The Central Coast Mariners FC

Central Coast Mariners FC

Central Coast Mariners Football Club is a professional football club based on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia. They participate in the A-League and are one of three teams from the state of New South Wales playing in the competition...

 have had a successful A-League 2007-08

A-League 2007-08

The A-League 2007-08 season was the third season of the Australian A-League football competition, won by the Newcastle Jets. Football Federation Australia hoped to build on the success of the previous two seasons and on the interest generated by and playing in the 2007 AFC Champions League, and...

 season.

Squad

Coaching Staff

• Football Manager: Lawrie McKinna
  Lawrie McKinna
  Lawrie McKinna is a Scottish-Australian former football player and formerly managed Chengdu Blades in China Super League.-Club career:...
  
  
• Head Coach: Ian Ferguson
• Development Manager: Alex Tobin
  Alex Tobin
  Alexander Hugh Tobin is a former Australian football player. Tobin is the second most capped player for the Australia national football team with 87 'A' appearances, including many as captain...
  
  
• Strength & Conditioning: Andrew Clark
  Andrew Clark (footballer)
  Andrew Clark is an Australian football player. He is currently the Fitness and Conditioning coach for the Central Coast Mariners.-External links:* *...
  
  
• Goalkeeping Coach: John Crawley
  John Crawley (footballer)
  John Crawley is a former football player. He is currently the goalkeeping coach for Australian A-League club the Central Coast Mariners.-Biography:...
  
  

Squad changes for 2007-08 season

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In

Player	From	League	Date
Sasho Petrovski Sasho Petrovski Sasho Petrovski is an Australian football player. He is a striker who last played for the Newcastle Jets in the Hyundai A-League. Petrovski has two caps for the Australian national team...	Sydney FC Sydney FC Sydney FC is a professional football club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and competes in the country's premier football competition, the A-League...	A-League A-League The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company...	12 February 2007
Greg Owens Greg Owens Greg Owens is an Australian football player who plays in the position of attacking midfielder...	Adelaide United Adelaide United FC Adelaide United Football Club is a professional football club based in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. It currently participates in the A-League as the sole team from the state of South Australia. Adelaide is one of the most successful clubs in the A-League. The club's home ground is...	A-League A-League The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company...	12 March 2007
Dean Heffernan Dean Heffernan Dean James Heffernan is an Australian professional football player who currently plays as a left back for Chinese Super League club Liaoning Whowin.-Club career:...	1. FC Nuremberg	Bundesliga Fußball-Bundesliga The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...	6 June 2007
Andrew Redmayne	AIS	Victorian Premier League Victorian Premier League The Victorian Premier League is the highest State level association football competition in Victoria, Australia, and second highest nationally after the A-League...	19 June 2007
Mile Jedinak Mile Jedinak Michael John "Mile" Jedinak is an Australian professional football player. He is currently contracted to Crystal Palace of the English Championship...	Sydney United Sydney United Sydney United Football Club are an Australian football club from Sydney, Australia, established in 1957 by Croatian Australians in the area...	New South Wales Premier League New South Wales Premier League The New South Wales Premier League is the highest state-level men's soccer competition in New South Wales, Australia. Nationally, it is considered one grade lower than the A-League...
John Aloisi John Aloisi John Aloisi is a retired Australian football player who played as a striker, and the current youth team manager at Melbourne Heart....	Free Agent

Out

Player	To	League	Date
Noel Spencer Noel Spencer Noel Spencer was an Australian football player.-NSL:Noel played for his hometown of Wollongong from 1996–2000 and was part of Wollongong Wolves championship-winning team of the 1999/2000 season. After the championship win Noel left for Northern Spirit which he played for and later captained until...	Sydney FC Sydney FC Sydney FC is a professional football club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and competes in the country's premier football competition, the A-League...	A-League A-League The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company...
Wayne O'Sullivan	released
Vuko Tomasevic Vuko Tomasevic Vuko Tomasevic is a football player.He most recently played as a central defender for the Australian A-League club Central Coast Mariners before being released at the end of the 2007 season...	Marconi Stallions Marconi Stallions The Marconi Stallions Football Club is an Australian football club located in Sydney, Australia. The club won the National Soccer League title a record four times, along with South Melbourne FC and Sydney City SC...	New South Wales Premier League New South Wales Premier League The New South Wales Premier League is the highest state-level men's soccer competition in New South Wales, Australia. Nationally, it is considered one grade lower than the A-League...
Stewart Petrie Stewart Petrie Stewart Petrie is a former Scottish football player who is currently assistant manager of Arbroath F.C. who compete in the Irn Bru Scottish Third Division.-Career:...	Ross County FC	Scottish Football League Scottish Football League The Scottish Football League is a league of football teams in Scotland, comprising theScottish First Division, Scottish Second Division and Scottish Third Division. From the league's foundation in 1890 until the breakaway Scottish Premier League was formed in 1998, the Scottish Football League...
Jamie McMaster Jamie McMaster Jamie McMaster is an English football player who plays as an attacking midfielder for the Bonnyrigg White Eagles in the NSW Premier League....	released
John Crawley John Crawley John Paul Crawley is a retired English professional cricketer, who represented England in 37 Test matches. He is regarded alongside his near contemporaries Graeme Hick and Mark Ramprakash as a hugely talented player who failed to realise his full potential at international level.Crawley is a...	released

Summary

Group B

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	BP
	10	3	2	1	0	6	1	3
	6	3	1	2	0	3	2	1
	5	3	1	0	2	4	4	2
	1	3	0	1	2	0	6	0

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Semi-Final
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3rd-4th Playoff
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2007-08 Hyundai A-League fixtures

Round	Date	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Crowd	Stadium	Referee
1	24 August 2007		0-1		18,457	Aussie Stadium Aussie Stadium Sydney Football Stadium is located in Moore Park, in Sydney, New South Wales. It was built in 1988, to be the city's premier "rectangular field" for rugby league, rugby union and football for major matches and domestic competition...	Peter Green
2	31 August 2007		3-0		9,052	Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium Central Coast Stadium, named Bluetongue Stadium due to sponsorship, is a sports venue in Gosford, on the Central Coast of New South Wales. The stadium is home to the Central Coast Mariners Football Club who compete in the A-League...	Peter Green
3	6 September 2007	Queensland Roar	0-1		8,814	Suncorp Stadium Suncorp Stadium Lang Park is the original name of the site located in the Brisbane suburb of Milton, Queensland, Australia, now occupied by the major sports facility known by its sponsorship name, Suncorp Stadium...	Mark Shield
4	16 September 2007	Melbourne Victory Melbourne Victory Melbourne Victory Football Club is an Australian professional football club based in Melbourne, Victoria, that plays in the A-League....	0-0		27,351	Telstra Dome Telstra Dome Docklands Stadium is a multi-purpose sports and entertainment stadium in the Docklands precinct of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia...	Mark Shield
5	23 September 2007		1-0	Perth Glory Perth Glory FC Perth Glory Football Club is a professional football club in Perth, Western Australia, Australia, competing in Australia's top football competition the A-League. Perth Glory is one of only three clubs to survive from the now defunct National Soccer League...	9,274	Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium Central Coast Stadium, named Bluetongue Stadium due to sponsorship, is a sports venue in Gosford, on the Central Coast of New South Wales. The stadium is home to the Central Coast Mariners Football Club who compete in the A-League...	Craig Zetter
6	30 September 2007	Adelaide United	2-1		11,019	Hindmarsh Stadium Hindmarsh Stadium Hindmarsh Stadium is a rectangular stadium located in Adelaide, South Australia. It is the home of the Australian A-League team, Adelaide United....	Matthew Breeze
7	7 October 2007		1-1	Newcastle Jets	12,622	Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium Central Coast Stadium, named Bluetongue Stadium due to sponsorship, is a sports venue in Gosford, on the Central Coast of New South Wales. The stadium is home to the Central Coast Mariners Football Club who compete in the A-League...	Matthew Breeze
8	14 October 2007		0-1	Queensland Roar	8,113	Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium Central Coast Stadium, named Bluetongue Stadium due to sponsorship, is a sports venue in Gosford, on the Central Coast of New South Wales. The stadium is home to the Central Coast Mariners Football Club who compete in the A-League...	Peter O'Leary
9	21 October 2007		1-2		11,680	Westpac Stadium Westpac Stadium Westpac Stadium, is a major sporting venue in Wellington, New Zealand. Due to its shape and silver coloured external walls, it is colloquially known as The Cake-Tin to the locals and other New Zealanders...	Peter Green
10	28 October 2007	Sydney FC Sydney FC Sydney FC is a professional football club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and competes in the country's premier football competition, the A-League...	3-2		17,652	Aussie Stadium Aussie Stadium Sydney Football Stadium is located in Moore Park, in Sydney, New South Wales. It was built in 1988, to be the city's premier "rectangular field" for rugby league, rugby union and football for major matches and domestic competition...	Mark Shield
11	4 November 2007		2-1	Melbourne Victory Melbourne Victory Melbourne Victory Football Club is an Australian professional football club based in Melbourne, Victoria, that plays in the A-League....	11,354	Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium Central Coast Stadium, named Bluetongue Stadium due to sponsorship, is a sports venue in Gosford, on the Central Coast of New South Wales. The stadium is home to the Central Coast Mariners Football Club who compete in the A-League...	Mark Shield
12	10 November 2007		2-0	Adelaide United	11,680	Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium Central Coast Stadium, named Bluetongue Stadium due to sponsorship, is a sports venue in Gosford, on the Central Coast of New South Wales. The stadium is home to the Central Coast Mariners Football Club who compete in the A-League...	Simon Pryzdacz
13	18 November 2007	Perth Glory Perth Glory FC Perth Glory Football Club is a professional football club in Perth, Western Australia, Australia, competing in Australia's top football competition the A-League. Perth Glory is one of only three clubs to survive from the now defunct National Soccer League...	1-0		7,310	Members Equity Stadium Members Equity Stadium Perth Oval, known by its sponsored name nib Stadium since July 2010, is a sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia. It has been the home of A-League club Perth Glory since 1996 and has housed the administrative facilities of the Western Australia Rugby League since 2003...	Craig Zetter
14	25 November 2007	Newcastle Jets	0-0		14,169	EnergyAustralia Stadium EnergyAustralia Stadium Newcastle International Sports Centre is a multi-purpose sports stadium located in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. It is the home ground of the Newcastle Knights and the Newcastle United Jets teams. It is owned by the New South Wales government and administered by the Hunter Region...	Mark Shield
15	22 December 2007***		4-5	Sydney FC Sydney FC Sydney FC is a professional football club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and competes in the country's premier football competition, the A-League...	17,514*	Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium Central Coast Stadium, named Bluetongue Stadium due to sponsorship, is a sports venue in Gosford, on the Central Coast of New South Wales. The stadium is home to the Central Coast Mariners Football Club who compete in the A-League...	Matthew Breeze
16	9 December 2007	Queensland Roar	2-1		16,442	Suncorp Stadium Suncorp Stadium Lang Park is the original name of the site located in the Brisbane suburb of Milton, Queensland, Australia, now occupied by the major sports facility known by its sponsorship name, Suncorp Stadium...	Ben Williams
17	14 December 2007	Adelaide United	1-2		11,123	Hindmarsh Stadium Hindmarsh Stadium Hindmarsh Stadium is a rectangular stadium located in Adelaide, South Australia. It is the home of the Australian A-League team, Adelaide United....	Peter Green
18	31 December 2007		2-5	Melbourne Victory Melbourne Victory Melbourne Victory Football Club is an Australian professional football club based in Melbourne, Victoria, that plays in the A-League....	18,686*	Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium Central Coast Stadium, named Bluetongue Stadium due to sponsorship, is a sports venue in Gosford, on the Central Coast of New South Wales. The stadium is home to the Central Coast Mariners Football Club who compete in the A-League...	Mark Shield
19	6 January 2008	Perth Glory Perth Glory FC Perth Glory Football Club is a professional football club in Perth, Western Australia, Australia, competing in Australia's top football competition the A-League. Perth Glory is one of only three clubs to survive from the now defunct National Soccer League...	1-1		6,727	Members Equity Stadium Members Equity Stadium Perth Oval, known by its sponsored name nib Stadium since July 2010, is a sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia. It has been the home of A-League club Perth Glory since 1996 and has housed the administrative facilities of the Western Australia Rugby League since 2003...	Sredbre Delovski
20	12 January 2008		1-2	Newcastle Jets	19,238**	Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium Central Coast Stadium, named Bluetongue Stadium due to sponsorship, is a sports venue in Gosford, on the Central Coast of New South Wales. The stadium is home to the Central Coast Mariners Football Club who compete in the A-League...	Matthew Breeze
21	19 January 2008		2-0		9,849	Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium Central Coast Stadium, named Bluetongue Stadium due to sponsorship, is a sports venue in Gosford, on the Central Coast of New South Wales. The stadium is home to the Central Coast Mariners Football Club who compete in the A-League...	Kevin Docherty
SF-L1	27 January 2008	Newcastle Jets	2-0		22,960	EnergyAustralia Stadium EnergyAustralia Stadium Newcastle International Sports Centre is a multi-purpose sports stadium located in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. It is the home ground of the Newcastle Knights and the Newcastle United Jets teams. It is owned by the New South Wales government and administered by the Hunter Region...	Matthew Breeze
SF-L2	10 February 2008		3-0	Newcastle Jets	19,112	Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium Central Coast Stadium, named Bluetongue Stadium due to sponsorship, is a sports venue in Gosford, on the Central Coast of New South Wales. The stadium is home to the Central Coast Mariners Football Club who compete in the A-League...	Ben Williams
GF	24 February 2008		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 1 December 2007 but was postponed due to a dangerous playing surface

Home-and-Away Season

See also