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2008–09 Newcastle Jets FC season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| club | Newcastle United Jets FC |
| season | 2008–09 |
| manager | Gary van Egmond |
| mgrtitle | Manager |
| owner | Con Constantine |
| chairman | John Tsatsimas |
| chrtitle | CEO |
| league | A-League |
| league topscorer | Joel Griffiths |
| 7 goals | |
| highest attendance | 16,079 v Central Coast Mariners |
| 15 August 2008 | |
| lowest attendance | 6,268 v Melbourne Victory |
| 19 December 2008 | |
| prevseason | 2007–08 |
| nextseason | 2009–10 |
7 goals 15 August 2008 19 December 2008
The 2008–09 season was the fourth season for the Newcastle Jets, and the first as defending champions.
Players
First team squad
Transfers
In
- Australia Sean Rooney from Sydney FC
- Australia Justin Pasfield from Wollongong Wolves
- Australia Daniel Piorkowski from Walsall FC
- Australia Jason Naidovski from AIS
- Australia Shaun Ontong from Adelaide United
- Australia Kaz Patafta from S.L. Benfica
- Australia Antun Kovacic from Richmond SC
- Denmark Jesper Håkansson from Lyngby BK
- Ecuador Edmundo Zura from Imbabura SC (loan)
Out
- Australia Stephen Laybutt, Contract Not Renewed
- Brazil Denni, Contract Not Renewed
- Australia Andrew Durante, to Wellington Phoenix
- Australia Mark Bridge, to Sydney FC
- Australia Paul Kohler, Released
- Australia Stuart Musialik, to Sydney FC
- Australia Troy Hearfield, to Wellington Phoenix
- Australia Scott Tunbridge, Released
Triallists
The following players trialled with the Jets but were unsuccessful in gaining a contract.
- Australia Jarrad Ross
- Australia Mark Byrnes
- Australia Yanni Galanos
- Italy Valerio Mastrelli
- Italy Simone Bracalello
- Cameroon Severin Brice Bikoko (could not obtain Visa)
- England Joe Keenan (signed for Hibernian instead)
- Iraq Ali Abbas
- Iraq Ali Khader
- Germany Andre Gumprecht (returned to the Mariners)
Matches
2008 Pre Season Cup
Main article: 2008 A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup
Group A
2008–09 Hyundai A-League fixtures
Summary Dadi Rukavytsya Coyne North
Summary A. Thompson Allsopp Brebner
Summary Patafta
Summary Miller
Summary Dadi Coyne T. Elrich Piorkowski
Summary Hearfield Milligan
Summary Gan
Summary van Dijk Wheelhouse
Summary Song Ney Fabiano
Summary
Simon
Dylan Macallister
Summary Smeltz
Summary Pantelis
Summary Milligan
Summary Milligan Bridge
League table
Statistics
Goal scorers
Last updated 26 January 2009
| Name | Pre-Season | A-League | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia Joel Griffiths | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Australia Matt Thompson | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Australia Tarek Elrich | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Australia Marko Jesic | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Australia Antun Kovacic | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Australia Mark Milligan | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Australia Jade North | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Australia Kaz Patafta | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Australia Noel Spencer | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| South Korea Song Jin-Hyung | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Australia Jobe Wheelhouse | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Discipline
Last updated 26 January 2009
| Name | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|
| Australia Jobe Wheelhouse | 7 | 1 |
| Australia Mark Milligan | 3 | 1 |
| Australia Joel Griffiths | 2 | 1 |
| Australia Daniel Piorkowski | 0 | 1 |
| Australia Adam Griffiths | 5 | 0 |
| Australia Tarek Elrich | 4 | 0 |
| Denmark Jesper Håkansson | 4 | 0 |
| Australia Jade North | 3 | 0 |
| Australia Ben Kantarovski | 2 | 0 |
| Australia Adam D'Apuzzo | 1 | 0 |
| Australia James Holland | 1 | 0 |
| Australia Marko Jesic | 1 | 0 |
| Australia Jason Naidovski | 1 | 0 |
| South Korea Song Jin-Hyung | 1 | 0 |
| Australia Noel Spencer | 1 | 0 |
| Australia Matt Thompson | 1 | 0 |
| Ecuador Edmundo Zura | 1 | 0 |
2009 AFC Champions League
:The Newcastle Jets qualified for the 2009 edition of the Asian Champions League after defeating Central Coast Mariners to be crowned 2007–08 Champions.
Champions League squad
- *Departed part way through the group stage.
On Loan
- AUS Joel Griffiths – From Beijing Guoan until December 2009
Transfers
Group E table
Fixtures
Du Wenhui
Rooney
Choi Hyo-Jin
Kim Jae-Sung
Ristić
Other squads
Youth squad
Women's squad
References
References
- Tsatsimas, John. (17 July 2007). "New Jets Boss Speaks To Fans". [[Newcastle United Jets]] }}{{Dead link.
- "Preview: Queensland Roar v Newcastle Jets".
- "Jets Sign Up Piorkowski".
- "Jets Snap Up Ex-Red Ontong".
- "Patafta Signs For Newcastle Jets".
- Leeson, Josh. (7 July 2008). "Newcastle preparing to unleash Joel, Jade". [[The Newcastle Herald]].
- (30 July 2008). "Jets Sign Jesper". AU FourFourTwo.
- Ormond, Adrian. (31 July 2008). "Zura Is Newcastle Jets Marquee". [[FourFourTwo (Australia).
- Gardiner, James. (18 June 2008). "Dutchy considers unleashing Italian Striker on trial". [[The Newcastle Herald]].
- (27 June 2008). "Italian Duo Jet Out of Newcastle". [AU FourFourTwo].
- (11 July 2008). "Jets Strike Out Again in Recruitment". [[The Newcastle Herald]].
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