2024–25 Newcastle Jets FC season

Newcastle Jets
2024–25 season
Newcastle Jets playing away to Wellington Phoenix on 28 December 2024.
OwnerMaverick Sports Partners (100%)
ChairmanShane Mattiske
Head CoachRobert Stanton
StadiumMcDonald Jones Stadium
A-League Men11th
Australia CupRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Ben Gibson (4)
All: Thomas Aquilina (5)
Highest home attendance8,548
vs. Sydney FC
(4 January 2025)
A-League Men
Lowest home attendance2,971
vs. Macarthur FC
(25 August 2024)
Australia Cup
Average home league attendance6,960
Biggest win4–0
vs. Perth Glory (A)
(14 December 2024)
A-League Men
Biggest defeat1–4
vs. Western Sydney Wanderers (A)
(8 November 2024)
A-League Men
← 2023–24
2025–26 →

The 2024–25 season is the Newcastle Jets Football Club's 24th season since its establishment in 2000. Newcastle Jets will participate in the A-League Men for the 20th season, and participated in the Australia Cup for the ninth time.

Players

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 Ryan Scott (vice-captain)
4 DF  AUS Phillip Cancar
6 MF  AUS Matthew Scarcella (on loan from Sydney FC)
7 MF  AUS Eli Adams
9 FW  AUS Lachlan Rose
10 FW  BRA Wellissol
11 MF  AUS Jacob Dowse
13 FW  AUS Clayton Taylor
14 DF  NZL Dane Ingham
15 DF  AUS Aleksandar Šušnjar
17 MF  AUS Kosta Grozos (captain)
18 MF  JPN Kota Mizunuma
19 MF  AUS Callum Timmins
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF  TAN Charles M'Mombwa
21 GK  AUS Noah James
22 FW  AUS Ben Gibson
23 DF  AUS Daniel Wilmering
24 MF  AUS Alex Nunes (scholarship)
25 MF  AUS Oscar Fryer
28 MF  AUS Will Dobson (scholarship)
29 FW  AUS Justin Vidic (scholarship)
33 DF  AUS Mark Natta
37 MF  NZL Lachlan Bayliss
39 DF  AUS Thomas Aquilina
44 DF  AUS Ben van Dorssen (scholarship)

Transfers and contracts

Transfers in

No. Position Name From Type/fee Contract length Date Ref.
15 DF Aleksandar Šušnjar Perth Glory Free transfer 2 years 21 May 2024
7 MF Eli Adams Melbourne Victory Free transfer 3 years 2 June 2024
21 GK Noah James Sydney Olympic End of loan (2 years) 18 June 2024
25 MF Oscar Fryer Sydney FC NPL Free transfer 2 years 23 June 2024
6 MF Matthew Scarcella Sydney FC Loan 1 year 2 July 2024
9 FW Lachlan Rose Macarthur FC Free transfer 2 years 21 July 2024
22 FW Ben Gibson APIA Leichhardt Free transfer 2 years 9 September 2024
10 FW Wellissol Unattached Free transfer 1 year 16 September 2024
18 FW Kota Mizunuma Yokohama F. Marinos Free transfer 6 months 21 January 2025
20 MF Charles M'Mombwa Unattached Free transfer 6 months 23 January 2025

From youth squad

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Notes
44 DF Ben van Dorssen 19 2-year scholarship
24 MF Alex Nunes 17 2-year scholarship
28 MF Will Dobson 16 2-year scholarship

Transfers out

No. Position Name To Type/fee Date Ref.
3 DF Jason Hoffman Retired 25 April 2024
25 DF Carl Jenkinson Unattached End of contract 3 May 2024
20 GK Michael Weier Hume City End of contract 25 May 2024
5 DF Lucas Mauragis Unattached End of contract 29 May 2024
6 MF Brandon O'Neill Perth Glory End of contract
7 FW Trent Buhagiar Unattached End of contract
10 MF Reno Piscopo Unattached End of contract
15 MF Jason Berthomier Unattached End of contract
18 MF Daniel Stynes Unattached End of contract
26 FW Archie Goodwin Adelaide United Mutual contract termination
8 FW Apostolos Stamatelopoulos Motherwell $501,000 21 July 2024
27 DF Nathan Grimaldi St George City Mutual contract termination 31 January 2025
66 GK Zac Bowling Blacktown City Loan

Contract extensions

No. Name Position Duration Date Notes
21 Noah James Goalkeeper 2 years 18 June 2024
19 Callum Timmins Central midfielder 1 year 19 June 2024
22 Phillip Cancar Centre-back 2 years 20 June 2024
66 Zac Bowling Goalkeeper 1 year 21 June 2024 Scholarship contract
37 Lachlan Bayliss Midfielder 2 years 24 June 2024
17 Kosta Grozos Central midfielder 2 years 25 June 2024

Pre-season and friendlies

18 July 2024 Newcastle Jets 0–4 Sydney FC Maitland
Report
Stadium: Maitland Sports Ground
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
13 August 2024 Newcastle Jets 2–2 Auckland FC Sydney
 Report (Auckland FC)
Report (Newcastle Herald)
Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
11 September 2024 Sydney FC 3–2 Newcastle Jets Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Jubilee Oval
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
17 September 2024 Newcastle Jets 1–0 Wellington Phoenix Sydney
 Report Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
29 September 2024 Perth Glory 2–3 Newcastle Jets Bunbury
15:00 AWST
Report
Stadium: Hay Park
Attendance: 2,043
Referee: Shane Skinner
2 October 2024 Perth Glory 2–0 Newcastle Jets Albany
16:00 AWST
Report Stadium: Retravision Stadium
Attendance: 2,022
Referee: Shane Skinner
12 October 2024 Sydney FC 3–2 Newcastle Jets Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Sky Park
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
A-League Men 19 October 2024 4 May 2025 Matchday 1 14 3 3 8 18 25 −7 021.43
Australia Cup 24 July 2024 25 August 2024 Play-offs Round of 16 3 2 0 1 9 6 +3 066.67
Total 17 5 3 9 27 31 −4 029.41

Last updated: 1 February 2025
Source: Competitions

A-League Men

Main article: 2024–25 A-League Men

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Central Coast Mariners 16 4 8 4 19 26 −7 20
10 Wellington Phoenix 14 5 3 6 15 17 −2 18
11 Newcastle Jets 14 3 3 8 18 25 −7 12
12 Perth Glory 16 2 3 11 11 39 −28 9
13 Brisbane Roar 14 1 2 11 16 31 −15 5
Updated to match(es) played on 1 February 2025. Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) wins; 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.
Notes:
  1. ^ Auckland FC and Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are based in New Zealand, which is part of the Oceania Football Confederation.

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
14 3 3 8 18 25  −7 12 0 2 4 6 11  −5 3 1 4 12 14  −2

Last updated: 1 February 2025.
Source: Ultimate A-League
Home figures include Newcastle Jets' 1–2 loss on neutral ground in Unite Round against Central Coast Mariners on 22 November 2024.

Results by round

Round1234567891012111315161718192021221423242526272829
GroundHABANAHABAHAHAHAHAHBHAHAHHAHA
ResultLWXLLLLWXLDWLLDD
Position11589111111111111111111111111
Points033333366671010101112
Updated to match(es) played on 1 February 2025. Source: Ultimate A-League
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; X = Bye

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

19 October 2024 1 Newcastle Jets 0–1 Melbourne City Newcastle
17:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 8,032
Referee: Shaun Evans
25 October 2024 2 Macarthur FC 1–2 Newcastle Jets Sydney
19:35 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium
Attendance: 3,809
Referee: Tim Danaskos
8 November 2024 4 Western Sydney Wanderers 4–1 Newcastle Jets Sydney
19:35 AEDT
Report Grozos 67' (pen.) Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 6,220
Referee: Jack Morgan
22 November 2024 5 Newcastle Jets 1–2 Central Coast Mariners Sydney
20:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 5,156
Referee: Shaun Evans
30 November 2024 6 Auckland FC 2–0 Newcastle Jets Auckland
17:00 NZDT
Report Stadium: Go Media Stadium
Attendance: 13,138
Referee: Tim Danaskos
7 December 2024 7 Newcastle Jets 0–1 Adelaide United Newcastle
17:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 5,713
Referee: Ben Abraham
14 December 2024 8 Perth Glory 0–4 Newcastle Jets Perth
18:45 AWST Report
Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 5,459
Referee: Lachlan Keevers
28 December 2024 10 Wellington Phoenix 2–1 Newcastle Jets Wellington
17:00 NZDT
Report
Stadium: Sky Stadium
Attendance: 5,460
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
4 January 2025 12 Newcastle Jets 2–2 Sydney FC Newcastle
17:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 8,548
Referee: Alex King
7 January 2025 11 Brisbane Roar 0–1 Newcastle Jets Brisbane
19:00 AEST Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 4,821
Referee: Alireza Faghani
12 January 2025 13 Newcastle Jets 1–3 Macarthur FC Newcastle
17:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 6,152
Referee: Shaun Evans
17 January 2025 15 Western United 3–1 Newcastle Jets Melbourne
18:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Ironbark Fields
Attendance: 3,430
Referee: Adam Bavcar
25 January 2025 16 Newcastle Jets 2–2 Perth Glory Newcastle
18:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 6,354
Referee: Ben Abraham
1 February 2025 17 Central Coast Mariners 2–2 Newcastle Jets Gosford
19:35 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Industree Group Stadium
Attendance: Jonathan Barreiro
Referee: 9,145
8 February 2025 18 Newcastle Jets v Melbourne Victory Newcastle
17:00 AEDT Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
15 February 2025 19 Adelaide United v Newcastle Jets Adelaide
19:05 ACDT Stadium: Coopers Stadium
21 February 2025 20 Newcastle Jets v Brisbane Roar Newcastle
19:35 AEDT Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
9 March 2025 22 Newcastle Jets v Auckland FC Newcastle
17:00 AEDT Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
12 March 2025 14 Melbourne City v Newcastle Jets Melbourne
19:00 AEDT Stadium: AAMI Park
16 March 2025 23 Newcastle Jets v Western United Newcastle
17:00 AEDT Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
28 March 2025 24 Macarthur FC v Newcastle Jets Sydney
19:35 AEDT Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium
6 April 2025 25 Newcastle Jets v Wellington Phoenix Newcastle
17:00 AEDT Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
12 April 2025 26 Newcastle Jets v Central Coast Mariners Newcastle
19:35 AEDT Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
20 April 2025 27 Sydney FC v Newcastle Jets Sydney
15:00 AEDT Stadium: Allianz Stadium
26 April 2025 28 Newcastle Jets v Western Sydney Wanderers Newcastle
17:00 AEDT Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
4 May 2025 29 Melbourne Victory v Newcastle Jets Melbourne
17:00 AEDT Stadium: AAMI Park

Australia Cup

Main article: 2024 Australia Cup
24 July 2024 Play-offs Newcastle Jets 4–1 Western United Darwin
17:25 ACST
Report
Stadium: Larrakia Park
Attendance: 1,238
Referee: Tim Danaskos
31 July 2024 Round of 32 Rockdale Ilinden 1–2 Newcastle Jets Sydney
19:30 AEST
Report
Stadium: Rockdale Ilinden Sports Centre
Referee: Ben Abraham
25 August 2024 Round of 16 Newcastle Jets 3–4 Macarthur FC Maitland
15:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Maitland Sportsground
Attendance: 2,971
Referee: Ben Abraham

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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

As of match played 1 February 2025
No. Pos Nat Player Total A-League Men Australia Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK  AUS Ryan Scott 17 0 14 0 3 0
Defenders
4 DF  AUS Phillip Cancar 13 0 9+2 0 1+1 0
14 DF  NZL Dane Ingham 9 0 6 0 3 0
15 DF  AUS Aleksandar Šušnjar 11 0 8 0 1+2 0
23 DF  AUS Daniel Wilmering 17 0 11+3 0 3 0
33 DF  AUS Mark Natta 17 2 14 1 3 1
39 DF  AUS Thomas Aquilina 17 5 14 2 3 3
Midfielders
6 MF  AUS Matthew Scarcella 12 0 2+7 0 2+1 0
17 MF  AUS Kosta Grozos 16 2 13 1 3 1
19 MF  AUS Callum Timmins 16 0 11+2 0 3 0
20 MF  TAN Charles M'Mombwa 2 0 0+2 0 0 0
24 MF  AUS Alex Nunes 1 0 0 0 0+1 0
28 MF  AUS Will Dobson 8 0 1+7 0 0 0
37 MF  NZL Lachlan Bayliss 15 1 12+2 1 0+1 0
45 MF  AUS Christian Bracco 4 0 0+2 0 0+2 0
Forwards
7 FW  AUS Eli Adams 15 3 12 3 0+3 0
9 FW  AUS Lachlan Rose 6 3 1+5 3 0 0
10 FW  BRA Wellissol 12 0 3+9 0 0 0
13 FW  AUS Clayton Taylor 17 2 10+4 2 3 0
18 MF  JPN Kota Mizunuma 2 0 0+2 0 0 0
22 FW  AUS Ben Gibson 14 4 11+3 4 0 0
29 FW  AUS Justin Vidic 8 2 1+5 0 1+1 2
Player(s) transferred out but featured this season
27 DF  AUS Nathan Grimaldi 4 1 1 0 2+1 1

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 match played 1 February 2025
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League Men Australia Cup Total
     
1 19 MF Callum Timmins 3 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 0
2 17 MF Kosta Grozos 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
39 DF Thomas Aquilina 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
4 4 DF Phillip Cancar 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
14 DF Dane Ingham 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
15 DF Aleksandar Šušnjar 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
23 DF Daniel Wilmering 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
8 7 FW Eli Adams 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
10 FW Wellissol 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
33 DF Mark Natta 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
37 MF Lachlan Bayliss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 18 0 0 5 0 0 23 0 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 match played 1 February 2025
Rank No. Nat. Goalkeeper A-League Men Australia Cup Total
1 1 Ryan Scott 2 0 2
Total 2 0 2

Notes

  1. ^ a b Option for an additional year.

References

  1. ^ Gardiner, James (21 May 2024). "Lets get cracking: Jets coach to discuss plans with new owners". Newcastle Herald. The Jets have 10 players contracted for next season, including recruit Aleks Susnjar
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  3. ^ Gardiner, James (2 June 2024). "Newcastle Jets add promising Melbourne Victory attacker to arsenal". Newcastle Herald.
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  13. ^ "Newcastle Jets sign Kota Mizunuma". Newcastle Jets. 21 January 2025.
  14. ^ "Newcastle Jets sign Tanzania International Charles M'Mombwa". Newcastle Jets. 23 January 2025.
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  16. ^ "Alex Nunes signs scholarship deal". Newcastle Jets. 17 June 2024.
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  18. ^ "Hoffman to farewell fans at the F3 Derby on Saturday". Newcastle Jets. 25 April 2024.
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  29. ^ "Phillip Cancar Re-Signs". Newcastle Jets. 20 June 2024.
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  32. ^ "Kosta Grozos Re-Signs". Newcastle Jets. 25 June 2024.
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