2021–22 Central Coast Mariners FC season

Central Coast Mariners
2021–22 season
Chairman	Mike Charlesworth
Manager	Nick Montgomery
Stadium	Central Coast Stadium
A-League Men	5th
A-League Men Finals Series	Elimination-finals
FFA Cup	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Jason Cummings (10); All: Jason Cummings (10)
Highest home attendance	11,703 (7 May 2022 against Newcastle Jets)
Lowest home attendance	1,057 (19 March 2022 against Macarthur FC)
Average home league attendance	4,296

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.

Players

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	SCO	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

Transfers in

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

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

Transfers out

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

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

23 October 2021	Western Sydney Wanderers	2–0 (a.e.t.)	Central Coast Mariners	Sydney
	Aquilina 58' Swibel 76'	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
	Tongyik 20' Ureña Simon (pen.)	Report	La. Rose	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	Waine 38'	Stadium: Valentine Sports Park

6 November 2021	Sydney FC	0–3	Central Coast Mariners	Sydney, Australia
		Report	Ureña 53' Tsekenis 80', 84'	Stadium: Macquarie University Fields

Competitions

Win Draw Loss Cancelled or postponed

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	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

League table

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[lower-alpha 1]
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[lower-alpha 2]	26	12	3	11	34	49	−15	39
7	Macarthur FC	26	9	6	11	38	47	−9	33

Source: A-League Men
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:

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.
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

21 November 2021 1	Newcastle Jets	1–2	Central Coast Mariners	Newcastle
16:05 AEDT	Yuel 77'	Report	Nisbet 50' Farrell 57'	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	Hooper 48' Sotirio 63'	Report	Ureña 52'	Stadium: Wollongong Showground Attendance: 1,512 Referee: Jack Morgan

5 December 2021 3	Macarthur FC	1–0	Central Coast Mariners	Sydney
16:05 AEDT	Bozanic 45' (o.g.)	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	Ureña 13' Caceres 16' (o.g.)	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	Goddard 59' Bozanic 90+7'	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	Ureña 41'	Report	Maclaren 18' Nabbout 57' Jenkinson 84'	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	Caceres 47' (pen.), 79' Bobô 71'	Report	Bozanic 53' Cummings 57'	Stadium: Leichhardt Oval Attendance: 6,855 Referee: Kurt Ams

10 February 2022 8	Central Coast Mariners	3–3	Macarthur FC	Gosford
19:45 AEDT	Šušnjar 39' (o.g.) Bozanic 76' (pen.) Moresche 86' (pen.)	Report	Oar 25' Mariappa 33' Noone 90'	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	Maclaren 45+7' (pen.) Berenguer 57' Tilio 74'	Report	Nkololo 45' Bozanic 65'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 2,587 Referee: Shaun Evans

26 February 2022 12	Adelaide United	2–1	Central Coast Mariners	Adelaide
19:45 AEDT	Ibuskui 52' Irankunda 90+2'	Report	Nkololo 35'	Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 7,868 Referee: Alex King

5 March 2022 13	Central Coast Mariners	2–1	Brisbane Roar	Gosford
17:05 AEDT	Nkololo 49' Müller 55'	Report	Lescano 69'	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	Müller 84'	Report	D'Agostino 38'	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	Ureña 27', 80' Hatch 48' Smith 57'	Report	Mariappa 46' La. Rose 88'	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	Ureña 77' Cummings 90+1' Hatch 90+3'	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	Smith 46' (o.g.) Prijović 63'	Report	Cummings 36', 64'	Stadium: Eureka Stadium Attendance: 1,423 Referee: Lachlan Keevers

5 April 2022 19	Central Coast Mariners	5–0	Wellington Phoenix	Gosford
19:05 AEST	Ureña 8' (pen.) Nkololo 24' Cummings 55' (pen.) Kuol 68' Hatch 90+3'	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	Le Fondre 28', 58', 59' Caceres 53' Bobô 90+4'	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	Rowles 41' (o.g.) Petratos 54'	Report	Nkololo 64' (pen.) Hall 90+5'	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	Nkololo 25' Cummings 62' Moresche 65' Hatch 90+6'	Stadium: Sky Stadium Attendance: 18,184

23 April 2022 23	Newcastle Jets	2–4	Central Coast Mariners	Newcastle
19:45 AEST	Mauragis 46' Farrell 50' (o.g.)	Report	Moresche 19' Cummings 30', 34' (pen.) Kuol 90+1'	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	Kuol 81'	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	Miller 40' Kuol 63'	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	Cummings 30' Nkololo 62'	Report		Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 11,703 Referee: Alireza Faghani

Finals series

15 May 2022 Elimination final	Adelaide United	3–1	Central Coast Mariners	Adelaide
15:35 ACST	Goodwin 26' Yengi 67' Oliveira 90+2'	Report	Roux 71'	Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 10,113 Referee: Daniel Elder

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	Scott 23' (pen.)	Report	Moresche 64' McCarthy 81'	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	Balard 8' Hall 24' Moresche 55' Kuol 67' Hatch 72' Smith 88'	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	Ureña 82' (pen.)	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	Davidson 70' Ikonomidis 90+5'	Report	Bozanic 90+7'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 15,343 Referee: Shaun Evans

Team statistics

Appearances and goals

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.

No.	Pos.	Player	A-League Men				FFA Cup		Total
			Regular season		Finals		FFA Cup		Total
			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

References

"Mariners welcome talented German Nicolai Müller". Central Coast Mariners. 26 July 2021.
"Noah Smith joins the Mariners ranks for 2021/22". Central Coast Mariners. 28 July 2021.
"Mariners sign English born Japanese midfielder Cy Goddard". Central Coast Mariners. 20 August 2021.
"Central Coast Mariners sign Frenchman Bèni Nkololo". Central Coast Mariners. 27 August 2021.
"Storm Roux returns to the Mariners". Central Coast Mariners. 1 October 2021. Archived from the original on 1 October 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
"Mariners sign goalkeeper Yaren Sözer". Central Coast Mariners. 8 October 2021.
"Mariners sign Brazilian striker Moresche". Central Coast Mariners. 30 October 2021.
"Jason Cummings signs for the Mariners". Central Coast Mariners. 24 January 2022.
"Jacob Farrell signs A-League contract". Central Coast Mariners. 4 November 2021.
"Max Balard and Damian Tsekenis promoted". Central Coast Mariners. 9 November 2021.
"Mariners agree deal for transfer of Alou Kuol at end of season". Central Coast Mariners. 16 April 2021.
"VfB sign Alou Kuol". VfB Stuttgart. 16 April 2021.
"Jack Clisby to depart the Mariners". Central Coast Mariners FC. 21 June 2021.
Morgan, Gareth (21 June 2021). "Experienced WA defender returns to Glory". Perth Glory.
"Confirmed: A-League, Olyroos star leaves Mariners for Macarthur". FTBL. 23 June 2021.
"Daniel DeSilva to depart the Mariners". Central Coast Mariners FC. 24 June 2021.
"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]
Stavroulakis, Mark (10 January 2022). "Casella makes Rockdale return". National Premier Leagues.
"Melbourne Victory signs Stefan Nigro". Melbourne Victory. 19 July 2021.
Svendsen, Dag Atle (9 August 2021). "Gianni Stensness klar for Viking" [Gianni Stensness ready for Viking]. Viking (in Norwegian).
"OFICJALNIE: Michał Janota w Podbeskidziu" [OFFICIAL: Michał Janota in Podbeskidzie]. Podbeskidzie (in Polish). 16 August 2021.
"Stefan Jankovic is a red". Pembroke Athleta. 2 September 2021 – via Facebook.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
"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...
"Kye Rowles signs new two-year deal on the Central Coast". Central Coast Mariners FC. 16 June 2021.
"Mark Birighitti re-signs for two years". Central Coast Mariners FC. 23 June 2021.
"Matt Simon re-signs for A-League 21/22 season". Central Coast Mariners FC. 24 June 2021.
"Dan Hall signs two-year senior contract". Central Coast Mariners FC. 25 June 2021.
"Marco returns for two more years!". Central Coast Mariners FC. 30 June 2021.
"Ruon Tongyik signs one year contract extension". Central Coast Mariners FC. 13 August 2021.

External links

Central Coast Mariners official website

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[table_note_res_Q0.18429665089785-35] 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.

[table_note_WEL0.18429665089785-36] Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are based in New Zealand, which is under the Oceania Football Confederation.

[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.

[BalardTsekenis-10] "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.