2006–07 Newcastle Jets FC season
| 2006-07 season | |
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| 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
[edit]First team squad
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
[edit]In
[edit]| Name | Position | From | Fee (A$) |
|---|---|---|---|
 Adam D'Apuzzo |
Midfield | Marconi Stallions |
Free |
| Tony Faria |
Midfield | Marconi Stallions |
Free |
| Ben Kennedy |
Goalkeeper | Broadmeadow Magic FC |
Free |
 Milton Rodriguez |
Forward |  Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
Free |
| Paul Okon |
Defender |  APOEL FC |
Free |
 Steven Old |
Midfield | YoungHeart Manawatu |
Free |
| Tolgay Özbey |
Forward | Blacktown City |
Free |
| Joel Griffiths |
Forward |  Leeds United |
Free |
| Ivan Necevski |
Goalkeeper | Blacktown City |
Free |
| Troy Hearfield |
Forward | Unsigned | N/A |
| Tim Brown |
Midfield |  Richmond Kickers |
Free |
| Shane Webb |
Defender | Unknown | N/A |
| Tando Velaphi |
Goalkeeper | Perth SC |
Loan |
| Ante Čović |
Goalkeeper |  Hammarby |
Free |
Out
[edit]| Name | Position | To | Fee (A$) |
|---|---|---|---|
 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
[edit]2006-07 Pre-Season Cup
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | BP | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney FC | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 12 | Advance to semi-finals |
| 2 | Newcastle Jets FC | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | |
| 3 | New Zealand Knights | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3[A] | |
| 4 | Queensland Roar | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3[A] |
Head-to-head results: Queensland Roar 1–1 New Zealand Knights (tied on head-to-head results, ranked on disciplinary record).
| 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
[edit]| 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 | Sydney Football 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
[edit]| 26 January 2007 Minor Semi-Final Leg 1 | Sydney FC | 2 : 1 | Newcastle Jets | Sydney Football 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 |
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Points table
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melbourne Victory (C) | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 20 | +21 | 45 | Qualification for 2008 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series |
| 2 | Adelaide United | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 33 | |
| 3 | Newcastle Jets | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 30 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 4 | Sydney FC | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 29[a] | |
| 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[b] | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 39 | −26 | 19 | Disbanded at end of season |
Source: ultimatealeague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ 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 AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.
Statistics
[edit]Goal scorers
[edit]| 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 |
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