2018–19 Newcastle Jets FC season

The 2018–19 Newcastle Jets FC season was the club's 18th season since its establishment in 2000. The club participated in the A-League for the 14th time, the FFA Cup for the 5th time, and the AFC Champions League for the 2nd time.

Newcastle Jets
2018–19 season
ChairmanMartin Lee
ManagerErnie Merrick
StadiumMcDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle
A-League7th
FFA CupRound of 16
AFC Champions LeaguePlay-off round
Top goalscorerLeague: Roy O'Donovan (12 goals)
All: Roy O'Donovan (12 goals)
Highest home attendance11,814 vs. Melbourne Victory
(3 November 2018)
Lowest home attendance6,701 vs. Perth Glory
(16 December 2018)
Average home league attendance9,079

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 MF Kwabena Appiah (Injury replacement player)
13 DF Ivan Vujica
14 FW Kaine Sheppard
16 MF Nick Cowburn
No. Position Player
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
28 DF Patrick Langlois (Scholarship)
29 DF Jake Adelson
32 MF Angus Thurgate
34 MF Jack Simmons (Scholarship)
40 GK Noah James (Scholarship)
44 DF Nikolai Topor-Stanley (Vice-captain)

Transfers

Transfers in
No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref
23MF Matthew Ridenton Wellington Phoenix Free transfer 2 years 9 May 2018 [1]
11FW Mitch Austin Free transfer 1 year 30 August 2018 [2]
8FW Jair Free transfer 1 year 10 September 2018 [3]
14FW Kaine Sheppard Avondale Free transfer 1 year 19 September 2018 [4]
20GK Lewis Italiano Stirling Lions Free transfer 1 year 26 September 2018 [5]
11MF Kwabena Appiah Injury replacement loan 3 months 8 March 2019 [6][7]

Transfers out
No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref
11FW Patito Rodríguez End of contract 16 May 2018 [8]
27MF Riley McGree Club Brugge Loan return 4 June 2018 [9]
12MF Mario Shabow Central Coast Mariners Free transfer 7 June 2018 [10]
10MF Wayne Brown Mutual contract termination 23 July 2018 [11]
1GK Jack Duncan Al-Qadsiah $450,000 30 July 2018 [12]
11FW Mitch Austin Sydney FC Free transfer 31 January 2019 [13]

From youth squad
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Notes
32 MF Angus Thurgate18 3 year senior contract[14]
34 MF Jack Simmons16 3 year scholarship contract[15]
40 GK Noah James17 1 year scholarship contract[15]

Contract extensions
No.NamePositionDurationDateNotes
10 Ronald VargasMidfielder1 year14 May 2018[16]
3Jason HoffmanRight-back1 year2 October 2018[17]
4Nigel BoogaardCentre-back1 year2 October 2018[17]
7Dimitri PetratosForward4 years4 October 2018[18]
6Steven UgarkovicMidfielder3 years8 October 2018[19]
18John KoutroumbisDefender3 years16 January 2019[20]
14 Kaine SheppardForward1 year21 January 2019[21]
22Lachlan JacksonDefender2 years30 January 2019[22]
20 Glen MossGoalkeeper1 year26 February 2019[23]
44Nikolai Topor-StanleyCentre-back2 years5 March 2019[24]
20Lewis ItalianoGoalkeeper1 year21 March 2019[25]

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

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals
N Pos. Nat. Name TotalA-LeagueFFA CupAFC Champions League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Glen Moss 24 0 1 0 0 20+001002+000002+00000
3 DF Jason Hoffman 18 3 5 0 1 14+235012+000000+00000
4 DF Nigel Boogaard 25 1 6 0 0 22+006001+000002+01000
5 MF Ben Kantarovski 19 0 2 0 0 12+402001+000002+00000
6 MF Steven Ugarkovic 28 0 2 0 0 22+202002+000002+00000
7 MF Dimitri Petratos 27 4 1 0 0 22+141002+000002+00000
8 FW Jair 20 2 0 0 0 16+420000+000000+00000
9 FW Roy O'Donovan 18 9 2 0 0 15+191000+000002+00100
10 MF Ronald Vargas 22 7 3 1 0 17+253101+000002+02000
11 MF Kwabena Appiah 1 0 0 0 0 0+100000+000000+00000
13 DF Ivan Vujica 13 0 1 0 0 6+601000+100000+00000
14 FW Kaine Sheppard 22 3 1 0 0 6+1431000+000001+10000
16 MF Nick Cowburn 12 1 2 0 0 4+612001+000000+10000
17 DF Daniel Georgievski 26 0 7 0 0 22+007002+000002+00000
18 DF John Koutroumbis 14 1 1 0 0 11+011001+000002+00000
19 FW Kosta Petratos 2 0 0 0 0 0+000002+000000+00000
20 GK Lewis Italiano 5 0 0 0 0 4+100000+000000+00000
22 DF Lachlan Jackson 18 0 2 0 0 12+302001+100000+10000
23 MF Matthew Ridenton 23 2 1 0 0 13+611002+000001+11000
24 FW Joe Champness 8 1 0 0 0 1+510000+100000+10000
28 DF Patrick Langlois 1 0 0 0 0 0+000000+100000+00000
29 DF Jake Adelson 1 0 1 0 0 0+101000+000000+00000
32 MF Angus Thurgate 10 1 0 0 0 1+610000+200000+10000
34 MF Jack Simmons 0 0 0 0 0 0+000000+000000+00000
40 GK Noah James 0 0 0 0 0 0+000000+000000+00000
44 DF Nikolai Topor-Stanley 28 1 4 0 0 24+003002+011002+00000
Players no longer at the club:
11 FW Mitch Austin 0 0 0 0 0 0+000000+000000+00000

Pre-season and friendlies
6 July 2018 Free Trade Port Super Champions CupShanghai Shenhua 0–2 Newcastle JetsHaikou, China
Report
Stadium: Haikou City Stadium
8 July 2018 Free Trade Port Super Champions CupChangchun Yatai 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(1–3 p)		 Newcastle JetsHaikou, China
 Report
Stadium: Haikou City Stadium
Penalties
17 July 2018 Mid North Coast Pre-Season TourMid North Coast Select 0–9 Newcastle JetsPort Macquarie, Australia
19:30 AEST Report
Stadium: Port Macquarie Regional Stadium
Attendance: 4,200
30 July 2018 Genova International Soccer School TourNewcastle Jets 2–1 Al-AhliMurcia, Spain
19:00 CEST
Report
1 August 2018 Genova International Soccer School TourNewcastle Jets 1–2 Al-FayhaMurcia, Spain
21:30 CEST
Report
Stadium: Pinatar Arena Football Centre
3 August 2018 Genova International Soccer School TourFC Cartagena 3–2 Newcastle JetsMurcia, Spain
 Report
Stadium: Estadio Cartagonova
Attendance: 3,000
25 August 2018 Newcastle Jets 2–2 Central Coast MarinersMaitland, Australia
15:30 AEST
Report
Stadium: No.1 Sportsground
Attendance: 3,500
6 September 2018 Young Socceroos 1–4 Newcastle JetsLisarow, Australia
17:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Pluim Park
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
12 September 2018 Sydney FC 2–1 Newcastle JetsSydney, Australia
15:00 AEST
  • Le Fondre  12' (pen.), 55'
 Report
Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
22 September 2018 Newcastle Jets 5–0 Edgeworth FCNewcastle, Australia
12:00 AEST
Report Stadium: Jack McLaughlan Oval
29 September 2018 Newcastle Jets 4–0 Western Sydney WanderersMaitland, Australia
12:00 AEST
Report Stadium: No.1 Sportsground
Attendance: 1,600

Competitions

Overall
Competition Started round Final
position / round		 First match Last match
A-League — 7th 21 October 2018 27 April 2019
FFA Cup Round of 32 Round of 16 7 August 2018 29 August 2018
AFC Champions League Preliminary round 2 Play-off round 12 February 2019 19 February 2019

A-League
Main article: 2018–19 A-League

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Perth Glory 27 18 6 3 56 23 +33 60 Qualification to Finals series and AFC Champions League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
2 Sydney FC (C) 27 16 4 7 43 29 +14 52
3 Melbourne Victory 27 15 5 7 50 32 +18 50 Qualification to Finals series and AFC Champions League preliminary round 2[lower-alpha 1]
4 Adelaide United 27 12 8 7 37 32 +5 44 Qualification to Finals series[lower-alpha 1]
5 Melbourne City 27 11 7 9 39 32 +7 40
6 Wellington Phoenix[lower-alpha 2] 27 11 7 9 46 43 +3 40
7 Newcastle Jets 27 10 5 12 40 36 +4 35
8 Western Sydney Wanderers 27 6 6 15 42 54 −12 24
9 Brisbane Roar 27 4 6 17 38 71 −33 18
10 Central Coast Mariners 27 3 4 20 31 70 −39 13
Source: A-League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. The top two teams enter the Finals series at the semi-finals, while the teams ranked third to sixth enter the Finals series at the elimination-finals.
  2. Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
27 10 5 12 40 36  +4 35 5 4 4 18 15  +3 5 1 8 22 21  +1

Last updated: 6 April 2019.
Source:

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundAAHHAAHHAHAHAAHAAHHHAHAHAAH
ResultLDLDWLWLWLLDLLWLWDWDWLLWLWW
Position9810977677777777777777777777
Updated to match(es) played on 6 April 2019. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

21 October 2018 1Wellington Phoenix2–1Newcastle JetsWellington
15:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 9,174
Referee: Daniel Elder
26 October 2018 2Adelaide United1–1Newcastle JetsAdelaide
19:20 ACDT
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 7,906
Referee: Shaun Evans
3 November 2018 3Newcastle Jets0–1Melbourne VictoryNewcastle
19:50 AEST Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 11,813
Referee: Chris Beath
10 November 2018 4Newcastle Jets1–1Sydney FCNewcastle
19:50 AEST
Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 11,415
Referee: Shaun Evans
23 November 2018 5Western Sydney Wanderers0–2Newcastle JetsSydney
19:50 AEST Report
Stadium: Spotless Stadium
Attendance: 10,458
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)
2 December 2018 6Melbourne City3–0Newcastle JetsMelbourne
19:00 AEST
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 6,013
Referee: Alex King
9 December 2018 7Newcastle Jets2–0Brisbane RoarNewcastle
17:00 AEST
Report Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 9,719
Referee: Kurt Ams
16 December 2018 8Newcastle Jets0–2Perth GloryNewcastle
17:00 AEST Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 6,701
Referee: Stephen Lucas
23 December 2018 9Central Coast Mariners1–2Newcastle JetsCentral Coast
17:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 8,923
Referee: Alex King
30 December 2018 10Newcastle Jets1–2Adelaide UnitedNewcastle
19:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 9,005
Referee: Jarred Gillett
6 January 2019 11Melbourne City2–1Newcastle JetsMelbourne
17:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 7,368
Referee: Kurt Ams
2 January 2019 12Newcastle Jets2–2Brisbane RoarNewcastle
19:50 AEST
Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 8,519
Referee: Shaun Evans
12 January 2019 13Melbourne Victory2–1Newcastle JetsMelbourne
19:50 AEST
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 16,694
Referee: Daniel Elder
19 January 2019 14Sydney FC1–0Newcastle JetsSydney
17:35 AEST
Report Stadium: Jubilee Oval
Attendance: 12,681
Referee: Adam Fielding
23 January 2019 15Newcastle Jets1–0Central Coast MarinersNewcastle
19:50 AEST
Report Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 9,466
Referee: Shaun Evans
27 January 2019 16Perth Glory2–0Newcastle JetsPerth
20:00 AEST
Report Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 11,393
Referee: Alex King
1 February 2019 17Western Sydney Wanderers1–5Newcastle JetsSydney
19:50 AEST
Report
Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 7,594
Referee: Peter Green
7 February 2019 18Newcastle Jets1–1Wellington PhoenixNewcastle
19:50 AEST
Report
  • Williams  58'
 Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 7,394
Referee: Stephan Lucas
15 February 2019 19Newcastle Jets3–1Melbourne CityNewcastle
19:50 AEST
Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 7,980
Referee: Adam Kersey
24 February 2019 20Newcastle Jets0–0Adelaide UnitedNewcastle
17:00 AEDT Report Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 8,912
Referee: Adam Fielding
2 March 2019 21Melbourne Victory0–2Newcastle JetsGeelong
19:50 AEDT Report
Stadium: GMHBA Stadium
Attendance: 8,039
Referee: Shaun Evans
16 March 2019 22Newcastle Jets2–3Central Coast MarinersNewcastle
17:35 AEST
Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 8,173
Referee: Adam Kersey
30 March 2019 23Wellington Phoenix4–1Newcastle JetsWellington
17:35 AEST
  • Williams  1', 60' (pen.), 65'
  • Singh  73'
 Report
Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 9,028
Referee: Matthew Conger
6 April 2019 24Newcastle Jets3–2Western Sydney WanderersNewcastle
17:35 AEST
Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Referee: Adam Fielding
14 April 2019 25Perth Glory1–0Newcastle JetsPerth
17:00 AEST
Report Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 11,349
Referee: Kurt Ams
20 April 2019 26Brisbane Roar1–6Newcastle JetsBrisbane
17:35 AEST
  • Duncan  49'
 Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 7,985
Referee: Alex King
27 April 2019 27Newcastle Jets2–0Sydney FCNewcastle
17:35 AEST
Report Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 10,260
Referee: Peter Green

FFA Cup
Main article: 2018 FFA Cup
7 August 2018 Round of 32Gold Coast Knights 0–1 Newcastle JetsGold Coast
19:30 AEST Report
Stadium: Cbus Super Stadium
Attendance: 2,222
Referee: Lara Lee
29 August 2018 Round of 16Melbourne City 1–0 Newcastle JetsMelbourne
19:30 AEST
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 3,673
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro

AFC Champions League
Main article: 2019 AFC Champions League

Qualifying play-offs
12 February 2019 Preliminary round 2Newcastle Jets 3–1 (a.e.t.) Persija JakartaNewcastle
19:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 6,647
Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan)
19 February 2019 Play-off roundKashima Antlers 4–1 Newcastle JetsKashima
19:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 5,477
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)

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