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Central Coast Mariners FC–Western Sydney Wanderers FC rivalry

Teams	Central Coast Mariners Western Sydney Wanderers
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
Next meeting	17 January 2025 A-League Men WS Wanderers v CC Mariners
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)
Central Coast MarinersWestern Sydney Wanderers

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

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.

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.

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. 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.

Results

Full list of competitive matches involving Central Coast Mariners FC and Western Sydney Wanderers FC:

Fixture top scorers in the rivalry

Rank	Scorer	Clubs'	Goals
1	Brendon Santalab	Western Sydney Wanderers	7
2	Mitchell Duke	Central Coast Mariners', Western Sydney Wanderers	4
	Matt Simon	Central Coast Mariners
4	Daniel McBreen	Central Coast Mariners	3
	Jaushua Sotirio	Western Sydney Wanderers

Statistics and records

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. 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

As of 18 February 2024.

Crossing the divide

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. 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 and updated as of 19 January 2024.

Central Coast, then Western Sydney

Western Sydney, then Central Coast

Clubs' honours

As of 7 May 2024, these are the football honours of Central Coast Mariners and Western Sydney Wanderers:

Highest attendances

• Western Sydney 0–2 Central Coast; 42,102 (21 April 2013); Sydney Football Stadium (Western Sydney home)
• 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

1. "The special rivalry". Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Football Federation Australia. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
2. "MEMORIES: Mariners vs. Wanderers". Central Coast Mariners FC. Football Federation Australia. 27 March 2014.
3. "Match Preview: Central Coast Mariners vs Western Sydney Wanderers". Central Coast Mariners FC. 27 January 2023.
4. @boycey1105 (28 January 2023). "A bunch of man babies in the away bay charging at families and s***? Absolute losers" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
5. "All times results between Central Coast Mariners and Western Sydney Wanderers". Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
6. "Central Coast Mariners » Record against Western Sydney Wanderers". worldfootball.net. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
7. "Wanderers FC reveal latest signings". Football Federation Australia. 30 June 2012. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013.
8. "Player Statistics". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
9. "History – Central Coast Mariners". Central Coast Mariners FC. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
10. "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.

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