2005–06 Central Coast Mariners FC season

The 2005–06 season was the first for both the Central Coast Mariners and the A-League

Central Coast Mariners FC
2005–06 season
ManagerLawrie McKinna
A-League3rd
Finals2nd
Pre-season cup1st
Top goalscorerS. Petrie (8)

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

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First team squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   AUS John Crawley
2 MF   IRL Wayne O'Sullivan
3 DF   AUS Paul O'Grady
4 MF   AUS Noel Spencer (captain)
5 DF   AUS Michael Beauchamp
6 MF   GER André Gumprecht
7 MF   AUS John Hutchinson
8 DF   AUS Dean Heffernan
9 FW   AUS Nick Mrdja
10 MF   AUS Tom Pondeljak
11 MF   AUS Damien Brown
12 FW   SCO Stewart Petrie
13 FW   AUS Russell Woodruffe
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF   AUS Leo Carle
15 DF   AUS Andrew Clark
16 DF   AUS Nigel Boogaard
17 MF   AUS Matthew Osman
18 DF   AUS Alex Wilkinson
19 FW   AUS Adam Kwasnik
20 GK   AUS Danny Vukovic
21 MF   SCO Ian Ferguson Short term cover
22 MF   AUS Jamie McMaster Short term cover
23 MF   AUS Brad Porter Short term cover
24 FW   AUS Dez Giraldi Short term cover
30 GK   AUS Matthew Trott Short term cover

Matches

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2005-06 Pre-season fixtures

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Round Date Home Team Score Away Team Crowd
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

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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
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

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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

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Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
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-finalsFinal
 
      
 
12 August
 
 
Melbourne Victory1
 
21 August
 
Central Coast Mariners3
 
Central Coast Mariners1
 
14 August
 
Perth Glory0
 
Sydney FC0
 
 
Perth Glory1
 

2005-06 A-League fixtures

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26 August 2005 Round 1 Perth Glory 0 : 1 Central Coast Mariners Members Equity Stadium
20:00 UTC+8 Report
Summary
Spencer   66' Attendance: 11,113
Referee: Ben Williams
16 September 2005 Round 4 Sydney FC 2 : 3 Central Coast Mariners Aussie Stadium
20:00 UTC+10 Packer   13'
Yorke   72'
Report
Summary[permanent dead link]
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
17:00 UTC+9:30 Valkanis   34' Report
Summary
Kwasnik   19' Attendance: 7,013
Referee: Angelo Nardi
7 October 2005 Round 7 Queensland Roar 1 : 1 Central Coast Mariners Suncorp Stadium
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
17:00 UTC+10 Petrie   14', 48'
Heffernan   85'
Spencer   90+3'
Report
Summary
Attendance: 6,494
Referee: Ben Williams
29 October 2005 Round 10 New Zealand Knights 1 : 3 Central Coast Mariners North Harbour Stadium
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
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
Hutchinson   12' Rech   90'
Dodd   85'
Attendance: 5,467
Referee: Peter O'Leary
25 November 2005 Round 14 Central Coast Mariners 2 : 2 Queensland Roar Bluetongue Stadium
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
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
Hutchinson   71', 82'
Brown   30'
Gumprecht   3'
Coveny   85'
Corbo   56'
Attendance: 11,612
Referee: Mark Shield
14 January 2006 Round 18 Sydney FC 1 : 1 Central Coast Mariners Aussie Stadium
Carney   61' Pondeljak   52' Attendance: 15,977
Referee: Ben Williams
20 January 2006 Round 19 Adelaide United 1 : 1 Central Coast Mariners Hindmarsh Stadium
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
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
Baird   60'
Brosque   3'
O'Sullivan   81'
Petrie   33'
Attendance: 13,641
Referee: Ben Williams

2005-06 Finals series

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10 February 2006 Semi-Final Leg 1 Newcastle Jets 0 : 1 Central Coast Mariners EnergyAustralia Stadium
Osman   76' Attendance: 10,236
Referee: Ben Williams
17 February 2006 Semi-Final Leg 2 Central Coast Mariners 1 : 1 Newcastle Jets Bluetongue Stadium
Heffernan   79' Thompson   28' Attendance: 17,429
Referee: Simon Przydacz
26 February 2006 Preliminary Final Adelaide United 0 : 1 Central Coast Mariners Hindmarsh Stadium
Pondeljak   7' Attendance: 11,405
Referee: Matthew Breeze
5 March 2006 Grand Final Sydney FC 1 : 0 Central Coast Mariners Aussie Stadium
Corica   62' Attendance: 41,689
Referee: Mark Shield

Ladder

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Adelaide United 21 13 4 4 33 25 +8 43 Qualification for 2007 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
2 Sydney FC (C) 21 10 6 5 35 28 +7 36
3 Central Coast Mariners 21 8 8 5 35 28 +7 32 Qualification for 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[a] 21 1 3 17 15 47 −32 6
Source: ultimatealeague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ New Zealand Knights cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

Finals

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Statistics

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Goal scorers

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Player Goals
Stewart Petrie 8
Dean Heffernan 7
John Hutchinson 6
Noel Spencer 6
Andre Gumprecht 2
Adam Kwasnik 2

End of Year Awards

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References

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