| Club: | Newcastle Jets |
| Season: | 2016–17 |
| Manager: | Scott Miller (to 7 September 2016) Clayton Zane (caretaker from 8 September 2016 to 23 September 2016) Mark Jones (from 23 September 2016) |
| Chairman: | Martin Lee |
| League: | A-League |
| League Result: | 10th |
| Cup1: | A-League Finals Series |
| Cup1 Result: | DNQ |
| Cup2: | FFA Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Round of 32 |
| League Topscorer: | Andrew Nabbout (8 goals) |
| Season Topscorer: | Andrew Nabbout (8 goals) |
| Highest Attendance: | 11,873 vs Sydney FC (29 October 2016) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 5,642 vs Adelaide United (16 December 2016) |
| Average Attendance: | 8,645 |
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| Prevseason: | 2015–16 |
| Nextseason: | 2017–18 |
The 2016–17 Newcastle Jets FC season was the club's 16th season since its establishment in 2000. The club participated in the A-League for the 12th time and the FFA Cup for the third time.
| No. | Position | Player | Transferred from | Type/fee | Contract length | Date | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Brisbane Roar | Free transfer | 2 years | 28 April 2016 | [1] | |||
| 10 | Unattached | Undisclosed Fee | 2 years | 16 May 2016 | [2] | |||
| 21 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Free transfer | 2 years | 1 June 2016 | [3] | |||
| 7 | Sydney FC | Free transfer | 1 year | 21 June 2016 | [4] | |||
| 20 | Unattached | Free transfer | 2 years | 24 June 2016 | [5] | |||
| 13 | Undisclosed Fee | 2 years | 4 July 2016 | [6] | ||||
| 15 | Unattached | Undisclosed Fee | 2 years | 19 July 2016 | [7] | |||
| 9 | Undisclosed Fee | 2 years | 6 August 2016 | [8] | ||||
| 28 | Adelaide United | Free transfer | 1 year | 22 October 2016 | [9] | |||
| 18 | Unattached | Undisclosed Fee | 1 year | 26 October 2016 | [10] | |||
| 40 | Injury replacement loan | 2 weeks | 5 November 2016 | [11] | ||||
| 26 | Free transfer | 1 month | 18 November 2016 | [12] | ||||
| 50 | Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 14 January 2017 | [13] | |||
| 29 | Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 20 January 2017 | [14] |
| Name | Position | Duration | Contract Expiry | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morten Nordstrand | Striker | 1 year | 2017 | [15] | |
 Jason Hoffman | Right-back | 2 years | 2018 | [16] | |
| Ben Kantarovski | Central midfielder | 1 year | 2017 | [17] | |
| Wayne Brown | Midfielder | 1 year | 2019 | [18] | |
| Steven Ugarkovic | Defensive midfielder | 2 years | 2019 | [19] | |
| Johnny Koutroumbis | Central defender | 2 years | 2019 | [20] |
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Mark Jones |
| Assistant coach | Clayton Zane |
| Youth coach | Clayton Zane |
| Goalkeeping coach | Jess Vanstrattan |
| Physiotherapist | Justin Dougherty |
|-|colspan="19"|Players no longer at the club:
| Competition | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A-League | — | 10th | 9 October 2016 | 15 April 2017 | |
| FFA Cup | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | 3 August 2016 | 3 August 2016 |
See main article: 2016–17 A-League.
See main article: 2016 FFA Cup.