2007–08 Newcastle Jets FC season

Newcastle United Jets FC
	2007-08 season
CEO	John Tsatsimas
Owner	Con Constantine
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
← 2006–07	2008–09 →

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

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No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Ante Covic (Vice-Captain)
2	DF	Adam Griffiths
3	DF	Jade North (Captain)
4	DF	Steve Eagleton (de-listed due to injury)
5	MF	Stuart Musialik
6	DF	Andrew Durante
7	FW	Jorge Drovandi
8	MF	Matt Thompson
9	FW	Joel Griffiths
10	MF	Denni
11	MF	Tarek Elrich (Youth)
12	DF	Paul Kohler
13	MF	Adam D'Apuzzo (Youth)
14	MF	Jobe Wheelhouse

No.	Position	Player
15	FW	Scott Tunbridge
16	DF	Craig Deans (de-listed due to injury)
17	MF	Troy Hearfield (Youth)
18	MF	Noel Spencer
19	FW	Mark Bridge
20	GK	Ben Kennedy (Youth)
21	FW	Mário Jardel (Marquee)
22	GK	Ben McNamara (Youth)
23	FW	Jason Hoffman (Youth)
25	MF	James Holland (Youth)
26	MF	Ben Kantarovski (Youth)
27	DF	Stephen Laybutt
28	MF	Song Jin-Hyung

Transfers

In

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

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

2007 Pre-season Cup

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	BP
Adelaide United	8	3	1	2	0	6	3	3
Perth Glory	8	3	2	1	0	4	2	1
Newcastle Jets	3	3	1	0	2	2	5	0
Melbourne Victory	1	3	0	1	2	2	4	0

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

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	20px 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	20px 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 20px	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

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.)	20px 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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Central Coast Mariners	21	10	4	7	30	25	+5	34	2009 AFC Champions League Group stage
2	Newcastle Jets (C)	21	9	7	5	25	21	+4	34	2009 AFC Champions League Group stage
3	Sydney FC	21	8	8	5	28	24	+4	32	2008 Pan-Pacific Championship
4	Queensland Roar	21	8	7	6	25	21	+4	31	2008 A-League 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	21	5	5	11	25	37	−12	20

Updated to games played on 20 January 2008
Source: theworldgame.sbs.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
¹First place through to fourth place qualify for the 2008 A-League Finals Series.
²First place qualifies for the 2009 AFC Champions League Group stage.
³Winning 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.
⁴Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the 2009 AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

Statistics

Goal scorers

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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↑ 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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[2] 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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2007–08 Newcastle Jets FC season

Contents

Players

First team squad

Players

Transfers

In

Out

Matches

2007 Pre-season Cup

2007-08 Hyundai A-League fixtures

2007-08 Finals series

Statistics

Goal scorers

References

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