2008–09 Central Coast Mariners FC season

Central Coast Mariners
2008–09 season
Executive ChairmanLyall Gorman
ManagerLawrie McKinna
StadiumBluetongue Stadium
A-League4th
A-League finals4th
A-League Pre-Season Challenge CupGroup stage
AFC Champions LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Matt Simon (11)
All: Matt Simon (13)
Highest home attendance15,546 vs Perth Glory (31 December 2008, A-League)
Lowest home attendance5,843 vs Tianjin Teda
(19 May 2009, AFC Champions League)
Average home league attendance10,465

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

Further information: 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 GK 2008 (1981-04-03) 3 April 1981 APIA Leichhardt Tigers 0 0
20 Danny Vuković GK 2005 (1985-03-27) 27 March 1985 Bonnyrigg White Eagles 26 0
30 Andrew Redmayne GK 2007 (1989-01-13) 13 January 1989 Australian Institute of Sport 2 0
Defenders
4 Pedj Bojić RB, LB 2008 (1984-04-09) 9 April 1984 Sutherland Sharks 27 0
5 Brad Porter RB, CM 2006 (1987-02-19) 19 February 1987 Australian Institute of Sport 53 1
6 David D'Apuzzo LB 2008 (1988-09-05) 5 September 1988 APIA Leichhardt Tigers 10 0
8 Dean Heffernan LB 2005 (1980-05-19) 19 May 1980 Sutherland Sharks 60 9
13 Paul O'Grady CB 2005 (1978-11-06) 6 November 1978 Marconi Stallions 41 3
15 Andrew Clark RB 2005 (1974-08-24) 24 August 1974 APIA Leichhardt Tigers 83 0
16 Nigel Boogaard CB 2005 (1986-08-14) 14 August 1986 Central Coast Lightning 41 1
17 Matthew Osman RB, RM 2005 (1983-07-29) 29 July 1983 Penrith United 77 4
18 Alex Wilkinson CB, RB 2005 (1984-08-30) 30 August 1984 Manly United 109 1
25 Nathan Sherlock CB 2009 (1990-02-02) 2 February 1990 Central Coast Mariners youth 0 0
Midfielders
2 André Gumprecht RM, CM 2005 (1974-11-26) 26 November 1974 Singapore Armed Forces FC 83 5
3 Shane Huke DM, CM, RB 2009 (1985-10-02) 2 October 1985 Rushden & Diamonds 5 0
7 John Hutchinson LM, CM, DM 2005 (1979-12-29) 29 December 1979 Manly United 95 12
10 Adrian Caceres LW, AM 2008 (1982-01-10) 10 January 1982 Melbourne Victory 29 3
12 Greg Owens AM, RW 2007 (1981-01-27) 27 January 1981 Adelaide United 17 2
21 Ahmad Elrich RW 2008 (1981-05-30) 30 May 1981 Wellington Phoenix 9 1
22 Nick Rizzo LW 2009 (1979-06-09) 9 June 1979 Perth Glory 1 0
28 Matthew Lewis LW 2009 (1990-06-06) 6 June 1990 Central Coast Mariners youth 1 0
Strikers
9 Nik Mrdja FW 2005 (1978-11-30) 30 November 1978 AIK 44 11
11 Dylan Macallister FW 2008 (1982-05-17) 17 May 1982 Lyn 26 5
19 Matt Simon FW 2006 (1986-07-21) 21 July 1986 Central Coast Lightning 49 14
23 Adam Kwasnik FW, RW, LW 2009 (1983-05-31) 31 May 1983 Wellington Phoenix 79 21
25 Brady Smith FW 2009 (1989-08-10) 10 August 1989 Central Coast Mariners youth 1 0

2008–09 A-League squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  AUS Matthew Nash
2 MF  GER André Gumprecht
4 DF  AUS Predrag Bojić
5 MF  AUS Brad Porter
6 DF  AUS David D'Apuzzo
7 MF  MLT John Hutchinson
8 DF  AUS Dean Heffernan
9 FW  AUS Nik Mrdja
10 MF  AUS Adrian Caceres
11 FW  AUS Dylan Macallister
12 MF  AUS Greg Owens
13 DF  AUS Paul O'Grady
15 DF  AUS Andrew Clark
16 DF  AUS Nigel Boogaard
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF  AUS Matthew Osman
18 DF  AUS Alex Wilkinson (Captain)
19 FW  AUS Matt Simon
20 GK  AUS Danny Vukovic
21 MF  AUS Ahmad Elrich
22 FW  AUS Sasho Petrovski
23 MF  AUS Mile Jedinak
23 FW  AUS Adam Kwasnik
24 MF  ITA Andrea Merenda (Injury replacement)
26 MF  AUS Chris Tadrosse (Injury replacement)
28 MF  AUS Matthew Lewis
30 GK  AUS Andrew Redmayne
40 GK  AUS Mark Bosnich (Guest player)

2009 AFC Champions League squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  AUS Matthew Nash
2 MF  GER André Gumprecht
3 MF  AUS Shane Huke
4 DF  AUS Predrag Bojić
5 MF  AUS Brad Porter
6 DF  AUS David D'Apuzzo
7 MF  MLT John Hutchinson
8 DF  AUS Dean Heffernan
9 FW  AUS Nik Mrdja
10 MF  AUS Adrian Caceres
11 FW  AUS Dylan Macallister
12 MF  AUS Greg Owens
13 DF  AUS Paul O'Grady
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF  AUS Andrew Clark
16 DF  AUS Nigel Boogaard
17 MF  AUS Matthew Osman
18 DF  AUS Alex Wilkinson (captain)
19 FW  AUS Matt Simon
20 GK  AUS Danny Vukovic
21 MF  AUS Ahmad Elrich
22 MF  AUS Nick Rizzo
23 FW  AUS Adam Kwasnik
25 DF  AUS Nathan Sherlock
26 FW  AUS Brady Smith
27 MF  AUS Matthew Lewis
30 GK  AUS Andrew Redmayne

Youth squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— 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
No. Pos. Nation Player
— 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 Adrian Caceres Melbourne Victory Free[1]
9 March 2008 MF Ahmad Elrich Wellington Phoenix Free[2]
28 March 2008 FW Dylan Macallister Lyn Free[3]
16 July 2008 DF David D'Apuzzo APIA Leichhardt Tigers Undisclosed[4]
28 July 2008 DF Pedj Bojić Sutherland Sharks Undisclosed[5]
19 August 2008 GK Mark Bosnich Unattached Free[6]
20 August 2008 GK Matthew Nash APIA Leichhardt Tigers Undisclosed[7]
1 October 2008 DF Chris Tadrosse Unattached Free[8]
20 October 2008 MF Andrea Merenda Unattached Free[9]
2 February 2009 MF Shane Huke Rushden & Diamonds Free[10]
9 February 2009 FW Adam Kwasnik Wellington Phoenix Free[11]
10 February 2009 MF Nick Rizzo Perth Glory Free[12]

Out

Date Pos. Name To Fee
19 January 2008 DF Alvin Ceccoli Adelaide United Free[13]
24 February 2008 DF Tony Vidmar Retired[14]
27 February 2008 MF Tom Pondeljak Melbourne Victory Free[15]
4 March 2008 FW John Aloisi Sydney FC Free[16]
2 June 2008 DF Damien Brown Retired[17]
16 June 2008 MF Ian McAndrew Released Free[4]
25 June 2008 FW Adam Kwasnik Wellington Phoenix Free[18]
18 July 2008 GK Matthew Trott Released Free[19]
19 October 2008 GK Mark Bosnich Released Free[20]
25 December 2008 MF Mile Jedinak Gençlerbirliği $821,500[21]
4 February 2009 FW Sasho Petrovski Newcastle Jets Free[22]

Club

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Manager Lawrie McKinna
Assistant coach
Youth team coach
Development manager		 Alex Tobin
Goalkeeping coach John Crawley
Strength and conditioning coach Andrew Clark
Academy manager Tony Walmsley

Other information

Executive chairman Lyall Gorman
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Central Coast Stadium (20,059 / 105x68 metres)

Source:

Kit

Supplier: Reebok

Home
Home alt.
Away
Away alt.
Goalkeeper 1
Goalkeeper 2

Pre-season and friendlies

20 May 2008 Central Coast Challenge Cup Central Coast Lightning 1–1 Central Coast Mariners Gosford
19:00 AEST Report Stadium: Pluim Park
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
28 May 2008 Spirit FC 2–5 Central Coast Mariners Sydney
19:30 AEST Cunningham 50' (pen.)
Orgad 70'		 Macallister 10', 81'
Brown 15'
Brad Porter 20'
Petrovski 80'		 Stadium: Christie Park
6 June 2008 Capricorn Cougars 0–3 Central Coast Mariners Rockhampton
19:30 AEST Report Simon 36', 78', 90+1' (pen.) Stadium: Jardine Park
Referee: Chris Beath
8 June 2008 Whitsunday Miners 0–5 Central Coast Mariners Mackay
18:00 AEST Petrovski 27'
Hutchinson 49'
Macallister 60', 76', 83'		 Stadium: Harrup Park
21 June 2008 Central Coast Mariners 0–1 Newcastle Jets Budgewoi
14:45 AEST Report Song Jin-hyung 31' Stadium: Frank Millington Field
Referee: Stuart Wolfe
25 June 2008 Belconnen United 1–2 Central Coast Mariners Canberra
19:00 AEST Wells 33' Report Beaton 68', 90' Stadium: Belconnen Soccer Centre
Attendance: 850
Referee: Gary Vanderburgt
27 June 2008 ACT Rockets 0–4 Central Coast Mariners Canberra
19:00 AEST Report Bojić 14'
Lagana 38'
Petrovski 45'
Osman 71'		 Stadium: Deakin Football Centre
1 July 2008 Northern Tigers 0–3 Central Coast Mariners Sydney
19:30 AEST Jedinak 5'
Petrovski 40'
Smith 69'		 Stadium: Mills Park
Attendance: 1,000
12 July 2008 Central Coast Mariners 3–0 Newcastle Jets Canberra
13:00 AEST Jedinak 4', 61'
Petrovski 5'		 Report Stadium: Canberra Stadium
Attendance: 4,873
Referee: Ben Williams
15 July 2008 Central Coast Mariners 1–2 New Zealand U-23 Sydney
15:00 AEST Macallister 73' Report 20' (o.g.)
Ellensohn 40'		 Stadium: Knox Grammar School
Attendance: 750
Referee: Matthew Gillett
22 February 2009 Central Coast Mariners 2–1 Sunshine Coast Budgewoi
10:00 AEDT Osman 30'
Mrdja 80'		 85' Stadium: Frank Millington Field
24 February 2009 Central Coast Mariners 1–0 Newcastle Jets Budgewoi
11:00 AEDT Petrovski 64' Stadium: Frank Millington Field
28 February 2009 Jiangsu Sainty 2–1 Central Coast Mariners Kunshan, China
14:30 CST 70'
90+2'		 Report Osman 40' Stadium: Kunshan Sports Centre
3 March 2009 Shandong Luneng 2–0 Central Coast Mariners Jinan, China
15:00 CST Li Jinyu 12'
Lü Zheng 90'		 Report Stadium: Shandong Provincial Stadium
28 April 2009 Central Coast Challenge Cup Central Coast Lightning 0–4 Central Coast Mariners Gosford
19:00 (AEDT Kwasnik (pen.)
Boogaard
Caceres
Elrich 		Stadium: Pluim Park

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Final
position / round 		First match Last match
Pre-Season Challenge Cup Group stage Group stage 20 July 2008 3 August 2008
A-League — 4th 15 August 2008 25 January 2008
A-League finals Minor semi-final Minor semi-final 6 February 2009 13 February 2009
AFC Champions League Group stage Group stage 11 March 2009 19 May 2009

Pre-Season Challenge Cup

Main article: 2008 A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup

Group stage

Main article: 2008 A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup § Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
Wellington Phoenix 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 7 Advances to final
Central Coast Mariners 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
Sydney FC 3 1 0 2 4 7 −3 3
Queensland Roar 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2 1
Source:
20 July 2008 1 Wellington Phoenix 1–0 Central Coast Mariners Wellington
16:00 NZST Daniel 72'
Hearfield  75'
Dodd  83'		 Report Clark  22'
Macallister  59'		 Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 4,853
Referee: Michael Hester
27 July 2008 2 Central Coast Mariners 3–0 Sydney FC Gosford
15:00 AEST D'Apuzzo  32'
Clark  35'
Porter 41'  70'
Petrovski  56' 61'
Mrdja 68' (pen.)		 Report Corica  49'
Brosque  63'
Fyfe  68'
Colosimo  74'
Payne  78'
Giraldi  86'		 Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium
Attendance: 7,107
Referee: Chris Beath
3 August 2008 3 Queensland Roar 1–2 Central Coast Mariners Brisbane
15:00 AEST van Dijk  19'
Moore  48'
Zullo 50'
Dodd  70'		 Report Hutchinson  19'
Elrich 28'
Macallister 32'
Boogaard  60'		 Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 3,241
Referee: Peter Green

A-League

Main article: 2008–09 A-League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Melbourne Victory (C) 21 12 2 7 39 27 +12 38 Qualification for 2010 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
2 Adelaide United 21 11 5 5 31 19 +12 38
3 Queensland Roar 21 10 6 5 36 25 +11 36 Qualification for Finals series
4 Central Coast Mariners 21 7 7 7 35 32 +3 28
5 Sydney FC 21 7 5 9 33 32 +1 26
6 Wellington Phoenix 21 7 5 9 23 31 −8 26
7 Perth Glory 21 6 4 11 31 44 −13 22
8 Newcastle Jets 21 4 6 11 21 39 −18 18
Source: ultimatealeague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
21 7 7 7 35 32  +3 28 5 2 4 19 14  +5 2 5 3 16 18  −2

Results by matchday

Matchday123456789101112131415161718192021
GroundAHAAHHAHHAHAAHHAAHHAH
ResultDLWDDWDLWDWLDDWLWWLLL
Position264444444524454443444
Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

15 August 2008 1 Newcastle Jets 1–1 Central Coast Mariners Newcastle
20:00 EAST J. Griffiths 90+1' (pen.) Report Simon 87' Stadium: EnergyAustralia Stadium
Attendance: 16,022
Referee: Matthew Breeze
23 August 2008 2 Central Coast Mariners 2–3 Sydney FC Gosford
19:00 AEST Petrovski 13' (pen.), 67'  55'
Clark  48'
Bojić  56'
Boogaard  80'		 Report Corica 6', 14'
Middleby  30'
Colosimo  45'
Musialik  68'  68'
Cole 81'  90+1'
Fyfe  90+3'		 Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium
Attendance: 10,932
Referee: Ben Williams
31 August 2008 3 Queensland Roar 2–4 Central Coast Mariners Brisbane
17:00 AEST Reddy  15'
Tiatto  28'
Miller 69'
van Dijk 73' (pen.)		 Report Simon  15' 31'
Jedinak  18' 48'
Macallister 64', 71'  78'
Clark  76'		 Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 12,185
Referee: Peter O'Leary
14 September 2008 4 Wellington Phoenix 0–0 Central Coast Mariners Wellington
17:00 NZST Hutchinson  51'
Bojić  54'		 Report Johnson  6'
Dodd  18'
Hearfield  45'		 Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 6,928
Referee: Strebre Delovski
20 September 2008 5 Central Coast Mariners 2–2 Melbourne Victory Gosford
19:00 AEST Simon 11', 82' Report Thompson 15', 90+4'
Theoklitos  53'
Kemp  71'		 Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium
Attendance: 9,010
Referee: Peter Green
26 September 2008 6 Central Coast Mariners 4–1 Perth Glory Gosford
20:00 AEST Petrovski 9'  58'
Simon  20'
Jedinak 29'  39'
Caceres 45'
Osman 64'
Bojić  79'		 Report Tarka  38'
Rukavytsya 63'
Trinidad  90+2'		 Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium
Attendance: 8,016
Referee: Mark Shield
3 October 2008 7 Adelaide United 3–3 Central Coast Mariners Adelaide
19:30 ACST Dodd 7' (pen.)
Cornthwaite 19'  85'
Cristiano  32' 50'
Costanzo  66'
Jamieson  74'
Ognenovski  79'		 Report Clark  9'
Jedinak 66' (pen.), 76'
Simon 84'
Bojić  88'		 Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 9,074
Referee: Ben Williams
19 October 2008 8 Central Coast Mariners 0–1 Wellington Phoenix Gosford
15:00 AEDT Jedinak  18'
Simon  61'		 Report Dodd 53'
McKain  62'
Gao Leilei  83'		 Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium
Attendance: 9,011
Referee: Ben Williams
24 October 2008 9 Central Coast Mariners 1–0 Newcastle Jets Gosford
20:00 AEDT Macallister 33'
Wilkinson  56'
O'Grady  86'		 Report Håkansson  38'
North  63'		 Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium
Attendance: 10,710
Referee: Matthew Breeze
1 November 2008 10 Sydney FC 3–3 Central Coast Mariners Sydney
19:00 AEDT Bridge 28'
Casey 39'
McFlynn 57'		 Report Jedinak  18'
Petrovski  34'
Simon 63', 81'
Mrdja 78'
Hutchinson  90+4'		 Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium
Attendance: 18,251
Referee: Strebre Delovski
15 November 2008 11 Central Coast Mariners 3–0 Adelaide United Gosford
19:30 AEDT Simon 18'
Petrovski 44'
Caceres 50'
Wilkinson  90+2'		 Report Barbiero  65'
Spagnuolo  72'		 Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium
Attendance: 7,865
Referee: Matthew Breeze
21 November 2008 12 Melbourne Victory 2–1 Central Coast Mariners Melbourne
20:00 AEDT Pondeljak 37'
Thompson 60'		 Report Hutchinson 34'
Bojić  84'		 Stadium: Telstra Dome
Attendance: 21,455
Referee: Strebre Delovski
29 November 2008 13 Perth Glory 2–2 Central Coast Mariners Perth
18:00 WDT Dadi  29'
Harnwell  30'
Shroj  34'
Rukavytsya 55', 62'
Trinidad  76'
Djulbic  79'		 Report Jedinak 31'
Porter  53'
Simon  55'
Boogaard  90'
Petrovski 90+2'		 Stadium: Members Equity Stadium
Attendance: 6,496
Referee: Peter O'Leary
6 December 2008 14 Central Coast Mariners 1–1 Queensland Roar Gosford
18:00 AEDT D'Apuzzo  10'
Bojić  72'
Gumprecht 83'		 Report van Dijk 11'
DeVere  90+1'		 Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium
Attendance: 8,995
Referee: Ben Williams
13 December 2008 15 Central Coast Mariners 2–1 Sydney FC Gosford
19:00 AEDT Macallister 11'
Vuković  63'
Bojić  64'
Jedinak 90' (pen.)		 Report Aloisi 65' (pen.)
Cole  90+2'
Fyfe  90+3'		 Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium
Attendance: 11,220
Referee: Peter Green
19 December 2008 16 Wellington Phoenix 1–0 Central Coast Mariners Wellington
19:30 NZDT Smeltz 2'  62'
Durante  90'
Brown  90+2'		 Report Caceres  45'
Porter  49'
Macallister  52'		 Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 6,722
Referee: Chris Beath
26 December 2008 17 Newcastle Jets 1–2 Central Coast Mariners Newcastle
20:00 AEDT A. Griffiths  7'
J. Griffiths 9' (pen.)		 Report Petrovski  43' 67'
Simon 80'  90+4'
Macallister  90+4'		 Stadium: EnergyAustralia Stadium
Attendance: 11,413
Referee: Peter O'Leary
31 December 2008 18 Central Coast Mariners 1–0 Perth Glory Gosford
18:00 AEDT Heffernan  42'
Hutchinson 80'		 Report Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium
Attendance: 15,546
Referee: Strebre Delovski
10 January 2009 19 Central Coast Mariners 3–4 Queensland Roar Gosford
19:00 AEDT Mrdja 5'
Simon 55', 81'
Porter  59'
Caceres  73'
Clark  76'		 Report Moore  12'
van Dijk 43', 48'
Minniecon 60'
Bojić 69' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium
Attendance: 11,454
Referee: Matthew Breeze
16 January 2009 20 Melbourne Victory 3–0 Central Coast Mariners Melbourne
20:00 AEDT Allsopp 68'
Hernández 71'
Thompson 75'		 Report Clark  44'
Hutchinson  80'
Heffernan  87'
Porter  90+3'		 Stadium: Telstra Dome
Attendance: 24,003
Referee: Peter Green
25 January 2009 21 Central Coast Mariners 0–1 Adelaide United Gosford
19:00 AEDT Simon  74' Report Barbiero  26'
Cornthwaite  45+2'
Cristiano 82'		 Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium
Attendance: 12,351
Referee: Matthew Breeze

Finals series

Main article: 2008–09 A-League § Finals series
Minor semi-final
6 February 2009 First leg Central Coast Mariners 0–2 Queensland Roar Gosford
20:00 AEDT Report Nichols 30'
Tiatto  34'  75'
van Dijk 54' (pen.)
Packer  56'
Zullo  58'		 Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium
Attendance: 9,514
Referee: Ben Williams
13 February 2009 Second leg Queensland Roar 2–1
(4–1 agg.)		 Central Coast Mariners Brisbane
19:30 AEST Nichols 21'
McKay 49'		 Report Boogaard  38'
O'Grady  45'
Mrdja 64'
Heffernan  80'
Hutchinson  85'		 Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 23,705
Referee: Peter Green

AFC Champions League

Main article: 2009 AFC Champions League

Group stage

Main article: 2009 AFC Champions League group stage § Group H

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Pohang Steelers 6 3 3 0 7 3 +4 12 Advance to knockout stage
2 Kawasaki Frontale 6 3 1 2 10 7 +3 10
3 Tianjin Teda 6 2 2 2 6 5 +1 8
4 Central Coast Mariners 6 0 2 4 5 13 −8 2
Source: WorldFootball.net
11 March 2009 1 Central Coast Mariners 0–0 Pohang Steelers Gosford, Australia
20:00 AEDT Bojić  40'
Simon  82'		 Report Shin Hyung-min  78' Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium
Attendance: 6,870
Referee: Khalil Al-Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
18 March 2009 2 Tianjin Teda 2–2 Central Coast Mariners Tianjin, China
20:00 CST Éber 37'
Tan Wangsong  41'
Wu Weian 66'
Cao Yang  84'		 Report Simon  6' 61'
Boogaard  30'
Bojić  40'
Caceres 48'		 Stadium: TEDA Football Stadium
Attendance: 27,005
Referee: Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore)
8 April 2009 3 Central Coast Mariners 0–5 Kawasaki Frontale Gosford, Australia
20:00 (AEST) Osman  10' Report Jong Tae-se 8'
Taniguchi 22'
Juninho 37'
Nakamura 49'
Renatinho 70'		 Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium
Attendance: 9,419
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
21 April 2009 4 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 Central Coast Mariners Kawasaki, Japan
JST Igawa  19'
Juninho 47'
Mori  73'
Renatinho 81'		 Report Boogaard  39'
Osman  39'
Simon 59'
Clark  79'
Gumprecht  84'		 Stadium: Todoroki Athletics Stadium
Attendance: 8,419
Referee: Fareed Al-Marzouqi (United Arab Emirates)
5 May 2009 5 Pohang Steelers 3–2 Central Coast Mariners Pohang, South Korea
13:00 (KST Denílson 8' (pen.), 71' (88) Report Bojić  7'
Simon  27'
Kwasnik 54', 57'		 Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 11,539
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)
19 May 2009 6 Central Coast Mariners 0–1 Tianjin Teda Gosford, Australia
20:00 (AEST Caceres  90+5' Report Han Yanming  12'
Ma Leilei  34'
Mao Biao 64'
Zhao Yanming  90+3'
Fan Baiqun  90+4'		 Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium
Attendance: 5,843
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)

Statistics

Appearances

No. Pos Nat Player Total A-League A-League finals Pre-Season Cup AFC Champions League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK  AUS Matthew Nash 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 MF  GER Andre Gumprecht 17 1 5 + 6 1 1 0 2 0 2 + 1 0
3 MF  AUS Shane Huke 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 + 1 0
4 DF  AUS Pedj Bojić 27 0 20 0 1 0 1 0 5 0
5 DF  AUS Brad Porter 32 1 20 + 1 0 2 0 3 1 3 + 3 0
6 DF  AUS David D'Apuzzo 10 0 2 + 6 0 0 0 1 + 1 0 0 0
7 MF  MLT John Hutchinson 31 2 20 2 2 0 3 0 6 0
8 DF  AUS Dean Heffernan 14 0 5 + 1 0 1 0 1 0 6 0
9 FW  AUS Nik Mrdja 22 4 3 + 11 2 0 + 2 1 0 + 3 1 3 0
10 MF  AUS Adrian Caceres 29 3 17 + 3 2 1 + 1 0 3 0 2 + 2 1
11 FW  AUS Dylan Macallister 26 5 12 + 5 4 2 0 3 1 2 + 2 0
12 MF  AUS Greg Owens 1 0 0 + 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 DF  AUS Paul O'Grady 9 0 3 + 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
15 DF  AUS Andrew Clark 18 0 7 + 4 0 1 + 1 0 2 0 3 0
16 DF  AUS Nigel Boogaard 18 0 11 0 1 0 1 0 5 0
17 MF  AUS Matthew Osman 27 1 13 + 4 1 2 0 2 + 1 0 5 0
18 DF  AUS Alex Wilkinson 32 0 21 0 2 0 3 0 6 0
19 FW  AUS Matt Simon 25 13 16 + 3 11 2 0 0 0 4 2
20 GK  AUS Danny Vuković 27 0 16 0 2 0 2 + 1 0 6 0
21 MF  AUS Ahmad Elrich 9 1 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 + 3 0
22 MF  AUS Nick Rizzo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 + 1 0
23 MF  AUS Adam Kwasnik 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 + 1 2
25 FW  AUS Brady Smith 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
25 DF  AUS Nathan Sherlock 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 MF  AUS Matthew Lewis 1 0 0 + 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 GK  AUS Andrew Redmayne 2 0 1 + 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who made appearances but left the club during the season:
22 FW  AUS Sasho Petrovski 25 7 16 + 4 6 0 + 2 0 3 1 0 0
23 MF  AUS Mile Jedinak 15 6 15 6 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 MF  ITA Andrea Merenda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF  AUS Chris Tadrosse 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 GK  AUS Mark Bosnich 6 0 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 Pos. No. Player A-League Finals Pre-Season
Challenge Cup 		AFC Champions
League 		Total
1 FW 19 Matt Simon 11 0 0 2 13
2 FW 22 Sasho Petrovski 6 0 1 0 7
3 MF 23 Mile Jedinak 6 0 0 0 6
4 FW 11 Dylan Macallister 4 0 1 0 5
5 FW 9 Nik Mrdja 2 1 1 0 4
6 MF 10 Adrian Caceres 2 0 0 1 3
7 MF 7 John Hutchinson 2 0 0 0 2
FW 23 Adam Kwasnik 0 0 0 2 2
9 MF 2 André Gumprecht 1 0 0 0 1
DF 17 Matthew Osman 1 0 0 0 1
DF 5 Brad Porter 0 0 1 0 1
MF 21 Ahmad Elrich 0 0 1 0 1
Total 35 1 5 5 46

Clean sheets

Rank Pos. No. Player A-League Finals Pre-Season
Challenge Cup 		AFC Champions
League 		Total
1 GK 20 Danny Vuković 3 0 0 1 4
2 GK 40 Mark Bosnich 1 0 0 0 1

Disciplinary record

As of 17 May 2014
R. Name A-League A-League finals Pre-Season Cup AFC Champions League Total
1 Pedj Bojić 7 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 10 0
2 Matt Simon 6 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 9 0
3 Andrew Clark 5 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 8 0
Nigel Boogaard 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 5 1
5 Dylan Macallister 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 1
6 Sasho Petrovski 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
Brad Porter 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
Dean Heffernan 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
John Hutchinson 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
10 Adrian Caceres 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
11 Alex Wilkinson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Paul O'Grady 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
David D'Apuzzo 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Matthew Osman 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
15 Danny Vuković 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
André Gumprecht 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0

Awards

The Mariners Medal dinner was held in early March 2009, in Tumbi Umbi:[23]

  • 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)

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