2021–22 Central Coast Mariners FC season


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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.

Central Coast Mariners
2021–22 season
ChairmanMike Charlesworth
ManagerNick Montgomery
StadiumCentral Coast Stadium
A-League Men5th
A-League Men Finals SeriesElimination-finals
FFA CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Jason Cummings (10)
All: Jason Cummings (10)
Highest home attendance11,703 (7 May 2022 against Newcastle Jets)
Lowest home attendance1,057 (19 March 2022 against Macarthur FC)
Average home league attendance4,296
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.

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

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Cancelled or postponed

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
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

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[a]
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[b] 26 12 3 11 34 49 −15 39
7 Macarthur FC 26 9 6 11 38 47 −9 33

Source: A-Leagues
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:

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are based in New Zealand, which is under the Oceania Football Confederation.

Appearances and goals

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Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.

No. Pos. Player A-League Men FFA Cup Total
Regular season Finals
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
  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.
  10. ^ a b "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.