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

Squad information

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

From youth squad

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Notes

Transfers in

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

Transfers out

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

Technical staff

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

Statistics

Squad statistics

N Pos. Nat. Name TotalA-LeagueFFA CupAFC Champions League
AppsGoalsYellow cardSecond yellow cardRed cardAppsGoalsYellow cardSecond yellow cardRed cardAppsGoalsYellow cardSecond yellow cardRed cardAppsGoalsYellow cardSecond yellow cardRed card
1 GK Australia Matthew Nash 2 0 0 0 0 200000000000000
2 DF New Zealand Storm Roux 20 0 4 0 0 15+204002000010000
3 FW Australia Josh Rose 28 3 5 0 0 2425003100010000
4 MF Australia Jacob Poscoliero 18 0 4 0 0 1703000000010100
5 DF Australia Zac Anderson 26 0 7 0 0 2206004010000000
6 DF Australia Brent Griffiths 0 0 0 0 0 000000000000000
7 MF Malta John Hutchinson 30 1 8 0 0 25+118003+1000000000
8 MF Scotland Nick Montgomery 23 1 5 1 0 18+214102010010000
10 MF Australia Anthony Cáceres 31 1 0 0 0 25+110003+1000010000
11 FW Australia Nick Fitzgerald 31 3 2 0 0 22+52100310000+10100
12 GK Australia Liam Reddy 30 0 2 0 0 2502004000010000
15 MF Australia Matt Sim 22 5 2 0 0 8+1001002+1510010000
16 MF Australia Liam Rose 7 0 1 0 0 3+401000000000000
17 MF Hungary Richárd Vernes 10 1 1 0 0 5+311002000000000
18 MF Australia Glen Trifiro 25 4 1 0 0 7+1410002+121000+11000
19 FW Australia Matt Simon 13 4 3 0 0 8+333000+1100010000
20 MF Australia Anthony Kalik 8 0 0 0 0 3+400000+1000000000
21 DF Australia Michael Neill 9 0 0 0 0 800001000000000
22 MF Australia Tom Slater 1 0 0 0 0 000000+1000000000
23 MF Australia Isaka Cernak 23 2 5 0 0 12+613003+112000+10000
24 DF Australia Hayden Morton 5 0 1 0 0 301002000000000
25 DF Australia Eddy Bosnar 22 3 7 0 0 17+136003010010000
26 DF Portugal Fábio Ferreira 10 3 1 0 0 931000000010000
30 GK Australia Adam Pearce 0 0 0 0 0 000000000000000
Players no longer at the club:
9 FW Australia Mitchell Duke 18 3 1 0 0 12+331003000000000
14 FW Senegal Malick Mané 6 0 0 0 0 3+100001+1000000000
14 FW Australia Travis Major 10 1 0 0 0 0+910000000010000
26 MF South Korea Kim Seung-Yong 6 1 1 0 0 2+311001000000000
27 DF Australia Zachary Cairncross 0 0 0 0 0 000000000000000
28 MF Australia Josh Bingham 4 0 0 0 0 0+300000+1000000000

Pre-season and friendlies

12 August 2014 Central Coast Mariners 4–1 New South Wales 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 New South Wales 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
20 September 2014 Central Coast Mariners 0–0 Newcastle Jets Mudgee
Saturday 16:00 AEST Report Stadium: Glen Willow Regional Sporting Stadium
Referee: Steve Lucas
24 September 2014 Central Coast Mariners 1–5 Australia Young Socceroos Gosford
Wednesday Report Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
30 September 2014 Central Coast Mariners 1–3 New South Wales Sydney Olympic Lisarow
Tuesday 19:30 AEST Sim 71' Report Spyrakis 47'
Hatzimouratzis 56'
Godoy-Bascur 65'
Stadium: Pluim Park
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

Overall

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

League table

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[lower-alpha 1] 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[lower-alpha 2] 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

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundHHAAHAHAHAAHAHHHHAAHAHAAHAA
ResultWLDLLDLDLDLDDWLWLLDWLDLLWLL
Position466\7[lower-alpha 1]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

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 Yellow card 44' Yellow-red card 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 Red card 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
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)

FFA Cup

16 September 2014 Round of 16 Olympic FC Queensland 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 Queensland 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

Qualifying play-off

Notes

    References

    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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