Newcastle Jets
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| Full name | Newcastle United Jets Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The Jets |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Ground | McDonald Jones Stadium |
| Capacity | 33,000 |
| Owner | Ledman Group |
| Chairman | Martin Lee |
| Head coach | Mark Jones |
| League | A-League |
| 2015–16 | A-League, 8th |
| Website | Club home page |
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 Football Federation Australia (FFA).
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. Newcastle Jets have won one A-League championship, after defeating rivals Central Coast Mariners 1–0 in the 2008 A-League Grand Final. In 2009, Newcastle competed in the AFC Champions League for the first time, reaching the Round of 16. In May 2015, FFA revoked Newcastle's licence after owner Nathan Tinkler placed the club into voluntary administration. A new A-League club will be formed for the 2015–16 season, under the same name and colours.
The club plays home games at McDonald Jones Stadium. An affiliated youth team competes in the National Youth League and in the National Premier Leagues Northern NSW competition. A women's team competes in the W-League. The youth and women's matches are played at Wanderers Oval and Adamstown Oval.
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