Newcastle Breakers
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Full name | Newcastle Breakers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nickname(s) | Breakers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Founded | 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dissolved | 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ground | Breakers Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
League | National Soccer League | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Newcastle Breakers are a defunct Australian association football club. Formed out of elements of the Newcastle Austral club, they participated in the National Soccer League from season 1991/1992, until their dissollution in 1999/2000. The club fared poorly on the field in its nine season in the national league, failing to reach the finals at every attempt. The club's demise led to the creation of Newcastle United Jets.