2019–20 Adelaide United FC season

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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]

ChairmanPiet van der Pol
ManagerGertjan Verbeek
(to 29 April 2020)
Carl Veart (caretaker)
(from 15 June 2020)
Quick facts Chairman, Manager ...
Adelaide United
2019–20 season
ChairmanPiet van der Pol
ManagerGertjan Verbeek
(to 29 April 2020)
Carl Veart (caretaker)
(from 15 June 2020)
StadiumCoopers Stadium
A-League7th
FFA CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Riley McGree (10 goals)
All: Riley McGree (13 goals)
Highest home attendance12,198 vs Melbourne Victory
(23 November 2019)
Lowest home attendance4,286 vs Newcastle Jets
(15 March 2020)
Average home league attendance8,183
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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]

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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.

Transfers

Transfers in

More information No., Position ...
No. Position Name From Type/fee Contract length Date Ref
8MF Riley McGree Belgium Club Brugge >$250,000[20] 3 years 5 July 2019 [11]
5DF Curaçao Michaël Maria United States Charlotte Independence Undisclosed 2 years 18 July 2019 [12][21]
11FW Norway Kristian Opseth Turkey Erzurumspor Free transfer 1 year 31 July 2019 [17]
10MF James Troisi Unattached Free transfer 2 years 5 October 2019 [22][23]
28MF China Chen Yongbin China Qingdao Red Lions Free transfer 1 year 15 October 2019 [24][25]
6MF Stefan Mauk Brisbane Roar Free transfer 2.5 years 30 January 2020 [26]
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Transfers out

More information No., Position ...
No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref
33FW Apostolos Stamatelopoulos Western United Free transfer 20 March 2019 [4]
3DF Scott Galloway Melbourne City Free transfer 3 May 2019 [27]
9FW Senegal Baba Diawara Unattached End of contract 15 May 2019 [5]
19FW Netherlands Jordy Thomassen Netherlands De Graafschap Loan return 15 May 2019 [5]
10FW Denmark Ken Ilsø Unattached End of contract 18 May 2019 [28]
8MF Spain Isaías Qatar Al-Wakrah Undisclosed 27 May 2019 [7][8]
11MF Craig Goodwin Saudi Arabia Al-Wehda Undisclosed 17 July 2019 [29][13]
32MF Carlo Armiento Unattached Mutual contract termination 12 December 2019 [30]
1GK Daniel Margush Unattached Mutual contract termination 13 January 2020 [31]
6MF Vince Lia Unattached Mutual contract termination 18 January 2020 [32]
5DF Curaçao Michaël Maria Unattached Mutual contract termination 18 June 2020 [33]
30GK Isaac Richards Unattached Mutual contract termination 6 July 2020 [34]
31MF Germany Mirko Boland Germany VfB Lübeck End of contract 8 July 2020 [35][36]
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From youth squad

More information N, Pos. ...
N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Notes
29 FW Australia Kusini Yengi20 scholarship contract[37]
35 FW Australia Al Hassan Toure19 2 year scholarship contract, followed by 1 year senior contract[38][39]
49 FW Australia Mohamed Toure15 3 year scholarship contract[40]
70 GK Australia Ethan Cox16 3 year scholarship contract[41]
40 GK Australia Dakota Ochsenham20 1 year senior contract[42]
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Contract extensions

More information No., Name ...
No.NamePositionDurationDateNotes
6Vince LiaCentral midfielder1 year5 June 2019[10]
18Lachlan BrookForward2 years5 June 2019[10]
7Ryan KittoWinger2 years31 October 2019[43]
20Paul IzzoGoalkeeper2 years1 November 2019[44]
27Louis D'ArrigoMidfielder3 years6 December 2019[45]
35Al Hassan ToureStriker3 years6 December 2019[45]
2Michael MarroneDefender1 year15 January 2020[46]
26Ben HalloranWinger2 years4 March 2020[47]
16Nathan KonstandopoulosCentral midfielder1 year5 March 2020[48]
4England Ryan StrainRight-back2 years10 March 2020[49]
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Technical staff

More information Position, Staff ...
Position Staff
Head coach Australia Carl Veart (caretaker)[50]
Assistant coach Brazil Airton Andrioli[51]
Goalkeeper coach Australia Eugene Galekovic[52]
Director of football Australia Bruce Djite[53]
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Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

16 July 2019 Adelaide United Australia 3–1 Australia North Eastern MetroStars Adelaide, Australia
19:00 ACST
Report
Stadium: Taperoo Reserve
Referee: Daniel Elder
14 August 2019 Adelaide United Australia 0–1 Australia Melbourne City Adelaide, Australia
Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
27 August 2019 Adelaide United Australia 6–0 Australia Adelaide City Adelaide, Australia
19:00 ACST
Report Stadium: Taperoo Reserve
24 September 2019 Melbourne City Australia 1–2 Australia Adelaide United Melbourne, Australia
Report
Stadium: City Football Academy
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Overview

More information Competition, First match ...
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 −5 042.31
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 +5 051.61
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Source: Soccerway

A-League

League table

More information Pos, Pld ...
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
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Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. All Australian teams withdrew from the 2021 AFC Champions League on 4 June 2021.
  2. 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.
  3. Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the 2021 AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

Results summary

More information Overall, Home ...
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
21 9 0 12 34 42  −8 27 6 0 5 18 19  −1 3 0 7 16 23  −7
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Results by round

More information Round, Ground ...
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232926282725
GroundHAABHAHHHBAHAAHAHAHAAHHNNNNN
ResultLLWXWWWLWXLLLLWWWLWLLLLWDWDD
Position910786533345567655545577666661
Points00336912121515151515151821242427272727273031343536
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Source: worldfootball.net
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 (2019-10-11) 1 Adelaide United 2–3 Sydney FC Adelaide
19:00 ACDT Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 9,903
Referee: Alex King
20 October 2019 (2019-10-20) 2 Melbourne City 2–1 Adelaide United Melbourne
16:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 7,399
Referee: Shaun Evans
26 October 2019 (2019-10-26) 3 Newcastle Jets 1–2 Adelaide United Newcastle
17:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 8,899
Referee: Stephen Lucas
10 November 2019 (2019-11-10) 5 Adelaide United 1–0 Brisbane Roar Adelaide
17:30 ACDT
Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 8,428
Referee: Alireza Faghani
16 November 2019 (2019-11-16) 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 (2019-11-23) 7 Adelaide United 3–1 Melbourne Victory Adelaide
19:00 ACDT
Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 12,198
Referee: Alireza Faghani
1 December 2019 (2019-12-01) 8 Adelaide United 1–2 Wellington Phoenix Adelaide
17:30 ACDT Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 6,207
Referee: Adam Fielding
8 December 2019 (2019-12-08) 9 Adelaide United 2–1 Newcastle Jets Adelaide
17:30 ACDT
Report
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 6,074
Referee: Chris Beath
22 December 2019 (2019-12-22) 11 Central Coast Mariners 2–1 Adelaide United Gosford
18:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: Industree Group Stadium
Attendance: 4,848
Referee: Adam Fielding
27 December 2019 (2019-12-27) 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 (2020-01-04) 13 Sydney FC 2–1 Adelaide United Sydney
19:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 10,219
Referee: Adam Fielding
11 January 2020 (2020-01-11) 14 Perth Glory 3–0 Adelaide United Perth
16:30 AWST Report Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 11,168
Referee: Alex King
17 January 2020 (2020-01-17) 15 Adelaide United 1–0 Melbourne Victory Adelaide
19:00 ACDT Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 11,412
Referee: Adam Kersey
26 January 2020 (2020-01-26) 16 Western United 3–4 Adelaide United Melbourne
18:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: Whitten Oval
Attendance: 5,988
Referee: Kurt Ams
1 February 2020 (2020-02-01) 17 Adelaide United 3–1 Melbourne City Adelaide
19:00 ACDT
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 7,068
Referee: Alex King
8 February 2020 (2020-02-08) 18 Brisbane Roar 2–1 Adelaide United Brisbane
18:30 AEST
Report Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 8,945
Referee: Adam Fielding
14 February 2020 (2020-02-14) 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 (2020-02-21) 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 (2020-02-29) 21 Melbourne Victory 2–1 Adelaide United Melbourne
19:00 ACDT
Report
Stadium: Marvel Stadium
Attendance: 14,424
Referee: Chris Beath
7 March 2020 (2020-03-07) 22 Adelaide United 1–5 Western United Adelaide
16:30 ACDT
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 8,473
Referee: Stephen Lucas
15 March 2020 (2020-03-15) 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 (2020-07-19) 29 Brisbane Roar 0–1 Adelaide United Gold Coast
19:30 AEST Report
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 (2020-07-25) 26 Wellington Phoenix 1–1 Adelaide United Sydney
17:00 AEST
Report
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 (2020-07-30) 28 Adelaide United 5–3 Perth Glory Sydney
19:30 AEST 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 (2020-08-06) 27 Adelaide United 1–1 Sydney FC Sydney
19:30 AEST
Report 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 (2020-08-11) 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
  • Albano 28'
  • Bryce 72'
Report 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 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
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]

More information No., Pos ...
No. Pos Nat Player TotalA-LeagueFFA Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2 DF Australia AUS Michael Marrone 17010+4030
4 DF England ENG Ryan Strain 2702203+20
6 MF Australia AUS Stefan Mauk 909000
7 DF Australia AUS Ryan Kitto 27011+11050
8 MF Australia AUS Riley McGree 2813231053
10 MF Australia AUS James Troisi 13113100
11 FW Norway NOR Kristian Opseth 24614+761+20
14 FW Australia AUS George Blackwood 23614+741+12
16 MF Australia AUS Nathan Konstandopoulos 1322+712+21
17 FW Australia AUS Nikola Mileusnic 27621+152+31
18 FW Australia AUS Lachlan Brook 814+310+10
20 GK Australia AUS Paul Izzo 29025040
22 DF Denmark DEN Michael Jakobsen 31126150
23 DF Australia AUS Jordan Elsey 25118+3140
24 FW Burundi BDI Pacifique Niyongabire 510+310+20
26 FW Australia AUS Ben Halloran 261221953
27 MF Australia AUS Louis D'Arrigo 23019+2020
29 FW Australia AUS Kusini Yengi 300+3000
34 MF Australia AUS Yared Abetew 101000
35 FW Australia AUS Al Hassan Toure 1777+5255
36 DF Australia AUS Noah Smith 100+1000
42 FW Australia AUS Taras Gomulka 505000
49 FW Australia AUS Mohamed Toure 910+9100
Player(s) transferred out but featured this season
5 DF Curaçao CUW Michaël Maria 24118+3130
6 MF Australia AUS Vince Lia 501+101+20
30 GK Australia AUS Isaac Richards 201010
31 MF Germany GER Mirko Boland 801+4030
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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]

More information No., Pos ...
No. Pos Nat Player TotalA-LeagueFFA Cup
Yellow cardSecond yellow cardRed cardYellow cardSecond yellow cardRed cardYellow cardSecond yellow cardRed card
4 DF England ENG Ryan Strain 601501100
22 DF Denmark DEN Michael Jakobsen 600500100
8 MF Australia AUS Riley McGree 500300200
26 FW Australia AUS Ben Halloran 500400100
27 MF Australia AUS Louis D'Arrigo 400400000
7 DF Australia AUS Ryan Kitto 300100200
23 DF Australia AUS Jordan Elsey 300300000
5 DF Curaçao CUW Michaël Maria 200200000
6 MF Australia AUS Stefan Mauk 200200000
14 FW Australia AUS George Blackwood 200200000
42 FW Australia AUS Taras Gomulka 200200000
49 FW Australia AUS Mohamed Toure 200200000
2 DF Australia AUS Michael Marrone 100100000
10 MF Australia AUS James Troisi 100100000
11 FW Norway NOR Kristian Opseth 100100000
16 MF Australia AUS Nathan Konstandopoulos 100100000
20 GK Australia AUS Paul Izzo 100100000
31 MF Germany GER Mirko Boland 100100000
35 FW Australia AUS Al Hassan Toure 100100000
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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.

More information Rank, No. ...
Rank No. Nat. Goalkeeper A-League FFA Cup Total
1 20 Australia Paul Izzo 4 2 6
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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.

More information Month, Player ...
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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