2019–20 Central Coast Mariners FC season
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The 2019–20 season was the Central Coast Mariners's 15th season since its establishment in 2004.
| 2019–20 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Michael Charlesworth | ||
| Manager | Alen Stajcic | ||
| Stadium | Central Coast Stadium, Gosford | ||
| A-League | 11th | ||
| FFA Cup | Semi-finals | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Milan Đurić (5 goals) All: Milan Đurić (5 goals) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 8,910 vs Newcastle Jets (19 October 2019) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 1,035 vs Western Sydney Wanderers (27 July 2020) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 4,871 | ||
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During the pre-season, Alen Stajcic signed a 3-year contract as the new coach.[1]
On 24 March 2020, the FFA announced that the 2019–20 A-League season would be postponed until further notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia and New Zealand,[2] and subsequently extended indefinitely. The season resumed on 17 July 2020.[3]
- As of 15 October 2019
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | DF | Lewis Miller | 19 | scholarship contract[17] | |
| 30 | FW | Dylan Ruiz-Diaz | 18 | scholarship contract[18] | |
| 44 | FW | Alou Kuol | 18 | 1.5 year scholarship contract[19] |
Contracts extensions
| No. | Name | Position | Duration | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Kye Rowles | Centre-back | 2 years | 8 May 2019 | [31] |
| 12 | Adam Pearce | Goalkeeper | 2 years | 9 May 2019 | [32] |
| 17 | Samuel Silvera | Attacking midfielder | 3 years | 8 October 2019 | upgraded to senior contract[33] |
| 18 | Gianni Stensness | Defensive midfielder | 2 years | 9 December 2019 | [34] |
| 27 | Lewis Miller | Right-back | 2 years | 14 January 2020 | upgraded to senior contract[35] |
| 26 | Josh Nisbet | Midfielder | 2 years | 3 March 2020 | upgraded to senior contract[36] |
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Alen Stajcic |
| Assistant coach | Nick Montgomery |
| Goalkeeping coach | Jess Vanstrattan |
| Physiotherapist | Murray Leyland |
Appearances and goals
† = Scholarship or youth listed player.
- As of 8 November 2019
| Rank | Position | Name | A-League | FFA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Mark Birighitti | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| DF | Jack Clisby | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| DF | Giancarlo Gallifuoco | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| DF | Ziggy Gordon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| FW | Tommy Oar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| FW | Matt Simon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| MF | Gianni Stensness | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | Milan Đurić | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | Kim Eun-sun | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | Dylan Fox | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | Abraham Majok | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | Kye Rowles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
- As of 20 March 2020
| Rank | Name | A-League | FFA Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Birighitti | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Adam Pearce | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Competition | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |
| A-League | 26 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 26 | 55 | −29 | 019.23 |
| FFA Cup | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 050.00 |
| Total | 30 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 32 | 59 | −27 | 023.33 |
Updated to match played 27 July 2020
Source: Competitions
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney FC (C) | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 25 | +24 | 53 | Qualification for 2021 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series[a][37][b] |
| 2 | Melbourne City | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 49 | 37 | +12 | 47 | Qualification for 2021 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs and Finals series[a][b] |
| 3 | Wellington Phoenix[c] | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 33 | +5 | 41 | Qualification for Finals series[b] |
| 4 | Brisbane Roar | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 40 | Qualification for 2021 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs and Finals series[a][b] |
| 5 | Western United | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 46 | 37 | +9 | 39 | Qualification for Finals series[b] |
| 6 | Perth Glory | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 43 | 36 | +7 | 37 | |
| 7 | Adelaide United | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 44 | 49 | −5 | 36 | |
| 8 | Newcastle Jets | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 32 | 40 | −8 | 34 | |
| 9 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 33 | |
| 10 | Melbourne Victory | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 33 | 44 | −11 | 23 | |
| 11 | Central Coast Mariners | 26 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 26 | 55 | −29 | 18 |
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ a b All Australian teams withdrew from the 2021 AFC Champions League on 4 June 2021.
- ^ a b c d e 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 the 2021 AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 26 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 26 | 55 | −29 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 25 | −12 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 30 | −17 |
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground | A | H | B | A | A | H | H | A | B | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | B | H | A | H | H | A | B | H | A |
| Result | L | D | ✖ | W | L | L | W | L | ✖ | L | W | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | ✖ | L | L | L | D | W | ✖ | D | L |
| Position | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | 11 |
Updated to match(es) played on 27 July 2020. Source: Ultimate A-League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
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- ^ "FFA to postpone remaining matches in the Hyundai A-League season due to COVID-19". 24 March 2020.
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