F3 Derby

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The F3 Derby
Location Central Coast / Newcastle (Australia)
Teams Central Coast Mariners
Newcastle Jets
First meeting7 May 2005
Oceania Club Championship
Mariners 0–0 Jets
Latest meeting22 November 2024
A-League Men
Jets 1–2 Mariners
Next meeting1 February 2025
A-League Men
Mariners v Jets
Broadcasters Paramount+, Network 10
Stadiums Central Coast Stadium, McDonald Jones Stadium
Statistics
Meetings total65
Most winsCentral Coast Mariners (27)
Most player appearances John Hutchinson (31)
Top scorer Matt Simon (9)
Largest victoryCentral Coast Mariners 2–8 Newcastle Jets
(14 April 2018)
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Central Coast Mariners
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Newcastle Jets

The F3 Derby is a soccer rivalry between Central Coast Mariners and Newcastle Jets. It is the longest standing derby in the A-League Men. The rivalry originated due to the team's relative geographical proximity, with the Mariners located on the Central Coast of New South Wales, the Jets in Newcastle, immediately to the north. The two clubs were also the only two clubs from outside capital cities in the inaugural A-League seasons, which contributed to the rivalry.

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The teams first met in the Australian qualifying tournament for the 2005 OFC Club Championship, in what was the Mariners' first ever competitive game (the Jets having formed five years prior). Both sides have played in every season of the A-League since its inception, and the teams also met in the now-defunct A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup. The rivalry was particularly strong in the 2007–08 A-League, where the teams occupied the top two positions in both the regular season and finals series. As of 22 November 2024, the teams have played a total of 65 times in league and cup matches since 2005, of which Central Coast have won 27, Newcastle have won 19, and 19 have been drawn.

The derby is named after the former name of the Pacific Motorway, which connects the two cities. The name has been retained despite the Motorway now being officially known as the M1.

History of the rivalry

Early meetings

In November 2004, the clubs to participate in the newly formed A-League competition were announced by Football Federation Australia. They included former National Soccer League club Newcastle Jets (previously known as Newcastle United) and Central Coast Mariners, the only regional club included in the new tournament. [1] With no more than one club in any city in the inaugural competition, the F3 derby was the only local rivalry in the inaugural seasons of the A-League. [2]

The teams first met in a qualification match for the 2005 OFC Club Championship. The Mariners won the match in a penalty shootout, after the game finished scoreless. [3] The rivalry quickly became heated when the Mariners' Nik Mrdja broke Newcastle defender Andrew Durante's leg in a tackle late in the match. [4]

Top of the league: 2007–08

In the 2007–08 A-League, both teams had very strong seasons. The Mariners won their first A-League Premiership on goal difference from the Jets after winning on the final weekend of the competition. [5] As a result, the Mariners were drawn against the Jets in the major semi-final – the winner over two legs to progress to the 2008 A-League Grand Final, the loser to play in the preliminary final in order to qualify for the Grand Final. In the first match, goals from Adam and Joel Griffiths gave the Jets a two-goal lead, the Mariners held scoreless after a missed penalty from striker John Aloisi. [6] However, the Mariners turned the tie around in the second leg, winning 3–0 in extra time led by two goals from Sasho Petrovski to qualify for the Grand Final. [7] Nonetheless, Newcastle qualified for the Final a week later, beating Adelaide United to ensure that the 2008 A-League Grand Final would be an F3 derby. [8]

The 2008 A-League Grand Final was held at the Sydney Football Stadium, despite the Mariners having earned the right to host the game, due to the ground's higher seating capacity than Central Coast Stadium. [9] The Jets took the lead midway through the second half, with Mark Bridge (who? It was definitely Griffo) scoring after capitalising on an error from Mariners defender Tony Vidmar, playing his final game before retirement. There was significant controversy with only minutes remaining when Newcastle midfielder James Holland made contact with his arm on the ball in his own penalty area. Despite appeals from Mariners players, referee Mark Shield did not award a penalty kick and Newcastle held on to win the match, winning their first A-League Championship. [10] In the aftermath of this decision, Mariners goalkeeper Danny Vukovic struck Shield on the arm, and was shown a red card for his actions. He was subsequently suspended for multiple months, and, despite an initially successful appeal, not permitted to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics. [11] The attendance of 36,354 remains the Mariners highest home crowd of all time. [12]

In 2013, the F3 was renamed as the M1, however, the derby is still officially referred to as the F3 derby. [13]

In December 2022, the clubs unveiled a trophy given to the team with the better record in the derby meetings over the season. The trophy consisted of a core drill sample of the motorway. [14]

Mariners 2–8 Jets

The 2017–18 A-League match between Central Coast Mariners and Newcastle Jets, took place on 14 April 2018. Newcastle Jets won 8–2, which is the joint highest scoring game in the history of the competition. [15] [16]

Heading into the final round of the regular season, Newcastle Jets had already secured second place, 14 points behind premiers Sydney FC and four points ahead Melbourne Victory. Central Coast Mariners were looking to avoid a second wooden spoon in three years, sitting two points ahead of Wellington Phoenix. [17]

The match set the record as the highest scoring match in A-League history, previously set at 9 when Adelaide United defeated North Queensland Fury 8–1. Newcastle Jets would go onto finish runner-up, losing to Melbourne Victory in the Grand Final, due to a controversy involving VAR. The record was later matched by Wellington Phoenix in the 2018–19 season, where they also beat the Mariners 8–2.

Immediately following the match, caretaker manager Wayne O'Sullivan was sacked by the club after four games, losing all of them. Since Wellington Phoenix won their final game, Central Coast Mariners finished bottom of the table, a feat they would repeat the following year, along with another 8–2 defeat, this time to Wellington Phoenix.

Statistics

Statistics [18] Central Coast Mariners Newcastle Jets
Goals scored28
Total shots1515
Ball possession54.2%45.8%
Corner kicks44
Fouls159
Offsides35
Yellow cards03
Red cards00

Women's F3 Derby

With the Central Coast Mariners' re-introduction to the A-League Women for the 2023–24 season, a new trophy was established by the two clubs which is made from a piece of guardrail from the M1 motorway. [19] The opening round fixture between the Mariners and the Jets in October 2023 was the first women's F3 derby contested since 2009, when the Mariners last played in the competition.

Records and statistics

Men's teams

As of 22 November 2024
CompetitionPlayedMariners winsDrawnJets winsMariners goalsJets goals
A-League Men 632618198773
Oceania Club Championship qualifiers101000
Pre-Season Cup 110021
Total652719198974

This table only includes competitive first-team games, excluding all pre-season games and friendlies.

Women's teams

As of 28 January 2024
CompetitionPlayedMariners winsDrawnJets winsMariners goalsJets goals
A-League Women 5302127
Total5302127

This table only includes competitive first-team games, excluding all pre-season games and friendlies.

Results

Full list of competitive matches involving Central Coast Mariners FC and Newcastle Jets FC:

Competition#DateHome teamScoreAway teamGoals (Mariners)Goals (Jets)VenueAttendancea
2005 Oceania Champions League Qualifying 17 May 2005Central Coast0–0Newcastle Central Coast Stadium 9,809
2005–06 A-League 24 September 2005Central Coast1–1Newcastle Petrie (69) Milicic (25) Central Coast Stadium 5,917
323 October 2005Newcastle1–0Central Coast Parisi (88) Hunter Stadium 9,371
431 December 2005Central Coast4–1Newcastle Gumprecht (4), Brown (34), Hutchinson (71, 82) Coveny (85) Central Coast Stadium 11,612
2005–06 A-League Finals 510 February 2006Newcastle0–1Central Coast Osman (75) Hunter Stadium 10,236
617 February 2006Central Coast1–1Newcastle Heffernan (79) Thompson (28) Central Coast Stadium 17,429
2006 Pre-Season Cup 712 August 2006Central Coast2–1 (e.t)Newcastle Petrie (53 pen.), O'Grady (96) Coveny (25) Central Coast Stadium 7,567
2006–07 A-League 823 September 2006Central Coast1–1Newcastle Hutchinson (12) J. Griffiths (84) Central Coast Stadium 8,439
912 November 2006Newcastle3–1Central Coast Mori (40) Bridge (6), Carle (17), Rodriguez (79) Hunter Stadium 14,026
105 January 2007Newcastle1–0Central Coast Rodriguez (25) Hunter Stadium 14,828
2007–08 A-League 117 October 2007Central Coast1–1Newcastle Pondeljak (62) Bridge (82) Central Coast Stadium 12,622
1225 November 2007Newcastle0–0Central Coast Hunter Stadium 14,169
1312 January 2008Central Coast1–2Newcastle Kwasnik (9) Holland (6), J. Griffiths (52) Central Coast Stadium 19,238
2007–08 A-League Finals 1427 January 2008Newcastle2–0Central Coast A. Griffiths (22), J. Griffiths (85 pen.) Hunter Stadium 22,960
1510 February 2008Central Coast3–0 (e.t)Newcastle Kwasnik (37), Petrovski (74, 95) Central Coast Stadium 19,112
2008 A-League Grand Final 1624 February 2008Central Coast0–1Newcastle Bridge (64) Sydney Football Stadium 36,354
2008–09 A-League 1715 August 2008Newcastle1–1Central Coast Simon (87) J. Griffiths (90 pen.) Hunter Stadium 16,022
1824 October 2008Central Coast1–0Newcastle Macallister (33) Central Coast Stadium 10,710
1926 December 2008Newcastle1–2Central Coast Petrovski (67), Simon (80) J. Griffiths (9 pen.) Hunter Stadium 11,413
2009–10 A-League 2014 August 2009Central Coast1–1Newcastle Boogaard (50) Song (47) Central Coast Stadium 9,573
2123 October 2009Newcastle2–1Central Coast Kwasnik (19) Bridges (8), Haliti (14) Hunter Stadium 6,188
228 February 2010Central Coast3–0Newcastle Boogaard (17), Kwasnik (50), Simon (72) Central Coast Stadium 5,842
2010–11 A-League 2324 November 2010Newcastle1–1Central Coast Simon (49) Petrovski (90) Hunter Stadium 7,730
2416 January 2011Newcastle0–2Central Coast Simon (14), Hutchinson (87) Hunter Stadium 13,463
2513 February 2011Central Coast1–0Newcastle Perez (90) Central Coast Stadium 13,463
2011–12 A-League 2623 October 2011Newcastle1–0Central Coast Brockie (24) Hunter Stadium 14,421
2710 December 2011Central Coast2–0Newcastle R. Griffiths (24), Simon (58) Central Coast Stadium 10,643
2814 January 2012Central Coast1–1Newcastle Zwaanswijk (60) Haliti (17) Central Coast Stadium 10,904
2012–13 A-League 2920 October 2012Newcastle2–1Central Coast Ibini-Isei (71) R. Griffiths (4 pen.), Heskey (61) Hunter Stadium 15,289
308 December 2012Newcastle0–2Central Coast McBreen (48, 66) Hunter Stadium 13,112
3119 January 2013Central Coast0–0Newcastle Central Coast Stadium 11,249
2013–14 A-League 322 November 2013Newcastle2–2Central Coast Flores (65), Sterjovski (80) Neville (51), Pasfield (56 o.g.) Hunter Stadium 13,744
3325 January 2014Central Coast3–0Newcastle Caceres (13), McBreen (31), Simon (45+2) Central Coast Stadium 10,920
3415 March 2014Central Coast3–1Newcastle Bosnar (1), Ibini-Isei (6), Trifiro (88) J. Griffiths (23) Central Coast Stadium 7,455
2014–15 A-League 3511 October 2014Central Coast1–0Newcastle Duke (90+2) Central Coast Stadium 10,433
3630 November 2014Newcastle1–1Central Coast Vernes (55) Montaño (48) Hunter Stadium 11,031
3728 February 2015Newcastle0–0Central Coast Hunter Stadium 7,991
2015–16 A-League 3814 November 2015Newcastle1–1Central Coast Sim (90+2) Trifunović (83) Hunter Stadium 9,422
3928 February 2016Central Coast0–1Newcastle Ugarkovic (57) Central Coast Stadium 7,528
409 April 2016Central Coast2–4Newcastle Ferreira (51 pen.), O'Donovan (76) Nordstrand (1, 54), Alivodić (18), Poljak (79) Central Coast Stadium 7,335
2016–17 A-League 4120 November 2016Newcastle1–1Central Coast McGing (42) Nordstrand (64) McDonald Jones Stadium 11,238
4226 February 2017Newcastle1–1Central Coast Galloway (50) Kokko (20) McDonald Jones Stadium 9,423
439 April 2017Central Coast2–0Newcastle Montgomery (32), Ferreira (51) Central Coast Stadium 8,073
2017–18 A-League 447 October 2017Central Coast1–5Newcastle Asdrúbal (5) O'Donovan (9 pen., 28, 38), Champness (81), Petratos (90) Central Coast Stadium 12,044
459 January 2018Newcastle2–0Central Coast Petratos (82), Rodríguez (90+2) McDonald Jones Stadium 13,127
4614 April 2018Central Coast2–8Newcastle Pain (39), Buhagiar (80) Champness (10), O'Donovan (20, 68 pen.), McGree (24, 53, 75), Jackson (61), Petratos (81) Central Coast Stadium 7,604
2018–19 A-League 4723 December 2018Central Coast1–2Newcastle Simon (36) Hoffman (66), Vargas (82) Central Coast Stadium 8,923
4823 January 2019Newcastle1–0Central Coast Sheppard (54) McDonald Jones Stadium 9,466
4916 March 2019Newcastle2–3Central Coast Murray (51), Karacan (64), Pain (67) O'Donovan (74), Vargas (81) McDonald Jones Stadium 8,173
2019–20 A-League 5019 October 2019Central Coast1–1Newcastle Đurić (4) Petratos (56 pen.) Central Coast Stadium 8,910
519 February 2020Newcastle4–3Central Coast Tongyik (45), Clisby (49), Harold (86) Petratos (15, 52), Topor-Stanley (25), Eun-sun (55 o.g.) McDonald Jones Stadium 4,151
5224 July 2020Central Coast0–0Newcastle Central Coast Stadium 2,373
2020–21 A-League 5331 December 2020Central Coast1–0Newcastle A. Kuol (43) Central Coast Stadium 5,273
5415 May 2021Newcastle0–1Central Coast Simon (54 pen.) McDonald Jones Stadium 5,080
551 June 2021Central Coast0–2Newcastle O'Donovan (27), Mauragis (33) Central Coast Stadium 4,973
2021–22 A-League Men 5621 November 2021Newcastle1–2Central Coast Nisbet (50), Farrell (57) Yuel (78) McDonald Jones Stadium 6,424
5723 April 2022Newcastle2–4Central Coast Moresche (19), Cummings (30, 34 pen.), G. Kuol (90+1) Mauragis (46), Farrell (50 o.g.) McDonald Jones Stadium 6,202
587 May 2022Central Coast2–0Newcastle Cummings (30), Nkololo (62) Central Coast Stadium 11,703
2022–23 A-League Men 5911 December 2022Central Coast1–2Newcastle Cummings (53) Buhagiar (12), Mikeltadze (66) Central Coast Stadium 7,078
6021 December 2022Central Coast3–0Newcastle Túlio (22), Cummings (63), Nkololo (87 pen.) Central Coast Stadium 7,173
6122 April 2023Newcastle1–3Central Coast Silvera (28, 58), Túlio (69) Sotirio (9) McDonald Jones Stadium 9,271
2023–24 A-League Men 6225 November 2023Central Coast3–1Newcastle Roux (45+2), Wilson (57), Reec (90+3) Goodwin (76) Central Coast Stadium 5,143
632 March 2024Newcastle0–1Central Coast Nisbet (75) McDonald Jones Stadium 7,117
6427 April 2024Newcastle1–3Central Coast A. Kuol (21), Steele (82), Edmondson (87) Stamatelopoulos (47) McDonald Jones Stadium 9,416
2024–25 A-League Men 6522 November 2024Newcastle1–2Central Coast Aquilina (64) Kaltak (66), Šušnjar (75 o.g.) Sydney Football Stadium (Unite Round)5,156
661 February 2025Central CoastNewcastle Central Coast Stadium
6712 April 2025NewcastleCentral Coast McDonald Jones Stadium

Statistics

Matt Simon has scored a record nine goals in F3 derbies Matt Simon.jpg
Matt Simon has scored a record nine goals in F3 derbies

Results

Crossing the divide

27 players have played for both Central Coast and Newcastle. The first player to play for both clubs was Noel Spencer, debuting for Newcastle in 2007 after making his Central Coast debut in 2005. Sam Silvera is the only player to have played for both clubs to have returned to his original club afterwards, returning to Central Coast in 2022 after his stint with Newcastle.

In the January transfer window of the 2022–23 season, the two clubs executed a swap deal, seeing James McGarry cross from the Jets to the Mariners and Thomas Aquilina go in the opposite direction from the Mariners to the Jets. [20]

Statistics are sourced from ALeagueStats.com [21] and updated as of 25 November 2023.

Central Coast, then Newcastle

NamePosCentral CoastNewcastle
CareerAppsGoalsCareerAppsGoals
Noel Spencer MF2005–20075572007–2008301
James Holland MF2006302007–2008233
Sasho Petrovski FW2007–200951162009–20114211
Sam Gallagher DF2012302014–2015200
Marco Flores FW2013123201461
Nigel Boogaard DF2006–20106632015–20211275
Roy O'Donovan FW2015–201747192017–2019, 2020–20217431
Mitch Austin FW2015–20162452018–201950
Jake Adelson DF201520201910
Kwabena Appiah-Kubi FW2016–2018404201921
Nick Fitzgerald FW2010, 2013–20158692019–2020234
Matthew Millar DF2018–20192412019–2021454
Bernie Ibini-Isei FW2010–20149621202061
Samuel Silvera FW2019–2021, 2022–202355102021–2022211
Trent Buhagiar FW2016–20185042022–20245112
Thomas Aquilina DF2022–20231302023–present354

Newcastle, then Central Coast

NamePosNewcastleCentral Coast
CareerAppsGoalsCareerAppsGoals
Troy Hearfield DF2006–20082002011–2012362
Liam Reddy GK2005–20062702013–2015630
Ivan Necevski GK2006302016–201780
Andrew Hoole FW2013–2015, 2016–20177762017–2019478
Ben Kennedy GK2006–201612802017–2019450
Matthew Nash GK2010–20121302014–201520
Mario Shabow FW2017–2018702018–2019111
Mark Birighitti GK2012–20167702019–2022870
Jair FW2018–20192022019–2020151
James McGarry DF2022–20231112023143
Lucas Mauragis DF2020–20245042024–present101

Managers and coaches

No manager has managed both clubs, however, there have been some staff members to be involved with both clubs. Wayne O'Sullivan played for Central Coast from 2005 to 2007. [22] In 2009, O'Sullivan became coach of Newcastle's women's team. [23] In 2014, he returned to the Mariners as an assistant to head coach Phil Moss. [24] Damien Brown played for Newcastle in the National Soccer League before playing for the Mariners and later moving into an off-field role. [25] Jess Vanstrattan played for the Mariners before becoming goalkeeping coach at the Central Coast Mariners Academy, later joining the Jets in 2015 as a goalkeeping coach and occasional reserve goalkeeper. [26]

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