2015–16 Newcastle Jets FC season

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

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.

Players

Squad information

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

From youth squad

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

Transfers in

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

Transfers out

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

Technical staff

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

Statistics

Squad statistics

N Pos. Nat. Name Total A-League FFA Cup
Apps Goals Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Apps Goals Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Apps Goals Yellow card Second yellow card Red card
1 GK Australia Mark Birighitti 27 0 2 0 0 26 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
2 DF Australia Daniel Mullen 19 0 3 2 0 18 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 0
3 DF Australia Jason Hoffman 26 0 10 0 0 25 0 10 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
4 DF Australia Nigel Boogaard 22 0 2 2 1 21 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0
5 MF Australia Ben Kantarovski 23 2 7 1 0 16+6 2 7 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0
6 MF Australia Cameron Watson 18 0 4 0 0 12+5 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
7 MF Serbia Enver Alivodić 27 2 1 0 0 26 2 1 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0
8 MF Croatia Mateo Poljak 27 2 6 0 0 26 2 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
10 FW Brazil Leonardo 20 1 0 0 0 18+2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 FW Australia Labinot Haliti 3 1 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
12 FW Australia Andy Brennan 3 0 0 0 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF Australia Mitch Cooper 13 1 0 0 0 4+8 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
16 MF Australia Steven Ugarković 11 1 1 0 0 10+1 1 1 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
17 FW Australia Radovan Pavicevic 7 0 2 0 0 0+7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF Australia Josh Barresi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 FW Denmark Morten Nordstrand 11 4 1 0 0 8+3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 GK Australia Ben Kennedy 2 0 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 DF Australia Lachlan Jackson 18 0 1 0 0 13+5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 DF Australia Nick Cowburn 22 0 4 0 0 14+8 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 FW Australia Brandon Lundy 2 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
27 FW Australia Braedyn Crowley 9 0 0 0 0 1+7 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0
28 FW Australia Ryan Kitto 18 2 1 0 0 12+6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 MF Australia Andrew Pawiak 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
40 GK Australia 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 Serbia Miloš Trifunović 22 9 5 0 0 22 9 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 DF South Korea Lee Ki-je 9 0 2 0 0 8 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
15 DF Australia Themba Muata-Marlow 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 MF Australia David Carney 16 4 7 0 0 15 3 6 0 0 1 1 1 0 0

Pre-season and friendlies

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

Overall

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

Main article: 2015–16 A-League

League table

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

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

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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

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 Yellow card 52' Yellow-red card 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 Red card 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 Yellow card 36' Yellow-red card 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 Yellow card 34' Yellow-red card 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 Red card 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' Yellow card 41' Yellow-red card 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 Yellow card 45' Yellow-red card 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 Yellow card 5' Yellow-red card 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 Red card 87' (expunged)[25]
Poljak 90+2' (pen.)		 Report Vadócz 72'
Keogh 88' (pen.)
Djulbic Yellow card 85' Yellow-red card 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 Red card 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

Main article: 2015 FFA Cup
11 August 2015 Round of 32 Newcastle Jets New South Wales 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		 Western Australia 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 soccer ball with red X
Poljak soccer ball with check mark
Lee soccer ball with check mark
Carney soccer ball with red X
Hoffman soccer ball with check mark
Alivodić soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with check mark Marinković
soccer ball with check mark Valentini
soccer ball with red X Harold
soccer ball with check mark Golec
soccer ball with red X Djulbic
soccer ball with check mark Sándor

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