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.
Newcastle Jets Squadron Banner before the 2007–08 Grand Final
Newcastle Jets playing against Sydney FC in October 2012.
Western stand of Newcastle International Sports Centre
Squadron Novocastria during the 2007-08 A-League.
A-League Men is the highest-level professional men's soccer league in Australia and New Zealand. At the top of the Australian league system, it is the country's premier men's competition for the sport. A-League Men was established in 2004 as the A-League by the Football Federation Australia (FFA) as a successor to the National Soccer League (NSL) and competition commenced in August 2005. The league is currently administered by the Australian Professional Leagues (APL), contested by twelve teams; eleven based in Australia and one based in New Zealand. The men's, women's and youth leagues have now been brought together under a unified A-Leagues banner.
Melbourne Victory celebrating after their 2007 A-League Grand Final victory.
Adelaide United against Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors in the AFC Champions League in 2010.
Alessandro Del Piero joined the league in 2012, as Sydney FC's marquee player.
Jamie Maclaren is the leading A-League goalscorer, scoring 151 goals with three clubs.
