2006–07 Newcastle Jets season

Newcastle United Jets FC

2006-07 season

Manager

Gary van Egmond

Top goalscorer

Mark Bridge - 8

Highest home attendance

24,338 v Sydney FC
2 February 2007

Lowest home attendance

4,635 v Melbourne Victory
8 October 2006

← 2005–06

2007–08 →

The 2006-07 season was Newcastle Jets' second season in the Hyundai A-League. After a poor start to the season, The Jets finished strongly to place 3rd at the conclusion of the regular season. They beat Sydney FC in the minor Semi-Final but lost to Adelaide United in the Preliminary Final on penalties.

1 Players
- 1.1 First team squad
- 1.2 Transfers
  - 1.2.1 In
  - 1.2.2 Out
2 Matches
3 Statistics
- 3.1 Goal scorers
4 References

Players

First team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Ivan Necevski
2	DF	Steve Eagleton
3	DF	Jade North
4	DF	Craig Deans
5	FW	Milton Rodriguez
6	DF	Andrew Durante
7	MF	Tony Faria
8	MF	Matt Thompson
9	FW	Vaughan Coveny
10	MF	Nick Carle
11	MF	Tarek Elrich
12	MF	Paul Okon (captain)
13	MF	Adam D'Apuzzo
14	MF	Jobe Wheelhouse

No.	Position	Player
15	MF	Stuart Musialik
16	FW	Labinot Haliti
17	FW	Tolgay Özbey
18	FW	Joel Griffiths
19	FW	Mark Bridge
20	GK	Ben Kennedy
21	MF	Troy Hearfield
22	DF	Steven Old
23	DF	Shane Webb
24	MF	Paul Kohler
25	MF	Tim Brown
30	GK	Tando Velaphi
40	GK	Ante Covic

Transfers

In

Name	Position	From	Fee (A$)
Adam D'Apuzzo	Midfield	Marconi Stallions	Free
Tony Faria	Midfield	Marconi Stallions	Free
Ben Kennedy	Goalkeeper	Broadmeadow Magic FC	Free
Milton Rodriguez	Forward	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	Free
Paul Okon	Defender	APOEL FC	Free
Steven Old	Midfield	YoungHeart Manawatu	Free
Tolgay Özbey	Forward	Blacktown City	Free
Joel Griffiths	Forward	Leeds United	Free
Ivan Necevski	Goalkeeper	Blacktown City	Free
Troy Hearfield	Forward	Unsigned	N/A
Tim Brown	Midfield	Richmond Kickers	Free
Shane Webb	Defender	Unknown	N/A
Tando Velaphi	Goalkeeper	Perth SC	Loan
Ante Čović	Goalkeeper	Hammarby	Free

Out

Name	Position	To	Fee (A$)
Mateo Corbo	Defender	Released	N/A
Richard Johnson	Midfield	New Zealand Knights	Free
Franco Parisi	Forward	New Zealand Knights	Free
Brett Studman	Defender	Released	N/A
Ante Milicic	Forward	Queensland Roar	Free
Andy Petterson	Goalkeeper	ECU Joondalup	Free
Liam Reddy	Goalkeeper	Queensland Roar	Free
Ned Zelic	Defender	Helmond Sport	Free
Allan Picken	Defender	Walsall	$50,000
Guy Bates	Forward	Darlington	Free
James Monie	Midfield	Sydney Olympic	Free
Peter McPherson	Midfield	Unknown	N/A

Matches

2006-07 Pre-Season Cup

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	BP
Sydney FC	12	4	3	1	0	7	2	2
Newcastle Jets	3	4	0	2	2	4	6	1
New Zealand Knights ^[1]	3	4	0	3	1	2	3	0
Queensland Roar ^[1]	3	4	0	3	1	2	3	0

Group Stage 16 July 2006	New Zealand Knights	1 : 1	Newcastle Jets	North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
14:00 UTC+12	Richter 39'	Report	Bridge 57'	Attendance: 804 Referee: Neil Fox

Group Stage 22 July 2006	Sydney FC	2 : 1	Newcastle Jets	Canberra Stadium, Canberra
14:00 UTC+10	Topor-Stanley 3' Middleby 25'	Report	McFlynn 68' (own)	Attendance: 7,226 Referee: Ben Williams

Group Stage 29 July 2006	Newcastle Jets	0 : 0	Queensland Roar	Port Macquarie Regional Stadium, Port Macquarie
18:30 UTC+10		Report		Attendance: 2,822

Bonus Round 5 August 2006	Newcastle Jets	2 : 3	Melbourne Victory	Scully Park Oval, Tamworth
18:00 UTC+10	North 17' Carle 70' (pen)	Report	Thompson 44' Muscat 62' (pen) Allsop 84'	Attendance: 3,100

Playoffs 12 August 2006	Central Coast Mariners	2 : 1 (a.e.t.)	Newcastle Jets	Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
18:00 UTC+10	Petrie 52' (pen) O'Grady 96'	Report	Coveny 25'	Attendance: 7,567 Referee: Ben Williams

Third Place Playoff 19 August 2006	Sydney FC	2 : 0	Newcastle Jets	Campbelltown Stadium, Campbelltown
19:30 UTC+10	Petrovski 40' Rudan 68'	Report		Attendance: 5,326

2006-07 Hyundai A-League fixtures

Round 1 27 August 2006	New Zealand Knights	0 : 0	Newcastle Jets	North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
17:00 UTC+12		Report Summary		Attendance: 7,304 Referee: Simon Przydacz

Round 2 1 September 2006	Newcastle Jets	2 : 3	Queensland Roar	EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
20:00 UTC+10	Gibson 26' (own) Bridge 40'	Report Summary	Reinaldo 5' Okon 38' (own) Lynch 88'	Attendance: 7,276 Referee: Angelo Nardi

Round 3 8 September 2006	Adelaide United	5 : 1	Newcastle Jets	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
19:30 UTC+9:30	Fernando 8', 72' Cornthwaite 19' Qu 28' Durante 65' (own)	Report Summary	Bridge 52'	Attendance: 8,785 Referee: Mark Shield

Round 4 17 September 2006	Sydney FC	2 : 2	Newcastle Jets	Aussie Stadium, Sydney
20:00 UTC+10	Corica 33' (pen) Zdrilić 38'	Report Summary	Rodriguez 45+1', 62'	Attendance: 15,488 Referee: Matthew Breeze

Round 5 23 September 2006	Central Coast Mariners	1 : 1	Newcastle Jets	Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
19:00 UTC+10	Hutchinson 12'	Report Summary	Griffiths 82'	Attendance: 8,439 Referee: Simon Przydacz

Round 6 29 September 2006	Newcastle Jets	0 : 3	Perth Glory	EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
20:00 UTC+10		Report Summary	Young 44', 92' Harnwell 83'	Attendance: 7,961 Referee: Matthew Breeze

Round 7 8 October 2006	Newcastle Jets	0 : 2	Melbourne Victory	EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
20:00 UTC+10		Report Summary	Allsopp 69', 90'	Attendance: 4,635 Referee: Peter Green

Round 8 14 October 2006	Newcastle Jets	3 : 0	New Zealand Knights	EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
19:00 UTC+10	North 72' Musialik 86' Rodriguez 93'	Report Summary		Attendance: 5,725 Referee: Peter Green

Round 9 22 October 2006	Queensland Roar	0 : 1	Newcastle Jets	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
17:00 UTC+10		Report Summary	Coveny 35'	Attendance: 16,061 Referee: Peter O'Leary

Round 10 27 October 2006	Newcastle Jets	2 : 1	Adelaide United	EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
20:00 UTC+10	Coveny 26' Carle 89'	Report Summary	Veart 37' (pen)	Attendance: 10,895 Referee: Matthew Breeze

Round 11 4 November 2006	Newcastle Jets	1 : 1	Sydney FC	EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
19:00 UTC+11	Brown 86'	Report Summary	Zdrilić 14'	Attendance: 8,493 Referee: Mark Shield

Round 12 12 November 2006	Newcastle Jets	3 : 1	Central Coast Mariners	EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
17:00 UTC+11	Bridge 6' Carle 17' Rodriguez 79'	Report Summary	Mori 40'	Attendance: 14,026 Referee: Matthew Breeze

Round 13 18 November 2006	Perth Glory	2 : 1	Newcastle Jets	Members Equity Stadium, Perth
17:00 UTC+9	Harnwell 38' Glavas 90+4'	Report Summary	Carle 77' (pen)	Attendance: 7,315 Referee: Angelo Nardi

Round 14 26 November 2006	Melbourne Victory	0 : 1	Newcastle Jets	Telstra Dome, Melbourne
17:00 UTC+11		Report Summary	Rodriguez 61'	Attendance: 27,753 Referee: Matthew Breeze

Round 15 3 December 2006	New Zealand Knights	1 : 1	Newcastle Jets	North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
17:00 UTC+13	Marcina 29' (pen)	Report Summary	Griffiths 13'	Attendance: 2,039 Referee: Peter O'Leary

Round 16 7 December 2006	Queensland Roar	0 : 3	Newcastle Jets	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
19:00 UTC+10		Report Summary	Bridge 9', 77' Griffiths 53'	Attendance: 10,040 Referee: Matthew Breeze

Round 17 15 December 2006	Adelaide United	3 : 2	Newcastle Jets	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
19:30 UTC+10:30	Romário 15' Fernando 60' Owens 78'	Report Summary	Bridge 59' Thompson 67'	Attendance: 12,214 Referee: Mark Shield

Round 18 1 January 2007	Newcastle Jets	0 : 2	Sydney FC	EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
18:00 UTC+11		Report Summary	Brosque 45+1' Petrovski 90+1'	Attendance: 20,980 Referee: Matthew Breeze

Round 19 5 January 2007	Newcastle Jets	1 : 0	Central Coast Mariners	EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
20:00 UTC+11	Rodriguez 25'	Report Summary		Attendance: 14,828 Referee: Mark Shield

Round 20 14 January 2007	Perth Glory	3 : 3	Newcastle Jets	Members Equity Stadium, Perth
18:00 UTC+9	Colosimo 43' (pen) Harnwell 78' Magdic 81'	Report Summary	Carle 12' Griffiths 90+1', 90+4'	Attendance: 7,904 Referee: Simon Przydacz

Round 21 19 January 2007	Newcastle Jets	4 : 0	Melbourne Victory	EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle, Newcastle
20:00 UTC+11	Bridge 36', 48' Coveny 51' Griffiths 73'	Report Summary		Attendance: 19,601 Referee: Matthew Breeze

2006-07 Finals series

Minor Semi-Final Leg 1 26 January 2007	Sydney FC	2 : 1	Newcastle Jets	Aussie Stadium, sydney
20:00 UTC+11	Brosque 15' Milligan 30'	Report Summary	Rodriguez 71'	Attendance: 21,122 Referee: Peter Green

Minor Semi-Final Leg 2 2 February 2007	Newcastle Jets	2 : 0	Sydney FC	EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
20:00 UTC+11	Griffiths 57' Coveny 71'	Report Summary		Attendance: 24,338 Referee: Matthew Breeze

Preliminary final 11 February 2007	Adelaide United	1 : 1 (a.e.t.) (4 : 3 pen)	Newcastle Jets	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
17:30 UTC+10:30	Veart 57'	Report Summary	Coveny 74'	Attendance: 13,798 Referee: Matthew Breeze
		Penalties
	Diego Owens Alagich Aloisi		Bridge Carle Thompson Coveny Musialik

Points Table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Melbourne Victory	21	14	3	4	41	20	+21	45
Adelaide United	21	10	3	8	32	27	+5	33
Newcastle Jets	21	8	6	7	32	30	+2	30
Sydney FC	21	8	8	5	29	19	+10	29
Queensland Roar	21	8	5	8	25	27	-2	29
Central Coast Mariners	21	6	6	9	22	26	-4	24
Perth Glory	21	5	5	11	24	30	-6	20
New Zealand Knights	21	5	4	12	13	39	-26	19

Statistics

Goal scorers

Name	Pre-Season	A-League	Finals
Mark Bridge	1	8	0
Milton Rodriguez	0	6	1
Joel Griffiths	0	6	1
Nick Carle	1	4	0
Vaughan Coveny	1	3	2
Jade North	1	1	0
Stuart Musialik	0	1	0
Tim Brown	0	1	0
Matt Thompson	0	1	0

References

^ ^a ^b As the New Zealand Knights and Queensland Roar were tied on points, goal difference, goals for, goals against, and points earned in the "Bonus Round", the sixth degree of disambiguity, number of red cards received, was used. See official A-League press release for more details.

Soccer in Australia

Football Federation Australia

National teams	Men (Olympic team U23 · Under-20 · Under-17) · Women · Women's Under-20

Current national leagues	A-League · Youth League · W-League

Former leagues	National Soccer League · National Soccer Youth League · Women's National Soccer League

Cup competitions	Australian Cup (defunct) • FFA Cup (proposed)

Domestic leagues	Australian Capital Territory • New South Wales (Northern, Southern) • Queensland • South Australia • Tasmania (Northern, Southern) • Victoria • Western Australia

A-League

Champions · Records · Foreign players · Players

Seasons	2005–06 · 2006–07 · 2007–08 · 2008–09 · 2009–10 · 2010–11 · 2011–12

Grand Finals	2006 · 2007 · 2008 · 2009 · 2010 · 2011

2011–12 Clubs	Adelaide United · Brisbane Roar · Central Coast Mariners · Gold Coast United · Melbourne Heart · Melbourne Victory · Newcastle Jets · Perth Glory · Sydney FC · Wellington Phoenix

Former Clubs	New Zealand Knights · North Queensland Fury

Associated competitions	W-League · National Youth League · A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup (defunct) · AFC Champions League · FFA Cup (proposed)

Newcastle United Jets Football Club

Players · Youth · W-League

History	Overview · History[

Home Ground	Ausgrid Stadium

League	NSL (2000-04) · A-League (2005-)

Seasons (10)	NSL: 2000-01 · 2001-02 · 2002-03 · 2003-04 A-League: 2005-06 · 2006-07 · 2007-08 · 2008-09 · 2009-10 · 2010-11 · 2011-12

Championships (1)	NSL: Nil A-League: 2008

Premierships (0)	NSL: Nil A-League: Nil

Managers	Crook (2001-04) · Money (2005-06) · Theodorakopoulos (2006) · van Egmond (2006-09) · Culina (2009-)

Captains	Zelic (2005-06) · Okon (2006-07) · North (2007-08) · Thompson (2009-10) · Bridges (2010-11)

Rivalries	The F3 Derby (Central Coast) · Sydney

website: www.newcastlejets.com.au

2006–07 in Australian football

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Domestic leagues

A-League (Pre-Season Challenge Cup, Grand Final)

Asian competitions

AFC Champions League

National team

Men's	Results ('06, '07) · 2006 FIFA World Cup (Group F) · 2007 AFC Asian Cup

Women's	2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup · 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup

Club seasons

A-League

Adelaide United · Central Coast Mariners · Melbourne Victory · New Zealand Knights · Newcastle Jets · Perth Glory · Queensland Roar · Sydney FC