2006–07 Newcastle Jets FC season

Newcastle United Jets FC
2006-07 season
Owner	Con Constantine
Manager	Gary van Egmond
Top goalscorer	Mark Bridge - 8
Highest home attendance	24,338 v Sydney FC; 2 February 2007
Lowest home attendance	4,635 v Melbourne Victory; 8 October 2006

The 2006-07 season was Newcastle Jets' second season in the Hyundai A-League. After a poor start to the season, The Jets finished strongly to place 3rd at the conclusion of the regular season. They beat Sydney FC in the minor Semi-Final but lost to Adelaide United in the Preliminary Final on penalties.

Players

First team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Ivan Necevski
2	DF	Steve Eagleton
3	DF	Jade North
4	DF	Craig Deans
5	FW	Milton Rodriguez
6	DF	Andrew Durante
7	MF	Tony Faria
8	MF	Matt Thompson
9	FW	Vaughan Coveny
10	MF	Nick Carle
11	MF	Tarek Elrich
12	MF	Paul Okon (captain)
13	MF	Adam D'Apuzzo
14	MF	Jobe Wheelhouse

No.	Position	Player
15	MF	Stuart Musialik
16	FW	Labinot Haliti
17	FW	Tolgay Özbey
18	FW	Joel Griffiths
19	FW	Mark Bridge
20	GK	Ben Kennedy
21	MF	Troy Hearfield
22	DF	Steven Old
23	DF	Shane Webb
24	MF	Paul Kohler
25	MF	Tim Brown
30	GK	Tando Velaphi
40	GK	Ante Covic

Transfers

In

Name	Position	From	Fee (A$)
Adam D'Apuzzo	Midfield	Marconi Stallions	Free
Tony Faria	Midfield	Marconi Stallions	Free
Ben Kennedy	Goalkeeper	Broadmeadow Magic FC	Free
Milton Rodriguez	Forward	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	Free
Paul Okon	Defender	APOEL FC	Free
Steven Old	Midfield	YoungHeart Manawatu	Free
Tolgay Özbey	Forward	Blacktown City	Free
Joel Griffiths	Forward	Leeds United	Free
Ivan Necevski	Goalkeeper	Blacktown City	Free
Troy Hearfield	Forward	Unsigned	N/A
Tim Brown	Midfield	Richmond Kickers	Free
Shane Webb	Defender	Unknown	N/A
Tando Velaphi	Goalkeeper	Perth SC	Loan
Ante Čović	Goalkeeper	Hammarby	Free

Out

Name	Position	To	Fee (A$)
Mateo Corbo	Defender	Released	N/A
Richard Johnson	Midfield	New Zealand Knights	Free
Franco Parisi	Forward	New Zealand Knights	Free
Brett Studman	Defender	Released	N/A
Ante Milicic	Forward	Queensland Roar	Free
Andy Petterson	Goalkeeper	ECU Joondalup	Free
Liam Reddy	Goalkeeper	Queensland Roar	Free
Ned Zelic	Defender	Helmond Sport	Free
Allan Picken	Defender	Walsall	$50,000
Guy Bates	Forward	Darlington	Free
James Monie	Midfield	Sydney Olympic	Free
Peter McPherson	Midfield	Unknown	N/A

Matches

2006-07 Pre-Season Cup

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	BP
Sydney FC	12	4	3	1	0	7	2	2
Newcastle Jets	3	4	0	2	2	4	6	1
New Zealand Knights ^[1]	3	4	0	3	1	2	3	0
Queensland Roar ^[1]	3	4	0	3	1	2	3	0

16 July 2006 Group Stage	New Zealand Knights	1 : 1	Newcastle Jets	North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
14:00 UTC+12	Richter 39'	Report	Bridge 57'	Attendance: 804 Referee: Neil Fox

22 July 2006 Group Stage	Sydney FC	2 : 1	Newcastle Jets	Canberra Stadium, Canberra
14:00 UTC+10	Topor-Stanley 3' Middleby 25'	Report	McFlynn 68' (own)	Attendance: 7,226 Referee: Ben Williams

29 July 2006 Group Stage	Newcastle Jets	0 : 0	Queensland Roar	Port Macquarie Regional Stadium, Port Macquarie
18:30 UTC+10		Report		Attendance: 2,822

5 August 2006 Bonus Round	Newcastle Jets	2 : 3	Melbourne Victory	Scully Park Oval, Tamworth
18:00 UTC+10	North 17' Carle 70' (pen)	Report	Thompson 44' Muscat 62' (pen) Allsop 84'	Attendance: 3,100

12 August 2006 Playoffs	Central Coast Mariners	2 : 1 (a.e.t.)	Newcastle Jets	Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
18:00 UTC+10	Petrie 52' (pen) O'Grady 96'	Report	Coveny 25'	Attendance: 7,567 Referee: Ben Williams

19 August 2006 Third Place Playoff	Sydney FC	2 : 0	Newcastle Jets	Campbelltown Stadium, Campbelltown
19:30 UTC+10	Petrovski 40' Rudan 68'	Report		Attendance: 5,326

2006-07 Hyundai A-League fixtures

27 August 2006 Round 1	New Zealand Knights	0 : 0	Newcastle Jets	North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
17:00 UTC+12		Report Summary		Attendance: 7,304 Referee: Simon Przydacz

1 September 2006 Round 2	Newcastle Jets	2 : 3	Queensland Roar	EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
20:00 UTC+10	Gibson 26' (own) Bridge 40'	Report Summary	Reinaldo 5' Okon 38' (own) Lynch 88'	Attendance: 7,276 Referee: Angelo Nardi

8 September 2006 Round 3	Adelaide United	5 : 1	Newcastle Jets	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
19:30 UTC+9:30	Fernando 8', 72' Cornthwaite 19' Qu 28' Durante 65' (own)	Report Summary	Bridge 52'	Attendance: 8,785 Referee: Mark Shield

17 September 2006 Round 4	Sydney FC	2 : 2	Newcastle Jets	Aussie Stadium, Sydney
20:00 UTC+10	Corica 33' (pen) Zdrilić 38'	Report Summary	Rodriguez 45+1', 62'	Attendance: 15,488 Referee: Matthew Breeze

23 September 2006 Round 5	Central Coast Mariners	1 : 1	Newcastle Jets	Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
19:00 UTC+10	Hutchinson 12'	Report Summary	Griffiths 82'	Attendance: 8,439 Referee: Simon Przydacz

29 September 2006 Round 6	Newcastle Jets	0 : 3	Perth Glory	EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
20:00 UTC+10		Report Summary	Young 44', 92' Harnwell 83'	Attendance: 7,961 Referee: Matthew Breeze

8 October 2006 Round 7	Newcastle Jets	0 : 2	Melbourne Victory	EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
20:00 UTC+10		Report Summary	Allsopp 69', 90'	Attendance: 4,635 Referee: Peter Green

14 October 2006 Round 8	Newcastle Jets	3 : 0	New Zealand Knights	EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
19:00 UTC+10	North 72' Musialik 86' Rodriguez 93'	Report Summary		Attendance: 5,725 Referee: Peter Green

22 October 2006 Round 9	Queensland Roar	0 : 1	Newcastle Jets	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
17:00 UTC+10		Report Summary	Coveny 35'	Attendance: 16,061 Referee: Peter O'Leary

27 October 2006 Round 10	Newcastle Jets	2 : 1	Adelaide United	EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
20:00 UTC+10	Coveny 26' Carle 89'	Report Summary	Veart 37' (pen)	Attendance: 10,895 Referee: Matthew Breeze

4 November 2006 Round 11	Newcastle Jets	1 : 1	Sydney FC	EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
19:00 UTC+11	Brown 86'	Report Summary	Zdrilić 14'	Attendance: 8,493 Referee: Mark Shield

12 November 2006 Round 12	Newcastle Jets	3 : 1	Central Coast Mariners	EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
17:00 UTC+11	Bridge 6' Carle 17' Rodriguez 79'	Report Summary	Mori 40'	Attendance: 14,026 Referee: Matthew Breeze

18 November 2006 Round 13	Perth Glory	2 : 1	Newcastle Jets	Members Equity Stadium, Perth
17:00 UTC+9	Harnwell 38' Glavas 90+4'	Report Summary	Carle 77' (pen)	Attendance: 7,315 Referee: Angelo Nardi

26 November 2006 Round 14	Melbourne Victory	0 : 1	Newcastle Jets	Telstra Dome, Melbourne
17:00 UTC+11		Report Summary	Rodriguez 61'	Attendance: 27,753 Referee: Matthew Breeze

3 December 2006 Round 15	New Zealand Knights	1 : 1	Newcastle Jets	North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
17:00 UTC+13	Marcina 29' (pen)	Report Summary	Griffiths 13'	Attendance: 2,039 Referee: Peter O'Leary

7 December 2006 Round 16	Queensland Roar	0 : 3	Newcastle Jets	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
19:00 UTC+10		Report Summary	Bridge 9', 77' Griffiths 53'	Attendance: 10,040 Referee: Matthew Breeze

15 December 2006 Round 17	Adelaide United	3 : 2	Newcastle Jets	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
19:30 UTC+10:30	Romário 15' Fernando 60' Owens 78'	Report Summary	Bridge 59' Thompson 67'	Attendance: 12,214 Referee: Mark Shield

1 January 2007 Round 18	Newcastle Jets	0 : 2	Sydney FC	EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
18:00 UTC+11		Report Summary	Brosque 45+1' Petrovski 90+1'	Attendance: 20,980 Referee: Matthew Breeze

5 January 2007 Round 19	Newcastle Jets	1 : 0	Central Coast Mariners	EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
20:00 UTC+11	Rodriguez 25'	Report Summary		Attendance: 14,828 Referee: Mark Shield

14 January 2007 Round 20	Perth Glory	3 : 3	Newcastle Jets	Members Equity Stadium, Perth
18:00 UTC+9	Colosimo 43' (pen) Harnwell 78' Magdic 81'	Report Summary	Carle 12' Griffiths 90+1', 90+4'	Attendance: 7,904 Referee: Simon Przydacz

19 January 2007 Round 21	Newcastle Jets	4 : 0	Melbourne Victory	EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle, Newcastle
20:00 UTC+11	Bridge 36', 48' Coveny 51' Griffiths 73'	Report Summary		Attendance: 19,601 Referee: Matthew Breeze

2006-07 Finals series

26 January 2007 Minor Semi-Final Leg 1	Sydney FC	2 : 1	Newcastle Jets	Aussie Stadium, sydney
20:00 UTC+11	Brosque 15' Milligan 30'	Report Summary	Rodriguez 71'	Attendance: 21,122 Referee: Peter Green

2 February 2007 Minor Semi-Final Leg 2	Newcastle Jets	2 : 0	Sydney FC	EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
20:00 UTC+11	Griffiths 57' Coveny 71'	Report Summary		Attendance: 24,338 Referee: Matthew Breeze

11 February 2007 Preliminary final	Adelaide United	1 : 1 (a.e.t.) (4 : 3 p)	Newcastle Jets	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
17:30 UTC+10:30	Veart 57'	Report Summary	Coveny 74'	Attendance: 13,798 Referee: Matthew Breeze
		Penalties
	Diego Owens Alagich Aloisi		Bridge Carle Thompson Coveny Musialik

Points Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Melbourne Victory (C)	21	14	3	4	41	20	+21	45	2008 AFC Champions League Group stage^{[lower-alpha 1]}
2	Adelaide United	21	10	3	8	32	27	+5	33	2008 AFC Champions League Group stage^{[lower-alpha 1]}
3	Newcastle Jets	21	8	6	7	32	30	+2	30	2007 A-League Finals Series^{[lower-alpha 2]}
4	Sydney FC	21	8	8	5	29	19	+10	29^{[lower-alpha 3]}	2007 A-League Finals Series^{[lower-alpha 2]}
5	Queensland Roar	21	8	5	8	25	27	−2	29
6	Central Coast Mariners	21	6	6	9	22	26	−4	24
7	Perth Glory	21	5	5	11	24	30	−6	20
8	New Zealand Knights^{[lower-alpha 4]}	21	5	4	12	13	39	−26	19	Disbanded at end of season

Updated to match(es) played on 21 January 2007. Source: theworldgame.sbs.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:

↑ First place qualifies for the 2008 AFC Champions League Group stage.
Winning the 2007 A-League Grand Final earns qualification for the 2008 AFC Champions League Group stage, unless the Grand Final winners are also first place, in which case the Grand Final runner up qualifies.
↑ First place through to fourth place qualify for the 2007 A-League Finals Series.
↑ Sydney FC were penalised three competition points following round 18 due to salary cap breaches which occurred during the 2005–06 season
↑ New Zealand Knights cannot qualify for the 2008 AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

Statistics

Goal scorers

Name	Pre-Season	A-League	Finals
Mark Bridge	1	8	0
Milton Rodriguez	0	6	1
Joel Griffiths	0	6	1
Nick Carle	1	4	0
Vaughan Coveny	1	3	2
Jade North	1	1	0
Stuart Musialik	0	1	0
Tim Brown	0	1	0
Matt Thompson	0	1	0

References

1 2 As the New Zealand Knights and Queensland Roar were tied on points, goal difference, goals for, goals against, and points earned in the "Bonus Round", the sixth degree of disambiguity, number of red cards received, was used. See official A-League press release for more details.

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[table_note_res_GS0.12630824005525-2] First place qualifies for the 2008 AFC Champions League Group stage.
Winning the 2007 A-League Grand Final earns qualification for the 2008 AFC Champions League Group stage, unless the Grand Final winners are also first place, in which case the Grand Final runner up qualifies.

[table_note_res_FS0.12630824005525-3] First place through to fourth place qualify for the 2007 A-League Finals Series.

[table_hth_SFC0.12630824005525-4] Sydney FC were penalised three competition points following round 18 due to salary cap breaches which occurred during the 2005–06 season

[table_note_NZK0.12630824005525-5] New Zealand Knights cannot qualify for the 2008 AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

[Table-1] 1 2 As the New Zealand Knights and Queensland Roar were tied on points, goal difference, goals for, goals against, and points earned in the "Bonus Round", the sixth degree of disambiguity, number of red cards received, was used. See official A-League press release for more details.

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