2016–17 Newcastle Jets FC season

The 2016–17 Newcastle Jets FC season was the club's 16th season since its establishment in 2000. The club participated in the A-League for the 12th time and the FFA Cup for the third time.

Newcastle Jets
2016–17 season
ChairmanMartin Lee
ManagerScott Miller
(to 7 September 2016)
Clayton Zane
(caretaker from 8 September 2016 to 23 September 2016)
Mark Jones
(from 23 September 2016)
StadiumMcDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle
A-League10th
A-League Finals SeriesDNQ
FFA CupRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague: Andrew Nabbout (8 goals)
All: Andrew Nabbout (8 goals)
Highest home attendance11,873 vs Sydney FC
(29 October 2016)
Lowest home attendance5,642 vs Adelaide United
(16 December 2016)
Average home league attendance8,645

Players

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Squad information

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   AUS Ben Kennedy
2 DF   AUS Daniel Mullen
3 DF   AUS Jason Hoffman
4 DF   AUS Nigel Boogaard (Captain)
5 MF   AUS Ben Kantarovski
6 MF   AUS Steven Ugarković
7 MF   AUS Andrew Hoole
8 MF   CRO Mateo Poljak (vice-captain)
9 FW   FIN Aleksandr Kokko
10 MF   ENG Wayne Brown
11 FW   AUS Labinot Haliti
13 DF   CRO Ivan Vujica
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 FW   AUS Andrew Nabbout
16 DF   AUS Nick Cowburn
18 MF   CHN Ma Leilei
19 FW   DEN Morten Nordstrand
20 GK   AUS Jack Duncan
21 DF   AUS Daniel Alessi
22 DF   AUS Lachlan Jackson
23 MF   AUS Devante Clut
24 FW   AUS Kristian Brymora
28 MF   AUS Johnny Koutroumbis
29 DF   AUS Joel Allwright
50 GK   AUS Tomislav Arčaba (Injury replacement)

From youth squad

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N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Notes
24 FW   Kristian Brymora 17 1 year senior contract[1]

Transfers in

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No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref
23 MF Devante Clut Brisbane Roar Free transfer 2 years 28 April 2016 [2]
10 MF   Wayne Brown Unattached Undisclosed Fee 2 years 16 May 2016 [3]
21 DF Daniel Alessi Western Sydney Wanderers Free transfer 2 years 1 June 2016 [4]
7 MF Andrew Hoole Sydney FC Free transfer 1 year 21 June 2016 [5]
20 GK Jack Duncan Unattached Free transfer 2 years 24 June 2016 [6]
13 DF   Ivan Vujica   Dinamo Zagreb Undisclosed Fee 2 years 4 July 2016 [7]
15 FW Andrew Nabbout Unattached Undisclosed Fee 2 years 19 July 2016 [8]
9 FW   Aleksandr Kokko   RoPS Undisclosed Fee 2 years 6 August 2016 [9]
28 MF John Koutroumbis Adelaide United Free transfer 1 year 22 October 2016 [10]
18 MF   Ma Leilei Unattached Undisclosed Fee 1 year 26 October 2016 [11]
40 GK Jim Fogarty   Edgeworth Eagles Injury replacement loan 2 weeks 5 November 2016 [12]
26 DF Iain Fyfe   Campbelltown City Free transfer 1 month 18 November 2016 [13]
50 GK Tomislav Arčaba Unattached Free transfer 1 year 14 January 2017 [14]
29 DF Joel Allwright Unattached Free transfer 1 year 20 January 2017 [15]

Transfers out

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Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
6 MF   Cameron Watson 28 End of contract Pre-season [16]
7 MF   Enver Alivodić 31 End of contract Pre-season [16]
10 FW   Leonardo 33 End of contract Pre-season [16]
18 MF   Josh Barresi 21 End of contract Pre-season [16]
25 FW   Brandon Lundy 19 End of contract Pre-season [16]
28 FW   Ryan Kitto 21 End of contract Pre-season [16]
1 GK   Mark Birighitti 25 End of contract Pre-season [17]
40 GK   Jim Fogarty 24 End of contract Mid-season [18]
26 DF   Iain Fyfe 34 End of contract Mid-season [19]
17 FW   Radovan Pavicevic 21 Released Mid-season [20]
14 MF   Mitch Cooper 22 Released Mid-season [21]
12 FW   Andy Brennan 23 Released Mid-season [22]

Contract extensions

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Name Position Duration Contract Expiry Notes
  Morten Nordstrand Striker 1 year 2017 [23]
  Jason Hoffman Right-back 2 years 2018 [24]
  Ben Kantarovski Central midfielder 1 year 2017 [25]
  Wayne Brown Midfielder 1 year 2019 [26]
  Steven Ugarkovic Defensive midfielder 2 years 2019 [27]
  Johnny Koutroumbis Central defender 2 years 2019 [28]

Technical staff

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Position Name
Head coach   Mark Jones
Assistant coach   Clayton Zane
Youth coach   Clayton Zane
Goalkeeping coach   Jess Vanstrattan
Physiotherapist   Justin Dougherty

Statistics

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Squad statistics

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N Pos. Nat. Name Total A-League FFA Cup
Apps Goals       Apps Goals       Apps Goals      
1 GK   Ben Kennedy 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
2 DF   Daniel Mullen 18 0 2 0 0 15+2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
3 DF   Jason Hoffman 26 1 3 1 0 24+1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
4 DF   Nigel Boogaard 20 2 7 0 0 19+1 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 MF   Ben Kantarovski 13 0 1 0 0 8+4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
6 MF   Steven Ugarković 26 1 7 0 0 24+1 1 6 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
7 MF   Andrew Hoole 27 5 8 0 0 25+1 5 8 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
8 MF   Mateo Poljak 25 1 1 0 0 18+6 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
9 FW   Aleksandr Kokko 13 1 2 0 0 7+6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 MF   Wayne Brown 23 2 6 0 0 19+3 1 5 0 0 1 1 1 0 0
11 FW   Labinot Haliti 6 0 0 0 0 1+5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 FW   Harry Sawyer 5 0 1 0 0 1+4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 DF   Ivan Vujica 11 0 1 0 0 10+1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 FW   Andrew Nabbout 25 8 3 0 0 23+1 8 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
16 DF   Nick Cowburn 16 0 0 0 0 12+3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
18 MF   Ma Leilei 15 1 5 0 0 7+8 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 FW   Morten Nordstrand 23 3 2 0 0 18+5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 GK   Jack Duncan 25 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 DF   Daniel Alessi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 DF   Lachlan Jackson 17 0 3 0 0 16+1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 MF   Devante Clut 19 1 0 0 0 7+11 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
24 FW   Kristian Brymora 2 0 1 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 1 0 0
27 DF   Caio de Godoy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 MF   Johnny Koutroumbis 22 0 4 0 0 12+10 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 DF   Joel Allwright 2 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 GK   Pierce Clark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
50 GK   Tomislav Arčaba 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players no longer at the club:
12 FW   Andy Brennan 2 0 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF   Mitch Cooper 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 FW   Radovan Pavicevic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 DF   Iain Fyfe 3 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 GK   Jim Fogarty 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pre-season and friendlies

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27 August 2016 China tour Liaoning Whowin   2–3   Newcastle Jets Huludao, China
19:30 CST
Report
Stadium: Huludao City Stadium
Attendance: 19,019
Referee: Ma Ning (China)
31 August 2016 China tour Eastern   1–2   Newcastle Jets Shenzhen, China
16:30 CST Šarić   48' Report
Stadium: Bao'an Stadium
Referee: Liang Cai Wei (China)
2 September 2016 China tour Kitchee   3–4   Newcastle Jets Shenzhen, China
16:30 CST
Report
Stadium: Bao'an Stadium
Referee: Yamamoto Yudai (China)
11 September 2016 Edgeworth   0–4   Newcastle Jets Newcastle, Australia
15:00 AEST Report
Stadium: Jack McLaughlan Oval
18 September 2016 Melbourne City   0–4   Newcastle Jets Ballarat, Australia
15:00 AEST Report
Stadium: Morshead Park
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro

Competitions

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Overall

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Competition Started round Final
position / round
First match Last match
A-League 10th 9 October 2016 15 April 2017
FFA Cup Round of 32 Round of 32 3 August 2016 3 August 2016

A-League

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sydney FC (C) 27 20 6 1 55 12 +43 66 Qualification for 2018 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
2 Melbourne Victory 27 15 4 8 49 31 +18 49
3 Brisbane Roar 27 11 9 7 43 37 +6 42 Qualification for 2018 AFC Champions League second preliminary round and Finals series
4 Melbourne City 27 11 6 10 49 44 +5 39 Qualification for Finals series
5 Perth Glory 27 10 9 8 53 53 0 39
6 Western Sydney Wanderers 27 8 12 7 35 35 0 36
7 Wellington Phoenix[a] 27 8 6 13 41 46 −5 30
8 Central Coast Mariners 27 6 5 16 31 52 −21 23
9 Adelaide United 27 5 8 14 25 46 −21 23
10 Newcastle Jets 27 5 7 15 28 53 −25 22
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
27 5 7 15 28 53  −25 22 3 6 4 16 19  −3 2 1 11 12 34  −22

Last updated: 15 April 2017.
Source: ultimatealeague.com

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundHHAHAAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHHAAHAA
ResultDWDLLLDLLWWDLWDLWLDLDLLLLLL
Position53467878975576686767788891010
Updated to match(es) played on 15 April 2017. Source: ultimatealeague.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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9 October 2016 1 Newcastle Jets 1–1 Adelaide United Newcastle
17:00 AEDT W. Brown   17' Report Makarounas   29' Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 9,145
Referee: Alan Milliner
16 October 2016 2 Newcastle Jets 4–0 Brisbane Roar Newcastle
17:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 8,335
Referee: Peter Green
23 October 2016 3 Western Sydney Wanderers 2–2 Newcastle Jets Sydney
19:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Spotless Stadium
Attendance: 13,247
Referee: Chris Beath
29 October 2016 4 Newcastle Jets 0–2 Sydney FC Newcastle
17:35 AEDT Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 11,873
Referee: Daniel Elder
5 November 2016 5 Wellington Phoenix 2–0 Newcastle Jets Wellington
19:35 NZDT Krishna   21', 41' Report Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 5,832
Referee: Shaun Evans
10 November 2016 6 Melbourne City 2–1 Newcastle Jets Melbourne
19:50 AEDT Fornaroli   14', 27' Report Nabbout   36' Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 7,745
Referee: Adam Fielding
20 November 2016 7 Newcastle Jets 1–1 Central Coast Mariners Newcastle
17:00 AEDT Nordstrand   64' Report McGing   42' Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 11,238
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
26 November 2016 8 Melbourne Victory 2–0 Newcastle Jets Melbourne
17:35 AEDT
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 18,267
Referee: Alan Milliner
4 December 2016 9 Newcastle Jets 0–2 Sydney FC Newcastle
17:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 8,473
Referee: Adam Fielding
10 December 2016 10 Perth Glory 1–2 Newcastle Jets Perth
19:00 AWST Marinković   7' Report
Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 9,202
Referee: Daniel Elder
16 December 2016 11 Newcastle Jets 2–1 Adelaide United Newcastle
19:50 AEDT
Report Isaías   68' Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 5,642
Referee: Shaun Evans
26 December 2016 12 Newcastle Jets 2–2 Wellington Phoenix Newcastle
17:35 AEDT
Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 8,451
Referee: Jarred Gillett
2 January 2017 13 Melbourne Victory 4–2 Newcastle Jets Geelong
19:50 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Simonds Stadium
Attendance: 14,081
Referee: Chris Beath
7 January 2017 14 Brisbane Roar 2–3 Newcastle Jets Brisbane
16:35 AEST
Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 14,470
Referee: Kurt Ams
15 January 2017 15 Newcastle Jets 2–2 Perth Glory Newcastle
17:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 9,174
Referee: Stephen Lucas
27 January 2017 17 Newcastle Jets 2–1 Melbourne City Coffs Harbour
17:00 AEDT Nabbout   14', 52' Report Fornaroli   69' (pen.) Stadium: C.ex Coffs International Stadium
Attendance: 7,891
Referee: Kurt Ams
4 February 2017 18 Perth Glory 3–2 Newcastle Jets Perth
19:00 AWST
Report
Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 12,903
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
13 February 2017 19 Newcastle Jets 0–0 Melbourne Victory Newcastle
19:50 AEDT Report Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 6,233
Referee: Stephen Lucas
17 February 2017 20 Adelaide United 1–0 Newcastle Jets Adelaide
19:20 ACDT Carrusca   61' (pen.) Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 6,642
Referee: Kurt Ams
26 February 2017 21 Newcastle Jets 1–1 Central Coast Mariners Newcastle
17:00 AEDT Kokko   20' Report Galloway   50' Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 9,423
Referee: Shaun Evans
5 March 2017 22 Newcastle Jets 1–3 Brisbane Roar Newcastle
19:00 AEDT Nabbout   10' (pen.) Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 7,122
Referee: Jarred Gillett
18 March 2017 23 Melbourne City 4–0 Newcastle Jets Melbourne
19:50 AEDT
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 8,949
Referee: Chris Beath
26 March 2017 24 Wellington Phoenix 5–0 Newcastle Jets Wellington
19:00 NZDT
Report Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 4,828
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
1 April 2017 25 Newcastle Jets 0–3 Western Sydney Wanderers Newcastle
17:35 AEDT Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 9,380
Referee: Shaun Evans
9 April 2017 26 Central Coast Mariners 2–0 Newcastle Jets Gosford
17:00 AEST
Report Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 8,073
Referee: Stephen Lucas
15 April 2017 27 Sydney FC 2–0 Newcastle Jets Sydney
17:35 AEST
Report Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 15,787
Referee: Shaun Evans

FFA Cup

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3 August 2016 Round of 32 Newcastle Jets   1–3   Melbourne Victory Newcastle
19:30 AEST W. Brown   50' Report
Stadium: Magic Park
Attendance: 1,956
Referee: Alan Milliner

References

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  4. ^ "Daniel Alessi the latest Jets recruit". Newcastle Jets. 1 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Jets welcome Hoole home". Newcastle Jets. 21 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Newcastle Jets welcome back Jack Duncan". Newcastle Jets. 24 June 2016.
  7. ^ "Former Dinamo Zagreb dynamo Ivan Vujica joins Jets". Newcastle Jets. 4 July 2016.
  8. ^ "Andrew Nabbout added to Jets' Hyundai A-League roster". Newcastle Jets. 19 July 2016.
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  20. ^ "Pavicevic released from Jets". FourFourTwo. 12 December 2016. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  21. ^ "Jets release Cooper". FourFourTwo. 4 January 2017. Archived from the original on 5 January 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  22. ^ "Jets release Tassie striker". FourFourTwo. 19 January 2017. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
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  26. ^ "English star Wayne Brown inks new Jets contract". Newcastle Jets. 8 November 2016.
  27. ^ "Emerging Jets star Steven Ugarkovic pens contact extension". Newcastle Jets. 22 December 2016.
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