2015–16 Newcastle Jets FC season
Newcastle Jets 2015–16 football season
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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.
| 2015–16 season | ||||
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| Owner | Football Federation Australia | |||
| Manager | Scott Miller | |||
| Stadium | Hunter Stadium, Newcastle | |||
| A-League | 8th | |||
| FFA Cup | Round of 32 | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Miloš Trifunović (9 goals) All: Miloš Trifunović (9 goals) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 14,886 vs Western Sydney Wanderers (7 November 2015) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 7,120 vs Wellington Phoenix (20 February 2016) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 9,586 | |||
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Players
Squad information
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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From youth squad
| N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | DF |  |
Nick Cowburn | 20 | [1] |
Transfers in
| 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
| No. |
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
| 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
Squad statistics
| 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 |
- Last updated: 9 April 2016
- Source: au.soccerway.com
= Number of bookings; 
= Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; 
= Number of sending offs by a direct red card.
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
Overview
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| A-League | 11 October 2015 | 9 April 2016 | Matchday 1 | 8th | 27 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 28 | 41 | −13 | 29.63 |
| FFA Cup | 11 August 2015 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 30 | 43 | −13 | 28.57 | ||||
Source: Competitions
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:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
- Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| 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
Updated to match(es) played on 9 April 2016. Source: ultimatealeague.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
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  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 | 87' 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
| 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 |
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