F3 Derby

The F3 Derby

Locale	Central Coast / Newcastle (Australia)
Teams	Central Coast Mariners Newcastle Jets
First meeting	7 May 2005 Oceania Club Championship Mariners 0–0 Jets
Latest meeting	25 November 2023 A-League Men Mariners 3–1 Jets
Next meeting	2 March 2024 A-League Men Jets v Mariners
Broadcasters	Paramount+, Network 10
Stadiums	Central Coast Stadium, McDonald Jones Stadium
Statistics
Meetings total	62
Most wins	Central Coast Mariners (24)
Most player appearances	John Hutchinson (31)
Top scorer	Matt Simon (9)
Largest victory	Central 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.