Central Coast Mariners
Central Coast Mariners vs Melbourne Heart
The Central Coast Mariners defeated the Melbourne Heart 2-0 at Bluetongue Stadium on Friday night. After a nil all score at half time, the Mariners two second half strikes have extended their lead at...
Zwaanswijk's character his greatest prize
Dominic Bossi After 16 seasons with four clubs in three countries, the curtains have closed on the playing career of the Central Coast Mariners' Patrick Zwaanswijk.
Central Coast Mariners sign Ahmad Elrich
A-League runners-up Central Coast Mariners have bolstered their attack by signing former Socceroos winger Ahmad Elrich for two seasons.
Football
Arnold dares to dream in clash with Asian titans
Sebastian Hassett They might be the longest of long-shots to overhaul a 2-1 deficit against Guangzhou Evergrande in Wednesday night’s second leg but Central Coast Mariners coach Graham Arnold says his team can pull...
Soccer
Door open for Mariners to play ACT fixture
David Polkinghorne Capital Football will put its hand up to host reigning A-League champions the Central Coast Mariners.
Mariners bow out of ACL with 3-0 defeat
The Central Coast Mariners had no answer to the talent assembled so expensively by Guangzhou Evergrande, tumbling out the Asian Champions League on Wednesday with a 3-0 defeat in China.
A-League will leave it late to end season
Sebastian Hassett Football Federation Australia will push the climax of the A-League season to its latest ever finish, with a May grand final next year bringing the competition end into line with the European season -...
Football
Mariners front up to the emerging monsters of Asia
Sebastian Hassett The motto of Guangzhou Evergrande simply sums up the Chinese club's extraordinary ambition: ''Be the best forever.''
Football
Plucky Mariners fall short against Evergrande's aristocrats
Sebastian Hassett For a moment, mission impossible seemed possible for the Central Coast Mariners. Unfortunately, that moment proved all too brief.
Evergrande plans: Lippi sought out Del Piero on how to navigate Mariners
Dominic Bossi Guangzhou Evergrande might be one of the richest clubs in Asia but they're not taking the Central Coast Mariners lightly, with decorated Italian coach Marcello Lippi even seeking advice from...
Soccer
Mariners shrug loser tag
Doug Conway The Central Coast Mariners have a fairytale of their own to worry about, and say they're prepared to 'die on the pitch' to make sure it comes true in Sunday's A-League grand final.
Soccer
Ferreira and Dilevski among four cut loose by Victory
Michael Lynch Marco Rojas was the man Ange Postecoglou didn't want to lose, but he flew the Melbourne Victory coop on Thursday when the Kiwi international, who won the Warren Medal as the A-League's player of the...
A-League
Premiers and champions: there can only ever be one true winner
Michael Cockerill TWENTY-SIX minutes on Tuesday, eight minutes on Wednesday, and two minutes yesterday. That's all it took for the A-League grand final to sell out.
Battling, not coasting: the little club with giant heart
David Sygall There's no million-dollar superstar, the club's nearly gone broke several times, and it's been a constant battle to pull decent crowds.
Soccer
Savour the day in this match-up
Craig Foster Predicting the outcome of any contest between well-matched teams is a mug's game.
Soccer
The Mariners fulfil their destiny, at last
Michael Lynch Central Coast Mariners deprive Western Sydney Wanderers of the perfect finish to a fairytale first season.
Rogic with winners, but no medals
Dominic Bossi Celtic have retained their Scottish Premier League title after crushing Inverness Caledonian 4-1 at Parkhead on Sunday but Socceroos midfielder Tom Rogic will have to wait for his winners' medals.
Mariners celebrate again with ACL win
The Central Coast Mariners celebrated for the second time in three days on Tuesday night when a Michael McGlinchey goal earned the A-League champions a 1-0 Asian Champions League win over Suwon...
Football
Mariners prepare for Lippi service
Sebastian Hassett Fresh from the euphoria of finally breaking through for their first A-League grand final win after four attempts, the Central Coast Mariners are on the cusp of more history - and a showdown against...
