2023–24 Newcastle Jets FC season
The 2023–24 season is the 23rd in the history of Newcastle Jets Football Club and the club's 19th season in the A-League Men.
| 2023–24 season | |||
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| Chairman | Shane Mattiske | ||
| Manager | Robert Stanton | ||
| Stadium | McDonald Jones Stadium | ||
| A-League Men | 4th | ||
| Australia Cup | Round of 32 | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Kosta Grozos Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (1 each) All: Trent Buhagiar (2) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 2,763 vs. Brisbane Roar (14 August 2023) Australia Cup | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 2,763 vs. Brisbane Roar (14 August 2023) Australia Cup | ||
| Biggest defeat | 2–3 vs. Brisbane Roar (H) (14 August 2023) Australia Cup | ||
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| All statistics correct as of 22 October 2023. | |||
Players
First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
Transfers in
| No. | Position | Player | Transferred from | Type/fee | Contract length | Date | Ref |
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| 27 | DF | Lucas Mauragis | Wellington Phoenix | End of loan | (1 year) | 10 May 2023 | [1][2] |
| 11 | MF | Jacob Dowse | Unattached | Free transfer | 2 years | 16 May 2023 | [2] |
| 1 | GK | Ryan Scott | Western United | Free transfer | 1 year | 8 June 2023 | [3] |
| 13 | FW | Clayton Taylor | Sydney FC NPL | Free transfer | 16 June 2023 | [4] | |
| 23 | DF | Daniel Wilmering | Unattached | Free transfer | 2 years | 16 June 2023 | [4] |
| 37 | MF | Lachlan Bayliss | Central Coast Mariners | Free transfer | 27 June 2023 | [5] | |
| 66 | GK | Zac Bowling | Free transfer | Scholarship contract | 4 July 2023 | [6][7] | |
| 8 | FW | Apostolos Stamatelopoulos | Free transfer | 2 years | 7 July 2023 | [8] | |
| 15 | MF | Free transfer | 1 year | 29 August 2023 | [9] | ||
| 27 | DF | Nathan Grimaldi | Free transfer | Scholarship contract | 12 September 2023 | [7] | |
| 29 | FW | Justin Vidic | Free transfer | Scholarship contract | 12 September 2023 | [7] |
Transfers out
| No. | Position | Player | Transferred to | Type/fee | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | FW | Unattached | End of contract | 6 May 2023 | [10] | |
| 9 | FW | Unattached | End of contract | 6 May 2023 | [10] | |
| 14 | MF | Mohamed Al-Taay | Unattached | End of contract | 6 May 2023 | [10] |
| 32 | MF | Angus Thurgate | Unattached | End of contract | 6 May 2023 | [10] |
| 11 | FW | Jaushua Sotirio | Undisclosed | 16 May 2023 | [2][11] | |
| 1 | GK | Jack Duncan | Wellington Phoenix | Mutual contract termination | 8 June 2023 | [12][13] |
| 5 | DF | Matthew Jurman | Unattached | End of contract | 9 June 2023 | [14] |
Contract extensions
| No. | Name | Position | Duration | Date | Notes |
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| 14 | Right-back | 2 years | 4 May 2023 | [15] | |
| 17 | Kosta Grozos | Attacking midfielder | 1 year | 21 June 2023 | [16] |
| 3 | Jason Hoffman | Right-back | 1 year | 23 June 2023 | [17] |
| 18 | Daniel Stynes | Attacking midfielder | 1 year | 27 June 2023 | [5] |
| 21 | Noah James | Goalkeeper | 1 year | 7 September 2023 | [18] |
Pre-season and friendlies
| 6 September 2023 | Newcastle Jets | 0–1 | | Maitland |
| Report |
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Stadium: Maitland Sportsground Attendance: 0 behind closed doors |
| 20 September 2023 | Newcastle Jets | 4–0 | | Coffs Harbour |
| 19:00 | Report | Stadium: C.ex Coffs International Stadium Attendance: 4,100 |
| 28 September 2023 | Newcastle Jets | 3–0 | | |
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| 7 October 2023 | Newcastle Jets | 2–2 | | Sydney |
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Report | Stadium: Valentine Sports Park Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
| 13 October 2023 | Newcastle Jets | 2–2 | | Maitland |
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Report | Stadium: Maitland Sportsground Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) Referee: Tim Danaskos |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| A-League Men | 22 October 2023 | 27 April 2023 | Matchday 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 0.00 | |
| Australia Cup | 17 July 2023 | 14 August 2023 | Play-offs | Round of 32 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 0.00 | ||||
Last updated: 22 October 2023
Source: Soccerway
A-League Men
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 2 | Melbourne Victory | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 3 | Qualification for Finals series[lower-alpha 1] |
| 3 | Western United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Newcastle Jets | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | |
| 5 | Perth Glory | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | |
| 6 | Brisbane Roar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results; 6) Fair Play points; 7) away goal difference; 8) away goals per match; 9) home goal difference; 10) home goals per match; 11) toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.[19]
Notes:
- The top two teams enter the finals series at the semi-finals, while the teams ranked third to sixth enter the finals series at the elimination-finals.
- Fair play points: Newcastle Jets –1, Perth Glory –2.
- Fair play points: Brisbane Roar 0, Macarthur FC –1.
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Source: Ultimate A-League
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 22 October 2023 1 | Perth Glory | 2–2 | Newcastle Jets | Perth |
| 16:45 AWST |
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Report |
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Stadium: HBF Park Attendance: 6,592 Referee: Tim Danaskos |
| 29 October 2023 2 | Melbourne Victory | v | Newcastle Jets | Melbourne |
| 17:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park |
| 5 November 2023 3 | Newcastle Jets | v | Western Sydney Wanderers | Newcastle |
| 15:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium |
| 11 November 2023 4 | Western United | v | Newcastle Jets | TBC |
| 15:30 AEDT | Report | Stadium: TBC |
| 25 November 2023 5 | Newcastle Jets | v | Central Coast Mariners | Newcastle |
| 17:30 AEDT | Report | Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium |
| 3 December 2023 6 | Newcastle Jets | v | Melbourne City | Newcastle |
| 17:00 AEDT | Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium |
| 9 December 2023 7 | Wellington Phoenix | v | Newcastle Jets | Wellington |
| 19:30 NZDT | Report | Stadium: Sky Stadium |
| 16 December 2023 8 | Newcastle Jets | v | Perth Glory | Newcastle |
| 18:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium |
| 22 December 2023 9 | Adelaide United | v | Newcastle Jets | Adelaide |
| 19:15 ACDT | Report | Stadium: Coopers Stadium |
| 30 December 2023 10 | Newcastle Jets | v | Western United | Newcastle |
| 17:30 AEDT | Report | Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium |
| 5 January 2024 11 | Macarthur FC | v | Newcastle Jets | Sydney |
| 19:45 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium |
| 14 January 2024 27 | Brisbane Roar | v | Newcastle Jets | Sydney |
| TBC AEDT | Report | Stadium: Allianz Stadium |
| 19 January 2024 13 | Sydney FC | v | Newcastle Jets | Sydney |
| 19:45 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Allianz Stadium |
| 23 January 2024 12 | Newcastle Jets | v | Brisbane Roar | Newcastle |
| 17:30 AEDT | Report | Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium |
| 27 January 2024 14 | Newcastle Jets | v | Wellington Phoenix | Newcastle |
| 18:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium |
| 3 February 2024 15 | Newcastle Jets | v | Melbourne Victory | Newcastle |
| 18:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium |
| 11 February 2024 16 | Western Sydney Wanderers | v | Newcastle Jets | Sydney |
| 17:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: CommBank Stadium |
| 17 February 2024 17 | Western United | v | Newcastle Jets | TBC |
| 17:30 AEDT | Report | Stadium: TBC |
| 24 February 2024 18 | Newcastle Jets | v | Macarthur FC | Newcastle |
| 18:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium |
| 2 March 2024 19 | Central Coast Mariners | v | Newcastle Jets | Gosford |
| 18:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Industree Group Stadium |
| 9 March 2024 20 | Perth Glory | v | Newcastle Jets | Perth |
| 18:45 AWST | Report | Stadium: HBF Park |
| 15 March 2024 21 | Newcastle Jets | v | Adelaide United | Newcastle |
| 19:45 AEDT | Report | Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium |
| 30 March 2024 22 | Melbourne City | v | Newcastle Jets | Melbourne |
| TBC | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park |
| 7 April 2024 23 | Newcastle Jets | v | Sydney FC | Newcastle |
| TBC | Report | Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium |
| 13 April 2024 24 | Brisbane Roar | v | Newcastle Jets | Brisbane |
| TBC | Report | Stadium: Suncorp Stadium |
| 19 April 2024 25 | Newcastle Jets | v | Wellington Phoenix | Newcastle |
| 19:45 AEDT | Report | Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium |
| 27 April 2024 26 | Newcastle Jets | v | Central Coast Mariners | Newcastle |
| TBC | Report | Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium |
Australia Cup
Win Draw Loss
| 17 July 2023 Play-offs | Newcastle Jets | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | Melbourne Victory | Darwin |
| 19:00 ACST | Report |
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Stadium: Larrakia Park Attendance: 2,105 Referee: Jack Morgan | |
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Statistics
Appearances and goals
Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.
- As of 22 October 2023
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | A-League Men | Australia Cup | Total | |||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | Ryan Scott | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | Jason Hoffman | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | Lucas Mauragis | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 6 | MF | Brandon O'Neill | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 7 | FW | Trent Buhagiar | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| 8 | FW | Apostolos Stamatelopoulos | 1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 10 | MF | Reno Piscopo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 11 | MF | Jacob Dowse | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 13 | FW | Clayton Taylor | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| 14 | DF | Dane Ingham | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 15 | MF | Jason Berthomier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 17 | MF | Kosta Grozos | 1 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| 18 | MF | Daniel Stynes | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 19 | MF | Callum Timmins | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 22 | DF | Phillip Cancar | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 23 | DF | Daniel Wilmering | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 25 | DF | Carl Jenkinson | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 26 | FW | Archie Goodwin | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 33 | DF | Mark Natta | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 37 | MF | Lachlan Bayliss | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 39 | DF | Thomas Aquilina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Disciplinary record
Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.
- As of 22 October 2023
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | A-League Men | Australia Cup | Total | ||||||
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| 1 | 6 | MF | Brandon O'Neill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2 | 8 | FW | Apostolos Stamatelopoulos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 19 | MF | Callum Timmins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | DF | Phillip Cancar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||||
Clean sheets
Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.
- As of 22 October 2023
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Goalkeeper | A-League Men | Australia Cup | Total |
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| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
References
- "Men farewell departing players". Wellington Phoenix. 10 May 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- "Newcastle Jets confirm player movement update". Newcastle Jets. 16 May 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- "Newcastle Jets sign goalkeeper Ryan Scott". Newcastle Jets. 8 June 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
- "Newcastle Jets sign Clayton Taylor and Daniel Wilmering". Newcastle Jets. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- "Newcastle Jets sign Lachlan Bayliss and Daniel Stynes". Newcastle Jets. 27 June 2023.
- Gardiner, James (4 July 2023). "A-League soccer, 2023: New coach Rob Stanton brings one young keeper home, plans to retain another". The Newcastle Herald.
- "Newcastle Jets sign Bowling, Grimaldi and Vidic to scholarship deals". Newcastle Jets. 12 September 2023.
- "Newcastle Jets sign Apostolos Stamatelopoulos". Newcastle Jets. 7 July 2023.
- "Newcastle Jets sign French midfielder Jason Berthomier". Newcastle Jets. 29 August 2023.
- "Newcastle Jets confirm A-League Men departures". Newcastle Jets. 6 May 2023.
- "Kerala Blasters complete the transfer of Australian attacker Jaushua Sotirio on a multi-year deal". Kerala Blasters. 16 May 2023.
- "Newcastle Jets confirm Jack Duncan departure". Newcastle Jets. 8 June 2023.
- "Experienced 'keeper joins the Nix". Wellington Phoenix. 9 June 2023.
- "Newcastle Jets confirm Matthew Jurman departure". Newcastle Jets. 9 June 2023.
- "2022/23 A-League Men's Player of the Year Dane Ingham re-signs". Newcastle Jets. 4 May 2023.
- "Kosta Grozos re-signs". Newcastle Jets. 21 June 2023.
- "Jason Hoffman re-signs". Newcastle Jets. 23 June 2023.
- "Jets welcome back Noah James for 23/24 season". Newcastle Jets. 7 September 2023.
- "Competition rules".