2005–06 Central Coast Mariners FC season
The 2005-06 season was the first for both the Central Coast Mariners and the Hyundai A-League
2005-06 season | |||
Manager | Lawrie McKinna | ||
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A-League | 3rd | ||
Finals | 2nd | ||
Pre-season cup | 1st | ||
Top goalscorer | S. Petrie - 8 | ||
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Compared with its Sydney rival, the Central Coast Mariners had a far more low-key buildup to the inaugural A-League season. The majority of its squad were experienced players from the defunct National Soccer League. They generally exceeded most expectations, having a very successful season, culminating in two solid displays in the preliminary competitions and reaching the grand final in the A-League.
Players
First team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Matches
2005-06 Pre-season fixtures
Round | Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Crowd |
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1 | 30 March 2005 | Central Coast | 3-0 | Gladesville Spirit | Unknown |
2 | 14 April 2005 | Central Coast | 9-0 | Wyoming FC | Unknown |
3 | 19 April 2005 | Central Coast | 3-3 | Manly United | Unknown |
4 | 25 April 2005 | Central Coast | 3-0 | Blacktown City | No public access |
5 | 27 April 2005 | Central Coast | 2-0 | Bonnyrigg White Eagles | Unknown |
6 | 8 July 2005 | Central Coast | 6-0 | Townsville | Unknown |
7 | 9 July 2005 | Central Coast | 1-2 | Queensland Roar | Unknown |
8 | 12 July 2005 | Central Coast | 3-0 | Central Coast select XI | 1500 |
9 | 16 July 2005 | Central Coast | 2-0 | New Zealand Knights | Unknown |
Phillips International Soccer Sevens
The Mariners competed in Phillips International soccer sevens tournament played in Hong Kong. Their group featured three of the biggest teams in the world, PSV, Manchester United and Celtic. The Mariners caused one of the upsets of the tournament by defeating a somewhat understrength Manchester United 2-1.
Round | Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Crowd |
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1 | 28 May 2005 | HKF Association Chairman's Select | 2-1 | Central Coast | Unknown |
2 | 28 May 2005 | Central Coast | 2-0 | Hong Kong Football Club 2 | Unknown |
3 | 28 May 2005 | Central Coast | 0-0 | Celtic | Unknown |
Quarter Final | 29 May 2005 | Central Coast | 2-1 | Manchester United | Unknown |
Semi Final | 29 May 2005 | Central Coast | 0-1 | PSV | Unknown |
Club World Cup Qualification Competition
The Mariners were runners-up to Sydney FC in the qualifying tournament held to determine Australia's entry in the FIFA Club World Cup, losing in the grand final 1-0.
Round 1 (7 May) |
Semi-finals (11 May) |
Finals (15 May) | |||||||||||
Perth Glory | 1 | ||||||||||||
Sydney FC | 2 | ||||||||||||
Sydney FC | 3 | ||||||||||||
Queensland Roar | 0 | ||||||||||||
Central Coast Mariners | 0 | ||||||||||||
Sydney FC | 1 | ||||||||||||
Central Coast Mariners (PEN) | 0 (4) | ||||||||||||
Newcastle Jets | 0 (2) | ||||||||||||
Central Coast Mariners | 4 | ||||||||||||
Adelaide United | 0 | ||||||||||||
Adelaide United (PEN) | 0 (4) | ||||||||||||
Melbourne Victory | 0 (1) |
2005 Pre-Season Cup
Group B
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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Sydney FC | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
Central Coast | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
Queensland Roar FC | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
New Zealand Knights FC | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||
12 August | |||||||
Melbourne Victory | 1 | ||||||
Central Coast Mariners | 3 | ||||||
21 August | |||||||
Central Coast Mariners | 1 | ||||||
Perth Glory | 0 | ||||||
14 August | |||||||
Sydney FC | 0 | ||||||
Perth Glory | 1 |
2005-06 Hyundai A-League fixtures
26 August 2005 Round 1 | Perth Glory | 0 : 1 | Central Coast Mariners | Members Equity Stadium |
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20:00 UTC+8 | Report Summary |
Spencer 66' | Attendance: 11,113 Referee: Ben Williams |
4 September 2005 Round 2 | Central Coast Mariners | 1 : 1 | Newcastle Jets | Bluetongue Stadium |
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15:00 UTC+10 | Petrie 69' | Report Summary |
Milicic 25' | Attendance: 5,917 Referee: Mark Shield |
10 September 2005 Round 3 | Central Coast Mariners | 0 : 2 | New Zealand Knights | Bluetongue Stadium |
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19:35 UTC+10 | Report Summary |
Yeo 69' Devine 80' |
Attendance: 5,261 Referee: Ben Williams |
16 September 2005 Round 4 | Sydney FC | 2 : 3 | Central Coast Mariners | Aussie Stadium |
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20:00 UTC+10 | Packer 13' Yorke 72' |
Report Summary |
Petrie 20' (pen.) Gumprecht 35' Spencer 90+1' |
Attendance: 15,614 Referee: Peter O'Leary |
25 September 2005 Round 5 | Adelaide United | 1 : 1 | Central Coast Mariners | Hindmarsh Stadium |
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17:00 UTC+9:30 | Valkanis 34' | Report Summary |
Kwasnik 19' | Attendance: 7,013 Referee: Angelo Nardi |
30 September 2005 Round 6 | Central Coast Mariners | 1 : 2 | Melbourne Victory | Bluetongue Stadium |
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20:00 UTC+10 | Heffernan 33' | Report Summary |
Thompson 73' Leijer 81' |
Attendance: 9,313 Referee: Ben Williams |
7 October 2005 Round 7 | Queensland Roar | 1 : 1 | Central Coast Mariners | Suncorp Stadium |
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20:00 UTC+10 | Seo 57' | Report Summary |
Spencer 41' | Attendance: 13,195 Referee: Perry Mur |
16 October 2005 Round 8 | Central Coast Mariners | 4 : 0 | Perth Glory | Bluetongue Stadium |
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17:00 UTC+10 | Petrie 14', 48' Heffernan 85' Spencer 90+3' |
Report Summary |
Attendance: 6,494 Referee: Ben Williams |
23 October 2005 Round 9 | Newcastle Jets | 1 : 0 | Central Coast Mariners | Energy Australia Stadium |
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17:00 UTC+10 | Parisi 88' | Report Summary |
Attendance: 9,371 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
29 October 2005 Round 10 | New Zealand Knights | 1 : 3 | Central Coast Mariners | North Harbour Stadium |
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20:00 UTC+12 | Yeo 7' (pen.) | Report Summary |
Heffernan 4' Petrie 49', 72' (pen.) |
Attendance: 2,583 Referee: Neil Fox |
5 November 2005 Round 11 | Central Coast Mariners | 1 : 5 | Sydney FC | Bluetongue Stadium |
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20:00 UTC+11 | Hutchinson 40' | Report Summary |
Yorke 9' (pen.) Talay 14' Petrovski 23', 68', 83' |
Attendance: 10,529 Referee: Simon Przydacz |
13 November 2005 Round 12 | Central Coast Mariners | 1 : 2 | Adelaide United | Bluetongue Stadium |
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Hutchinson 12' | Rech 90' Dodd 85' |
Attendance: 5,467 Referee: Peter O'Leary |
18 November 2005 Round 13 | Melbourne Victory | 0 : 2 | Central Coast Mariners | Olympic Park Stadium |
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Heffernan 75' Hutchinson 38' |
Attendance: 13,892 Referee: Ben Williams |
25 November 2005 Round 14 | Central Coast Mariners | 2 : 2 | Queensland Roar | Bluetongue Stadium |
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Heffernan 89' Osman 56' |
Brosque 7', 78' Baird 75' |
Attendance: 5,194 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
4 December 2005 Round 15 | Perth Glory | 2 : 2 | Central Coast Mariners | Members Equity Stadium |
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Ishida 65' Ward 54' |
Petrie 12' Hutchinson 8' |
Attendance: 7,428 Referee: Mark Shield |
31 December 2005 Round 16 | Central Coast Mariners | 4 : 1 | Newcastle Jets | Bluetongue Stadium |
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Hutchinson 71', 82' Brown 30' Gumprecht 3' |
Coveny 85' Corbo 56' |
Attendance: 11,612 Referee: Mark Shield |
8 January 2006 Round 17 | Central Coast Mariners | 1 : 0 | New Zealand Knights | Bluetongue Stadium |
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Heffernan 90' | Attendance: 7,257 Referee: Srebre Delovski |
14 January 2006 Round 18 | Sydney FC | 1 : 1 | Central Coast Mariners | Aussie Stadium |
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Carney 61' | Pondeljak 52' | Attendance: 15,977 Referee: Ben Williams |
20 January 2006 Round 19 | Adelaide United | 1 : 1 | Central Coast Mariners | Hindmarsh Stadium |
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Veart 50' (pen.) | Kwasnik 54' | Attendance: 13,008 Referee: Mark Shield |
27 January 2006 Round 20 | Central Coast Mariners | 3 : 1 | Melbourne Victory | Bluetongue Stadium |
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Heffernan 88' Spencer 28', 62' |
Ferrante 13' | Attendance: 11,945 Referee: Simon Przydacz |
4 February 2006 Round 21 | Queensland Roar | 2 : 2 | Central Coast Mariners | Suncorp Stadium |
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Baird 60' Brosque 3' |
O'Sullivan 81' Petrie 33' |
Attendance: 13,641 Referee: Ben Williams |
2005-06 Finals series
10 February 2006 Semi-Final Leg 1 | Newcastle Jets | 0 : 1 | Central Coast Mariners | EnergyAustralia Stadium |
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Osman 76' | Attendance: 10,236 Referee: Ben Williams |
17 February 2006 Semi-Final Leg 2 | Central Coast Mariners | 1 : 1 | Newcastle Jets | Bluetongue Stadium |
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Heffernan 79' | Thompson 28' | Attendance: 17,429 Referee: Simon Przydacz |
26 February 2006 Preliminary Final | Adelaide United | 0 : 1 | Central Coast Mariners | Hindmarsh Stadium |
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Pondeljak 7' | Attendance: 11,405 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
5 March 2006 Grand Final | Sydney FC | 1 : 0 | Central Coast Mariners | Aussie Stadium |
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Corica 62' | Attendance: 41,689 Referee: Mark Shield |
Ladder
Pos |
Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Adelaide United | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 25 | +8 | 43 | 2007 AFC Champions League Group stage |
2 | Sydney FC (C) | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 28 | +7 | 36 | |
3 | Central Coast Mariners | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 28 | +7 | 32 | 2006 A-League Finals Series |
4 | Newcastle Jets | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 29 | −2 | 31 | |
5 | Perth Glory | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 29 | |
6 | Queensland Roar | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 22 | +5 | 28 | |
7 | Melbourne Victory | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 26 | |
8 | New Zealand Knights | 21 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 47 | −32 | 6 |
Updated to games played on 5 February 2006
Source: theworldgame.sbs.com.au
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
1First place through to fourth place qualify for the 2006 A-League Finals Series.
2First place qualifies for the 2007 AFC Champions League Group stage.
3Winning the 2006 A-League Grand Final earns qualification for the 2007 AFC Champions League Group stage, unless the Grand Final winners are also first place, in which case the Grand Final runner up qualifies.
4New Zealand Knights cannot qualify for the 2007 AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.
Finals
Semi Finals | Preliminary Final | Grand Final | ||||||||||||
L1 | L2 | |||||||||||||
February 10 & 17 | ||||||||||||||
1 | Adelaide United | 2 | 1 | 4 March | ||||||||||
2 | Sydney FC | 2 | 2 | 25 February | Sydney FC | 1 | ||||||||
Adelaide United | 0 | Central Coast Mariners | 0 | |||||||||||
February 12 & 19 | Central Coast Mariners | 1 | ||||||||||||
3 | Central Coast Mariners | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
4 | Newcastle Jets | 0 | 1 |
Statistics
Goal scorers
Player | Goals |
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Stewart Petrie | 8 |
Dean Heffernan | 7 |
John Hutchinson | 6 |
Noel Spencer | 6 |
Andre Gumprecht | 2 |
Adam Kwasnik | 2 |
End of Year Awards
- Mariners Medallist - player of the year, as voted by Club members:
- Chairman's Award - awarded for outstanding service to the club:
- John Hutchinson and Ben Coonan (Mariners' media officer) (shared)
- Golden Boot (top goalscorer):
- Jesters' Pies Marinators' Goal of the Year:
- Noel Spencer, round 1 vs Perth Glory
- Central Coast Mariners Members Player of the Year Award: