2007–08 Newcastle Jets FC season
2007–08 season | |
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Owner | Con Constantine |
CEO | John Tsatsimas[1] |
Manager | Gary van Egmond |
Top goalscorer | Joel Griffiths - 14 |
Highest home attendance | 22,960 v Cen. Coast 27 January 2008 |
Lowest home attendance | 8,112 v Perth 9 November 2007 |
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.
Players[]
First team squad[]
Players[]
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[]
In[]
Name | Position | From (Club) | Date Joined | Debut |
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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[]
Name | Position | To (Club) | Date Left |
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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[]
2007 Pre-season Cup[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
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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 | showPort Macquarie Regional Stadium |
22 July 2007 Group Stage | Melbourne Victory | 0 : 1 | Newcastle Jets | showSkilled Stadium |
27 July 2007 Group Stage | Adelaide United | 4 : 1 | Newcastle Jets | showHindmarsh Stadium |
4 August 2007 Play-offs | Newcastle Jets | 3 : 2 | Sydney FC | showParramatta Stadium |
10 August 2007 Finals | Wellington Phoenix | 0 : 0 (a.e.t.) | Newcastle Jets | showWestpac Stadium |
2007-08 Hyundai A-League fixtures[]
26 August 2007 | Perth Glory | 0 : 0 | Newcastle Jets | showMembers Equity Stadium, Perth |
2 September 2007 | Newcastle Jets | 1 : 1 | Queensland Roar | showEnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
9 September 2007 | Wellington Phoenix | 0 : 1 | Newcastle Jets | showWestpac Stadium, Wellington |
15 September 2007 | Newcastle Jets | 1 : 0 | Adelaide United | showEnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
21 September 2007 | Newcastle Jets | 2 : 2 | Melbourne Victory | showEnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
29 September 2007 | Sydney FC | 1 : 0 | Newcastle Jets | showSydney Football Stadium, Sydney |
7 October 2007 | Central Coast Mariners | 1 : 1 | Newcastle Jets | showBluetongue Stadium, Gosford |
14 October 2007 | Newcastle Jets | 2 : 1 | Wellington Phoenix | showEnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
19 October 2007 | Newcastle Jets | 1 : 1 | Queensland Roar | showEnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
26 October 2007 | Melbourne Victory | 0 : 2 | Newcastle Jets | showTelstra Dome, Melbourne |
3 November 2007 | Newcastle Jets | 0 : 1 | Sydney FC | showEnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
9 November 2007 | Newcastle Jets | 1 : 4 | Perth Glory | showEnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
18 November 2007 | Adelaide United | 1 : 1 | Newcastle Jets | showHindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide |
25 November 2007 | Newcastle Jets | 0 : 0 | Central Coast Mariners | showEnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
30 November 2007 | Queensland Roar | 0 : 1 | Newcastle Jets | showSuncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
7 December 2007 | Sydney FC | 1 : 0 | Newcastle Jets | showSydney Football Stadium, Sydney |
16 December 2007 | Melbourne Victory | 1 : 3 | Newcastle Jets | showTelstra Dome, Melbourne |
30 December 2007 | Newcastle Jets | 2 : 3 | Wellington Phoenix | showEnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
4 January 2008 | Newcastle Jets | 2 : 1 | Adelaide United | showEnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
12 January 2008 | Central Coast Mariners | 1 : 2 | Newcastle Jets | showBluetongue Stadium, Gosford |
18 January 2008 | Newcastle Jets | 2 : 1 | Perth Glory | showEnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
2007-08 Finals series[]
27 January 2008 Major SF Leg 1 | Newcastle Jets | 2 : 0 | Central Coast Mariners | showEnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
10 February 2008 Major SF Leg 2 | Central Coast Mariners | 3 : 0 (a.e.t.) | Newcastle Jets | showBluetongue Stadium, Gosford |
17 February 2008 Preliminary Final | Newcastle Jets | 3 : 2 (a.e.t.) | Queensland Roar | showEnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
24 February 2008 Grand Final | Central Coast Mariners | 0 : 1 | Newcastle Jets | showSydney Football Stadium, Sydney |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Central Coast Mariners | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 34 | Finals Series and 2009 AFC Champions League Group stage[a] |
2 | Newcastle Jets (C) | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 34 | |
3 | Sydney FC | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 24 | +4 | 32 | Finals Series and 2008 Pan-Pacific Championship |
4 | Queensland Roar | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 31 | 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) Champion
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion
Notes:
- ^ 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[]
Goal scorers[]
Name | Pre-Season | A-League | Finals |
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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[]
- ^ 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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