2008–09 Newcastle Jets FC season
The 2008–09 season was the fourth season for the
Newcastle Jets
, and the first as defending champions.
Players
First team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
In
Sean Rooney from Sydney FC- Wollongong Wolves
- Walsall FC
- AIS
- Adelaide United
- Kaz Patafta from S.L. Benfica
- Antun Kovacic from Richmond SC[2]
Jesper Håkansson from Lyngby BK[3]- Imbabura SC (loan)[4]
Out
- Stephen Laybutt, Contract Not Renewed
- Denni, Contract Not Renewed
- Wellington Phoenix
- Mark Bridge, to Sydney FC
- Paul Kohler, Released
- Stuart Musialik, to Sydney FC
- Wellington Phoenix
- Scott Tunbridge, Released
Triallists
The following players trialled with the Jets but were unsuccessful in gaining a contract.[5][6][7][8]
- Jarrad Ross
- Mark Byrnes
- Yanni Galanos
Valerio Mastrelli- Simone Bracalello
- Severin Brice Bikoko(could not obtain Visa)
Joe Keenan (signed for Hibernian instead)- Ali Abbas
Ali Khader- Mariners)
Matches
2008 Pre Season Cup
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne Victory | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 | Advances to final |
| Adelaide United | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | |
| Newcastle Jets | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | |
| Perth Glory | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 |
Source: [citation needed]
| 19 July 2008 Group Stage | UTC+10 |
Trinidad  12' (pen) |
Report | Spencer 36' |
Attendance: 3,825 Referee: Steven Gregory |
| 26 July 2008 Group Stage | UTC+10 |
Report | Attendance: 2,756 |
2008–09 Hyundai A-League fixtures
| 15 August 2008 | UTC+10 |
J. Griffiths 90+1' (pen.) |
Report Summary |
Simon 87' |
Attendance: 16,022 Referee:  Matthew Breeze |
| 22 August 2008 | UTC+8 |
81' |
Report Summary | J. Griffiths 20' (pen.) Coyne 49' (o.g.)North 90+5' |
Attendance: 8,876 Referee: Craig Zetter |
| 29 August 2008 | UTC+10 |
90' |
Report Summary |
Attendance: 22,589 Referee: Mark Shield |
| 13 September 2008 | UTC+10 |
Report Summary |
Prentice  83'  87' |
Attendance: 11,535 Referee:  Peter O'Leary |
| 19 September 2008 | UTC+10 |
Report Summary |
J. Griffiths 83' |
Attendance: 12,103 Referee: Craig Zetter |
| 27 September 2008 | UTC+9:30 |
Cristiano 72', 89' |
Report Summary |
Attendance: 8,111 Referee: Strebre Delovski |
| 6 October 2008 | UTC+11 |
T. Elrich 59' Patafta 68' |
Report Summary |
Smeltz 52' (pen.), 89' (pen.) |
Attendance: 8,492 Referee: Craig Zetter |
| 18 October 2008 | UTC+11 |
Jesic 85' |
Report Summary |
A. Thompson  58' |
Attendance: 11,384 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
| 24 October 2008 | UTC+11 |
Macallister 33' |
Report Summary |
Attendance: 10,710 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
| 2 November 2008 | UTC+11 |
J. Griffiths 23' |
Report Summary |
McKay 24' Miller 35' |
Attendance: 10,507 Referee: Craig Zetter |
| 9 November 2008 | UTC+9 |
60' |
Report Summary |
J. Griffiths 17' T. Elrich 45'Piorkowski 68' |
Attendance: 7,837 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
| 23 November 2008 | UTC+13 |
Smeltz 79' Hearfield 86' |
Report Summary |
J. Griffiths 29' Milligan 50' |
Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
| 30 November 2008 | UTC+11 |
M. Thompson 56' |
Report Summary |
Ognenovski 90+4' |
Attendance: 7,136 Referee: Chris Beath |
| 7 December 2008 | UTC+11 |
Wheelhouse 11' |
Report Summary |
Fyfe 15' Gan 78' |
Attendance: 7,872 Referee: Strebre Delovski |
| 14 December 2008 | UTC+10 |
Nichols 45+2' van Dijk 90+1' |
Report Summary |
J. Griffiths 26' Wheelhouse 11' 70' |
Attendance: 11,048 Referee: Ben Williams |
| 19 December 2008 | UTC+11 |
Song 60' |
Report Summary |
Ney Fabiano 87' |
Attendance: 6,268 Referee: Craig Zetter |
| 26 December 2008 | UTC+11 |
J. Griffiths 9' (pen.) |
Report Summary |
90+5' |
Attendance: 11,413 Referee: Peter O'Leary |
| 4 January 2009 | UTC+13 |
Bertos 62' Smeltz 67', 86' (pen.) |
Report Summary |
Attendance: 7,520 Referee: Craig Zetter |
| 9 January 2009 | Adelaide United  | 2 : 0 |  Newcastle Jets | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide |
| 19:30 UTC+10:30 | Barbiero 23' Pantelis 74' |
Report Summary |
Attendance: 13,585 Referee: Peter Green |
| 18 January 2009 | UTC+11 |
Kovacic 41' Milligan 55' (pen.) |
Report Summary |
Bulloch 65' |
Attendance: 6,665 Referee: Kris Griffith-Jones |
| 25 January 2009 | UTC+11 |
Brosque 13', 41' Milligan 77' (o.g.)Bridge 86' |
Report Summary |
Attendance: 9,551 Referee: Kevin Docherty |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melbourne Victory (C) | 21 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 39 | 27 | +12 | 38 | Qualification for 2010 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series |
| 2 | Adelaide United | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 19 | +12 | 38 | |
| 3 | Queensland Roar | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 25 | +11 | 36 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 4 | Central Coast Mariners | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 32 | +3 | 28 | |
| 5 | Sydney FC | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 26 | |
| 6 | Wellington Phoenix | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 31 | −8 | 26 | |
| 7 | Perth Glory | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 44 | −13 | 22 | |
| 8 | Newcastle Jets | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 39 | −18 | 18 |
Source: ultimatealeague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Statistics
Goal scorers
Last updated 26 January 2009
| Name | Pre-Season | A-League | Total |
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| Joel Griffiths |
0 | 7 | 7 |
Matt Thompson |
0 | 4 | 4 |
| Tarek Elrich |
0 | 2 | 2 |
| Marko Jesic |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| Antun Kovacic |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Milligan |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jade North |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kaz Patafta |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| Noel Spencer |
1 | 0 | 1 |
Song Jin-Hyung |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jobe Wheelhouse |
0 | 1 | 1 |
Discipline
Last updated 26 January 2009
| Name | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|
| Jobe Wheelhouse |
7 | 1 |
| Mark Milligan |
3 | 1 |
| Joel Griffiths |
2 | 1 |
| Daniel Piorkowski |
0 | 1 |
| Adam Griffiths |
5 | 0 |
| Tarek Elrich |
4 | 0 |
 Jesper Håkansson |
4 | 0 |
| Jade North |
3 | 0 |
| Ben Kantarovski |
2 | 0 |
| Adam D'Apuzzo |
1 | 0 |
James Holland |
1 | 0 |
| Marko Jesic |
1 | 0 |
| Jason Naidovski |
1 | 0 |
Song Jin-Hyung |
1 | 0 |
| Noel Spencer |
1 | 0 |
Matt Thompson |
1 | 0 |
 Edmundo Zura |
1 | 0 |
2009 AFC Champions League
- The Central Coast Mariners to be crowned 2007–08Champions.
Champions League squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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- *Departed part way through the group stage.
On Loan
- Beijing Guoanuntil December 2009
Transfers
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In:
Out:
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Group E table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nagoya Grampus
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6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 12 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Newcastle Jets
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 10 | |
| 3 | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
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6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 6 | |
| 4 | Beijing Guoan
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6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 5 |
Source: WorldFootball.net
Fixtures
| 10 March 2009 Group Stage | Workers Stadium, Beijing | |||
| 20:00 | 90' |
Report | Attendance: 31,895 Referee: Syria ) |
| 17 March 2009 Group Stage | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle | |||
| 20:00 | Petrovski 15' 43' |
Report | Attendance: 7,415 Referee: Masoud Moradi |
| 7 April 2009 Group Stage | Mizuho Athletic Stadium, Nagoya | |||
| 19:00 | Tamada 65' |
Report | Elrich 9' |
Attendance: 7,198 Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia) |
| 22 April 2009 Group Stage | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle | |||
| Ogawa 57' |
Attendance: 8,492 Referee: Ali Hamad Madhad Saif Albadwawi |
| 6 May 2009 Group Stage | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle | |||
| Petrovski 88' Rooney 90+4' |
R. Griffiths 69' |
Attendance: 6,106 Referee: A. M. Hussein Abdulrahman |
| 24 June 2009 Round of 16 | UTC+9 ) |
85' |
Report | Attendance: 15,253 Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia) |
Other squads
Youth squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Women's squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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References
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- The Newcastle Herald. Archived from the originalon 15 July 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2008.
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- FourFourTwo. Retrieved 31 July 2008.
- The Newcastle Herald. Archived from the originalon 15 July 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2008.
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