2014–15 Newcastle Jets FC season

The 2014–15 Newcastle Jets FC season was the club's 14th season since its establishment in 2000. The club participated in the A-League for the 10th time and the FFA Cup for the first time.

Newcastle Jets

2014–15 season
Chairman	Nathan Tinkler
Manager	Phil Stubbins
Stadium	Hunter Stadium, Newcastle
A-League	10th
FFA Cup	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	League: Edson Montaño (6) All: Edson Montaño (6)
Highest home attendance	11,884 vs Melbourne Victory 8 November 2014
Lowest home attendance	4,162 vs Perth Glory 6 April 2015
Home colours Away colours
← 2013–14 2015–16 →

Players

Squad information

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 1 GK  AUS Jess Vanstrattan 2 DF  AUS Scott Neville 3 DF  AUS Taylor Regan (captain) 5 MF  AUS Ben Kantarovski 7 MF  SRB Enver Alivodić 8 MF  AUS Zenon Caravella 10 FW  AUS Travis Cooper 11 DF  AUS Andrew Hoole 12 DF  AUS Sam Gallagher 13 FW  ECU Edson Montaño (on loan from Barcelona SC) 15 MF  AUS Josh Barresi

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 MF  AUS Jacob Pepper 17 FW  AUS James Virgili 18 DF  AUS Allan Welsh 19 MF  AUS Mitch Cooper 20 GK  AUS Ben Kennedy 21 DF  AUS Daniel Mullen 22 DF  KOR Lee Ki-Je 25 FW  AUS Brandon Lundy 30 GK  AUS John Solari 31 MF  AUS Max Burgess

Current Trialists

• Allan Welsh – Croydon Kings^[1][2] – signed
• Ryan Ensor – SWQ Thunder^[1]
• Brendan Cholakian – Manly United^[2]
• Iqi Jawadi – South Melbourne^[2]
• Robert Paratore – Leicester City^[3]

From youth squad

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Notes
26	DF		Nick Cowburn	30
27	FW		Radovan Pavicevic	29
28	FW		Braedyn Crowley	28
29	MF		Michael Kantarovski	30

Transfers in

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
6	DF		Adrian Madaschi	31	Jeju United	Transfer	Pre-season	2015	Free	[4]
13	MF		Josh Barresi	19	Western Sydney Wanderers	Transfer	Pre-season	2015	Free	[4]
10	FW		Marcos Flores	28	Central Coast Mariners	Transfer	Pre-season	2015	Free	[5]
22	MF		Jonny Steele	28	New York Red Bulls	Transfer	Pre-season	2016	Free	[6]
12	DF		Sam Gallagher	23	Hà Nội	Transfer	Pre-season	2015	Free	[7]
8	FW		Edson Montaño	23	Barcelona SC	Loan	Pre-season	2015	Free	[8]
7	FW		Jerónimo Neumann	28	Adelaide United	Transfer	Pre-season	2016	Free	[9]
14	MF		Billy Celeski	29	Liaoning Whowin	Transfer	Pre-season	2015	Free	[10]
18	DF		Allan Welsh	20	Croydon Kings	Transfer	Pre-season	2015	Free	[11]
8	MF		Zenon Caravella	31	Far North Queensland	Transfer	Pre-season	2015	Free	[12]
21	DF		Daniel Mullen	25	Western Sydney Wanderers	Transfer	Mid-season	2015	Free	[13]
10	FW		Travis Cooper	21	VVV-Venlo	Transfer	Mid-season	2015		[14]
22	DF		Lee Ki-je	23	Shimizu S-Pulse	Transfer	Mid-season	2015		[15]
1	GK		Jess Vanstrattan	32	Central Coast Mariners Academy	Transfer	Mid-season	2015	Free	[16]
7	MF		Enver Alivodić	30	Vojvodina	Transfer	Mid-season	2015		[17]
31	MF		Max Burgess	20	Sydney FC	Transfer	Mid-season	2015	Free	[18]

Transfers out

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
22	FW		Adam Taggart	21	Fulham	Transfer	Pre-season	Undisclosed	[19]
15	MF		Joshua Brillante	21	Fiorentina	Transfer	Pre-season	Undisclosed	[20]
18	MF		James Brown	24	Melbourne City	Transfer	Pre-season	Free	[21]
12	DF		Connor Chapman	19	Melbourne City	Transfer	Pre-season	Free	[21]
8	MF		Ruben Zadkovich	28	Perth Glory	Transfer	Pre-season	Free	[22]
6	MF		Zenon Caravella	31	Far North Queensland	Released	Pre-season		[23]
13	MF		Joey Gibbs	22	APIA Leichhardt Tigers	Released	Pre-season		[24]
14	DF		Josh Mitchell	30	Liaoning Whowin	Released	Pre-season		[24]
24	MF		Mitchell Oxborrow	19		Released	Pre-season		[25]
11	DF		Craig Goodwin	22	Adelaide United	Transfer	Pre-season	Free	[26]
22	MF		Jonny Steele	28		Released	Mid-season		[27]
21	DF		Sam Gallaway	22	Western Sydney Wanderers	Transfer	Mid-season	Free	[28]
10	MF		Marcos Flores	29	Jacksonville Armada	Released	Mid-season		[29]
1	GK		Mark Birighitti	23	Varese	Loan	Mid-season		[30]
4	DF		Kew Jaliens	36		Released	Mid-season		[31][32]
6	DF		Adrian Madaschi	32		Released	Mid-season		[31][33]
9	FW		Joel Griffiths	35		Released	Mid-season		[31][34]
14	MF		Billy Celeski	29		Released	Mid-season		[31][33]
23	DF		David Carney	31		Released	Mid-season		[31]
7	FW		Jerónimo Neumann	28		Released	Mid-season		[35]

Technical staff

Position	Name
Manager	Phil Stubbins
Youth Team Manager	James Pascoe
Goalkeeping Coach	Jess Vanstrattan
Strength & Conditioning Coach	Mark Jones
Physiotherapist	Justin Dougherty

Statistics

Squad statistics

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Total					A-League					FFA Cup
				Apps	Goals				Apps	Goals				Apps	Goals
1	GK		Jess Vanstrattan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF		Scott Neville	16	2	3	0	0	16	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF		Taylor Regan	17	0	4	0	0	16	0	4	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0
5	MF		Ben Kantarovski	19	0	3	1	0	18	0	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
7	MF		Enver Alivodić	9	2	3	0	0	9	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF		Zenon Caravella	20	0	2	0	0	17+3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	FW		Travis Cooper	2	0	0	0	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	DF		Andrew Hoole	24	1	8	0	0	19+5	1	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	DF		Sam Gallagher	20	0	1	0	0	13+6	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
13	FW		Edson Montaño	27	6	3	0	0	23+4	6	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	MF		Josh Barresi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	MF		Jacob Pepper	24	0	2	0	0	16+7	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
17	FW		James Virgili	9	0	3	0	0	5+3	0	3	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0
18	DF		Allan Welsh	16	0	2	0	0	11+5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	MF		Mitch Cooper	16	0	1	0	0	11+5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	GK		Ben Kennedy	22	0	0	0	0	21	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
21	DF		Daniel Mullen	12	0	2	0	0	12	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	DF		Lee Ki-je	12	2	3	0	0	11+1	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	FW		Brandon Lundy	3	0	0	0	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0
26	DF		Nick Cowburn	10	0	2	0	0	8+2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	FW		Radovan Pavicevic	10	1	2	0	0	1+9	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	FW		Braedyn Crowley	1	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	MF		Michael Kantarovski	1	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	GK		John Solari	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	MF		Max Burgess	5	0	1	0	0	0+5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players out on loan:
1	GK		Mark Birighitti	6	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players no longer at the club:
4	DF		Kew Jaliens	14	1	6	0	1	12+1	1	5	0	1	1	0	1	0	0
6	DF		Adrian Madaschi	11	0	4	0	0	10	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
7	FW		Jerónimo Neumann	14	3	3	0	0	4+9	3	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
9	FW		Joel Griffiths	16	3	2	0	0	12+3	3	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
10	MF		Marcos Flores	6	1	2	0	0	4+2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	DF		Craig Goodwin	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
14	MF		Billy Celeski	4	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	DF		Sam Gallaway	5	0	1	0	0	2+2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
22	MF		Jonny Steele	3	0	2	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
23	MF		David Carney	15	0	3	0	0	14+1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

• Last updated: 24 April 2015
• Source: au.soccerway.com
• = Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Pre-season and friendlies

Newcastle Jets v Newcastle Jets Youth

23 July 2014	Newcastle Jets	3–1	Newcastle Jets Youth	Weston, Australia
19:00 AEST	Barresi 10', 33' Oxborrow 58'	Report	Willis ?'	Stadium: Rockwell Automation Park

Weston Workers v Newcastle Jets

30 July 2014	Weston Workers	1–8	Newcastle Jets	Weston, Australia
19:00 AEST	Evans 15'	Report	J. Griffiths 22' Jaliens 35' Jerónimo 54', 56', 70', 77' (pen.) Farmer 60' (o.g.) Ward 90'	Stadium: Rockwell Automation Park

Newcastle Jets v Juventus

13 August 2014	Newcastle Jets	0–1	Juventus	Carlton, Australia
19:00 AEST		Report	Giovinco 26'	Stadium: Jubilee Oval Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)

Brisbane Roar v Newcastle Jets

24 August 2014 Townsville Football Cup	Brisbane Roar	4–0	Newcastle Jets	Townsville, Australia
17:00 AEST	Petratos 6' Henrique 40' (pen.) Miller 75' Brady 86'	Report		Stadium: Townsville Sports Reserve

Newcastle Jets v Sydney FC

27 August 2014 Townsville Football Cup	Newcastle Jets	2–4	Sydney FC	Townsville, Australia
19:30 AEST	J. Griffiths 45' Montaño 61' Jerónimo  70'	Report	Abbas 34' (pen.), 65' (pen.) Brosque 40' Gameiro 42'	Stadium: Townsville Sports Reserve Referee: Alan Milliner

Newcastle Jets v North Queensland All Stars

30 August 2014 Townsville Football Cup	Newcastle Jets	3–0	North Queensland All Stars	Townsville, Australia
17:00 AEST	Neville 16' Goodwin 34' J. Griffiths 88'	Report		Stadium: Townsville Sports Reserve Referee: Alex King

Newcastle Jets v Wellington Phoenix

13 September 2014	Newcastle Jets	2–1	Wellington Phoenix	Newcastle, Australia
16:00 AEST	J. Griffiths 22' (pen.) Kantarovski  32'  51' Virgili 76'	Report	Brockie 60'	Stadium: Magic Park Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

Central Coast Mariners v Newcastle Jets

20 September 2014	Central Coast Mariners	0–0	Newcastle Jets	Mudgee, Australia
16:00 AEST		Report		Stadium: Glen Willow Regional Sporting Stadium Referee: Steve Lucas

Newcastle Jets v Australia U-20

27 September 2014	Newcastle Jets	2–1	Australia U-20	Gosford, Australia
	Pepper 18' Jerónimo 25'	Report	Mauk 89' (pen.)	Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
A-League	—	10th	11 October 2014	24 April 2015
FFA Cup	Round of 32	Round of 32	5 August 2014	5 August 2014

A-League

Main article: 2014–15 A-League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Melbourne Victory (C)	27	15	8	4	56	31	+25	53	Qualification for 2016 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
2	Sydney FC	27	14	8	5	52	35	+17	50
3	Adelaide United	27	14	4	9	47	32	+15	46	Qualification for 2016 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off and Finals series
4	Wellington Phoenix[a]	27	14	4	9	45	35	+10	46	Qualification for Finals series
5	Melbourne City	27	9	8	10	36	41	−5	35
6	Brisbane Roar	27	10	4	13	42	43	−1	34
7	Perth Glory[b]	27	14	8	5	45	35	+10	50
8	Central Coast Mariners	27	5	8	14	26	50	−24	23
9	Western Sydney Wanderers	27	4	6	17	29	44	−15	18
10	Newcastle Jets	27	3	8	16	23	55	−32	17

Source: A-League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.
2. Perth Glory disqualified from the Finals series and given a compulsory 7th-place finish due to salary cap violations.^[36]

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
27	3	8	16	23	54	−31	17	1	4	8	13	27	−14	2	4	8	10	27	−17

Last updated: 24 April 2015.
Source: ultimatealeague.com

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27
Ground	A	A	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	L	D	L	L	D	L	D	D	L	L	W	L	L	D	L	L	D	D	D	L	L	W	L	L	W	L	L
Position	9	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	9	10	10	9	10	10

Updated to match(es) played on 24 April 2015. Source: ultimatealeague.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Central Coast Mariners v Newcastle Jets

11 October 2014 1	Central Coast Mariners	1–0	Newcastle Jets	Gosford
17:00 AEDT	Duke 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 10,443 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

Melbourne City v Newcastle Jets

19 October 2014 2	Melbourne City	1–1	Newcastle Jets	Melbourne
15:00 AEDT	Villa 87'	Report	Montaño 62'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 15,717 Referee: Jarred Gillett

Wellington Phoenix v Newcastle Jets

26 October 2014 3	Wellington Phoenix	4–1	Newcastle Jets	Wellington
17:00 NZDT	Burns 4', 42' McGlinchey 64' Durante 90+4'	Report	J. Griffiths 90'	Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 7,802 Referee: Chris Beath

Perth Glory v Newcastle Jets

1 November 2014 4	Perth Glory	2–1	Newcastle Jets	Perth
16:30 AWST	Maclaren 77', 79'	Report	Jerónimo 74'	Stadium: nib Stadium Attendance: 8,624 Referee: Ben Williams

Newcastle Jets v Melbourne Victory

8 November 2014 5	Newcastle Jets	2–2	Melbourne Victory	Newcastle
17:00 AEDT	Jaliens 31' J. Griffiths 33' (pen.)	Report	Ben Khalfallah 36' Berisha 48'	Stadium: Hunter Stadium Attendance: 11,884 Referee: Strebre Delovski

Newcastle Jets v Brisbane Roar

14 November 2014 6	Newcastle Jets	0–4	Brisbane Roar	Newcastle
19:40 AEDT		Report	Henrique 49', 72', 89' Lustica 66'	Stadium: Hunter Stadium Attendance: 10,216 Referee: Alan Milliner

Western Sydney Wanderers v Newcastle Jets

22 November 2014 7	Western Sydney Wanderers	1–1	Newcastle Jets	Parramatta
17:00 AEDT	Juric 12'	Report	Flores 27'	Stadium: Pirtek Stadium Attendance: 14,136 Referee: Peter O'Leary

Newcastle Jets v Central Coast Mariners

30 November 2014 8	Newcastle Jets	1–1	Central Coast Mariners	Newcastle
17:00 AEDT	Montaño 48'	Report	Vernes 55'	Stadium: Hunter Stadium Attendance: 11,031 Referee: Shaun Evans

Newcastle Jets v Wellington Phoenix

6 December 2014 9	Newcastle Jets	1–3	Wellington Phoenix	Newcastle
17:00 AEDT	J. Griffiths 24'	Report	Burns 73' McGlinchey 74' Krishna 78'	Stadium: Hunter Stadium Attendance: 9,152 Referee: Adam Fielding

Perth Glory v Newcastle Jets

12 December 2014 10	Perth Glory	2–0	Newcastle Jets	Perth
18:45 AWST	Garcia 11' Marinković 86'	Report	Jaliens  82'	Stadium: nib Stadium Attendance: 9,233 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

Newcastle Jets v Adelaide United

19 December 2014 11	Newcastle Jets	2–1	Adelaide United	Newcastle
19:40 AEDT	Neville 49' Jerónimo 81'	Report	Goodwin 69'	Stadium: Hunter Stadium Attendance: 10,407 Referee: Strebre Delovski

Melbourne Victory v Newcastle Jets

27 December 2014 12	Melbourne Victory	1–0	Newcastle Jets	Melbourne
19:45 AEDT	Finkler 85'	Report		Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 20,801 Referee: Ben Williams

Newcastle Jets v Melbourne City

30 December 2014 13	Newcastle Jets	2–5	Melbourne City	Newcastle
17:00 AEDT	Montaño 71' Jerónimo 79'	Report	Mooy 4' (pen.) Koren 9', 63', 74' Duff 24'	Stadium: Hunter Stadium Attendance: 9,935 Referee: Stephen Lucas

Sydney FC v Newcastle Jets

3 January 2015 14	Sydney FC	0–0	Newcastle Jets	Wollongong
19:30 AEDT		Report		Stadium: WIN Stadium Attendance: 11,733 Referee: Lucien Laverdue

Adelaide United v Newcastle Jets

24 January 2015 15	Adelaide United	7–0	Newcastle Jets	Adelaide
16:30 ACDT	Djite 2', 53' Carrusca 23', 28' (pen.) Boogaard 35' Cirio 69' Isaías 92'	Report		Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 10,960 Referee: Matthew Conger

Newcastle Jets v Brisbane Roar

6 February 2015 16	Newcastle Jets	1–2	Brisbane Roar	Newcastle
19:40 AEDT	Pavicevic 72'	Report	Solórzano 35' Welsh 90+3' (o.g.)	Stadium: Hunter Stadium Attendance: 6,994 Referee: Chris Beath

Newcastle Jets v Western Sydney Wanderers

14 February 2015 17	Newcastle Jets	1–1	Western Sydney Wanderers	Newcastle
17:00 AEDT	Lee 90+2'	Report	Šantalab 86' (pen.)	Stadium: Hunter Stadium Attendance: 11,019 Referee: Lucien Laverdure

Wellington Phoenix v Newcastle Jets

22 February 2015 18	Wellington Phoenix	2–2	Newcastle Jets	Lower Hutt
17:00 NZDT	Krishna 68' Hicks 90+4'	Report	Bonevacia 12' (o.g.) Neville 18' B. Kantarovski  21'  87'	Stadium: Hutt Recreation Ground Attendance: 8,437 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

Newcastle Jets v Central Coast Mariners

28 February 2015 19	Newcastle Jets	0–0	Central Coast Mariners	Newcastle
17:00 AEDT		Report		Stadium: Hunter Stadium Attendance: 7,991 Referee: Adam Fielding

Newcastle Jets v Sydney FC

6 March 2015 20	Newcastle Jets	0–1	Sydney FC	Newcastle
19:40 AEDT	[ Report]	Report	Janko 68'	Stadium: Hunter Stadium Attendance: 8,783 Referee: Matthew Conger

Melbourne City v Newcastle Jets

14 March 2015 21	Melbourne City	4–0	Newcastle Jets	Melbourne
19:30 AEDT	Jaliens 18' Novillo 47' Williams 63' Ramsay 88'	Report		Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 5,876 Referee: Peter Green

Western Sydney Wanderers v Newcastle Jets

21 March 2015 22	Western Sydney Wanderers	1–2	Newcastle Jets	Parramatta
17:00 AEDT	Kalmar 51'	Report	Alivodić 22' Lee 44'	Stadium: Pirtek Stadium Attendance: 10,109 Referee: Strebre Delovski

Newcastle Jets v Adelaide United

29 March 2015 23	Newcastle Jets	0–1	Adelaide United	Newcastle
17:00 AEDT		Report	Carrusca 28'	Stadium: Hunter Stadium Attendance: 6,888 Referee: Kazuyoshi Enomoto (Japan)

Newcastle Jets v Perth Glory

6 April 2015 24	Newcastle Jets	0–2	Perth Glory	Newcastle
17:00 AEST		Report	Keogh 50' Marinković 84'	Stadium: Hunter Stadium Attendance: 4,162 Referee: Peter Green

Melbourne Victory v Newcastle Jets

10 April 2015 25	Melbourne Victory	0–1	Newcastle Jets	Melbourne
19:30 AEST		Report	Montaño 55'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 19,277 Referee: Peter O'Leary

Newcastle Jets v Sydney FC

17 April 2015 26	Newcastle Jets	3–4	Sydney FC	Newcastle
19:40 AEST	Alivodić 21' Montaño 67' Hoole 76' (pen.)	Report	Brosque 48', 56' Ibini 52' Stambolziev 80'	Stadium: Hunter Stadium Attendance: 8,125 Referee: Peter Green

Brisbane Roar v Newcastle Jets

24 April 2015 27	Brisbane Roar	2–1	Newcastle Jets	Brisbane
19:40 AEST	Danning 71' Jackson 86'	Report	Montaño 77'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 8,693 Referee: Stephen Lucas

FFA Cup

Main article: 2014 FFA Cup

Newcastle Jets v Perth Glory

5 August 2014 Round of 32	Newcastle Jets	0–2	Perth Glory	Newcastle
19:30 AEST		Report	Keogh 20', 88'	Stadium: Wanderers Oval Attendance: 2,877 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

Awards

• Newcastle Jets Player of the Year – Andrew Hoole^[37]
• Newcastle Jets Youth Player of the Year – Nick Cowburn^[37]
• Ray Baartz Medal – Andrew Hoole^[37]