2023–24 Newcastle Jets FC season

The 2023–24 season is the 23rd in the history of Newcastle Jets Football Club since its establishment in 2000 and the club's 19th season in the A-League Men.

Newcastle Jets
2023–24 season
ChairmanShane Mattiske
ManagerRobert Stanton
StadiumMcDonald Jones Stadium
A-League Men10th
A-League Men FinalsDNQ
Australia CupRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague:
Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (17)

All:
Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (17)
Highest home attendance9,416
vs. Central Coast Mariners
(27 April 2024)
A-League Men
Lowest home attendance2,763
vs. Brisbane Roar
(14 August 2023)
Australia Cup
Average home league attendance5,704
Biggest win3–0
vs. Wellington Phoenix (A)
(9 December 2023)
A-League Men
Biggest defeat0–4
vs. Sydney FC (A)
(19 January 2024)
A-League Men
All statistics correct as of 27 April 2024.

Players

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First-team squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   AUS Ryan Scott
3 DF   AUS Jason Hoffman
5 DF   AUS Lucas Mauragis
6 MF   AUS Brandon O'Neill (captain)
7 FW   AUS Trent Buhagiar
8 FW   AUS Apostolos Stamatelopoulos
10 MF   AUS Reno Piscopo
11 MF   AUS Jacob Dowse
13 FW   AUS Clayton Taylor
14 DF   NZL Dane Ingham
15 MF   FRA Jason Berthomier
17 MF   AUS Kosta Grozos
18 MF   AUS Daniel Stynes
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF   AUS Callum Timmins
20 GK   AUS Michael Weier
22 DF   AUS Phillip Cancar
23 DF   AUS Daniel Wilmering
25 DF   ENG Carl Jenkinson
26 FW   AUS Archie Goodwin
27 DF   AUS Nathan Grimaldi (scholarship)
29 FW   AUS Justin Vidic (scholarship)
33 DF   AUS Mark Natta
37 MF   NZL Lachlan Bayliss
39 DF   AUS Thomas Aquilina
66 GK   AUS Zac Bowling (scholarship)

Transfers

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Transfers in

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No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref
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 2 years 8 June 2023 [3][4]
13 FW Clayton Taylor Sydney FC NPL Free transfer 2 years 16 June 2023 [5]
23 DF Daniel Wilmering Unattached Free transfer 2 years 16 June 2023 [5]
37 MF Lachlan Bayliss Central Coast Mariners Free transfer 1 year 27 June 2023 [6]
66 GK Zac Bowling   Altona Magic Free transfer 2 year scholarship 4 July 2023 [7][8][9]
8 FW Apostolos Stamatelopoulos   PAS Giannina Free transfer 2 years 7 July 2023 [10]
15 MF   Jason Berthomier   Valenciennes Free transfer 1 year 29 August 2023 [11]
27 DF Nathan Grimaldi   Sutherland Sharks Free transfer 1 year scholarship 12 September 2023 [8]
29 FW Justin Vidic   Marconi Stallions Free transfer 2 year scholarship 12 September 2023 [8][9]

From youth squad

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Transfers out

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No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref.
4 FW   Manabu Saitō Unattached End of contract 6 May 2023 [12]
9 FW   Beka Mikeltadze Unattached End of contract 6 May 2023 [12]
14 MF Mohamed Al-Taay Unattached End of contract 6 May 2023 [12]
32 MF Angus Thurgate Unattached End of contract 6 May 2023 [12]
11 FW Jaushua Sotirio   Kerala Blasters Undisclosed 16 May 2023 [2][13]
1 GK Jack Duncan Wellington Phoenix Mutual contract termination 8 June 2023 [14][15]
5 DF Matthew Jurman Unattached End of contract 9 June 2023 [16]
21 GK Noah James   Sydney Olympic Loan 12 January 2024 [17]

Contract extensions

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No. Name Position Duration Date Notes
14   Dane Ingham Right-back 2 years 4 May 2023 [18]
17 Kosta Grozos Attacking midfielder 1 year 21 June 2023 [19]
3 Jason Hoffman Right-back 1 year 23 June 2023 [20]
18 Daniel Stynes Attacking midfielder 1 year 27 June 2023 [6]
21 Noah James Goalkeeper 1 year 7 September 2023 [21]
39 Thomas Aquilina Right-back 2 years 7 February 2024 Contract extended from end of 2023–24 until end of 2025–26.[22]
27 Nathan Grimaldi Centre-back 2 years 20 February 2024 Contract extended from end of 2023–24 until end of 2025–26.[23]
33 Mark Natta Centre-back 2 years 22 February 2024 Contract extended from end of 2023–24 until end of 2025–26.[24]
13 Clayton Taylor Winger 1 year 29 February 2024 Contract extended from end of 2024–25 until end of 2025–26.[25]

Pre-season and friendlies

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6 August 2023 Sydney FC   0–0   Newcastle Jets Sydney
Report Stadium: Sky Park
28 August 2023 Central Coast Mariners v Newcastle Jets
Source
6 September 2023 Newcastle Jets   0–1   Sydney FC Maitland
Report
  • Kucharski   22'
Stadium: Maitland Sportsground
Attendance: 0 behind closed doors
20 September 2023 Newcastle Jets   4–0   Brisbane Roar Coffs Harbour
19:00 Report Stadium: C.ex Coffs International Stadium
Attendance: 4,100
28 September 2023 Newcastle Jets   3–0   Macarthur FC
Report
7 October 2023 Newcastle Jets   2–2   Wellington Phoenix Sydney
Report
Stadium: Valentine Sports Park
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
13 October 2023 Newcastle Jets   2–2   Western Sydney Wanderers Maitland
Report
Stadium: Maitland Sportsground
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Referee: Tim Danaskos

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
A-League Men 22 October 2023 27 April 2023 Matchday 1 10th 27 6 10 11 39 47 −8 022.22
Australia Cup 17 July 2023 14 August 2023 Play-offs Round of 32 2 0 1 1 4 5 −1 000.00
Total 29 6 11 12 43 52 −9 020.69

Last updated: 27 April 2024
Source: Soccerway

A-League Men

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
8 Adelaide United 27 9 5 13 52 53 −1 32
9 Brisbane Roar 27 8 6 13 42 55 −13 30 Qualification for 2024 Australia Cup play-offs
10 Newcastle Jets 27 6 10 11 39 47 −8 28
11 Western United 27 7 5 15 36 55 −19 26
12 Perth Glory 27 5 7 15 46 69 −23 22
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results; 5a) head-to-head points; 5b) head-to-head goal difference; 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.[26][27]

Results summary

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Away figures include Newcastle Jets 3–2 loss on neutral ground against Brisbane Roar on 14 January 2024.

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
27 6 10 11 39 47  −8 28 3 5 5 18 19  −1 3 5 6 21 28  −7

Last updated: 27 April 2024.
Source: Ultimate A-League

Results by round

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Round123456789101127131214151617181920212223242526
GroundAAHAAHAHAHANAHHHAAHHAHAHAHH
ResultDLDWLLWDLWDLLWLDDLDLDLDWWDL
Position49107798810101010101010101011111110111110101010
Points112555899121313131616171818191920202124272828
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2024. Source: Ultimate A-League
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

22 October 2023 1 Perth Glory 2–2 Newcastle Jets Perth
16:45 AWST
Report
Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 6,592
Referee: Tim Danaskos
29 October 2023 2 Melbourne Victory 5–3 Newcastle Jets Melbourne
17:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 13,663
Referee: Jonathon Barreiro
5 November 2023 3 Newcastle Jets 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers Newcastle
15:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 5,166
Referee: Ben Abraham
11 November 2023 4 Western United 0–1 Newcastle Jets Ballarat
15:30 AEDT Report Stadium: Mars Stadium
Attendance: 2,410
Referee: Casey Reibelt
25 November 2023 5 Central Coast Mariners 3–1 Newcastle Jets Gosford
17:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Industree Group Stadium
Attendance: 5,143
Referee: Jack Morgan
Note: Match originally set to be played home at McDonald Jones Stadium, but changed to away at Industree Group Stadium, due to turf renovations.[28]
3 December 2023 6 Newcastle Jets 0–2 Melbourne City Newcastle
17:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 5,636
Referee: Shane Skinner
9 December 2023 7 Wellington Phoenix 0–3 Newcastle Jets Wellington
19:30 NZDT Report
Stadium: Sky Stadium
Attendance: 4,395
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
16 December 2023 8 Newcastle Jets 2–2 Perth Glory Newcastle
18:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 4,714
Referee: Shaun Evans
22 December 2023 9 Adelaide United 3–1 Newcastle Jets Adelaide
19:15 ACDT
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 10,064
Referee: Ben Abraham
30 December 2023 10 Newcastle Jets 2–0 Western United Newcastle
17:30 AEDT
Report Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 6,453
Referee: Adam Kersey
5 January 2024 11 Macarthur FC 1–1 Newcastle Jets Sydney
19:45 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
Attendance: 4,234
Referee: Tim Danaskos
14 January 2024 27 Brisbane Roar 3–2 Newcastle Jets Sydney
19:45 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 3,948
Referee: Jack Morgan
19 January 2024 13 Sydney FC 4–0 Newcastle Jets Sydney
19:45 AEDT
Report Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 11,160
Referee: Adam Bavcar
23 January 2024 12 Newcastle Jets 3–1 Brisbane Roar Newcastle
17:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 5,245
Referee: Daniel Cook
27 January 2024 14 Newcastle Jets 1–2 Wellington Phoenix Newcastle
18:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 5,437
Referee: Casey Reibelt
3 February 2024 15 Newcastle Jets 1–1 Melbourne Victory Newcastle
18:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 5,930
Referee: Jonathon Barreiro
11 February 2024 16 Western Sydney Wanderers 3–3 Newcastle Jets Sydney
17:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 9,967
Referee: Shaun Evans
16 February 2024 17 Western United 2–0 Newcastle Jets Melbourne
17:30 AEDT
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 2,947
Referee: Jack Morgan
25 February 2024 18 Newcastle Jets 2–2 Macarthur FC Newcastle
18:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 4,789
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
2 March 2024 19 Newcastle Jets 0–1 Central Coast Mariners Newcastle
18:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 7,117
Referee: Adam Kersey
Note: Match originally set to be played away at Industree Group Stadium, but changed to home at McDonald Jones Stadium, due to last match against Central Coast Mariners resulting in a venue swap.[28]
9 March 2024 20 Perth Glory 2–2 Newcastle Jets Perth
18:45 AWST
Report
Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 6,190
Referee: Lachlan Keevers
15 March 2024 21 Newcastle Jets 0–1 Adelaide United Newcastle
19:45 AEDT Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 4,103
Referee: Daniel Elder
30 March 2024 22 Melbourne City 0–0 Newcastle Jets Melbourne
17:30 Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 5,534
Referee: Daniel Cook
7 April 2024 23 Newcastle Jets 3–1 Sydney FC Newcastle
15:00
Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 5,765
Referee: Jack Morgan
13 April 2024 24 Brisbane Roar 0–2 Newcastle Jets Brisbane
17:30 Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 7,486
Referee: Adam Kersey
19 April 2024 25 Newcastle Jets 1–1 Wellington Phoenix Newcastle
19:45 AEDT
Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 4,376
Referee: Alireza Faghani
27 April 2024 26 Newcastle Jets 1–3 Central Coast Mariners Newcastle
17:15 AEDT Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 9,416
Referee: Daniel Elder

Australia Cup

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  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
Stadium: Larrakia Park
Attendance: 2,105
Referee: Jack Morgan
Penalties
14 August 2023 Round of 32 Newcastle Jets 2–3 (a.e.t.) Brisbane Roar Maitland
19:30 AEST
Report
Stadium: Maitland Sportsground
Attendance: 2,763
Referee: Ben Abraham

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.

As of 27 April 2024
No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League Men Australia Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   Ryan Scott 27 0 2 0 29 0
3 DF   Jason Hoffman 2+7 0 0+1 0 10 0
5 DF   Lucas Mauragis 21+1 2 2 0 24 2
6 MF   Brandon O'Neill 18+5 0 2 0 25 0
7 FW   Trent Buhagiar 13+10 5 2 2 25 7
8 FW   Apostolos Stamatelopoulos 25 17 0+1 0 26 17
10 MF   Reno Piscopo 11+4 1 1 0 16 1
11 MF   Jacob Dowse 0 0 0+1 0 1 0
13 FW   Clayton Taylor 21+4 7 2 1 27 8
14 DF   Dane Ingham 26+1 0 2 0 29 0
15 MF   Jason Berthomier 2+5 0 0 0 7 0
17 MF   Kosta Grozos 25+2 1 1+1 0 29 1
18 MF   Daniel Stynes 7+7 0 0+2 0 16 0
19 MF   Callum Timmins 14+10 0 1+1 0 26 0
22 DF   Phillip Cancar 20+2 1 2 0 24 1
23 DF   Daniel Wilmering 10+12 0 0+2 0 24 0
25 DF   Carl Jenkinson 6+3 0 1+1 0 11 0
26 FW   Archie Goodwin 1+19 2 0+1 1 21 3
27 DF   Nathan Grimaldi 5+2 0 0 0 7 0
29 FW   Justin Vidic 1+4 1 0 0 5 1
33 DF   Mark Natta 24 1 2 0 26 1
37 MF   Lachlan Bayliss 6+5 0 1+1 0 13 0
39 DF   Thomas Aquilina 12+4 0 1 0 17 0

Disciplinary record

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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 27 April 2024
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League Men Australia Cup Total
                       
1 8 FW   Apostolos Stamatelopoulos 4 1 0 1 0 0 5 1 0
2 6 MF   Brandon O'Neill 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0
3 22 DF   Phillip Cancar 5 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0
4 14 DF   Dane Ingham 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
5 5 DF   Lucas Mauragis 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
17 MF   Kosta Grozos 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
19 MF   Callum Timmins 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0
8 7 FW   Trent Buhagiar 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
18 MF   Daniel Stynes 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
25 DF   Carl Jenkinson 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
27 DF   Nathan Grimaldi 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
39 DF   Thomas Aquilina 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
13 10 MF   Reno Piscopo 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
23 DF   Daniel Wilmering 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
33 DF   Mark Natta 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 40 1 0 3 1 0 43 2 0

Clean sheets

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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 27 April 2024
Rank No. Nat. Goalkeeper A-League Men Australia Cup Total
1 1   Ryan Scott 5 0 5
Total 5 0 5

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Men farewell departing players". Wellington Phoenix. 10 May 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Newcastle Jets confirm player movement update". Newcastle Jets. 16 May 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Newcastle Jets sign goalkeeper Ryan Scott". Newcastle Jets. 8 June 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  4. ^ Gardiner, James (3 May 2024). "All aboard: Departures leave Jets in need of quality". Newcastle Herald. Scott, who has another year to run on his contract...
  5. ^ a b "Newcastle Jets sign Clayton Taylor and Daniel Wilmering". Newcastle Jets. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Newcastle Jets sign Lachlan Bayliss and Daniel Stynes". Newcastle Jets. 27 June 2023.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ a b c "Newcastle Jets sign Bowling, Grimaldi and Vidic to scholarship deals". Newcastle Jets. 12 September 2023.
  9. ^ a b Gardiner, James (17 June 2024). "All quiet on overseas front for Stamatelopoulos as Jets sign home-grown teen". The Newcastle Herald. Striker Justin Vidic and goalkeeper Zac Bowling will start the second year of their scholarship deals when the Jets assemble for preseason training on Monday.
  10. ^ "Newcastle Jets sign Apostolos Stamatelopoulos". Newcastle Jets. 7 July 2023.
  11. ^ "Newcastle Jets sign French midfielder Jason Berthomier". Newcastle Jets. 29 August 2023.
  12. ^ a b c d "Newcastle Jets confirm A-League Men departures". Newcastle Jets. 6 May 2023.
  13. ^ "Kerala Blasters complete the transfer of Australian attacker Jaushua Sotirio on a multi-year deal". Kerala Blasters. 16 May 2023.
  14. ^ "Newcastle Jets confirm Jack Duncan departure". Newcastle Jets. 8 June 2023.
  15. ^ "Experienced 'keeper joins the Nix". Wellington Phoenix. 9 June 2023.
  16. ^ "Newcastle Jets confirm Matthew Jurman departure". Newcastle Jets. 9 June 2023.
  17. ^ Gardiner, James (12 January 2024). "Reno back to spark attack as Jets set to roar". The Newcastle Herald. Meanwhile, third-string keeper Noah James has signed a loan deal with NSW NPL club Sydney Olympic.
  18. ^ "2022/23 A-League Men's Player of the Year Dane Ingham re-signs". Newcastle Jets. 4 May 2023.
  19. ^ "Kosta Grozos re-signs". Newcastle Jets. 21 June 2023.
  20. ^ "Jason Hoffman re-signs". Newcastle Jets. 23 June 2023.
  21. ^ "Jets welcome back Noah James for 23/24 season". Newcastle Jets. 7 September 2023.
  22. ^ "Thomas Aquilina Re-Signs". Newcastle Jets. 7 February 2024.
  23. ^ "Nathan Grimaldi Re-Signs". Newcastle Jets. 20 February 2024.
  24. ^ "Mark Natta Re-Signs". Newcastle Jets. 22 February 2024.
  25. ^ "Clayton Taylor extends". Newcastle Jets. 29 February 2024.
  26. ^ "A-League Competition rules". A-Leagues. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023.
  27. ^ "Explained: Why the A-Leagues ladder sorting rules have changed this season". A-Leagues. 2 January 2024. Archived from the original on 2 January 2024.
  28. ^ a b "F3 Derby Fixture Update". Newcastle Jets. 17 November 2023.
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