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Central Coast Mariners

Besart Berisha of the Victory

Berisha cracks the ton as late goal downs Mariners

Besart Berisha struck his 100th career A-League goal and gave a hitherto toothless Melbourne Victory a 1-0 win over Central Coast Mariners in the final game of the regular season at AAMI Park in front of a near-15,000 Good Friday crowd.

Jets rue defensive lapse in draw with Mariners

Leaving his mark: Aleksandr Kokko applauds the crowd after his goal.

Aleksandr Kokko scored his maiden A-League goal but it wasn't enough to earn the Newcastle Jets a much-needed win over arch rivals Central Coast Mariners at McDonald Jones Stadium on Sunday.

Mariners pitch their case over stadium schedule

Winning roll: Mariners boss Paul Okon is happy with his team’s form, but is not impressed with the scheduling at Central ...

Central Coast Mariners are disappointed three rugby league trial games have threatened the quality of the pitch at Central Coast Stadium and were scheduled less than 24 hours before one of the biggest games of the season.

Okon attacks A-League referee, Bouzanis

Paul Okon.

​Central Coast manager Paul Okon has challenged the A-League match review panel to follow the precedent shown in Besart Berisha's case and clear his striker Roy O'Donovan.

Maclaren secures victory for Roar

Jamie Maclaren celebrates his match-winning goal against the Mariners.

Jamie Maclaren's 76th-minute goal secured a 2-1 A-League win for Brisbane Roar over the Central Coast Mariners in Gosford on Sunday afternoon.

Nordstrand snatches draw for Jets against the Mariners

Target practice: Andrew Hoole shoots for the Jets.

Danish striker Morten Nordstrand produced a clinical finish to help the Newcastle Jets snatch a 1-all draw with the Central Coast Mariners at McDonald Jones Stadium on Sunday and stretch their unbeaten run in the F3 derby to six games.

Phoenix burn Mariners at home-away-from-home

Roy Krishna of the Phoenix celebrates with his team after scoring a goal.

If Wellington Phoenix coach Ernie Merrick wants international breaks in the A-League, then his players did him no favours with a well-deserved 2-0 victory over Central Coast Mariners at Canberra Stadium on Saturday.

Mariners consider Canberra for A-League finals

Ivan Slavich is hoping a big crowd turns out to see the Central Coast Mariners play at Canberra Stadium.

In a sign of the Central Coast Mariners' commitment to making Canberra their home-away-from-home, they're considering playing any potential A-League finals games in the nation's capital, says former A-League4Canberra bid leader Ivan Slavich.