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

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  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
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Notes
24 FW Kristian Brymora17 1 year senior contract[1]

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

Transfers out
N
 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
NamePositionDurationContract ExpiryNotes
Morten NordstrandStriker1 year2017[23]
Jason HoffmanRight-back2 years2018[24]
Ben KantarovskiCentral midfielder1 year2017[25]
Wayne BrownMidfielder1 year2019[26]
Steven UgarkovicDefensive midfielder2 years2019[27]
Johnny KoutroumbisCentral defender2 years2019[28]

Technical staff
Position Name
Head Coach Mark Jones
Assistant Coach Clayton Zane
Youth Coach Clayton Zane
Goalkeeping Coach Jess Vanstrattan
Physiotherapist Justin Dougherty

Statistics

Squad statistics
N Pos. Nat. Name TotalA-LeagueFFA Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Ben Kennedy 1 0 0 0 0 0000010000
2 DF Daniel Mullen 18 0 2 0 0 15+2020010000
3 DF Jason Hoffman 26 1 3 1 0 24+1121010100
4 DF Nigel Boogaard 20 2 7 0 0 19+1270000000
5 MF Ben Kantarovski 13 0 1 0 0 8+4010010000
6 MF Steven Ugarković 26 1 7 0 0 24+1160010100
7 MF Andrew Hoole 27 5 8 0 0 25+1580010000
8 MF Mateo Poljak 25 1 1 0 0 18+6110010000
9 FW Aleksandr Kokko 13 1 2 0 0 7+6120000000
10 MF Wayne Brown 23 2 6 0 0 19+3150011100
11 FW Labinot Haliti 6 0 0 0 0 1+5000000000
12 FW Harry Sawyer 5 0 1 0 0 1+4010000000
13 DF Ivan Vujica 11 0 1 0 0 10+1010000000
15 FW Andrew Nabbout 25 8 3 0 0 23+1830010000
16 DF Nick Cowburn 16 0 0 0 0 12+3000010000
18 MF Ma Leilei 15 1 5 0 0 7+8150000000
19 FW Morten Nordstrand 23 3 2 0 0 18+5320000000
20 GK Jack Duncan 25 0 0 0 0 25000000000
21 DF Daniel Alessi 0 0 0 0 0 0000000000
22 DF Lachlan Jackson 17 0 3 0 0 16+1030000000
23 MF Devante Clut 19 1 0 0 0 7+11100010000
24 FW Kristian Brymora 2 0 1 0 0 0+100000+10100
27 DF Caio de Godoy 0 0 0 0 0 0000000000
28 MF Johnny Koutroumbis 22 0 4 0 0 12+10040000000
29 DF Joel Allwright 2 0 0 0 0 0+2000000000
30 GK Pierce Clark 0 0 0 0 0 0000000000
50 GK Tomislav Arčaba 2 0 0 0 0 2000000000
Players no longer at the club:
12 FW Andy Brennan 2 0 0 0 0 1+1000000000
14 MF Mitch Cooper 0 0 0 0 0 0000000000
17 FW Radovan Pavicevic 0 0 0 0 0 0000000000
26 DF Iain Fyfe 3 0 1 0 0 3010000000
40 GK Jim Fogarty 0 0 0 0 0 0000000000

Pre-season and friendlies
TBD Newcastle Jets Postponed NPL NNSW SelectNewcastle, Australia
Source Stadium: Magic Park
27 July 2016 Central Coast Mariners 1–1 Newcastle JetsTuggerah, Australia
O'Donovan Report W. Brown Stadium: Central Coast Mariners Centre of Excellence
13 August 2016 Newcastle Jets 1–2 Central Coast MarinersTamworth, Australia
16:00 AEST Clut  36' Report
Stadium: Scully Park Regional Sporting Precinct
Attendance: 2,154
27 August 2016 China tourLiaoning Whowin 2–3 Newcastle JetsHuludao, China
19:30 CST
Report
Stadium: Huludao City Stadium
Attendance: 19,019
Referee: Ma Ning (China)
31 August 2016 China tourEastern 1–2 Newcastle JetsShenzhen, China
16:30 CST Šarić  48' Report
Stadium: Bao'an Stadium
Referee: Liang Cai Wei (China)
2 September 2016 China tourKitchee 3–4 Newcastle JetsShenzhen, China
16:30 CST
Report
Stadium: Bao'an Stadium
Referee: Yamamoto Yudai (China)
11 September 2016 Edgeworth 0–4 Newcastle JetsNewcastle, Australia
15:00 AEST Report
Stadium: Jack McLaughlan Oval
18 September 2016 Melbourne City 0–4 Newcastle JetsBallarat, Australia
15:00 AEST Report
Stadium: Morshead Park
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
24 September 2016 Newcastle Jets 2–0 Western Sydney WanderersCessnock, Australia
15:00 AEST Report
Stadium: Cessnock Sportsground
Attendance: 2,132
Referee: Katie Patterson

Competitions

Overall
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
Main article: 2016–17 A-League

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sydney FC (C) 27 20 6 1 55 12 +43 66 Qualification to Finals series and AFC Champions League group stage
2 Melbourne Victory 27 15 4 8 49 31 +18 49
3 Brisbane Roar 27 11 9 7 43 37 +6 42 Qualification to Finals series and AFC Champions League second preliminary round
4 Melbourne City 27 11 6 10 49 44 +5 39 Qualification to 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[lower-alpha 1] 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-League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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
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
9 October 2016 1Newcastle Jets1–1Adelaide UnitedNewcastle
17:00 AEDT W. Brown  17' Report Makarounas  29' Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 9,145
Referee: Alan Milliner
16 October 2016 2Newcastle Jets4–0Brisbane RoarNewcastle
17:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 8,335
Referee: Peter Green
23 October 2016 3Western Sydney Wanderers2–2Newcastle JetsSydney
19:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Spotless Stadium
Attendance: 13,247
Referee: Chris Beath
29 October 2016 4Newcastle Jets0–2Sydney FCNewcastle
17:35 AEDT Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 11,873
Referee: Daniel Elder
5 November 2016 5Wellington Phoenix2–0Newcastle JetsWellington
19:35 NZDT Krishna  21', 41' Report Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 5,832
Referee: Shaun Evans
10 November 2016 6Melbourne City2–1Newcastle JetsMelbourne
19:50 AEDT Fornaroli  14', 27' Report Nabbout  36' Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 7,745
Referee: Adam Fielding
20 November 2016 7Newcastle Jets1–1Central Coast MarinersNewcastle
17:00 AEDT Nordstrand  64' Report McGing  42' Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 11,238
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
26 November 2016 8Melbourne Victory2–0Newcastle JetsMelbourne
17:35 AEDT
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 18,267
Referee: Alan Milliner
4 December 2016 9Newcastle Jets0–2Sydney FCNewcastle
17:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 8,473
Referee: Adam Fielding
10 December 2016 10Perth Glory1–2Newcastle JetsPerth
19:00 AWST Marinković  7' Report
Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 9,202
Referee: Daniel Elder
16 December 2016 11Newcastle Jets2–1Adelaide UnitedNewcastle
19:50 AEDT
Report Isaías  68' Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 5,642
Referee: Shaun Evans
26 December 2016 12Newcastle Jets2–2Wellington PhoenixNewcastle
17:35 AEDT
Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 8,451
Referee: Jarred Gillett
2 January 2017 13Melbourne Victory4–2Newcastle JetsGeelong
19:50 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Simonds Stadium
Attendance: 14,081
Referee: Chris Beath
7 January 2017 14Brisbane Roar2–3Newcastle JetsBrisbane
16:35 AEST
Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 14,470
Referee: Kurt Ams
15 January 2017 15Newcastle Jets2–2Perth GloryNewcastle
17:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 9,174
Referee: Stephen Lucas
22 January 2017 16Western Sydney Wanderers2–0Newcastle JetsSydney
17:00 AEST
Report Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
Attendance: 9,477
Referee: Matthew Conger
27 January 2017 17Newcastle Jets2–1Melbourne CityCoffs 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 18Perth Glory3–2Newcastle JetsPerth
19:00 AWST
Report
Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 12,903
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
13 February 2017 19Newcastle Jets0–0Melbourne VictoryNewcastle
19:50 AEDT Report Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 6,233
Referee: Stephen Lucas
17 February 2017 20Adelaide United1–0Newcastle JetsAdelaide
19:20 ACDT Carrusca  61' (pen.) Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 6,642
Referee: Kurt Ams
26 February 2017 21Newcastle Jets1–1Central Coast MarinersNewcastle
17:00 AEDT Kokko  20' Report Galloway  50' Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 9,423
Referee: Shaun Evans
5 March 2017 22Newcastle Jets1–3Brisbane RoarNewcastle
19:00 AEDT Nabbout  10' (pen.) Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 7,122
Referee: Jarred Gillett
18 March 2017 23Melbourne City4–0Newcastle JetsMelbourne
19:50 AEDT
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 8,949
Referee: Chris Beath
26 March 2017 24Wellington Phoenix5–0Newcastle JetsWellington
19:00 NZDT
Report Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 4,828
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
1 April 2017 25Newcastle Jets0–3Western Sydney WanderersNewcastle
17:35 AEDT Report
  • Cornthwaite  40', 50'
  • Sotirio  42'
 Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 9,380
Referee: Shaun Evans
9 April 2017 26Central Coast Mariners2–0Newcastle JetsGosford
17:00 AEST
Report Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 8,073
Referee: Stephen Lucas
15 April 2017 27Sydney FC2–0Newcastle JetsSydney
17:35 AEST
Report Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 15,787
Referee: Shaun Evans

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