2008–09_Newcastle_Jets_FC_season

Newcastle United Jets FC
2008–09 season
Owner	Con Constantine
CEO	John Tsatsimas
Manager	Gary van Egmond
Top goalscorer	Joel Griffiths; 7 goals
Highest home attendance	16,079 v Central Coast Mariners; 15 August 2008
Lowest home attendance	6,268 v Melbourne Victory; 19 December 2008
	← 2007–08 2009–10 →

2008–09 Newcastle Jets FC season

Newcastle United Jets FC 2008–09 football season

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

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Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
Melbourne Victory	3	2	0	1	3	2	+1	6	Advances to final
Adelaide United	3	1	2	0	2	1	+1	5
Newcastle Jets	3	0	2	1	1	2	−1	2
Perth Glory	3	0	2	1	1	2	−1	2

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

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

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

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

2008–09_Newcastle_Jets_FC_season

2008–09 Newcastle Jets FC season

Players

First team squad

Transfers

Matches

2008 Pre Season Cup

Group A

2008–09 Hyundai A-League fixtures

League table

Statistics

Goal scorers

Discipline

2009 AFC Champions League

Champions League squad

On Loan

Transfers

Group E table

Fixtures

Other squads

Youth squad

Women's squad

References

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2008–09 season
Owner	Con Constantine
CEO	John Tsatsimas^[1]
Manager	Gary van Egmond
Top goalscorer	Joel Griffiths 7 goals
Highest home attendance	16,079 v Central Coast Mariners 15 August 2008
Lowest home attendance	6,268 v Melbourne Victory 19 December 2008
← 2007–08 2009–10 →

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 to knockout stage
2	Newcastle Jets	6	3	1	2	6	5	+1	10	Advance to knockout stage
3	Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i	6	2	0	4	4	10	−6	6
4	Beijing Guoan	6	1	2	3	4	5	−1	5

7 April 2009 Group 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)

9 November 2008	Perth Glory	2 : 2	Newcastle Jets	Members Equity Stadium, Perth
17:00 UTC+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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Melbourne Victory (C)	21	12	2	7	39	27	+12	38	Qualification for 2010 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
2	Adelaide United	21	11	5	5	31	19	+12	38
3	Queensland Roar	21	10	6	5	36	25	+11	36	Qualification for Finals series
4	Central Coast Mariners	21	7	7	7	35	32	+3	28	Qualification for Finals series
5	Sydney FC	21	7	5	9	33	32	+1	26
6	Wellington Phoenix	21	7	5	9	23	31	−8	26
7	Perth Glory	21	6	4	11	31	44	−13	22
8	Newcastle Jets	21	4	6	11	21	39	−18	18

10 March 2009 Group 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)

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

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

6 May 2009 Group 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

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

24 June 2009 Round 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)