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2015–16 Newcastle Jets FC season

The 2015–16 Newcastle Jets FC season was the club's 15th season since its establishment in 2000. The club participated in the A-League for the 11th time and the FFA Cup for the second time.

Newcastle Jets
2015–16 season
ManagerScott Miller
StadiumHunter Stadium, Newcastle
A-League8th
FFA CupRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague: Miloš Trifunović (9 goals)
All: Miloš Trifunović (9 goals)
Highest home attendance14,886 vs Western Sydney Wanderers
(7 November 2015)
Lowest home attendance7,120 vs Wellington Phoenix
(20 February 2016)
Average home league attendance9,586

Players edit

Squad information edit

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 Mark Birighitti
2 DF   AUS Daniel Mullen
3 DF   AUS Jason Hoffman
4 DF   AUS Nigel Boogaard (Captain)
5 MF   AUS Ben Kantarovski
6 MF   AUS Cameron Watson
7 MF   SRB Enver Alivodić
8 MF   CRO Mateo Poljak
10 FW   BRA Leonardo
11 FW   AUS Labinot Haliti
12 FW   AUS Andy Brennan
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF   AUS Mitch Cooper
16 MF   AUS Steven Ugarković
17 FW   AUS Radovan Pavicevic
18 MF   AUS Josh Barresi
19 FW   DEN Morten Nordstrand
20 GK   AUS Ben Kennedy
22 DF   AUS Lachlan Jackson
24 DF   AUS Nick Cowburn
25 FW   AUS Brandon Lundy
28 FW   AUS Ryan Kitto (Injury replacement)

From youth squad edit

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Notes
24 DF   Nick Cowburn 20 [1]

Transfers in edit

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Ends
 Transfer
fee 		Source
12 FW   Andy Brennan 22 South Melbourne Transfer Pre-season 2017 [2]
4 DF   Nigel Boogaard 28 Adelaide United Transfer Pre-season 2018 Free [3]
1 GK   Mark Birighitti 24 Varese   Loan return Pre-season 2016 Free [4]
15 DF   Themba Muata-Marlow 21 Sydney FC Transfer Pre-season 2017 Free [5]
22 DF   Lachlan Jackson 20 Brisbane Roar Transfer Pre-season 2016 Free [6]
3 DF   Jason Hoffman 26 Melbourne City Transfer Pre-season 2016 Free [7]
11 FW   Labinot Haliti 29 Western Sydney Wanderers Transfer Pre-season 2017 Free [8]
8 MF   Mateo Poljak 25 Western Sydney Wanderers Transfer Pre-season 2017 Free [8]
6 MF   Cameron Watson 28 Free agent Transfer Pre-season 2016 Free [9]
10 MF   Leonardo 32 Free agent Transfer Pre-season 2016 Free [10]
9 FW   Miloš Trifunović 30 Radnički Niš   Transfer Pre-season 2016 [11]
28 FW   Ryan Kitto 21 West Torrens Birkalla Injury Replacement Round 7 2016 [12]
16 MF   Steven Ugarković 21 Free agent Transfer Round 14 2017 Free [13]
19 FW   Morten Nordstrand 32 Free agent Transfer Round 17 2016 [14]

Transfers out edit

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Transfer
fee 		Source
11 DF   Andrew Hoole 21 Sydney FC Transfer Pre-season Free [15]
8 MF   Zenon Caravella 31 Retired Pre-season [16]
1 GK   Jess Vanstrattan 32 Retired Pre-season [17]
3 DF   Taylor Regan 26 End of contract Pre-season [18]
12 DF   Sam Gallagher 24 End of contract Pre-season [18]
17 FW   James Virgili 22 End of contract Pre-season [18]
30 GK   John Solari 21 End of contract Pre-season [18]
10 FW   Travis Cooper 21 Adamstown Rosebud Transfer Pre-season Free [19]
2 DF   Scott Neville 26 Western Sydney Wanderers Transfer Pre-season Free [20]
16 MF   Jacob Pepper 23 Western Sydney Wanderers Transfer Pre-season Free [20]
13 DF   Lee Ki-je 24 Ulsan Hyundai   Transfer Round 11 Undisclosed [21]
23 MF   David Carney 32 Mutual contract termination Round 18 [22]
15 DF   Themba Muata-Marlow 21 APIA Leichhardt Tigers Released Round 20 [23]
9 FW   Miloš Trifunović 31 Mutual contract termination Round 26 [24]

Technical staff edit

Position Name
Head coach   Scott Miller
Assistant coach   Jean-Paul de Marigny
Youth coach   Clayton Zane
Football manager   Nicholas Deluca (acting)
Physiotherapist   Justin Dougherty

Statistics edit

Squad statistics edit

N Pos. Nat. Name Total A-League FFA Cup
Apps Goals       Apps Goals       Apps Goals      
1 GK   Mark Birighitti 27 0 2 0 0 26 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
2 DF   Daniel Mullen 19 0 3 2 0 18 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 0
3 DF   Jason Hoffman 26 0 10 0 0 25 0 10 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
4 DF   Nigel Boogaard 22 0 2 2 1 21 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0
5 MF   Ben Kantarovski 23 2 7 1 0 16+6 2 7 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0
6 MF   Cameron Watson 18 0 4 0 0 12+5 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
7 MF   Enver Alivodić 27 2 1 0 0 26 2 1 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0
8 MF   Mateo Poljak 27 2 6 0 0 26 2 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
10 FW   Leonardo 20 1 0 0 0 18+2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 FW   Labinot Haliti 3 1 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
12 FW   Andy Brennan 3 0 0 0 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF   Mitch Cooper 13 1 0 0 0 4+8 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
16 MF   Steven Ugarković 11 1 1 0 0 10+1 1 1 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
17 FW   Radovan Pavicevic 7 0 2 0 0 0+7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF   Josh Barresi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 FW   Morten Nordstrand 11 4 1 0 0 8+3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 GK   Ben Kennedy 2 0 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 DF   Lachlan Jackson 18 0 1 0 0 13+5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 DF   Nick Cowburn 22 0 4 0 0 14+8 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 FW   Brandon Lundy 2 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
27 FW   Braedyn Crowley 9 0 0 0 0 1+7 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0
28 FW   Ryan Kitto 18 2 1 0 0 12+6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 MF   Andrew Pawiak 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
40 GK   Blake Tuxford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players no longer at the club:
9 FW   Miloš Trifunović 22 9 5 0 0 22 9 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 DF   Lee Ki-je 9 0 2 0 0 8 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
15 DF   Themba Muata-Marlow 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 MF   David Carney 16 4 7 0 0 15 3 6 0 0 1 1 1 0 0

Pre-season and friendlies edit

5 August 2015 Central Coast Mariners 2–1 Newcastle Jets Gosford
Wednesday Bosnar  
Fitzgerald  		 Report Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: Behind closed doors
16 August 2015 Melbourne City 1–1 Newcastle Jets Melbourne
Sunday Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: Behind closed doors
18 August 2015 Bentleigh Greens 0–1 Newcastle Jets Melbourne
Report Poljak   42' (pen) Stadium: Kingston Heath Soccer Complex
12 September 2015 Brisbane Roar 0–0 Newcastle Jets Redland City, Australia
14:00 AEST Report Stadium: Cleveland Showgrounds
Referee: Jarred Gillett
20 September 2015 Central Coast Mariners 0–1 Newcastle Jets Orange
15:00 AEST Report Hoffman   53' Stadium: Wade Park
Attendance: 2,142
Referee: Matthew Cropper

Competitions edit

Overall edit

Competition Started round Final
position / round 		First match Last match
A-League — 8th 11 October 2015 9 April 2016
FFA Cup Round of 32 Round of 32 11 August 2015 11 August 2015

A-League edit

Main article: 2015–16 A-League

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Adelaide United (C) 27 14 7 6 45 28 +17 49 Qualification for 2017 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
2 Western Sydney Wanderers 27 14 6 7 44 33 +11 48
3 Brisbane Roar 27 14 6 7 49 40 +9 48 Qualification for 2017 AFC Champions League second preliminary round and Finals series
4 Melbourne City 27 13 5 9 63 44 +19 44 Qualification for Finals series
5 Perth Glory 27 13 4 10 49 42 +7 43
6 Melbourne Victory 27 11 8 8 40 33 +7 41
7 Sydney FC 27 8 10 9 36 36 0 34
8 Newcastle Jets 27 8 6 13 28 41 −13 30
9 Wellington Phoenix[a] 27 7 4 16 34 54 −20 25
10 Central Coast Mariners 27 3 4 20 33 70 −37 13
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 edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
27 8 6 13 28 41  −13 30 4 3 7 14 23  −9 4 3 6 14 18  −4

Last updated: 9 April 2016.
Source: ultimatealeague.com

Results by round edit

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundAHHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAA
ResultWLWWLDDDLLDLLLWLLWDWWLLDLLW
Position264335557778888998888888888
Updated to match(es) played on 9 April 2016. Source: ultimatealeague.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

11 October 2015 1 Wellington Phoenix 1–2 Newcastle Jets Wellington
19:00 NZDT Lee   45+2' (o.g.) Report Carney   30'
Trifunović   70'
Boogaard   52'   77'		 Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 6,255
Referee: Shaun Evans
17 October 2015 2 Newcastle Jets 0–1 Sydney FC Newcastle
17:15 AEDT Report Brosque   89' Stadium: Hunter Stadium
Attendance: 12,173
Referee: Peter Green
23 October 2015 3 Newcastle Jets 1–0 Melbourne Victory Newcastle
19:40 AEDT Carney   75' Report Stadium: Hunter Stadium
Attendance: 10,087
Referee: Strebre Delovski
30 October 2015 4 Melbourne City 2–3 Newcastle Jets Melbourne
19:40 AEDT Mooy   12'
Mauk   22'		 Report Kantarovski   58'
Trifunović   74' (pen.), 79'		 Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 7,209
Referee: Jarred Gillett
7 November 2015 5 Newcastle Jets 1–2 Western Sydney Wanderers Newcastle
17:15 AEDT Alivodić   73' Report Andreu   79' (pen.)
Nichols   86'		 Stadium: Hunter Stadium
Attendance: 14,886
Referee: Stephen Lucas
14 November 2015 6 Newcastle Jets 1–1 Central Coast Mariners Newcastle
17:15 AEDT Trifunović   83' Report McGing   24'
Sim   90+2'		 Stadium: Hunter Stadium
Attendance: 9,422
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
22 November 2015 7 Adelaide United 0–0 Newcastle Jets Adelaide
16:30 ACDT Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 10,048
Referee: Shaun Evans
28 November 2015 8 Newcastle Jets 1–1 Brisbane Roar Newcastle
17:15 AEDT Kantarovski   71' Report Maclaren   52' Stadium: Hunter Stadium
Attendance: 10,155
Referee: Peter Green
4 December 2015 9 Sydney FC 1–0 Newcastle Jets Sydney
19:40 AEDT Brosque   57' Report Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 9,155
Referee: Shaun Evans
13 December 2015 10 Newcastle Jets 0–4 Melbourne City Newcastle
17:00 AEDT Report Mooy   43', 59'
Fornaroli   56', 62'		 Stadium: Hunter Stadium
Attendance: 10,087
Referee: Chris Beath
18 December 2015 11 Newcastle Jets 0–0 Adelaide United Newcastle
19:40 AEDT Report Stadium: Hunter Stadium
Attendance: 7,332
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
24 December 2015 12 Western Sydney Wanderers 2–0 Newcastle Jets Parramatta
19:00 AEDT Alberto   45+1'
Bridge   70'		 Report Stadium: Pirtek Stadium
Attendance: 10,141
Referee: Stephen Lucas
3 January 2016 13 Newcastle Jets 0–1 Melbourne Victory Newcastle
17:00 AEDT Report Ben Khalfallah   71' Stadium: Hunter Stadium
Attendance: 8,864
Referee: Jarred Gillett
9 January 2016 14 Sydney FC 2–0 Newcastle Jets Sydney
17:15 AEDT Hološko   15'
Abbas   80'		 Report Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 15,127
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
17 January 2016 15 Newcastle Jets 3–1 Wellington Phoenix Newcastle
17:00 AEDT Trifunović   7' (pen.)
Kitto   26'
Kantarovski   36'   58'
Carney   66'		 Report Ridenton   81' Stadium: Hunter Stadium
Attendance: 7,595
Referee: Jarred Gillett
24 January 2016 16 Newcastle Jets 1–6 Perth Glory Newcastle
17:00 AEDT Trifunović   14'
Boogaard   34'   45+1'		 Report Harold   24', 54'
Castro   45' (88)
D. Mullen   48' (pen.)
A. Grant   74'		 Stadium: Hunter Stadium
Attendance: 9,403
Referee: Shaun Evans
31 January 2016 17 Adelaide United 1–0 Newcastle Jets Adelaide
16:30 ACDT Carrusca   43' Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 12,434
Referee: Ben Williams
7 February 2016 18 Newcastle Jets 2–1 Melbourne City Newcastle
17:00 AEDT Trifunović   48' (pen.), 72' Report Melling   64'
Fornaroli   79'		 Stadium: Hunter Stadium
Attendance: 7,266
Referee: Adam Fielding
12 February 2016 19 Brisbane Roar 2–2 Newcastle Jets Brisbane
19:00 AEST Maclaren   6'
Alivodić   69' (o.g.)		 Report Cooper   15'
Trifunović   19' (pen.)		 Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 9,382
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
20 February 2016 20 Newcastle Jets 3–2 Wellington Phoenix Newcastle
17:15 AEDT Durante   27' (o.g.)
Nordstrand   53', 73'		 Report Watson   22', 37'   41'   71' Stadium: Hunter Stadium
Attendance: 7,120
Referee: Chris Beath
28 February 2016 21 Central Coast Mariners 0–1 Newcastle Jets Gosford
17:00 AEDT Report Ugarković   57' Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 7,528
Referee: Ben Williams
7 March 2016 22 Perth Glory 2–0 Newcastle Jets Perth
17:00 AWST Keogh   37'
Sándor   46'		 Report D. Mullen   45'   58' Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 11,260
Referee: Chris Beath
13 March 2016 23 Newcastle Jets 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Newcastle
17:00 AEDT Report Sotirio   17' Stadium: Hunter Stadium
Attendance: 12,153
Referee: Koichiro Fukushima (Japan)
20 March 2016 24 Melbourne Victory 1–1 Newcastle Jets Melbourne
17:00 AEDT Berisha   57' Report Kitto   37'
D. Mullen   5'   39'		 Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 14,383
Referee: Chris Beath
26 March 2016 25 Newcastle Jets 1–2 Perth Glory Newcastle
17:15 AEDT Boogaard   87' (expunged)[25]
Poljak   90+2' (pen.)		 Report Vadócz   72'
Keogh   88' (pen.)
Djulbic   85'   90+1'		 Stadium: Hunter Stadium
Attendance: 7,569
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
3 April 2016 26 Brisbane Roar 2–1 Newcastle Jets Brisbane
17:00 AEST Henrique   67' (pen.)
Broich   74'		 Report Leonardo   50' (pen.)
Boogaard   66'		 Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 14,825
Referee: Strebre Delovski
9 April 2016 27 Central Coast Mariners 2–4 Newcastle Jets Gosford
17:15 AEDT F. Ferreira   51' (pen.)
O'Donovan   76'		 Report Nordstrand   1', 54'
Alivodić   18'
Poljak   79'		 Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 7,355
Referee: Jarred Gillett

FFA Cup edit

Main article: 2015 FFA Cup
11 August 2015 Round of 32 Newcastle Jets   2–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		   Perth Glory Newcastle
19:30 AEST Carney   24'
Haliti   115'		 Sidnei   87'
Marinković   92'		 Stadium: Magic Park
Attendance: 2,563
Referee: Shaun Evans
Penalties
Haliti  
Poljak  
Lee  
Carney  
Hoffman  
Alivodić  		   Marinković
  Valentini
  Harold
  Golec
  Djulbic
  Sándor

References edit

  1. ^ "Jets secure talented youngsters". Football Federation Australia. 6 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Jets sign 'Leckie' style attacker". A-League. 29 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Boogaard signs with Newcastle Jets". Football Federation Australia. 16 February 2015.
  4. ^ "Birighitti returns eager to make his mark". Newcastle Jets. 20 June 2015.
  5. ^ "Muata-Marlow intent on making impressive impact". Newcastle Jets. 24 June 2015.
  6. ^ "SIGNING: Lachlan Jackson Jets In". Newcastle Jets. 13 July 2015.
  7. ^ "CONFIRMED: Jason Hoffman re-joins Jets". Newcastle Jets. 16 July 2015.
  8. ^ a b "Jets swoop for former Wanderers duo". Football Federation Australia. 22 July 2015.
  9. ^ "Jets snap up former Reds midfielder". Football Federation Australia. 24 July 2015.
  10. ^ "Jets land Brazilian midfielder". Football Federation Australia. 21 August 2015.
  11. ^ "OFFICIAL: Miller's Miloš move made – Trifunović to train today". Newcastle Jets. 24 September 2015.
  12. ^ "Ryan Kitto joins the Jets". Newcastle Jets. 21 November 2015.
  13. ^ "Jets sign Olyroo Steven Ugarković". Newcastle Jets. 7 January 2016.
  14. ^ "Newcastle Jets net Morten Nordstrand". Newcastle Jets. 28 January 2016. Archived from the original on 22 June 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  15. ^ "Hoole to leave the Hunter, Kennedy re-signs". Football Federation Australia. 19 January 2015.
  16. ^ "Jets opt not to re-sign Caravella". Newcastle Jets. 15 April 2015.
  17. ^ "Former Juventus keeper signs on as keeper coach at Jets". Football Federation Australia. 20 April 2015.
  18. ^ a b c d "Newcastle Jets outline squad changes". Newcastle Jets. 28 April 2015.
  19. ^ Craig Kerry (22 May 2015). "Rosebud deal keeps Cooper ticking over". The Newcastle Herald.
  20. ^ a b Sebastian Hassett (9 June 2015). "Newcastle Jets Scott Neville and Jacob Pepper join Western Sydney Wanderers". The Age.
  21. ^ "Lee Ki-je to undertake Ulsan medical". Newcastle Jets. 15 December 2015.
  22. ^ "David Carney departs Newcastle Jets". Newcastle Jets. 2 February 2016.
  23. ^ "Muata-Marlow exits Jets for APIA". FourFourTwo. 19 February 2016. Archived from the original on 31 May 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  24. ^ "Milos Trifunovic departs Newcastle Jets". Newcastle Jets. 1 April 2016.
  25. ^ Gardiner, James (29 March 2016). "A-League: Jets captain cleared to play after red card cancelled". The Newcastle Herald.

External links edit

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