The Newcastle Jets FC, also known as the Newcastle Jets Women, is a professional Australian
women's soccer club. Founded in 2008, it is the affiliated women's team of
Newcastle Jets. The team competes in the country's national women's soccer competition, the
A-League Women, under
licence from The
Australian Professional Leagues (APL).
Formed in 2008, following the Australian women's national soccer team's most successful experience at a FIFA Women's World Cup and the call for the establishment of a professional women's league, the W-League was initially composed of eight teams: Adelaide United, Brisbane Roar, Central Coast Mariners, Melbourne Victory, Newcastle Jets, Perth Glory, and Sydney FC.[1] Seven of the eight teams were affiliated with men's
Hyundai A-League clubs, and shared their names and colours to promote their brands. The eighth club was the Canberra-based Canberra United.[2] Naming rights were secured by
Westfield, a company co-founded by
Frank Lowy.
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The Newcastle Jets play their home matches at
Newcastle International Sports Centre also known as Mcdonald Jones Stadium and occasionally at No.2 Sportsground in
Newcastle. Before playing at the latter two venues the team played home matches at
Wanderers Oval, commonly known as Magic Park, located in
Broadmeadow, a suburb of
Newcastle, New South Wales. The stadium features 489 grandstand seats and additional bench seating around the field for a total capacity of 3,500.[4] The pitch surface is grass.[5] It is also the home field for
NPL Northern NSW club
Broadmeadow Magic FC and occasionally the Newcastle Jets A-League Mens team.[6] However after a successful attempt in
2017-18 to play some of the team's home matches before the Men's games as Double Headers the club announced in September 2017 that the upcoming season would consist of 4 Double Headers with the Men's at Mcdonald Jones Home Stadium and the sole home game being played at the No.2 Sportsground in Newcastle West which was also unveiled as the training ground for the
W League and as a new home ground for the
National Youth League sides as part of a partnership with
Newcastle City Council.
^"O'Sullivan unveils new look Jets". The Women's Game. 2 October 2012. Returning Newcastle Jets coach Wayne O'Sullivan has unveiled his 20 player squad for the upcoming 2012/13 Season of the W-League.