The Australia Cup is the only domestic trophy missing from the Central Coast Mariners trophy cabinet and the A-league Men Championship, Premiership and AFC Cup treble winners begin their hunt for a clean sweep against Heidelberg United in the Round of 32.
Club: Central Coast Mariners FC
Region: New South Wales
Home ground: Industree Group Stadium
Founded: 2004
Final Rounds appearances (inc. 2024): 10
Best result: Runners-up (2021)
Head Coach: Mark Jackson
A-League Men 2023/24:
Position: 1st
Wins: 17
Draws: 4
Losses: 6
Points: 55
Goal difference: 22
The 2023 Australia Cup was the only trophy available that the Central Coast Mariners couldn’t win in their most recent record-breaking season, where they won the A-League Men Premiership and Championship, as well as the 2023-24 AFC Cup.
Historically, the Mariners have struggled in the Australia Cup, not being able to advance out of the Round of 32 in six of their previous appearances.
However, when winning their first knockout game, they’ve been competitive, making the Semi-Finals twice and losing out to Melbourne Victory in the final in 2021.
The Mariners are currently in the middle of yet another off-season rebuild, but considering their success in the previous campaign, they will look to be one of the favourites in 2024.
Australia Cup Record:
2014: Semi-finals
2015: Round of 32
2016: Round of 32
2017: Round of 32
2018: Round of 32
2019: Semi-finals
2021: Runners-up
2022: Round of 32
2023: Round of 32
Match Details:
Heidelberg United vs Central Coast Mariners
Date: Wednesday 7 August
Time: 7:30pm AEST
Venue: Olympic Village
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