title: 2011–12 Newcastle Jets FC season
text: # 2011–12 Newcastle Jets FC season
  
  The Newcastle Jets 2011-12 season was the Newcastle Jets' seventh season since the inception of the Australian A-League and the eleventh since the club's founding, in 2000.
  
  ## 2011-12 squad
  
  ### Senior squad
  
  Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
  
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | GK | AUS | Ben Kennedy |
  | 2 | DF | AUS | Taylor Regan |
  | 3 | DF | AUS | Mario Šimić |
  | 4 | DF | AUS | Nikolai Topor-Stanley |
  | 5 | DF | BRA | Tiago |
  | 6 | MF | AUS | Ben Kantarovski |
  | 7 | MF | AUS | Kasey Wehrman (Vice-Captain) |
  | 8 | FW | NZL | Jeremy Brockie |
  | 9 | MF | ENG | Michael Bridges |
  | 10 | MF | AUS | Ruben Zadkovich |
  | 11 | DF | AUS | Tarek Elrich |
  | 12 | MF | AUS | Jobe Wheelhouse (Captain) |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | 13 | DF | KOR | Byun Sung-Hwan |
  | 14 | FW | AUS | Labinot Haliti |
  | 15 | FW | AUS | Chris Payne |
  | 16 | DF | AUS | Sam Gallaway |
  | 17 | MF | AUS | James Virgili |
  | 18 | FW | AUS | Marko Jesic |
  | 19 | GK | AUS | Matthew Nash |
  | 20 | MF | AUS | Jason Čulina |
  | 22 | MF | IRQ | Ali Abbas Al-Hilfi |
  | 23 | FW | AUS | Ryan Griffiths |
  | 24 | FW | ENG | Francis Jeffers |
  
  ### Transfers
  
  In
  
  Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
  
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 | DF | AUS | Mario Šimić (promoted from Youth Team) |
  | 5 | DF | BRA | Tiago (from Fortuna Düsseldorf) |
  | 13 | DF | KOR | Byun Sung-Hwan (from Sydney FC) |
  | 15 | FW | AUS | Chris Payne (from North Queensland Fury) |
  | 16 | DF | AUS | Sam Gallaway (promoted from Youth Team) |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | 17 | MF | AUS | James Virgili (promoted from Youth Team) |
  | 20 | MF | AUS | Jason Culina (from Gold Coast United) |
  | 24 | FW | ENG | Francis Jeffers ( Motherwell) |
  | 25 | MF | ENG | Michael Bridges (from Retired) |
  
  Out
  
  Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
  
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 | MF | AUS | Adam D'Apuzzo (to Marconi Stallions FC) |
  | 8 | MF | ENG | Michael Bridges (to Retired) |
  | 9 | FW | CHN | Zhang Shuo (to Shenzhen Phoenix) |
  | 13 | FW | AUS | Sasho Petrovski (to South Coast Wolves) |
  | 15 | FW | AUS | Sean Rooney (to Free Agent) |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | 17 | MF | ITA | Marcello Fiorentini (to Free Agent) |
  | 20 | GK | AUS | Neil Young (to Perth Glory) |
  | 21 | MF | AUS | Brodie Mooy (to Parramatta Eagles) |
  | 22 | MF | AUS | Kaz Patafta (to Free Agent) |
  
  ### Youth squad
  
  Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
  
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | — | GK | AUS | Jack Duncan |
  | — | DF | AUS | Jacob Pepper (Captain) |
  | — | DF | AUS | Daniel Laiman |
  | — | MF | AUS | Luke Remington |
  | — | MF | AUS | David Talevski |
  | — | MF | AUS | Kyle Ewart |
  | — | MF | AUS | Abe Wheelhouse |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | — | MF | AUS | Louis Bozanic |
  | — | MF | AUS | Laaris Jagessar-Barnett |
  | — | MF | AUS | Scott Pettit |
  | — | MF | AUS | Andrew Hoole |
  | — | FW | AUS | Blake Green |
  | — | FW | AUS | Alex Read |
  | — | FW | AUS | Kale Bradbery |
  | — | | | + up to four senior squad players |
  