What is F3 Derby?
{{unsourced|date=July 2024}} {{infobox football derby | name = The F3 Derby | city or region = [[Central Coast (New South Wales)|Central Coast]] / {{NSWcity|Newcastle}} ([[Australia]]) | teams involved = [[Central Coast Mariners FC|Central Coast Mariners]]<br>[[Newcastle Jets FC|Newcastle Jets]] | first contested = 7 May 2005<br>[[2005 Oceania Club Championship|Oceania Club Championship]]<br>{{nowrap|Mariners 0–0 Jets}} | mostrecent = 25 November 2023<br/>[[2023–24 A-League Men|A-League Men]]<br/>Mariners 3–1 Jets | nextmeeting = 2 March 2024<br/>A-League Men<br/>{{nowrap|Jets v Mariners}} | total = 62 | most wins = Central Coast Mariners (24) | largestvictory = Central Coast Mariners 2–8 Newcastle Jets<br />(14 April 2018) | most player appearances = [[John Hutchinson (footballer, born 1979)|John Hutchinson]] (31) | top scorer = [[Matt Simon (soccer)|Matt Simon]] (9) | broadcasters = [[Paramount+]], [[Network 10]] | stadiums = [[Central Coast Stadium]], [[Newcastle International Sports Centre|McDonald Jones Stadium]] }} 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 (Sydney–Newcastle)|Pacific Motorway]] (M1) which connects [[Newcastle, New South Wales|Newcastle]] to [[Sydney]] via the [[Central Coast (New South Wales)|Central Coast]]. It was originally called the F3 Freeway. [[Category:Soccer rivalries in Australia]] [[Category:Central Coast Mariners FC]] [[Category:Newcastle Jets FC]]