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Newcastle Jets FC

Newcastle Jets FC

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Early years

Newcastle United was formed in 2000 by Cypriot-Australian businessman Con Constantine from the remnants of the Newcastle Breakers. The Breakers were dissolved when Soccer Australia revoked its NSL license at the conclusion of the 1999–2000 season. After the formation of Newcastle United, the home ground was moved back to McDonald Jones Stadium. Newcastle United competed in the NSL Final Series of 2001-02 and 2002-03 and finished second in the League behind Perth Glory in the 2001–02 NSL season. The club renamed itself to the Newcastle United Jets Football Club and launched a new badge at the start of the new national league, the A-League. This was done in an attempt to project a new image of the club and avoid confusion with the English club Newcastle United. The name "Jets" is a reference to RAAF Base Williamtown, located just 20 kilometres north of Newcastle. The club's logo depicts three F/A-18 Hornets, which the Royal Australian Air Force has based in Williamtown. Former England and Australia manager Terry Venables was reported as the favourite to become the team's technical director, including reports from the Jets, but declined the role. Instead, the club signed Richard Money for the 2005–2006 season. In 2006, Money was replaced with Nick Theodorakopoulos after Money returned to England to take the manager's job at Walsall. In October 2006, after recording no wins during the Pre-Season Cup and the first seven rounds of A-League matches,…

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A-League Men Championship Winners (1): 2008 Runners-up (1): 2018 A-League Men Premiership Winners (1): 2025–26 Runners-up (2): 2007–08, 2017–18 Australia Cup Winners (1): 2025

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soccer club based in Newcastle, Australia

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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 Australian Professional Leagues (APL). The club was formed in 2000 when it joined the National Soccer League (NSL) and was one of only three former NSL clubs to join in the formation of the A-League.

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