The 2020–21 Central Coast Mariners FC season is the club's 16th season since its establishment in 2004. The club will participate in the A-League for the 16th time. The club will not compete in the 2020 FFA Cup due to the event being cancelled following the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.
Players
Transfers Transfers in No.PositionPlayerTransferred fromType/feeContract lengthDateRef 8 UnattachedFree transfer2 years21 October 2020 14 UnattachedFree transfer1 year30 October 2020 5 UnattachedFree transfer1 year9 December 2020 22 UnattachedFree transfer1 year17 December 2020 26 Scholarship1 year18 December 2020 7 Undisclosed18 December 2020 12 UnattachedFree transfer1 year22 December 2020
From academy squad
Transfers out No.PositionPlayerTransferred toType/feeDateRef 10 Macarthur FCEnd of contract15 January 2020 7 UnattachedEnd of contract1 September 2020 29 UnattachedEnd of contract1 September 2020 8 UnattachedEnd of contract1 September 2020 22 UnattachedEnd of contract1 September 2020 17 Undisclosed4 September 2020 30 UnattachedEnd of contract1 October 2020 16 End of contract2 October 2020 24 Retired9 October 2020 9 Undisclosed19 October 2020 2 Western Sydney WanderersMutual contract termination17 December 2020 25 End of contract22 December 2020
Contracts extensions No. Name Position Duration Date Notes 1 Mark Birighitti Goalkeeper 1 year 6 October 2020 with option for a second year 19 Matt Simon Striker 1 year 12 November 2020 2 Ziggy Gordon Full-back 1 year 13 November 2020 15 Kye Rowles Defender 2 years 16 June 2021 1 Mark Birighitti Goalkeeper 2 years 23 June 2021 19 Matt Simon Forward 1 year 24 June 2021 23 Dan Hall Defender 2 years 25 June 2021 12 Marco Ureña Striker 2 years 30 June 2021
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions
Overview
A-League
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches The 2020–21 A-League fixtures were announced on 24 November 2020.
Finals series
Statistics
Appearances and goals Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.
Disciplinary record Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.
Awards Young Player of the Year nominee (February): Alou Kuol A-League Goalkeeper of the Year: Mark Birighitti PFA A-League Team of the Season: Mark Birighitti, Oliver Bozanic, Matt Simon, Ruon Tongyik
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