F3 Derby

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The F3 Derby
LocationCentral Coast / Newcastle (Australia)
TeamsCentral Coast Mariners
Newcastle Jets
First meeting7 May 2005
Oceania Club Championship
Mariners 0–0 Jets
Latest meeting27 April 2024
A-League Men
Jets 1–3 Mariners
BroadcastersParamount+, Network 10
StadiumsCentral Coast Stadium, McDonald Jones Stadium
Statistics
Meetings total64
Most winsCentral Coast Mariners (26)
Most player appearancesJohn Hutchinson (31)
Top scorerMatt Simon (9)
Largest victoryCentral Coast Mariners 2–8 Newcastle Jets
(14 April 2018)

The F3 Derby is an association football 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.

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 all seventeen seasons of the A-League, and the teams also met on occasion 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 A-League regular season and its finals series. The teams have played a total of 63 times in league and cup matches since 2005, of which Central Coast have won 25, 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[edit]

Early meetings[edit]

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[edit]

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]

Women's F3 Derby[edit]

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.[15] 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[edit]

Men's teams[edit]

As of 27 April 2024
Competition Played Mariners wins Drawn Jets wins Mariners goals Jets goals
A-League Men 62 25 18 19 85 72
Oceania Club Championship qualifiers 1 0 1 0 0 0
Pre-Season Cup 1 1 0 0 2 1
Total 64 26 19 19 87 73

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

Women's teams[edit]

As of 28 January 2024
Competition Played Mariners wins Drawn Jets wins Mariners goals Jets goals
A-League Women 5 3 0 2 12 7
Total 5 3 0 2 12 7

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

Results[edit]

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

Competition # Date Home team Score Away team Goals (Mariners) Goals (Jets) Venue Attendancea
2005 Oceania Champions League Qualifying 1 7 May 2005 Central Coast 0–0 Newcastle Central Coast Stadium 9,809
2005–06 A-League 2 4 September 2005 Central Coast 1–1 Newcastle Petrie (69) Milicic (25) Central Coast Stadium 5,917
3 23 October 2005 Newcastle 1–0 Central Coast Parisi (88) Hunter Stadium 9,371
4 31 December 2005 Central Coast 4–1 Newcastle Gumprecht (4), Brown (34), Hutchinson (71, 82) Coveny (85) Central Coast Stadium 11,612
2005–06 A-League Finals 5 10 February 2006 Newcastle 0–1 Central Coast Osman (75) Hunter Stadium 10,236
6 17 February 2006 Central Coast 1–1 Newcastle Heffernan (79) Thompson (28) Central Coast Stadium 17,429
2006 Pre-Season Cup 7 12 August 2006 Central Coast 2–1 (e.t) Newcastle Petrie (53 pen.), O'Grady (96) Coveny (25) Central Coast Stadium 7,567
2006–07 A-League 8 23 September 2006 Central Coast 1–1 Newcastle Hutchinson (12) J. Griffiths (84) Central Coast Stadium 8,439
9 12 November 2006 Newcastle 3–1 Central Coast Mori (40) Bridge (6), Carle (17), Rodriguez (79) Hunter Stadium 14,026
10 5 January 2007 Newcastle 1–0 Central Coast Rodriguez (25) Hunter Stadium 14,828
2007–08 A-League 11 7 October 2007 Central Coast 1–1 Newcastle Pondeljak (62) Bridge (82) Central Coast Stadium 12,622
12 25 November 2007 Newcastle 0–0 Central Coast Hunter Stadium 14,169
13 12 January 2008 Central Coast 1–2 Newcastle Kwasnik (9) Holland (6), J. Griffiths (52) Central Coast Stadium 19,238
2007–08 A-League Finals 14 27 January 2008 Newcastle 2–0 Central Coast A. Griffiths (22), J. Griffiths (85 pen.) Hunter Stadium 22,960
15 10 February 2008 Central Coast 3–0 (e.t) Newcastle Kwasnik (37), Petrovski (74, 95) Central Coast Stadium 19,112
2008 A-League Grand Final 16 24 February 2008 Central Coast 0–1 Newcastle Bridge (64) Sydney Football Stadium 36,354
2008–09 A-League 17 15 August 2008 Newcastle 1–1 Central Coast Simon (87) J. Griffiths (90 pen.) Hunter Stadium 16,022
18 24 October 2008 Central Coast 1–0 Newcastle Macallister (33) Central Coast Stadium 10,710
19 26 December 2008 Newcastle 1–2 Central Coast Petrovski (67), Simon (80) J. Griffiths (9 pen.) Hunter Stadium 11,413
2009–10 A-League 20 14 August 2009 Central Coast 1–1 Newcastle Boogaard (50) Song (47) Central Coast Stadium 9,573
21 23 October 2009 Newcastle 2–1 Central Coast Kwasnik (19) Bridges (8), Haliti (14) Hunter Stadium 6,188
22 8 February 2010 Central Coast 3–0 Newcastle Boogaard (17), Kwasnik (50), Simon (72) Central Coast Stadium 5,842
2010–11 A-League 23 24 November 2010 Newcastle 1–1 Central Coast Simon (49) Petrovski (90) Hunter Stadium 7,730
24 16 January 2011 Newcastle 0–2 Central Coast Simon (14), Hutchinson (87) Hunter Stadium 13,463
25 13 February 2011 Central Coast 1–0 Newcastle Perez (90) Central Coast Stadium 13,463
2011–12 A-League 26 23 October 2011 Newcastle 1–0 Central Coast Brockie (24) Hunter Stadium 14,421
27 10 December 2011 Central Coast 2–0 Newcastle R. Griffiths (24), Simon (58) Central Coast Stadium 10,643
28 14 January 2012 Central Coast 1–1 Newcastle Zwaanswijk (60) Haliti (17) Central Coast Stadium 10,904
2012–13 A-League 29 20 October 2012 Newcastle 2–1 Central Coast Ibini-Isei (71) R. Griffiths (4 pen.), Heskey (61) Hunter Stadium 15,289
30 8 December 2012 Newcastle 0–2 Central Coast McBreen (48, 66) Hunter Stadium 13,112
31 19 January 2013 Central Coast 0–0 Newcastle Central Coast Stadium 11,249
2013–14 A-League 32 2 November 2013 Newcastle 2–2 Central Coast Flores (65), Sterjovski (80) Neville (51), Pasfield (56 o.g.) Hunter Stadium 13,744
33 25 January 2014 Central Coast 3–0 Newcastle Caceres (13), McBreen (31), Simon (45+2) Central Coast Stadium 10,920
34 15 March 2014 Central Coast 3–1 Newcastle Bosnar (1), Ibini-Isei (6), Trifiro (88) J. Griffiths (23) Central Coast Stadium 7,455
2014–15 A-League 35 11 October 2014 Central Coast 1–0 Newcastle Duke (90+2) Central Coast Stadium 10,433
36 30 November 2014 Newcastle 1–1 Central Coast Vernes (55) Montaño (48) Hunter Stadium 11,031
37 28 February 2015 Newcastle 0–0 Central Coast Hunter Stadium 7,991
2015–16 A-League 38 14 November 2015 Newcastle 1–1 Central Coast Sim (90+2) Trifunović (83) Hunter Stadium 9,422
39 28 February 2016 Central Coast 0–1 Newcastle Ugarkovic (57) Central Coast Stadium 7,528
40 9 April 2016 Central Coast 2–4 Newcastle Ferreira (51 pen.), O'Donovan (76) Nordstrand (1, 54), Alivodić (18), Poljak (79) Central Coast Stadium 7,335
2016–17 A-League 41 20 November 2016 Newcastle 1–1 Central Coast McGing (42) Nordstrand (64) Hunter Stadium 11,238
42 26 February 2017 Newcastle 1–1 Central Coast Galloway (50) Kokko (20) Hunter Stadium 9,423
43 9 April 2017 Central Coast 2–0 Newcastle Montgomery (32), Ferreira (51) Central Coast Stadium 8,073
2017–18 A-League 44 7 October 2017 Central Coast 1–5 Newcastle Asdrúbal (5) O'Donovan (9 pen., 28, 38), Champness (81), Petratos (90) Central Coast Stadium 12,044
45 9 January 2018 Newcastle 2–0 Central Coast Petratos (82), Rodríguez (90+2) Hunter Stadium 13,127
46 14 April 2018 Central Coast 2-8 Newcastle 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 47 23 December 2018 Central Coast 1–2 Newcastle Simon (36) Hoffman (66), Vargas (82) Central Coast Stadium 8,923
48 23 January 2019 Newcastle 1–0 Central Coast Sheppard (54) Hunter Stadium 9,466
49 16 March 2019 Newcastle 2–3 Central Coast Murray (51), Karacan (64), Pain (67) O'Donovan (74), Vargas (81) Hunter Stadium 8,173
2019–20 A-League 50 19 October 2019 Central Coast 1–1 Newcastle Đurić (4) Petratos (56 pen.) Central Coast Stadium 8,910
51 9 February 2020 Newcastle 4–3 Central Coast Tongyik (45), Clisby (49), Harold (86) Petratos (15, 52), Topor-Stanley (25), Eun-sun (55 o.g.) Hunter Stadium 4,151
52 24 July 2020 Central Coast 0–0 Newcastle Central Coast Stadium 2,373
2020–21 A-League 53 31 December 2020 Central Coast 1–0 Newcastle A. Kuol (43) Central Coast Stadium 5,273
54 15 May 2021 Newcastle 0–1 Central Coast Simon (54 pen.) Hunter Stadium 5,080
55 1 June 2021 Central Coast 0–2 Newcastle O'Donovan (27), Mauragis (33) Central Coast Stadium 4,973
2021–22 A-League Men 56 21 November 2021 Newcastle 1–2 Central Coast Nisbet (50), Farrell (57) Yuel (78) Hunter Stadium 6,424
57 23 April 2022 Newcastle 2–4 Central Coast Moresche (19), Cummings (30, 34 pen.), G. Kuol (90+1) Mauragis (46), Farrell (50 o.g.) Hunter Stadium 6,202
58 7 May 2022 Central Coast 2–0 Newcastle Cummings (30), Nkololo (62) Central Coast Stadium 11,703
2022–23 A-League Men 59 11 December 2022 Central Coast 1–2 Newcastle Cummings (53) Buhagiar (12), Mikeltadze (66) Central Coast Stadium 7,078
60 21 December 2022 Central Coast 3–0 Newcastle Túlio (22), Cummings (63), Nkololo (87 pen.) Central Coast Stadium 7,173
61 22 April 2023 Newcastle 1–3 Central Coast Silvera (28, 58), Túlio (69) Sotirio (9) Hunter Stadium 9,271
2023–24 A-League Men 62 25 November 2023 Central Coast 3–1 Newcastle Roux (45+2), Wilson (57), Reec (90+3) Goodwin (76) Central Coast Stadium 5,143
63 2 March 2024 Newcastle 0–1 Central Coast Nisbet (75) Hunter Stadium 7,117
64 27 April 2024 Newcastle 1–3 Central Coast A. Kuol (21), Steele (82), Edmondson (87) Stamatelopoulos (47) Hunter Stadium 9,416

Statistics[edit]

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Matt Simon has scored a record nine goals in F3 derbies

Results[edit]

  • Highest-scoring game:
    • 10 goals, Central Coast Mariners 2–8 Newcastle Jets (A-League, 14 April 2018)
  • Largest winning margin:
    • 6 goals, Central Coast Mariners 2–8 Newcastle Jets (A-League, 14 April 2018)

Trends[edit]

  • Most consecutive wins: 5, Newcastle Jets (7 October 2017 – 23 January 2019); Central Coast Mariners (21 December 2022 – 27 April 2024)
  • Longest undefeated run: 9, Central Coast Mariners (8 December 2012 – 14 November 2015)
  • Most consecutive draws: 3, (30 November 2014 – 14 November 2015)
  • Most consecutive games without a draw: 12, (31 December 2020 – 27 April 2024)
  • Most games played against each other in a season: 6 (twice), 2005–06, 2007–08
  • Record highest attendance: 36,354. 24 February 2008, Sydney Football Stadium. Central Coast Mariners 0–1 Newcastle Jets
  • Record lowest attendance: 2,373. 24 July 2020, Central Coast Stadium. Central Coast Mariners 0–0 Newcastle Jets (restricted number of spectators due to COVID-19 pandemic).
  • Record appearance-maker: John Hutchinson (31), Central Coast Mariners. Played his first on 7 May 2005 and his thirty-first on 30 November 2014.
  • Record goalscorer: Matt Simon (9), Central Coast Mariners. Scored his first on 15 August 2008 and his ninth on 15 May 2021.

Crossing the divide[edit]

26 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.[16]

Statistics are sourced from ALeagueStats.com[17] and updated as of 25 November 2023.

Central Coast, then Newcastle[edit]

Name Pos Central Coast Newcastle
Career Apps Goals Career Apps Goals
Noel Spencer MF 2005–2007 55 7 2007–2008 30 1
James Holland MF 2006 3 0 2007–2008 23 3
Sasho Petrovski FW 2007–2009 51 16 2009–2011 42 11
Sam Gallagher DF 2012 3 0 2014–2015 20 0
Marco Flores FW 2013 12 3 2014 6 1
Nigel Boogaard DF 2006–2010 66 3 2015–2021 127 5
Roy O'Donovan FW 2015–2017 47 19 2017–2019, 2020–2021 74 31
Mitch Austin FW 2015–2016 24 5 2018–2019 5 0
Jake Adelson DF 2015 2 0 2019 1 0
Kwabena Appiah-Kubi FW 2016–2018 40 4 2019 2 1
Nick Fitzgerald FW 2010, 2013–2015 86 9 2019–2020 23 4
Matthew Millar DF 2018–2019 24 1 2019–2021 45 4
Bernie Ibini-Isei FW 2010–2014 96 21 2020 6 1
Samuel Silvera FW 2019–2021, 2022–2023 55 10 2021–2022 21 1
Trent Buhagiar FW 2016–2018 50 4 2022–present 33 7
Thomas Aquilina DF 2022–2023 13 0 2023–present 15 0

Newcastle, then Central Coast[edit]

Name Pos Newcastle Central Coast
Career Apps Goals Career Apps Goals
Troy Hearfield DF 2006–2008 20 0 2011–2012 36 2
Liam Reddy GK 2005–2006 27 0 2013–2015 63 0
Ivan Necevski GK 2006 3 0 2016–2017 8 0
Andrew Hoole FW 2013–2015, 2016–2017 77 6 2017–2019 47 8
Ben Kennedy GK 2006–2016 128 0 2017–2019 45 0
Matthew Nash GK 2010–2012 13 0 2014–2015 2 0
Mario Shabow FW 2017–2018 7 0 2018–2019 11 1
Mark Birighitti GK 2012–2016 77 0 2019–2022 87 0
Jair FW 2018–2019 20 2 2019–2020 15 1
James McGarry DF 2022–2023 11 1 2023 14 3

Managers and coaches[edit]

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.[18] In 2009, O'Sullivan became coach of Newcastle's women's team.[19] In 2014, he returned to the Mariners as an assistant to head coach Phil Moss.[20] Damien Brown played for Newcastle in the National Soccer League before playing for the Mariners and later moving into an off-field role.[21] 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.[22]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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  22. ^ "Jess Vanstrattan joins Jets". Newcastle Jets FC. 4 February 2015. Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
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