2008–09 Central Coast Mariners FC season

Central Coast Mariners
2008–09 season
Executive ChairmanLyall Gorman
ManagerLawrie McKinna
StadiumBluetongue Stadium
A-League4th
A-League finals4th
A-League Pre-Season Challenge CupGroup stage
AFC Champions LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Matt Simon (11)
All: Matt Simon (13)
Highest home attendance15,546 vs Perth Glory (31 December 2008, A-League)
Lowest home attendance5,843 vs Tianjin Teda
(19 May 2009, AFC Champions League)
Average home league attendance10,465

The 2008–09 season was Central Coast Mariners Football Club's 4th season since the inception of the A-League.

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

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Further information: List of Central Coast Mariners FC players

First team squad

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Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Since Date of Birth (Age) Signed from Games Played Goals Scored
Goalkeepers
1 Matthew Nash Australia GK 2008 (1981-04-03) 3 April 1981 (age 43) Australia APIA Leichhardt Tigers 0 0
20 Danny Vuković Australia GK 2005 (1985-03-27) 27 March 1985 (age 39) Australia Bonnyrigg White Eagles 26 0
30 Andrew Redmayne Australia GK 2007 (1989-01-13) 13 January 1989 (age 35) Australia Australian Institute of Sport 2 0
Defenders
4 Pedj Bojić Australia RB, LB 2008 (1984-04-09) 9 April 1984 (age 40) Australia Sutherland Sharks 27 0
5 Brad Porter Australia RB, CM 2006 (1987-02-19) 19 February 1987 (age 37) Australia Australian Institute of Sport 53 1
6 David D'Apuzzo Australia LB 2008 (1988-09-05) 5 September 1988 (age 36) Australia APIA Leichhardt Tigers 10 0
8 Dean Heffernan Australia LB 2005 (1980-05-19) 19 May 1980 (age 44) Australia Sutherland Sharks 60 9
13 Paul O'Grady Australia CB 2005 (1978-11-06) 6 November 1978 (age 46) Australia Marconi Stallions 41 3
15 Andrew Clark Australia RB 2005 (1974-08-24) 24 August 1974 (age 50) Australia APIA Leichhardt Tigers 83 0
16 Nigel Boogaard Australia CB 2005 (1986-08-14) 14 August 1986 (age 38) Australia Central Coast Lightning 41 1
17 Matthew Osman Australia RB, RM 2005 (1983-07-29) 29 July 1983 (age 41) Australia Penrith United 77 4
18 Alex Wilkinson Australia CB, RB 2005 (1984-08-30) 30 August 1984 (age 40) Australia Manly United 109 1
25 Nathan Sherlock Australia CB 2009 (1990-02-02) 2 February 1990 (age 34) Central Coast Mariners youth 0 0
Midfielders
2 André Gumprecht Germany RM, CM 2005 (1974-11-26) 26 November 1974 (age 50) Singapore Singapore Armed Forces FC 83 5
3 Shane Huke Australia DM, CM, RB 2009 (1985-10-02) 2 October 1985 (age 39) England Rushden & Diamonds 5 0
7 John Hutchinson Malta LM, CM, DM 2005 (1979-12-29) 29 December 1979 (age 44) Australia Manly United 95 12
10 Adrian Caceres Australia LW, AM 2008 (1982-01-10) 10 January 1982 (age 42) Australia Melbourne Victory 29 3
12 Greg Owens Australia AM, RW 2007 (1981-01-27) 27 January 1981 (age 43) Australia Adelaide United 17 2
21 Ahmad Elrich Australia RW 2008 (1981-05-30) 30 May 1981 (age 43) New Zealand Wellington Phoenix 9 1
22 Nick Rizzo Australia LW 2009 (1979-06-09) 9 June 1979 (age 45) Australia Perth Glory 1 0
28 Matthew Lewis Australia LW 2009 (1990-06-06) 6 June 1990 (age 34) Central Coast Mariners youth 1 0
Strikers
9 Nik Mrdja Australia FW 2005 (1978-11-30) 30 November 1978 (age 46) Sweden AIK 44 11
11 Dylan Macallister Australia FW 2008 (1982-05-17) 17 May 1982 (age 42) Norway Lyn 26 5
19 Matt Simon Australia FW 2006 (1986-07-21) 21 July 1986 (age 38) Australia Central Coast Lightning 49 14
23 Adam Kwasnik Australia FW, RW, LW 2009 (1983-05-31) 31 May 1983 (age 41) New Zealand Wellington Phoenix 79 21
25 Brady Smith Australia FW 2009 (1989-08-10) 10 August 1989 (age 35) Central Coast Mariners youth 1 0

2008–09 A-League squad

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Australia AUS Matthew Nash
2 MF Germany GER André Gumprecht
4 DF Australia AUS Predrag Bojić
5 MF Australia AUS Brad Porter
6 DF Australia AUS David D'Apuzzo
7 MF Malta MLT John Hutchinson
8 DF Australia AUS Dean Heffernan
9 FW Australia AUS Nik Mrdja
10 MF Australia AUS Adrian Caceres
11 FW Australia AUS Dylan Macallister
12 MF Australia AUS Greg Owens
13 DF Australia AUS Paul O'Grady
15 DF Australia AUS Andrew Clark
16 DF Australia AUS Nigel Boogaard
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Australia AUS Matthew Osman
18 DF Australia AUS Alex Wilkinson (Captain)
19 FW Australia AUS Matt Simon
20 GK Australia AUS Danny Vukovic
21 MF Australia AUS Ahmad Elrich
22 FW Australia AUS Sasho Petrovski
23 MF Australia AUS Mile Jedinak
23 FW Australia AUS Adam Kwasnik
24 MF Italy ITA Andrea Merenda (Injury replacement)
26 MF Australia AUS Chris Tadrosse (Injury replacement)
28 MF Australia AUS Matthew Lewis
30 GK Australia AUS Andrew Redmayne
40 GK Australia AUS Mark Bosnich (Guest player)

2009 AFC Champions League squad

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Australia AUS Matthew Nash
2 MF Germany GER André Gumprecht
3 MF Australia AUS Shane Huke
4 DF Australia AUS Predrag Bojić
5 MF Australia AUS Brad Porter
6 DF Australia AUS David D'Apuzzo
7 MF Malta MLT John Hutchinson
8 DF Australia AUS Dean Heffernan
9 FW Australia AUS Nik Mrdja
10 MF Australia AUS Adrian Caceres
11 FW Australia AUS Dylan Macallister
12 MF Australia AUS Greg Owens
13 DF Australia AUS Paul O'Grady
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF Australia AUS Andrew Clark
16 DF Australia AUS Nigel Boogaard
17 MF Australia AUS Matthew Osman
18 DF Australia AUS Alex Wilkinson (captain)
19 FW Australia AUS Matt Simon
20 GK Australia AUS Danny Vukovic
21 MF Australia AUS Ahmad Elrich
22 MF Australia AUS Nick Rizzo
23 FW Australia AUS Adam Kwasnik
25 DF Australia AUS Nathan Sherlock
26 FW Australia AUS Brady Smith
27 MF Australia AUS Matthew Lewis
30 GK Australia AUS Andrew Redmayne

Youth squad

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Australia AUS Matt Nemes
— DF Australia AUS Nick Kapsis
— DF Australia AUS Nathan Sherlock (Captain)
— DF Australia AUS Steven Tibbetts
— DF Australia AUS Scott Wright
— MF Australia AUS Ashley Balcomb
— MF Australia AUS Laurence Braude
— MF Australia AUS Matthew Lewis
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Australia AUS Tim McGowan
— MF Australia AUS Sean Mitchell
— MF Australia AUS Glen Trifiro
— FW Australia AUS Ty Owens
— FW Australia AUS Brady Smith
— FW Australia AUS Daniel Taylor
— FW Australia AUS Darko Vidovic

Transfers

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In

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Date Pos. Name From Fee
7 February 2008 MF Australia Adrian Caceres Australia Melbourne Victory Free[1]
9 March 2008 MF Australia Ahmad Elrich New Zealand Wellington Phoenix Free[2]
28 March 2008 FW Australia Dylan Macallister Norway Lyn Free[3]
16 July 2008 DF Australia David D'Apuzzo Australia APIA Leichhardt Tigers Undisclosed[4]
28 July 2008 DF Australia Pedj Bojić Australia Sutherland Sharks Undisclosed[5]
19 August 2008 GK Australia Mark Bosnich Unattached Free[6]
20 August 2008 GK Australia Matthew Nash Australia APIA Leichhardt Tigers Undisclosed[7]
1 October 2008 DF Australia Chris Tadrosse Unattached Free[8]
20 October 2008 MF Italy Andrea Merenda Unattached Free[9]
2 February 2009 MF Australia Shane Huke England Rushden & Diamonds Free[10]
9 February 2009 FW Australia Adam Kwasnik New Zealand Wellington Phoenix Free[11]
10 February 2009 MF Australia Nick Rizzo Australia Perth Glory Free[12]

Out

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Date Pos. Name To Fee
19 January 2008 DF Australia Alvin Ceccoli Australia Adelaide United Free[13]
24 February 2008 DF Australia Tony Vidmar Retired[14]
27 February 2008 MF Australia Tom Pondeljak Australia Melbourne Victory Free[15]
4 March 2008 FW Australia John Aloisi Australia Sydney FC Free[16]
2 June 2008 DF Australia Damien Brown Retired[17]
16 June 2008 MF Australia Ian McAndrew Released Free[4]
25 June 2008 FW Australia Adam Kwasnik New Zealand Wellington Phoenix Free[18]
18 July 2008 GK Australia Matthew Trott Released Free[19]
19 October 2008 GK Australia Mark Bosnich Released Free[20]
25 December 2008 MF Australia Mile Jedinak Turkey Gençlerbirliği $821,500[21]
4 February 2009 FW Australia Sasho Petrovski Australia Newcastle Jets Free[22]

Club

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Coaching staff

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Position Staff
Manager Australia Lawrie McKinna
Assistant coach
Youth team coach
Development manager		 Australia Alex Tobin
Goalkeeping coach Australia John Crawley
Strength and conditioning coach Australia Andrew Clark
Academy manager Australia Tony Walmsley

Other information

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Executive chairman Australia Lyall Gorman
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Central Coast Stadium (20,059 / 105x68 metres)

Source:[citation needed]

Kit

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Supplier: Reebok

Home
Home alt.
Away
Away alt.
Goalkeeper 1
Goalkeeper 2

Pre-season and friendlies

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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 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'		 85' 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 China 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 China 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

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Overall

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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

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Main article: 2008 A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup

Group stage

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Main article: 2008 A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup § Group B

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: [citation needed]
20 July 2008 1 Wellington Phoenix 1–0 Central Coast Mariners Wellington
16:00 NZST Daniel 72'
Hearfield Yellow card 75'
Dodd Yellow card 83'		 Report Clark Yellow card 22'
Macallister Yellow card 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 Yellow card 32'
Clark Yellow card 35'
Porter 41' Yellow card 70'
Petrovski Yellow card 56' 61'
Mrdja 68' (pen.)		 Report Corica Yellow card 49'
Brosque Yellow card 63'
Fyfe Yellow card 68'
Colosimo Yellow card 74'
Payne Yellow card 78'
Giraldi Yellow card 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 Yellow card 19'
Moore Red card 48'
Zullo 50'
Dodd Yellow card 70'		 Report Hutchinson Yellow card 19'
Elrich 28'
Macallister 32'
Boogaard Yellow card 60'		 Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 3,241
Referee: Peter Green

A-League

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Main article: 2008–09 A-League

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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

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
21 7 7 7 35 32  +3 28 5 2 4 19 14  +5 2 5 3 16 18  −2

Results by matchday

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Matchday123456789101112131415161718192021
GroundAHAAHHAHHAHAAHHAAHHAH
ResultDLWDDWDLWDWLDDWLWWLLL
Position264444444524454443444
Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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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' Yellow card 55'
Clark Yellow card 48'
Bojić Yellow card 56'
Boogaard Yellow card 80'		 Report Corica 6', 14'
Middleby Yellow card 30'
Colosimo Yellow card 45'
Musialik Yellow card 68' Yellow-red card 68'
Cole 81' Yellow card 90+1'
Fyfe Yellow card 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 Yellow card 15'
Tiatto Yellow card 28'
Miller 69'
van Dijk 73' (pen.)		 Report Simon Yellow card 15' 31'
Jedinak Yellow card 18' 48'
Macallister 64', 71' Yellow card 78'
Clark Yellow card 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 Yellow card 51'
Bojić Yellow card 54'		 Report Johnson Yellow card 6'
Dodd Yellow card 18'
Hearfield Yellow card 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 Red card 53'
Kemp Yellow card 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' Yellow card 58'
Simon Yellow card 20'
Jedinak 29' Yellow card 39'
Caceres 45'
Osman 64'
Bojić Yellow card 79'		 Report Tarka Yellow card 38'
Rukavytsya 63'
Trinidad Yellow card 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' Yellow card 85'
Cristiano Yellow card 32' 50'
Costanzo Yellow card 66'
Jamieson Yellow card 74'
Ognenovski Yellow card 79'		 Report Clark Yellow card 9'
Jedinak 66' (pen.), 76'
Simon 84'
Bojić Yellow card 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 Yellow card 18'
Simon Yellow card 61'		 Report Dodd 53'
McKain Yellow card 62'
Gao Leilei Yellow card 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 Yellow card 56'
O'Grady Yellow card 86'		 Report Håkansson Yellow card 38'
North Yellow card 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 Yellow card 18'
Petrovski Yellow card 34'
Simon 63', 81'
Mrdja 78'
Hutchinson Yellow card 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 Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Barbiero Yellow card 65'
Spagnuolo Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 29'
Harnwell Yellow card 30'
Shroj Yellow card 34'
Rukavytsya 55', 62'
Trinidad Yellow card 76'
Djulbic Yellow card 79'		 Report Jedinak 31'
Porter Yellow card 53'
Simon Yellow card 55'
Boogaard Red card 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 Yellow card 10'
Bojić Yellow card 72'
Gumprecht 83'		 Report van Dijk 11'
DeVere Yellow card 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 Yellow card 63'
Bojić Yellow card 64'
Jedinak 90' (pen.)		 Report Aloisi 65' (pen.)
Cole Yellow card 90+2'
Fyfe Yellow card 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' Yellow card 62'
Durante Yellow card 90'
Brown Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Caceres Yellow card 45'
Porter Yellow card 49'
Macallister Yellow card 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 Yellow card 7'
J. Griffiths 9' (pen.)		 Report Petrovski Yellow card 43' 67'
Simon 80' Yellow card 90+4'
Macallister Red card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 59'
Caceres Yellow card 73'
Clark Yellow card 76'		 Report Moore Yellow card 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 Yellow card 44'
Hutchinson Yellow card 80'
Heffernan Red card 87'
Porter Yellow card 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 Yellow card 74' Report Barbiero Yellow card 26'
Cornthwaite Yellow card 45+2'
Cristiano 82'		 Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium
Attendance: 12,351
Referee: Matthew Breeze

Finals series

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Main article: 2008–09 A-League § Finals series
Minor semi-final
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6 February 2009 First leg Central Coast Mariners 0–2 Queensland Roar Gosford
20:00 AEDT Report Nichols 30'
Tiatto Yellow card 34' Yellow-red card 75'
van Dijk 54' (pen.)
Packer Yellow card 56'
Zullo Yellow card 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 Yellow card 38'
O'Grady Yellow card 45'
Mrdja 64'
Heffernan Yellow card 80'
Hutchinson Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 23,705
Referee: Peter Green

AFC Champions League

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Main article: 2009 AFC Champions League

Group stage

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Main article: 2009 AFC Champions League group stage § Group H

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 South Korea Pohang Steelers 6 3 3 0 7 3 +4 12 Advance to knockout stage
2 Japan Kawasaki Frontale 6 3 1 2 10 7 +3 10
3 China Tianjin Teda 6 2 2 2 6 5 +1 8
4 Australia Central Coast Mariners 6 0 2 4 5 13 −8 2
Source: WorldFootball.net
11 March 2009 1 Central Coast Mariners Australia 0–0 South Korea Pohang Steelers Gosford, Australia
20:00 AEDT Bojić Yellow card 40'
Simon Yellow card 82'		 Report Shin Hyung-min Yellow card 78' Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium
Attendance: 6,870
Referee: Khalil Al-Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
18 March 2009 2 Tianjin Teda China 2–2 Australia Central Coast Mariners Tianjin, China
20:00 CST Éber 37'
Tan Wangsong Yellow card 41'
Wu Weian 66'
Cao Yang Yellow card 84'		 Report Simon Yellow card 6' 61'
Boogaard Yellow card 30'
Bojić Yellow card 40'
Caceres 48'		 Stadium: TEDA Football Stadium
Attendance: 27,005
Referee: Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore)
8 April 2009 3 Central Coast Mariners Australia 0–5 Japan Kawasaki Frontale Gosford, Australia
20:00 (AEST) Osman Yellow card 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 Japan 2–1 Australia Central Coast Mariners Kawasaki, Japan
JST Igawa Yellow card 19'
Juninho 47'
Mori Yellow card 73'
Renatinho 81'		 Report Boogaard Yellow card 39'
Osman Yellow card 39'
Simon 59'
Clark Yellow card 79'
Gumprecht Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Todoroki Athletics Stadium
Attendance: 8,419
Referee: Fareed Al-Marzouqi (United Arab Emirates)
5 May 2009 5 Pohang Steelers South Korea 3–2 Australia Central Coast Mariners Pohang, South Korea
13:00 (KST Denílson 8' (pen.), 71' (88) Report Bojić Yellow card 7'
Simon Yellow card 27'
Kwasnik 54', 57'		 Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 11,539
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)
19 May 2009 6 Central Coast Mariners Australia 0–1 China Tianjin Teda Gosford, Australia
20:00 (AEST Caceres Yellow card 90+5' Report Han Yanming Yellow card 12'
Ma Leilei Yellow card 34'
Mao Biao 64'
Zhao Yanming Yellow card 90+3'
Fan Baiqun Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium
Attendance: 5,843
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)

Statistics

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Appearances

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No. Pos Nat Player Total A-League A-League finals Pre-Season Cup AFC Champions League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Australia AUS