The 2008–09 season was the fourth season for theNewcastle Jets, and the first as defending champions.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  AUS Ante Covic(Vice-Captain) 2 DF  AUS Adam Griffiths(Vice-Captain) 3 DF  AUS Jade North(Captain) 5 MF  AUS James Holland(Youth) 6 MF  DEN Jesper Håkansson 7 MF  AUS Kaz Patafta 8 MF  AUS Matt Thompson 9 FW  AUS Joel Griffiths(Captain) 10 MF  KOR Song Jin-Hyung 11 DF  AUS Tarek Elrich 12 MF  AUS Jobe Wheelhouse 13 MF  AUS Adam D'Apuzzo(Junior Marquee) 14 MF  AUS Shaun Ontong 15 FW  AUS Jason Hoffman(Youth) 16 MF  AUS Ben Kantarovski(Youth) 17 DF  AUS Antun Kovacic

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 MF  AUS Noel Spencer 19 FW  AUS Jason Naidovski(Youth) 20 GK  AUS Ben Kennedy 23 FW  ECU Edmundo Zura(Marquee) 24 FW  AUS Marko Jesic(Short Term-Youth Team) 25 DF  AUS Daniel Piorkowski(Short Term) 26 MF  AUS Mark Milligan 27 MF  TLS Jesse Pinto(Short Term-Youth Team) 28 DF  AUS Jarrad Ross(Short Term-Youth Team) 29 FW  AUS Sean Rooney(Short Term) 30 GK  AUS Justin Pasfield(Short Term) 31 FW  AUS James Virgili(Short Term-Youth Team) 32 FW  AUS Brodie Mooy(Short Term-Youth Team) 33 MF  AUS Taylor Regan(Short Term-Youth Team) 40 GK  AUS Ben McNamara(Short Term-Youth Team)

In

• Sean Rooney fromSydney FC
• Justin Pasfield fromWollongong Wolves
• Daniel Piorkowski fromWalsall FC
• Jason Naidovski fromAIS
• Shaun Ontong fromAdelaide United
• Kaz Patafta fromS.L. Benfica
• Antun Kovacic fromRichmond SC^[2]
• Jesper Håkansson fromLyngby BK^[3]
• Edmundo Zura fromImbabura SC (loan)^[4]

Out

• Stephen Laybutt,Contract Not Renewed
• Denni,Contract Not Renewed
• Andrew Durante, toWellington Phoenix
• Mark Bridge, toSydney FC
• Paul Kohler,Released
• Stuart Musialik, toSydney FC
• Troy Hearfield, toWellington Phoenix
• Scott Tunbridge,Released

Triallists
The following players trialled with the Jets but were unsuccessful in gaining a contract.^[5][6][7][8]

• Jarrad Ross
• Mark Byrnes
• Yanni Galanos
• Valerio Mastrelli
• Simone Bracalello
• Severin Brice Bikoko (could not obtain Visa)
• Joe Keenan (signed forHibernian instead)
• Ali Abbas
• Ali Khader
• Andre Gumprecht (returned to theMariners)

Perth Glory vNewcastle Jets

19 July 2008Group Stage	Perth Glory	1 : 1	Newcastle Jets	Mandurah
19:00UTC+10	Trinidad 12' (pen)	Report	Spencer 36'	Attendance: 3,825 Referee: Steven Gregory

Newcastle Jets vAdelaide United

26 July 2008Group Stage	Newcastle Jets	0 : 0	Adelaide United	Baddeley Park Cessnock
19:00UTC+10		Report		Attendance: 2,756

Newcastle Jets vMelbourne Victory

2 August 2008Group Stage	Newcastle Jets	0 : 1	Melbourne Victory	Port Macquarie Regional Stadium
14:30UTC+10		Report	Pondeljak 82'	Attendance: 3,133

Newcastle Jets vCentral Coast Mariners

15 August 2008	Newcastle Jets	1 : 1	Central Coast Mariners	EnergyAustralia Stadium,Newcastle
20:00UTC+10	J. Griffiths 90+1' (pen.)	Report Summary	Simon 87'	Attendance: 16,022 Referee:Matthew Breeze

Perth Glory vNewcastle Jets

22 August 2008	Perth Glory	3 : 3	Newcastle Jets	Members Equity Stadium,Perth
19:00UTC+8	Trinidad 35' (pen.) Dadi 58' Rukavytsya 81'	ReportSummary	J. Griffiths 20' (pen.) Coyne 49' (o.g.) North 90+5'	Attendance: 8,876 Referee: Craig Zetter

Melbourne Victory vNewcastle Jets

29 August 2008	Melbourne Victory	5 : 0	Newcastle Jets	Telstra Dome,Melbourne
18:00UTC+10	Hernández 41' A. Thompson 45+2' Allsopp 61',64' Brebner 90'	Report Summary		Attendance: 22,589 Referee:Mark Shield

Newcastle Jets vSydney FC

13 September 2008	Newcastle Jets	0 : 0	Sydney FC	EnergyAustralia Stadium,Newcastle
19:00UTC+10		Report Summary	Prentice 83'  87'	Attendance: 11,535 Referee:Peter O'Leary

Queensland Roar vNewcastle Jets

19 September 2008	Queensland Roar	0 : 1	Newcastle Jets	Suncorp Stadium,Brisbane
20:00UTC+10		Report Summary	J. Griffiths 83'	Attendance: 12,103 Referee: Craig Zetter

Adelaide United vNewcastle Jets

27 September 2008	Adelaide United	2 : 0	Newcastle Jets	Hindmarsh Stadium,Adelaide
18:30UTC+9:30	Cristiano 72',89'	Report Summary		Attendance: 8,111 Referee:Strebre Delovski

Newcastle Jets vWellington Phoenix

6 October 2008	Newcastle Jets	2 : 2	Wellington Phoenix	EnergyAustralia Stadium,Newcastle
15:00UTC+11	T. Elrich 59' Patafta 68'	Report Summary	Smeltz 52' (pen.),89' (pen.)	Attendance: 8,492 Referee: Craig Zetter

Newcastle Jets vMelbourne Victory

18 October 2008	Newcastle Jets	1 : 0	Melbourne Victory	EnergyAustralia Stadium,Newcastle
19:00UTC+11	Jesic 85'	Report Summary	A. Thompson 58'	Attendance: 11,384 Referee:Matthew Breeze

Central Coast Mariners vNewcastle Jets

24 October 2008	Central Coast Mariners	1 : 0	Newcastle Jets	Bluetongue Stadium,Gosford
20:00UTC+11	Macallister 33'	Report Summary		Attendance: 10,710 Referee:Matthew Breeze

Newcastle Jets vQueensland Roar

2 November 2008	Newcastle Jets	1 : 2	Queensland Roar	EnergyAustralia Stadium,Newcastle
17:00UTC+11	J. Griffiths 23'	Report Summary	McKay 24' Miller 35'	Attendance: 10,507 Referee: Craig Zetter

Perth Glory vNewcastle Jets

9 November 2008	Perth Glory	2 : 2	Newcastle Jets	Members Equity Stadium,Perth
17:00UTC+9	Rukavytsya 27' Dadi 90+2' (pen.) Coyne 60'	Report Summary	J. Griffiths 17' T. Elrich 45' Piorkowski 68'	Attendance: 7,837 Referee:Matthew Breeze

Wellington Phoenix vNewcastle Jets

23 November 2008	Wellington Phoenix	2 : 0	Newcastle Jets	Westpac Stadium,Wellington
18:00UTC+13	Smeltz 79' Hearfield 86'	Report Summary	J. Griffiths 29' Milligan 50'	Attendance: 5,500 Referee:Matthew Breeze

Newcastle Jets vAdelaide United

30 November 2008	Newcastle Jets	1 : 1	Adelaide United	EnergyAustralia Stadium,Newcastle
17:00UTC+11	M. Thompson 56'	Report Summary	Ognenovski 90+4'	Attendance: 7,136 Referee:Chris Beath

Newcastle Jets vSydney FC

7 December 2008	Newcastle Jets	1 : 2	Sydney FC	EnergyAustralia Stadium,Newcastle
17:00UTC+11	Wheelhouse 11'	Report Summary	Fyfe 15' Gan 78'	Attendance: 7,872 Referee:Strebre Delovski

Queensland Roar vNewcastle Jets

14 December 2008	Queensland Roar	2 : 1	Newcastle Jets	Suncorp Stadium,Brisbane
18:00UTC+10	Nichols 45+2' van Dijk 90+1'	Report Summary	J. Griffiths 26' Wheelhouse 11'  70'	Attendance: 11,048 Referee:Ben Williams

Newcastle Jets vMelbourne Victory

19 December 2008	Newcastle Jets	4 : 2	Melbourne Victory	EnergyAustralia Stadium,Newcastle
20:00UTC+11	M. Thompson 16',45',49' Song 60'	Report Summary	Allsopp 66' Ney Fabiano 87'	Attendance: 6,268 Referee: Craig Zetter

Newcastle Jets vCentral Coast Mariners

26 December 2008	Newcastle Jets	1 : 2	Central Coast Mariners	EnergyAustralia Stadium,Newcastle
20:00UTC+11	J. Griffiths 9' (pen.)	Report Summary	Petrovski 67' Simon 80' Dylan Macallister 90+5'	Attendance: 11,413 Referee:Peter O'Leary

Wellington Phoenix vNewcastle Jets

4 January 2009	Wellington Phoenix	3 : 0	Newcastle Jets	Westpac Stadium,Wellington
19:00UTC+13	Bertos 62' Smeltz 67',86' (pen.)	Report Summary		Attendance: 7,520 Referee: Craig Zetter

Adelaide United vNewcastle Jets

9 January 2009	Adelaide United	2 : 0	Newcastle Jets	Hindmarsh Stadium,Adelaide
19:30UTC+10:30	Barbiero 23' Pantelis 74'	Report Summary		Attendance: 13,585 Referee:Peter Green

Newcastle Jets vPerth Glory

18 January 2009	Newcastle Jets	2 : 1	Perth Glory	EnergyAustralia Stadium,Newcastle
17:00UTC+11	Kovacic 41' Milligan 55' (pen.)	Report Summary	Bulloch 65'	Attendance: 6,665 Referee:Kris Griffith-Jones

Sydney FC vNewcastle Jets

25 January 2009	Sydney FC	4 : 0	Newcastle Jets	Sydney Football Stadium,Sydney
17:00UTC+11	Brosque 13',41' Milligan 77' (o.g.) Bridge 86'	Report Summary		Attendance: 9,551 Referee:Kevin Docherty

Last updated 26 January 2009

Name	Pre-Season	A-League	Total
Joel Griffiths	0	7	7
Matt Thompson	0	4	4
Tarek Elrich	0	2	2
Marko Jesic	0	1	1
Antun Kovacic	0	1	1
Mark Milligan	0	1	1
Jade North	0	1	1
Kaz Patafta	0	1	1
Noel Spencer	1	0	1
Song Jin-Hyung	0	1	1
Jobe Wheelhouse	0	1	1

Last updated 26 January 2009

Name	Yellow	Red
Jobe Wheelhouse	7	1
Mark Milligan	3	1
Joel Griffiths	2	1
Daniel Piorkowski	0	1
Adam Griffiths	5	0
Tarek Elrich	4	0
Jesper Håkansson	4	0
Jade North	3	0
Ben Kantarovski	2	0
Adam D'Apuzzo	1	0
James Holland	1	0
Marko Jesic	1	0
Jason Naidovski	1	0
Song Jin-Hyung	1	0
Noel Spencer	1	0
Matt Thompson	1	0
Edmundo Zura	1	0

TheNewcastle Jets qualified for the2009 edition of theAsian Champions League after defeatingCentral Coast Mariners to be crowned2007–08 Champions.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  AUS Ante Covic* 2 MF  AUS Tarek Elrich 3 DF  AUS Adam D'Apuzzo 4 DF  AUS Nikolai Topor-Stanley 5 DF  AUS Ljubo Miličević 6 MF  AUS Ben Kantarovski 7 MF  KOR Song Jin-Hyung 8 MF  AUS Matt Thompson(Captain) 9 FW  AUS Sasho Petrovski 10 FW  NED Donny de Groot 11 FW  AUS Marko Jesic 12 MF  AUS Jobe Wheelhouse 13 DF  AUS Jarrad Ross 14 DF  AUS Angelo Costanzo

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 MF  AUS Shaun Ontong 16 FW  AUS Jason Hoffman 17 FW  ITA Fabio Vignaroli 18 FW  AUS Peter Haynes 20 GK  AUS Ben Kennedy 21 FW  AUS Joel Wood 22 MF  AUS Mitchell Johnson 23 FW  AUS Sean Rooney 24 MF  AUS Kaz Patafta 25 DF  AUS Adam Griffiths 26 DF  AUS Nikolas Tsattalios 27 MF  TLS Jesse Pinto 28 FW  AUS Brodie Mooy 30 GK  AUS Ben McNamara[9]

• *Departed part way through the group stage.

• Joel Griffiths –FromBeijing Guoan until December 2009

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Nagoya Grampus	6	3	3	0	10	4	+6	12	Advance toknockout stage
2	Newcastle Jets	6	3	1	2	6	5	+1	10
3	Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i	6	2	0	4	4	10	−6	6
4	Beijing Guoan	6	1	2	3	4	5	−1	5

Beijing Guoan vNewcastle Jets

10 March 2009Group Stage	Beijing Guoan	2 : 0	Newcastle Jets	Workers Stadium,Beijing
20:00	R. Griffiths 7' Du Wenhui 90'	Report		Attendance: 31,895 Referee:Mohsen Basma (Syria)

Newcastle Jets vUlsan Hyundai

17 March 2009Group Stage	Newcastle Jets	2 : 0	Ulsan Hyundai	EnergyAustralia Stadium,Newcastle
20:00	Petrovski 15' 43'	Report		Attendance: 7,415 Referee: Masoud Moradi

Nagoya Grampus vNewcastle Jets

7 April 2009Group Stage	Nagoya Grampus	1 : 1	Newcastle Jets	Mizuho Athletic Stadium,Nagoya
19:00	Tamada 65'	Report	Elrich 9'	Attendance: 7,198 Referee:Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)

Newcastle Jets vNagoya Grampus

22 April 2009Group Stage	Newcastle Jets	0 : 1	Nagoya Grampus	EnergyAustralia Stadium,Newcastle
			Ogawa 57'	Attendance: 8,492 Referee: Ali Hamad Madhad Saif Albadwawi

Newcastle Jets vBeijing Guoan

6 May 2009Group Stage	Newcastle Jets	2 : 1	Beijing Guoan	EnergyAustralia Stadium,Newcastle
	Petrovski 88' Rooney 90+4'		R. Griffiths 69'	Attendance: 6,106 Referee: A. M. Hussein Abdulrahman

Ulsan Hyundai vNewcastle Jets

20 May 2009Group Stage	Ulsan Hyundai	0 : 1	Newcastle Jets	Munsu Cup Stadium,Ulsan
			Hoffman 36'	Referee: Abdul Malik bin Abdul Bashir

Pohang Steelers vNewcastle United Jets

24 June 2009Round of 16	Pohang Steelers	6 : 0	Newcastle United Jets	Steelyard Stadium,Pohang
19:30 (UTC+9)	Denilson 9' (pen.) Choi Hyo-Jin 15' 63' 72' Kim Jae-Sung 56' Ristić 85'	Report		Attendance: 15,253 Referee:Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  AUS Ben McNamara — GK  AUS Jordan Griffiths — DF  AUS Jon Griffiths — DF  AUS Patrick Wheeler — DF  AUS Jarrad Ross — DF  AUS Simon Mooney — DF  AUS George Strogylos — DF  AUS Joel Witherdin — DF  AUS Jacob Pepper — MF  AUS Taylor Regan — MF  AUS Adrian Karakolevski

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  AUS Fabian Iacovelli — MF  AUS Matthew Comerford — MF  AUS Matthew Harper — MF  TLS Jesse Pinto — FW  AUS Harry Maguire — FW  AUS Dylan Murphy — FW  AUS James Virgili — FW  AUS Brodie Mooy — FW  AUS Ben Martin — FW  AUS Marko Jesic

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  AUS Alison Logue 2 DF  AUS Hannah Brewer 3 MF  AUS Samantha Wood 4 DF  AUS Libby Sharpe 5 MF  AUS Cheryl Salisbury (C) 6 FW  AUS Amber Neilson 7 MF  AUS Gemma Simon 8 FW  AUS Leia Smith 9 FW  AUS Rhali Dobson 10 MF  AUS Joanne Peters 11 DF  AUS Stacy Day

No. Pos. Nation Player 12 FW  AUS Kate Gill 13 DF  AUS Gemma O'Toole 14 MF  AUS Nicole Jones 15 MF  AUS Emily van Egmond 16 DF  AUS Kirstyn Pearce 17 MF  AUS Harmony Attwill 18 DF  NZL Rebecca Smith 19 MF  SWE Sanna Frostevall 20 GK  AUS Brianna Davey 21 MF  AUS Taleah Doyle 22 DF  AUS Courtney Miller

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