Central Coast Mariners FC is an Australian professional soccer club based on the Central Coast of New South Wales. The Mariners, founded in 2004 as one of the original eight A-League teams, were the first professional sports club from the Gosford region to compete in a national competition. Despite being considered one of the smallest- market clubs in the league, the Central Coast Mariners have won the A-League Premiership twice and claimed one A-League Championship from four Grand Final appearances. They have also appeared in the AFC Champions League four times. The club plays matches at Central Coast Stadium (pictured), a 20,059 seat stadium in Gosford. The English Championship's Sheffield United has invested in the club, and the Mariners have affiliation agreements with several international clubs. Their main supporters' group is known as the Yellow Army, after the colour of the club's home kit. The club and the Newcastle Jets share a rivalry known as the F3 Derby, after the previous name of the motorway that connects the cities of the teams. Matt Simon and Adam Kwasnik are the Mariners' all-time leading goalscorers, with 42 goals each in all competitions.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1598:

Admiral Yi Sun-sin's Korean navy defeated the Japanese fleet at the Battle of Noryang, the final naval battle of the Imjin War. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Noryang

1689:

The Parliament of England adopted the Bill of Rights, declaring that Englishmen possessed certain positive civil and political rights. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_of_Rights_1689

1944:

World War II: The Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany launched its final offensive in the western front, the Battle of the Bulge (German tank pictured). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Bulge

1986:

Dinmukhamed Konayev was dismissed from the post of First Secretary of the Communist Party of Kazakhstan, sparking riots throughout the country. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeltoqsan

2012:

A woman in New Delhi was gang-raped on a bus, generating public protests across the country against the Government of India and the Government of Delhi for not providing adequate security for women. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Delhi_gang_rape

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

neverendum: A series of "neverending" referendums on the same issue held in an attempt to achieve an unpopular result. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/neverendum

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

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