The 2008–09 season was the fourth season for the

Newcastle Jets Newcastle United Jets Football Club, commonly known as Newcastle Jets, is an Australian professional soccer club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. It competes in the country's premier competition, the A-League, under licence from The Australia ...

, and the first as defending champions.

Players

First team squad

Transfers

In * Sean Rooney from ''

Sydney FC Sydney Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Sydney, New South Wales. It competes in the country's premier men's competition, A-League Men, under licence from Australian Professional Leagues (APL). The club was fo ...

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Justin Pasfield Justin Pasfield (born 30 May 1985) is an Australian professional goalkeeper who last played for Wollongong Wolves in the National Premier Leagues NSW. He was part of the Joeys squad for the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship in the Netherlands ...

from ''

Wollongong Wolves Wollongong ( ), colloquially referred to as The Gong, is a city located in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. The name is believed to originate from the Dharawal language, meaning either 'five islands/clouds', 'ground near wat ...

'' * Daniel Piorkowski from ''

Walsall FC Walsall Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Walsall, West Midlands, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club's nickname, "The Saddlers", reflect ...

'' *

Jason Naidovski Jason Naidovski (born 19 July 1989) is an Australian footballer. Biography Jason previously played for the Australian Institute of Sport in the Victorian Premier League. He scored a hat-trick against the Fawkner Blues in his final game for the ...

from ''

AIS AIS may refer to: Medicine * Abbreviated Injury Scale, an anatomical-based coding system to classify and describe the severity of injuries * Acute ischemic stroke, the thromboembolic type of stroke * Androgen insensitivity syndrome, an intersex ...

'' * Shaun Ontong from ''

Adelaide United Adelaide United Football Club is a professional Association Football, soccer club based in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. The club participates in the A-League Men under North American professional sports league organization#Systems ar ...

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Kaz Patafta Kaz Phonesak Patafta (born 25 October 1988) is a former Australian professional footballer. Patafta previously played as a midfielder for Benfica, Melbourne Victory, Newcastle Jets and Khon Kaen United F.C. He captained the Australia under-17 ...

from ''

S.L. Benfica Sport Lisboa e Benfica (), commonly known as Benfica, is a professional association football, football club based in Lisbon, Portugal, that competes in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football league system, Portuguese footba ...

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Antun Kovacic Antun Kovacic (born 10 July 1981) is a former Australian footballer. Club career Melbourne Victory recruited Kovacic from Oakleigh Cannons as a short-term replacement for the injured Daniel Piorkowski towards the end of the 06/07 season, feat ...

from ''

Richmond SC Richmond Soccer Club is an Australian soccer club from Richmond, Victoria, an inner eastern suburb of Melbourne, Australia. Richmond compete in the Victorian State League Division 1 South-East competition, the third tier of football in Victor ...

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Jesper Håkansson Jesper Håkansson (born 14 August 1981) is a Danish former professional footballer. He mostly appeared as a midfielder or a forward. Club career Håkansson can play as attacking midfield, winger or striker and has extensive experience having pl ...

from ''

Lyngby BK Lyngby Boldklub () is a Danish professional football club founded in 1921. It is based at Lyngby Stadion in Kongens Lyngby, Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality, a northern suburb of Copenhagen. From 1994 to 2001 the club was known as Lyngby FC. The club ...

'' *

Edmundo Zura Edmundo Salomón Zura de Jesús (born 12 January 1983 in Pimampiro, Imbabura), is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays for El Nacional. Zura is a centre forward who is known for his superb heading, powerful shooting and ruthless fi ...

from '' Imbabura SC (loan)'' Out *

Stephen Laybutt Stephen John Laybutt (3 September 1977 – 13 January 2024) was an Australian professional soccer player who played as a defender (association football), defender. Laybutt came out as gay in 2021. He died by suicide in January 2024. Early l ...

, ''Contract Not Renewed'' * Denni, ''Contract Not Renewed'' *

Andrew Durante Andrew James Durante (born 3 May 1982 in Sydney, New South Wales) is a retired New Zealand international footballer. He is currently the Player Welfare and Development Manager at Western United while also working as a Senior Academy Assistant C ...

, to ''

Wellington Phoenix Wellington Phoenix Football Club is a professional association football club based in Wellington, New Zealand. It competes in the Australian A-League, under licence from Football Federation Australia. Phoenix entered the competition in the ...

'' *

Mark Bridge Mark Robert Bridge (born 7 November 1985) is an Australian professional football (soccer) player who plays as a striker for NPL club Mounties Wanderers. Bridge is the Western Sydney Wanderers' first ever goalscorer, earning himself the nickn ...

, to ''

'' * Paul Kohler, ''Released'' *

Stuart Musialik Stuart Musialik (born 29 March 1985 in Newcastle, Australia) is an Australian professional footballer. Club career Born and raised in Newcastle, he played junior football for Adamstown Rosebuds and was selected to play in representative sides s ...

, to ''

'' *

Troy Hearfield Troy Hearfield (born 31 October 1987 in Tamworth, NSW) is an Australian football (soccer) player who plays for Sawtell FC. Club career Hearfield signed for Newcastle Jets in 2006. On 2 February 2007, Hearfield made his professional debut in a ...

, to ''

'' * Scott Tunbridge, ''Released'' Triallists
The following players trialled with the Jets but were unsuccessful in gaining a contract. * Jarrad Ross *

Mark Byrnes Mark John Byrnes (born 8 February 1982) is an Australian footballer who plays for APIA Leichhardt Tigers in the New South Wales Premier League. Club career After a short stint with SV Salzburg in Austria, he won two NSL championship medals i ...

* Yanni Galanos * Valerio Mastrelli *

Simone Bracalello Simone Bracalello (born October 21, 1985), also known in Italy as Bracca, is an Italian former footballer who played as a forward. Career Italy Born in Genoa, Bracalello was a member of the youth academy at famed Italian club Sampdoria before ...

* Severin Brice Bikoko (could not obtain Visa) * Joe Keenan (signed for Hibernian instead) * Ali Abbas * Ali Khader * Andre Gumprecht (returned to the Mariners)

Matches

2008 Pre Season Cup

Group A

2008–09 Hyundai A-League fixtures

League table

Statistics

Goal scorers

''Last updated 26 January 2009''

Discipline

''Last updated 26 January 2009''

2009 AFC Champions League

:''The

qualified for the

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edition of the

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after defeating

Central Coast Mariners Central Coast Mariners Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Gosford, on the Central Coast of New South Wales. It competes in the A-League Men, under licence from the Australian Professional Leagues (APL). The Ma ...

to be crowned 2007–08 Champions.''

Champions League squad

* *Departed part way through the group stage.

On Loan

Joel Griffiths Joel Griffiths (born 21 August 1979) is an Australian professional football manager who currently serves as the manager of Newcastle Olympic FC for National Premier Leagues Northern NSW and retired professional footballer striker. Biography ...

– ''From

Beijing Guoan Beijing Guoan Football Club () is a professional football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in the Chaoyang District in Beijing and their ho ...

'' until December 2009

Transfers

Group E table

Fixtures

Other squads

Youth squad

Women's squad

References

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