2018–19 Newcastle Jets FC season

Newcastle Jets
2018–19 season
Chairman	Martin Lee
Manager	Ernie Merrick
Stadium	McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle
A-League	TBD
FFA Cup	Round of 16
AFC Champions League	Preliminary round
Home colours	Away colours

The 2018-19 Newcastle Jets FC season is the club's 18th season since its establishment in 2000. The club will participate in the A-League for the 14th time, The FFA Cup for the 5th time and the AFC Champions League for the 2nd 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.	Position	Player
1	GK	Glen Moss
3	DF	Jason Hoffman
4	DF	Nigel Boogaard (Captain)
5	MF	Ben Kantarovski
6	MF	Steven Ugarkovic
7	FW	Dimitri Petratos
8	FW	Jair
9	FW	Roy O'Donovan
10	MF	Ronald Vargas
11	FW	Mitch Austin
13	DF	Ivan Vujica
14	FW	Kaine Sheppard

No.	Position	Player
16	MF	Nick Cowburn
17	DF	Daniel Georgievski
18	DF	John Koutroumbis
19	FW	Kosta Petratos
20	GK	Lewis Italiano
22	DF	Lachlan Jackson
23	MF	Matthew Ridenton
24	FW	Joe Champness
29	DF	Jake Adelson
32	MF	Angus Thurgate
44	DF	Nikolai Topor-Stanley (Vice-captain)

Season scholarships

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Notes
32	MF		Angus Thurgate	18	3 year senior contract^[1]

Transfers in

No.	Position	Player	Transferred from	Type/fee	Contract length	Date	Ref
23	MF	Matthew Ridenton	Wellington Phoenix	Free transfer	2 years	9 May 2018	^[2]
8	FW	Jair	Yanbian Funde F.C.	Free transfer	1 year	11 September 2018	^[3]
11	FW	Mitch Austin	Melbourne Victory	Free transfer	1 year	14 September 2018	^[4]
14	FW	Kaine Sheppard	Avondale FC	Free transfer	1 year	19 September 2018	^[5]
20	GK	Lewis Italiano	Stirling Lions	Free transfer	1 year	26 September 2018	^[6]

Transfers out

No.	Position	Player	Transferred to	Type/fee	Date	Ref
11	FW	Patito Rodríguez		End of contract	16 May 2018	^[7]
27	MF	Riley McGree	Club Brugge	Loan return	4 June 2018	^[8]
12	MF	Mario Shabow	Central Coast Mariners	Free transfer	7 June 2018	^[9]
10	MF	Wayne Brown	Sutton United	Free transfer	23 July 2018	^[10]
1	GK	Jack Duncan	Al-Quadsiah	$450,000	30 July 2018	^[11]

^ Player was released to free agency before joining new club

Contract extensions

No.	Name	Position	Duration	Date	Notes
20	Glen Moss	Goalkeeper	1 year	23 January 2018	^[12]
5	Ben Kantarovski	Midfielder	2 years	1 February 2018	^[13]
3	Jason Hoffman	Defender	1 year	14 February 2018	^[14]
16	Nick Cowburn	Midfielder	1 year	14 February 2018	^[15]
4	Nigel Boogaard	Defender	1 year	19 April 2018	^[16]
10	Ronald Vargas	Midfielder	1 year	14 May 2018	^[17]
6	Steven Ugarkovic	Midfielder	3 years	8 October 2018	^[18]
7	Dimitri Petratos	Forward	4 years	4 October 2018	^[19]

Technical staff

Position	Name
Head Coach	Ernie Merrick
Assistant Coach	Clayton Zane
Youth Coach	Labinot Haliti
Assistant Youth Coach	Lawrie McKinna
Goalkeeping Coach	Chris Bowling
Physiotherapist	Nathan Renwick

Statistics

Squad statistics

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Total					A-League					FFA Cup
N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Apps	Goals				Apps	Goals				Apps	Goals
1	GK		Glen Moss	2	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	2+0	0	0	0	0
3	DF		Jason Hoffman	2	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	2+0	0	0	0	0
4	DF		Nigel Boogaard	1	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	1+0	0	0	0	0
5	MF		Ben Kantarovski	1	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	1+0	0	0	0	0
6	MF		Steven Ugarkovic	2	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	2+0	0	0	0	0
7	MF		Dimitri Petratos	2	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	2+0	0	0	0	0
8	FW		Jair	0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
9	FW		Roy O'Donovan	0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
10	MF		Ronald Vargas	1	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	1+0	0	0	0	0
11	FW		Mitch Austin	0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
13	DF		Ivan Vujica	1	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0
14	FW		Kaine Sheppard	0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
16	MF		Nick Cowburn	1	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	1+0	0	0	0	0
17	DF		Daniel Georgievski	2	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	2+0	0	0	0	0
18	DF		John Koutroumbis	1	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	1+0	0	0	0	0
19	FW		Kosta Petratos	2	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	2+0	0	0	0	0
20	GK		Lewis Italiano	0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
22	DF		Lachlan Jackson	2	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0	0	0	0
23	MF		Matthew Ridenton	2	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	2+0	0	0	0	0
24	FW		Joe Champness	1	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0
28	DF		Patrick Langlois	1	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0
29	DF		Jake Adelson	0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
32	MF		Angus Thurgate	2	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+2	0	0	0	0
40	GK		Noah James	0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
44	DF		Nikolai Topor-Stanley	2	1	1	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	2+0	1	1	0	0

Last updated: 26 September 2018
Source:
= 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

6 July 2018 Free Trade Port Super Champions Cup	Shanghai Shenhua	0–2	Newcastle Jets	Haikou, China
		Report	Hoffman 25' Simmons 87'	Stadium: Haikou City Stadium

8 July 2018 Free Trade Port Super Champions Cup	Changchun Yatai	1–1 (a.e.t.) (1–3 p)	Newcastle Jets	Haikou, China
	Tan 4'	Report	Ridenton 13'	Stadium: Haikou City Stadium
		Penalties
	Mierzejewski Zhou He Cheng		Hoffman Koutroumbis Kantarovski

17 July 2018 Mid North Coast Pre-Season Tour	Mid North Coast Select	0–9	Newcastle Jets	Port Macquarie
19:30 AEST			Georgievski 14' Hoffman 17', 31', 42' Boogaard 19', 35' Champness 36' Thurgate 65' Vujica 80'	Stadium: Port Macquarie Regional Stadium Attendance: 4,200

30 July 2018 Genova International Soccer School Tour	Newcastle Jets	2–1	Al-Ahli	Murcia, Spain
	Hoffman 40' K.Petratos 65'	Source	Khalil 21'

1 August 2018 Genova Internatonal Soccer School Tour	Newcastle Jets	1–2	Al-Fayha	Murcia, Spain
	Jackson 75'		Fernández 6' Al Salem 66'

3 August 2018 Genova International Soccer School Tour	FC Cartagena	3–2	Newcastle Jets	Murcia, Spain
	Jackson 7' (o.g.) Rubén Cruz 13' Aketxe 65'		O'Donovan 53' (pen.), 80'	Stadium: Estadio Cartagonova Attendance: 3000

25 August 2018 Friendly	Newcastle Jets	2–2	Central Coast Mariners	Maitland
15:30 AEST	Hoffman 41' O'Donovan 61'		Clisby 11' Pain 65'	Stadium: No.1 Sportsground, Maitland Attendance: 3500

6 September 2018 Friendly	Young Socceroos	1–4	Newcastle Jets	Lisarow
17:00 AEST	Folami 41'	Report	O'Donovan 10' Georgievski 53' Sheppard 77' M. Petratos 90'	Stadium: Pluim Park Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

12 September 2018 Friendly	Sydney FC	2–1	Newcastle Jets	Sydney
15:00 AEST	Le Fondre 12' (pen.), 54'		Thurgate 31'	Stadium: Leichhardt Oval Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

22 September 2018 Friendly	Newcastle Jets	5–0	Edgeworth Eagles	Newcastle
12:00 AEST	D.Petratos 3', 9' Vargas 33' Hoffman 47', 61'			Stadium: Jack McLaughlan Oval

29 September 2018 Friendly	Newcastle Jets	4–0	Western Sydney Wanderers	Maitland
12:00 AEST	D.Petratos 7' Boogaard 16' Vargas 19' Sheppard 89'			Stadium: No.1 Sportsground, Maitland Attendance: 1600

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Started round	Current position / round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
A-League	—			21 October 2018
FFA Cup	Round of 32	—	Round of 16	7 August 2018	29 August 2018

A-League

League table

Pos

Team

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts

Qualification

1

Adelaide United

0

Qualification to 2020 AFC Champions League group stage

Qualification to Finals series semi-finals

2

Brisbane Roar

0

Qualification to 2020 AFC Champions League preliminary round 2

Qualification to Finals series semi-finals

3

Central Coast Mariners

0

Qualification to Finals series elimination-finals

4

Melbourne City

0

5

Melbourne Victory

0

6

Newcastle Jets

0

7

Perth Glory

0

8

Sydney FC

0

9

Wellington Phoenix^{[lower-alpha 1]}

0

10

Western Sydney Wanderers

0

First match(es) will be played on 19 October 2018. Source: A-League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

↑ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the 2020 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
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 15 May 2018.
Source:

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27
Ground	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result
Position

Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2018. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Win Draw Loss

21 October 2018 1	Wellington Phoenix	v	Newcastle Jets	Wellington
15:00 AEST				Stadium: Westpac Stadium

26 October 2018 2	Adelaide United	v	Newcastle Jets	Adelaide
19:50 AEST				Stadium: Coopers Stadium

3 November 2018 3	Newcastle Jets	v	Melbourne Victory	Newcastle
19:50 AEST				Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium

10 November 2018 4	Newcastle Jets	v	Sydney FC	Newcastle
19:50 AEST				Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium

23 November 2018 5	Western Sydney Wanderers	v	Newcastle Jets	Sydney
19:50 AEST				Stadium: Spotless Stadium

2 December 2018 6	Melbourne City	v	Newcastle Jets	Melbourne
19:00 AEST				Stadium: AAMI Park

9 December 2018 7	Newcastle Jets	v	Brisbane Roar	Newcastle
17:00 AEST				Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium

16 December 2018 8	Newcastle Jets	v	Perth Glory	Newcastle
17:00 AEST				Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium

23 December 2018 9	Central Coast Mariners	v	Newcastle Jets	Central Coast
17:00 AEST				Stadium: Central Coast Stadium

30 December 2018 10	Newcastle Jets	v	Adelaide United	Newcastle
19:00 AEST				Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium

6 January 2019 11	Melbourne City	v	Newcastle Jets	Melbourne
17:00 AEST				Stadium: AAMI Park

2 January 2019 12	Newcastle Jets	v	Brisbane Roar	Newcastle
19:50 AEST				Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium

12 January 2019 13	Melbourne Victory	v	Newcastle Jets	Melbourne
19:50 AEST				Stadium: AAMI Park

19 January 2019 14	Sydney FC	v	Newcastle Jets	Sydney
17:35 AEST				Stadium: Jubilee Oval

23 January 2019 15	Newcastle Jets	v	Central Coast Mariners	Newcastle
19:50 AEST				Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium

27 January 2019 16	Perth Glory	v	Newcastle Jets	Perth
20:00 AEST				Stadium: NIB Stadium

1 February 2019 17	Western Sydney Wanderers	v	Newcastle Jets	Sydney
19:50 AEST				Stadium: ANZ Stadium

7 February 2019 18	Newcastle Jets	v	Wellington Phoenix	Newcastle
19:50 AEST				Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium

15 February 2019 19	Newcastle Jets	v	Melbourne City	Newcastle
19:50 AEST				Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium

24 February 2019 20	Newcastle Jets	v	Adelaide United	Newcastle
17:00 AEST				Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium

2 March 2019 21	Melbourne Victory	v	Newcastle Jets	Geelong
19:50 AEST				Stadium: Kardinia Park

16 March 2019 22	Newcastle Jets	v	Central Coast Mariners	Newcastle
17:35 AEST				Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium

30 March 2019 23	Wellington Phoenix	v	Newcastle Jets	Wellington
17:35 AEST				Stadium: Westpac Stadium

6 April 2019 24	Newcastle Jets	v	Western Sydney Wanderers	Newcastle
17:35 AEST				Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium

14 April 2019 25	Perth Glory	v	Newcastle Jets	Perth
17:00 AEST				Stadium: NIB Stadium

20 April 2019 26	Brisbane Roar	v	Newcastle Jets	Brisbane
17:35 AEST				Stadium: Suncorp Stadium

27 April 2019 27	Newcastle Jets	v	Sydney FC	Newcastle
17:35 AEST				Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium

FFA Cup

7 August 2018 Round of 32	Gold Coast Knights	0–1	Newcastle Jets	Gold Coast
19:30 AEST			Topor-Stanley 11'	Stadium: Cbus Super Stadium Attendance: 2,222 Referee: Lara Lee

29 August 2018 Round of 16	Melbourne City	1–0	Newcastle Jets	Melbourne
19:30 AEST	Fornaroli 54'	Report		Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 3,673 Referee: Jonathan Barreiro

AFC Champions League

Qualifying play-offs

12 February 2019 2019 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs Preliminary round 2	Newcastle Jets	v		Newcastle
TBD AEDT				Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre

References

↑ "Newcastle Jets: Angus Thurgate rewarded for hard work with senior contract upgrade". Port News. 27 August 2018.
↑ "Matthew Ridenton leaving Phoenix to link up with Ernie Merrick at Newcastle Jets". Stuff.co.nz. 9 May 2018.
↑ "Jets add 'attacking flair' in Brazilian striker Jair". Hyundai A-League. 11 September 2018.
↑ "Player signing: Austin on board". Hyundai A-League. 14 September 2018.
↑ "Newcastle sign talented NPL striker". Hyundai A-League. 19 September 2018.
↑ "Newcastle bolster goalkeeping ranks with former Phoenix custodian". Hyundai A-League. 26 September 2018.
↑ "Newcastle Jets farewell Argentine Rodriguez". The World Game. SBS. 16 May 2018.
↑ "Squad Check: Every Hyundai A-League in, out, squad". Football Federation Australia. 4 June 2018.
↑ "Shabow jets to Central Coast Mariners". The World Game. SBS. 7 June 2018.
↑ "A-League: Jets midfielder Wayne Brown heads home in pursuit of regular game time". Newcastle Herald. Newcastle Herald. 23 July 2018.
↑ "Jack Duncan set for Saudi switch after Newcastle Jets departure". Goal. Goal.com. 30 July 2018.
↑ "Glen Moss re-signs with Newcastle Jets for 2018/2019 season". Newcastle Herald. 23 January 2018.
↑ "Ben Kantarovski re-signs". Newcastle Jets. 1 February 2018.
↑ "Signing news: Newcastle Jets re-sign local duo". Hyundai A-League. 14 February 2018.
↑ "Signing news: Newcastle Jets re-sign local duo". Hyundai A-League. 14 February 2018.
↑ "Signing news: Boogaard re-signs with soaring Jets". Hyundai A-League. 19 April 2018.
↑ "Vargas extends for 2018/19 Hyundai A-League season". Newcastle Jets. 14 May 2018.
↑ "Ugarkovic extends his stay in Newcastle". Newcastle Jets. 8 October 2018.
↑ "Petratos a Jet until 2022". Newcastle Jets. 4 October 2018.

External links

Official Website

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[table_note_WEL0.58907065614549-20] Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the 2020 AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

[1] "Newcastle Jets: Angus Thurgate rewarded for hard work with senior contract upgrade". Port News. 27 August 2018.

[2] "Matthew Ridenton leaving Phoenix to link up with Ernie Merrick at Newcastle Jets". Stuff.co.nz. 9 May 2018.

[3] "Jets add 'attacking flair' in Brazilian striker Jair". Hyundai A-League. 11 September 2018.

[4] "Player signing: Austin on board". Hyundai A-League. 14 September 2018.

[5] "Newcastle sign talented NPL striker". Hyundai A-League. 19 September 2018.

[6] "Newcastle bolster goalkeeping ranks with former Phoenix custodian". Hyundai A-League. 26 September 2018.

[7] "Newcastle Jets farewell Argentine Rodriguez". The World Game. SBS. 16 May 2018.

[8] "Squad Check: Every Hyundai A-League in, out, squad". Football Federation Australia. 4 June 2018.

[9] "Shabow jets to Central Coast Mariners". The World Game. SBS. 7 June 2018.

[10] "A-League: Jets midfielder Wayne Brown heads home in pursuit of regular game time". Newcastle Herald. Newcastle Herald. 23 July 2018.

[11] "Jack Duncan set for Saudi switch after Newcastle Jets departure". Goal. Goal.com. 30 July 2018.

[12] "Glen Moss re-signs with Newcastle Jets for 2018/2019 season". Newcastle Herald. 23 January 2018.

[13] "Ben Kantarovski re-signs". Newcastle Jets. 1 February 2018.

[14] "Signing news: Newcastle Jets re-sign local duo". Hyundai A-League. 14 February 2018.

[15] "Signing news: Newcastle Jets re-sign local duo". Hyundai A-League. 14 February 2018.

[16] "Signing news: Boogaard re-signs with soaring Jets". Hyundai A-League. 19 April 2018.

[17] "Vargas extends for 2018/19 Hyundai A-League season". Newcastle Jets. 14 May 2018.

[18] "Ugarkovic extends his stay in Newcastle". Newcastle Jets. 8 October 2018.

[19] "Petratos a Jet until 2022". Newcastle Jets. 4 October 2018.

Newcastle Jets FC
Youth Women
Club	History Players Coaching staff Records Seasons
Grounds	Wanderers Oval McDonald Jones Stadium
Seasons (18)	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018-19
Managers	Crook (2001–04) Money (2005–06) Theodorakopoulos (2006) van Egmond (2006–09) Culina (2009–11) van Egmond (2011–14) Zane (2014) Stubbins (2014–15) Miller (2015–16) Jones (2016–17) Merrick (2017–)
Captains	Zelic (2005–06) Okon (2006–07) North (2007–08) Thompson (2009–10) Bridges (2010–11) Wheelhouse (2011–13) Zadkovich (2013) Jaliens (2013–2015) Regan (2015) Boogaard (2015–)
Rivalries	F3 Derby