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Adelaide United

Club · Australia · A-League

«The Reds»

189 Matches

78 wins

46 draws

65 losses

335–310 Goals

+25 Difference

1.8 Scored per game

Form L W L L W L

The vacuum left by the National Soccer League's collapse in 2003 took two Adelaide clubs with it, West Adelaide and Adelaide City, and it was businessman Gordon Pickard who moved to fill the gap, setting up a new club with Basil Scarcella as its first chairman. Adelaide United played its first match on 17 October 2003, a 1-0 win over Brisbane Strikers.

Pickard sold the club to Nick Bianco in 2005, who took full ownership the following year; the 2009 financial crisis forced Bianco to hand the licence back to Football Federation Australia, and a local consortium including Robert Gerard took over in 2010. Since March 2018 the club has been controlled by a Dutch-led ownership group fronted by Cor Adriaanse and Piet van der Pol.

The Reds play at Coopers Stadium, known for most of the club's history as Hindmarsh Stadium, in front of a 16,500 capacity. The 2016 Grand Final win sits alongside three Australia Cup titles, in 2014, 2018 and 2019. Adelaide United reached the AFC Champions League final and lost to Gamba Osaka 5-0 on aggregate, a run that carried the club to the Club World Cup, where it finished fifth.

Melbourne Victory is the rival that matters most, in a fixture known as the Original Rivalry, sharpened by two Grand Final defeats to Victory in 2007 and 2009. Goalkeeper Eugene Galekovic set the club appearance record with 285 games, Craig Goodwin is the leading scorer with 60 goals, and Isaías made 181 appearances across four trophies. Romario played out a guest contract at the club in 2006.

The Adelaide derby proper, against West Adelaide and Adelaide City, remains a lower-league affair that United enters only occasionally, through the Australia Cup.

Latest results

Fixtures and results

27 Sep	Friendlies Clubs	Perth Glory A	0:2	L
17 Sep	AFC Cup	Wofoo Tai Po H	3:0	W
11 Aug	AFC Champions League	Công An Nhân Dân H	0:2	L
30 Jul	Australia Cup	South Melbourne A	1:2	L
14 Jul	Friendlies Clubs	The Cove A	5:0	W
15 May	A-League	Auckland H	0:3	L

Standing

AFC Cup

Group stage · Group F

#	Team	M	W	D	L	Goals	Pts
1	Adelaide United	1	1	0	0	3:0	3
2	Home United	1	0	1	0	1:1	1
3	Bangkok Glass	1	0	1	0	1:1	1
4	Wofoo Tai Po	1	0	0	1	0:3	0

Full table

Team statistics

matches counted in total: 189

189 Matches

78 wins

46 draws

65 losses

335–310 Goals

+25 Difference

1.8 Scored per game

Match outcomes matches counted in total: 189

78 46 65

wins draws losses

Scored and conceded last matches

scored — above the line conceded — below the line

Metric	Total	Home	Away
Matches	189	92	97
Scored	335	171	164
Conceded	310	134	176
Scored per game	1.8	1.9	1.7
Conceded per game	1.6	1.5	1.8
Difference	+25	+37	−12

Key players

by appearances over the last year

Joshua Smits Goalkeeper 11 Matches

Jay Barnett Defender 11 Matches

Ethan Alagich Midfielder 11 Matches

Luke Đuzel Midfielder 11 Matches

Juan Muñiz Gallego Midfielder 11 Matches

Jonny Yull Midfielder 11 Matches

Bart Vriends Defender 11 Matches

P. Kikianis Defender 10 Matches

Squad of Adelaide United

by appearances over the last year

Number	Player	Position	Age	Matches
22	Joshua Smits	Goalkeeper		11
14	Jay Barnett	Defender		11
55	Ethan Alagich	Midfielder		11
23	Luke Đuzel	Midfielder		11
10	Juan Muñiz Gallego	Midfielder		11
12	Jonny Yull	Midfielder		11
3	Bart Vriends	Defender		11
4	P. Kikianis	Defender		10
35	Brodie Burkitt	Forward		10
44	Ryan White	Midfielder		10
52	Sotiri Phillis	Defender		10
9	Luka Jovanović	Forward		10
19	Yaya Dukuly	Midfielder	23	10
7	Ryan Kitto	Defender		9
87	Anselmo	Midfielder		7
42	Austin Ayoubi	Midfielder		7
13	Max Vartuli	Goalkeeper		6
40	Ethan Cox	Goalkeeper		6
17	Ben Folami	Forward		6
65	J. Garuchio	Midfielder		5
58	H. Crawford	Midfielder		2
11	Craig Alexander Goodwin	Midfielder		2
62	F. Talladira	Midfielder		2
36	P. Madanya	Forward		2
52	Sotiris Filis	Defender		1
62	F. Talladira	Defender		1
44	Ryan White	Midfielder		1
21	Jacob Brazete	Forward		1
99	Ajak Chol Riak	Forward		1
74	A. Tatu	Forward		1
54	Bailey O'Neil	Defender		1