2006–07 Newcastle Jets FC season

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.

Newcastle United Jets FC
2006-07 season
OwnerCon Constantine
ManagerGary van Egmond
Top goalscorerMark Bridge - 8
Highest home attendance24,338 v Sydney FC
2 February 2007
Lowest home attendance4,635 v Melbourne Victory
8 October 2006

Players

First team squad

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 Ivan Necevski
2 DF  AUS Steve Eagleton
3 DF  AUS Jade North
4 DF  AUS Craig Deans
5 FW  COL Milton Rodriguez
6 DF  AUS Andrew Durante
7 MF  AUS Tony Faria
8 MF  AUS Matt Thompson
9 FW  NZL Vaughan Coveny
10 MF  AUS Nick Carle
11 MF  AUS Tarek Elrich
12 MF  AUS Paul Okon (captain)
13 MF  AUS Adam D'Apuzzo
14 MF  AUS Jobe Wheelhouse
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF  AUS Stuart Musialik
16 FW  ALB Labinot Haliti
17 FW  AUS Tolgay Özbey
18 FW  AUS Joel Griffiths
19 FW  AUS Mark Bridge
20 GK  AUS Ben Kennedy
21 MF  AUS Troy Hearfield
22 DF  NZL Steven Old
23 DF  AUS Shane Webb
24 MF  AUS Paul Kohler
25 MF  NZL Tim Brown
30 GK  AUS Tando Velaphi
40 GK  AUS Ante Covic

In
Name Position From Fee (A$)
Adam D'ApuzzoMidfield Marconi StallionsFree
Tony FariaMidfield Marconi StallionsFree
Ben KennedyGoalkeeper Broadmeadow Magic FCFree
Milton RodriguezForward Jeonbuk Hyundai MotorsFree
Paul OkonDefender APOEL FCFree
Steven OldMidfield YoungHeart ManawatuFree
Tolgay ÖzbeyForward Blacktown CityFree
Joel GriffithsForward Leeds UnitedFree
Ivan NecevskiGoalkeeper Blacktown CityFree
Troy HearfieldForwardUnsignedN/A
Tim BrownMidfield Richmond KickersFree
Shane WebbDefenderUnknownN/A
Tando VelaphiGoalkeeper Perth SCLoan
Ante ČovićGoalkeeper HammarbyFree

Out
Name Position To Fee (A$)
Mateo CorboDefenderReleasedN/A
Richard JohnsonMidfield New Zealand KnightsFree
Franco ParisiForward New Zealand KnightsFree
Brett StudmanDefenderReleasedN/A
Ante MilicicForward Queensland RoarFree
Andy PettersonGoalkeeper ECU JoondalupFree
Liam ReddyGoalkeeper Queensland RoarFree
Ned ZelicDefender Helmond SportFree
Allan PickenDefender Walsall$50,000
Guy BatesForward DarlingtonFree
James MonieMidfield Sydney OlympicFree
Peter McPhersonMidfieldUnknownN/A

Matches

2006-07 Pre-Season Cup
Main article: 2006 A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup

2006> A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup
CountryAustralia
New Zealand
Dates15 July – 19 August 2006
Teams8
Defending championsCentral Coast Mariners
ChampionsAdelaide United (1st title)
Runners-upCentral Coast Mariners
Third placeSydney FC
Fourth placeNewcastle Jets
Matches played24
Goals scored44 (1.83 per match)
Attendance112,254 (4,677 per match)
← 2005
2007 →

The 2006 A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup was a series in the Australian A-League football competition held in July and August in the lead up to the start of the main season. The opening round was 15 July 2006. The competition featured a group stage, with three regular rounds and a bonus round, followed by a two-week finals playoff. The bonus group round matched up teams against opponents from the other group, and also offered the incentive of "bonus points" based on goals scored (1 point for 2 goals, 2 points for 3 goals, 3 points for 4 or more goals).

The Pre-Season Cup was used to enhance the A-League's profiles by playing pre-season games in regional centres including the Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Toowoomba, Launceston, Canberra, Wollongong, Port Macquarie, Orange and Tamworth.[1]

Group stage

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA BP Pts Qualification
1 Central Coast Mariners 42205208Advance to semifinals
2 Adelaide United 42202008
3 Melbourne Victory 41125726
4 Perth Glory 40312303
Central Coast Mariners2–1Perth Glory
Petrie  7'
Kwasnik  8'		 Bertos  62'
Attendance: 5,860
Referee: James Lewis
Melbourne Victory0–1Adelaide United
Veart  65'
Attendance: 6,834
Central Coast Mariners0–0Adelaide United
Attendance: 4,344
Referee: Simon Przydacz
Perth Glory1–1Melbourne Victory
Young  59' Allsopp  51'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Angelo Nardi
Melbourne Victory1–3Central Coast Mariners
Thompson  4' Kwasnik  35'
O'Grady  63'
Spencer  77'
Attendance: 6,593
Referee: Craig Zetter
Perth Glory0–0Adelaide United
Attendance: 3,038
Referee: Angelo Nardi

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA BP Pts Qualification
1 Sydney FC 431072212Advance to semifinals
2 Newcastle Jets 40224613
3 New Zealand Knights 40312303[A]
4 Queensland Roar 40312303[A]
  • ^
    Head-to-head results: Queensland Roar 1–1 New Zealand Knights (tied on head-to-head results, ranked on disciplinary record).
    • Queensland Roar1–2Sydney FC
    Smits  31'
    Attendance: 7,132
    Referee: Peter Green
    New Zealand Knights1–1Newcastle Jets
    Richter  39' Bridge  57'
    Attendance: 804
    Referee: Neil Fox
    Sydney FC2–1Newcastle Jets
    Topor-Stanley  2'
    Middleby  25'    		 McFlynn  68' (o.g.)
    Attendance: 7,226
    Referee: Ben Williams
    Queensland Roar1–1New Zealand Knights
    Dilevski  8' Rodrigues  24'
    Maroochydore Soccer Club, Maroochydore
    Attendance: 3,347
    New Zealand Knights0–0Sydney FC
    Attendance: 3,121
    Referee: Peter O'Leary
    Newcastle Jets0–0Queensland Roar
    Attendance: 2,822
    Referee: James Lewis

    Bonus round
    Adelaide United1–0New Zealand Knights
    Veart  19' (pen.) Report
    Attendance: 12,006
    Referee: Craig Zetter
    Newcastle Jets2–3Melbourne Victory
    North  17'
    Carle  65' (pen.)    		 Report Thompson  4'
    Muscat  62' (pen.)
    Allsopp  84'
    Scully Park, Tamworth
    Attendance: 3,126
    Queensland Roar0–0Central Coast Mariners
    Report
    Attendance: 4,571
    Referee: Peter Green
    Sydney FC3–0Perth Glory
    Brosque  26', 27'
    Petrovski  57'    		 Report
    Attendance: 6,634

    Knockout stage

    Bracket
      Playoffs Finals
                     
                  Grand final  
      A1 Central Coast Mariners 2     Central Coast Mariners 1 (4)
      B2 Newcastle Jets 1     Adelaide United (pen.) 1 (5)
                     
                  Third place playoff  
      A2 Adelaide United 2     Sydney FC 2
      B1 Sydney FC 1     Newcastle Jets 0
                     
                  Fifth place playoff  
      A3 Melbourne Victory (pen.) 0 (4)     Melbourne Victory 1
      B4 Queensland Roar 0 (2)     Perth Glory 0
                     
                  Seventh place playoff  
      A4 New Zealand Knights 0     New Zealand Knights 1
      B3 Perth Glory 1     Queensland Roar 2

    Playoffs
    New Zealand Knights0–1Perth Glory
    Young  87'
    Attendance: 1,104
    Sydney FC1–2Adelaide United
    Carney  43' Dodd  16'
    Rees  90'
    Attendance: 4,210
    Central Coast Mariners2–1 (a.e.t.)Newcastle Jets
    Petrie  52' (pen.)
    O'Grady  96'    		 Coveny  25'
    Attendance: 7,567

    Seventh place play-off

    Fifth place play-off
    Melbourne Victory1–0Perth Glory
    Allsopp  84'
    Attendance: 2,215

    Third place play-off
    Sydney FC2–0Newcastle Jets
    Petrovski  40'
    Rudan  68'
    Attendance: 5,326
    Referee: Strebe Delovski (Australia)

    Final
    Central Coast Mariners1–1 (a.e.t.)Adelaide United
    Gumprecht  77' Veart  7'
    Penalties
    		 4–5
    Attendance: 10,463
    Referee: Simon Przydacz (Australia)

    Attendances
    Round Games Average Highest Lowest Total
    Pre-Season Group Stage 164,95412,00680479,252
    Pre-Season Finals 74,71510,4631,10433,002
    Totals[2] 234,88112,006804112,254

    Top goalscorers

    3 goals:

    2 goals:

    1 goal:

    References
    1. "A-League Pre-Season Schedule Confirmed". 1 June 2006. Archived from the original on 30 August 2006.
    2. "Totals" regarding attendances for Pre-Season Cup, including highest and lowest crowds, are excluding the unknown figure for 7th Place Playoff match.
    16 July 2006 Group Stage 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
    22 July 2006 Group Stage 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
    29 July 2006 Group Stage Newcastle Jets 0 : 0 Queensland Roar Port Macquarie Regional Stadium, Port Macquarie
    18:30 UTC+10 Report Attendance: 2,822
    5 August 2006 Bonus Round 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
    12 August 2006 Playoffs 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
    19 August 2006 Third Place Playoff 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
    27 August 2006 Round 1 New Zealand Knights 0 : 0 Newcastle Jets North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
    17:00 UTC+12 Report
    Summary    		 Attendance: 7,304
    Referee: Simon Przydacz
    1 September 2006 Round 2 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
    8 September 2006 Round 3 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
    17 September 2006 Round 4 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
    23 September 2006 Round 5 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
    29 September 2006 Round 6 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
    8 October 2006 Round 7 Newcastle Jets 0 : 2 Melbourne Victory EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
    20:00 UTC+10 Report
    Summary    		 Allsopp  69',  90' Attendance: 4,635
    Referee: Peter Green
    14 October 2006 Round 8 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
    22 October 2006 Round 9 Queensland Roar 0 : 1 Newcastle Jets Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
    17:00 UTC+10 Report
    Summary    		 Coveny  35' Attendance: 16,061
    Referee: Peter O'Leary
    27 October 2006 Round 10 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
    4 November 2006 Round 11 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
    12 November 2006 Round 12 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
    18 November 2006 Round 13 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
    26 November 2006 Round 14 Melbourne Victory 0 : 1 Newcastle Jets Telstra Dome, Melbourne
    17:00 UTC+11 Report
    Summary    		 Rodriguez  61' Attendance: 27,753
    Referee: Matthew Breeze
    3 December 2006 Round 15 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
    7 December 2006 Round 16 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
    15 December 2006 Round 17 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
    1 January 2007 Round 18 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
    5 January 2007 Round 19 Newcastle Jets 1 : 0 Central Coast Mariners EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
    20:00 UTC+11 Rodriguez  25' Report
    Summary    		 Attendance: 14,828
    Referee: Mark Shield
    14 January 2007 Round 20 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
    19 January 2007 Round 21 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
    26 January 2007 Minor Semi-Final Leg 1 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
    2 February 2007 Minor Semi-Final Leg 2 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
    11 February 2007 Preliminary final Adelaide United 1 : 1 (a.e.t.)
    (4 : 3 p)    		 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
    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
    1 Melbourne Victory (C) 21 14 3 4 41 20 +21 45 Finals Series and 2008 AFC Champions League Group stage
    2 Adelaide United 21 10 3 8 32 27 +5 33
    3 Newcastle Jets 21 8 6 7 32 30 +2 30 Finals Series
    4 Sydney FC 21 8 8 5 29 19 +10 29[lower-alpha 1]
    5 Queensland Roar 21 8 5 8 25 27 −2 29
    6 Central Coast Mariners 21 6 6 9 22 26 −4 24
    7 Perth Glory 21 5 5 11 24 30 −6 20
    8 New Zealand Knights[lower-alpha 2] 21 5 4 12 13 39 −26 19 Disbanded at end of season
    Source: ultimatealeague.com
    Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
    (C) Champion.
    Notes:
    1. Sydney FC were penalised three competition points following round 18 due to salary cap breaches which occurred during the 2005–06 season
    2. New Zealand Knights cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

    Statistics

    Goal scorers
    Name Pre-Season A-League Finals
    Mark Bridge180
    Milton Rodriguez061
    Joel Griffiths061
    Nick Carle140
    Vaughan Coveny132
    Jade North110
    Stuart Musialik010
    Tim Brown010
    Matt Thompson010

    References
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