2016–17 Central Coast Mariners FC season explained

Club:Central Coast Mariners
Season:2016–17
Manager:Tony Walmsley
(to 8 August 2016)
John Hutchinson
(caretaker 8–29 August 2016)
Paul Okon
(from 29 August 2016)
Chairman:Michael Charlesworth
Stadium:Central Coast Stadium, Gosford
League:A-League
League Result:8th
Cup1:A-League Finals Series
Cup1 Result:DNQ
Cup2:FFA Cup
Cup2 Result:Round of 32
League Topscorer:Roy O'Donovan (11 goals)
Season Topscorer:Roy O'Donovan (11 goals)
Highest Attendance:11,398 vs. Sydney FC
(8 January 2017)
Lowest Attendance:5,072 vs. Adelaide United
(5 February 2016)
Average Attendance:7,395
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Prevseason:2015–16
Nextseason:2017–18

The 2016–17 Central Coast Mariners FC season was the club's 12th season since its establishment in 2004. The club participated in the A-League for the 12th time and the FFA Cup for the 3rd time.

Players

Transfers in

No.PositionPlayerTransferred fromType/feeContract lengthDateRef
19 Sydney FCFree transfer1 year11 April 2016[1]
10 Sydney FCFree transfer1 year18 April 2016[2]
1 Sydney FCFree transfer1 year7 June 2016[3]
11 Melbourne VictoryFree transfer2 years7 June 2016
6 UnattachedFree transfer2 years14 July 2016[4]
13 UnattachedFree transfer1 year14 July 2016[5]
3 Melbourne VictoryFree transfer1 year19 October 2016[6]

Transfers out

No.PositionPlayerTransferred toType/feeDateRef
10 UnattachedUndisclosed Fee5 April 2016[7]
14 UnattachedFree transfer11 April 2016[8]
17 UnattachedFree transfer11 April 2016
23 Undisclosed Fee11 April 2016
20 $50,00028 May 2016[9] [10]
13 Melbourne VictoryFree transfer7 June 2016
6 Melbourne VictoryFree transfer16 June 2016[11]
3 Melbourne CityFree transfer11 August 2016[12]
40 UnattachedUndisclosed Fee1 December 2016[13]
18 UnattachedUndisclosed Fee14 January 2017[14]
15 UnattachedUndisclosed Fee14 January 2017

Contracts extensions

Name Position Duration Contract Expiry Notes
Adam BerryMidfielder 2 years 2019 [15]
Liam RoseMidfielder 1 year 2018 [16]
Trent BuhagiarStriker 2 years 2019 [17]
Storm RouxRight back 2 years 2019 [18]
Josh BinghamStriker 1 year 2018

Club

Coaching staff

PositionStaff
Head coach Paul Okon
Assistant coach Ivan Jolic
Goalkeeping coach Matthew Nash
Strength and
conditioning coach
Brice Johnson
Physiotherapist Andrew Nealon
Youth football coach Ben Cahn
Head of sports science Tim Knight

Other information

Statistics

Squad statistics

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Competitions

Overall

CompetitionStarted roundFinal
position / round
First matchLast match
A-League8th8 October 201614 April 2017
FFA CupRound of 32Round of 322 August 20162 August 2016

A-League

See main article: 2016–17 A-League.

Matches

FFA Cup

See main article: 2016 FFA Cup.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jacques Faty signs with Mariners. Central Coast Mariners. 11 April 2016. 17 April 2016. 2 May 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160502134628/http://www.ccmariners.com.au/article/breaking-news-jacques-faty-signs-with-mariners/1hhk9pxbd3v801pem6xy2ajvkm. dead.
  2. Web site: Mariners sign Mickael Tavares. Central Coast Mariners. 18 April 2016. 18 April 2016. 11 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161011004453/http://www.ccmariners.com.au/article/breaking-news-mariners-sign-mickael-tavares/c8q2jagg9wh311thjjnnvu9us. dead.
  3. Web site: Mariners net Necevski. Central Coast Mariners. 7 June 2016.
  4. Web site: Mariners sign Blake Powell. Central Coast Mariners. 14 July 2016.
  5. Web site: Kwabena Appiah returns to the Central Coast. Central Coast Mariners. 14 July 2016.
  6. News: Victory defender exits club. FourFourTwo. 19 October 2016. 19 October 2016. 19 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161019214150/http://www.fourfourtwo.com.au/news/victory-defender-exits-club-439691. dead.
  7. Web site: Luis Garcia bids farewell to Central Coast Mariners. Chris. Hearn. Outside 90. 5 April 2016.
  8. Web site: Mariners part ways with three players. Central Coast Mariners. 11 April 2016. 17 April 2016. 14 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160414125006/http://www.ccmariners.com.au/article/club-statement-mariners-part-ways-with-three-players/175s5hyev671b1wzqeqzpnu64p. dead.
  9. News: Kalik remains at Poljud, Milic wants to Genoa. Croatian. Frane. Vulas. Slobodna Dalmacija. 28 May 2016.
  10. Web site: Kalik Completes Split from Coast to Croatia. Central Coast Mariners. 1 June 2016.
  11. News: Mitch Austin joins Melbourne Victory, who send Connor Pain to Central Coast. Sydney Morning Herald. 17 June 2016. 16 June 2016.
  12. Web site: Rose departs Mariners for Melbourne City. SBS. The World Game. 11 August 2016.
  13. News: Central Coast Mariners agree to release young goalkeeper. Outside 90. 1 December 2016. 1 December 2016. Fruci, Joel.
  14. News: Central Coast Mariners bid farewell to duo. 14 January 2017. 14 January 2017. Fruci, Joel. https://web.archive.org/web/20170128162957/http://outside90.com/central-coast-mariners-bid-farewell-to-duo-206/. 28 January 2017. dead.
  15. News: Adam Berry signs contract extension. Central Coast Mariners. 26 August 2016.
  16. News: Liam Rose signs contract extension. Central Coast Mariners. 31 October 2016.
  17. News: Trent Buhagiar confirms future with Mariners. Central Coast Mariners. 5 December 2016.
  18. News: Storm Roux signs contract extension with Central Coast Mariners. Central Coast Mariners. 5 April 2017.