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2011–12 Central Coast Mariners FC season

Field	Value
club	Central Coast Mariners
season	2011–12
manager	Graham Arnold
mgrtitle	Manager
chairman	Peter Turnbull
chrtitle	Chairman
league	A-League premiership (regular season)
league result	1st
cup1	A-League championship (finals)
cup1 result	3rd
cup2	Asian Champions League
cup2 result	Group stage (3rd)
league topscorer	Matt Simon, Bernie Ibini-Isei (7)
season topscorer	Patrick Zwaanswijk (8)
highest attendance	14 838 vs Gold Coast United
lowest attendance	6 883 vs Perth Glory
average attendance	9 628
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prevseason	2010–11
nextseason	2012–13

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.

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.

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

NZ Adam McGeorge
AUS Antony Golec
USA Austen Ezzell
AUS Brent Griffiths

Pre-Season fixtures/ friendlies

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

Michael Baird
Adam McGeorge

Michael Baird

Michael Baird Pedj Bojic

Oliver Bozanic

Michael Baird
Michael McGlinchey

Brent Griffiths

Bernie Ibini-Isei

Alex Feneridis
Emiliano Tade

Mitchell Duke

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.

2011–12 squad

Players who have been announced as contracted to the Central Coast Mariners senior squad for the 2011–12 season.

Transfers

Name	Position	Moving from	Notes
AUS Justin Pasfield	Goalkeeper	AUS North Queensland Fury	- 2-year senior contract
AUS Troy Hearfield	Midfielder	NZ Wellington Phoenix
PNG Brad McDonald	Midfielder	AUS North Queensland Fury	title = Mariners Swoop on New Signings	date = 15 April 2010	publisher = Fourfourtwo Australia	url = http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/201718,mariners-swoop-on-new-signings.aspx	accessdate = 2011-04-18}}
AUS Adriano Pellegrino	Midfielder	AUS Perth Glory	- 2-year senior contract
AUS Stuart Musialik	Midfielder	AUS Sydney FC	- 1-year senior contract
AUS Tom Rogic	Midfielder	Free agent	- 5-month senior contract
AUS Trent McClenahan	Defender	Free agent	- 3-month contract (2012 AFC Champions League)

Out

Name	Position	Moving to	Notes
AUS Nik Mrdja	Striker	Retired
ARG Patricio Perez	Midfielder	ARG Club Atlético All Boys	- Due to personal reasons.
AUS Marc Warren	Defender	ENG Sheffield United	- Left during 2011 January transfer window.
SCO Chris Doig	Defender	Indonesia Pelita Jaya
AUS Paul Henderson	Goalkeeper	AUS Sydney Olympic FC	-End of long-term injury replacement contract.
AUS Jess Vanstrattan	Goalkeeper	Released
AUS Mustafa Amini	Midfielder	GER Borussia Dortmund	-Loaned back to Mariners for 2011–12 season.

AUS Matthew Lewis	Midfielder	AUS Blacktown City FC	-Contract not renewed.
AUS Michael Baird	Striker	Malaysia Sabah FA	-Left mid-season.
AUS Matt Simon	Striker	South Korea Chunnam Dragons	-Left during 2012 January transfer window

AUS Rostyn Griffiths	Midfielder	China Guangzhou R&F	-Reported transfer fee: $1,500,000

Loan deals

Player	Position	Club	Duration
AUS Mustafa Amini	Midfielder	GER Borussia Dortmund	July 2011– May 2012
AUS Nathan Denham	Goalkeeper	AUS Sutherland Sharks	November 2011
ENG John Sutton	Striker	SCO Heart of Midlothian	February 2012– May 2012
AUS Brody Crane	Goalkeeper	AUS South Coast Wolves	February 2012

Out

Player	Position	Club	Duration
AUS Troy Hearfield	Midfielder	Indonesia Pelita Jaya	March 2011– June 2011
AUS Alex Wilkinson	Defender	China Jiangsu Sainty	March 2011– July 2011
AUS Adam Kwasnik	Striker	China Chengdu Blades	March 2011– August 2011
Malta John Hutchinson	Midfielder	China Chengdu Blades	July 2011– October 2011

Injuries

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

2011–12 A-League fixtures/results

All times AEST/AEDST, and PM

Regular season

Bernie Ibini-Isei Matt Simon Brett Emerton Michael McGlinchey
Troy Hearfield

Daniel McBreen (pen) Patrick Zwaanswijk Bernie Ibini-Isei
Patrick Zwaanswijk (pen) Rostyn Griffiths Matt Simon Pedj Bojic Steven McGarry Pedj Bojic
Matt Simon Adam Kwasnik
Joshua Rose Bruce Djite Berisha Harry Kewell Trent Sainsbury Patrick Zwaanswijk Ben Halloran
Mitch Cooper Bernie Ibini-Isei Bernie Ibini-Isei

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

Finals

Erik Paartalu Adam Kwasnik Mitch Nichols
Henrique Alex Wilkinson Mathew Ryan Michael McGlinchey 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.

Joshua Rose Everton Santos (pen) Sung Hwan Kim
Vladimir Jovancic Joshua Rose
Michael McGlinchey
Mustafa Amini Jungo Fujimoto
Tulio Tanaka

Squad stats

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

Top scorers

Total	Player	Goals per Round	7	6	4	2	1
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
AUS	Matt Simon				1	1
AUS	Bernie Ibini-Isei				1	1
NED	Patrick Zwaanswijk		1
AUS	Adam Kwasnik
AUS	Rostyn Griffiths
AUS	Mustafa Amini
AUS	Pedj Bojic
AUS	Daniel McBreen
AUS	Tom Rogic
AUS	Troy Hearfield
NZL	Michael McGlinchey
AUS	Oliver Bozanic
AUS	Joshua Rose
ENG	John Sutton

A goal was scored from a penalty kick

| Two goals were scored from penalty kicks |}

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