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  Central Coast Mariners FC Information
Central Coast Mariners FC (also known as The Mariners) are a professional football (soccer) team based in Gosford, Australia.
The Central Coast Mariners bid for the Football Federation Australia's (FFA) new A-League was aimed to fill the space for one regional team in the competition.
The Marinators are an obvious presence at home games played at Central Coast Stadium, Gosford and are known for their continuous singing and support coming primarily from Bay 16 (which is directly behind the goal posts at the northern end of the stadium).
www.bookrags.com /Central_Coast_Mariners   (1212 words)

  
 Central Coast Mariners Football News > ePitch
Central Coast Mariners held on to their four-point lead at the top of Australia's A-League with a scoreless draw against Newcastle Jets on Sunday.
The Mariners had led the competition by five points before Queensland Roar claimed a 0-0 draw with Sydney FC in Sunday's late match.
Central Coast maintained its healthy lead on top of the A-League ladder following a dull scoreless draw against the Jets at Energy Australia Stadium in Newcastle on Sunday afternoon.
www.epitch.co.uk /a-league/central-coast-mariners   (308 words)

  
  Central Coast Mariners   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Aston Villa, defeated 2-0 by the Mariners in Group D yesterday, were deserving of their victory against an exhausted Central Coast outfit, which had only one hour earlier earned their place in the final after a penalty shoot out win over Happy Valley.
The Central Coast Mariners are set to build upon the Hyundai A-League’s emerging reputation in Asia later this month, with their second appearance at the Philips Lighting Soccer 7’s tournament in Hong Kong.
The Central Coast Mariners has been granted the honour of opening the Hyundai A-League 2007/08 season away to Sydney FC, in the first of many salivating fixtures that await the yellow and navy throughout their third campaign.
www.centralcoastsports.com.au /Soccer/mariners.htm   (970 words)

  
  Central Coast Mariners FC - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Currently, the Mariners are one of only two national sporting teams who use the stadium: the other being the Central Coast Waves rugby union team, which joined the Shute Shield in 2006.
The Marinators are an obvious presence at home games played at Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium, Gosford and are known for their continuous singing and support coming primarily from Bay 16 (which is directly behind the goal posts at the northern end of the stadium).
The Central Coast Mariners are currently participating in the 2006-07 A-League competition, hoping to build on their strong performance in the previous domestic season, which included a Pre-Season Cup title, a finals appearance in the World Club Qualification playoff and their participation in the inaugural A-League grand final.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Central_Coast_Mariners_FC   (1588 words)

  
 Central Coast Mariners > News   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Clark’s junior days were spent at southern Central Coast clubs Mountains District and Umina United, the former of which hosted Clark for the majority of his playing days before a switch to the peninsula secured the Mariners’ backline mainstay a representative spot with the then named Central Coast Coasties.
Striker Holland is the youngest Central Coast born or raised player to have pulled on a Mariners shirt – making his debut for the Mariners against the Perth Glory in the opening round of the 2006 Pre-Season Cup aged 17 years and 2 months.
The youngest Central Coast local to sign a permanent contract with the Mariners, Gosford born utility Porter was a regular in yellow and navy during the 2006 Pre-Season Cup.
www.ccmariners.com.au /default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=1612&pageid=261   (773 words)

  
 Mariners release three players (soccerhut.net)
Central Coast Mariners FC have confirmed that defenders Wayne O’Sullivan and Vuko Tomasevic and mid-fielder Noel Spencer have not been offered new contracts for the 2007/08 season and have been granted permission to speak with other clubs with a view to securing new deals elsewhere.
Mariners Executive Chairman, Lyall Gorman, paid tribute to the trio, saying that they had each played a huge part in continuing the strong establishment of the club both on and off the field.
Spencer departs the Central Coast as the club’s second highest capped player and equal fourth most prolific goal scorer, having notched 55 appearances and 7 goals in all competitive matches spanning two seasons in yellow and navy.
www.soccerhut.net /news/19701   (416 words)

  
 Central Coast Academy Of Sport, NSW Australia - Sports
the central coast academy of sport is a local initiative aimed at providing opportunities for athletes, coaches and administrators, from all sports on the central coast of new south wales.
the central coast academy of sport is a Not for Profit Organisation aimed at supporting, and improving the prowess, of those involved in sport.
Sport is an integral part of life on the Central Coast and Central Coast Radio, through it’s two stations, SEA FM and 2GO, has been closely associated with sport for as long as the company has been broadcasting.
www.thinksport.com.au /index.php?sd_page=19&str_pages=asp&sport_id=18   (615 words)

  
 Back of the Net - News & Reviews - 2006-2007 - HTML template
Central Coast defeated Sydney FC emphatically tonight in the local derby, with the Mariners coming from behind to finish 3-1, with Damian Mori scoring a brace.
Sydney FC coach Terry Butcher had been leaping around like a Punch and Judy puppet all half, and he went in at the break looking like he was going to speak severely to his lads over a sports drink.
Sydney FC were now pushing up and putting sustained pressure on the Coast defence but they were doing their job well enough to contain any opportunities to shoot.
spirit.webcity.com.au /AFN/2006-2007/R8/R8-CCvsSF.htm   (995 words)

  
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 ABC Sport - Football - Mariners overpower FC
Mariners overpower FC Central Coast Mariners extracted a degree of revenge for last season's grand final defeat after they downed reigning champions Sydney FC 3-1 in their round eight A-League encounter in Gosford on Friday night.
FC opened the scoring via the boot of Carbone, who eased a free kick past the Mariners' wall and into the top right corner of the net in the 12th minute of play.
FC looked likely to hold their advantage at half-time, but renewed pressure on goal paid off for Central Coast when O'Grady equalised in the 40th minute.
www.abc.net.au /sport/content/200610/s1764728.htm   (474 words)

  
 Central Coast Mariners Hyundai A-League Final Appearance - 02/03/2006 - PRIV - NSW Parliament
This was backed up last Friday by hundreds of supporters, including the Minister for the Central Coast, the mayors of both Gosford and Wyong and me, who turned up at Kibble Park, Gosford, to wish the Mariners luck for their away trip to Adelaide.
That is terrific news for the Central Coast and an electric atmosphere is expected to prevail at Central Coast Stadium this Sunday.
People on the Central Coast have opened their arms and embraced this team and we are proud to call them our own.
www.parliament.nsw.gov.au /prod/PARLMENT/hansArt.nsf/V3Key/LA20060302028   (915 words)

  
 Mariners sink Sydney's style - Football - Fox Sports
Central Coast dominated a Sydney side which struggled to click into gear, much to the annoyance of coach Terry Butcher, who after a calm few weeks on the bench went ballistic tonight in remonstrating the referee's decisions and his own team's lack of influence.
It was also a major boost to the Mariners' finals prospects, lifting Central Coast to within a game of the top four after their second win of the season in front of an elated 11,567 supporters.
Central Coast had not beaten Sydney for more than a year, a streak which included last season's 1-0 win to the Blues in the grand final.
www.foxsports.com.au /story/0,,20577895-23215,00.html   (595 words)

  
 Central Coast Mariners still after local support - Soccer - Sport
MELBOURNE Victory's next opponent, the Central Coast Mariners, are hoping to be boosted by a $1.5 million investment and an improvement in their home crowd for tomorrow night's A-League clash.
After claiming the pre-season cup last month, Central Coast has continued to impress, lying second after last week's draw with top side Adelaide.
Chairman Lyall Gorman said the Mariners were fine for the season, but needed more local investment to stay afloat at Gosford in the years ahead.
theage.com.au /news/soccer/central-coast-mariners-still-after-local-support/2005/09/28/1127804551665.html   (266 words)

  
 Central Coast Mariners FC : pintculture.com
O'Sullivan played 37 times for the Mariners with a goal in there too but was let go by the club with Wayne having his arse handed to him on a plate by faster and younger players.
McMaster, while born on the Central Coast has gone on to represent England at youth level while at Leeds United, despite of this McMaster is determined to make the socceroos squad and has come back to Australia to restore his career and move foward in this goal.
The central midfielder that sometimes can play in a winger or wigback role has also represented Australia in beach football (woo..) and at 25 is a late bloomer on the national scene but hardly made a dent on the A-League and was let go by the Mariners.
www.pintculture.com /default.asp?action=category&ID=67   (871 words)

  
 Australian Stadiums :: Central Coast Stadium
Central Coast Stadium (now officially the Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium) was re-opened following its redevelopment in 2000.
Central Coast Stadium is home of A-League club, Central Coast Mariners who's support is growing in the region.
Central Coast Stadium is located on the corner of Dane Drive and the Central Coast Highway.
www.austadiums.com /stadiums/stadiums.php?id=79   (277 words)

  
 Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium (formerly known as Northpower Stadium and Central Coast Express Advocate Stadium) is a sports venue on Grahame Park in Gosford, on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia.
The prospects for the stadium improved in 2005 with the formation of the Central Coast Mariners, a team in the newly-formed national A-League football (soccer) competition.
The seating at Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium still spells the words "Bears" in each bay in spite of the originally intended tenants, the North Sydney Bears, never having called the ground home.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Central_Coast_Stadium   (577 words)

  
 Footballnews.com.au - Match Reports
A bumper crowd at Blue Tongue Central Coast Stadium, drawn by the improving form of the Mariners and the appearance of Adelaide's guest star, Romario, was on hand to see another win by the home team, 2-0 in the end, after a fruitless and largely uninspiring first half.
The Mariners' best chances fell to their now firmly-established striker Adam Kwasnik, on the half hour, after Michael Valkanis had missed a back header to his keeper, but Kwasnik may have had too much time as he bore down on the Adelaide goal.
The Mariners, who had contained Adelaide well, were still creating things up front and their persistence paid off in the 56th.
www.footballnews.com.au /reports.php?id=60   (719 words)

  
 SAMSUNG's Digital World - Press Release
Merrick is wary of Central Coast, who remains the only team to have defeated Melbourne by more than a solitary goal, despite the fact they remain winless so far in their 2006/07 campaign.
After finishing runners-up in the inaugural Hyundai A-League season, Central Coast only managed to secure their first points of 2006/07 in a 0-0 draw against Queensland last Saturday after losses to Sydney (1-0) and Perth Glory (2-0) in the opening two rounds.
The Mariners have issued Melbourne’s biggest ever defeat of 3-1 on three separate occasions, with the most recent coming in Round 3 of the 2006 Pre-Season Cup.
www.samsung.com /au/presscenter/pressrelease/australianews_20060920_0000288991.asp   (801 words)

  
 Central Coast Mariners still after local support - Soccer - Sport
MELBOURNE Victory's next opponent, the Central Coast Mariners, are hoping to be boosted by a $1.5 million investment and an improvement in their home crowd for tomorrow night's A-League clash.
After claiming the pre-season cup last month, Central Coast has continued to impress, lying second after last week's draw with top side Adelaide.
Chairman Lyall Gorman said the Mariners were fine for the season, but needed more local investment to stay afloat at Gosford in the years ahead.
www.theage.com.au /news/soccer/central-coast-mariners-still-after-local-support/2005/09/28/1127804551665.html?from=moreStories   (266 words)

  
 Footballnews.com.au - Match Reports
The Mariners are still without star striker Nick Mrdja and creative midfielder Tom Pondelajk while welcoming John Hutchison and Jamie McMaster to the bench and Tony Vidmar to the starting 11.
Sustained pressure from Central Coast with Vuko Tomasevic up on the left, whipping in a cross, and the resultant on target header was deflected.
Mariners coach Lawrie McKinna was happier than perhaps one would have expected having lost at home in a Cup final, but saw the improvement in his team as positive for the start of the season proper, and the healthy crowd.
www.footballnews.com.au /reports.php?id=45   (1155 words)

  
 Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium (for Central Coast Mariners FC) : pintculture.com
Now known as Central Coast Express Advocate Stadium, the palm trees are still there, but they shrink into the shadow of one of the most impressive boutique stadiums in the country.
The ground now finally has a permanent resident though in the Mariners, and the Central Coast will hopefully soon catch the footballing bug and prospectively fill the stadium for the two local derbies the area is blessed with.
The Mariner's core fans group, the 'Marinators', gather in the open air Bay 16 behind the goals at the Northern end, and are looking to establish that area in A-League folklore.
www.pintculture.com /default.asp?action=article&ID=112   (986 words)

  
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