# 2014–15 Newcastle Jets FC season

The 2014–15 Newcastle Jets FC season was the club's 14th season since its establishment in 2000. The club participated in the A-League for the 10th time and the FFA Cup for the first time.

## Players
### Squad information

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 | Jess Vanstrattan |
| 2 | DF | AUS | Scott Neville |
| 3 | DF | AUS | Taylor Regan (captain) |
| 5 | MF | AUS | Ben Kantarovski |
| 7 | MF | SRB | Enver Alivodić |
| 8 | MF | AUS | Zenon Caravella |
| 10 | FW | AUS | Travis Cooper |
| 11 | DF | AUS | Andrew Hoole |
| 12 | DF | AUS | Sam Gallagher |
| 13 | FW | ECU | Edson Montaño (on loan from Barcelona SC) |
| 15 | MF | AUS | Josh Barresi |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | MF | AUS | Jacob Pepper |
| 17 | FW | AUS | James Virgili |
| 18 | DF | AUS | Allan Welsh |
| 19 | MF | AUS | Mitch Cooper |
| 20 | GK | AUS | Ben Kennedy |
| 21 | DF | AUS | Daniel Mullen |
| 22 | DF | KOR | Lee Ki-Je |
| 25 | FW | AUS | Brandon Lundy |
| 30 | GK | AUS | John Solari |
| 31 | MF | AUS | Max Burgess |
Current Trialists
* Allan Welsh – Croydon Kings – signed
* Ryan Ensor – SWQ Thunder
* Brendan Cholakian – Manly United
* Iqi Jawadi – South Melbourne
* Robert Paratore – Leicester City

### From youth squad

| N | Pos. | Name | Age |
| 26 | DF | Nick Cowburn | 29 |
| 27 | FW | Radovan Pavicevic | 29 |
| 28 | FW | Braedyn Crowley | 27 |
| 29 | MF | Michael Kantarovski | 29 |

### Transfers in

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee |
| 6 | DF | Adrian Madaschi | 31 | Jeju United | Transfer | Pre-season | 2015 | Free |
| 13 | MF | Josh Barresi | 19 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Transfer | Pre-season | 2015 | Free |
| 10 | FW | Marcos Flores | 28 | Central Coast Mariners | Transfer | Pre-season | 2015 | Free |
| 22 | MF | Jonny Steele | 28 | New York Red Bulls | Transfer | Pre-season | 2016 | Free |
| 12 | DF | Sam Gallagher | 23 | Hà Nội | Transfer | Pre-season | 2015 | Free |
| 8 | FW | Edson Montaño | 23 | Barcelona SC | Loan | Pre-season | 2015 | Free |
| 7 | FW | Jerónimo Neumann | 28 | Adelaide United | Transfer | Pre-season | 2016 | Free |
| 14 | MF | Billy Celeski | 29 | Liaoning Whowin | Transfer | Pre-season | 2015 | Free |
| 18 | DF | Allan Welsh | 20 | Croydon Kings | Transfer | Pre-season | 2015 | Free |
| 8 | MF | Zenon Caravella | 31 | Far North Queensland | Transfer | Pre-season | 2015 | Free |
| 21 | DF | Daniel Mullen | 25 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Transfer | Mid-season | 2015 | Free |
| 10 | FW | Travis Cooper | 21 | VVV-Venlo | Transfer | Mid-season | 2015 | |
| 22 | DF | Lee Ki-je | 23 | Shimizu S-Pulse | Transfer | Mid-season | 2015 | |
| 1 | GK | Jess Vanstrattan | 32 | Central Coast Mariners Academy | Transfer | Mid-season | 2015 | Free |
| 7 | MF | Enver Alivodić | 30 | Vojvodina | Transfer | Mid-season | 2015 | |
| 31 | MF | Max Burgess | 20 | Sydney FC | Transfer | Mid-season | 2015 | Free |

### Transfers out

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee |
| 22 | FW | Adam Taggart | 21 | Fulham | Transfer | Pre-season | Undisclosed |
| 15 | MF | Joshua Brillante | 21 | Fiorentina | Transfer | Pre-season | Undisclosed |
| 18 | MF | James Brown | 24 | Melbourne City | Transfer | Pre-season | Free |
| 12 | DF | Connor Chapman | 19 | Melbourne City | Transfer | Pre-season | Free |
| 8 | MF | Ruben Zadkovich | 28 | Perth Glory | Transfer | Pre-season | Free |
| 6 | MF | Zenon Caravella | 31 | Far North Queensland | Released | Pre-season | |
| 13 | MF | Joey Gibbs | 22 | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | Released | Pre-season | |
| 14 | DF | Josh Mitchell | 30 | Liaoning Whowin | Released | Pre-season | |
| 24 | MF | Mitchell Oxborrow | 19 | | Released | Pre-season | |
| 11 | DF | Craig Goodwin | 22 | Adelaide United | Transfer | Pre-season | Free |
| 22 | MF | Jonny Steele | 28 | | Released | Mid-season | |
| 21 | DF | Sam Gallaway | 22 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Transfer | Mid-season | Free |
| 10 | MF | Marcos Flores | 29 | Jacksonville Armada | Released | Mid-season | |
| 1 | GK | Mark Birighitti | 23 | Varese | Loan | Mid-season | |
| 4 | DF | Kew Jaliens | 36 | | Released | Mid-season | |
| 6 | DF | Adrian Madaschi | 32 | | Released | Mid-season | |
| 9 | FW | Joel Griffiths | 35 | | Released | Mid-season | |
| 14 | MF | Billy Celeski | 29 | | Released | Mid-season | |
| 23 | DF | David Carney | 31 | | Released | Mid-season | |
| 7 | FW | Jerónimo Neumann | 28 | | Released | Mid-season | |

## Technical staff

| Position | Name |
| Manager | Phil Stubbins |
| Youth Team Manager | James Pascoe |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Jess Vanstrattan |
| Strength & Conditioning Coach | Mark Jones |
| Physiotherapist | Justin Dougherty |

## Statistics
### Squad statistics

| N | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | A-League | A-League | A-League | A-League | A-League | FFA Cup | FFA Cup | FFA Cup | FFA Cup | FFA Cup |
| N | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Apps | Goals | | | | Apps | Goals | | | | Apps | Goals | | | |
| 1 | GK | | Jess Vanstrattan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | | Scott Neville | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | | Taylor Regan | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | | Ben Kantarovski | 19 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | | Enver Alivodić | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | | Zenon Caravella | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | | Travis Cooper | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | DF | | Andrew Hoole | 24 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 19+5 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | | Sam Gallagher | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | | Edson Montaño | 27 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23+4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | | Josh Barresi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | | Jacob Pepper | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16+7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | | James Virgili | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | | Allan Welsh | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11+5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | | Mitch Cooper | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | GK | | Ben Kennedy | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | | Daniel Mullen | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | | Lee Ki-je | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11+1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | | Brandon Lundy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | | Nick Cowburn | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | | Radovan Pavicevic | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1+9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | | Braedyn Crowley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | | Michael Kantarovski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | | John Solari | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | | Max Burgess | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players out on loan: |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | | Mark Birighitti | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players no longer at the club: |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | DF | | Kew Jaliens | 14 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12+1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | | Adrian Madaschi | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | | Jerónimo Neumann | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4+9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | | Joel Griffiths | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12+3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | | Marcos Flores | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4+2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | DF | | Craig Goodwin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | | Billy Celeski | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | | Sam Gallaway | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | | Jonny Steele | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | | David Carney | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* Last updated: 24 April 2015
* Source: au.soccerway.com
* = Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

## Competitions
### Overall

| Competition | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| A-League | — | 10th | 11 October 2014 | 24 April 2015 |
| FFA Cup | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | 5 August 2014 | 5 August 2014 |

### A-League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Melbourne Victory (C) | 27 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 56 | 31 | +25 | 53 | Qualification for 2016 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series |
| 2 | Sydney FC | 27 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 52 | 35 | +17 | 50 | Qualification for 2016 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series |
| 3 | Adelaide United | 27 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 47 | 32 | +15 | 46 | Qualification for 2016 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off and Finals series |
| 4 | Wellington Phoenix | 27 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 45 | 35 | +10 | 46 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 5 | Melbourne City | 27 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 36 | 41 | −5 | 35 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 6 | Brisbane Roar | 27 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 42 | 43 | −1 | 34 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 7 | Perth Glory | 27 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 45 | 35 | +10 | 50 | |
| 8 | Central Coast Mariners | 27 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 50 | −24 | 23 | |
| 9 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 27 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 29 | 44 | −15 | 18 | |
| 10 | Newcastle Jets | 27 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 55 | −32 | 17 | |
* ↑ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.
* ↑ Perth Glory disqualified from the Finals series and given a compulsory 7th-place finish due to salary cap violations.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 24 April 2015. Source: ultimatealeague.com

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| Ground | A | A | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | D | L | L | D | L | D | D | L | L | W | L | L | D | L | L | D | D | D | L | L | W | L | L | W | L | L |
| Position | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 |

#### Matches
### FFA Cup
## Awards

* Newcastle Jets Player of the Year – Andrew Hoole
* Newcastle Jets Youth Player of the Year – Nick Cowburn
* Ray Baartz Medal – Andrew Hoole