2011–12 Central Coast Mariners FC season

The 2011–12 Central Coast Mariners season will be Central Coast Mariners's seventh A-League season. It includes the 2011–12 A-League season as well as any other competitions of the 2011–12 football (soccer) season. This will include competing in the 2012 AFC Champions League.

Central Coast Mariners

2011–12 season
Chairman	Peter Turnbull
Manager	Graham Arnold
A-League premiership (regular season)	1st
A-League championship (finals)	3rd
Asian Champions League	Group stage (3rd)
Top goalscorer	League: Matt Simon, Bernie Ibini-Isei (7) All: Patrick Zwaanswijk (8)
Highest home attendance	14 838 vs Gold Coast United
Lowest home attendance	6 883 vs Perth Glory
Average home league attendance	9 628
Home colours Away colours

Pre-season and friendlies

The 2011 off-season is longer than usual (March–October) as Football Federation Australia shifted the next season's start back to avoid clashing with the NRL and AFL finals.

In May, it was announced that the Mariners would play Celtic on their tour of Australia in July, a game which the Mariners won 1–0 through a late Troy Hearfield long range effort.

The Mariners also agreed to a deal with a new kit supplier, Hummel International.

Much of the news at the club in pre-season related to the future of young talent Mustafa Amini, who had attracted interest from many European clubs, including German champions Borussia Dortmund and Scottish side Celtic, amongst others. After an extended negotiation period, Amini was sold to Dortmund, and immediately loaned back to the Mariners until May 2012.[1]

Pre-season fixtures included the annual tour of the Australian Capital Territory, and a tour of New Zealand. Whilst in Canberra, the Mariners retained the Bank of Queensland Cup, winning their annual clash with Belconnen United FC 5–0. Overall, the Mariners enjoyed a successful pre-season, including wins over A-League opposition Perth Glory and Wellington Phoenix. They also won the annual Doug Turnbull cup, against Bankstown City Lions. The Mariners were a game away from a second consecutive undefeated pre-season (after not losing a pre-season game in the 2010 pre-season), however, they were beaten 3–1 by Auckland City FC in Auckland in their final friendly before the season proper. Michael Baird was the top-scorer in pre-season, scoring 7 goals.

Pre-Season triallists

• Adam McGeorge
• Antony Golec
• Austen Ezzell
• Brent Griffiths

Pre-Season fixtures/ friendlies

Games in New South Wales unless specified. Games in this section are in local time.

22 June 2011	Blacktown City Demons	0–3	Central Coast Mariners	Gabbie Stadium, Seven Hills
Wednesday, 6:45 pm		Report	Adriano Pellegrino  35' Michael Baird  40' Adam McGeorge  87'	Attendance: 200

28 June 2011	GHFA Spirit FC	0–2	Central Coast Mariners	Christie Park, Marsfield
Tuesday, 7:00 pm		Report	Adriano Pellegrino  25' Michael Baird  40'	Attendance: 400

2 July 2011	Central Coast Mariners	1–0	Celtic FC	ANZ Stadium, Sydney
Saturday, 7:30 pm	Troy Hearfield  87'	Report		Attendance: 19 482 Referee: Matthew Breeze

7 July 2011	Central Coast Mariners	1–1	Young Socceroos	Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
Thursday	Michael Baird  54' (pen)	Report	Dimitri Petratos  56'	Attendance: Training match Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

12 July 2011	Belconnen United FC	0–5	Central Coast Mariners	Belconnen Soccer Centre, McKellar, Australian Capital Territory
Tuesday, 7:00 pm		Report	Rostyn Griffiths  15' Michael Baird  35', 79', 85' Pedj Bojic  40'	Attendance: 950 Referee: Brett Woodford

14 July 2011	Canberra FC	1–2	Central Coast Mariners	Deakin Stadium, Deakin, Australian Capital Territory
Thursday, 7:00 pm	Paul Ivanic  12'	Report	Troy Hearfield  22' Oliver Bozanic  57'	Referee: Luke Withell

7 September 2011	Bankstown City Lions	0–3	Central Coast Mariners	Jensen Park, Sefton
Wednesday, 7:30 pm		Report	Oliver Bozanic  5' Michael Baird  9' Michael McGlinchey  49'	Attendance: 300 Referee: Gerard Parsons

11 September 2011	Dandaloo Lions	0–1	Central Coast Mariners	John Crehan Park, Cringila
Sunday, 5:00 pm		Report	Matt Simon  33'	Referee: Matt Cropper

14 September 2011	Lake Macquarie Roosters	0–3	Central Coast Mariners	Macquarie Field, Speers Point
Wednesday, 7:00 pm		Report	Daniel McBreen  20', 75' (pen) Brent Griffiths  35'	Referee: Amdrew Higgins

18 September 2011	Central Coast Mariners	1–0	Perth Glory	Knox Grammar School, Sydney
Sunday, 2:00 pm	Adriano Pellegrino  45'	Report		Referee: Regis Queffelec

25 September 2011	Wellington Phoenix	0–2	Central Coast Mariners	Baypark Stadium, Tauranga, New Zealand
Sunday, 1:30 pm		Report	Patrick Zwaanswijk  40' Bernie Ibini-Isei  79'	Attendance: 3 000

28 September 2011	Auckland City FC	3–1	Central Coast Mariners	Croatian Cultural Society, Henderson, New Zealand
Wednesday, 7:15 pm	Manuel Exposito  36' (pen) Alex Feneridis  44' Emiliano Tade  90'	Report	Oliver Bozanic  33'

14 December 2011	Central Coast Mariners	1–0	Malaysia U-23	Mingara Athletics Track, Tumbi Umbi
Wednesday	Daniel McBreen	Report		Attendance: Training match

11 April 2012	Marconi Stallions	1–2	Central Coast Mariners	Marconi Stadium, Bossley Park
Tuesday, 7:00 pm	Nathan Elasi  3'	Report	Troy Hearfield  65' Mitchell Duke  78'	Attendance: Training match

2011–12 A-League

Fixtures for the 2011–12 A-League were announced in late May. Notable fixtures include a 2011 A-League Grand Final rematch in the opening fixture against Brisbane Roar, and the Mariners' traditional New Year's Eve match, this year against Gold Coast United.

October

The Mariners' season got off to a rough start, with no wins in their first three games, picking up only one point. This included a draw with Gold Coast United, thanks to a late Patrick Zwaanswijk equaliser, and a loss in The F3 Derby against Newcastle. However, they managed to kick start their season with a come from behind win over Perth Glory at Bluetongue Stadium, winning 2–1 with goals from Matt Simon and Bernie Ibini-Isei.

November

November was a successful period for the club, with the Mariners undefeated in their four games in the month. This included an eventful 3–2 win over Sydney FC in the New South Wales derby. Bernie Ibini-Isei was named the A-League's young player of the month for November.

December

The Mariners completed a second consecutive undefeated month in December, with four wins and one draw. This included wins in The F3 Derby as well as a win over rivals Brisbane Roar, and a 4–0 victory over Adelaide United in Adelaide- the side's biggest ever home loss. The annual New Year's Eve match was a nil all draw with Gold Coast United. Late in the month, it was announced that local long-serving striker Matt Simon would be leaving in early January to play for K-League side Chunnam Dragons. The Mariners ended 2011 on top of the A-League ladder. Mustafa Amini was named A-League young player of the month for December.

January

In January, the Mariners were again undefeated, extending their undefeated streak to a club record 15 games by the end of the month. Matt Simon left the club to go to South Korea, scoring a brace in his final game before moving overseas against Melbourne Victory. Trent Sainsbury, Joshua Rose and Bernie Ibini-Isei were re-signed, and Tom Rogic transferred to the team. Mitchell Duke, Jimmy Oates and Anthony Caceres were promoted from the youth team under the terms of their "senior" contracts for the 2012 AFC Champions League and future A-League seasons. The Mariners ended 10 January points clear at the top of the A-League table. On 31 January the Central Coast Mariners confirmed that they had secured the services of John Sutton for 4 months on a loan deal to cover the loss of Matt Simon. Mathew Ryan was named the A-League's young player of the month for January.

February

February saw the end of the Mariners' extended undefeated run, and two other losses in the month saw the lead at the top of the table reduced ahead of Brisbane Roar. Rostyn Griffiths was sold to Guangzhou R&F for what was rumoured to be a club record transfer fee, around the A$1 million mark. By the end of the month, the Central Coast Mariners youth team had all but won the 2011–12 A-League National Youth League title. Tom Rogic won the A-League young player of the month award for February- the fourth consecutive month in which the Mariners had won the award.

March

March was a mixed month for the club, with two wins, one draw and two losses in A-League matches. Wins in the last two games of the regular season earned the Mariners the 2011–12 A-League Premiership, ahead of Brisbane Roar. This earned the team a spot in the 2013 AFC Champions League. The Mariners campaign in the 2012 AFC Champions League began in March, with two draws.

April

On the field, April was a less successful month for the Mariners, with the team eliminated from the 2011–12 A-League finals by Perth Glory and suffering a loss to Seongnam Ilhwa in Seongnam after the two teams drew in Gosford in the 2012 AFC Champions League. Off the field, Mathew Ryan was awarded the A-League's young player and goalkeeper of the year awards, and Graham Arnold was awarded A-League coach of the year. Ryan, Patrick Zwaanswijk and Joshua Rose were named in the team of the season, with Arnold named as coach.

May

May saw the season finish with the end of the 2012 AFC Champions League group stage. A 5–1 win over Tianjin Teda FC- the club's first in the AFC Champions League- saw the Mariners travel to Japan needing to beat Nagoya Grampus to progress in the competition. However, a loss in this game saw the Mariners finish third in the group.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Central Coast Mariners	27	15	6	6	40	24	+16	51	Finals Series and 2013 AFC Champions League Group stage[lower-alpha 1]
2	Brisbane Roar (C)	27	14	7	6	50	28	+22	49	Finals Series and 2013 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off
3	Perth Glory	27	13	4	10	40	35	+5	43	Finals Series
4	Wellington Phoenix	27	12	4	11	34	32	+2	40
5	Sydney FC	27	10	8	9	37	42	−5	38
6	Melbourne Heart	27	9	10	8	35	34	+1	37
7	Newcastle Jets	27	10	5	12	38	41	−3	35
8	Melbourne Victory	27	6	11	10	35	43	−8	29
9	Adelaide United	27	5	10	12	26	44	−18	25
10	Gold Coast United	27	4	9	14	30	42	−12	21	Disbanded at end of season

Source: ultimatealeague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:

1. First place qualifies for the 2013 AFC Champions League Group stage.
   Winning the 2012 A-League Grand Final automatically earns qualification for the 2013 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off, unless first place are champions.

2011–12 squad

Players who have been announced as contracted to the Central Coast Mariners senior squad for the 2011–12 season. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  AUS Mathew Ryan 2 FW  AUS Daniel McBreen 3 DF  AUS Joshua Rose 4 DF  AUS Pedj Bojic 5 MF  AUS Brad Porter 6 DF  NED Patrick Zwaanswijk 7 MF  MLT John Hutchinson 8 MF  AUS Rostyn Griffiths 9 FW  AUS Bernie Ibini-Isei 10 MF  AUS Adriano Pellegrino 11 MF  AUS Oliver Bozanic 12 MF  AUS Troy Hearfield 13 MF  AUS Stuart Musialik 14 MF  NZL Michael McGlinchey 15 MF  PNG Brad McDonald 16 DF  AUS Trent Sainsbury

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 FW  AUS Michael Baird 17 MF  AUS Tom Rogic 18 DF  AUS Alex Wilkinson 19 FW  AUS Matt Simon 19 FW  ENG John Sutton 20 GK  AUS Justin Pasfield 21 DF  AUS Sam Gallagher 22 MF  AUS Mustafa Amini 23 FW  AUS Adam Kwasnik 24 MF  AUS Anthony Caceres 25 FW  AUS Mitchell Duke 27 DF  AUS Trent McClenahan 30 GK  AUS Nathan Denham 31 GK  AUS Brody Crane ?? DF  AUS James Oates

Transfers

In Name Position Moving from Notes Justin Pasfield Goalkeeper North Queensland Fury - 2-year senior contract[2] Troy Hearfield Midfielder Wellington Phoenix [3] Brad McDonald Midfielder North Queensland Fury - 1-year senior contract[4] Adriano Pellegrino Midfielder Perth Glory - 2-year senior contract[4] Stuart Musialik Midfielder Sydney FC - 1-year senior contract[5] Tom Rogic Midfielder Free agent - 5-month senior contract[6] Trent McClenahan Defender Free agent - 3-month contract (2012 AFC Champions League)[7]

Out Name Position Moving to Notes Nik Mrdja Striker Retired [8] Patricio Perez Midfielder Club Atlético All Boys - Due to personal reasons.[9] Marc Warren Defender Sheffield United - Left during 2011 January transfer window.[10] Chris Doig Defender Pelita Jaya [11] Paul Henderson Goalkeeper Sydney Olympic FC -End of long-term injury replacement contract.[4] Jess Vanstrattan Goalkeeper Released [4] Mustafa Amini Midfielder Borussia Dortmund -Loaned back to Mariners for 2011–12 season. -Reported transfer fee: $400,000[12] Matthew Lewis Midfielder Blacktown City FC -Contract not renewed.[13] Michael Baird Striker Sabah FA -Left mid-season.[14] Matt Simon Striker Chunnam Dragons -Left during 2012 January transfer window -Reported transfer fee: $170,000[15] Rostyn Griffiths Midfielder Guangzhou R&F -Reported transfer fee: $1,500,000[16]

Loan deals

In Player Position Club Duration Mustafa Amini Midfielder Borussia Dortmund[12] July 2011– May 2012 Nathan Denham Goalkeeper Sutherland Sharks[17] November 2011 John Sutton Striker Heart of Midlothian[18] February 2012– May 2012 Brody Crane Goalkeeper South Coast Wolves February 2012

Out Player Position Club Duration Troy Hearfield Midfielder Pelita Jaya March 2011– June 2011 Alex Wilkinson Defender Jiangsu Sainty[19] March 2011– July 2011 Adam Kwasnik Striker Chengdu Blades[19] March 2011– August 2011 John Hutchinson Midfielder Chengdu Blades[20] July 2011– October 2011

Injuries

Name	Position	Injury	Duration
Mathew Ryan	Goalkeeper	Knee	May 2011– September 2011
Mustafa Amini	Midfielder	Osteitis pubis	August 2011– October 2011
Alex Wilkinson	Defender	Arm	September 2011– October 2011
Stuart Musialik	Midfielder	Hip	September 2011– December 2011
Rostyn Griffiths	Midfielder	Hip	December 2011– January 2012

2011–12 A-League fixtures/results

All times AEST/AEDST, and PM

Regular season

8 October 2011 1	Brisbane Roar	1–0	Central Coast Mariners	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Saturday 8:45	Mitch Nichols  72'	Report		Attendance: 13 467 Referee: Chris Beath

15 October 2011 2	Central Coast Mariners	1–1	Gold Coast United	Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
Saturday 5:30	Patrick Zwaanswijk  87'	Report	James Brown  47'	Attendance: 10 374 Referee: Peter O'Leary

23 October 2011 3	Newcastle Jets	1–0	Central Coast Mariners	Ausgrid Stadium, Newcastle
Sunday 5:00	Jeremy Brockie  25'	Report		Attendance: 14 421 Referee: Jarred Gillett

29 October 2011 4	Central Coast Mariners	2–1	Perth Glory	Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
Saturday 5:30	Matt Simon  27' Bernie Ibini-Isei  45'	Report	Travis Dodd  6'	Attendance: 6 883 Referee: Ryan Shepheard

4 November 2011 5	Wellington Phoenix	1–2	Central Coast Mariners	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Friday 5:30	Chris Greenacre  68'	Report	Bernie Ibini-Isei  47' Matt Simon  81'	Attendance: 5 090 Referee: Gerard Parsons

12 November 2011 6	Central Coast Mariners	0–0	Melbourne Victory	Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
Saturday 7:45		Report		Attendance: 10 521 Referee: Strebre Delovski

19 November 2011 7	Sydney FC	2–3	Central Coast Mariners	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
Saturday 7:45	Nick Carle  77' Brett Emerton  88'	Report	Patrick Zwaanswijk  41' Michael McGlinchey  66' Troy Hearfield  82'	Attendance: 13 947 Referee: Strebre Delovski

26 November 2011 8	Central Coast Mariners	3–1	Melbourne Heart	Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
Saturday 5:30	Matt Simon  45+1' Daniel McBreen  83' (pen) Patrick Zwaanswijk  87'	Report	Eli Babalj  78'	Attendance: 7 242 Referee: Gerard Parsons

2 December 2011 9	Adelaide United	0–4	Central Coast Mariners	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Friday 8:00		Report	Mustafa Amini  29' Bernie Ibini-Isei  32' Patrick Zwaanswijk  39' (pen) Rostyn Griffiths  65'	Attendance: 8 437 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

10 December 2011 10	Central Coast Mariners	2–0	Newcastle Jets	Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
Saturday 5:30	Rostyn Griffiths  25' Matt Simon  59'	Report		Attendance: 10 643 Referee: Strebre Delovski

17 December 2011 11	Brisbane Roar	1–2	Central Coast Mariners	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Saturday 7:45	Kofi Danning  83'	Report	Mustafa Amini  6' Pedj Bojic  45'	Attendance: 10 006 Referee: Peter Green

23 December 2011 12	Perth Glory	1–3	Central Coast Mariners	nib Stadium, Perth
Friday 10:00	Josh Mitchell  26' Steven McGarry  84'	Report	Bernie Ibini-Isei  49' Pedj Bojic  60' Matt Simon  64'	Attendance: 6 620 Referee: Matt Gillett

31 December 2011 13	Central Coast Mariners	0–0	Gold Coast United	Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
Saturday 6:15		Report		Attendance: 14 838 Referee: Ryan Shepheard

4 January 2012 14	Central Coast Mariners	2–0	Melbourne Victory	Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
Wednesday 7:45	Matt Simon  1', 84'	Report		Attendance: 12 284 Referee: Peter Green

7 January 2012 15	Sydney FC	0–1	Central Coast Mariners	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
Sunday 4:00		Report	Oliver Bozanic  9'	Attendance: 11 866 Referee: Jarred Gillett

14 January 2012 16	Central Coast Mariners	1–1	Newcastle Jets	Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
Saturday 5:30	Patrick Zwaanswijk  59'	Report	Labinot Haliti  17'	Attendance: 10 904 Referee: Matt Gillett

18 January 2012 17	Melbourne Heart	0–1	Central Coast Mariners	AAMI Park, Melbourne
Wednesday 7:30		Report	Adam Kwasnik  89'	Attendance: 5 522 Referee: Strebre Delovski

21 January 2012 18	Central Coast Mariners	3–2	Adelaide United	Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
Saturday 5:30	Daniel McBreen  15' Adam Kwasnik  75' Joshua Rose  78'	Report	Sergio van Dijk  16' Bruce Djite  19'	Attendance: 7 478 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

4 February 2012 19	Central Coast Mariners	0–2	Brisbane Roar	Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
Saturday 5:30		Report	Paartalu  5' Berisha  39'	Attendance: 10 217 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

10 February 2012 20	Melbourne Victory	2–1	Central Coast Mariners	AAMI Park, Melbourne
Friday 8:00	Carlos Hernandez  15' Harry Kewell  50'	Report	Tom Rogic  8' Trent Sainsbury  62'	Attendance: 14 060 Referee: Peter Green

18 February 2012 21	Central Coast Mariners	2–0	Wellington Phoenix	Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
Saturday 5:30	Tom Rogic  52' Patrick Zwaanswijk  83'	Report		Attendance: 7 845 Referee: Strebre Delovski

22 February 2012* 22	Gold Coast United	3–3	Central Coast Mariners	Skilled Park, Robina
Wednesday 8:00	Chris Harold  10' (pen) Ben Halloran  18' Mitch Cooper  56'	Report	Adam Kwasnik  4', 66' Bernie Ibini-Isei  60'	Attendance: 1 141 Referee: Matthew Gillett

26 February 2012 23	Melbourne Heart	1–0	Central Coast Mariners	AAMI Park, Melbourne
Sunday 5:00	Eli Babalj  50'	Report		Attendance: 5 034 Referee: Jarred Gillett

3 March 2012 24	Central Coast Mariners	1–1	Sydney FC	Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
Saturday 7:45	Troy Hearfield  91'	Report	Joel Chianese  56'	Attendance: 8 658 Referee: Chris Beath

11 March 2012 25	Perth Glory	1–0	Central Coast Mariners	nib Stadium, Perth
Sunday 7:30	Travis Dodd  24'	Report		Attendance: 6 502 Referee: Chris Beath

17 March 2012 26	Central Coast Mariners	1–0	Adelaide United	Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
Saturday 5:30	Bernie Ibini-Isei  47'	Report		Attendance: 7 275 Referee: Ben Williams

25 March 2012 27	Wellington Phoenix	1–2	Central Coast Mariners	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Sunday 2:00	Leo Bertos  80'	Report	John Sutton  45' Bernie Ibini-Isei  51'	Attendance: 9 740 Referee: Strebre Delovski

• *Match rescheduled from 27 January 2012 due to flooding risk in and around Skilled Park.

Finals

31 March 2012 Major semi-final leg 1	Brisbane Roar	2–0	Central Coast Mariners	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Saturday 5:30	Henrique  8' Erik Paartalu  86'	Report		Attendance: 15 081 Referee: Strebre Delovski

8 April 2012 Major semi-final leg 2	Central Coast Mariners	2–3	Brisbane Roar	Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
Sunday 5:00	Patrick Zwaanswijk  29' Adam Kwasnik  32'	Report	Thomas Broich  2' Mitch Nichols  25' Henrique  65'	Attendance: 9 846 Referee: Jarred Gillett

14 April 2012 Preliminary final	Central Coast Mariners	1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–5 p)	Perth Glory	Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
Sunday 5:00	Adam Kwasnik  32'	Report	Shane Smeltz  34'	Attendance: 7572 Referee: Strebre Delovski
	Penalties
	Daniel McBreen Alex Wilkinson Mathew Ryan Michael McGlinchey		Shane Smeltz Billy Mehmet Liam Miller Dean Heffernan Jacob Burns

2012 AFC Champions League

The Mariners qualified for the 2012 AFC Champions League as runners up in the 2010–11 A-League. In December 2011, they were drawn in group G, along with Nagoya Grampus of Japan, Tianjin Teda FC of China and Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma of South Korea.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		SIC	NGY	CCM	TTD
1	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	6	2	4	0	13	5	+8	10[lower-alpha 1]	Advance to knockout stage		—	1–1	5–0	1–1
2	Nagoya Grampus	6	2	4	0	10	4	+6	10[lower-alpha 1]			2–2	—	3–0	0–0
3	Central Coast Mariners	6	1	3	2	7	11	−4	6			1–1	1–1	—	5–1
4	Tianjin Teda	6	0	3	3	2	12	−10	3			0–3	0–3	0–0	—

Source: WorldFootball.net
Notes:

1. Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma and Nagoya Grampus are tied on their head-to-head record (2 pts, 0 GD, 3 GF), and so are ranked by their overall goal difference.

7 March 2012 1	Tianjin Teda FC	0–0	Central Coast Mariners	TEDA Football Stadium, Tianjin
Wednesday 11:00		Report		Attendance: 19 800 Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali

21 March 2012 2	Central Coast Mariners	1–1	Nagoya Grampus	Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
Wednesday 7:30	Patrick Zwaanswijk  28'	Report	Tulio Tanaka  21'	Attendance: 5 130 Referee: Liu Kwok Man

3 April 2012 3	Central Coast Mariners	1–1	Seongnam Ilhwa	Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
Tuesday 7:00	Adam Kwasnik  50' Joshua Rose  61'	Report	Everton Santos  57'	Attendance: 5 018 Referee: Valentin Kovalenko

18 April 2012 4	Seongnam Ilhwa	5–0	Central Coast Mariners	Tancheon Sports Complex, Seongnam
Wednesday 8:30	Lee Chang-Hoon  39' Everton Santos  43', 73' (pen) Sung Hwan Kim  69' Vladimir Jovancic  83'	Report		Attendance: 2 017 Referee: Saeid Mozaffarizadeh

1 May 2012 5	Central Coast Mariners	5–1	Tianjin Teda FC	Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
Tuesday 7:30	Daniel McBreen  10', 20' Joshua Rose  49' Michael McGlinchey  71' Mustafa Amini  85'	Report	Liao Bochao  72'	Attendance: 4 155 Referee: Mohamed Abdelkarim Al-Zarooni

15 May 2012 6	Nagoya Grampus	3–0	Central Coast Mariners	Mizuho Athletic Stadium, Nagoya
Tuesday 8:00	Keiji Tamada  19' Jungo Fujimoto  35' Tulio Tanaka  87'	Report		Attendance: 5 037 Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou

Squad stats

No.	Pos.	Name	A-League		Finals		AFC Champions League		Total		Discipline
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Mathew Ryan	21	0	3	0	6	0	30	0	1	0
2	FW	Daniel McBreen	23	2	2	0	5	2	30	4	3	0
3	DF	Joshua Rose	27	1	3	0	5	1	35	2	6	1
4	DF	Pedj Bojic	24	2	3	0	4	0	31	2	11	0
5	MF	Bradley Porter	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0
6	DF	Patrick Zwaanswijk	26	6	3	1	6	1	35	8	9	0
7	MF	John Hutchinson	19	0	3	0	6	0	28	0	9	0
8	MF	Rostyn Griffiths	18	2	0	0	0	0	18	2	5	0
9	FW	Bernie Ibini-Isei	26	7	3	0	6	0	35	7	0	0
10	MF	Adriano Pellegrino	7	0	0	0	1	0	8	0	2	0
11	MF	Oliver Bozanic	20	1	3	0	5	0	28	1	1	0
12	MF	Troy Hearfield	26	2	2	0	4	0	32	2	0	0
13	MF	Stuart Musialik	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF	Michael McGlinchey	27	1	3	0	6	1	36	2	2	0
15	MF	Brad McDonald	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	DF	Trent Sainsbury	8	0	1	0	2	0	11	0	3	1
17	FW	Michael Baird	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0
17	MF	Tom Rogic	9	2	3	0	4	0	16	2	2	0
18	DF	Alex Wilkinson	24	0	3	0	6	0	33	0	3	0
19	FW	Matthew Simon	14	7	0	0	0	0	14	7	2	0
19	FW	John Sutton	6	1	2	0	2	0	10	1	1	0
20	GK	Justin Pasfield	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0
21	DF	Sam Gallagher	1	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	0
22	MF	Mustafa Amini	16	2	2	0	4	1	22	3	1	0
23	FW	Adam Kwasnik	16	4	3	2	5	1	24	7	5	0
24	MF	Anthony Caceres	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	FW	Mitchell Duke	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
27	DF	Trent McClenahan	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0	1	0
30	GK	Nathan Denham	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	GK	Brody Crane	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
??	DF	James Oates	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Top scorers

Total	Player		Goals per Round
			1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27
7		Matt Simon				1	1			1		1		1		2
		Bernie Ibini-Isei				1	1				1			1										1				1	1
6		Patrick Zwaanswijk		1					1	1	1							1					1
4		Adam Kwasnik																	1	1				2
2		Rostyn Griffiths									1	1
		Mustafa Amini									1		1
		Pedj Bojic											1	1
		Daniel McBreen								1										1
		Tom Rogic																				1	1
		Troy Hearfield							1																	1
1		Michael McGlinchey							1
		Oliver Bozanic															1
		Joshua Rose																		1
		John Sutton																											1

	A goal was scored from a penalty kick
	Two goals were scored from penalty kicks

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External links

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