2006–07 Central Coast Mariners FC season
| 2006–07 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Lawrie McKinna |
| A-League | 6th |
| A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup | Runners-up |
| Top goalscorer | League: Adam Kwasnik (7) All: Adam Kwasnik (9) |
| Highest home attendance | 13,119 (vs Adelaide United, 25 November 2006) |
| Lowest home attendance | 4,644 (vs Queensland Roar, 9 September 2006) |
The 2006–07 season was the second season of competitive football played by Central Coast Mariners. The club ended the 2006–07 A-League in sixth, and so did not qualify for the finals. They failed to retain their A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup title, losing to Adelaide United in the final. In the transfer window, Central Coast signed Australian international Tony Vidmar and defender Vuko Tomasevic. The short term contracts of Brad Porter and Jamie McMaster were also extended. The Mariners began the season in good form and reached the final of the 2006 A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup. However, they failed to retain the title after losing in a penalty shoot-out to Adelaide United. The team were winless for the first five games of the A-League season, before a resurgent period featuring only two losses, to Adelaide Newcastle Jets in eleven games. However, the team failed to win any of its final five games and missed the finals series by five points as a result. Central Coast's top goalscorer was Adam Kwasnik, who scored nine goals.
Background
Transfers
On the back of the Mariners' highly successful first season, expectation arose as to the big-name players that could potentially join Central Coast. There were strong rumours about Stan Lazaridis, Ned Zelic and Paul Okon coming to the Mariners, but none eventuated. However, on 3 August 2006 Tony Vidmar announced he was joining the Mariners, signing a two-year deal.[1] Vidmar was the Mariners' first marquee signing.
- In
| No. | Position | Player | Transferred from | Transfer type | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | DF | Australia Vuko Tomasevic | AustraliaMarconi Stallions | Free transfer | 4 July 2006 | [2] |
| 13 | DF | Australia Tony Vidmar | Unattached | Free transfer | 4 August 2006 | [3] |
| 30 | GK | Australia Matthew Trott | Australia Central Coast Lightning | Injury replacement deal for John Crawley | 10 July 2006 | [4] |
| FW | Australia James Holland | Australia NSWIS | Short term contract | 12 July 2006 | [5] | |
| MF | Australia Oliver Bozanic | Australia NSWIS | Short term contract | 20 July 2006 | [6] | |
| MF | Australia Mile Jedinak | Australia Sydney United | Short term contract | 5 August 2006 | [7] | |
| FW | Australia Matt Simon | Australia Central Coast Lightning | Short term contract | 10 August 2006 | [8] | |
| FW | Australia Damian Mori | Australia Adelaide City | Injury replacement deal for Nik Mrdja | 27 September 2006 | [9] |
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- Out
| No. | Position | Player | Transferred to | Transfer type | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | MF | Australia Leo Carle | Unattached | Free transfer | 2 May 2006 | [10] |
| 13 | FW | Australia Russell Woodruffe | Unattached | Free transfer | 2 May 2006 | [10] |
| FW | Australia Damian Mori | Australia Brisbane Roar | Free transfer | 22 November 2006 | [11] |
Pre-season
The Mariners competed in the QNI North Queensland Trophy against A-League club Melbourne Victory, Chinese Super League team Changchun Yatai and the Young Socceroos finishing a respectable third. The Mariners also played two friendly matches prior to the season commencing.
| 8 June 2006 | Gladesville Spirit | 1–4 | Central Coast Mariners | Sydney |
| Ciano File:Soccerball shade.svg 42' | Report | Petrie File:Soccerball shade.svg 20' Kwasnik File:Soccerball shade.svg 36', 44', 51' |
| 22 June 2006 QNI North Queensland Trophy | Central Coast Mariners | 1–2 | Changchun Yatai | |
| Kwasnik File:Soccerball shade.svg 87' | Report |
| 24 June 2006 QNI North Queensland Trophy | Australia U20 | 1–2 | Central Coast Mariners | |
| Report |
| 28 June 2006 Central Coast Football Charity Plate | Central Coast Lightning | 0–2 | Central Coast Mariners | Lisarow |
| 19:00 | Report | Kwasnik File:Soccerball shade.svg 30' Brown File:Soccerball shade.svg 57' |
Stadium: Pluim Park Attendance: 1,900 |
Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Coaching staff
- Football Manager: Lawrie McKinna
- Head Coach: Ian Ferguson
- Development Manager: Alex Tobin
- Strength & Conditioning: Andrew Clark
Pre-Season Cup
Group stage
The Mariners were put in Group A, along with Adelaide United (3rd in 2005-06 A-League season), Perth Glory (5th) and Melbourne Victory (7th). They had two home games in the three-game round-robin series, with one played at Wade Park, Orange, New South Wales, against Adelaide United, and the other at their traditional home, Central Coast Stadium.
Central Coast started their defence of the Pre-Season Cup well, defeating Perth Glory - the team they defeated in the 2005 Pre-Season Cup final - 2–1 at Central Coast Stadium, Gosford in front of 5,682 spectators. Both Central Coast strikers, Stewart Petrie and Adam Kwasnik, scored early goals.[12][13] They followed this up with a gritty nil-all draw at Wade Park against last year's minor premiers, Adelaide United. Coach McKinna said after the game he was, "quite contented with the result".[14] For their final Group A game, they travelled to Melbourne's Olympic Park, where they downed the Melbourne Victory 3–1, with Adam Kwasnik, Paul O'Grady and Noel Spencer all scoring for the Mariners.[15]
Central Coast played their "bonus" fourth group-crossover round against the Queensland Roar. The "bonus" round awarded "bonus points" based on goals scored (one point for two goals, two points for three goals and three points for four or more goals). On this occasion, the Mariners and Roar drew 0–0, and both earned the conventional one point for a draw.[16]
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Coast Mariners | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | Advance to semi-finals |
| Adelaide United | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Melbourne Victory | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
| Perth Glory | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 July 2006 1 | Central Coast Mariners | 2–1 | Perth Glory | Gosford |
| 18:00 | Petrie File:Soccerball shade.svg 7' Kwasnik File:Soccerball shade.svg 8' |
Report | Bertos File:Soccerball shade.svg 62' | Stadium: Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 5,682 Referee: James Lewis |
| 22 July 2006 2 | Central Coast Mariners | 0–0 | Adelaide United | Orange |
| 15:00 | Report | Stadium: Wade Park Attendance: 4,344 Referee: Simon Przydacz |
| 29 July 2006 3 | Melbourne Victory | 1–3 | Central Coast Mariners | Melbourne |
| 15:00 | Thompson File:Soccerball shade.svg 3' | Report | Kwasnik File:Soccerball shade.svg 36' O'Grady File:Soccerball shade.svg 63' Spencer File:Soccerball shade.svg 76' |
Stadium: Olympic Park Stadium Attendance: 6,593 Referee: Craig Zetter |
| 6 August 2006 Bonus | Brisbane Roar | 0–0 | Central Coast Mariners | Toowoomba |
| 15:00 | Report | Stadium: Clive Berghofer Stadium Attendance: 4,571 Referee: Peter Green |
Finals
Finishing on top of Group A, with Adelaide United relegated to second on goal differential, the Mariners took on the Newcastle Jets in a fiery local derby in the playoff stage. Newcastle took the lead in the 25th minute, before Stewart Petrie converted a penalty in the 53rd minute. The game progressed into extra time, and a 96th-minute header from Paul O'Grady gave the Mariners a chance to defend their Pre-Season title in what was their fourth consecutive domestic final in as many competition entries.[17][18]
In the grand final, they lost to Adelaide United 5-4 on penalties, after the score was tied 1-1 after extra time. Carl Veart scored early for Adelaide before the Mariners levelled in the 77th minute through attacking midfielder Andre Gumprecht. In the penalty shootout, Stewart Petrie was the only player to miss on either side, hitting the crossbar.[19]
| 12 August 2006 Semi-final | Central Coast Mariners | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Newcastle Jets | Gosford |
| 18:00 | Petrie File:Soccerball shade.svg 53' (pen.) O'Grady File:Soccerball shade.svg 96' |
Report | Coveny File:Soccerball shade.svg 25' | Stadium: Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 7,567 Referee: Ben Williams |
| 19 August 2006 Final | Central Coast Mariners | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | Adelaide United | Gosford |
| 18:00 | Gumprecht File:Soccerball shade.svg 77' | Report | Veart File:Soccerball shade.svg 7' | Stadium: Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 10,463 Referee: Simon Przydacz |
| Penalties | ||||
2006-07 Hyundai A-League fixtures
| 27 August 2006 | Sydney FC | 1 : 0 | Central Coast Mariners | Aussie Stadium, Sydney |
| 17:00 UTC+10 | Fyfe File:Soccerball shade.svg 52' | Attendance: 19,274 Referee: Australia Mark Shield |
| 3 September 2006 | Perth Glory | 2 : 0 | Central Coast Mariners | Members Equity Stadium, Perth |
| Young File:Soccerball shade.svg 81' Colosimo File:Soccerball shade.svg 52' |
Attendance: 7,229 Referee: Australia Craig Zetter |
| 9 September 2006 | Central Coast Mariners | 0 : 0 | Queensland Roar | Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford |
| Attendance: 4,644 Referee: New Zealand Peter O'Leary |
| 17 September 2006 | Melbourne Victory | 1 : 0 | Central Coast Mariners | Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne |
| Thompson File:Soccerball shade.svg 51' | Attendance: 17,617 Referee: Australia Angelo Nardi |
| 23 September 2006 | Central Coast Mariners | 1 : 1 | Newcastle Jets | Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford |
| Hutchinson File:Soccerball shade.svg 12' | Griffiths File:Soccerball shade.svg 84', Yellow card Yellow-red card 90' Okon Red card 75' |
Attendance: 8,439 Referee: Australia Simon Przydacz |
| 28 September 2006 | New Zealand Knights | 0 : 1 | Central Coast Mariners | North Harbour Stadium, Auckland |
| Duruz Red card 87' Bunce Red card 83' |
Kwasnik File:Soccerball shade.svg 85' (pen.) | Attendance: 1,632 Referee: New Zealand Peter O'Leary |
| 6 October 2006 | Adelaide United | 3 : 1 | Central Coast Mariners | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide |
| Burns File:Soccerball shade.svg 90' Rees File:Soccerball shade.svg 58' Veart File:Soccerball shade.svg 25' |
Mori File:Soccerball shade.svg 38' | Attendance: 10,493 Referee: Australia Ben Williams |
| 13 October 2006 | Central Coast Mariners | 3 : 1 | Sydney FC | Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford |
| Mori File:Soccerball shade.svg 52', 90' O'Grady File:Soccerball shade.svg 40' |
Carbone File:Soccerball shade.svg 12' | Attendance: 11,567 Referee: Australia Simon Przydacz |
| 20 October 2006 | Central Coast Mariners | 2 : 1 | Perth Glory | Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford |
| Pondeljak File:Soccerball shade.svg 2', 87' | Despotovski File:Soccerball shade.svg 58' | Attendance: 8,496 Referee: Australia Matthew Breeze |
| 28 October 2006 | Queensland Roar | 1 : 1 | Central Coast Mariners | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
| Reinaldo File:Soccerball shade.svg 49' | Mori File:Soccerball shade.svg 21' | Attendance: 13,727 Referee: Australia Mark Shield |
| 3 November 2006 | Melbourne Victory | 3 : 3 | Central Coast Mariners | Telstra Dome, Melbourne |
| Allsopp File:Soccerball shade.svg 4', 68' Thompson File:Soccerball shade.svg 10' Vargas Red card 21' Muscat Red card 45' |
McMaster File:Soccerball shade.svg 6' Petrie File:Soccerball shade.svg 11' Kwasnik File:Soccerball shade.svg 23' (pen.) |
Attendance: 28.118 Referee: Australia Peter Green |
| 11 November 2006 | Newcastle Jets | 3 : 1 | Central Coast Mariners | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
| Bridge File:Soccerball shade.svg 6' Carle File:Soccerball shade.svg 17' Rodriguez File:Soccerball shade.svg 79' |
Mori File:Soccerball shade.svg 40' | Attendance: 14,026 Referee: Australia Matthew Breeze |
| 19 November 2006 | New Zealand Knights | 0 : 2 | Central Coast Mariners | North Harbour Stadium, Auckland |
| Mori File:Soccerball shade.svg 65' Mrdja File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+5' |
Attendance: 2,139 Referee: Australia Peter Green |
| 25 November 2006 | Central Coast Mariners | 2 : 0 | Adelaide United | Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford |
| Kwasnik File:Soccerball shade.svg 55' Petrie File:Soccerball shade.svg 59' |
Attendance: 13,119 Referee: Australia Mark Shield |
| 3 December 2006 | Central Coast Mariners | 0 : 0 | Sydney FC | Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford |
| Attendance: 12,457 Referee: Australia Matthew Breeze |
| 10 December 2006 | Central Coast Mariners | 1 : 0 | Perth Glory | Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford |
| Kwasnik File:Soccerball shade.svg 12' | Attendance: 8,089 Referee: New Zealand Peter O’Leary |
| 16 December 2006 | Central Coast Mariners | 2 : 3 | Queensland Roar | Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford |
| Kwasnik File:Soccerball shade.svg 29' (pen.), 77' (pen.) | Griffin File:Soccerball shade.svg 40' Vidosic File:Soccerball shade.svg 63', 80' |
Attendance: 7,132 Referee: Australia Matthew Breeze |
| 31 December 2006 | Central Coast Mariners | 1 : 2 | Melbourne Victory | Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford |
| Kwasnik File:Soccerball shade.svg 52' | Fred File:Soccerball shade.svg 23' Thompson File:Soccerball shade.svg 26' |
Attendance: 15404 Referee: Australia Mark Shield |
| 5 January 2007 | Newcastle Jets | 1 : 0 | Central Coast Mariners | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
| Rodriguez File:Soccerball shade.svg 25' | Attendance: 14,828 Referee: Australia Mark Shield |
| 11 January 2007 | Central Coast Mariners | 0 : 0 | New Zealand Knights | Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford |
| Attendance: 10,637 Referee: Australia Ben Williams |
| 21 January 2007 | Central Coast Mariners | 1 : 3 | Adelaide United | Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford |
| Pondeljak File:Soccerball shade.svg 77' | Burns File:Soccerball shade.svg 10', 49', 66' | Attendance: 8,128 Referee: Australia Simon Przydacz |
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melbourne Victory (C) | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 20 | +21 | 45 | Qualification for 2008 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series |
| 2 | Adelaide United | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 33 | |
| 3 | Newcastle Jets | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 30 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 4 | Sydney FC | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 29[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 5 | Queensland Roar | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 27 | −2 | 29 | |
| 6 | Central Coast Mariners | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 26 | −4 | 24 | |
| 7 | Perth Glory | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 30 | −6 | 20 | |
| 8 | New Zealand Knights[lower-alpha 2] | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 39 | −26 | 19 | Disbanded at end of season |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ↑ Sydney FC were penalised three competition points following round 18 due to salary cap breaches which occurred during the 2005–06 season
- ↑ New Zealand Knights cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 26 | −4 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 15 | −6 |
Source: [citation needed]
Player statistics
The Mariners used a total of 23 players during the 2006–07 season and there were nine different goalscorers. There were also two squad members who did not make a first-team appearance in the campaign. Alex Wilkinson and Adam Kwasnik both featured in all 27 competitive matches the side played in the campaign. The team scored a total of 30 goals in all competitions. The highest scorere was Kwasnik, with nine goals, followed by Damian Mori who scored six goals. Mile Jedinak was the only player sent off in the season.
- Key
|
No. = Squad number Pos = Playing position Nat. = Nationality Apps = Appearances |
GK = Goalkeeper DF = Defender MF = Midfielder FW = Forward |
File:Yellow card.svg = Yellow cards File:Red card.svg = Red cards |
Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute. Players with number struck through and marked † left the club during the playing season.
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | A-League | Pre-Season Cup | Total | Discipline | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | A yellow rectangular card | A red rectangular card | ||||
| 1 | GK | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg AUS | John Crawley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | File:Flag of Ireland.svg IRE | Wayne O'Sullivan | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg AUS | Paul O'Grady | 13 (1) | 1 | 4 (1) | 2 | 17 (2) | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg AUS | Noel Spencer | 16 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg AUS | Brad Porter | 3 (3) | 0 | (3) | 0 | 3 (6) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | File:Flag of Germany.svg GER | Andre Gumprecht | 11 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg AUS | John Hutchinson | 6 (10) | 1 | (1) | 0 | 6 (11) | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg AUS | Jamie McMaster | 19 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg AUS | Nik Mrdja | 3 (3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 (3) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg AUS | Tom Pondeljak | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | DF | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg AUS | Damien Brown | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | File:Flag of Scotland.svg SCO | Stewart Petrie | 18 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg AUS | Tony Vidmar | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg AUS | Vuko Tomasevic | 8 (3) | 0 | 6 | 0 | 14 (3) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg AUS | Andrew Clark | 8 (3) | 0 | 5 | 0 | 13 (3) | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg AUS | Nigel Boogaard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg AUS | Matthew Osman | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg AUS | Alex Wilkinson | 21 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg AUS | Adam Kwasnik | 19 (2) | 7 | 6 | 2 | 25 (2) | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | GK | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg AUS | Danny Vukovic | 20 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FW | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg AUS | James Holland † | 0 | 0 | (3) | 0 | (3) | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg AUS | Oliver Bozanic † | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | MF | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg AUS | Mile Jedinak | 8 | 0 | (1) | 0 | 8 (1) | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | FW | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg AUS | Matt Simon | (3) | 0 | (1) | 0 | (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FW | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg AUS | Damian Mori † | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
| 30 | GK | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg AUS | Matthew Trott | 1 | 0 | (1) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
- ↑ "Socceroo legend signs on with the Central Coast". Central Coast Mariners official website. 4 August 2006. Archived from the original on 22 August 2006. Retrieved 4 August 2006.
- ↑ "A-League's Mariners sign Tomasevic". Sydney Morning Herald. 4 July 2006. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ↑ "Vidmar to resume playing with Mariners". ABC News. 4 August 2006. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ↑ "Trott added to Mariners roster for short term". 10 July 2006. Archived from the original on 24 August 2006.
- ↑ "Local youth bound for Glory". 12 July 2006. Archived from the original on 24 August 2006.
- ↑ "Promising youngster pens short-term deal". 20 July 2006. Archived from the original on 25 August 2006. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ↑ "Jedinak to debut in Toowoomba". 5 August 2006. Archived from the original on 24 August 2006.
- ↑ "Local youth added ahead of derby blockbuster". 10 August 2006. Archived from the original on 22 August 2006.
- ↑ "Mori becomes a Mariner". ABC News. 27 September 2006. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Boogaard, Hutchinson and Kwasnik pen new deals". 2 May 2006. Archived from the original on 24 August 2006.
- ↑ "Sydney FC determined to shut out Mori". Sydney Morning Herald. 24 November 2006. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ↑ "Mariners, Sydney FC notch preseason wins". ABC Sport. 16 July 2006. Retrieved 16 July 2006.
- ↑ "Mariners impress with first up victory". Football Federation Australia (Central Coast Mariners Website). 15 July 2006. Archived from the original on 22 August 2006. Retrieved 16 July 2006.
- ↑ "Mariners earn tough draw against reigning Premiers". Football Federation Australia (Central Coast Mariners Website). 22 July 2006. Retrieved 12 July 2006.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Mariners' title defence on track after win". Football Federation Australia (Central Coast Mariners Website). 29 July 2006. Archived from the original on 22 August 2006. Retrieved 13 August 2006.
- ↑ "Mariners book home semi-final after stalemate". Football Federation Australia (Central Coast Mariners Website). 6 August 2006. Retrieved 13 August 2006.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Mariners set up title defence after derby win". Football Federation Australia (Central Coast Mariners Website). 12 August 2006. Archived from the original on 19 August 2006. Retrieved 13 August 2006.
- ↑ 2005 Pre-Season Cup, 2005 World Club Qualification, 2005-06 A-League, 2006 Pre-Season Cup
- ↑ "Adelaide takes title in shootout". Football Federation Australia (A-League Website). 20 August 2006. Archived from the original on 24 August 2006. Retrieved 29 August 2006.
