AFC Champions League Two

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2024 Mark Jackson led the team to win both the A-League Men Premiership and Championship, as well as the AFC Cup.
2024 Polytec became a sponsor with Liberty for the 2024-present period.
2024 The Mariners won the A-League Premiership by finishing top of the table in the regular season.
2024 Central Coast Mariners sold out their stadium with 21,379 attendees during the Grand Final, utilizing portable seating at the southern end of the ground to accommodate the crowd.
2024 Central Coast defeated Melbourne Victory 3-1 in extra time in the A-League Men Grand Final, completing a historic treble.
May 5 2024 Central Coast won the AFC Cup final against Lebanese side Al Ahed, with Alou Kuol scoring the winning goal in the 84th minute at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex in Oman.
February 22 2024 Central Coast narrowly defeated Macarthur FC 3-2 in extra time in the AFC Cup zonal finals.
February 13 2024 In the AFC Cup zonal semi-finals, the Mariners defeated Phnom Penh Crown 4-0, with Ryan Edmondson scoring a hat-trick.
2023 Under Nick Montgomery's management, the Mariners won the A-League Men Championship.
2023 Cikers became the kit manufacturer, with eToro as the shirt sponsor for the 2023-2024 season.
October 4 2023 Central Coast recorded their highest continental win, defeating Stallion Laguna 9-1 in the AFC Cup group stage.
September 20 2023 The Mariners made their return to continental competition, playing their debut AFC Cup match and losing 1-0 away to Terengganu.
June 3 2023 Central Coast won their second A-League Championship, defeating Melbourne City 6-1. Jason Cummings won the Joe Marston Medal for best on ground.
May 15 2022 The Mariners were eliminated from the finals series, losing 3-1 to Adelaide United in the elimination finals.
February 5 2022 Under new coach Nick Montgomery, the Mariners reached their first FFA Cup final, losing 2-1 to Melbourne Victory.
2021 Paladin became a sponsor with Mate as the shirt sponsor for the 2021-2023 period.
June 12 2021 The Mariners lost to Macarthur FC 2-0 in the elimination finals, ending their first finals campaign in seven years.
2020 Central Coast Mariners began the season with significant signings, including Oliver Bozanic and Costa Rican international Marco Urena. The team beat local rivals Sydney FC for the first time in seven years and finished third in the league, qualifying for their first finals appearance in seven years.
August 4 2020 Owner Michael Charlesworth put the Central Coast Mariners up for sale after their last game of the 2019-20 season, risking the club's A-League license.
2019 Alen Stajcic replaced Mike Mulvey as manager, initially serving as a caretaker before being given a three-year contract after the season.
2018 State Roads Construction became a sponsor of the Central Coast Mariners FC for the 2018-2021 period.
2018 Mike Mulvey was hired as the manager of Central Coast Mariners.
August 2 2017 For the second consecutive year, the Mariners were eliminated from the FFA Cup in the first round, losing 3-2 to Blacktown City.
2016 Umbro became the kit manufacturer, with Dyldam as the shirt sponsor for the 2016-2018 period.
November 6 2016 Paul Okon achieved his first win as Central Coast manager, defeating Adelaide United 2-1 at Hindmarsh Stadium.
August 29 2016 Paul Okon was hired as the full-time coach of Central Coast Mariners.
August 8 2016 The club sacked coach Tony Walmsley following their elimination from the FFA Cup by state league team Green Gully SC.
2015 Central Coast Mariners had their worst A-League performance, finishing last with 13 points, winning only 3 games, and setting league records for most goals conceded (70) and worst goal difference (−37).
2015 Search Technologies became a sponsor of the Central Coast Mariners FC.
April 15 2015 Tony Walmsley was confirmed as the permanent technical director and head coach for the 2015–16 season.
March 6 2015 Phil Moss was stood down as head coach, with Tony Walmsley appointed as interim technical director and John Hutchinson as player-coach.
December 2014 Football Federation Australia CEO David Gallop suggested the club would unlikely be permitted to continue playing matches in north Sydney after evaluating attendance figures.
2013 The club first appeared in the AFC Champions League, expanding their competitive reach to international tournaments.
2013 The club began scheduling matches away from Central Coast Stadium, playing at North Sydney Oval and Brookvale Oval to address spectator attendance challenges.
2013 Westinghouse Solar became a sponsor of the Central Coast Mariners FC.
November 14 2013 Arnold confirmed his departure to manage Vegalta Sendai in the J. League, with Phil Moss named as the new head coach.
August 30 2013 Graham Arnold re-signed with the club for two more seasons.
April 21 2013 Central Coast won its first A-League title, defeating Western Sydney Wanderers 2–0 in the Grand Final at Allianz Stadium.
2012 Kappa became the kit manufacturer, with Masterfoods as the shirt sponsor for the 2012-2013 season.
2012 The club won the A-League premiership with 51 points, but failed to qualify for the Grand Final.
October 2012 The club began an annual tradition of wearing special pink kits in October to raise money and awareness for Pink Ribbon Day and National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The club collected donations at the ground and auctioned match-worn kits on eBay to support the charity.
September 2012 The Central Coast Mariners signed a two-year kit deal with Kappa as their official apparel supplier.
2011 The club's kits were manufactured by Hummel after the A-League's Reebok deal expired at the end of the 2010-11 season.
2011 Graham Arnold led the team to the A-League Premiership for the 2011-12 season.
2011 The Mariners finished second in both A-League and youth league regular seasons, reaching the A-League Grand Final but losing to Brisbane Roar in a penalty shootout.
2010 Primo Smallgoods became a sponsor of the Central Coast Mariners FC.
July 2010 The club announced that its women's team would not compete in the 2010–11 W-League competition due to financial reasons.
June 2010 The Mariners signed Argentinian 2005 Under 20s World Cup winner Patricio Pérez.
February 2010 Graham Arnold was appointed as the club's second manager, taking over from McKinna who moved to a Football and Commercial Operations Manager role.

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