The 2018–19 season was the 14th season for

Central Coast Mariners FC Central Coast Mariners Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Gosford, on the Central Coast (New South Wales), Central Coast of New South Wales. It competes in the A-League, A-League Men, under Professional sports lea ...

since its establishment in 2004. The club participated in the

A-League A-League Men, also known as the Isuzu UTE A-League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional soccer league in Australia and New Zealand and the highest level of the Australian soccer league system. Established in 2004 as the A-League by the ...

for the 14th time and the FFA Cup for the fifth time.

Review

The Mariners were defeated in the first round of the

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. This season saw the appointment of

Mike Mulvey Mike Mulvey (born 25 February 1963) is an Australian-English football manager, who is the technical director of South West Queensland Thunder. He had previously been in charge of clubs in Australia, Thailand and Malaysia. Mulvey is best known ...

as head coach following the departure of

Paul Okon Paul Michael Okon (born 5 April 1972) is a former Australian soccer player who played as a defender or midfielder. He previously captained the Australia national team and has represented Australia Olympic Football Team at the 1992 Summer ...

late in the previous season.

lasted only until round 21 before becoming the forth coach sacked in 5 seasons. In the transfer window, the club re-signed two former players: all-time top scorer Matt Simon and New Zealand midfielder

Michael McGlinchey Michael Ryan McGlinchey (born 7 January 1987) is a New Zealand former footballer who played as a midfielder. McGlinchey played youth football with Scottish club Celtic, where he made his professional debut. After spending time on loan to Dunf ...

. In pre-season, Jamaican Olympic sprint champion

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also came to the club to train on an indefinite basis. Mulvey was sacked by the Mariners following their 8–2 loss at home against

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was named as caretaker to carry out the remainder of the season.

Background

The Mariners ended the previous A-League season in last place after losing to

F3 Derby The F3 Derby is a soccer rivalry between Central Coast Mariners and Newcastle Jets. It is the longest standing derby in the A-League Men. The rivalry originated due to the team's relative geographical proximity, with the Mariners located on the ...

rivals

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8–2 on the final matchday.

had stepped down as head coach late in the season and his replacement,

Wayne O'Sullivan Wayne St John O'Sullivan (born 25 February 1974) is an Irish retired professional Association football, footballer. Since retiring as a player he has worked as a coach. Born in Cyprus, O'Sullivan played youth football for Swindon Town F.C., Swin ...

, had his contract terminated soon after season's end. Former

Gold Coast United Gold Coast United Football Club is an Australian Association football, soccer club based in Gold Coast, Queensland. The earliest incarnation of the club formed in 1966 and its home ground was at Nikiforides Family Park in Broadbeach. The first ...

and

Brisbane Roar Brisbane Roar Football Club is a professional soccer club based in Brisbane, Queensland. competing in Australia's premier men's competition, A-League Men, which is the top tier Australia's football pyramid. When Queensland Lions F.C. were ...

coach

was named as the new coach in April 2018.

Players

First team squad

Transfers

Transfers in

Transfers out

From academy squad

Contracts extensions

Technical staff

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

, - , colspan="14", ''Out on loan:'' , - , colspan="14", ''Players no longer at the club:'' † = Scholarship or NPL/ NYL-listed player

Pre-season and friendlies

Competitions

Overall

A-League

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

FFA Cup

References

External links

Official website
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