2008–09 Central Coast Mariners FC season

October 2015 March 2020 Central Coast Mariners 2008–09 Lawrie McKinna Lyall Gorman Executive Chairman Bluetongue Stadium A-League 4th A-League finals 4th A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup Group stage AFC Champions League Group stage Matt Simon (11) Matt Simon (13) 15,546 vs Perth Glory (31 December 2008, A-League) 5,843 vs Tianjin Teda(19 May 2009, AFC Champions League) 10,465 2007–08 2009–10 The 2008–09 season was Central Coast Mariners Football Club's 4th season since the inception of the A-League. Central Coast's A-League season commenced on 15 August 2008. After losing in the Grand Final in the previous season, they again made the finals series after finishing fourth, only to be eliminated by Queensland Roar. The Mariners also competed in the Pre-Season Cup, where they were eliminated in the group stage. In Asia, the Mariners lost in the Champions League group stage, drawing two games and losing four. Players List of Central Coast Mariners FC players First team squad Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Since Date of birth (age) Signed from Games played Goals scored Goalkeepers 1 Matthew Nash AUS GK 2008 yes 1981 04 03 AUS APIA Leichhardt Tigers 0 0 20 Danny Vuković AUS GK 2005 yes 1985 03 27 AUS Bonnyrigg White Eagles 26 0 30 Andrew Redmayne AUS GK 2007 yes 1989 01 13 AUS Australian Institute of Sport 2 0 Defenders 4 Pedj Bojić AUS RB, LB 2008 yes 1984 04 09 AUS Sutherland Sharks 27 0 5 Brad Porter AUS RB, CM 2006 yes 1987 02 19 AUS Australian Institute of Sport 53 1 6 David D'Apuzzo AUS LB 2008 yes 1988 09 05 AUS APIA Leichhardt Tigers 10 0 8 Dean Heffernan AUS LB 2005 yes 1980 05 19 AUS Sutherland Sharks 60 9 13 Paul O'Grady AUS CB 2005 yes 1978 11 06 AUS Marconi Stallions 41 3 15 Andrew Clark AUS RB 2005 yes 1974 08 24 AUS APIA Leichhardt Tigers 83 0 16 Nigel Boogaard AUS CB 2005 yes 1986 08 14 AUS Central Coast Lightning 41 1 17 Matthew Osman AUS RB, RM 2005 yes 1983 07 29 AUS Penrith United 77 4 18 Alex Wilkinson AUS CB, RB 2005 yes 1984 08 30 AUS Manly United 109 1 25 Nathan Sherlock AUS CB 2009 yes 1990 02 02 Central Coast Mariners youth 0 0 Midfielders 2 André Gumprecht GER RM, CM 2005 yes 1974 11 26 SIN Singapore Armed Forces FC 83 5 3 Shane Huke AUS DM, CM, RB 2009 yes 1985 10 02 ENG Rushden & Diamonds 5 0 7 John Hutchinson Malta LM, CM, DM 2005 y 1979 12 29 AUS Manly United 95 12 10 Adrian Caceres AUS LW, AM 2008 yes 1982 01 10 AUS Melbourne Victory 29 3 12 Greg Owens AUS AM, RW 2007 yes 1981 01 27 AUS Adelaide United 17 2 21 Ahmad Elrich AUS RW 2008 yes 1981 05 30 NZL Wellington Phoenix 9 1 22 Nick Rizzo AUS LW 2009 yes 1979 06 09 AUS Perth Glory 1 0 28 Matthew Lewis AUS LW 2009 yes 1990 06 06 Central Coast Mariners youth 1 0 Strikers 9 Nik Mrdja AUS FW 2005 yes 1978 11 30 SWE AIK 44 11 11 Dylan Macallister AUS FW 2008 yes 1982 05 17 NOR Lyn 26 5 19 Matt Simon AUS FW 2006 yes 1986 07 21 AUS Central Coast Lightning 49 14 23 Adam Kwasnik AUS FW, RW, LW 2009 yes 1983 05 31 NZL Wellington Phoenix 79 21 25 Brady Smith AUS FW 2009 yes 1989 08 10 Central Coast Mariners youth 1 0 2008–09 A-League squad 1 Australia Matthew Nash GK 2 Germany André Gumprecht MF 4 Australia Predrag Bojić DF 5 Australia Brad Porter MF 6 Australia David D'Apuzzo DF 7 Malta John Hutchinson MF 8 Australia Dean Heffernan DF 9 Australia Nik Mrdja FW 10 Australia Adrian Caceres MF 11 Australia Dylan Macallister FW 12 Australia Greg Owens MF 13 Australia Paul O'Grady DF 15 Australia Andrew Clark DF 16 Australia Nigel Boogaard DF 17 Australia Matthew Osman MF 18 Australia Alex Wilkinson DF Captain 19 Australia Matt Simon FW 20 Australia Danny Vukovic GK 21 Australia Ahmad Elrich MF 22 Australia Sasho Petrovski FW 23 Australia Mile Jedinak MF 23 Australia Adam Kwasnik FW 24 Italy Andrea Merenda MF Injury replacement 26 Australia Chris Tadrosse MF Injury replacement 28 Australia Matthew Lewis MF 30 Australia Andrew Redmayne GK 40 Australia Mark Bosnich GK Guest player 2009 AFC Champions League squad 1 Australia Matthew Nash GK 2 Germany André Gumprecht MF 3 Australia Shane Huke MF 4 Australia Predrag Bojić DF 5 Australia Brad Porter MF 6 Australia David D'Apuzzo DF 7 Malta John Hutchinson MF 8 Australia Dean Heffernan DF 9 Australia Nik Mrdja FW 10 Australia Adrian Caceres MF 11 Australia Dylan Macallister FW 12 Australia Greg Owens MF 13 Australia Paul O'Grady DF 15 Australia Andrew Clark DF 16 Australia Nigel Boogaard DF 17 Australia Matthew Osman MF 18 Australia Alex Wilkinson (captain) DF 19 Australia Matt Simon FW 20 Australia Danny Vukovic GK 21 Australia Ahmad Elrich MF 22 Australia Nick Rizzo MF 23 Australia Adam Kwasnik FW 25 Australia Nathan Sherlock DF 26 Australia Brady Smith FW 27 Australia Matthew Lewis MF 30 Australia Andrew Redmayne GK Youth squad GK AUS Matt Nemes DF AUS Nick Kapsis DF AUS Nathan Sherlock Captain DF AUS Steven Tibbetts DF AUS Scott Wright MF AUS Ashley Balcomb MF AUS Laurence Braude MF AUS Matthew Lewis MF AUS Tim McGowan MF AUS Sean Mitchell MF AUS Glen Trifiro FW AUS Ty Owens FW AUS Brady Smith FW AUS Daniel Taylor FW AUS Darko Vidovic Transfers In Date Pos. Name From Fee 7 February 2008 MF AUS Adrian Caceres AUS Melbourne Victory Freehttp://www.news.com.au/national/caceres-swaps-victory-for-mariners/story-e6frfkp9-1111115498673 Caceres swaps Victory for Mariners News.com.au 7 February 2008 21 April 2015October 2026 medicmedic 9 March 2008 MF AUS Ahmad Elrich NZL Wellington Phoenix Freehttp://www.espnfc.com/story/515232 Central Coast Mariners sign Ahmad Elrich ESPN FC 9 March 2008 21 April 2015 28 March 2008 FW AUS Dylan Macallister NOR Lyn Freehttp://www.foxsports.com.au/football/a-league/mariners-sign-striker-macallister/story-e6frf4hu-1111115932775 Mariners sign striker Macallister Fox Sports 31 March 2008 21 April 2015 16 July 2008 DF AUS David D'Apuzzo AUS APIA Leichhardt Tigers Undisclosedhttp://www.nswpl.com.au/index.php?id=243&tx_ttnews%5Byear%5D=2008&tx_ttnews%5Bmonth%5D=06&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=767&cHash=439b7d5aa55d0f253bf1eeca47f446d4 Mariners land exciting youth international D'Apuzzo 16 July 2008 Football NSW 21 April 2015 28 July 2008 DF AUS Pedj Bojić AUS Sutherland Sharks Undisclosedhttp://www.footballnsw.com.au/index.php?id=149&tx_ttnews%5Byear%5D=2008&tx_ttnews%5Bmonth%5D=07&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1047&cHash=a2c38e90e842a6470a909ae78f7db7d6 Football NSW 28 July 2008 Bojic capture completes Mariners outfield line up 21 April 2015 19 August 2008 GK AUS Mark Bosnich Unattached Freehttp://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=617194 Mark Bosnich signs with Mariners Nine's Wide World of Sports 19 August 2008 21 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20080904121749/http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=617194 4 September 2008 dead dmy-all 20 August 2008 GK AUS Matthew Nash AUS APIA Leichhardt Tigers Undisclosedhttp://www.footballnsw.com.au/index.php?id=149&tx_ttnews%5Byear%5D=2008&tx_ttnews%5Bmonth%5D=08&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1181&cHash=ab6be885f02954979836ec67d6168897 Matthew Nash signs for Central Coast Mariners 20 August 2008 Football NSW 21 April 2015 1 October 2008 DF AUS Chris Tadrosse Unattached Freehttp://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/mariners-sign-tadrosse-short-stint-203347#.VTYQ6vmSx8E Tribal Football 1 October 2008 21 April 2015 Mariners sign Tadrosse for short stint 20 October 2008 MF ITA Andrea Merenda Unattached Freehttp://www.footballnsw.com.au/index.php?id=149&tx_ttnews%5Byear%5D=2008&tx_ttnews%5Bmonth%5D=10&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1410&cHash=4ab49e7171eaa6c41587eafdaac551ff Forza Mariners after Merenda signs on for Italian job Football NSW 20 October 2008 21 April 2015 2 February 2009 MF AUS Shane Huke ENG Rushden & Diamonds Freehttp://test.nbnnews.com.au/mariners-sign-cool-hand-huke-for-acl/ https://archive.today/20150424060916/http://test.nbnnews.com.au/mariners-sign-cool-hand-huke-for-acl/ dead 24 April 2015 Mariners sign Cool Hand Huke for ACL NBN Television 2 February 2009 21 April 2015 9 February 2009 FW AUS Adam Kwasnik NZL Wellington Phoenix Freehttp://www.foxsports.com.au/football/a-league/kwasnik-back-at-central-coast/story-e6frf4gl-1111118800757 Central Coast make Adam Kwasnik a Mariner once more Fox Sports 21 April 2015 9 February 2009 10 February 2009 MF AUS Nick Rizzo AUS Perth Glory Freehttp://www.abc.net.au/news/2009-02-10/mariners-sign-former-socceroo-rizzo/290174 Mariners sign former Socceroo Rizzo 10 February 2009 ABC 21 April 2015 Out Date Pos. Name To Fee 19 January 2008 DF AUS Alvin Ceccoli AUS Adelaide United Freehttp://www.abc.net.au/news/2008-01-19/adelaide-united-snares-ceccoli/1017318 Adelaide United snares Ceccoli ABC 19 January 2008 21 April 2015 24 February 2008 DF AUS Tony Vidmar Retiredhttp://www.news.com.au/national/vidmar-announces-retirement/story-e6frfkp9-1111115547841 Vidmar announces retirement News.com.au 14 February 2008 21 April 2015October 2026 medicmedic 27 February 2008 MF AUS Tom Pondeljak AUS Melbourne Victory Freehttp://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/pondeljak-joins-victory/story-e6frf9if-1111115663860 Herald Sun 28 February 2008 21 April 2015 Victory signs Tom Pondeljak and re-signs Nick Ward Grantley Bernard 4 March 2008 FW AUS John Aloisi AUS Sydney FC Freehttp://www.theage.com.au/news/soccer/aloisi-deal-heads-sydney-signings/2008/03/03/1204402368626.html 4 March 2008 The Age 21 April 2015 Michael Cockerill Aloisi deal heads Sydney signings 2 June 2008 DF AUS Damien Brown Retiredhttp://www.footballnsw.com.au/index.php?id=149&L=0&tx_ttnews%5Byear%5D=2008&tx_ttnews%5Bmonth%5D=06&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=669&cHash=7c2ed31f4d01943658c204cb70616d74 Football NSW 2 June 2008 21 April 2015 New roles for local boy Brown after announcing retirement 16 June 2008 MF AUS Ian McAndrew Released Free 25 June 2008 FW AUS Adam Kwasnik NZL Wellington Phoenix Freehttp://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=586427 Phoenix sign Kwasnik Nine's Wide World of Sports 25 June 2008 21 April 2015 https://archive.today/20150424060913/http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=586427 24 April 2015 dead dmy-all 18 July 2008 GK AUS Matthew Trott Released FreeFootball NSW 18 July 2008 21 April 2015 http://www.footballnsw.com.au/index.php?id=149&L=-1%27&tx_ttnews%5Byear%5D=2008&tx_ttnews%5Bmonth%5D=06&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=779&cHash=466b7b01f0eee742d62d507839c0046b Mariners confirm Trott release 19 October 2008 GK AUS Mark Bosnich Released Freehttp://www.abc.net.au/news/2008-10-19/vukovic-returns-as-phoenix-take-the-points/546628 Vukovic returns as Phoenix take the points ABC 19 October 2008 21 April 2015 25 December 2008 MF AUS Mile Jedinak TUR Gençlerbirliği$821,500http://www.smh.com.au/news/sport/football/a-league/turkish-delight-for-800000-jedinak/2008/12/25/1229998660655.html Sydney Morning Herald 17 August 2014 26 December 2008 Sebastian Hassett Turkish delight for $800,000 Jedinak 4 February 2009 FW AUS Sasho Petrovski AUS Newcastle Jets Freehttp://test.nbnnews.com.au/petrovski-signs-with-jets-as-mariners-prepare-for-minor-semi-final/ https://archive.today/20150424060913/http://test.nbnnews.com.au/petrovski-signs-with-jets-as-mariners-prepare-for-minor-semi-final/ dead 24 April 2015 Petrovski signs with Jets as Mariners prepare for A-League finals 4 February 2009 NBN Television 21 April 2015 Club 47% Coaching staff PositionStaffManagerAUS Lawrie McKinnaAssistant coachYouth team coachDevelopment managerAUS Alex TobinGoalkeeping coachAUS John Crawley Strength and conditioning coachAUS Andrew Clark Academy manager AUS Tony Walmsley 48% Other information Executive chairman AUS Lyall Gorman y Central Coast Stadium 20,059 105x68 metres January 2014 Kit Supplier: Reebok _yellowshoulders _navysides _yellowshoulders _yellowsides _band_white 000080 FFEF00 000080 000080 FFEF00 Home _bluevertical _2 yellow stripes _yellowsides 0000CD FFEF00 0000CD 0000CD 0000CD Home alt. _goldshoulders _gold_lower _gold_lower _goldsides _2 gold stripes 000080 000080 000080 Away _darkbluesides_2 _color_2_stripes_blue FFEF00 FFEF00 FFEF00 FFEF00 Away alt. 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 Goalkeeper 1 _blackshoulders 91A3B0 000000 000000 000000 000000 Goalkeeper 2 Pre-season and friendlies Central Coast Challenge Cup 20 May 2008 19:00 AEST Central Coast Lightning 1–1 Report Central Coast Mariners Pluim Park Gosford 2,000 Kris Griffiths-Jones D 28 May 2008 19:30 AEST Spirit FC 2–5 Central Coast Mariners Cunningham 50 pen.Orgad 70 Macallister 10 81Brown 15Brad Porter 20Petrovski 80 Christie Park Sydney W 6 June 2008 19:30 AEST Capricorn Cougars 0–3 Report Central Coast Mariners Simon 36 78 90+1 pen. Jardine Park Rockhampton Chris Beath W 8 June 2008 18:00 AEST Whitsunday Miners 0–5 Central Coast Mariners Petrovski 27Hutchinson 49Macallister 60 76 83 Harrup Park Mackay W 21 June 2008 14:45 AEST Central Coast Mariners 0–1 Report Newcastle Jets Song Jin-hyung 31 Frank Millington Field Budgewoi Stuart Wolfe L 25 June 2008 19:00 AEST Belconnen United 1–2 Report Central Coast Mariners Wells 33 Beaton 68 90 Belconnen Soccer Centre Canberra 850 Gary Vanderburgt W 27 June 2008 19:00 AEST ACT Rockets 0–4 Report Central Coast Mariners Bojić 14Lagana 38Petrovski 45Osman 71 Deakin Football Centre Canberra W 1 July 2008 19:30 AEST Northern Tigers 0–3 Central Coast Mariners Jedinak 5Petrovski 40Smith 69 Mills Park Sydney 1,000 W 12 July 2008 13:00 AEST Central Coast Mariners 3–0 Report Newcastle Jets Jedinak 4 61Petrovski 5 Canberra Stadium Canberra 4,873 Ben Williams W 15 July 2008 15:00 AEST Central Coast Mariners 1–2 Report NZL New Zealand U-23 Macallister 73 20 o.g.Ellensohn 40 Knox Grammar School Sydney 750 Matthew Gillett L 22 February 2009 10:00 AEDT Central Coast Mariners 2–1 Sunshine Coast Osman 30Mrdja 80 85 Frank Millington Field Budgewoi W 24 February 2009 11:00 AEDT Central Coast Mariners 1–0 Newcastle Jets Petrovski 64 Frank Millington Field Budgewoi W 28 February 2009 14:30 CST Jiangsu Sainty China 2–1 Report Central Coast Mariners 7090+2 Osman 40 Kunshan Sports Centre Kunshan, China L 3 March 2009 15:00 CST Shandong Luneng China 2–0 Report Central Coast Mariners Li Jinyu 12Lü Zheng 90 Shandong Provincial Stadium Jinan, China L Central Coast Challenge Cup 28 April 2009 19:00 (AEDT Central Coast Lightning 0–4 Central Coast Mariners Kwasnik (pen.)Boogaard Caceres Elrich Pluim Park Gosford W Competitions Overall Competition Started round Final position / round First match Last matchPre-Season Challenge CupGroup stageGroup stage20 July 20083 August 2008A-League —4th15 August 200825 January 2008A-League finalsMinor semi-finalMinor semi-final6 February 200913 February 2009AFC Champions LeagueGroup stageGroup stage11 March 200919 May 2009 Pre-Season Challenge Cup 2008 A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup Group stage 2008 A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup#Group B Group B CCM 1 20 July 2008 16:00 NZST Wellington Phoenix 1–0 Report Central Coast Mariners Daniel 72Hearfield 75Dodd 83 Clark 22Macallister 59 Westpac Stadium Wellington 4,853 Michael Hester L 2 27 July 2008 15:00 AEST Central Coast Mariners 3–0 Report Sydney FC D'Apuzzo 32Clark 35Porter 41 70Petrovski 56 61Mrdja 68 pen. Corica 49Brosque 63Fyfe 68Colosimo 74Payne 78Giraldi 86 Bluetongue Stadium Gosford 7,107 Chris Beath W 3 3 August 2008 15:00 AEST Queensland Roar 1–2 Report Central Coast Mariners van Dijk 19Moore 0 48Zullo 50Dodd 70 Hutchinson 19Elrich 28Macallister 32Boogaard 60 Perry Park Brisbane 3,241 Peter Green W A-League 2008–09 A-League League table Standings CCM Results summary 5 2 4 19 14 2 5 3 16 18 Results by matchday table b Matchday Ground A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/H Result D/L/W/D/D/W/D/L/W/D/W/L/D/D/W/L/W/W/L/L/L Position 2/6/4/4/4/4/4/4/4/5/2/4/4/5/4/4/4/3/4/4/4 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd red1 complete November 2013 Matches 1 15 August 2008 20:00 EAST Newcastle Jets 1–1 Report Central Coast Mariners J. Griffiths 90+1 pen. Simon 87 EnergyAustralia Stadium Newcastle 16,022 Matthew Breeze D 2 23 August 2008 19:00 AEST Central Coast Mariners 2–3 Report Sydney FC Petrovski 13 pen. 67 55Clark 48Bojić 56Boogaard 80 Corica 6 14Middleby 30Colosimo 45Musialik 2 68 68Cole 81 90+1Fyfe 90+3 Bluetongue Stadium Gosford 10,932 Ben Williams L 3 31 August 2008 17:00 AEST Queensland Roar 2–4 Report Central Coast Mariners Reddy 15Tiatto 28Miller 69van Dijk 73 pen Simon 15 31Jedinak 18 48Macallister 64 71 78Clark 76 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane 12,185 Peter O'Leary W 4 14 September 2008 17:00 NZST Wellington Phoenix 0–0 Report Central Coast Mariners Hutchinson 51Bojić 54 Johnson 6Dodd 18Hearfield 45 Westpac Stadium Wellington 6,928 Strebre Delovski D 5 20 September 2008 19:00 AEST Central Coast Mariners 2–2 Report Melbourne Victory Simon 11 82 Thompson 15 90+4Theoklitos 0 53Kemp 71 Bluetongue Stadium Gosford 9,010 Peter Green D 6 26 September 2008 20:00 AEST Central Coast Mariners 4–1 Report Perth Glory Petrovski 9 58Simon 20Jedinak 29 39Caceres 45Osman 64Bojić 79 Tarka 38Rukavytsya 63Trinidad 90+2 Bluetongue Stadium Gosford 8,016 Mark Shield W 7 3 October 2008 19:30 ACST Adelaide United 3–3 Report Central Coast Mariners Dodd 7 pen. Cornthwaite 19 85Cristiano 32 50Costanzo 66Jamieson 74Ognenovski 79 Clark 9Jedinak 66 pen. 76Simon 84Bojić 88 Hindmarsh Stadium Adelaide 9,074 Ben Williams D 8 19 October 2008 15:00 AEDT Central Coast Mariners 0–1 Report Wellington Phoenix Jedinak 18Simon 61 Dodd 53McKain 62Gao Leilei 83 Bluetongue Stadium Gosford 9,011 Ben Williams L 9 24 October 2008 20:00 AEDT Central Coast Mariners 1–0 Report Newcastle Jets Macallister 33Wilkinson 56O'Grady 86 Håkansson 38North 63 Bluetongue Stadium Gosford 10,710 Matthew Breeze W 10 1 November 2008 19:00 AEDT Sydney FC 3–3 Report Central Coast Mariners Bridge 28Casey 39McFlynn 57 Jedinak 18Petrovski 34Simon 63 81Mrdja 78Hutchinson 90+4 Sydney Football Stadium Sydney 18,251 Strebre Delovski D 11 15 November 2008 19:30 AEDT Central Coast Mariners 3–0 Report Adelaide United Simon 18Petrovski 44Caceres 50Wilkinson 90+2 Barbiero 65Spagnuolo 72 Bluetongue Stadium Gosford 7,865 Matthew Breeze W 12 21 November 2008 20:00 AEDT Melbourne Victory 2–1 Report Central Coast Mariners Pondeljak 37 Thompson 60 Hutchinson 34Bojić 84 Telstra Dome Melbourne 21,455 Strebre Delovski L 13 29 November 2008 18:00 WDT Perth Glory 2–2 Report Central Coast Mariners Dadi 29Harnwell 30Shroj 34Rukavytsya 55 62Trinidad 76Djulbic 79 Jedinak 31Porter 53Simon 55Boogaard 0 90Petrovski 90+2 Members Equity Stadium Perth 6,496 Peter O'Leary D 14 6 December 2008 18:00 AEDT Central Coast Mariners 1–1 Report Queensland Roar D'Apuzzo 10Bojić 72Gumprecht 83 van Dijk 11DeVere 90+1 Bluetongue Stadium Gosford 8,995 Ben Williams D 15 13 December 2008 19:00 AEDT Central Coast Mariners 2–1 Report Sydney FC Macallister 11Vuković 63Bojić 64Jedinak 90 pen. Aloisi 65 pen.Cole 90+2Fyfe 90+3 Bluetongue Stadium Gosford 11,220 Peter Green W 16 19 December 2008 19:30 NZDT Wellington Phoenix 1–0 Report Central Coast Mariners Smeltz 2 62Durante 90Brown 90+2 Caceres 45Porter 49Macallister 52 Westpac Stadium Wellington 6,722 Chris Beath L 17 26 December 2008 20:00 AEDT Newcastle Jets 1–2 Report Central Coast Mariners A. Griffiths 7J. Griffiths 9 pen. Petrovski 43 67Simon 80 90+4Macallister 0 90+4 EnergyAustralia Stadium Newcastle 11,413 Peter O'Leary W 18 31 December 2008 18:00 AEDT Central Coast Mariners 1–0 Report Perth Glory Heffernan 42Hutchinson 80 Bluetongue Stadium Gosford 15,546 Strebre Delovski W 19 10 January 2009 19:00 AEDT Central Coast Mariners 3–4 Report Queensland Roar Mrdja 5Simon 55 81Porter 59Caceres 73Clark 76 Moore 12van Dijk 43 48Minniecon 60Bojić 69 o.g. Bluetongue Stadium Gosford 11,454 Matthew Breeze L 20 16 January 2009 20:00 AEDT Melbourne Victory 3–0 Report Central Coast Mariners Allsopp 68Hernández 71Thompson 75 Clark 44Hutchinson 80Heffernan 0 87Porter 90+3 Telstra Dome Melbourne 24,003 Peter Green L 21 25 January 2009 19:00 AEDT Central Coast Mariners 0–1 Report Adelaide United Simon 74 Barbiero 26Cornthwaite 45+2Cristiano 82 Bluetongue Stadium Gosford 12,351 Matthew Breeze L Finals series 2008–09 A-League#Finals series Minor semi-final First leg 6 February 2009 20:00 AEDT Central Coast Mariners 0–2 Report Queensland Roar Nichols 30Tiatto 2 34 75van Dijk 54 pen.Packer 56Zullo 58 Bluetongue Stadium Gosford 9,514 Ben Williams L Second leg 13 February 2009 19:30 AEST Queensland Roar 2–1 4–1 Report Central Coast Mariners Nichols 21McKay 49 Boogaard 38O'Grady 45Mrdja 64Heffernan 80Hutchinson 85 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane 23,705 Peter Green L AFC Champions League 2009 AFC Champions League Group stage 2009 AFC Champions League group stage#Group H Group H CCM 1 11 March 2009 20:00 AEDT Central Coast Mariners AUS 0–0 Report South Korea Pohang Steelers Bojić 40Simon 82 Shin Hyung-min 78 Bluetongue Stadium Gosford, Australia 6,870 Khalil Al-Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia) D 2 18 March 2009 20:00 CST Tianjin Teda China 2–2 Report AUS Central Coast Mariners Éber 37Tan Wangsong 41Wu Weian 66Cao Yang 84 Simon 6 61Boogaard 30Bojić 40Caceres 48 TEDA Football Stadium Tianjin, China 27,005 Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore) D 3 8 April 2009 20:00 (AEST) Central Coast Mariners AUS 0–5 Report JPN Kawasaki Frontale Osman 10 Jong Tae-se 8Taniguchi 22Juninho 37Nakamura 49Renatinho 70 Bluetongue Stadium Gosford, Australia 9,419 Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) L 4 21 April 2009 JST Kawasaki Frontale JPN 2–1 Report AUS Central Coast Mariners Igawa 19Juninho 47Mori 73Renatinho 81 Boogaard 39Osman 39Simon 59Clark 79Gumprecht 84 Todoroki Athletics Stadium Kawasaki, Japan 8,419 Fareed Al-Marzouqi (United Arab Emirates) L 5 5 May 2009 13:00 (KST Pohang Steelers South Korea 3–2 Report AUS Central Coast Mariners Denílson 8 pen. 71 88 Bojić 7Simon 27Kwasnik 54 57 Pohang Steel Yard Pohang, South Korea 11,539 Masoud Moradi (Iran) L 6 19 May 2009 20:00 (AEST Central Coast Mariners AUS 0–1 Report China Tianjin Teda Caceres 90+5 Han Yanming 12Ma Leilei 34Mao Biao 64Zhao Yanming 90+3Fan Baiqun 90+4 Bluetongue Stadium Gosford, Australia 5,843 Muhsen Basma (Syria) L Statistics Appearances A-League A-League finals Pre-Season Cup AFC Champions League 1 Matthew Nash AUS GK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Andre Gumprecht GER MF 5 + 6 1 1 0 2 0 2 + 1 0 3 Shane Huke AUS MF 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 + 1 0 4 Pedj Bojić AUS DF 20 0 1 0 1 0 5 0 5 Brad Porter AUS DF 20 + 1 0 2 0 3 1 3 + 3 0 6 David D'Apuzzo AUS DF 2 + 6 0 0 0 1 + 1 0 0 0 7 John Hutchinson MLT MF 20 2 2 0 3 0 6 0 8 Dean Heffernan AUS DF 5 + 1 0 1 0 1 0 6 0 9 Nik Mrdja AUS FW 3 + 11 2 0 + 2 1 0 + 3 1 3 0 10 Adrian Caceres AUS MF 17 + 3 2 1 + 1 0 3 0 2 + 2 1 11 Dylan Macallister AUS FW 12 + 5 4 2 0 3 1 2 + 2 0 12 Greg Owens AUS MF 0 + 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 Paul O'Grady AUS DF 3 + 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 Andrew Clark AUS DF 7 + 4 0 1 + 1 0 2 0 3 0 16 Nigel Boogaard AUS DF 11 0 1 0 1 0 5 0 17 Matthew Osman AUS MF 13 + 4 1 2 0 2 + 1 0 5 0 18 Alex Wilkinson AUS DF 21 0 2 0 3 0 6 0 19 Matt Simon AUS FW 16 + 3 11 2 0 0 0 4 2 20 Danny Vuković AUS GK 16 0 2 0 2 + 1 0 6 0 21 Ahmad Elrich AUS MF 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 + 3 0 22 Nick Rizzo AUS MF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 + 1 0 23 Adam Kwasnik AUS MF 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 + 1 2 25 Brady Smith AUS FW 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 25 Nathan Sherlock AUS DF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 Matthew Lewis AUS MF 0 + 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 Andrew Redmayne AUS GK 1 + 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |- |colspan="14"|Players who made appearances but left the club during the season: 22 Sasho Petrovski AUS FW 16 + 4 6 0 + 2 0 3 1 0 0 23 Mile Jedinak AUS MF 15 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 Andrea Merenda ITA MF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 Chris Tadrosse AUS MF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 Mark Bosnich AUS GK 4 0 0 0 1 + 1 0 0 0 |} Goalscorers Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal. Rank RankingPos. PositionNo. Squad NumberPlayerA-LeagueFinalsPre-SeasonChallenge CupAFC ChampionsLeagueTotal 1 FW 19AUS Matt Simon 11 0 0 2 13 2 FW 22AUS Sasho Petrovski 6 0 1 0 7 3 MF 23AUS Mile Jedinak 6 0 0 0 6 4 FW 11AUS Dylan Macallister 4 0 1 0 5 5 FW 9AUS Nik Mrdja 2 1 1 0 4 6 MF 10AUS Adrian Caceres 2 0 0 1 37 MF 7Malta John Hutchinson 2 0 0 0 2 FW 23AUS Adam Kwasnik 0 0 0 2 29 MF 2GER André Gumprecht 1 0 0 0 1 DF 17AUS Matthew Osman 1 0 0 0 1 DF 5AUS Brad Porter 0 0 1 0 1 MF 21AUS Ahmad Elrich 0 0 1 0 1Total3515546 Clean sheets Rank RankingPos. PositionNo. Squad NumberPlayerA-LeagueFinalsPre-SeasonChallenge CupAFC ChampionsLeagueTotal1GK20AUS Danny Vuković300142GK40AUS Mark Bosnich10001 Disciplinary record 17 May 2014 R. Rank Name A-League A-League finals Pre-Season Cup AFC Champions League Total 1Pedj Bojić 7 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 10 02Matt Simon 6 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 9 03Andrew Clark 5 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 8 0Nigel Boogaard 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 5 15Dylan Macallister 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 16Sasho Petrovski 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0Brad Porter 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0Dean Heffernan 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1John Hutchinson 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 010Adrian Caceres 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 011Alex Wilkinson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0Paul O'Grady 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0David D'Apuzzo 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0Matthew Osman 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 015Danny Vuković 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0André Gumprecht 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Awards PFA A-League Team of the Season: Mile Jedinak The Mariners Medal dinner was held in early March 2009, in Tumbi Umbi:Central Coast Mariners FC 9 March 2009 24 April 2015 http://www.ccmariners.com.au/article/superb-simon-receives-mariners-medal/1jppxbghq3su31pq6mduu4w233 Superb Simon receives Mariners MedalAugust 2026 InternetArchiveBot Mariners Medal (players' player of the year): Matt Simon Marinators Goal of the Year (fan-voted): John Hutchinson, for his long-range strike against Perth Glory on 31 December 2008 Golden Boot: Matt Simon Chairman's Award: Ben Coonan (media officer) References Category:Central Coast Mariners FC seasons Central Coast Mariners Season, 2008-09