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The Mariners are looking for a new owner.

Central Coast Mariners owner exits as local, international investors circle

Control of the A-Leagues club has finally been ceded by long-time chairman Mike Charlesworth - and an English club could now be poised to take over.

  • Vince Rugari

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Roar coach Michael Valkanis walks up the tunnel after receiving a second yellow card in Gosford on New Year’s Eve.

Tussle in the tunnel: Roar threatens legal action against former coach

The legal threat came after a fiery New Year’s Eve clash between the Roar and Mariners boiled over, leaving former coach Warren Moon fuming at his old club.

  • Cameron Atfield
Nick Montgomery and Ange Postecoglou.

‘We believed all season’: Inside Tottenham’s euphoric Europa League victory

Former A-League championship coach Nick Montgomery is still coming to terms with what he helped Tottenham achieve this season as an assistant to Ange Postecoglou.

  • Vince Rugari
It’s party time as the Mariners celebrate their win on penalty shootout.

The Mariners have only been back in the women’s A-League two years. They’re already champions

It was a stunning - and exhilarating - win from the Mariners in just their second season back in the A League Women competition.

  • Anna Harrington
Central Coast Mariners coach Emily Husband.

How rejecting a job offer led Mariners coach to Australian soccer’s big stage

Emily Husband will manage the Central Coast Mariners in the A-League grand final on Sunday, five years after initially turning down the job that got her there.

  • Daniel Lo Surdo
Stanley the Steel Avenger

Reggie the Rabbit is in the dock. Here are 10 other mascots who crossed the line

South Sydney’s mascot is under investigation after allegedly punching a young Sharks fan. He wouldn’t be the first to take team spirit a little too far.

  • Penry Buckley
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Postecoglou lures A-League double act to join Tottenham staff

Nick Montgomery and Sergio Raimundo, who guided the Central Coast Mariners to last year’s A-League title, have become Ange Postecoglou’s newest understudies at the Premier League club.

  • Vince Rugari
GOSFORD, AUSTRALIA - MAY 25: Danny Vukovic of the Central Coast Mariners holds aloft the Championship Trophy alongside team mates after winning the A-League Men Grand Final match between Central Coast Mariners and Melbourne Victory at Industree Group Stadium, on May 25, 2024, in Gosford, Australia. (Photo by Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images)

Miracle Mariners: Is this the greatest team Australian soccer has ever seen?

Before the Central Coast Mariners even had a chance to compute that they had just won the treble, they were swarmed by a pitch invasion.

  • Vince Rugari
Fans invaded the pitch on the final whistle in Gosford.

Mariners fans celebrate fairytale treble after beating Victory in thrilling grand final

Central Coast were a goal down in injury time – but a late equaliser and two strikes in extra time completed a remarkable turnaround to cap a stellar season.

  • Vince Rugari
Danny Vukovic, the captain of the Central Coast Mariners, played in their first A-League season back in 2005-06 - and is the last active player left from the old NSL.

Two decades on, the Central Coast Mariners are a miracle of Australian sport

The A-League’s smallest club has survived a series of near-death experiences over nearly 20 years to become an underappreciated gem of the national sporting scene.

  • Vince Rugari