The 2005–06 A-League season was the first for the newly branded Newcastle United Jets. The Jets finished 4th at the conclusion of the regular season and were knocked out in the semi-finals by Adelaide United after a two-leg home and away series.
2005–06 season | |
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Owner | Con Constantine |
Manager | Richard Money |
A-League | 4th |
Top goalscorer | Ante Miličić - 7 |
Highest home attendance | 13,160 v Adelaide United 26 August 2005 |
Lowest home attendance | 5,868 v Perth Glory 8 October 2005 |
Players
editFirst team squad
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
editIn
editMatches
edit2005–06 Pre-Season Cup
editTeam | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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Melbourne Victory | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Perth Glory | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Adelaide United | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Newcastle United Jets | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
22 July 2005 | Newcastle Jets | 1–1 | Melbourne Victory | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
20:00 UTC+10 | Deans 28' | Report | Thompson 85' |
29 July 2005 | Adelaide United | 1–1 | Newcastle Jets | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide |
14:00 UTC+9:30 | Valkanis 74' | Report | Johnson 79' |
6 August 2005 | Perth Glory | 2–1 | Newcastle Jets | Members Equity Stadium, Perth |
19:30 UTC+9:30 | Despotovski 12', 61' (pen) | Report | Thompson 29' |
2005–06 Hyundai A-League fixtures
edit26 August 2005 Round 1 | Newcastle Jets | 0–1 | Adelaide United | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
20:00 UTC+10 | Report Summary |
Veart 19' | Attendance: 13,160 Referee: Peter O'Leary |
4 September 2005 Round 2 | Central Coast Mariners | 1–1 | Newcastle Jets | Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford |
15:00 UTC+10 | Petrie 69' | Report Summary |
Milicic 25' | Attendance: 5,917 Referee: Mark Shield |
11 September 2005 Round 3 | Newcastle Jets | 2–1 | Sydney FC | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
17:00 UTC+10 | Milicic 6' Johnson 18' |
Report Summary |
Yorke 78' | Attendance: 9,127 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
18 September 2005 Round 4 | Newcastle Jets | 4–0 | New Zealand Knights | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
17:00 UTC+10 | Haliti 12' Thompson 26' Musialik 37' Carle 70' (pen) |
Report Summary |
Attendance: 7,495 Referee: Simon Przydacz |
25 September 2005 Round 5 | Melbourne Victory | 1–0 | Newcastle Jets | Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne |
17:00 UTC+10 | Thompson 68' | Report Summary |
Attendance: 13,831 Referee: Craig Zetter |
1 October 2005 Round 6 | Newcastle Jets | 0–1 | Queensland Roar | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
19:35 UTC+10 | Report Summary |
Moon 68' | Attendance: 7,436 Referee: Srebre Delovski |
8 October 2005 Round 7 | Newcastle Jets | 1–5 | Perth Glory | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
19:30 UTC+10 | Parisi 72' | Report Summary |
Mori 33', 62' Harnwell 46' Despotovski 52' Sekulovski 80' |
Attendance: 5,868 Referee: James Lewis |
14 October 2005 Round 8 | Adelaide United | 2–4 | Newcastle Jets | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide |
19:30 UTC+9:30 | Valkanis 38' Corbo 67' (own) |
Report Summary |
Kemp 12' (own) Carle 22', 89' Zelic 68' |
Attendance: 13,182 Referee: Mark Shield |
23 October 2005 Round 9 | Newcastle Jets | 1–0 | Central Coast Mariners | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
17:00 UTC+10 | Parisi 88' | Report Summary |
Attendance: 9,371 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
30 October 2005 Round 10 | Sydney FC | 1–1 | Newcastle Jets | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney |
17:00 UTC+10 | Carney 73' | Report Summary |
Milicic 77' | Attendance: 9,132 Referee: Mark Shield |
4 November 2005 Round 11 | New Zealand Knights | 2–4 | Newcastle Jets | North Harbour Stadium. Auckland |
20:00 UTC+13 | Brockie 71', 77' | Report Summary |
Milicic 18', 28', 56' Thompson 21' |
Attendance: 2,561 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
11 November 2005 Round 12 | Melbourne Victory | 0–0 | Newcastle Jets | Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne |
20:00 UTC+11 | Report Summary |
Attendance: 12,407 Referee: Simon Przydacz |
20 November 2005 Round 13 | Queensland Roar | 0–1 | Newcastle Jets | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
18:00 UTC+10 | Report Summary |
Thompson 35' | Attendance: 13,004 Referee: Mark Shield |
25 November 2005 Round 14 | Perth Glory | 0–1 | Newcastle Jets | Members Equity Stadium, Perth |
19:00 UTC+9 | Report Summary |
Coveny 47' | Attendance: 7,921 Referee: Simon Przydacz |
2 December 2005 Round 15 | Newcastle Jets | 1–2 | Adelaide United | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
20:00 UTC+11 | Johnson 60' | Report Summary |
Veart 76' Brain 79' |
Attendance: 10,132 Referee: Simon Przydacz |
31 December 2005 Round 16 | Central Coast Mariners | 4–1 | Newcastle Jets | Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford |
18:00 UTC+11 | Gumprecht 4' Brown 34' Hutchinson 71', 82' |
Report Summary |
Coveny 85' | Attendance: 11,612 Referee: Mark Shield |
6 January 2006 Round 17 | Sydney FC | 0–0 | Newcastle Jets | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney |
20:00 UTC+11 | Report Summary |
Attendance: 15,211 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
13 January 2006 Round 18 | Newcastle Jets | 3–0 | New Zealand Knights | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
20:00 UTC+11 | Milicic 19' Haliti 86', 90+1' |
Report Summary |
Attendance: 6,862 Referee: Perry Mur |
22 January 2006 Round 19 | Newcastle Jets | 1–0 | Melbourne Victory | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
17:00 UTC+11 | Coveny 36' | Report Summary |
Attendance: 9,073 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
26 January 2006 Round 20 | Newcastle Jets | 0–5 | Queensland Roar | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
20:00 UTC+11 | Report Summary |
Reinaldo 10' Richter 44' Brosque 52' McKay 83' Murdocca 90+2' |
Attendance: 10,271 Referee: Peter O'Leary |
5 February 2006 Round 21 | Newcastle Jets | 1–3 | Perth Glory | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
17:00 UTC+11 | Coveny 33' | Report Summary |
Ward 8' Picken 58' (own) Mori 72' |
Attendance: 9,232 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
2005–06 finals series
edit10 February 2006 Minor Semi-final Leg 1 | Newcastle Jets | 0–1 | Central Coast Mariners | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
20:00 UTC+10 | Report Summary |
Osman 75' | Attendance: 10,236 Referee: Ben Williams |
10 February 2006 Minor Semi-final Leg 2 | Central Coast Mariners | 1–1 | Newcastle Jets | Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford |
20:00 UTC+10 | Heffernan 79' | Report Summary |
Thompson 28' | Attendance: 17,429 Referee: Simon Przydacz |
Ladder
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Adelaide United | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 25 | +8 | 43 | Qualification for 2007 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series |
2 | Sydney FC (C) | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 28 | +7 | 36 | |
3 | Central Coast Mariners | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 28 | +7 | 32 | Qualification for Finals series |
4 | Newcastle Jets | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 29 | −2 | 31 | |
5 | Perth Glory | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 29 | |
6 | Queensland Roar | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 22 | +5 | 28 | |
7 | Melbourne Victory | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 26 | |
8 | New Zealand Knights[a] | 21 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 47 | −32 | 6 |
Source: ultimatealeague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ New Zealand Knights cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.
Statistics
editGoal scorers
editName | Pre-Season | A-League | Finals |
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Ante Miličić | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Vaughan Coveny | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Matt Thompson | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Labinot Haliti | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Nick Carle | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Richard Johnson | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Franco Parisi | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Stuart Musialik | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Ned Zelić | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Craig Deans | 1 | 0 | 0 |