Central Coast Mariners FC in Asian football
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Central Coast Mariners Football Club is an Australian professional football club based in Gosford, on the Central Coast of New South Wales. The first Asian football match played by the Mariners was against Pohang Steelers on 11 March 2009. They have since participated in the AFC Champions League on four occasions and the AFC Cup on one occasion, both organised by the Asian Football Confederation. The team won the 2023–24 AFC Cup and has made the knockout stage of Asian competition on one other occasion (2013 AFC Champions League).
Club | Central Coast Mariners |
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First entry | 2009 AFC Champions League |
Latest entry | 2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite |
Titles | |
AFC Cup | 1 |
Qualification for Asian club competitions is determined by a team's performance in the domestic league, the A-League Men, and domestic cup, the Australia Cup. The winners of the A-League Men Premiership (regular season) have always qualified, with the winners of the A-League Men Championship (finals series), Australia Cup winners and the next-best team(s) in the A-League Men regular season occasionally receiving a place.
John Hutchinson holds the club record for most appearances with 24. Marco Túlio is the club's record goalscorer in Asian football with eight goals. The Mariners' biggest winning margin in Asia is a 9–1 scoreline, this was achieved at home against Stallion Laguna in the 2023–24 AFC Cup.