2020–21 Adelaide United FC season
The 2020–21 Adelaide United FC season is the club's 17th season since its establishment in 2003. The club will participate in the A-League for the 15th time. The club will not compete in the 2020 FFA Cup due to the event being cancelled following the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.[1]
2020–21 season | |
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Chairman | Piet van der Pol |
Manager | Carl Veart |
Stadium | Coopers Stadium |
FFA Cup | Cancelled |
Players
Squad information
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. 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 |
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14 | FW | Domenic Costanzo | ![]() |
Scholarship | 1 year | 5 October 2020 | [2][3] |
46 | GK | Joe Gauci | Melbourne City | Scholarship | 1 year | 7 October 2020 | [4] |
18 | MF | Joe Caletti | Unattached | Free transfer | 2 years | 20 October 2020 | [5] |
19 | FW | Yaya Dukuly | Melbourne City | Scholarship | 1 year | 27 October 2020 | [6] |
3 | DF | George Timotheou | Unattached | Free transfer | 2 years | 10 November 2020 | [7] |
1 | GK | James Delianov | Western United | Free transfer | 2 years | 11 November 2020 | [8] |
21 | DF | ![]() |
Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 25 November 2020 | [9] |
9 | FW | Tomi Juric | Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 26 November 2020 | [10] |
Transfers out
No. | Position | Player | Transferred to | Type/fee | Date | Ref |
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14 | FW | George Blackwood | ![]() |
Free transfer | 26 August 2020 | [11][12] |
42 | MF | Taras Gomulka | Unattached | Free transfer | 11 September 2020 | [13] |
20 | GK | Paul Izzo | ![]() |
Undisclosed | 1 October 2020 | [14] |
17 | FW | Nikola Mileusnic | ![]() |
Mutual contract termination | 5 October 2020 | [15] |
18 | MF | Lachlan Brook | ![]() |
Undisclosed | 6 October 2020 | [16] |
8 | MF | Riley McGree | ![]() |
$900,000[17] | 6 October 2020 | [18] |
11 | FW | ![]() |
Unattached | End of contract | 6 October 2020 | [19][20] |
28 | MF | ![]() |
Unattached | End of contract | 8 October 2020 | [21] |
10 | MF | James Troisi | Western Sydney Wanderers | Mutual contract termination | 14 December 2020 | [22][23] |
From youth squad
N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
Notes |
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15 | DF | ![]() |
Noah Smith | 19 | 1-year scholarship[24] |
34 | DF | ![]() |
Yared Abetew | 21 | [25] |
Contract extensions
No. | Name | Position | Duration | Date | Notes |
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22 | ![]() | Centre-back | 1 year | 7 October 2020 | [26] |
Technical staff
Position | Name | Ref. |
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Head coach | ![]() | [27] |
Assistant coach | ![]() | [28] |
Assistant coach Head of Youth Football | ![]() | [29] |
Director of Football | ![]() | [30] |
Goalkeeping coach | ![]() | [31] |
Strength and Conditioning Coach | ![]() | [32] |
Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss
4 November 2020 | Adelaide Blue Eagles ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Adelaide, Australia |
19:00 ACDT | Report | Stadium: Marden Sports Complex Referee: Daniel Elder |
10 November 2020 | Para Hills Knights ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Adelaide, Australia |
19:00 ACDT | Report | Stadium: The Paddocks Referee: Daniel Elder |
3 December 2020 | Adelaide United ![]() | 8–0 | ![]() | Adelaide, Australia |
Report | Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
7 December 2020 | Western Sydney Wanderers ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Sydney, Australia |
17:30 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: Valentine Sports Park Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
10 December 2020 | Macarthur FC ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Sydney, Australia |
11:00 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: Valentine Sports Park Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) Referee: Kurt Ams |
Competitions
Win Draw Loss
Overview
Competition | Record | |||||||
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P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |
A-League | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 50.00 |
Total | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | +0 | 50.00 |
Updated to match played 23 January 2021
Source: Competitions
A-League
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Central Coast Mariners | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 12 | Qualification to Finals Series, 2021 FFA Cup round of 32, and 2022 AFC Champions League group stage[lower-alpha 1] |
2 | Brisbane Roar | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 9 | Qualification to Finals Series and 2021 FFA Cup round of 32[lower-alpha 1] |
3 | Perth Glory | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 9 | |
4 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 8 | |
5 | Sydney FC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7 | |
6 | Adelaide United | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 7 | |
7 | Macarthur FC | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 7 | Qualification to 2021 FFA Cup round of 32[lower-alpha 2] |
8 | Melbourne City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 6 | |
9 | Western United | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | |
10 | Wellington Phoenix[lower-alpha 3] | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 | |
11 | Melbourne Victory | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 | |
12 | Newcastle Jets | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 4 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Least red cards; 5) Least yellow cards; 6) Toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.
Notes:
- 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.
- The top 8 teams qualify for the round of 32, while the bottom four teams participate in a playoff round.[33]
- Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are not recognised as an AFC club.
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 |
Last updated: 23 January 2021.
Source: Ultimate A-League
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
On 24 November 2020, the A-League fixtures for the season were announced.[34][35] Due to having 26 rounds in a 12 team league, Adelaide will play against Melbourne Victory, Perth Glory, Sydney FC and Western Sydney Wanderers three times.
28 December 2020 1 | Western United | 0–0 | Adelaide United | Geelong |
19:05 AEDT | Report | Stadium: GMHBA Stadium Attendance: 5,128 Referee: Shaun Evans |
3 January 2021 2 | Adelaide United | 2–0 | Melbourne City | Adelaide |
17:30 ACDT | Report | Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 10,106 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
20 January 2021 4 | Perth Glory | 5–3 | Adelaide United | Perth |
18:20 AWST |
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Report |
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Stadium: HBF Park |
23 January 2021 5 | Adelaide United | 1–0 | Melbourne Victory | Adelaide |
18:30 ACDT |
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Report | Stadium: Coopers Stadium Referee: Chris Beath |
TBD[note 1] 3 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Postponed | Adelaide United | Parramatta |
Stadium: Bankwest Stadium |
30 January 2021 9 | Brisbane Roar | 3–1 | Adelaide United | Redcliffe |
20:15 AEST | Report | Stadium: Dolphin Stadium |
5 February 2021 19 | Adelaide United | v | Perth Glory | Adelaide |
18:35 ACST | Stadium: Coopers Stadium |
TBD 7 | Sydney FC | Postponed | Adelaide United | Sydney |
19:00 AEDT | Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium |
12 February 2021 25 | Macarthur FC | v | Adelaide United | Campbelltown |
19:05 AEDT | Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium |
TBD 8 | Adelaide United | Postponed | Wellington Phoenix | Adelaide |
18:30 ACDT | Stadium: Coopers Stadium |
19 February 2021 24 | Adelaide United | v | Central Coast Mariners | Adelaide |
18:35 ACDT | Stadium: Coopers Stadium |
24 February 2021 6 | Adelaide United | v | Western United | Adelaide |
18:35 ACDT | Stadium: Coopers Stadium |
27 February 2021 10 | Melbourne Victory | v | Adelaide United | Melbourne |
19:10 AEDT | Stadium: Marvel Stadium |
5 March 2021 11 | Adelaide United | v | Macarthur FC | Adelaide |
18:30 ACDT | Stadium: Coopers Stadium |
13 March 2021 12 | Adelaide United | v | Brisbane Roar | Adelaide |
16:30 ACDT | Stadium: Coopers Stadium |
17 March 2021 13 | Central Coast Mariners | v | Adelaide United | Gosford |
19:00 AEDT | Stadium: Central Coast Stadium |
21 March 2021 14 | Newcastle Jets | v | Adelaide United | Newcastle |
18:00 AEDT | Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium |
28 March 2021 15 | Adelaide United | v | Sydney FC | Adelaide |
17:30 ACDT | Stadium: Coopers Stadium |
2 April 2021 16 | Adelaide United | v | Western Sydney Wanderers | Adelaide |
18:30 ACDT | Stadium: Coopers Stadium |
10 April 2021 17 | Melbourne City | v | Adelaide United | Melbourne |
17:00 AEST | Stadium: AAMI Park |
14 April 2021 18 | Adelaide United | v | Newcastle Jets | Adelaide |
18:30 ACST | Stadium: Coopers Stadium |
25 April 2021 20 | Wellington Phoenix | v | Adelaide United | Wollongong |
16:00 AEST | Stadium: WIN Stadium |
30 April 2021 21 | Adelaide United | v | Western Sydney Wanderers | Adelaide |
18:30 ACST | Stadium: Coopers Stadium |
5 May 2021 22 | Adelaide United | v | Sydney FC | Adelaide |
18:30 ACST | Stadium: Coopers Stadium |
9 May 2021 23 | Perth Glory | v | Adelaide United | Perth |
16:00 AWST | Stadium: HBF Park |
28 May 2021 26 | Melbourne Victory | v | Adelaide United | Melbourne |
19:00 AEST | Stadium: AAMI Park |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Players with no appearances not included in the list.
- As of 30 January 2021
No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | A-League | Total | ||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | ![]() |
James Delianov | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
2 | DF | ![]() |
Michael Marrone | 1(2) | 0 | 3 | 0 |
3 | DF | ![]() |
George Timotheou | 0(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
4 | DF | ![]() |
Ryan Strain | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
6 | MF | ![]() |
Louis D'Arrigo | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
7 | DF | ![]() |
Ryan Kitto | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
8 | MF | ![]() |
Stefan Mauk | 2(1) | 1 | 3 | 1 |
9 | FW | ![]() |
Tomi Juric | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
15 | DF | ![]() |
Noah Smith | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
16 | MF | ![]() |
Nathan Konstandopoulos | 1(4) | 2 | 5 | 2 |
17 | FW | ![]() |
Mohamed Toure | 2(3) | 2 | 5 | 2 |
18 | MF | ![]() |
Joe Caletti | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
19 | FW | ![]() |
Yaya Dukuly | 3(2) | 0 | 5 | 0 |
21 | DF | ![]() |
Javi Lopez | 0(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
22 | DF | ![]() |
Michael Jakobsen | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
23 | DF | ![]() |
Jordan Elsey | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
24 | FW | ![]() |
Pacifique Niyongabire | 0(4) | 0 | 4 | 0 |
26 | MF | ![]() |
Ben Halloran | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
29 | FW | ![]() |
Kusini Yengi | 1(2) | 0 | 3 | 0 |
34 | DF | ![]() |
Yared Abetew | 1(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
35 | FW | ![]() |
Al Hassan Toure | 0(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
37 | MF | ![]() |
Jonny Yull | 0(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Goalscorers
- As of 30 January 2021
Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | A-League | Total |
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1 | 16 | MF | ![]() |
Nathan Konstandopoulos | 2 | 2 |
17 | FW | ![]() |
Mohamed Toure | 2 | 2 | |
2 | 8 | MF | ![]() |
Stefan Mauk | 1 | 1 |
9 | FW | ![]() |
Tomi Juric | 1 | 1 | |
26 | MF | ![]() |
Ben Halloran | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 7 | 7 |
Disciplinary record
- As of 30 January 2021
Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | A-League | Total | ||
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1 | 18 | MF | ![]() |
Joe Caletti | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
2 | 9 | FW | ![]() |
Tomi Juric | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
15 | DF | ![]() |
Noah Smith | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
4 | 6 | MF | ![]() |
Louis D'Arrigo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
22 | DF | ![]() |
Michael Jakobsen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
23 | DF | ![]() |
Jordan Elsey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Clean sheets
- As of 30 January 2021
Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | A-League | Total |
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1 | 1 | GK | ![]() |
James Delianov | 3 | 3 |
Total | 3 | 3 |
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