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2007–08 Newcastle Jets FC season





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The 2007–08 season was Newcastle Jets' third season in the Hyundai A-League and their most successful, placing second in the regular season, and defeating Central Coast Mariners in the Grand Final to be crowned the 2007–08 Champions.

Newcastle United Jets FC
2007–08 season
OwnerCon Constantine
CEOJohn Tsatsimas[1]
ManagerGary van Egmond
Top goalscorerJoel Griffiths - 14
Highest home attendance22,960vCen. Coast
27 January 2008
Lowest home attendance8,112vPerth
9 November 2007
← 2006–07
2008–09 →

Players

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First team squad

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Players

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. 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
3 DF   AUS Jade North (Captain)
4 DF   AUS Steve Eagleton (de-listed due to injury)
5 MF   AUS Stuart Musialik
6 DF   AUS Andrew Durante
7 FW   ARG Jorge Drovandi
8 MF   AUS Matt Thompson
9 FW   AUS Joel Griffiths
10 MF   BRA Denni
11 MF   AUS Tarek Elrich (Youth)
12 DF   AUS Paul Kohler
13 MF   AUS Adam D'Apuzzo (Youth)
14 MF   AUS Jobe Wheelhouse
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 FW   AUS Scott Tunbridge
16 DF   AUS Craig Deans (de-listed due to injury)
17 MF   AUS Troy Hearfield (Youth)
18 MF   AUS Noel Spencer
19 FW   AUS Mark Bridge
20 GK   AUS Ben Kennedy (Youth)
21 FW   BRA Mário Jardel (Marquee)
22 GK   AUS Ben McNamara (Youth)
23 FW   AUS Jason Hoffman (Youth)
25 MF   AUS James Holland (Youth)
26 MF   AUS Ben Kantarovski (Youth)
27 DF   AUS Stephen Laybutt
28 MF   KOR Song Jin-Hyung

Transfers

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In

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Name Position From (Club) Date Joined Debut
  Noel Spencer Midfield   Sydney FC 7 May 2007 Round 1
  Adam Griffiths Defender   Brentford 17 May 2007 Round 1
  Jorge Drovandi Forward   Rosario Central 2 August 2007 Round 1
  Denni Midfield   Santo André 17 August 2007 Round 1
  Scott Tunbridge Forward   Hamilton Academical 4 July 2007 Round 11
  Mário Jardel Forward   Anorthosis 13 August 2007 Round 4
  Ben McNamara Goalkeeper   Lake Macquarie City 18 August 2007 Uncapped
  Jason Hoffman Forward   Hamilton Olympic 30 August 2007 Round 2
  Stephen Laybutt Defender   Gent 30 August 2007 Round 6
  James Holland Midfield   AIS 14 October 2007[2] Round 8
  Ben Kantarovski Midfield   Broadmeadow Magic 12 January 2008 Uncapped
  Song Jin-Hyung Midfield   FC Seoul 18 January 2008 Semi Final (2nd leg)

Out

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Name Position To (Club) Date Left
  Milton Rodriguez Forward   América de Cali Start of season
  Tim Brown Midfield   Wellington Phoenix Start of season
  Labinot Haliti Forward   Slaven Start of season
  Tony Faria Midfield Released Start of season
  Tolgay Özbey Forward   Blacktown City Start of season
  Steven Old Defender   Wellington Phoenix Start of season
  Vaughan Coveny Forward   Wellington Phoenix Start of season
  Nick Carle Midfield   Gençlerbirliği Start of season
  Paul Okon Defender Retired Start of season
  Ivan Necevski Goalkeeper   Sydney FC Start of season
  Shane Webb Defender Released Start of season
  Jorge Drovandi Forward Unknown 4 December 2007

Matches

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2007 Pre-season Cup

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Group A
Pos Team
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    		•  Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts
    1 Adelaide United 3 1 2 0 6 3 +3 3 8
    2 Perth Glory 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 1 8
    3 Newcastle Jets 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 0 3
    4 Melbourne Victory 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 0 1
    Source: [citation needed]
    14 July 2007 Group Stage Newcastle Jets   0 : 1   Perth Glory Port Macquarie Regional Stadium
    14:30 UTC+10 Report Harnwell   48' Attendance: 2,700
    Referee: James Lewis
    22 July 2007 Group Stage Melbourne Victory   0 : 1   Newcastle Jets Skilled Stadium
    14:00 UTC+10 Report Wheelhouse   51' Attendance: 8,500
    Referee: Ben Williams
    27 July 2007 Group Stage Adelaide United   4 : 1   Newcastle Jets Hindmarsh Stadium
    19:30 UTC+9:30 Burns   6'
    Djite   66'
    Sarkies   80' (pen)
    Alagich   86'    		 Report Bridge   69'  
    A. Griffiths   79'  
    J. Griffiths   90+2' (pen)    		 Attendance: 3,800
    Referee: Craig Zetter
    4 August 2007 Play-offs Newcastle Jets   3 : 2   Sydney FC Parramatta Stadium
    19:30 UTC+10 J. Griffiths   5',   76'
    Tunbridge   56'    		 Report Zadkovich   79'
    Talay   83'    		 Attendance: 2,611
    Referee: Peter Green
    10 August 2007 Finals Wellington Phoenix   0 : 0 (a.e.t.)   Newcastle Jets Westpac Stadium
    19:30 UTC+12 (2-4 pen.)
    Report    		 Attendance: 5,174
    Penalties
    Smeltz  
    Aloisi  
    Christie  
    Johnson      		   J. Griffiths
      Bridge
      Thompson
      Elrich

    2007-08 Hyundai A-League fixtures

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    26 August 2007 Perth Glory   0 : 0   Newcastle Jets Members Equity Stadium, Perth
    15:00 UTC+8 Report
    Summary    		 Attendance: 8,508
    Referee:   Simon Przydacz
    2 September 2007 Newcastle Jets   1 : 1   Queensland Roar EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
    17:00 UTC+10 J. Griffiths   89' Report
    Summary    		 Reinaldo   70'
    McLaren   42'   85'    		 Attendance: 13,144
    Referee:   Simon Przydacz
    9 September 2007 Wellington Phoenix   0 : 1   Newcastle Jets Westpac Stadium, Wellington
    17:00 UTC+12 Report
    Summary    		 Thompson   77' Attendance: 11,478
    Referee:   Peter O'Leary
    15 September 2007 Newcastle Jets   1 : 0   Adelaide United EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
    19:00 UTC+10 Bridge   81' Report
    Summary    		 Attendance: 13,627
    Referee: Angelo Nardi
    21 September 2007 Newcastle Jets   2 : 2   Melbourne Victory EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
    20:00 UTC+10 A Griffiths   5'
    Musialik   21'    		 Report
    Summary    		 Thompson   65'
    Caceres   83'    		 Attendance: 11,179
    Referee:   Matthew Breeze
    29 September 2007 Sydney FC   1 : 0   Newcastle Jets Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
    19:00 UTC+10 Brosque   36' Report
    Summary    		 Attendance: 13,755
    Referee:   Craig Zetter
    7 October 2007 Central Coast Mariners   1 : 1   Newcastle Jets Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
    17:00 UTC+10 Pondeljak   62' Report
    Summary    		 Bridge   82' Attendance: 12,622
    Referee:   Matthew Breeze
    14 October 2007 Newcastle Jets   2 : 1   Wellington Phoenix EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
    15:00 UTC+10 Holland   17'
    J. Griffiths   40'    		 Report
    Summary    		 Old   90+4' Attendance: 11,947
    Referee:   Ben Williams
    19 October 2007 Newcastle Jets   1 : 1   Queensland Roar EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
    20:00 UTC+10 J. Griffiths   49' (pen.) Report
    Summary    		 Kruse   1' Attendance: 12,326
    Referee:   Mark Shield
    26 October 2007 Melbourne Victory   0 : 2   Newcastle Jets Telstra Dome, Melbourne
    20:00 UTC+10 Pantelidis   66' Report
    Summary    		 A. Griffiths   8'
    J. Griffiths   88'    		 Attendance: 27,123
    Referee:   Matthew Breeze
    3 November 2007 Newcastle Jets   0 : 1   Sydney FC EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
    19:00 UTC+11 Report
    Summary    		 Bridges   69' Attendance: 16,433
    Referee:   Matthew Breeze
    9 November 2007 Newcastle Jets   1 : 4   Perth Glory EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
    20:00 UTC+11 J. Griffiths   49' Report
    Summary    		 Durante   25' (o.g.)
    J. Simpson   51'
    Rukavytsya   63', 90+1'    		 Attendance: 8,112
    Referee:   Peter Green
    18 November 2007 Adelaide United   1 : 1   Newcastle Jets Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
    18:30 UTC+10:30 Dodd   76' Report
    Summary    		 J. Griffiths   70' Attendance: 10,256
    Referee:   Matthew Breeze
    25 November 2007 Newcastle Jets   0 : 0   Central Coast Mariners EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
    17:00 UTC+11 Report
    Summary    		 Attendance: 14,169
    Referee:   Mark Shield
    30 November 2007 Queensland Roar   0 : 1   Newcastle Jets Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
    19:00 UTC+10 Report
    Summary    		 J. Griffiths   90+2' Attendance: 14,193
    Referee:   Peter Green
    7 December 2007 Sydney FC   1 : 0   Newcastle Jets Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
    20:00 UTC+11 Zadkovich   52'
    Corica   90+3'    		 Report
    Summary    		 Attendance: 10,732
    Referee:   Matthew Breeze
    16 December 2007 Melbourne Victory   1 : 3   Newcastle Jets Telstra Dome, Melbourne
    17:00 UTC+11 Hernández   11' Report
    Summary    		 Denni   41'
    J. Griffiths   54', 76'    		 Attendance: 22,626
    Referee:   Matthew Breeze
    30 December 2007 Newcastle Jets   2 : 3   Wellington Phoenix EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
    19:00 UTC+11 Bridge   29' (pen.)
    Tunbridge   81'    		 Report
    Summary    		 Smeltz   16'
    Ferrante   49'
    Rees   51'    		 Attendance: 15,107
    Referee:   Strebre Delovski
    4 January 2008 Newcastle Jets   2 : 1   Adelaide United EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
    20:00 UTC+11 J. Griffiths   13'
    Holland   73'    		 Report
    Summary    		 Pantelis   41'
    Barbiero   18, 45+1'      		 Attendance: 13,047
    Referee:   Peter Green
    12 January 2008 Central Coast Mariners   1 : 2   Newcastle Jets Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
    19:00 UTC+11 Kwasnik   9' Report
    Summary    		 Holland   6'
    J. Griffiths   52'    		 Attendance: 19,238
    Referee:   Matthew Breeze
    18 January 2008 Newcastle Jets   2 : 1   Perth Glory EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
    20:00 UTC+11 J. Griffiths   22'
    Bridge   64'    		 Report
    Summary    		 Rizzo   37'
    Harnwell   45+2'    		 Attendance: 16,212
    Referee:   Michael Hester

    2007-08 Finals series

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    27 January 2008 Major SF Leg 1 Newcastle Jets   2 : 0   Central Coast Mariners EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
    18:00 UTC+11 A. Griffiths   22'
    J. Griffiths   85' (pen.)    		 Report
    Summary    		 Attendance: 22,960
    Referee:   Matthew Breeze
    10 February 2008 Major SF Leg 2 Central Coast Mariners   3 : 0 (a.e.t.)   Newcastle Jets Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
    18:00 UTC+11 Kwasnik   37'
    Petrovski   74', 95'    		 Summary Attendance: 19,112
    Referee:   Ben Williams
    17 February 2008 Preliminary Final Newcastle Jets   3 : 2 (a.e.t.)   Queensland Roar EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
    18:00 UTC+11 Thompson   40'
    J.Griffiths   104' (pen.)
    Elrich   111'    		 Report
    Summary    		 Reinaldo   90+2' (pen.), 118' (pen.)
    Moore   77'   112'    		 Attendance: 16,021
    Referee:   Peter Green
    24 February 2008 Grand Final Central Coast Mariners   0 : 1   Newcastle Jets Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
    17:00 UTC+11 Vukovic   90+5' Summary Bridge   64' Attendance: 36,354
    Referee:   Mark Shield

    League table

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    Pos Team
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    		•  Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    1 Central Coast Mariners 21 10 4 7 30 25 +5 34 Qualification for 2009 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series[a]
    2 Newcastle Jets (C) 21 9 7 5 25 21 +4 34
    3 Sydney FC 21 8 8 5 28 24 +4 32 Qualification for 2008 Pan-Pacific Championship and Finals series
    4 Queensland Roar 21 8 7 6 25 21 +4 31 Qualification for Finals series
    5 Melbourne Victory 21 6 9 6 29 29 0 27
    6 Adelaide United 21 6 8 7 31 29 +2 26
    7 Perth Glory 21 4 8 9 27 34 −7 20
    8 Wellington Phoenix[b] 21 5 5 11 25 37 −12 20
    Source: ultimatealeague.com
    Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
    (C) Champions
    Notes:
    1. ^ First place qualifies for the 2009 AFC Champions League group stage.
      Winning the 2008 A-League Grand Final earns qualification for the 2009 AFC Champions League group stage, unless the Grand Final winners are also first place, in which case the Grand Final runner up qualifies.
  • ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

    • Statistics

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    Goal scorers

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    Name Pre-Season A-League Finals
      Joel Griffiths 3 12 2
      Mark Bridge 0 4 1
      Adam Griffiths 0 2 1
      James Holland 0 3 0
      Scott Tunbridge 1 1 0
      Denni 0 1 0
      Matt Thompson 0 1 1
      Stuart Musialik 0 1 0
      Jobe Wheelhouse 1 0 0
      Tarek Elrich 0 0 1

    References

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    1. ^ Tsatsimas, John (17 July 2007). "New Jets Boss Speaks To Fans". Newcastle United Jets. Retrieved 14 September 2007.[permanent dead link]
  • ^ Holland made his debut as a temporary squad member and was later signed to a permanent contract on 5 December 2007.

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