F3 Derby

The F3 Derby
LocaleCentral Coast / Newcastle (Australia)
TeamsCentral Coast Mariners
Newcastle Jets
First meeting7 May 2005
Oceania Club Championship
Mariners 0–0 Jets
Latest meeting25 November 2023
A-League Men
Mariners 3–1 Jets
Next meeting2 March 2024
A-League Men
Jets v Mariners
BroadcastersParamount+, Network 10
StadiumsCentral Coast Stadium, McDonald Jones Stadium
Statistics
Meetings total62
Most winsCentral Coast Mariners (24)
Most player appearancesJohn Hutchinson (31)
Top scorerMatt Simon (9)
Largest victoryCentral Coast Mariners 2–8 Newcastle Jets
(14 April 2018)

The F3 Derby is a soccer rivalry in the A-League Men, the A-League Women and the A-League Youth. It is played between Central Coast Mariners FC and Newcastle Jets FC. It is the oldest derby in the A-League, and the reason that it is a rivalry is because the two clubs were the only two original clubs based outside a capital city.

The rivalry is named after the Pacific Motorway (M1) which connects Newcastle to Sydney via the Central Coast. It was originally called the F3 Freeway.