Alastair Bray | Melbourne Victory | Free transfer | 7 June 2016 | [5] |
| 6 | MF | Mitch Austin | Melbourne Victory | Free transfer | 16 June 2016 | [13] |
| 3 | DF | Joshua Rose | Melbourne City | Free transfer | 11 August 2016 | [14] |
| 40 | GK | Tom Heward-Belle | Unattached | Undisclosed Fee | 1 December 2016 | [15] |
| 18 | FW | Matthew Fletcher | Unattached | Undisclosed Fee | 14 January 2017 | [16] |
| 15 | DF |  Brad McDonald |
Unattached | Undisclosed Fee | 14 January 2017 | [16] |
Contracts extensions
| Name | Position | Duration | Contract Expiry | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Berry | Midfielder | 2 years | 2019 | [17] |
| Liam Rose | Midfielder | 1 year | 2018 | [18] |
| Trent Buhagiar | Striker | 2 years | 2019 | [19] |
 Storm Roux | Right back | 2 years | 2019 | [20] |
| Josh Bingham | Striker | 1 year | 2018 | [2] |
Club
Coaching staff
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Paul Okon |
| Assistant coach | Ivan Jolic |
| Goalkeeping coach | Matthew Nash |
| Strength and conditioning coach | Brice Johnson |
| Physiotherapist | Andrew Nealon |
| Youth football coach | Ben Cahn |
| Head of sports science | Tim Knight |
Other information
| Majority Owner/Chairman | Michael Charlesworth |
|---|---|
| Executive Vice Chairman | Peter Storrie |
| Chief Executive Officer | Shaun Mielekamp |
| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Central Coast Stadium (20,059 / 105x68 metres) |
Source: ccmariners.com.au
Statistics
Squad statistics
| N | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Total | A-League | FFA Cup | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals |  |  |  | Apps | Goals | | | | Apps | Goals | | | | ||||
| 1 | GK | |
Ivan Necevski | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | |
Storm Roux | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | |
Scott Galloway | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23+1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | |
Jacob Poscoliero | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | |
Harry Ascroft | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10+3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | FW | |
Blake Powell | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14+3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF |  |
Fábio Ferreira | 26 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22+3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF |  |
Nick Montgomery | 23 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW |  |
Roy O'Donovan | 27 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | |
Mickaël Tavares | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | |
Connor Pain | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24+3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | |
Trent Buhagiar | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11+16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | |
Kwabena Appiah | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8+11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | |
Adam Berry | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13+9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | |
Liam Rose | 23 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18+4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | |
Josh Bingham | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | |
Jacques Faty | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | GK | |
Paul Izzo | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | |
Michael Neill | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6+11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | |
Jake McGing | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25+1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | |
Jake Adelson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | |
Ryan Peterson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | |
Steve Whyte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | |
Lachlan Wales | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | |
Adam Pearce | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players no longer at the club: | ||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | DF | |
Brad McDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | |
Matthew Fletcher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | GK | |
Tom Heward-Belle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Last updated: 14 April 2017
- Source: au.soccerway.com
= Number of bookings; 
= Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; 
= Number of sending offs by a direct red card.
Pre-season and friendlies
| 12 July 2016 | Central Coast Mariners | 9–0 | Central Coast Football XI | Lisarow, Australia |
| 18:00 AEST | Report | Stadium: Pluim Park Attendance: 1,300 Referee: Steve Lucas |
| 12 July 2016 | Central Coast Mariners | 2–1 | Central Coast Mariners Academy | Lisarow, Australia |
| 20:00 AEST |
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Report | Hornery  77' |
Stadium: Pluim Park Attendance: 1,300 Referee: Steve Lucas |
| 21 July 2016 | Central Coast Mariners | 2–2 | Young Socceroos | Gosford, Australia |
| Report |
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Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
| 27 July 2016 | Central Coast Mariners | 1–1 | Newcastle Jets | Tuggerah, Australia |
| O'Donovan |
Report | W. Brown |
Stadium: Central Coast Mariners Centre of Excellence |
| 13 August 2016 | Newcastle Jets | 1–2 | Central Coast Mariners | Tamworth, Australia |
| 16:00 AEST | Clut 36' |
Report | Stadium: Scully Park Regional Sporting Precinct Attendance: 2,154 |
| 17 August 2016 | Central Coast Mariners | 5–0 | Rydalmere FC | Tuggerah, Australia |
| 14:00 AEST | Report | Stadium: Central Coast Mariners Centre of Excellence |
| 25 August 2016 | Central Coast Mariners | 2–1 | Young Socceroos | Gosford, Australia |
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Report | Antoniou 23' |
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
| 6 September 2016 | Capital North Region Select | 2–2 | Central Coast Mariners | Canberra, Australia |
| 18:00 AEST | Tsekenis 16', 38' |
Report | Stadium: Woden Park |
| 6 September 2016 | Capital South Region Select | 0–4 | Central Coast Mariners | Canberra, Australia |
| 19:45 AEST | Report | Bingham 47', 67', 70', 72' |
Stadium: Woden Park |
| 10 September 2016 | Brisbane Roar | Cancelled | Central Coast Mariners | Brisbane, Australia |
| 16:00 AEST | Cancellation | Stadium: Corporate Travel Management Stadium |
| 17 September 2016 | Central Coast Mariners | 0–1 | Wellington Phoenix | Wahroonga, Australia |
| 15:00 AEST | Report | Watson 38' |
Stadium: Knox Grammar School Attendance: 1,500 |
| 24 September 2016 | Wellington Phoenix | 2–1 | Central Coast Mariners | Nelson, New Zealand |
| 16:00 NZST |
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Report | Pain 31' |
Stadium: Trafalgar Park |
Competitions
Overview
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| A-League | 8 October 2016 | 14 April 2017 | Matchday 1 | 8th | 27 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 31 | 52 | −21 | 22.22 |
| FFA Cup | 2 August 2016 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 28 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 32 | 54 | −22 | 21.43 | ||||
Source: Competitions
A-League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney FC (C) | 27 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 55 | 12 | +43 | 66 | Qualification for 2018 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series |
| 2 | Melbourne Victory | 27 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 49 | 31 | +18 | 49 | |
| 3 | Brisbane Roar | 27 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 43 | 37 | +6 | 42 | Qualification for 2018 AFC Champions League second preliminary round and Finals series |
| 4 | Melbourne City | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 49 | 44 | +5 | 39 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 5 | Perth Glory | 27 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 39 | |
| 6 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 27 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 36 | |
| 7 | Wellington Phoenix[a] | 27 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 41 | 46 | −5 | 30 | |
| 8 | Central Coast Mariners | 27 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 31 | 52 | −21 | 23 | |
| 9 | Adelaide United | 27 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 46 | −21 | 23 | |
| 10 | Newcastle Jets | 27 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 28 | 53 | −25 | 22 |
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
- Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 27 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 31 | 52 | −21 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 24 | −6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 28 | −15 |
Last updated: 14 April 2017.
Source: ultimatealeague.com
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 15 April 2017. Source: ultimatealeague.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
| 8 October 2016 1 | Perth Glory | 3–3 | Central Coast Mariners | Perth |
| Saturday 19:00 AWST | Report | Stadium: nib Stadium Attendance: 9,501 Referee: Chris Beath |
| 15 October 2016 2 | Sydney FC | 4–0 | Central Coast Mariners | Sydney |
| Saturday 17:35 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 15,082 Referee: Stephen Lucas |
| 22 October 2016 3 | Central Coast Mariners | 0–1 | Brisbane Roar | Gosford |
| Saturday 17:35 AEDT | Report | Kristensen 33' |
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 7,073 Referee: Adam Fielding |
| 29 October 2016 4 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1–1 | Central Coast Mariners | Sydney |
| Saturday 19:50 AEDT | Šantalab 2' |
Report | Berry 61' |
Stadium: Spotless Stadium Attendance: 12,168 Referee: Shaun Evans |
| 6 November 2016 5 | Adelaide United | 1–2 | Central Coast Mariners | Adelaide |
| Sunday 16:30 ACDT | Guardiola 27' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 10,974 Referee: Jarred Gillett |
| 12 November 2016 6 | Central Coast Mariners | 0–2 | Wellington Phoenix | Canberra |
| Saturday 17:35 AEDT | Report | Stadium: GIO Stadium Attendance: 5,497 Referee: Stephen Lucas |
| 20 November 2016 7 | Newcastle Jets | 1–1 | Central Coast Mariners | Newcastle |
| Sunday 17:00 AEDT | Nordstrand 64' |
Report | McGing 42' |
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 11,238 Referee: Jonathan Barreiro |
| 24 November 2016 8 | Central Coast Mariners | 2–0 | Perth Glory | Gosford |
| Thursday 19:50 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 5,296 Referee: Shaun Evans |
| 3 December 2016 9 | Central Coast Mariners | 1–4 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Gosford |
| Saturday 17:35 AEDT | Powell 5' |
Report |
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Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 11,075 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones |
| 10 December 2016 10 | Wellington Phoenix | 3–0 | Central Coast Mariners | Hamilton |
| Saturday 15:35 NZDT | Report | Stadium: Waikato Stadium Attendance: 5,234 Referee: Matthew Conger |
| 18 December 2016 11 | Central Coast Mariners | 1–2 | Brisbane Roar | Gosford |
| Sunday 17:00 AEDT | O'Donovan 57' |
Report |
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Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 6,063 Referee: Chris Beath |
| 28 December 2016 12 | Melbourne Victory | 4–1 | Central Coast Mariners | Melbourne |
| Wednesday 19:50 AEDT | Report | Buhagiar 89' |
Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 20,491 Referee: Adam Fielding |
| 31 December 2016 13 | Central Coast Mariners | 2–2 | Melbourne City | Gosford |
| Saturday 19:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 11,184 Referee: Jonathan Barreiro |
| 8 January 2017 14 | Central Coast Mariners | 2–3 | Sydney FC | Gosford |
| Saturday 17:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 11,398 Referee: Chris Beath |
| 14 January 2017 15 | Wellington Phoenix | 1–0 | Central Coast Mariners | Wellington |
| Saturday 15:35 NZDT | McGlinchey 9' |
Report | Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 6,061 Referee: Jarred Gillett |
| 19 January 2017 16 | Melbourne City | 2–1 | Central Coast Mariners | Melbourne |
| Thursday 19:50 AEDT | Cahill 3', 39' |
Report | O'Donovan 9' |
Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 8,784 Referee: Daniel Elder |
| 28 January 2017 17 | Central Coast Mariners | 2–0 | Perth Glory | Gosford |
| Saturday 17:35 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 7,205 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones |
| 5 February 2017 18 | Central Coast Mariners | 2–1 | Adelaide United | Canberra |
| Sunday 17:00 AEDT | Report | O'Doherty 90+2' |
Stadium: GIO Stadium Attendance: 5,072 Referee: Shaun Evans |
| 12 February 2017 19 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 0–2 | Central Coast Mariners | Sydney |
| Sunday 17:00 AEDT | Report | O'Donovan 65' (pen.), 78' |
Stadium: Spotless Stadium Attendance: 9,618 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones |
| 19 February 2017 20 | Central Coast Mariners | 0–3 | Melbourne Victory | Gosford |
| Sunday 17:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 7,013 Referee: Daniel Elder |
| 26 February 2017 21 | Newcastle Jets | 1–1 | Central Coast Mariners | Newcastle |
| Sunday 17:00 AEDT | Kokko 20' |
Report | Galloway 50' |
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 9,423 Referee: Shaun Evans |
| 5 March 2017 22 | Central Coast Mariners | 2–3 | Melbourne City | Gosford |
| Sunday 17:00 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 5,974 Referee: Adam Fielding |
| 10 March 2017 23 | Sydney FC | 1–0 | Central Coast Mariners | Sydney |
| Friday 19:50 AEDT | Hološko 8' |
Report | Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 11,148 Referee: Shaun Evans |
| 25 March 2017 24 | Central Coast Mariners | 2–3 | Adelaide United | Gosford |
| Saturday 17:35 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 5,438 Referee: Kurt Ams |
| 2 April 2017 25 | Brisbane Roar | 5–1 | Central Coast Mariners | Brisbane |
| Sunday 19:00 AEST |
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Report | Ferreira 48' |
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 8,113 Referee: Daniel Elder |
| 9 April 2017 26 | Central Coast Mariners | 2–0 | Newcastle Jets | Gosford |
| Sunday 17:00 AEST |
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Report | Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 8,073 Referee: Stephen Lucas |
| 14 April 2017 27 | Melbourne Victory | 1–0 | Central Coast Mariners | Melbourne |
| Friday 19:50 AEST | Berisha 80' |
Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 14,827 Referee: Jarred Gillett |
FFA Cup
| 2 August 2016 Round of 32 | Green Gully  | 2–1 |  Central Coast Mariners | Melbourne |
| 20:00 AEST |
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Report | Powell 15' |
Stadium: Green Gully Reserve Attendance: 876 Referee: Daniel Elder |