Newcastle Jets Youth is the youth system of Newcastle Jets Football Club based Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. The academy teams play in the A-League Youth, NSW League One (in youth team & U20) and Football NSW Youth League Two (U18, U16, U15, U14 & U13 age brackets).
| Full name | Newcastle Jets Football Club Youth | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Jets, Jets NYL, Young Jets | |||
| Short name | NEW | |||
| Founded | 2008 | |||
| Ground | No. 2 Sportsground (Newcastle) (A-League Youth) Lake Macquarie Regional Football Facility (NSW League One) | |||
| Owner | Newcastle Jets FC | |||
| Manager | Damien Zane | |||
| League | NSW League One A-League Youth | |||
| 2024 | 1st of 15 NSW League Two (Premiers) (Promoted) | |||
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Youth team history
editThe team was founded in 2008, as a Newcastle Jets representative team for the inaugural season of the National Youth League/Y-League/A-League Youth competition. On 19 September 2013, it was confirmed that the team would compete in the National Premier Leagues Northern NSW competition from 2014 to 2019.[1] They played in the National Premier Leagues Northern NSW from 2014 to 2019, with the majority of their home games at Jack McLaughlan Oval.
For the 2020 season, they transferred to the National Premier Leagues NSW, within the newly created NPL4 Division.[2] They were promoted to the NPL2 Division mid-season, when the 2020 season resumed in July. [3]
Youth current squad
edit- As of 4 February 2023
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Stadium
editThe team hosted its home matches at Lake Macquarie Regional Football Facility in Speers Point, previously the team played at Wanderers Oval in Broadmeadow and Adamstown Oval in Adamstown, both within the city of Newcastle. For the 2017–18 season, both the Youth and A-League Women teams moved to the No.2 Sportsground in Newcastle West, though the youth team would continue to train out of their training base at the University of Newcastle.[4]
Current staff
edit| Position | Name |
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| Head coach |  Damien Zane
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| Assistant coach | Vacant
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| Strength & conditioning | John Voigt
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| Physiotherapist | Corrine Hillier
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| Team & kit Manager | Dave Cleary
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Honours
edit- Youth
- National Premier Leagues Northern NSW Premiership
- Premiers (1): 2014
- NSW League Two Premiership
- Premiers (1): 2024
- NSW League Three Premiership
- Premiers (1): 2022
- NSW League Three Championship
- Champions (1): 2022
- Under-23s
- Y-League/A-League Youth Premiership
- Runners-up (1): 2013–14
- Academy
Football NSW
- NSW League Two U-20
- Premiers (1): 2023
- NSW League Three U-20
- FNSW Boys Youth League One U-16
- Premiers (1): 2023
Football Northern NSW
- National Premier Leagues Northern NSW U-20 Premiership
- National Premier Leagues Northern NSW U-20 Championship
- National Premier Leagues Northern NSW U-18 Premiership
- National Premier Leagues Northern NSW U-18 Championship
References
edit- ^ "Northern NSW Board Confirms Clubs To Contest Inaugural National Premier Leagues (NPL)". northernnswfootball.com.au. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ^ "NPL NSW". footballnsw.com.au. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ^ "NPL NSW". footballnsw.com.au. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ Michael Parris (7 September 2017). "Newcastle Jets' W-League, youth teams move into No.2 Sportsground". Herald Sun. Retrieved 6 November 2017.