2009–10 Newcastle Jets FC season

Newcastle United Jets FC 2009–10 football season

Newcastle United Jets FC2009–10 season

Manager| Gary Van Egmond (Asian Champions League)
Branko Culina
(A-League)
A-League| 6th
Finals| 4th
Average home league attendance| 6,340[1]

<- 2008–09

2010–11 ->

The Newcastle Jets 2009–10 season was the Newcastle Jets' fifth season since the inception of the A-League and ninth since the club's founding, in 2000.

## Players

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### First team squad

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

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1  | GK |  AUS | Ben Kennedy
2  | DF |  AUS | Angelo Costanzo
3  | DF |  AUS | Adam D'Apuzzo (Junior Marquee)
4  | DF |  AUS | Nikolai Topor-Stanley
5  | DF |  AUS | Ljubo Miličević
6  | MF |  AUS | Ben Kantarovski (Youth)
7  | MF |  KOR | Song Jin-Hyung
8  | DF |  AUS | Matt Thompson (Captain)
9  | FW |  AUS | Sasho Petrovski
11  | MF |  AUS | Tarek Elrich
12  | MF |  AUS | Jobe Wheelhouse
13  | DF |  AUS | Shaun Ontong
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14  | FW |  ENG | Michael Bridges
15  | FW |  AUS | Sean Rooney (Youth)
16  | FW |  AUS | Jason Hoffman (Youth)
17  | MF |  ITA | Fabio Vignaroli (Marquee)
18  | FW |  AUS | Marko Jesic (Youth)
19  | FW |  AUS | Jason Naidovski (Youth)
20  | GK |  AUS | Neil Young
21  | FW |  AUS | Brodie Mooy (Youth)
22  | MF |  AUS | Kaz Patafta
23  | FW |  AUS | Joel Griffiths
25  | FW |  AUS | Labinot Haliti (Injury replacement player*)
26  | MF |  IRQ | Ali Abbas Al-Hilfi (Injury replacement player**)

* * Injury replacement player for Marko Jesic.
* ** Injury replacement player for Shaun Ontong.

### Youth Squad

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

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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1  | GK |  AUS | Robbie Kolak
2  | DF |  AUS | Jon Griffiths
3  | DF |  AUS | Jarrad Ross
4  | DF |  AUS | Matt Sim
5  | DF |  AUS | Scott Balderson
6  | MF |  AUS | Taylor Regan (C)
7  | MF |  AUS | Mario Šimić
8  | FW |  AUS | Brodie Mooy
9  | FW |  AUS | William Angel
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10  | MF |  TLS | Jesse Pinto
11  | MF |  AUS | James Virgili
12  | FW |  AUS | Mirjan Pavlović
13  | MF |  AUS | Fabian Iacovelli
14  | FW |  AUS | Damian Brosque
15  | MF |  AUS | Adrian Karakolevski
16  | DF |  AUS | Umut Tokdogan
20  | GK |  AUS | Dion Shaw
-- |  |  | \+ up to four over-age players

## Transfers

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In:

* Dion Shaw – Promoted from youth team
* Michael Bridges – Milton Keynes Dons
* Labinot Haliti – ŁKS Łódź
* Ali Abbas Al-Hilfi – Marconi FC
* Chris Triantis – Sydney Olympic FC
* Fabio Vignaroli – Contract Extended
* Neil Young – Melbourne Knights

Out:

* Adam Griffiths – Gold Coast United
* Joel Wood – Short Term ACL Contract Expired
* Peter Haynes – Short Term ACL Contract Expired
* Mitchell Johnson – Short Term ACL Contract Expired
* Nikolas Tsattalios – Short Term ACL Contract Expired
* Jesse Pinto – Short Term ACL Contract Expired, Returned to Youth Team
* Jarrad Ross – Short Term ACL Contract Expired, Returned to Youth Team
* Ben McNamara – Short Term ACL Contract Expired

Trialists:

* Wang Dong
* Xiao Zhanbo
* Andrea Merenda
* Stephen Carson
* Jorge Florentin
* Felipe Garcia
* Federico Arias

Contract extensions

* Tarek Elrich – 2 years
* Marko Jesic – 2 years
* Ben Kennedy – 2 years
* Labinot Haliti – 2 years
* Michael Bridges – 2 years

## Matches

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### Pre-season friendlies

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Newcastle Jets v  Sydney FC 12 July 2009 |  Newcastle Jets | 0 : 2|  Sydney FC | Port Macquarie

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Brisbane Roar v  Newcastle Jets 19 July 2009 |  Brisbane Roar | 1 : 2|  Newcastle Jets | Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane

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Sydney FC v  Newcastle Jets 29 July 2009 |  Sydney FC | 1 : 1|  Newcastle Jets | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney

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Newcastle Jets v  Wellington Phoenix 9 August 2009 |  Newcastle Jets | 3 : 2|  Wellington Phoenix | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle

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15:00 UTC+10 | Hoffman 12', 23'
Naidovski 84' | Report
Summary | Sigmund 26'
Greenacre 43' | Attendance: 6,654
Referee:  Chris Beath

Central Coast Mariners v  Newcastle Jets 14 August 2009 |  Central Coast Mariners | 1 : 1|  Newcastle Jets | Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford

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20:00 UTC+10 | Boogaard 50' | Report
Summary | Song 47' | Attendance: 9,573
Referee:  Ben Williams

Perth Glory v  Newcastle Jets 23 August 2009 |  Perth Glory | 2 : 0|  Newcastle Jets | ME Bank Stadium, Perth

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15:00 UTC+8 | Shroj 24'
Pellegrino 73' | Report
Summary |  | Attendance: 9,398
Referee:  Craig Zetter

Newcastle Jets v  Gold Coast United 30 August 2009 |  Newcastle Jets | 1 : 0|  Gold Coast United | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle

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15:00 UTC+10 | Rooney 39' | Report
Summary |  | Attendance: 6,390
Referee:  Matthew Breeze

Melbourne Victory v  Newcastle Jets 3 September 2009 |  Melbourne Victory | 1 : 1|  Newcastle Jets | Etihad Stadium, Melbourne

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19:30 UTC+10 | A. Thompson 42' | Report
Summary | Haliti 87' | Attendance: 15,168
Referee:  Chris Beath

Newcastle Jets v  Brisbane Roar 12 September 2009 |  Newcastle Jets | 0 : 3|  Brisbane Roar | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle

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17:30 UTC+10 |  | Report
Summary | Henrique 24'
Reinaldo 26'
Miller 70' | Attendance: 6,026
Referee:  Ben Williams

Sydney FC v  Newcastle Jets 20 September 2009 |  Sydney FC | 2 : 1|  Newcastle Jets | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney

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15:00 UTC+10 | Bridge 26'
Corica 55' (pen.) | Report
Summary[permanent dead link‍] | M. Thompson 37'
T. Elrich 90' | Attendance: 10,357
Referee:  Ben Williams

Newcastle Jets v  Perth Glory 25 September 2009 |  Newcastle Jets | 0 : 1|  Perth Glory | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle

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20:00 UTC+10 |  | Report
Summary | Sterjovski 81' (pen.) | Attendance: 4,738
Referee:  Matthew Breeze

Adelaide United v  Newcastle Jets 5 October 2009 |  Adelaide United | 1 : 1|  Newcastle Jets | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide

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16:30 UTC+10:30 | Cássio 76' | Report
Summary | Song 6' | Attendance: 12,090
Referee:  Chris Beath

Newcastle Jets v  Melbourne Victory 18 October 2009 |  Newcastle Jets | 1 : 3|  Melbourne Victory | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle

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15:00 UTC+11 | Haliti 22' | Report
Summary | A. Thompson 62'
Pondeljak 79'
Hernández 85' | Attendance: 6,029
Referee:  Ben Williams

Newcastle Jets v  Central Coast Mariners 23 October 2009 |  Newcastle Jets | 2 : 1|  Central Coast Mariners | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle

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20:00 UTC+11 | Bridges 8'
Haliti 14' | Report
Summary | Kwasnik 19' | Attendance: 6,188
Referee:  Strebre Delovski

Brisbane Roar v  Newcastle Jets 30 October 2009 |  Brisbane Roar | 1 : 1|  Newcastle Jets | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane

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19:30 UTC+10 | van Dijk 36' (pen.) | Report
Summary | Haliti 32' | Attendance: 7,509
Referee:  Chris Beath

Wellington Phoenix v  Newcastle Jets 4 November 2009[2] |  Wellington Phoenix | 3 : 0|  Newcastle Jets | Westpac Stadium, Wellington

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20:00 UTC+13 | T. Brown 27'
Greenacre 55'
Ifill 90+1' | Report
Summary |  | Attendance: 4,115[3]
Referee:  Ben Williams

Newcastle Jets v  North Queensland Fury 8 November 2009 |  Newcastle Jets | 2 : 0|  North Queensland Fury | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle

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17:00 UTC+11 | M. Thompson 55'
Bridges 85' (pen.) | Report
Summary |  | Attendance: 6,271
Referee:  Ryan Shepheard

Newcastle Jets v  Wellington Phoenix 22 November 2009 |  Newcastle Jets | 0 : 1|  Wellington Phoenix | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle

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17:00 UTC+11 |  | Report
Summary | Ifill 14' | Attendance: 4,329
Referee:  Peter Green

Sydney FC v  Newcastle Jets 29 November 2009 |  Sydney FC | 1 : 3|  Newcastle Jets | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney

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17:00 UTC+11 | Brosque 75' | Report
Summary | Bridges 22' (pen.), 55'
M. Thompson 58' | Attendance: 9,996
Referee:  Strebre Delovski

Adelaide United v  Newcastle Jets 4 December 2009 |  Adelaide United | 0 : 2|  Newcastle Jets | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide

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19:30 UTC+10:30 |  | Report
Summary | M. Thompson 45+1'
Song 81' (pen.) | Attendance: 8,502
Referee:  Kevin Docherty

Newcastle Jets v  Gold Coast United 13 December 2009 |  Newcastle Jets | 3 : 2|  Gold Coast United | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle

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17:00 UTC+11 | Wheelhouse 6'
Rooney 70'
Petrovski 82' | Report
Summary | Smeltz 44' (pen.), 84' | Attendance: 5,254
Referee:  Ben Williams

Newcastle Jets v  North Queensland Fury 20 December 2009 |  Newcastle Jets | 3 : 2|  North Queensland Fury | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle

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17:00 UTC+11 | Tadrosse 24' (o.g.)
Song 38'
Petrovski 83' | Report
Summary | Daal 44', 61' | Attendance: 7,026
Referee:  Gerard Parsons

Perth Glory v  Newcastle Jets 26 December 2009 |  Perth Glory | 4 : 0|  Newcastle Jets | ME Bank Stadium, Perth

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17:00 UTC+8 | Sekulovski 19'
Harnwell 24', 69'
Sterjovski 36' (pen.) | Report
Summary |  | Attendance: 9,418
Referee:  Ben Williams

Newcastle Jets v  Melbourne Victory 10 January 2010 |  Newcastle Jets | 3 : 2|  Melbourne Victory | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle

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17:00 UTC+11 | Kantarovski 22' 34'
M. Thompson 26'
Bridges 45'
Haliti 56' | Report
Summary | K. Muscat 35' (pen.)
Hernández 90+1' | Attendance: 6,979
Referee:  Matthew Breeze

Gold Coast United v  Newcastle Jets 13 January 2010 |  Gold Coast United | 2 : 0|  Newcastle Jets | Skilled Park, Gold Coast

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19:30 UTC+10 | Culina 33'
J. Brown 38' | Report
Summary |  | Attendance: 4,853
Referee:  Chris Beath

Brisbane Roar v  Newcastle Jets 16 January 2010 |  Brisbane Roar | 0 : 2|  Newcastle Jets | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane

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20:00 UTC+10 |  | Report
Summary | M. Thompson 50'
Bridges 55' (pen.) | Attendance: 6,656
Referee:  Matthew Breeze

Newcastle Jets v  Sydney FC 24 January 2010 |  Newcastle Jets | 1 : 3|  Sydney FC | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle

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17:00 UTC+11 | Wheelhouse 33' | Report
Summary | Aloisi 45'
Musialik 45+4'
Payne 90+2' | Attendance: 9,892
Referee:  Peter Green

North Queensland Fury v  Newcastle Jets 2 February 2010[4] |  North Queensland Fury | 2 : 1|  Newcastle Jets | Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville

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19:30 UTC+10 | Grossman 39'
Tadrosse 81' | Report
Summary | M. Thompson 19' | Attendance: 4,156
Referee:  Chris Beath

Central Coast Mariners v  Newcastle Jets 8 February 2010[5] |  Central Coast Mariners | 3 : 0|  Newcastle Jets | Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford

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19:30 UTC+11 | Bojic 79' 88'
Boogaard 17'
Kwasnik 50'
Simon 72' | Report
Summary | Haliti 49' 57' | Attendance: 5,842
Referee:  Peter Green

Newcastle Jets v  Adelaide United 12 February 2010 |  Newcastle Jets | 1 : 2|  Adelaide United | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle

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20:00 UTC+11 | Ali Abbas 41' | Report
Summary | Barbiero 8'
Leckie 74' | Attendance: 6,880
Referee:  Gerard Parsons

### 2009–10 Finals series

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Gold Coast United v  Newcastle Jets 20 February 2010 Semi-Final 3 v 6|  Gold Coast United | 0 : 0 (a.e.t.)|  Newcastle Jets | Skilled Park, Gold Coast

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19:00 UTC+10 |  | (5–6 pen.)
Report
Summary |  | Attendance: 4,109
Referee:  Matthew Breeze
| Penalties|
Culina
Djulbic
Thwaite
Anderson
Smeltz
Rees
Caravella |  |  T. Elrich
Petrovski
Patafta
M. Thompson
Miličević
Song
Topor-Stanley

Wellington Phoenix v  Newcastle Jets 7 March 2010 Minor Semi-Final|  Wellington Phoenix | 3 : 1 (a.e.t.)|  Newcastle Jets | Westpac Stadium, Wellington

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16:00 UTC+13 | T. Brown 33'
Ifill 105+1'
Dadi 115' | Report
Summary | M. Thompson 20' | Attendance: 32,792
Referee:  Chris Beath

Pos | Team

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1  | Sydney FC (C) | 27  | 15  | 3  | 9  | 35  | 23  | +12  | 48  | Qualification for 2011 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
2  | Melbourne Victory | 27  | 14  | 5  | 8  | 47  | 32  | +15  | 47
3  | Gold Coast United | 27  | 13  | 5  | 9  | 39  | 35  | +4  | 44  | Qualification for Finals series
4  | Wellington Phoenix | 27  | 10  | 10  | 7  | 37  | 29  | +8  | 40
5  | Perth Glory | 27  | 11  | 6  | 10  | 40  | 34  | +6  | 39
6  | Newcastle Jets | 27  | 10  | 4  | 13  | 33  | 45  | −12  | 34
7  | North Queensland Fury | 27  | 8  | 8  | 11  | 29  | 46  | −17  | 32  |
8  | Central Coast Mariners | 27  | 7  | 9  | 11  | 32  | 29  | +3  | 30
9  | Brisbane Roar | 27  | 8  | 6  | 13  | 32  | 42  | −10  | 30
10  | Adelaide United | 27  | 7  | 8  | 12  | 24  | 33  | −9  | 29

Source: ultimatealeague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

## Statistics

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### Goal scorers

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Name  | A-League  | Finals  | ACL  | Total

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Michael Bridges | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6
Matt Thompson | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6
Labinot Haliti | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5
Sasho Petrovski | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5
Song Jin-Hyung | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4
Jason Hoffman | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3
Sean Rooney | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3
Tarek Elrich | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1
Jason Naidovski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1
Jobe Wheelhouse | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1

## Notes

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1. ^ https://www.worldfootball.net/attendance/aus-a-league-2009-2010/1/
2. ^ Match rescheduled due to World Cup qualifying fixture for New Zealand
3. ^ "- YouTube". YouTube.
4. ^ Originally to be played on 30 January but rescheduled due to heavy rain.
5. ^ Originally to be played on 6 February but rescheduled due to drenched pitch caused by heavy rain.

## References

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## External links

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* Official club website
* Official A-League website
* Unofficial supporters website
* Official Squadron website

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*[No.]: Number
*[Pos.]: Position
*[GK]: Goalkeeper
*[DF]: Defender
*[MF]: Midfielder
*[FW]: Forward
*[Pos]: Position
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*[W]: Won
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*[Pts]: Points