Central Coast Mariners season 2007-08

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The Central Coast Mariners FC have had a successful A-League 2007-08 season.

Contents

[edit] Squad

Further information: List of Central Coast Mariners FC players
No. Position Player
1 Flag of Australia GK Matthew Trott
2 Flag of Australia FW Matt Simon
3 Flag of Australia DF Paul O'Grady
4 Flag of Australia MF Ian McAndrew
5 Flag of Australia MF Brad Porter
6 Flag of Germany MF André Gumprecht
7 Flag of Australia MF John Hutchinson
8 Flag of Australia DF Dean Heffernan
9 Flag of Australia FW Nik Mrdja
10 Flag of Australia MF Tom Pondeljak
11 Flag of Australia DF Damien Brown
12 Flag of Australia MF Greg Owens
13 Flag of Australia DF Tony Vidmar
15 Flag of Australia DF Andrew Clark
No. Position Player
16 Flag of Australia DF Nigel Boogaard
17 Flag of Australia MF Matthew Osman
18 Flag of Australia DF Alex Wilkinson (captain)
19 Flag of Australia FW Adam Kwasnik
20 Flag of Australia GK Danny Vukovic
22 Flag of Australia FW Sasho Petrovski
23 Flag of Australia MF Mile Jedinak
24 Flag of Australia FW Damian Mori (Short term cover Rd 5 - 7, for Paul O Grady)
25 Flag of Australia FW John Aloisi (Short term cover Rd 10- Grand Final, for Matthew Osman)
26 Flag of Australia DF Alvin Ceccoli (Short term cover Rd 19- Grand Final, for Dean Heffernan)
30 Flag of Australia GK Andrew Redmayne

[edit] Coaching Staff

[edit] Squad changes for 2007-08 season

In
Player From League Date
Flag of Australia Sasho Petrovski Sydney FC Flag of Australia A-League 12 February 2007
Flag of Australia Greg Owens Adelaide United Flag of Australia A-League 12 March 2007
Flag of Australia Dean Heffernan 1. FC Nürnberg Flag of Germany Bundesliga 6 June 2007
Flag of Australia Andrew Redmayne AIS Flag of Australia Victorian Premier League 19 June 2007
Flag of Australia Mile Jedinak Sydney United Flag of Australia New South Wales Premier League
Flag of Australia John Aloisi Free Agent
Out
Player To League Date
Flag of Australia Noel Spencer Sydney FC Flag of Australia A-League
Flag of Ireland Wayne O'Sullivan released
Flag of Australia Vuko Tomasevic Marconi Stallions Flag of Australia New South Wales Premier League
Flag of Scotland Stewart Petrie Ross County FC Flag of Scotland Scottish Football League
Flag of Australia Jamie McMaster released
Flag of Australia John Crawley released

[edit] Pre-season

[edit] Summary

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA BP
Central Coast Mariners 10 3 2 1 0 6 1 3
Queensland Roar 6 3 1 2 0 3 2 1
Wellington Phoenix 5 3 1 0 2 4 4 2
Sydney FC 1 3 0 1 2 0 6 0
July 14, 2007
18:00 UTC+10		 Central Coast Mariners 2 – 0 Wellington Phoenix Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium,
Gosford, New South Wales
Attendance: 8,136
Referee: Srebre Delovski
Wilkinson Scored after 3 minutes 3'
Kwasnik Scored after 30 minutes 30'		 (Report)
July 21, 2007
15:00 UTC+10		 Central Coast Mariners 1 – 1 Queensland Roar Wade Park,
Orange, New South Wales
Attendance: 3,531
Referee: James Lewis
Boogaard Scored after 6 minutes 6' (Report) Lynch Scored after 60 minutes 60'
July 29, 2007
15:00 UTC+10		 Sydney FC 0 – 3 Central Coast Mariners Canberra Stadium,
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Attendance: 5,735
Referee: Ben Williams
(Report) Osman Scored after 36 minutes 36'
Kwasnik Scored after 44 minutes 44'
Gumprecht Scored after 51 minutes 51'

Semi-Final

August 4, 2007
18:00 UTC+10		 Central Coast Mariners 2 – 3 Perth Glory Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium,
Gosford, New South Wales
Attendance: 5,967
Referee: Ben Williams
Mrdja Scored after 43 minutes 43'
Petrovski Scored after 90 minutes 90'		 (Report) Dragicevic Scored after 23 minutes 23'
Bertos Scored after 55 minutes 55'
Tarka Scored after 78 minutes 78'

3rd-4th Playoff

12 August 2007
16:00 UTC+10		 Central Coast Mariners 1 – 3 Queensland Roar Bluetongue Stadium
Attendance: 3,500 (estimate)
Referee: James Lewis
Simon Scored after 9 minutes 9' (Report) Milicic Scored after 30 minutes 30'
Marcinho Scored after 48 minutes 48'
Reinaldo Scored after 86 minutes 86'

[edit] 2007-08 Hyundai A-League fixtures

Round Date Home Team Score Away Team Crowd Stadium Referee
1 24 August 2007 Sydney FC 0-1 Central Coast Mariners 18,457 Aussie Stadium Peter Green
2 31 August 2007 Central Coast Mariners 3-0 Wellington Phoenix 9,052 Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium Peter Green
3 6 September 2007 Queensland Roar 0-1 Central Coast Mariners 8,814 Suncorp Stadium Mark Shield
4 16 September 2007 Melbourne Victory 0-0 Central Coast Mariners 27,351 Telstra Dome Mark Shield
5 23 September 2007 Central Coast Mariners 1-0 Perth Glory 9,274 Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium Craig Zetter
6 30 September 2007 Adelaide United 2-1 Central Coast Mariners 11,019 Hindmarsh Stadium Matthew Breeze
7 7 October 2007 Central Coast Mariners 1-1 Newcastle Jets 12,622 Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium Matthew Breeze
8 14 October 2007 Central Coast Mariners 0-1 Queensland Roar 8,113 Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium Peter O'Leary
9 21 October 2007 Wellington Phoenix 1-2 Central Coast Mariners 11,680 Westpac Stadium Peter Green
10 28 October 2007 Sydney FC 3-2 Central Coast Mariners 17,652 Aussie Stadium Mark Shield
11 4 November 2007 Central Coast Mariners 2-1 Melbourne Victory 11,354 Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium Mark Shield
12 10 November 2007 Central Coast Mariners 2-0 Adelaide United 11,680 Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium Simon Pryzdacz
13 18 November 2007 Perth Glory 1-0 Central Coast Mariners 7,310 Members Equity Stadium Craig Zetter
14 25 November 2007 Newcastle Jets 0-0 Central Coast Mariners 14,169 EnergyAustralia Stadium Mark Shield
15 22 December 2007*** Central Coast Mariners 4-5 Sydney FC 17,514* Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium Matthew Breeze
16 9 December 2007 Queensland Roar 2-1 Central Coast Mariners 16,442 Suncorp Stadium Ben Williams
17 14 December 2007 Adelaide United 1-2 Central Coast Mariners 11,123 Hindmarsh Stadium Peter Green
18 31 December 2007 Central Coast Mariners 2-5 Melbourne Victory 18,686* Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium Mark Shield
19 6 January 2008 Perth Glory 1-1 Central Coast Mariners 6,727 Members Equity Stadium Sredbre Delovski
20 12 January 2008 Central Coast Mariners 1-2 Newcastle Jets 19,238** Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium Matthew Breeze
21 19 January 2008 Central Coast Mariners 2-0 Wellington Phoenix 9,849 Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium Kevin Docherty
SF-L1 27 January 2008 Newcastle Jets 0-2 Central Coast Mariners 22,960 EnergyAustralia Stadium Matthew Breeze
SF-L2 10 February 2008 Central Coast Mariners 3-0 Newcastle Jets 19,112 Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium Ben Williams
GF 24 February 2008 Central Coast Mariners 0-1 Newcastle Jets 36,354 Sydney Football Stadium Mark Shield

* Then record for football game at Bluetongue Stadium

** Current record for a football game at Bluetongue stadium

*** Match was originally scheduled for the 1 December 2007 but was postponed due to a dangerous playing surface

[edit] Home-and-Away Season

# Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Central Coast Mariners 21 10 4 7 30 25 5sm=n 34
2 Newcastle Jets 21 9 7 5 25 21 4sm=n 34
3 Sydney FC 21 8 8 5 28 24 4sm=n 32
4 Queensland Roar 21 8 7 6 25 21 4sm=n 31
5 Melbourne Victory 21 6 9 6 29 29 0sm=n 27
6 Adelaide United 21 6 8 7 31 29 2sm=n 26
7 Perth Glory 21 4 8 9 27 34 -7sm=n 20
8 Wellington Phoenix 21 5 5 11 25 37 -12sm=n 20


[edit] See also

Football in Australia
v • d • e

Governing body: Football Federation Australia

National leagues: A-League • Youth League | Former: National Soccer League
Hyundai A-League
v • d • e

Lists: Champions • Records • Foreign players

Seasons:  2005-06 • 2006-07 • 2007-08 • 2008-09

Teams:  Adelaide United • Central Coast Mariners
Melbourne Victory • Newcastle Jets • Perth Glory
Queensland Roar • Sydney FC • Wellington Phoenix

Defunct team: New Zealand Knights
Central Coast Mariners
v • d • e

Home: Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium, Gosford, New South Wales

Coach: Lawrie McKinna | Captain: Alex Wilkinson

Seasons: 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09

Current squad: List of players | 1 Trott | 2 Simon | 3 O'Grady | 4 McAndrew | 5 Porter | 6 Gumprecht | 7 Hutchinson | 8 Heffernan | 9 Mrdja | 11 Brown | 13 Macallister | 12 Owens | 15 Clark | 16 Boogaard | 17 Osman | 18 Wilkinson | 19 Kwasnik | 20 Vukovic | 21 Elrich | 22 Petrovski | 23 Jedinak | 30 Redmayne