2015–16 Central Coast Mariners FC season

October 2015 October 2015 Central Coast Mariners 2015–16 Tony Walmsley Michael Charlesworth Central Coast Stadium A-League 10th A-League Finals Series FFA Cup Round of 32 Roy O'Donovan (8 goals) 14,268 vs. Melbourne Victory(8 January 2016) 4,514 vs. Melbourne City(3 December 2015) 8,111 2014–15 2016–17 The 2015–16 Central Coast Mariners FC season was the club's 11th season since its establishment in 2004. The club participated in the A-League for the 11th time and the FFA Cup for the 2nd time. Review Pre-season The Mariners entered the 2015–16 season with significant change, following a relatively unsuccessful 2014–15 season. It was announced in April 2015 that Tony Walmsley would be given the permanent manager position, having previously filled the role in an interim capacity.http://www.ccmariners.com.au/article/mariners-makeover-walmsley-vows-gosford-glamour/17jfr7qae8l151lmdxorhcjnd4 Central Coast Mariners 14 April 2015 Walmsley vows Gosford glamour 25 May 2015 30 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150530051638/http://www.ccmariners.com.au/article/mariners-makeover-walmsley-vows-gosford-glamour/17jfr7qae8l151lmdxorhcjnd4 dead Nick Montgomery was named club captain following the retirement of long-serving midfielder John Hutchinson in May 2015.Central Coast Mariners 25 May 2015 http://www.ccmariners.com.au/article/club-statement-montgomery-named-as-captain/100z6p65d9gbo1l9kqf00pqjoj Club Statement: Montgomery Named Skipper 19 May 2015 30 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150530051641/http://www.ccmariners.com.au/article/club-statement-montgomery-named-as-captain/100z6p65d9gbo1l9kqf00pqjoj dead There was also significant early activity in the transfer market, with a number of players released.http://www.a-league.com.au/article/cernak-axed-as-mariners-begin-squad-rebuild/zesgc79wi5fs18m7fyj35asu9 Cernak axed as Mariners begin squad rebuild Football Federation Australia 1 May 2015 The most notable of these was striker and club-record goalscorer Matt Simon.http://www.a-league.com.au/article/simon-to-part-ways-with-mariners/e2aub1fcmxhe11x0ldldvjg7m Simon to part ways with Mariners 17 March 2015 Football Federation Australia The club's first signing of the season was Irish former Premier League striker Roy O'Donovan.http://www.ccmariners.com.au/article/breaking-news-roy-odonovan-joins-mariners/ivkk4jmunb0h1614qrcrys4hn Breaking News: Roy O'Donovan joins Mariners Central Coast Mariners 30 May 2015 31 May 2015 30 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150530052924/http://www.ccmariners.com.au/article/breaking-news-roy-odonovan-joins-mariners/ivkk4jmunb0h1614qrcrys4hn dead In July, after ten seasons with the club as a player, goalkeeping coach and assistant coach, John Crawley left the club to take up a position at Sydney FC. His position was taken by the retiring Matthew Nash, whose place in the squad was taken in turn by former Adelaide United and Young Socceroos goalkeeper Paul Izzo.http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=9005799 Mariners sign keeper Izzo from Adelaide 8 July 2015 9 July 2015 Nine's Wide World of Sports https://web.archive.org/web/20150722045216/http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=9005799 22 July 2015 dead dmy-all The Mariners won their opening pre-season friendly, a 2–1 victory over F3 Derby rivals Newcastle Jets in a training match.http://www.nbnnews.com.au/2015/08/05/jets-go-down-in-friendly/ Jets go down in friendly 5 August 2015 6 August 2015 NBN Television This was followed by a win over Western Sydney Wanderers two days later, with triallist Dan Heffernan scoring a hat-trick.http://www.ccmariners.com.au/article/match-summary-heffernan-hat/1icdu2mhog2w81fnbadka3tjci Match summary: Heffernan hat-trick sinks Wanderers Central Coast Mariners 7 August 2015 8 August 2015 12 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160312054704/http://www.ccmariners.com.au/article/match-summary-heffernan-hat/1icdu2mhog2w81fnbadka3tjci dead Central Coast were eliminated in the first round of the 2015 FFA Cup by Wellington Phoenix, an error from goalkeeper Paul Izzo and a missed penalty from Roy O'Donovan consigning the team to a 1–0 loss.http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-08-12/phoenix-glory-wanderers-cannons-through-in-ffa-cup/6690196?section=sport ABC 12 August 2015 14 August 2015 Wellington Phoenix, Perth Glory, Western Sydney Wanderers, Oakleigh Cannons advance to FFA Cup last 16 The club had a pre-season tour to Canberra in mid-August, which saw them pick up wins over Canberra Olympic and Gungahlin United.http://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/central-coast-mariners/central-coast-mariners-v-gungahlin-united-20150820-gj4382.html Central Coast Mariners complete Canberra double with 3–1 win over Gungahlin United Sydney Morning Herald 20 August 2015 3 September 2015 October The Mariners started the 2015–16 A-League season with a win over Perth Glory. After Roy O'Donovan scored the opening goal of the season from a rebound, two second-half penalties scored by Fábio Ferreira gave Central Coast a 3–2 win.http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-10-10/ferreira-shines-as-mariners-beat-perth/6844196?section=sport Ferreira shines as Mariners beat Perth Glory in Gosford ABC 10 October 2015 11 October 2015 Players Squad information 1 AUS GK Paul Izzo 2 NZL DF Storm Roux 3 AUS DF Joshua Rose 4 AUS MF Jacob Poscoliero 5 AUS DF Harry Ascroft 6 AUS MF Mitch Austin 7 POR MF Fábio Ferreira 8 SCO MF Nick Montgomery captain 9 IRL FW Roy O'Donovan 10 ESP MF Luis García 12 AUS FW Trent Buhagiar 13 AUS GK Alastair Bray 14 ENG FW Daniel Heffernan 15 PNG DF Brad McDonald 16 AUS MF Liam Rose 17 AUS FW Francesco Stella 19 AUS FW Josh Bingham 21 AUS DF Michael Neill 22 AUS MF Jake McGing 23 AUS DF Tomislav Uskok 28 AUS FW Matthew Fletcher Transfers in n y AUS 1 GK AUS Paul Izzo 20 Adelaide United AUS Transfer Pre-season 2017 ccmariners.com.au AUS 5 DF AUS Harry Ascroft 20 Free agent Transfer Pre-season 2018 ccmariners.com.au AUS 6 MF AUS Mitch Austin 24 Cambridge United ENG Transfer Pre-season 2017 ccmariners.com.au AUS 9 FW IRE Roy O'Donovan 29 Mitra Kukar IDN Transfer Pre-season 2017 ccmariners.com.au AUS 14 FW ENG Daniel Heffernan 28 Heidelberg United AUS Transfer Pre-season 2016 ccmariners.com.au AUS 23 DF AUS Tomislav Uskok 24 Melbourne Knights AUS Transfer Round 7 2016 ccmariners.com.au AUS 17 FW AUS Francesco Stella 24 Avondale FC AUS Transfer Round 14 2016 ccmariners.com.au AUS 13 GK AUS Alastair Bray 22 Green Gully AUS Transfer Round 14 2016 ccmariners.com.au AUS 15 DF PNG Brad McDonald 25 Manly United AUS Transfer Round 15 2017 ccmariners.com.au AUS 10 MF ESP Luis García 37 Free agent Transfer Round 15 2016 ccmariners.com.au AUS 28 FW AUS Matthew Fletcher 23 Free agent Transfer Round 15 2017 ccmariners.com.au January 2016 Transfers out n y AUS 1 GK AUS Matthew Nash 34 Retired Pre-season ccmariners.com.au AUS 5 DF AUS Zachary Anderson 24 Sydney FC AUS Released Pre-season sydneyfc.com AUS 6 DF AUS Brent Griffiths 25 Released Pre-season a-league.com.au AUS 7 MF MLT John Hutchinson 35 Retired Pre-season AUS 17 MF HUN Richárd Vernes 23 Budapest Honvéd HUN Loan terminated Pre-season nemzetisport.hu hu AUS 19 FW AUS Matt Simon 28 Sydney FC AUS Released Pre-season sydneyfc.com AUS 22 MF AUS Tom Slater 18 Released Pre-season a-league.com.au AUS 23 MF AUS Isaka Cernak 26 SuperSport United RSA Released Pre-season goal.com AUS 24 DF AUS Hayden Morton 21 Released Pre-season a-league.com.au AUS 29 MF AUS Dejan Pandurevic 18 Manly United AUS Released Pre-season a-league.com.au AUS 23 DF AUS Eddy Bosnar 35 Released Round 5 ccmariners.com.au AUS 12 GK AUS Liam Reddy 34 Released Round 10 ccmariners.com.au AUS 11 FW AUS Nick Fitzgerald 23 Released Round 14 ccmariners.com.au AUS 10 MF AUS Anthony Cáceres 23 Manchester City ENG Transfer Round 15 $300,000Davutovic David A-League 2015–16 Get Foxtel Melbourne City trumps A-League rivals for Central Coast’s Anthony Caceres http://www.foxsports.com.au/football/a-league/melbourne-city-trumps-a-league-rivals-for-central-coasts-anthony-caceres/story-e6frf4gl-1227709839612 15 January 2016 Fox Sports 15 January 2016 ccmariners.com.au AUS 15 MF AUS Matt Sim 27 Released Round 15 ccmariners.com.au AUS 20 MF AUS Anthony Kalik 18 Hajduk Split CRO Loan Round 18 ccmariners.com.au AUS 18 MF AUS Glen Trifiro 26 Released Round 21 ccmariners.com.au March 2016 Club 47% Coaching staff PositionStaffHead coachTechnical directorAUS Tony WalmsleyAssistant coachMLT John HutchinsonGoalkeeping coachAUS Matthew NashStrength andconditioning coachAUS Brice JohnsonPhysiotherapistAUS Andrew NealonYouth football coachNZL Stu JacobsHead of sports scienceAUS Tim Knight 48% Other information Majority Owner/Chairman ENG Michael Charlesworth Executive Vice Chairman ENG Peter Storrie Chief Executive Officer AUS Shaun Mielekamp y Central Coast Stadium 20,059 105x68 metres ccmariners.com.au May 2015 Statistics Squad statistics A-League FFA Cup 1 GK AUS Paul Izzo 21 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 DF NZL Storm Roux 20 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 DF AUS Joshua Rose 23 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 MF AUS Jacob Poscoliero 20+1 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 DF AUS Harry Ascroft 19+2 3 5 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 6 MF AUS Mitch Austin 22+1 5 3 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 7 MF POR Fábio Ferreira 18+3 7 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 MF SCO Nick Montgomery 22 0 10 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 9 FW IRL Roy O'Donovan 19 8 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 10 MF ESP Luis García 7+3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 FW AUS Trent Buhagiar 2+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 GK AUS Alastair Bray 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 FW ENG Daniel Heffernan 3+4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 DF PNG Brad McDonald 0+8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 MF AUS Liam Rose 18+6 0 5 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 17 FW AUS Francesco Stella 3+5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 MF AUS Josh Bingham 7+13 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 DF AUS Michael Neill 16+4 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 22 MF AUS Jake McGing 20+2 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 23 DF AUS Tomislav Uskok 4+2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 DF AUS Jake Adelson 1+1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 DF AUS Adam Berry 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 DF AUS Brian Jamba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 FW AUS Matthew Fletcher 2+5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 GK AUS Adam Pearce 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 GK AUS Tom Heward-Belle 2+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |- |colspan="19"|Players no longer at the club: 10 MF AUS Anthony Cáceres 11+1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 11 MF AUS Nick Fitzgerald 11 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 12 GK AUS Liam Reddy 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 MF AUS Matt Sim 2+4 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 18 MF AUS Glen Trifiro 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 MF AUS Anthony Kalik 0+5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 DF AUS Eddy Bosnar 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 April 2016 au.soccerway.com August 2020 Pre-season and friendlies 5 August 2015 Wednesday Central Coast Mariners 2–1 Report Newcastle Jets Bosnar Fitzgerald Gosford Central Coast Stadium 0 (Behind closed doors) W y 7 August 2015 Friday 19:00 AEST Western Sydney Wanderers 2–3 Report Central Coast Mariners Castelen 69Macdonald 77 Heffernan 52 53 56 Coffs Harbour C.ex Coffs International Stadium 3,248 Kris Griffiths-Jones W y 18 August 2015 Tuesday 18:00 AEST Canberra Olympic 2–3 Report Central Coast Mariners Cattanach 69 90 Austin 2Bentham 4Sim 49 Canberra Gungahlin Enclosed Oval W Y 20 August 2015 Thursday 19:00 AEST Gungahlin United 1–3 Report Central Coast Mariners Barac 16 O'Donovan 3 6Bingham 71 Canberra Gungahlin Enclosed Oval W Y 10 September 2015 Thursday Sydney FC 1–3 Central Coast Mariners Ninković O'Donovan J. Rose Sim Sydney Leichhardt Oval 0 (Behind closed doors) W y 14 September 2015 Monday 14:00 AEST Melbourne Victory 3–0 Report Central Coast Mariners Georgievski 50Berisha 58 60 Melbourne AAMI Park 0 (Behind closed doors) Jonathan Barreiro L y 17 September 2015 Thursday 18:30 AEST Western NSW Mariners 0–7 Report Central Coast Mariners Heffernan 7 32 37 Ascroft 9 Ferreira 16 pen. 21 Bingham 42 Orange Wade Park W y 20 September 2015 Sunday 15:00 AEST Central Coast Mariners 0–1 Report Newcastle Jets Hoffman 53 Orange Wade Park 2,142 Matthew Cropper L y 26 September 2015 Saturday 19:00 AEST Brisbane Roar 3–1 Report Central Coast Mariners Brown 51Petratos 59Borrello 83 Fitzgerald 13 Sunshine Coast Sunshine Coast Stadium Chris Beath L Competitions Overview A-League 10 October 2015 9 April 2016 Matchday 1 10th 3 4 20 33 70 FFA Cup 15 August 2015 Round of 32 Round of 32 0 0 1 0 1 A-League 2015–16 A-League League table CCM Results summary 2 3 9 19 32 1 1 11 14 38 9 April 2016 ultimatealeague.com April 2015 Results by round table b Round Ground H /A /A /H /H /A /A /H /H /A /H /A /H /H /A /H /A /A /H /A /H /H /A /H /A /A /H Result W /L /L /L /D /D /L /L /L /L /L /L /W /D /L /L /W /L /L /L /L /L /L /D /L /L /L Position 2 /4 /8 /9 /8 /8 /8 /8 /9/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/10 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd red1 9 April 2016 ultimatealeague.com April 2015 Matches 1 10 October 2015 Saturday 17:15 AEDT Central Coast Mariners 3–2 Report Perth Glory O'Donovan 9F. Ferreira 58 pen. 67 pen. R. Garcia 23Sándor 90+3 Gosford Central Coast Stadium 8,073 Strebre Delovski W yes 2 18 October 2015 Sunday 16:00 AEST Brisbane Roar 2–1 Report Central Coast Mariners Borrello 14 60 Bingham 88 Brisbane Suncorp Stadium 14,471 Ben Williams L yes 3 25 October 2015 Sunday 17:00 AEDT Melbourne City 3–1 Report Central Coast Mariners Kisnorbo 11Fornaroli 53 72 Fitzgerald 13 Melbourne AAMI Park 8,408 Chris Beath L yes 4 31 October 2015 Saturday 17:15 AEDT Central Coast Mariners 1–3 Report Sydney FC O'Donovan 35 Fitzgerald 2 40 42 Smeltz 34 Simon 82 88 Gosford Central Coast Stadium 10,030 Adam Fielding L yes 5 8 November 2015 Sunday 17:00 AEDT Central Coast Mariners 1–1 Report Wellington Phoenix O'Donovan 76 McGlinchey 8 Gosford Central Coast Stadium 6,460 Chris Beath D yes 6 14 November 2015 Saturday 17:15 AEDT Newcastle Jets 1–1 Report Central Coast Mariners Trifunović 83 McGing 0 24 Sim 90+2 Newcastle Hunter Stadium 9,422 Kris Griffiths-Jones D yes 7 19 November 2015 Thursday 20:00 AEDT Melbourne Victory 2–1 Report Central Coast Mariners Finkler 16 19 Sim 89 Melbourne AAMI Park 16,669 Ben Williams L yes 8 29 November 2015 Sunday 17:00 AEDT Central Coast Mariners 0–2 Report Western Sydney Wanderers Šantalab 66 Nichols 90+2 Gosford Central Coast Stadium 10,519 Alan Milliner L yes 9 3 December 2015 Thursday 20:00 AEDT Central Coast Mariners 1–5 Report Melbourne City Austin 86 pen. Novillo 26 57 Fornaroli 45 Mauk 75 Mooy 90+5 Gosford Central Coast Stadium 4,514 Strebre Delovski L yes 10 12 December 2015 Saturday 18:40 AWST Perth Glory 2–1 Report Central Coast Mariners Marinković 62 64 O'Donovan 28 Perth nib Stadium 5,590 Ben Williams L yes 11 20 December 2015 Sunday 17:00 AEDT Central Coast Mariners 0–1 Report Brisbane Roar D. Petratos 85 Gosford Central Coast Stadium 5,124 Chris Beath L yes 12 26 December 2015 Saturday 19:30 AEDT Sydney FC 4–1 Report Central Coast Mariners Brosque 12 24 pen. Tavares 30 pen. McGing 84 o.g. Izzo 2 23 27 Sydney Allianz Stadium 12,648 Ben Williams L yes 13 31 December 2015 Thursday 19:00 AEDT Central Coast Mariners 3–1 Report Wellington Phoenix F. Ferreira 27 pen. Austin 30 Neill 70 Powell 67 Gosford Central Coast Stadium 10,073 Kris Griffiths-Jones W yes 14 8 January 2016 Friday 19:40 AEDT Central Coast Mariners 3–3 Report Melbourne Victory Ascroft 12 Bingham 30 Austin 35 Berisha 60 pen. 90+2 Thompson 66 Geelong Simonds Stadium 14,268 Peter Green D yes 15 16 January 2016 Saturday 16:45 ACDT Adelaide United 3–1 Report Central Coast Mariners Goodwin 60 Sánchez 80 Dugandzic90+2 F. Ferreria 67 Adelaide Coopers Stadium 11,125 Matthew Conger L yes 16 23 January 2016 Saturday 19:30 AEDT Central Coast Mariners 1–2 Report Western Sydney Wanderers F. Ferreira 67 Montgomery 0 79 Bridge 11 Šantalab 87 Gosford Central Coast Stadium 13,105 Ben Williams L yes 17 30 January 2016 Saturday 19:15 NZDT Wellington Phoenix 1–3 Report Central Coast Mariners Powell 90+2 L. García 50Roux 53Austin 85 Christchurch AMI Stadium 8,545 Strebre Delovski W yes 18 6 February 2016 Saturday 16:15 AEST Brisbane Roar 4–0 Report Central Coast Mariners North 20 Maclaren 36 Corona 59 Henrique 72 pen. Ascroft 0 71 Brisbane Suncorp Stadium 11,788 Matthew Conger L yes 19 14 February 2016 Sunday 19:00 AEDT Central Coast Mariners 2–3 Report Adelaide United F. Ferreira 32 Bingham 90+4 Isaías 54 Djite 66 Mauk 90+2 Gosford Central Coast Stadium 5,096 Jarred Gillett L yes 20 21 February 2016 Sunday 17:00 AEDT Melbourne City 4–1 Report Central Coast Mariners Kisnorbo 48 Mooy 66 pen. 90+10 Garuccio 69 Austin 34 Ferreira 2 55 85 Melbourne AAMI Park 7,535 Stephen Lucas L yes 21 28 February 2015 Sunday 17:00 AEDT Central Coast Mariners 0–1 Report Newcastle Jets Ugarković 57 Gosford Central Coast Stadium 7,528 Ben Williams L yes 22 6 March 2016 Sunday 17:00 AEDT Central Coast Mariners 0–2 Report Melbourne Victory Neill 2 7 48 Berisha 12 Ben Khalfallah 90 Gosford Central Coast Stadium 5,032 Shaun Evans L yes 23 12 March 2016 Saturday 14:15 AWST Perth Glory 4–0 Report Central Coast Mariners Castro 4 pen. Keogh 53 67 pen. Harold 90+4 Austin 2 37 49 L. García 2 51 54 Perth nib Stadium 11,127 Adam Fielding L yes 24 19 March 2016 Saturday 17:15 AEDT Central Coast Mariners 2–2 Report Sydney FC O'Donovan 86 Ascroft 90+1 Blackwood 11 Smeltz 45 Gosford Central Coast Stadium 6,383 Koichiro Fukushima (Japan) D yes 25 27 March 2016 Sunday 16:30 ACDT Adelaide United 4–2 Report Central Coast Mariners Isaías 29 Mauk 35 Djite 38 Sánchez 81 pen. O'Donovan 16 83 Adelaide Coopers Stadium 10,269 Stephen Lucas L yes 26 1 April 2016 Friday 19:40 AEDT Western Sydney Wanderers 4–1 Report Central Coast Mariners Castelen 8 Šantalab 36 52 Nichols 83 L. García 21 Sydney Pirtek Stadium 14,855 Chris Beath L yes 27 9 April 2016 Saturday 17:15 AEST Central Coast Mariners 2–4 Report Newcastle Jets F. Ferreira 51 pen. O'Donovan 76 Nordstrand 1 54 Alivodić 18 Poljak 79 Gosford Central Coast Stadium 7,355 Jarred Gillett L FFA Cup 2015 FFA Cup Round of 32 11 August 2015 Tuesday 19:30 AEST Central Coast Mariners New South Wales 0–1 Report NZL Wellington Phoenix Appiah 17 Gosford Central Coast Stadium 6,111 Stephen Lucas L References 2 External links Official Website Central Coast Mariners Category:Central Coast Mariners FC seasons