2017–18 Newcastle Jets FC season


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The 2017–18 Newcastle Jets FC season was the club's 17th season since its establishment in 2000. The club participated in the A-League for the 13th time and the FFA Cup for the 4th time.

Newcastle Jets
2017–18 season
ChairmanMartin Lee
ManagerErnie Merrick
StadiumMcDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle
A-League2nd
A-League Finals SeriesRunners-up
FFA CupRound of 32
Top goalscorerAndrew Nabbout, Dimitri Petratos (10 goals)
Highest home attendance18,156 vs Sydney FC
(3 March 2018)
Lowest home attendance6,258 vs Wellington Phoenix
(4 November 2017)
Average home league attendance11,016

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

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Notes
24 MF   Joe Champness 20 1 year scholarship contract, followed by 2 year senior contract[1]
28 DF   Patrick Langlois 17 1.5 year scholarship contract[2]
32 MF   Angus Thurgate 18 1.5 year scholarship contract[2]
No. Name Position Duration Date Notes
5 Ben Kantarovski Central midfielder 1 year 19 May 2017 [24]
1 Jack Duncan Goalkeeper 1 year 23 May 2017 [25]
13   Ivan Vujica Left back 2 years 29 October 2017 [26]
15 Andrew Nabbout Forward 2 years 27 November 2017 [27]
20   Glen Moss Goalkeeper 1 year 23 January 2018 [28]
5 Ben Kantarovski Central midfielder 2 years 1 February 2018 [29]
3 Jason Hoffman Right back 1 year 14 February 2018 [30]
16 Nick Cowburn Right back 1 year 14 February 2018 [30]
4 Nigel Boogaard Centre back 1 year 18 April 2018 [31]
Position Name
Head coach   Ernie Merrick
Assistant coach   Clayton Zane
Youth coach   Lawrie McKinna
Assistant Youth Coach   Labinot Haliti
Goalkeeping coach   Chris Bowling
Physiotherapist   Justin Dougherty
N Pos. Nat. Name Total A-League A-League Finals Series FFA Cup
Apps Goals       Apps Goals       Apps Goals       Apps Goals      
1 GK   Jack Duncan 20 0 0 0 0 18+0 0 0 0 0 1+0 0 0 0 0 1+0 0 0 0 0
3 DF   Jason Hoffman 26 6 7 1 0 21+2 5 5 1 0 2+0 1 2 0 0 1+0 0 0 0 0
4 DF   Nigel Boogaard 24 1 2 0 0 21+0 1 2 0 0 2+0 0 0 0 0 1+0 0 0 0 0
5 MF   Ben Kantarovski 22 5 5 0 0 19+2 5 5 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 1+0 0 0 0 0
6 MF   Steven Ugarkovic 29 1 4 0 0 26+0 1 2 0 0 2+0 0 1 0 0 1+0 0 1 0 0
7 FW   Dimitri Petratos 28 10 5 0 0 25+0 10 3 0 0 2+0 0 1 0 0 1+0 0 1 0 0
8 FW   Ronald Vargas 9 0 1 0 0 6+1 0 0 0 0 2+0 0 1 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
9 FW   Roy O'Donovan 17 9 4 0 2 13+1 9 4 0 1 2+0 0 0 0 1 1+0 0 0 0 0
10 MF   Wayne Brown 21 0 4 0 0 11+9 0 4 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 1+0 0 0 0 0
11 FW   Patito Rodríguez 12 1 0 0 0 6+5 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
12 FW   Mario Shabow 7 0 1 0 0 0+7 0 1 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
13 DF   Ivan Vujica 21 0 6 0 0 19+2 0 6 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
16 DF   Nick Cowburn 11 0 0 0 0 2+8 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
17 DF   Daniel Georgievski 21 1 9 0 0 18+0 1 8 0 0 2+0 0 1 0 0 1+0 0 0 0 0
18 MF   John Koutroumbis 13 2 2 0 0 6+5 2 2 0 0 2+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
19 FW   Kosta Petratos 5 0 0 0 0 0+4 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0
20 GK   Glen Moss 11 0 0 0 0 9+0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
22 DF   Lachlan Jackson 12 1 0 0 0 5+7 1 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
24 MF   Joe Champness 27 5 2 0 0 14+11 5 2 0 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
26 FW   Mark Moric 0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
27 MF   Riley McGree 12 5 0 0 0 7+3 4 0 0 0 2+0 1 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
28 DF   Patrick Langlois 0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
29 DF   Jake Adelson 0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
30 GK   Ivan Necevski 0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
32 MF   Angus Thurgate 7 0 0 0 0 0+7 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
44 DF   Nikolai Topor-Stanley 29 1 5 0 0 26+0 1 5 0 0 2+0 0 0 0 0 1+0 0 0 0 0
Players no longer at the club:
15 FW   Andrew Nabbout 23 10 5 0 0 22+0 10 4 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 1+0 0 1 0 0
21 DF   Daniel Alessi 0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
23 MF   Devante Clut 5 0 0 0 0 1+4 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0

Pre-season and friendlies

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17 August 2017 Jets Tour Northern Inland Select   0–16   Newcastle Jets Tamworth, Australia
19:00 AEST Report
Stadium: Scully Park
Attendance: 1,200
Competition Started round Final
position / round 		First match Last match
A-League — 2nd 7 October 2017 13 April 2018
A-League Finals Semi-finals Runners-up 27 April 2018 5 May 2018
FFA Cup Round of 32 Round of 32 9 August 2017 9 August 2017
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sydney FC 27 20 4 3 64 22 +42 64 Qualification for 2019 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
2 Newcastle Jets 27 15 5 7 57 37 +20 50 Qualification for 2019 AFC Champions League second preliminary round and Finals series
3 Melbourne City 27 13 4 10 41 33 +8 43 Qualification for Finals series
4 Melbourne Victory (C) 27 12 5 10 43 37 +6 41 Qualification for 2019 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
5 Adelaide United 27 11 6 10 36 38 −2 39 Qualification for Finals series
6 Brisbane Roar 27 10 5 12 33 40 −7 35
7 Western Sydney Wanderers 27 8 9 10 38 47 −9 33
8 Perth Glory 27 10 2 15 37 50 −13 32
9 Wellington Phoenix[a] 27 5 6 16 31 55 −24 21
10 Central Coast Mariners 27 4 8 15 28 49 −21 20

Source: A-Leagues
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.
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
27 15 5 7 57 37  +20 50 8 2 4 26 16  +10 7 3 3 31 21  +10
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundAHAHHAAHHAHHAAHHHAHAAHAAHHA
ResultWDWDWWLWLWWWLDWWLDWDWWWLLLW
Position132331222222222222222222222

Updated to match(es) played on 14 April 2018. Source: ultimatealeague.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

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