2025–26 Newcastle Jets FC season

Newcastle Jets
2025–26 season
OwnerMaverick Sports Partners (100%)
ChairmanMaurice Bisetto
Head CoachMark Milligan
StadiumMcDonald Jones Stadium
A-League Men8th
Australia CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Alexander Badolato
(4 goals)
All: Ben Gibson
(6 goals)
Highest home attendance7,815
vs. Sydney FC
(1 November 2025)
Lowest home attendance3,728
vs. Melbourne City
(6 December 2025)
Average home league attendance5,815
Biggest win5–0
vs. Cooks Hill United (A)
(13 August 2025)
Australia Cup
Biggest defeat1–4
vs. Sydney FC (H)
(1 November 2025)
A-League Men
0–3
vs. Brisbane Roar (A)
(9 November 2025)
A-League Men
All statistics correct as of 14 December 2025.

The 2025–26 season is the Newcastle Jets Football Club's 25th season since its establishment in 2000. Newcastle Jets will participate in the A-League Men for the 21st season, and participated in the Australia Cup for the tenth 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 James Delianov
5 DF  IRL Joe Shaughnessy
7 MF  AUS Eli Adams
8 MF  NZL Lachlan Bayliss
9 FW  AUS Lachlan Rose
11 FW  AUS Ben Gibson
13 FW  AUS Clayton Taylor
14 MF  AUS Max Burgess
15 DF  AUS Aleksandar Šušnjar
17 MF  AUS Kosta Grozos (captain)
18 MF  JPN Kota Mizunuma
19 FW  AUS Alexander Badolato
20 GK  AUS Alex Nassiep (scholarship)
21 GK  AUS Noah James
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 DF  AUS Joel Bertolissio
23 DF  AUS Daniel Wilmering
24 MF  AUS Alex Nunes (scholarship)
25 MF  AUS Oscar Fryer (scholarship)
28 MF  AUS Will Dobson (scholarship)
33 DF  AUS Mark Natta
34 DF  AUS Richard Nkomo (scholarship)
39 DF  AUS Thomas Aquilina
41 MF  MLT Lucas Scicluna (scholarship)
42 DF  AUS Max Cooper (scholarship)
43 FW  AUS Xavier Bertoncello (scholarship)
44 DF  AUS Ben van Dorssen (scholarship)
45 MF  AUS Christian Bracco (scholarship)

Transfers and contracts

Transfers in

No. Position Name From Type/fee Contract length Date Ref.
66 GK Zac Bowling Blacktown City End of loan 30 June 2025 [1]
19 FW Alexander Badolato Western Sydney Wanderers Free transfer 2 years 1 July 2025 [2]
14 MF Max Burgess Sydney FC Free transfer 2 years 1 July 2025 [3]
5 DF Joe Shaughnessy Dundee Free transfer 2 years 9 July 2025 [4]
1 GK James Delianov Adelaide United Free transfer 2 years 16 July 2025 [5]
22 DF Joel Bertolissio APIA Leichhardt Free transfer 1 year 8 August 2025 [6]
34 DF Richard Nkomo Western Sydney Wanderers NPL Free transfer 1 year scholarship 19 September 2025 [7]
20 GK Alex Nassiep Unattached Free transfer 1 year scholarship 29 September 2025 [8]

From youth squad

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Notes
43 FW Xavier Bertoncello 20 1-year scholarship[9]
41 MF Lucas Scicluna 19 1-year scholarship[10]
45 MF Christian Bracco 21 1-year scholarship[11]
42 DF Max Cooper 18 Multi-year scholarship[12]

Transfers out

No. Position Name To Type/fee Date Ref.
14 DF Dane Ingham Sabah End of contract 15 June 2025 [1][13]
1 GK Ryan Scott Preston Lions End of contract 25 June 2025 [1][14]
4 DF Phillip Cancar Western Sydney Wanderers Mutual contract termination 30 June 2025 [15][16]
6 MF Matthew Scarcella Sydney FC End of loan 30 June 2025 [1]
10 FW Wellissol Unattached End of contract 30 June 2025 [1]
11 MF Jacob Dowse Retired End of contract 30 June 2025 [1][17]
19 MF Callum Timmins Perth Glory End of contract 30 June 2025 [1][18]
20 MF Charles M'Mombwa Floriana End of contract 30 June 2025 [1][19]
29 FW Justin Vidic Unattached End of contract 30 June 2025 [1]
66 GK Zac Bowling Unattached End of contract 30 June 2025 [1]

Contract extensions

No. Name Position Duration Date Notes
18 Kota Mizunuma Winger 1 year 12 June 2025 [20]
23 Daniel Wilmering Left-back 2 years 16 June 2025 [21]
28 Will Dobson Midfielder 2 years 6 November 2025 Contract extended from end of 2025–26 to end of 2027–28[22]

Pre-season and friendlies

19 July 2025 St George FC 1–4 Newcastle Jets Sydney, Australia
  • Macarthur 59'
 Report
Stadium: Barton Park
22 July 2025 Edgeworth FC 0–3 Newcastle Jets Newcastle, Australia
19:00 AEST Report
Stadium: Jack McLaughlan Oval
9 August 2025 Newcastle Jets 1–3 Brisbane Roar Lismore, Australia
15:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Oakes Oval
19 August 2025 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–1 Newcastle Jets Sydney, Australia
 Report
  • Fryer
Stadium: Wanderers Football Park
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
11 September 2025 Sydney FC 2–2 Newcastle Jets Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Valentine Sports Park
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
20 September 2025 Northern NSW All-Stars 0–4 Newcastle Jets Newcastle, Australia
17:00 AEST Report
Stadium: Darling Street Oval
23 September 2025 Melbourne City 3–2 Newcastle Jets Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: City Football Academy
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 2025 25 April 2026 Matchday 1 8 3 0 5 14 17 −3 037.50
Australia Cup 30 July 2025 4 October 2025 Round of 32 Winners 5 5 0 0 17 4 +13 100.00
Total 13 8 0 5 31 21 +10 061.54

Last updated: 14 December 2025
Source: Competitions

A-League Men

Main article: 2025–26 A-League Men

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
6 Perth Glory 8 3 1 4 7 11 −4 10 Qualification for Finals series[a]
7 Adelaide United 8 3 0 5 12 11 +1 9
8 Newcastle Jets (X) 8 3 0 5 14 17 −3 9 Qualification for AFC Champions League Two[b]
9 Western Sydney Wanderers 9 2 3 4 6 10 −4 9 Qualification for 2026 Australia Cup play-offs[c]
10 Central Coast Mariners 8 2 2 4 9 12 −3 8
Updated to match(es) played on 19 December 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.
(X) Assured of qualification for AFC Champions League Two but may still qualify for other competitions.
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. ^ Qualified for 2026–27 AFC Champions League Two as the 2025 Australia Cup winners.
  3. ^ The top eight clubs qualify directly to the 2026 Australia Cup.

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
8 3 0 5 14 17  −3 9 1 0 3 7 9  −2 2 0 2 7 8  −1

Last updated: 14 December 2025.
Source: Ultimate A-League

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundAHHAHAHAHHAAAHHAAHAHHAAHAH
ResultLWLLLWLW
Position1059101211118
Points03333669
Updated to match(es) played on 14 December 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 2025 1 Central Coast Mariners 3–2 Newcastle Jets Gosford
15:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: polytec Stadium
Referee: Shaun Evans
24 October 2025 2 Newcastle Jets 5–2 Melbourne Victory Newcastle
19:35 AEDT
Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 6,137
Referee: Adam Kersey
1 November 2025 3 Newcastle Jets 1–4 Sydney FC Newcastle
17:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 7,815
Referee: Shane Skinner
9 November 2025 4 Brisbane Roar 3–0 Newcastle Jets Bokarina
16:00 AEST
Report Stadium: Sunshine Coast Stadium
Attendance: 7,122
Referee: Alireza Faghani
23 November 2025 5 Newcastle Jets 1–2 Perth Glory Newcastle
17:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 5,578
Referee: Nathan Shakespear
30 November 2025 6 Auckland FC 1–2 Newcastle Jets Auckland
15:00 NZDT
Report
Stadium: Go Media Stadium
Attendance: 10,837
Referee: Alireza Faghani
6 December 2025 7 Newcastle Jets 0–1 Melbourne City Newcastle
17:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 3,728
Referee: Tim Danaskos
14 December 2025 8 Wellington Phoenix 1–3 Newcastle Jets Wellington
15:00 NZDT
Report
Stadium: Sky Stadium
Attendance: 3,030
Referee: Alex King
20 December 2025 9 Newcastle Jets v Sydney FC Newcastle
17:00 AEDT Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
1 January 2026 11 Auckland FC v Newcastle Jets Auckland
17:00 NZDT Report Stadium: Go Media Stadium
11 January 2026 12 Melbourne City v Newcastle Jets Melbourne
17:00 AEDT Stadium: AAMI Park
17 January 2026 13 Western Sydney Wanderers v Newcastle Jets Sydney
17:00 AEDT Report Stadium: CommBank Stadium
23 January 2026 14 Newcastle Jets v Wellington Phoenix Newcastle Jets
19:35 AEDT Report Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
8 February 2026 16 Adelaide United v Newcastle Jets Adelaide
16:30 ACDT Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
13 February 2026 18 Perth Glory v Newcastle Jets Perth
18:45 AWT Stadium: HBF Park
7 March 2026 20 Newcastle Jets v Western Sydney Wanderers Newcastle
17:00 AEDT Report Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
15 March 2026 21 Newcastle Jets v Auckland FC TBC
14:00 AEDT Report Stadium: TBC
11 April 2026 24 Newcastle Jets v Adelaide United Newcastle
15:00 AEST Report Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
17 April 2026 25 Melbourne Victory v Newcastle Jets Melbourne
19:35 AEST Stadium: AAMI Park

Australia Cup

Main article: 2025 Australia Cup
30 July 2025 Round of 32 Newcastle Jets 2–1 Adelaide United Maitland
19:30 AEST
Report
Stadium: Maitland Sportsground
Attendance: 2,167
Referee: Joshua Attard
13 August 2025 Round of 16 Cooks Hill United 0–5 Newcastle Jets Newcastle
19:30 AEST Source
Stadium: No.2 Sportsground
Attendance: 4,256
Referee: Matt Staples
24 August 2025 Quarter-final Newcastle Jets 3–0 Macarthur FC Maitland
16:00 AEST
Report Stadium: Maitland Sportsground
Attendance: 2,579
Referee: Tim Danaskos
31 August 2025 Semi-final Avondale FC 2–4 Newcastle Jets Melbourne
15:00 AEST
  • Tevere 32', 57' (pen.)
 Report
Stadium: Avenger Park
Attendance: 2,352
Referee: Lachlan Keevers
4 October 2025 Final Heidelberg United 1–3 (a.e.t.) Newcastle Jets Melbourne
19:40 AEST
Report
Stadium: Lakeside Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Adam Kersey

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.[23]

As of match played 14 December 2025
No. Pos Nat Player Total A-League Men Australia Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK  AUS James Delianov 13 0 8 0 5 0
5 DF  IRL Joe Shaughnessy 5 0 3+2 0 0 0
7 FW  AUS Eli Adams 6 2 0+4 1 0+2 1
8 MF  NZL Lachlan Bayliss 11 0 2+5 0 2+2 0
9 FW  AUS Lachlan Rose 12 3 4+4 3 2+2 0
11 FW  AUS Ben Gibson 12 5 4+4 2 3+1 3
13 FW  AUS Clayton Taylor 5 1 1+4 1 0 0
14 MF  AUS Max Burgess 13 2 8 0 5 2
15 DF  AUS Aleksandar Šušnjar 9 0 5 0 4 0
17 MF  AUS Kosta Grozos 12 0 7 0 3+2 0
18 FW  JPN Kota Mizunuma 6 3 0+1 0 5 3
19 MF  AUS Alexander Badolato 12 5 8 4 4 1
22 DF  AUS Joel Bertolissio 8 0 4+4 0 0 0
23 DF  AUS Daniel Wilmering 13 2 8 0 5 2
24 MF  AUS Alex Nunes 6 1 0+2 0 0+4 1
25 FW  AUS Oscar Fryer 6 2 1+2 1 0+3 1
28 MF  AUS Will Dobson 12 2 7 1 1+4 1
32 DF  AUS Mark Natta 5 0 3 0 2 0
39 DF  AUS Thomas Aquilina 9 0 4+1 0 2+2 0
41 MF  MLT Lucas Scicluna 2 0 0 0 0+2 0
42 DF  AUS Max Cooper 9 0 5 0 4 0
43 FW  AUS Xavier Bertoncello 12 3 6+1 1 5 2
45 MF  AUS Christian Bracco 7 0 0+4 0 2+1 0
Player(s) transferred out but featured this season
44 FW  MLT Ethan Debono 1 0 0 0 0+1 0

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.[23]

As of match played 14 December 2025
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League Men Australia Cup Total
     
1 17 MF Kosta Grozos 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
2 15 DF Aleksandar Šušnjar 1 0 0 4 0 0 5 0 0
3 19 MF Alexander Badolato 2 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0
4 8 MF Lachlan Bayliss 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
5 7 MF Eli Adams 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
11 FW Ben Gibson 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
14 MF Max Burgess 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
39 DF Thomas Aquilina 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
42 DF Max Cooper 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 7 0 0 11 1 0 18 1 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 14 December 2025
Rank No. Nat. Goalkeeper A-League Men Australia Cup Total
1 1 James Delianov 0 2 2
Total 0 2 2

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Newcastle Jets confirm A-League Men's departures". Newcastle Jets. 20 May 2025.
  2. ^ "Newcastle Jets sign Alex Badolato". Newcastle Jets. 27 June 2025.
  3. ^ "Newcastle Jets sign Max Burgess". Newcastle Jets. 30 June 2025.
  4. ^ "Newcastle Jets sign Joe Shaughnessy". Newcastle Jets. 9 July 2025.
  5. ^ "Newcastle Jets sign James Delianov". Newcastle Jets. 16 July 2025.
  6. ^ "Newcastle Jets sign Joel Bertolissio". Newcastle Jets. 8 August 2025.
  7. ^ Wood, Reagan (19 September 2025). "Australian Youth International Joins Jets". Newcastle Jets.
  8. ^ Wood, Reagan (29 September 2025). "Jets Sign Alex Nassiep to Scholarship Deal". Newcastle Jets.
  9. ^ Wood, Reagan (16 September 2025). "Jets Academy player, Xavier Bertoncello, Signs Scholarship Deal". Newcastle Jets.
  10. ^ Wood, Reagan (23 September 2025). "Newcastle Jets Sign Scicluna to Scholarship Deal". Newcastle Jets.
  11. ^ Wood, Reagan (24 September 2025). "Christian Bracco Signs Scholarship Contract". Newcastle Jets.
  12. ^ Wood, Reagan (24 September 2025). "Jets Academy graduate Max Cooper Signs Scholarship Deal". Newcastle Jets.
  13. ^ Sabah [@SabahFCofficial] (15 June 2025). "Welcome to the Land Below the Wind, Dane! Born and raised in Australia 🇦🇺 From Newcastle Jets and representing New Zealand National team. Give it up to our new defender and ready to give his all for Sabah!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  14. ^ "GOALKEEPER SIGNING – RYAN SCOTT JOINS PRESTON". Facebook. 25 June 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  15. ^ "Phil Čančar to depart the Jets". Newcastle Jets. 27 June 2025.
  16. ^ "Cancar returns to the Red & Black". Western Sydney Wanderers. 29 June 2025.
  17. ^ "After a long and very tough 18 months since I last played football, it's come a time where I can say due to a serious knee injury I've had to stop playing football.I will be forever grateful for the chance to live my dream of being a professional footballer. The memories through not only my time as a professional but also growing up playing football will forever be remembered. I can gladly say I've made lifelong friendships through football and at the end of the day that is what I will always cherish and be thankful for. Thank you to everyone close to me that has supported me through my whole football journey from a young age to now, especially through this last 18 months. Although it can be a cruel game at times, football will forever have a special place in my heart". Jacob Dowse. 20 May 2025 – via Instagram.
  18. ^ Morgan, Gareth (28 May 2025). "Midfielder Timmins returns for second spell with hometown club". Perth Glory.
  19. ^ Camilleri, Valhmor (23 June 2025). "Floriana sign Tanzania international midfielder". Times of Malta.
  20. ^ Logan, Tom (12 June 2025). "Kota Mizunuma Re-Signs". Newcastle Jets.
  21. ^ Logan, Tom (16 June 2025). "Daniel Wilmering Re-Signs". Newcastle Jets.
  22. ^ Logan, Tom (6 November 2025). "Will Dobson Signs Contract Extension". Newcastle Jets.
  23. ^ a b "Newcastle Jets FC - Squad". soccerway.com.
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