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Newcastle Jets (women)
Founded25 October 2008; 18 years ago (2008-10-25)
GroundNo. 2 Sportsground
Maitland Sports Ground
Hunter City Motor Group Stadium
Capacity5,000
OwnerMaverick Sports Partners
ChairmanMaurice Bisetto
Head CoachStephen Hoyle
LeagueA-League Women
2025–269th of 11
Websitenewcastlejetsfc.com.au
Image Current season

Newcastle Jets Football Club (women) is the women's team of the Newcastle Jets Football Club based in Speers Point, Newcastle, Australia. The team competes in the A-League Women; the top-tier of Australian women's soccer, under licence from the Australian Professional Leagues (APL).

History

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Establishment

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Formed in 2008, following the Australian women's national soccer team's most successful experience at a FIFA Women's World Cup and the call for the establishment of a professional women's league, the W-League was initially composed of eight teams: Adelaide United, Brisbane Roar, Central Coast Mariners, Melbourne Victory, Newcastle Jets, Perth Glory, and Sydney FC.[1] Seven of the eight teams were affiliated with men's Hyundai A-League clubs, and shared their names and colours to promote their brands. The eighth club was the Canberra-based Canberra United.[2] Naming rights were secured by Westfield, a company co-founded by Frank Lowy.[3]

Stadiums

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Wanderers Oval grandstand

The Newcastle Jets play their home matches at No.2 Sportsground in Newcastle and occasionally at Newcastle International Sports Centre also known as Mcdonald Jones Stadium located in Broadmeadow, a suburb of Newcastle, Maitland Sports Ground in Maitland and Hunter City Motor Group Stadium in Weston. Before playing at the latter four venues the team played home matches at Wanderers Oval, commonly known as Magic Park, located in Broadmeadow. The stadium features 489 grandstand seats and additional bench seating around the field for a total capacity of 3,500.[4] The pitch surface is grass.[5] It is also the home field for NPL Northern NSW club Broadmeadow Magic FC and occasionally the Newcastle Jets A-League Men's team.[6] However, after a successful attempt in 2017–18 to play some of the team's home matches before the Men's games as Double Headers the club announced in September 2017 that the upcoming season would consist of 4 Double Headers with the Men's at Mcdonald Jones Home Stadium and the sole home game being played at the No.2 Sportsground in Newcastle West which was also unveiled as the training ground for the W League and as a new home ground for the National Youth League sides as part of a partnership with Newcastle City Council.

Players

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Current squad

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As of 15 October 2026[7]

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 Image USA Claire Henninger
4 DF Image AUS Natasha Prior
6 MF Image AUS Cassidy Davis (captain)
7 FW Image AUS Akeisha Sandhu
8 MF Image AUS Emma Dundas
10 MF Image AUS Libby Copus-Brown
11 FW Image USA Allie Thornton
12 GK Image AUS Georgia Ritchie
15 DF Image AUS Emma Bates
17 MF Image USA Alex Klos
19 FW Image AUS Tamar Levin
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF Image USA Cameron Valladares
22 DF Image AUS Poppie Hooks
23 DF Image AUS Zoe Karipidis
26 FW Image AUS Josie Allan
27 DF Image AUS Chloe Walandouw
30 FW Image AUS Alexis Collins
32 MF Image AUS Claire Adams
50 GK Image AUS Ally Boertje
— MF Image AUS Aaliyah Kilroy (scholarship)
— MF Image AUS Mackenzie Preston-Poole (scholarship)
— DF Image AUS Lillia Rae (scholarship)

Management

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Current staff

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Position Staff
Head Coach England Stephen Hoyle
Assistant Coach England Jamie Dunning
Assistant Coach Australia Tara Andrews
Goalkeeper Coach Australia Claire Coelho
Head Physiotherapist Australia Dom Veervat
High Performance Manager Australia Erin Wilson
Strength and Conditioning Coach Australia Declan Crook
Football Operation's Manager New Zealand Dani Briggs

Source: [citation needed]

Managerial history

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NameNationalityFromTo
Gary Phillips[8] Image Australia 25 October 2008 17 January 2009
Wayne O'Sullivan[9][10] Image Ireland 3 October 2009 12 February 2011
Clayton Zane[11] Image Australia 3 August 2011 28 January 2012
Wayne O'Sullivan[12] Image Ireland 2 October 2012 27 January 2013
Peter McGuinness[13][14] Image Australia 15 October 2013 7 April 2015
Craig Deans[15] Image Australia 3 July 2015 13 January 2020
Ash Wilson[16][17] Image Australia 13 January 2020 2 February 2023
Gary van Egmond[18][19][20] Image Australia 2 February 2023 15 January 2024

Honours

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Year-by-year

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Chart of yearly table positions for Newcastle Jets in A-League Women
Year & League Regular season Finals Series
2008–09 W-League Second Place Semi-Finals
2009 W-League Eighth Place did not qualify
2010–11 W-League Sixth Place
2011–12 W-League Fifth Place
2012–13 W-League Seventh Place
2013–14 W-League Eighth Place
2014 W-League Fifth Place
2015–16 W-League Sixth Place
2016–17 W-League Fifth Place
2017–18 W-League Third Place Semi-Finals
2018–19 W-League Seventh Place did not qualify
2019–20 W-League Ninth Place
2020–21 W-League Eighth place
2021–22 A-League Women Eighth place
2022–23 A-League Women Tenth place
2023–24 A-League Women Sixth place Semi-finals
2024–25 A-League Women Eleventh place did not qualify
2025–26 A-League Women Ninth place

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ Grainey, Tim (26 November 2013). "Grainey: A closer look at the Westfield W-League". Equalizer Soccer. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
  2. ↑ "W-League to debut in October". Fox Sports. 28 July 2008. Archived from the original on 6 August 2008. Retrieved 28 July 2008.
  3. ↑ Hutchison, Tracee (25 October 2008). "A weekend that could transform our world". The Age. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  4. ↑ "Magic Park". Austadiums. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  5. ↑ "Broadmeadow Magic FC". SoccerWay. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  6. ↑ "Wanderers Oval". Ultimate A-League. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  7. ↑ "Newcastle Jets FC Squad | A-Leagues 2025/2026". Newcastle Jets. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  8. ↑ "Coach Phillips prepares for W-League kick-off". Newcastle Jets. 6 October 2008. Archived from the original on 17 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  9. ↑ Leeson, Josh (11 October 2009). "Formula switch mooted as Jets women make scoring key goal". The Newcastle Herald.
  10. ↑ "Jets eager for first home game". Newcastle Jets. 16 October 2009.
  11. ↑ "Clayton Zane to lead the Jets". The Women's Game. 3 August 2011.
  12. ↑ "O'Sullivan unveils new look Jets". The Women's Game. 2 October 2012. Returning Newcastle Jets coach Wayne O'Sullivan has unveiled his 20 player squad for the upcoming 2012/13 Season of the W-League.
  13. ↑ "Peter McGuinness announces Newcastle Jets squad". The Women's Game. 15 October 2013.
  14. ↑ "Peter McGuinness recruited as Jets NPL mentor". Newcastle Jets. 7 April 2015.
  15. ↑ "Jets appoint new coach for W-League season". W-League. 3 July 2015.
  16. ↑ "W-League: Wilson confirmed as Interim Head Coach". Newcastle Jets. 13 January 2020.
  17. ↑ "Wilson remains Jets coach as Deans steps down". W-League. 23 February 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  18. ↑ "Newcastle Jets make changes to A-League Women's leadership". Newcastle Jets. 2 February 2023.
  19. ↑ "Gary van Egmond appointed Head Coach of A-League Women's side". Newcastle Jets. 21 March 2023.
  20. ↑ "Gary van Egmond to depart the club". Newcastle Jets. 15 January 2024.
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