2015–16 Newcastle Jets FC season

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.

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

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

From youth squad
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Notes
24 DF Nick Cowburn20 [1]

Transfers in
N
 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
N
 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 TotalA-LeagueFFA Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Mark Birighitti 27 0 2 0 0 26020010000
2 DF Daniel Mullen 19 0 3 2 0 18022010100
3 DF Jason Hoffman 26 0 10 0 0 250100010000
4 DF Nigel Boogaard 22 0 2 2 1 21022110000
5 MF Ben Kantarovski 23 2 7 1 0 16+627100+10000
6 MF Cameron Watson 18 0 4 0 0 12+5040010000
7 MF Enver Alivodić 27 2 1 0 0 2621000+10000
8 MF Mateo Poljak 27 2 6 0 0 26260010000
10 FW Leonardo 20 1 0 0 0 18+2100000000
11 FW Labinot Haliti 3 1 0 0 0 1+1000011000
12 FW Andy Brennan 3 0 0 0 0 0+3000000000
14 MF Mitch Cooper 13 1 0 0 0 4+8100010000
16 MF Steven Ugarković 11 1 1 0 0 10+111000+00000
17 FW Radovan Pavicevic 7 0 2 0 0 0+7020000000
18 MF Josh Barresi 0 0 0 0 0 0000000000
19 FW Morten Nordstrand 11 4 1 0 0 8+3410000000
20 GK Ben Kennedy 2 0 0 0 0 1+1000000000
22 DF Lachlan Jackson 18 0 1 0 0 13+5010000000
24 DF Nick Cowburn 22 0 4 0 0 14+8040000000
25 FW Brandon Lundy 2 0 0 0 0 0+1000010000
27 FW Braedyn Crowley 9 0 0 0 0 1+700000+10000
28 FW Ryan Kitto 18 2 1 0 0 12+6210000000
29 MF Andrew Pawiak 0 0 0 0 0 000000+00000
40 GK Blake Tuxford 0 0 0 0 0 0000000000
Players no longer at the club:
9 FW Miloš Trifunović 22 9 5 0 0 22950000000
13 DF Lee Ki-je 9 0 2 0 0 8010010100
15 DF Themba Muata-Marlow 0 0 0 0 0 0000000000
23 MF David Carney 16 4 7 0 0 15360011100

Pre-season and friendlies
5 August 2015 Central Coast Mariners2–1Newcastle JetsGosford
Wednesday Bosnar
Fitzgerald 		Report Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: Behind closed doors
16 August 2015 Melbourne City1–1Newcastle JetsMelbourne
Sunday Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: Behind closed doors
18 August 2015 Bentleigh Greens0–1Newcastle JetsMelbourne
Report Poljak  42' (pen) Stadium: Kingston Heath Soccer Complex
12 September 2015 Brisbane Roar0–0Newcastle JetsRedland City, Australia
14:00 AEST Report Stadium: Cleveland Showgrounds
Referee: Jarred Gillett
20 September 2015 Central Coast Mariners0–1Newcastle JetsOrange
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 to Finals series and AFC Champions League group stage
2 Western Sydney Wanderers 27 14 6 7 44 33 +11 48
3 Brisbane Roar 27 14 6 7 49 40 +9 48 Qualification to Finals series and AFC Champions League second preliminary round
4 Melbourne City 27 13 5 9 63 44 +19 44 Qualification to 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[lower-alpha 1] 27 7 4 16 34 54 −20 25
10 Central Coast Mariners 27 3 4 20 33 70 −37 13
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 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
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
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 1Wellington Phoenix1–2Newcastle JetsWellington
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 2Newcastle Jets0–1Sydney FCNewcastle
17:15 AEDT Report Brosque  89' Stadium: Hunter Stadium
Attendance: 12,173
Referee: Peter Green
23 October 2015 3Newcastle Jets1–0Melbourne VictoryNewcastle
19:40 AEDT Carney  75' Report Stadium: Hunter Stadium
Attendance: 10,087
Referee: Strebre Delovski
30 October 2015 4Melbourne City2–3Newcastle JetsMelbourne
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 5Newcastle Jets1–2Western Sydney WanderersNewcastle
17:15 AEDT Alivodić  73' Report Andreu  79' (pen.)
Nichols  86'		 Stadium: Hunter Stadium
Attendance: 14,886
Referee: Stephen Lucas
14 November 2015 6Newcastle Jets1–1Central Coast MarinersNewcastle
17:15 AEDT Trifunović  83' Report McGing  24'
Sim  90+2'		 Stadium: Hunter Stadium
Attendance: 9,422
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
22 November 2015 7Adelaide United0–0Newcastle JetsAdelaide
16:30 ACDT Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 10,048
Referee: Shaun Evans
28 November 2015 8Newcastle Jets1–1Brisbane RoarNewcastle
17:15 AEDT Kantarovski  71' Report Maclaren  52' Stadium: Hunter Stadium
Attendance: 10,155
Referee: Peter Green
4 December 2015 9Sydney FC1–0Newcastle JetsSydney
19:40 AEDT Brosque  57' Report Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 9,155
Referee: Shaun Evans
13 December 2015 10Newcastle Jets0–4Melbourne CityNewcastle
17:00 AEDT Report Mooy  43', 59'
Fornaroli  56', 62'		 Stadium: Hunter Stadium
Attendance: 10,087
Referee: Chris Beath
18 December 2015 11Newcastle Jets0–0Adelaide UnitedNewcastle
19:40 AEDT Report Stadium: Hunter Stadium
Attendance: 7,332
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
24 December 2015 12Western Sydney Wanderers2–0Newcastle JetsParramatta
19:00 AEDT Alberto  45+1'
Bridge  70'		 Report Stadium: Pirtek Stadium
Attendance: 10,141
Referee: Stephen Lucas
3 January 2016 13Newcastle Jets0–1Melbourne VictoryNewcastle
17:00 AEDT Report Ben Khalfallah  71' Stadium: Hunter Stadium
Attendance: 8,864
Referee: Jarred Gillett
9 January 2016 14Sydney FC2–0Newcastle JetsSydney
17:15 AEDT Hološko  15'
Abbas  80'		 Report Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 15,127
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
17 January 2016 15Newcastle Jets3–1Wellington PhoenixNewcastle
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 16Newcastle Jets1–6Perth GloryNewcastle
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 17Adelaide United1–0Newcastle JetsAdelaide
16:30 ACDT Carrusca  43' Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 12,434
Referee: Ben Williams
7 February 2016 18Newcastle Jets2–1Melbourne CityNewcastle
17:00 AEDT Trifunović  48' (pen.), 72' Report Melling  64'
Fornaroli  79'		 Stadium: Hunter Stadium
Attendance: 7,266
Referee: Adam Fielding
12 February 2016 19Brisbane Roar2–2Newcastle JetsBrisbane
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 20Newcastle Jets3–2Wellington PhoenixNewcastle
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 21Central Coast Mariners0–1Newcastle JetsGosford
17:00 AEDT Report Ugarković  57' Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 7,528
Referee: Ben Williams
7 March 2016 22Perth Glory2–0Newcastle JetsPerth
17:00 AWST Keogh  37'
Sándor  46'		 Report D. Mullen  45'  58' Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 11,260
Referee: Chris Beath
13 March 2016 23Newcastle Jets0–1Western Sydney WanderersNewcastle
17:00 AEDT Report Sotirio  17' Stadium: Hunter Stadium
Attendance: 12,153
Referee: Koichiro Fukushima (Japan)
20 March 2016 24Melbourne Victory1–1Newcastle JetsMelbourne
17:00 AEDT Berisha  57' Report Kitto  37'
D. Mullen  5'  39'		 Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 14,383
Referee: Chris Beath
26 March 2016 25Newcastle Jets1–2Perth GloryNewcastle
17:15 AEDT Boogaard  87' (expunged)[25]
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 26Brisbane Roar2–1Newcastle JetsBrisbane
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 27Central Coast Mariners2–4Newcastle JetsGosford
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 32Newcastle Jets 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		 Perth GloryNewcastle
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

References
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  2. "Jets sign 'Leckie' style attacker". A-League. 29 April 2015.
  3. "Boogaard signs with Newcastle Jets". Football Federation Australia. 16 February 2015.
  4. "Birighitti returns eager to make his mark". Newcastle Jets. 20 June 2015.
  5. "Muata-Marlow intent on making impressive impact". Newcastle Jets. 24 June 2015.
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  7. "CONFIRMED: Jason Hoffman re-joins Jets". Newcastle Jets. 16 July 2015.
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  9. "Jets snap up former Reds midfielder". Football Federation Australia. 24 July 2015.
  10. "Jets land Brazilian midfielder". Football Federation Australia. 21 August 2015.
  11. "OFFICIAL: Miller's Miloš move made – Trifunović to train today". Newcastle Jets. 24 September 2015.
  12. "Ryan Kitto joins the Jets". Newcastle Jets. 21 November 2015.
  13. "Jets sign Olyroo Steven Ugarković". Newcastle Jets. 7 January 2016.
  14. "Newcastle Jets net Morten Nordstrand". Newcastle Jets. 28 January 2016.
  15. "Hoole to leave the Hunter, Kennedy re-signs". Football Federation Australia. 19 January 2015.
  16. "Jets opt not to re-sign Caravella". Newcastle Jets. 15 April 2015.
  17. "Former Juventus keeper signs on as keeper coach at Jets". Football Federation Australia. 20 April 2015.
  18. "Newcastle Jets outline squad changes". Newcastle Jets. 28 April 2015.
  19. Craig Kerry (22 May 2015). "Rosebud deal keeps Cooper ticking over". The Newcastle Herald.
  20. Sebastian Hassett (9 June 2015). "Newcastle Jets Scott Neville and Jacob Pepper join Western Sydney Wanderers". The Age.
  21. "Lee Ki-je to undertake Ulsan medical". Newcastle Jets. 15 December 2015.
  22. "David Carney departs Newcastle Jets". Newcastle Jets. 2 February 2016.
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  24. "Milos Trifunovic departs Newcastle Jets". Newcastle Jets. 1 April 2016.
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