Central Coast Mariners FC–Western Sydney Wanderers FC rivalry

Location	New South Wales
Teams	Central Coast Mariners Western Sydney Wanderers
First meeting	6 October 2012 A-League WS Wanderers 0–0 CC Mariners
Latest meeting	22 November 2025 A-League Men WS Wanderers 3–2 CC Mariners
Next meeting	22 February 2026 A-League Men CC Mariners v WS Wanderers
Stadiums	Central Coast Stadium (CC Mariners) Western Sydney Stadium (WS Wanderers)
Statistics
Meetings total	38
Most wins	Western Sydney Wanderers (17)
Top scorer	Brendon Santalab (7)
All-time series	Central Coast Mariners: 11 Drawn: 10 Western Sydney Wanderers: 17
Largest victory	CC Mariners 0–4WS Wanderers (22 February 2025)
Central Coast Mariners Western Sydney Wanderers

TheCentral Coast Mariners FC–Western Sydney Wanderers FC rivalry is a rivalry betweenNew South Wales-based clubsCentral Coast Mariners andWestern Sydney Wanderers. They are the only two Australian clubs to have won Asian continental club competitions; Wanderers with the2014 AFC Champions League title and Mariners as thelast AFC Cup winners.

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 atParramatta Stadium.^[1]

The rivalry begun to form between the two teams in April 2013, when the2013 A-League Grand Final was played on Wanderers' home soil. Central Coast finished the game with a 2–0 victory earn themselves their firstA-League Championship title.^[2]

On 28 January 2023, the two clubs contested a highly anticipated league fixture, as the Mariners sat second on theA-League Men table and the Wanderers sat third, only two points behind.^[3] 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 fromYeni Ngbakoto afterSam 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 onTwitter 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.^[4]

As of 22 November 2025, there have been 38 competitive meetings between the two teams, of which Central Coast have won 11 and Western Sydney 17.^[5] The biggest winning margin was a 4–0 away win on 22 February 2025 for Western Sydney.

As of 22 November 2025^[6]

Rank	Scorer	Clubs'	Goals
1	Brendon Santalab	Western Sydney Wanderers	7
2	Mitch 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

Twenty-three 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.^[7]Ruon Tongyik andJack 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^[8] and updated as of 19 January 2024.

As of 7 May 2024, these are the football honours of Central Coast Mariners and Western Sydney Wanderers:^[9]

• Western Sydney 0–2 Central Coast; 42,102 (21 April 2013);Sydney Football Stadium (Western Sydney home)^[10]
• 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)

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