Newcastle Jets FC Youth explained

Clubname:Newcastle Jets Youth
Fullname:Newcastle Jets Football Club Youth
Nickname:Jets, Jets NYL, Young Jets
Short Name:NEW
Ground:No. 2 Sportsground (Newcastle) (A-League Youth)
Lake Macquarie Regional Football Facility (NSW League Two)
Owner:Newcastle Jets FC
Chrtitle:Chairman
Manager:Damien Zane
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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 Two (in youth team & U20) and Football NSW Youth League Two (U18, U16, U15, U14 & U13 age brackets).

Youth team history

The 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]

Stadium

The team previously hosted its home matches at Wanderers Oval in Broadmeadow and at 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

PositionName
Head coach Damien Zane
Assistant coach Vacant
Strength & conditioning John Voigt
Physiotherapist Corrine Hillier
Team & kit Manager Dave Cleary

Honours

Youth
Under-23s
AcademyFootball NSW

Football Northern NSW

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Northern NSW Board Confirms Clubs To Contest Inaugural National Premier Leagues (NPL). northernnswfootball.com.au. 1 February 2014.
  2. Web site: NPL NSW . footballnsw.com.au. 26 September 2019. 30 September 2019.
  3. Web site: NPL NSW. 15 July 2020 . footballnsw.com.au. 15 July 2020.
  4. News: Newcastle Jets' W-League, youth teams move into No.2 Sportsground. Herald Sun. Michael Parris. 7 September 2017 . 6 November 2017.