2020–21 Newcastle Jets FC season

The 2020–21 season will be Newcastle Jets' 20th season since its establishment in 2000. The club will participate in the A-League for the 16th time.

Newcastle Jets
2020–21 season
ChairmanMartin Lee
(to 4 January 2021)
Shane Mattiske
(from 4 January 2021)
ManagerCarl Robinson
(to 15 October 2020)
Craig Deans (interim)
(from 16 October 2020)
StadiumMcDonald Jones Stadium
A-LeagueTBD
FFA CupCancelled

Players

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 Lewis Italiano
2 DF  AUS John Koutroumbis
3 DF  AUS Jason Hoffman
4 DF  AUS Nigel Boogaard (Captain)
5 MF  AUS Ben Kantarovski
6 MF  AUS Steven Ugarkovic
7 MF  IDN Syahrian Abimanyu (on loan from Johor Darul Ta'zim II)
8 MF  KVX Liridon Krasniqi (on loan from Johor Darul Ta'zim II)
9 FW  IRL Roy O'Donovan
11 FW  AUS Ramy Najjarine (on loan from Melbourne City)
13 FW  AUS Maki Petratos
14 MF  IRQ Ali Abbas
15 MF  AUS Tete Yengi (Scholarship)
16 DF  AUS Matthew Millar
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW  AUS Valentino Yuel
18 MF  AUS Jack Armson (Scholarship)
19 FW  AUS Kosta Petratos
21 MF  AUS Luka Prso (on loan from Osijek)
22 DF  AUS Lachlan Jackson
23 GK  AUS Jack Duncan
24 DF  AUS Connor O'Toole
25 MF  AUS Jack Simmons (Scholarship)
27 DF  AUS Lucas Mauragis (Scholarship)
28 FW  AUS Blake Archbold (Scholarship)
32 MF  AUS Angus Thurgate
33 FW  AUS Apostolos Stamatelopoulos
44 DF  AUS Nikolai Topor-Stanley (Vice-captain)

Transfers

Transfers in
No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref
DF James Donachie Melbourne Victory Free transfer 3 years 5 June 2020 [1]
11FW Ramy Najjarine Melbourne City Loan 1 year 8 October 2020 [2]
FW Joe Champness Return from retirement 2 years 30 October 2020 [3]
17FW Valentino Yuel Unattached Free transfer 2 years 14 December 2020 [4]
23GK Jack Duncan Unattached Free transfer 1 year 21 December 2020 [5]
14MF Ali Abbas Unattached Free transfer 1 year 30 December 2020 [6]
18MF Jack Armson Bonnyrigg White Eagles Scholarship 1 year 30 December 2020 [7]
15FW Tete Yengi Adelaide Comets Scholarship 1 year 30 December 2020 [7]
16DF Matthew Millar Shrewsbury Town End of loan (1 year) 15 January 2021 [8][9]
21MF Luka Prso Osijek Loan 6 months 22 January 2021 [10]
33FW Apostolos Stamatelopoulos Unattached Free transfer 6 months 27 January 2021 [11]
7MF Syahrian Abimanyu Johor Darul Ta'zim II Loan 5 months 5 February 2021 [12]
8MF Liridon Krasniqi Johor Darul Ta'zim II Loan 5 months 5 February 2021 [13]

Transfers out
No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref
10MF Dimitri Petratos Al-Wehda End of contract 11 August 2020 [14][15]
9FW Abdiel Arroyo Árabe Unido End of loan 15 August 2020 [16]
DF James Donachie Goa Loan 26 September 2020 [17]
16DF Matthew Millar Shrewsbury Town Loan 3 October 2020 [18][19]
2DF Michael Neill Rockdale City Suns End of contract 20 October 2020 [20]
11FW Nick Fitzgerald Jamshedpur Undisclosed 21 October 2020 [21]
FW Joe Champness Brisbane Roar Loan 30 October 2020 [3]
21FW Bernie Ibini Western Sydney Wanderers Contract buy-out by player 17 December 2020 [22][23]
17MF Joe Ledley Unattached End of contract 26 December 2020 [24]
40GK Noah James Western Sydney Wanderers Loan 30 December 2020 [25]

Contract extensions
No.NamePositionDurationDateRef
21Bernie IbiniWinger1 year18 August 2020[26]
19Kosta PetratosForward2 years24 September 2020[27]
13Maki PetratosMidfielder2 years24 September 2020[27]
4Nigel BoogaardCentre-back1 year18 December 2020[28][29][30]
40Noah JamesGoalkeeper3 years30 December 2020[25]

Technical staff
Position Name
Head coach Craig Deans (interim)
Goalkeeping coach Chris Bowling
Physiotherapist Nathan Renwick

Pre-season and friendlies
13 November 2020 Newcastle Jets 0–2 Central Coast Mariners Australia
Report Stadium: Central Coast Regional Sporting & Recreation Complex
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
21 November 2020 Edgeworth FC 0–5 Newcastle Jets Newcastle, Australia
17:30 AEDT Report
Stadium: Jack McLaughlan Oval
26 November 2020 Newcastle Jets 3–3 Macarthur FC Maitland, Australia
17:15 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Maitland Sportsground
5 December 2020 Newcastle Jets 3–3 Melbourne City Newcastle, Australia
 Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
12 December 2020 Newcastle Jets 1–1 Brisbane Roar Coffs Harbour, Australia
 Report
  • Parsons  16'
 Stadium: C.ex Coffs International Stadium
19 December 2020 Newcastle Jets 3–4 Wellington Phoenix Newcastle, Australia
 Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

Competitions

A-League
Main article: 2020–21 A-League

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Central Coast Mariners 7 5 0 2 12 7 +5 15 Qualification to Finals Series, 2021 FFA Cup round of 32, and 2022 AFC Champions League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
2 Brisbane Roar 5 4 0 1 13 6 +7 12 Qualification to Finals Series and 2021 FFA Cup round of 32[lower-alpha 1]
3 Perth Glory 5 3 0 2 15 12 +3 9
4 Western Sydney Wanderers 6 2 3 1 7 6 +1 9
5 Macarthur FC 6 2 2 2 6 9 −3 8
6 Sydney FC 4 2 1 1 6 4 +2 7
7 Adelaide United 6 2 1 3 8 10 −2 7 Qualification to 2021 FFA Cup round of 32[lower-alpha 2]
8 Newcastle Jets 7 2 1 4 7 9 −2 7
9 Melbourne City 6 2 0 4 6 10 −4 6
10 Western United 5 1 2 2 8 9 −1 5
11 Wellington Phoenix[lower-alpha 3] 4 1 1 2 5 6 −1 4
12 Melbourne Victory 5 1 1 3 5 10 −5 4
Updated to match(es) played on 7 February 2021. Source: A-League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Least red cards; 5) Least yellow cards; 6) Toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.
Notes:
  1. 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.
  2. The top 8 teams qualify for the round of 32, while the bottom four teams participate in a playoff round.[31]
  3. Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
1 0 0 1 0 1  −1 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 1 0 1  −1

Last updated: 31 December 2020.
Source: ultimatealeague.com

Result by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829
GroundAHAHAHHAHAHAAHHAHAAHAHABHBABH
ResultLLLLWD✖✖W✖
Position10101112111212
Updated to match(es) played on 28 January 2021. Source: ultimatealeague.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The 2020–21 A-League fixtures were announced on 24 November 2020.[32]

31 December 2020 1 Central Coast Mariners 1–0 Newcastle Jets Gosford
19:05 AEDT
Report Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 5,273
Referee: Stephen Lucas
8 January 2021 2 Newcastle Jets 1–2 Western Sydney Wanderers Newcastle
19:05 AEDT
Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
17 January 2021 4 Newcastle Jets 1–2 Macarthur FC Newcastle
16:05 AEDT
Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
20 January 2021 7 Newcastle Jets 1–2 Brisbane Roar Newcastle
19:05 AEDT
Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 3,703
TBC 3 Melbourne City Postponed Newcastle Jets Melbourne
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
TBC 5 Western United Postponed Newcastle Jets Geelong
Report Stadium: GMHBA Stadium
TBC 6 Newcastle Jets Postponed Perth Glory Newcastle
Report Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
24 January 2021 27 Wellington Phoenix 1–2 Newcastle Jets Wollongong
18:05 AEDT
Report
Stadium: WIN Stadium
Attendance: 1,742
Referee: Alex King
29 January 2021 23 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–1 Newcastle Jets Sydney
19:05 AEDT Ibini  36' Report O'Donovan  81' (pen.) Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
Attendance: 6,896
7 February 2021 22 Newcastle Jets 1–0 Melbourne City Newcastle
16:05 AEDT Report Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
14 February 2021 16 Brisbane Roar v Newcastle Jets Kippa-Ring
17:10 AEST Report Stadium: Dolphin Stadium
21 February 2021 8 Melbourne Victory v Newcastle Jets Melbourne
16:05 AEDT Report Stadium: AAMI Park
28 February 2021 17 Newcastle Jets v Wellington Phoenix Newcastle
18:10 AEDT Report Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
TBC 9 Newcastle Jets Postponed Central Coast Mariners Newcastle
18:40 AEDT Report Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
TBC 10 Melbourne City Postponed Newcastle Jets Melbourne
18:40 AEDT Report Stadium: AAMI Park
TBC 11 Newcastle Jets Postponed Brisbane Roar Newcastle
19:00 AEDT Report Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
8 March 2021 12 Central Coast Mariners v Newcastle Jets Gosford
19:00 AEDT Report Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
14 March 2021 13 Sydney FC v Newcastle Jets Wollongong
18:40 AEDT Report Stadium: WIN Stadium
21 March 2021 14 Newcastle Jets v Adelaide United Newcastle
18:00 AEDT Report Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
29 March 2021 15 Newcastle Jets v Perth Glory Newcastle
19:00 AEDT Report Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
14 April 2021 18 Adelaide United v Newcastle Jets Adelaide
18:30 ACST Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
18 April 2021 19 Macarthur FC v Newcastle Jets Campbelltown
16:00 AEST Report Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
21 April 2021 20 Newcastle Jets v Melbourne Victory Newcastle
19:00 AEST Report Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
24 April 2021 21 Perth Glory v Newcastle Jets Perth
19:20 AWST Report Stadium: HBF Park
Postponed 25 Newcastle Jets v Western United Newcastle
17:00 AEST Report Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
29 May 2021 29 Newcastle Jets v Sydney FC Newcastle
Report Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Players with no appearances not included in the list.

As of 8 January 2021
No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals
3 DF Jason Hoffman 1010
4 DF Nigel Boogaard 1111
6 MF Steven Ugarkovic 2020
9 FW Roy O'Donovan 2020
11 MF Ramy Najjarine 2020
13 FW Maki Petratos 0(2)00(2)0
14 MF Ali Abbas 0(1)00(1)0
15 FW Tete Yengi 0(2)00(2)0
17 FW Valentino Yuel 2020
19 MF Kosta Petratos 2020
22 DF Lachlan Jackson 1(1)01(1)0
23 GK Jack Duncan 2020
24 DF Connor O'Toole 2020
27 FW Lucas Mauragis 1(1)01(1)0
28 FW Blake Archbold 0(1)00(1)0
32 MF Angus Thurgate 2020
44 DF Nikolai Topor-Stanley 2020

Goalscorers
As of 8 January 2021
Rank No. Pos Nat Name A-League Total
1 4 DF Nigel Boogaard 1 1
Total11

Disciplinary record
As of 8 January 2021
Rank No. Pos Nat Name A-League Total
   
1 9 FW Roy O'Donovan 2 0 0 2 0 0
2 6 MF Steven Ugarkovic 1 0 0 1 0 0
19 MF Kosta Petratos 1 0 0 1 0 0
24 DF Connor O'Toole 1 0 0 1 0 0
27 FW Lucas Mauragis 1 0 0 1 0 0
32 MF Angus Thurgate 1 0 0 1 0 0
Total700700

Clean sheets
As of 8 January 2021
Rank No. Pos Nat Name A-League Total

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