2011–12 Newcastle Jets FC season

Newcastle Jets FC
2011–2012 season
ChairmanRay Baartz
ManagerGary van Egmond
A-League7th
AFC Champions LeagueDNQ
Top goalscorerJeremy Brockie and Ryan Griffiths (9 goals)
Highest home attendance17,245
Lowest home attendance9,311

The Newcastle Jets 2011-12 season was the Newcastle Jets' seventh season since the inception of the Australian A-League and the eleventh since the club's founding, in 2000.

2011-12 squad

Senior squad

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 Australia AUS Ben Kennedy
2 DF Australia AUS Taylor Regan
3 DF Australia AUS Mario Šimić
4 DF Australia AUS Nikolai Topor-Stanley
5 DF Brazil BRA Tiago
6 MF Australia AUS Ben Kantarovski
7 MF Australia AUS Kasey Wehrman (Vice-Captain)
8 FW New Zealand NZL Jeremy Brockie
9 MF England ENG Michael Bridges
10 MF Australia AUS Ruben Zadkovich
11 DF Australia AUS Tarek Elrich
12 MF Australia AUS Jobe Wheelhouse (Captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 DF South Korea KOR Byun Sung-Hwan
14 FW Australia AUS Labinot Haliti
15 FW Australia AUS Chris Payne
16 DF Australia AUS Sam Gallaway
17 MF Australia AUS James Virgili
18 FW Australia AUS Marko Jesic
19 GK Australia AUS Matthew Nash
20 MF Australia AUS Jason Čulina
22 MF Iraq IRQ Ali Abbas Al-Hilfi
23 FW Australia AUS Ryan Griffiths
24 FW England ENG Francis Jeffers

Transfers

In

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
3 DF Australia AUS Mario Šimić (promoted from Youth Team)
5 DF Brazil BRA Tiago (from Germany Fortuna Düsseldorf)
13 DF South Korea KOR Byun Sung-Hwan (from Sydney FC)
15 FW Australia AUS Chris Payne (from North Queensland Fury)
16 DF Australia AUS Sam Gallaway (promoted from Youth Team)
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Australia AUS James Virgili (promoted from Youth Team)
20 MF Australia AUS Jason Culina (from Gold Coast United)
24 FW England ENG Francis Jeffers (Scotland Motherwell)
25 MF England ENG Michael Bridges (from Retired)

Out

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
3 MF Australia AUS Adam D'Apuzzo (to Marconi Stallions FC)
8 MF England ENG Michael Bridges (to Retired)
9 FW China CHN Zhang Shuo (to China Shenzhen Phoenix)
13 FW Australia AUS Sasho Petrovski (to South Coast Wolves)
15 FW Australia AUS Sean Rooney (to Free Agent)
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Italy ITA Marcello Fiorentini (to Free Agent)
20 GK Australia AUS Neil Young (to Perth Glory)
21 MF Australia AUS Brodie Mooy (to Parramatta Eagles)
22 MF Australia AUS Kaz Patafta (to Free Agent)

Youth squad

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
— GK Australia AUS Jack Duncan
— DF Australia AUS Jacob Pepper (Captain)
— DF Australia AUS Daniel Laiman
— MF Australia AUS Luke Remington
— MF Australia AUS David Talevski
— MF Australia AUS Kyle Ewart
— MF Australia AUS Abe Wheelhouse
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Australia AUS Louis Bozanic
— MF Australia AUS Laaris Jagessar-Barnett
— MF Australia AUS Scott Pettit
— MF Australia AUS Andrew Hoole
— FW Australia AUS Blake Green
— FW Australia AUS Alex Read
— FW Australia AUS Kale Bradbery
—   + up to four senior squad players

References