2019–20 Adelaide United FC season
| 2019–20 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Piet van der Pol | ||
| Manager | Gertjan Verbeek (to 29 April 2020) Carl Veart (caretaker) (from 15 June 2020) | ||
| Stadium | Coopers Stadium | ||
| A-League | 7th | ||
| FFA Cup | Winners | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Riley McGree (10 goals) All: Riley McGree (13 goals) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 12,198 vs Melbourne Victory (23 November 2019) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 4,286 vs Newcastle Jets (15 March 2020) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 8,183 | ||
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The 2019–20 Adelaide United FC season was the club's 16th season since its establishment in 2003. The club participated in the A-League for the 15th time and participated in the FFA Cup for 6th time, winning the 2019 FFA Cup tournament.[1]
On 24 March 2020, the FFA announced that the 2019–20 A-League season would be postponed until further notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia and New Zealand,[2] and subsequently extended indefinitely. The season resumed on 17 July 2020.[3]
Review
Pre-season
Before the 2019 A-League Grand Final, Adelaide United confirmed Apostolos Stamatelopoulos had left the club and joined new A-League club, Western United on 20 March.[4]
On 15 May, Adelaide United updated their squad with Baba Diawara, Scott Galloway, and Jordy Thomassen departing Adelaide.[5] It was announced that Galloway had then signed for his new club, Melbourne City ahead of this current season.[6]
Three days later, it was announced that Isaías, who had recently become an Australian citizen, departed the club.[7] Over a month later, he joined Qatari club Al-Wakrah.[8]
In June, Adelaide United appointed former player Bruce Djite as the Director of Football.[9] On 5 June, Vince Lia and Lachlan Brook re-signed with the club.[10]
On 5 July, Riley McGree signed for Adelaide United and was assigned the "number 8" shirt.[11] In mid-July, Reds signed Curaçao international, Michaël Maria from Charlotte Independence,[12] whilst Craig Goodwin departed the club to join Saudi Arabian club Al-Wehda.[13]
Adelaide United played their first pre-season friendly for the season on 16 July, against North Eastern MetroStars, which resulted in a 3–1 victory.[14] A week later, the club played an intra-club friendly, with the senior squad beating the youth side 1–0, with Nathan Konstandopoulos scoring the only goal.[15] A week later, they beat Adelaide Raiders 5–0.[16]
At the end of July, Adelaide United signed Norwegian striker Kristian Opseth.[17]
On 7 August, Adelaide United travelled to Melbourne for the 2019 FFA Cup round of 32. They beat Melbourne Knights 5–2 and advanced to the next round.[18]
In mid-August, Adelaide United played a "behind-closed-doors" friendly against Melbourne City which ended in a 1–0 loss. Jamie Maclaren scored the only goal in the 15th minute.[19]
Players
Squad information
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
Transfers in
| No. | Position | Name | From | Type/fee | Contract length | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | MF | Riley McGree | Club Brugge | >$250,000[20] | 3 years | 5 July 2019 | [11] |
| 5 | DF | Michaël Maria | Charlotte Independence | Undisclosed | 2 years | 18 July 2019 | [12][21] |
| 11 | FW | Kristian Opseth | Erzurumspor | Free transfer | 1 year | 31 July 2019 | [17] |
| 10 | MF | James Troisi | Unattached | Free transfer | 2 years | 5 October 2019 | [22][23] |
| 28 | MF | Chen Yongbin | Qingdao Red Lions | Free transfer | 1 year | 15 October 2019 | [24][25] |
| 6 | MF | Stefan Mauk | Brisbane Roar | Free transfer | 2.5 years | 30 January 2020 | [26] |
Transfers out
| No. | Position | Player | Transferred to | Type/fee | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | FW | Apostolos Stamatelopoulos | Western United | Free transfer | 20 March 2019 | [4] |
| 3 | DF | Scott Galloway | Melbourne City | Free transfer | 3 May 2019 | [27] |
| 9 | FW | Baba Diawara | Unattached | End of contract | 15 May 2019 | [5] |
| 19 | FW | Jordy Thomassen | De Graafschap | Loan return | 15 May 2019 | [5] |
| 10 | FW | Ken Ilsø | Unattached | End of contract | 18 May 2019 | [28] |
| 8 | MF | Isaías | Al-Wakrah | Undisclosed | 27 May 2019 | [7][8] |
| 11 | MF | Craig Goodwin | Al-Wehda | Undisclosed | 17 July 2019 | [29][13] |
| 32 | MF | Carlo Armiento | Unattached | Mutual contract termination | 12 December 2019 | [30] |
| 1 | GK | Daniel Margush | Unattached | Mutual contract termination | 13 January 2020 | [31] |
| 6 | MF | Vince Lia | Unattached | Mutual contract termination | 18 January 2020 | [32] |
| 5 | DF | Michaël Maria | Unattached | Mutual contract termination | 18 June 2020 | [33] |
| 30 | GK | Isaac Richards | Unattached | Mutual contract termination | 6 July 2020 | [34] |
| 31 | MF | Mirko Boland | VfB Lübeck | End of contract | 8 July 2020 | [35][36] |
From youth squad
| N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | FW | Kusini Yengi | 20 | scholarship contract[37] | |
| 35 | FW | Al Hassan Toure | 19 | 2 year scholarship contract, followed by 1 year senior contract[38][39] | |
| 49 | FW | Mohamed Toure | 15 | 3 year scholarship contract[40] | |
| 70 | GK | Ethan Cox | 16 | 3 year scholarship contract[41] | |
| 40 | GK | Dakota Ochsenham | 20 | 1 year senior contract[42] |
Contract extensions
| No. | Name | Position | Duration | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Vince Lia | Central midfielder | 1 year | 5 June 2019 | [10] |
| 18 | Lachlan Brook | Forward | 2 years | 5 June 2019 | [10] |
| 7 | Ryan Kitto | Winger | 2 years | 31 October 2019 | [43] |
| 20 | Paul Izzo | Goalkeeper | 2 years | 1 November 2019 | [44] |
| 27 | Louis D'Arrigo | Midfielder | 3 years | 6 December 2019 | [45] |
| 35 | Al Hassan Toure | Striker | 3 years | 6 December 2019 | [45] |
| 2 | Michael Marrone | Defender | 1 year | 15 January 2020 | [46] |
| 26 | Ben Halloran | Winger | 2 years | 4 March 2020 | [47] |
| 16 | Nathan Konstandopoulos | Central midfielder | 1 year | 5 March 2020 | [48] |
| 4 | Ryan Strain | Right-back | 2 years | 10 March 2020 | [49] |
Technical staff
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Carl Veart (caretaker)[50] |
| Assistant coach | Airton Andrioli[51] |
| Goalkeeper coach | Eugene Galekovic[52] |
| Director of football | Bruce Djite[53] |
Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss
| 16 July 2019 | Adelaide United | 3–1 | North Eastern MetroStars | Adelaide, Australia |
| 19:00 ACST | Report |
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Stadium: Taperoo Reserve Referee: Daniel Elder |
| 23 July 2019 | Adelaide United | 1–0 | Adelaide United Youth | Adelaide, Australia |
| Report | Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
| 30 July 2019 | Adelaide United | 5–0 | Adelaide Raiders | Adelaide, Australia |
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Report | Stadium: Taperoo Reserve |
| 14 August 2019 | Adelaide United | 0–1 | Melbourne City | Adelaide, Australia |
| Report |
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Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
| 27 August 2019 | Adelaide United | 6–0 | Adelaide City | Adelaide, Australia |
| 19:00 ACST | Report | Stadium: Taperoo Reserve |
| 21 September 2019 | Western United | 0–0 | Adelaide United | Ballarat, Australia |
| 15:00 AEST | Report | Stadium: Morshead Park |
| 24 September 2019 | Melbourne City | 1–2 | Adelaide United | Melbourne, Australia |
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Report | Stadium: City Football Academy Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
| 24 September 2019 | Melbourne City | 5–3 | Adelaide United | Melbourne, Australia |
| Report (Melbourne City) Report (Adelaide United) |
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Stadium: City Football Academy Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
| 5 February 2020 SA Bushfire Relief Fundraiser | Football SA All-Stars | 1–4 | Adelaide United | Adelaide, Australia |
| 19:20 ACST |
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Report | Stadium: Marden Sports Complex |
Competitions
Win Draw Loss
Overview
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| A-League | 11 October 2019 | 11 August 2020 | Matchday 1 | 7th | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 44 | 49 | −5 | 42.31 |
| FFA Cup | 7 August 2019 | 23 October 2019 | Round of 32 | Winners | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 100.00 |
| Total | 31 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 59 | 54 | +5 | 51.61 | ||||
Source: Soccerway
A-League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney FC (C) | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 25 | +24 | 53 | Qualification for 2021 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series[a][54][b] |
| 2 | Melbourne City | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 49 | 37 | +12 | 47 | Qualification for 2021 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs and Finals series[a][b] |
| 3 | Wellington Phoenix[c] | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 33 | +5 | 41 | Qualification for Finals series[b] |
| 4 | Brisbane Roar | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 40 | Qualification for 2021 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs and Finals series[a][b] |
| 5 | Western United | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 46 | 37 | +9 | 39 | Qualification for Finals series[b] |
| 6 | Perth Glory | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 43 | 36 | +7 | 37 | |
| 7 | Adelaide United | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 44 | 49 | −5 | 36 | |
| 8 | Newcastle Jets | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 32 | 40 | −8 | 34 | |
| 9 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 33 | |
| 10 | Melbourne Victory | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 33 | 44 | −11 | 23 | |
| 11 | Central Coast Mariners | 26 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 26 | 55 | −29 | 18 |
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ a b All Australian teams withdrew from the 2021 AFC Champions League on 4 June 2021.
- ^ a b c d e The top two teams enter the Finals series at the semi-finals, while the teams ranked third to sixth enter the Finals series at the elimination-finals.
- ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the 2021 AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 21 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 34 | 42 | −8 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 19 | −1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 23 | −7 |
Source: worldfootball.net
Results by round
Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; X = Bye
Notes:
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; X = Bye
Notes:
1 Adelaide United finished their last round at 6th place, but the league season finished with Adelaide United in 7th place.
Matches
On 8 August 2019, the A-League fixtures for the season were announced.[55] Due to the odd number of teams, Adelaide United had byes in rounds 4, 10 and 24.
| 11 October 2019 1 | Adelaide United | 2–3 | Sydney FC | Adelaide |
| 19:00 ACDT | Report | Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 9,903 Referee: Alex King |
| 20 October 2019 2 | Melbourne City | 2–1 | Adelaide United | Melbourne |
| 16:00 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 7,399 Referee: Shaun Evans |
| 26 October 2019 3 | Newcastle Jets | 1–2 | Adelaide United | Newcastle |
| 17:00 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 8,899 Referee: Stephen Lucas |
| 10 November 2019 5 | Adelaide United | 1–0 | Brisbane Roar | Adelaide |
| 17:30 ACDT |
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Report | Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 8,428 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
| 16 November 2019 6 | Central Coast Mariners | 1–3 | Adelaide United | Gosford |
| 17:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 5,773 Referee: Kurt Ams |
| 23 November 2019 7 | Adelaide United | 3–1 | Melbourne Victory | Adelaide |
| 19:00 ACDT | Report |
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Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 12,198 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
| 1 December 2019 8 | Adelaide United | 1–2 | Wellington Phoenix | Adelaide |
| 17:30 ACDT |
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Report | Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 6,207 Referee: Adam Fielding |
| 8 December 2019 9 | Adelaide United | 2–1 | Newcastle Jets | Adelaide |
| 17:30 ACDT | Report |
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Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 6,074 Referee: Chris Beath |
| 22 December 2019 11 | Central Coast Mariners | 2–1 | Adelaide United | Gosford |
| 18:00 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: Industree Group Stadium Attendance: 4,848 Referee: Adam Fielding |
| 27 December 2019 12 | Adelaide United | 2–3 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Adelaide |
| 19:00 ACDT | Report | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 8,846 Referee: Chris Beath |
| 4 January 2020 13 | Sydney FC | 2–1 | Adelaide United | Sydney |
| 19:30 AEDT |
|
Report |
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Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium Attendance: 10,219 Referee: Adam Fielding |
| 11 January 2020 14 | Perth Glory | 3–0 | Adelaide United | Perth |
| 16:30 AWST |
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Report | Stadium: HBF Park Attendance: 11,168 Referee: Alex King |
| 17 January 2020 15 | Adelaide United | 1–0 | Melbourne Victory | Adelaide |
| 19:00 ACDT |
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Report | Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 11,412 Referee: Adam Kersey |
| 26 January 2020 16 | Western United | 3–4 | Adelaide United | Melbourne |
| 18:00 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: Whitten Oval Attendance: 5,988 Referee: Kurt Ams |
| 1 February 2020 17 | Adelaide United | 3–1 | Melbourne City | Adelaide |
| 19:00 ACDT | Report |
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Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 7,068 Referee: Alex King |
| 8 February 2020 18 | Brisbane Roar | 2–1 | Adelaide United | Brisbane |
| 18:30 AEST | Report |
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Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 8,945 Referee: Adam Fielding |
| 14 February 2020 19 | Adelaide United | 2–0 | Central Coast Mariners | Adelaide |
| 19:00 ACDT | Report | Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 7,116 Referee: Adam Kersey |
| 21 February 2020 20 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 5–2 | Adelaide United | Sydney |
| 19:30 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Bankwest Stadium Attendance: 9,231 Referee: Alex King |
| 29 February 2020 21 | Melbourne Victory | 2–1 | Adelaide United | Melbourne |
| 19:00 ACDT | Report |
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Stadium: Marvel Stadium Attendance: 14,424 Referee: Chris Beath |
| 7 March 2020 22 | Adelaide United | 1–5 | Western United | Adelaide |
| 16:30 ACDT |
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Report | Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 8,473 Referee: Stephen Lucas |
| 15 March 2020 23 | Adelaide United | 0–3 | Newcastle Jets | Adelaide |
| 17:40 ACDT | Report | Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 4,286 Referee: Jonathon Barreiro |
Season postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
| 19 July 2020 29 | Brisbane Roar | 0–1 | Adelaide United | Gold Coast |
| 19:30 AEST | Report |
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Stadium: Cbus Super Stadium Attendance: 1,035 Referee: Alireza Faghani | |
| Note: Match originally scheduled for 25 April at Suncorp Stadium, but postponed and relocated due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia. It was rescheduled to 19 July at Cbus Super Stadium. | ||||
| 25 July 2020 26 | Wellington Phoenix | 1–1 | Adelaide United | Sydney |
| 17:00 AEST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Bankwest Stadium Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia) Referee: Kurt Ams |
| Note: Match originally scheduled for 5 April at Sky Stadium, but postponed and relocated due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia. It was rescheduled to 25 July at Bankwest Stadium. | ||||
| 30 July 2020 28 | Adelaide United | 5–3 | Perth Glory | Sydney |
| 19:30 AEST |
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Report | Stadium: Bankwest Stadium Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia) Referee: Stephen Lucas | |
| Note: Match originally scheduled for 17 April at Coopers Stadium, but postponed and relocated due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia. It was rescheduled to 30 July at Bankwest Stadium. | ||||
| 6 August 2020 27 | Adelaide United | 1–1 | Sydney FC | Sydney |
| 19:30 AEST |
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Report |
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Stadium: ANZ Stadium Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia) Referee: Ben Abraham |
| Note: Match originally scheduled for 11 April at Coopers Stadium, but postponed and relocated due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia. It was rescheduled to 6 August at ANZ Stadium. | ||||
| 11 August 2020 25 | Melbourne City | 2–2 | Adelaide United | Sydney |
| 19:30 AEST | Report | Stadium: ANZ Stadium Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia) Referee: Alex King | ||
| Note: Match originally scheduled for 27 March at AAMI Park, but postponed and relocated due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia. It was rescheduled to 11 August at ANZ Stadium. | ||||
FFA Cup
| 7 August 2019 Round of 32 | Melbourne Knights | 2–5 | Adelaide United | Melbourne |
| 19:30 AEST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Knights Stadium Attendance: 4,087 Referee: Lachlan Keevers |
| 21 August 2019 Round of 16 | Olympic FC | 2–3 | Adelaide United | Brisbane |
| 19:30 AEST | Report | Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 1,030 Referee: Chris Beath |
| 17 September 2019 Quarter-final | Adelaide United | 1–0 | Newcastle Jets | Adelaide |
| 19:00 ACST |
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Report | Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 4,807 Referee: Daniel Elder |
| 2 October 2019 Semi-final | Central Coast Mariners | 1–2 | Adelaide United | Gosford |
| 19:30 AEST |
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Report | Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 5,572 Referee: Shaun Evans |
| 23 October 2019 Final | Adelaide United | 4–0 | Melbourne City | Adelaide |
| 19:00 ACDST | Report | Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 14,920 Referee: Alex King |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.[56]
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | A-League | FFA Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||
| 2 | DF | AUS | Michael Marrone | 17 | 0 | 10+4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Ryan Strain | 27 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | |
| 6 | MF | AUS | Stefan Mauk | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | DF | AUS | Ryan Kitto | 27 | 0 | 11+11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | AUS | Riley McGree | 28 | 13 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 3 | |
| 10 | MF | AUS | James Troisi | 13 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | FW | NOR | Kristian Opseth | 24 | 6 | 14+7 | 6 | 1+2 | 0 | |
| 14 | FW | AUS | George Blackwood | 23 | 6 | 14+7 | 4 | 1+1 | 2 | |
| 16 | MF | AUS | Nathan Konstandopoulos | 13 | 2 | 2+7 | 1 | 2+2 | 1 | |
| 17 | FW | AUS | Nikola Mileusnic | 27 | 6 | 21+1 | 5 | 2+3 | 1 | |
| 18 | FW | AUS | Lachlan Brook | 8 | 1 | 4+3 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 20 | GK | AUS | Paul Izzo | 29 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 22 | DF | DEN | Michael Jakobsen | 31 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |
| 23 | DF | AUS | Jordan Elsey | 25 | 1 | 18+3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| 24 | FW | AUS | Pacifique Niyongabire | 5 | 1 | 0+3 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | |
| 26 | FW | AUS | Ben Halloran | 26 | 12 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 3 | |
| 27 | MF | AUS | Louis D'Arrigo | 23 | 0 | 19+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 29 | FW | AUS | Kusini Yengi | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 34 | MF | AUS | Yared Abetew | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 35 | FW | AUS | Al Hassan Toure | 17 | 7 | 7+5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | |
| 36 | DF | AUS | Noah Smith | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 42 | FW | AUS | Taras Gomulka | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 49 | FW | AUS | Mohamed Toure | 9 | 1 | 0+9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Player(s) transferred out but featured this season | ||||||||||
| 5 | DF | CUW | Michaël Maria | 24 | 1 | 18+3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| 6 | MF | AUS | Vince Lia | 5 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | |
| 30 | GK | AUS | Isaac Richards | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 31 | MF | GER | Mirko Boland | 8 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
- Source:
Disciplinary record
Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.[56]
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | A-League | FFA Cup | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | DF | ENG | Ryan Strain | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | DEN | Michael Jakobsen | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | AUS | Riley McGree | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | AUS | Ben Halloran | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | AUS | Louis D'Arrigo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | AUS | Ryan Kitto | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | AUS | Jordan Elsey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | CUW | Michaël Maria | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | AUS | Stefan Mauk | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | AUS | George Blackwood | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | FW | AUS | Taras Gomulka | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | FW | AUS | Mohamed Toure | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | AUS | Michael Marrone | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | AUS | James Troisi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | NOR | Kristian Opseth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | AUS | Nathan Konstandopoulos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | GK | AUS | Paul Izzo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | GER | Mirko Boland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | FW | AUS | Al Hassan Toure | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Source:
- = Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.
Clean sheets
Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Goalkeeper | A-League | FFA Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | Paul Izzo | 4 | 2 | 6 |
Awards
Adelaide United Goal of the Month award
Adelaide United Goal of the Month award winners were chosen via open-access polls on the club's official website.
| Month | Player | Competition | Opponent | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October | Al Hassan Toure (AUS) | FFA Cup | Melbourne City | 66%[57] |
| November | Nikola Mileusnic (AUS) | A-League | Central Coast Mariners | 54%[58] |
| December | Nikola Mileusnic (AUS) | A-League | Wellington Phoenix | 70%[59] |
| January | Not awarded | |||
| February | Not awarded | |||
| March | Not awarded | |||
| April | Not awarded | |||
| May | Not awarded | |||
| June | Not awarded | |||
| July | Not awarded | |||
| August | Not awarded | |||
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