Central Coast Mariners FC–Western Sydney Wanderers FC rivalry
Teams | Central Coast Mariners Western Sydney Wanderers |
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First meeting | 6 October 2012 A-League WS Wanderers 0–0 CC Mariners |
Latest meeting | 18 February 2024 A-League Men CC Mariners 1–0 WS Wanderers |
Stadiums | Central Coast Stadium (CC Mariners) Western Sydney Stadium (WS Wanderers) |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | 35 |
Most wins | Western Sydney Wanderers (15) |
All-time series | Central Coast Mariners: 10 Drawn: 10 Western Sydney Wanderers: 15 |
Largest victory | WS Wanderers 4–1 CC Mariners (1 April 2016) CC Mariners 1–4 WS Wanderers (3 December 2016) WS Wanderers 0–3 CC Mariners (5 November 2022) |
The Central Coast Mariners FC–Western Sydney Wanderers FC rivalry is a rivalry between New South Wales-based clubs Central Coast Mariners and Western Sydney Wanderers.
History of the rivalry
[edit]The first meeting between the two teams was an A-League match on 6 October 2012, for the Western Sydney Wanderers' first competitive match. The result was a 0–0 draw in front of more than 10,000 spectators at Parramatta Stadium.[1]
The rivalry begun to form between the two teams in April 2013, when the 2013 A-League Grand Final was played on Wanderers' home soil. Central Coast finished the game with a 2–0 victory earn themselves their first A-League Championship title.[2]
On 28 January 2023, the two clubs contested a highly anticipated league fixture, as the Mariners sat second on the A-League Men table and the Wanderers sat third, only two points behind.[3] The match was marred by a moment of aggression from the Wanderers active support bay towards the Central Coast Mariners fans sitting in General Admission, following an equalizer from Yeni Ngbakoto after Sam Silvera had opened the scoring for the Mariners 5 minutes prior. Wanderers fans were widely condemned for "charging at families" in celebration, with video footage captured and posted on Twitter of them jumping over the tarping that separated them from the Mariners fans and storming their bay. The match ended in a 2–2 draw.[4]
Results
[edit]Full list of competitive matches involving Central Coast Mariners FC and Western Sydney Wanderers FC:
Competition | # | Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Goals (Mariners) | Goals (Wanderers) | Venue | Attendancea |
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2012–13 A-League | 1 | 6 October 2012 | Western Sydney | 0–0 | Central Coast | Parramatta Stadium | 10,458 | ||
2 | 6 January 2013 | Western Sydney | 0–2 | Central Coast | McBreen 41', 90+5' | Parramatta Stadium | 16,387 | ||
3 | 2 March 2013 | Central Coast | 0–1 | Western Sydney | Haliti 80' | Central Coast Stadium | 18,721 | ||
2013 A-League Grand Final | 4 | 21 April 2013 | Western Sydney | 0–2 | Central Coast | Zwaanswijk 43', McBreen 67' (pen.) | Sydney Football Stadium | 42,102 | |
2013–14 A-League | 5 | 12 October 2013 | Central Coast | 1–1 | Western Sydney | Duke 55' | Juric 87' | Central Coast Stadium | 17,134 |
6 | 23 December 2013 | Western Sydney | 2–0 | Central Coast | Juric 20', Hersi 33' | Parramatta Stadium | 15,786 | ||
7 | 29 March 2014 | Central Coast | 2–1 | Western Sydney | Rose 32', Ibini-Isei 90' | Topor-Stanley 40' | Central Coast Stadium | 13,157 | |
2013–14 A-League Finals | 8 | 26 April 2014 | Western Sydney | 2–0 | Central Coast | Hersi 31', La Rocca 81' | Parramatta Stadium | 19,216 | |
2014–15 A-League | 9 | 19 November 2014 | Western Sydney | 0–0 | Central Coast | Parramatta Stadium | 14,691 | ||
10 | 1 January 2015 | Western Sydney | 0–0 | Central Coast | Parramatta Stadium | 14,137 | |||
11 | 11 April 2015 | Central Coast | 1–0 | Western Sydney | Rose 2' | Central Coast Stadium | 9,548 | ||
2015–16 A-League | 12 | 29 November 2015 | Central Coast | 0–2 | Western Sydney | Santalab 66', Nichols 90+3' | Central Coast Stadium | 10,519 | |
13 | 23 January 2016 | Central Coast | 1–2 | Western Sydney | Ferreira 67' | Bridge 11', Santalab 88' | Central Coast Stadium | 13,105 | |
14 | 1 April 2016 | Western Sydney | 4–1 | Central Coast | García 21' | Castelen 8', Santalab 36', 52', Nichols 83' | Parramatta Stadium | 14,855 | |
2016–17 A-League | 15 | 29 October 2016 | Western Sydney | 1–1 | Central Coast | Berry 61' | Santalab 2' | Sydney Showground Stadium | 12,168 |
16 | 3 December 2016 | Central Coast | 1–4 | Western Sydney | Powell 5' | Kusukami 6', Martínez 31', McGing 50' (o.g.), Santalab 87' | Central Coast Stadium | 11,075 | |
17 | 12 February 2017 | Western Sydney | 0–2 | Central Coast | O'Donovan 65' (pen.), 78' | Sydney Showground Stadium | 9,618 | ||
2017–18 A-League | 18 | 14 October 2017 | Western Sydney | 2–2 | Central Coast | Asdrúbal 21', De Silva 63' | Riera 39', Bonevacia 69' | Sydney Showground Stadium | 11,650 |
19 | 16 December 2017 | Central Coast | 0–2 | Western Sydney | Santalab 27', Cejudo 50' | Central Coast Stadium | 7,199 | ||
20 | 4 January 2018 | Central Coast | 1–2 | Western Sydney | Skapetis 76' | Sotirio 14', Riera 30' | Central Coast Stadium | 7,046 | |
2018–19 A-League | 21 | 7 December 2018 | Western Sydney | 2–0 | Central Coast | Baccus 45+3', Sotirio 68' | Sydney Showground Stadium | 8,163 | |
22 | 9 February 2019 | Western Sydney | 2–0 | Central Coast | Elrich 45', Sotirio 77' | Sydney Showground Stadium | 7,064 | ||
23 | 20 April 2019 | Central Coast | 3–1 | Western Sydney | Simon 34', 52 (pen.)', Rowles 56' | Bridge 67' (pen.) | Central Coast Stadium | 5,059 | |
2019–20 A-League | 24 | 12 October 2019 | Western Sydney | 2–1 | Central Coast | Đurić 36' | Duke 41', 82 (pen.)' | Western Sydney Stadium | 17,091 |
25 | 2 February 2020 | Central Coast | 1–3 | Western Sydney | Simon 82' (pen.) | Müller 42', Duke 76' (pen.) | Central Coast Stadium | 5,053 | |
26 | 27 July 2020 | Central Coast | 1–1 | Western Sydney | Đurić 59' | Cox 88' | Central Coast Stadium | 1,035 | |
2020–21 A-League | 27 | 19 January 2021 | Central Coast | 0–1 | Western Sydney | Müller 83' | Central Coast Stadium | 4,659 | |
28 | 6 April 2021 | Western Sydney | 2–2 | Central Coast | Simon 22', Bozanic 83' (pen.) | Kamau 74', 78' | Western Sydney Stadium | 9,755 | |
2021–22 A-League | 29 | 18 December 2021 | Central Coast | 2–0 | Western Sydney | Goddard 59', Bozanic 90+7' | Central Coast Stadium | 4,389 | |
30 | 13 April 2022 | Western Sydney | 2–2 | Central Coast | Nkololo 64' (pen.), Hall 90+5' | Rowles 41' (o.g.), Petratos 54' | Western Sydney Stadium | 4,212 | |
2022–23 A-League | 31 | 5 November 2022 | Western Sydney | 0–3 | Central Coast | Ruhs 66', 72', Silvera 81' | Western Sydney Stadium | 9,142 | |
32 | 28 January 2023 | Central Coast | 2–2 | Western Sydney | Silvera 30', Cummings 73' | Ngbakoto 35', Borrello 60' | Central Coast Stadium | 8,565 | |
33 | 4 March 2023 | Western Sydney | 2–0 | Central Coast | Borrello 26', Amalfitano 60' | Western Sydney Stadium | 9,899 | ||
2023–24 A-League | 34 | 6 January 2024 | Western Sydney | 0–1 | Central Coast | Túlio 25' | Western Sydney Stadium | 11,982 | |
35 | 18 February 2024 | Central Coast | 1–0 | Western Sydney | Doka 83' (pen.) | Central Coast Stadium | 7,568 |
Fixture top scorers in the rivalry
[edit]Rank | Scorer | Clubs' | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
Western Sydney Wanderers | 7 |
2 | ![]() |
Central Coast Mariners', Western Sydney Wanderers | 4 |
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Central Coast Mariners | ||
4 | ![]() |
Central Coast Mariners | 3 |
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Western Sydney Wanderers |
Statistics and records
[edit]As of 6 January 2024, there have been 34 competitive meetings between the two teams, of which Central Coast have won 9 and Western Sydney 15.[5] The biggest winning margin was a 4–1 home win on 1 April 2016 and a 4–1 away win on 3 December 2016 both for Western Sydney and a 3–0 away win on 5 November 2022 for Central Coast.
Summary of results
[edit]- As of 18 February 2024.[6]
Competition | Matches played | Central Coast wins | Draws | Western Sydney wins | Central Coast goals | Western Sydney goals |
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League | 35 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 36 | 46 |
Australia Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 35 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 36 | 46 |
Crossing the divide
[edit]23 players have played for both Central Coast and Western Sydney since 2012. The first player to have played for both clubs, however, predated the start of the rivalry; Michael Beauchamp joined Central Coast in 2005 and Western Sydney upon their admission to the A-League in 2012.[7] Ruon Tongyik and Jack Clisby are the only players to have played for both clubs to have returned to their original club afterwards. Statistics are sourced from ALeagueStats.com[8] and updated as of 19 January 2024.
Central Coast, then Western Sydney
[edit]Name | Pos | Central Coast | Western Sydney | ||||
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Career | Apps | Goals | Career | Apps | Goals | ||
Michael Beauchamp | DF | 2005–2006 | 29 | 0 | 2012–2014 | 44 | 2 |
Dean Heffernan | DF | 2005–2010 | 83 | 10 | 2013–2014 | 14 | 0 |
Andrew Redmayne | GK | 2008–2009 | 3 | 0 | 2015–2016 | 37 | 0 |
Liam Reddy | GK | 2013–2015 | 63 | 0 | 2016 | 6 | 0 |
Matt Sim | MF | 2014–2015 | 34 | 7 | 2016 | 1 | 0 |
Nick Fitzgerald | MF | 2010, 2013–2015 | 86 | 9 | 2018–2019 | 15 | 0 |
Mitchell Duke | FW | 2011–2015 | 83 | 15 | 2018–2019, 2021 | 54 | 24 |
Ziggy Gordon | DF | 2019–2020 | 30 | 0 | 2020–2022 | 40 | 2 |
Bernie Ibini-Isei | FW | 2010–2014 | 96 | 21 | 2020–2022 | 48 | 6 |
Oliver Bozanic | MF | 2006, 2010–2013, 2020–2022 | 129 | 11 | 2022–2024 | 16 | 3 |
Western Sydney, then Central Coast
[edit]Name | Pos | Western Sydney | Central Coast | ||||
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Career | Apps | Goals | Career | Apps | Goals | ||
Kwabena Appiah | FW | 2012–2014 | 38 | 0 | 2016–2018 | 40 | 4 |
Antony Golec | DF | 2014–2015 | 37 | 0 | 2017–2018 | 32 | 0 |
Jacob Melling | MF | 2016–2017 | 6 | 0 | 2018–2020 | 38 | 0 |
Jack Clisby | DF | 2016–2018, 2023– | 60 | 3 | 2018–2021 | 76 | 5 |
Mario Shabow | MF | 2015–2017 | 3 | 0 | 2018–2019 | 11 | 1 |
Josh Macdonald | FW | 2015 | 5 | 0 | 2018 | 2 | 0 |
Jonathan Aspropotamitis | DF | 2015–2017 | 53 | 0 | 2019 | 13 | 0 |
Giancarlo Gallifuoco | DF | 2019 | 7 | 0 | 2019–2020 | 11 | 1 |
Ruon Tongyik | DF | 2018, 2022 | 6 | 0 | 2019–2022 | 42 | 1 |
Abraham Majok | FW | 2017–2019 | 23 | 2 | 2019–2020 | 4 | 1 |
Nicolai Müller | FW | 2019–2021 | 37 | 7 | 2021–2022 | 19 | 2 |
Nectarios Triantis | DF | 2022 | 1 | 0 | 2022–2023 | 26 | 0 |
Thomas Aquilina | DF | 2020–2022 | 42 | 0 | 2022–2023 | 13 | 0 |
Clubs' honours
[edit]As of 7 May 2024, these are the football honours of Central Coast Mariners and Western Sydney Wanderers:[9]
National Competition | Central Coast Mariners | Western Sydney Wanderers |
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A-League Men Premiership | 3 | 1 |
A-League Men Championship | 2 | 0 |
Australia Cup | 0 | 0 |
Pre-Season Challenge Cup | 1 | 0 |
Total | 5 | 1 |
Asian competition | Central Coast Mariners | Western Sydney Wanderers |
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AFC Champions League | 0 | 1 |
AFC Cup | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 1 |
Highest attendances
[edit]- Western Sydney 0–2 Central Coast; 42,102 (21 April 2013); Sydney Football Stadium (Western Sydney home)[10]
- Western Sydney 2–0 Central Coast; 19,216 (26 April 2014); Parramatta Stadium (Western Sydney home)
- Central Coast 0–1 Western Sydney; 18,721 (2 March 2013); Central Coast Stadium (Central Coast home)
- Central Coast 1–1 Western Sydney; 17,134 (12 October 2013); Central Coast Stadium (Central Coast home)
- Western Sydney 2–1 Central Coast; 17,091 (12 October 2019); Western Sydney Stadium (Western Sydney home)
- Western Sydney 0–2 Central Coast; 16,387 (6 January 2013); Parramatta Stadium (Western Sydney home)
- Western Sydney 2–0 Central Coast; 15,786 (23 December 2013); Parramatta Stadium (Western Sydney home)
- Western Sydney 4–1 Central Coast; 14,855 (1 April 2016); Parramatta Stadium (Western Sydney home)
- Western Sydney 0–0 Central Coast; 14,691 (19 November 2014); Parramatta Stadium (Western Sydney home)
- Western Sydney 0–0 Central Coast; 14,137 (1 January 2015); Parramatta Stadium (Western Sydney home)
References
[edit]- ^ "The special rivalry". Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Football Federation Australia. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ "MEMORIES: Mariners vs. Wanderers". Central Coast Mariners FC. Football Federation Australia. 27 March 2014.
- ^ "Match Preview: Central Coast Mariners vs Western Sydney Wanderers". Central Coast Mariners FC. 27 January 2023.
- ^ @boycey1105 (28 January 2023). "A bunch of man babies in the away bay charging at families and s***? Absolute losers" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "All times results between Central Coast Mariners and Western Sydney Wanderers". Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ "Central Coast Mariners » Record against Western Sydney Wanderers". worldfootball.net. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ "Wanderers FC reveal latest signings". Football Federation Australia. 30 June 2012. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013.
- ^ "Player Statistics". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
- ^ "History – Central Coast Mariners". Central Coast Mariners FC. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ "Hyundai A-League Match Centre: Western Sydney Wanderers v Central Coast Mariners (0–2)". 21 April 2013. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013.