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2022–23 Adelaide United FC season

18th season in existence of Adelaide United FC From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The 2022–23 season was the club's 19th in the history of Adelaide United Football Club since its establishment in 2003. The club participated in the A-League Men for the 18th time, and the Australia Cup for the 8th time.

OwnerCor Adriaanse, Rob van Eck, and Yu Lidong
ChairmanPiet van der Pol
(to 4 April 2023)
Ned Morris
(from 4 April 2023)
Head CoachCarl Veart
StadiumCoopers Stadium
Quick facts season, Owner ...
Adelaide United
2022–23 season
Adelaide United playing against Sydney FC in April 2023
OwnerCor Adriaanse, Rob van Eck, and Yu Lidong
ChairmanPiet van der Pol
(to 4 April 2023)
Ned Morris
(from 4 April 2023)
Head CoachCarl Veart
StadiumCoopers Stadium
A-League Men3rd
A-League Men FinalsSemi-finals
Australia CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Craig Goodwin (15)
All: Craig Goodwin (15)
Highest home attendance14,056
vs. Sydney FC
(7 April 2023)
A-League Men
Lowest home attendance2,511
vs. Brisbane Roar
(31 August 2022)
Australia Cup
Average home league attendance10,359
Biggest win5–1
vs. Wellington Phoenix (H)
(17 March 2023)
A-League Men
Biggest defeat0–4
vs. Central Coast Mariners (A)
(7 January 2023)
A-League Men
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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

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No. Position Player From Type/fee Contract length Date Ref
2DF Harry Van Der Saag Unattached Free transfer 2 years 8 June 2022 [1]
3DF Ben Warland Sydney FC Free transfer 2 years 27 June 2022 [2]
26FW Ben Halloran Unattached Free transfer 2 years 3 August 2022 [3]
33FW Joshua Mori Australia Beograd Injury replacement for Bernardo 3 months 20 October 2022 [4]
18MF Jay Barnett Melbourne Victory Free transfer 2.5 years 8 February 2023 [5]
23MF Luke Duzel Western United Free transfer 4 months 8 February 2023 [6]
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From youth squad

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N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Notes
50 GK Australia Steven Hall17 3-year scholarship[7]
35 FW Australia Luka Jovanovic17 2-year scholarship[8]
36 FW Australia Panashe Madanha17 2-year scholarship[8]
49 FW Australia Musa Toure17 1-year scholarship[9]
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Transfers out

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No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref
3DF George Timotheou Unattached Free transfer 30 May 2022 [10]
9FW Kusini Yengi Unattached Free transfer 30 May 2022 [10]
18MF Joe Caletti Unattached Free transfer 30 May 2022 [10]
23DF Jacob Tratt Unattached Free transfer 30 May 2022 [10]
17FW Mohamed Toure France Reims Undisclosed fee 3 June 2022 [11]
19FW Yaya Dukuly France Reims Undisclosed fee 3 June 2022 [11]
22DF Denmark Michael Jakobsen Unattached End of contract 7 June 2022 [12]
77MF Lachlan Brook England Brentford End of loan 1 July 2022 [13]
16MF Nathan Konstandopoulos Melbourne Victory Mutual contract termination 14 September 2022 [14][15]
33FW Joshua Mori Unattached End of contract 8 December 2022 [16]
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Contract extensions

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No.PlayerPositionDurationDateNotesRef.
21Spain Javi LópezFull-back1 year31 May 2022[17]
28Spain JuandeDefensive midfielder1 year31 May 2022[17]
15Japan Hiroshi IbusukiStriker2 years6 June 2022[18]
20England Zach CloughAttacking midfielder2 years6 June 2022[19]
41Alexandar PopovicCentre-back2 years9 June 2022[20]
25Lachlan BarrCentre-back2 years9 June 2022[21]
4Nick AnsellCentre-back2 years15 June 2022[22]
31Bernardo OliveiraWinger2 years21 June 2022Contract extended from end of 2022–23 until end of 2024–25.[23]
1James DelianovGoalkeeper2 years23 June 2022[24]
16Nathan KonstandopoulosCentral midfielder1 year29 June 2022[25]
7Ryan KittoFull-back3 years30 June 2022[26]
11Craig GoodwinWinger3 years21 July 2022Permanent contract following loan.[27]
46Joe GauciGoalkeeper3 years13 April 2023Contract extended from end of 2022–23 until end of 2025–26.[28]
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Coaching staff

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PositionNameRef.
Head coachAustralia Carl Veart[29]
Assistant coachAustralia Mark Milligan[30]
Assistant coachAustralia Damian Mori[31]
Assistant coach
Head of youth football		Brazil Ayrton Andrioli[32]
Head of FootballAustralia Vito Basile[33]
Goalkeeping coachAustralia Eugene Galekovic[34]
Strength and conditioning coachAustralia Django Gentilcore[35]
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Pre-season and friendlies

13 September 2022 Para Hills Knights Australia 0–9 Adelaide United Adelaide
19:00 ACST Report
Stadium: Marden Sports Complex
15 September 2022 Adelaide Cobras Australia 0–2 Adelaide United Adelaide
19:00 ACST Report
  • Mori 13'
  • Crawford 67'
 Stadium: Weigall Oval
17 September 2022 Adelaide United 2–3 Western United Adelaide
11:00 ACST
Report
Stadium: ServiceFM Stadium
24 September 2022 NPL SA Select South Australia 0–6 Adelaide United Adelaide
11:00 ACST Report
Stadium: Marden Sports Complex
30 September 2022 Melbourne City 1–5 Adelaide United Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Casey Fields
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Note: Match featured 3 periods of 45 minutes
29 November 2022 Western United 3–3 Adelaide United Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: The Hangar
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

Competitions

Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
A-League Men 9 October 2022 29 April 2023 Matchday 1 3rd 26 11 9 6 53 46 +7 042.31
A-League Men Finals 5 May 2023 20 May 2023 Elimination-finals Semi-finals 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 033.33
Australia Cup 30 July 2022 31 August 2022 Round of 32 Quarter-finals 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 033.33
Total 32 13 10 9 61 54 +7 040.63
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Last updated: 20 May 2023
Source: Competitions

A-League Men

Main article: 2022–23 A-League Men

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Melbourne City 26 16 7 3 61 32 +29 55 Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series[a]
2 Central Coast Mariners (C) 26 13 5 8 55 35 +20 44 Qualification for AFC Cup group stage and Finals series
3 Adelaide United 26 11 9 6 53 46 +7 42 Qualification for Finals series[b]
4 Western Sydney Wanderers 26 11 8 7 43 27 +16 41
5 Sydney FC 26 11 5 10 40 39 +1 38
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Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Points per game; 5) Least red cards; 6) Least yellow cards; 7) Toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Determined by which of the Premiers for the 2021–22 or 2022–23 seasons accrued the most combined points over both seasons.[36]
  2. [b]
    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.

Results summary

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OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
26 11 9 6 53 46  +7 42 7 3 3 26 17  +9 4 6 3 27 29  −2
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Last updated: 28 April 2023.
Source:

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundAAAHAHAAHHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAH
ResultDLDWWWDLLWLDWDWWDDWWWWDLDL
Position49963333546655433432222223
Points11258111212121515161920232627283134374041414242
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Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2023. Source: Ultimate A-League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

9 October 2022 1 Wellington Phoenix 1–1 Adelaide United Wellington
15:00 NZDT
Report
Stadium: Sky Stadium
Attendance: 8,325
Referee: Ben Abraham
16 October 2022 2 Macarthur FC 2–0 Adelaide United Campbelltown
15:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
Attendance: 3,213
Referee: Shaun Evans
23 October 2022 3 Sydney FC 2–2 Adelaide United Sydney
15:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 16,623
Referee: Daniel Elder
30 October 2022 4 Adelaide United 2–1 Perth Glory Adelaide
14:30 ACDT
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 7,183
Referee: Alireza Faghani
6 November 2022 5 Western United 2–4 Adelaide United Melbourne
17:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 3,128
Referee: Alex King
11 November 2022 6 Adelaide United 3–0 Melbourne Victory Adelaide
19:15 ACDT
Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 13,504
Referee: Adam Kersey
Mid-season break for 2022 FIFA World Cup
9 December 2022 7 Brisbane Roar 1–1 Adelaide United Kippa-Ring
19:45 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Kayo Stadium
Attendance: 4,258
Referee: Alex King
17 December 2022 8 Wellington Phoenix 3–1 Adelaide United Wellington
15:00 NZDT
Report
Stadium: Sky Stadium
Attendance: 4,535
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
27 December 2022 9 Adelaide United 0–1 Newcastle Jets Adelaide
19:15 ACDT Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 8,350
Referee: Ben Abraham
2 January 2023 10 Adelaide United 2–0 Perth Glory Adelaide
19:15 ACDT
Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 10,024
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
7 January 2023 11 Central Coast Mariners 4–0 Adelaide United Gosford
17:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: Industree Group Stadium
Attendance: 6,914
Referee: Alex King
14 January 2023 12 Adelaide United 1–1 Melbourne Victory Adelaide
19:15 ACDT
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 11,168
Referee: Shaun Evans
20 January 2023 13 Adelaide United 1–0 Macarthur FC Adelaide
19:15 ACDT
Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 8,826
Referee: Kurt Ams
29 January 2023 14 Melbourne City 3–3 Adelaide United Melbourne
15:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 6,337
Referee: Adam Kersey
4 February 2023 15 Adelaide United 2–1 Brisbane Roar Adelaide
19:15 ACDT
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 10,047
Referee: Alex King
11 February 2023 16 Western United 2–3 Adelaide United Melbourne
17:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 2,603
Referee: Shaun Evans
19 February 2023 17 Adelaide United 4–4 Western Sydney Wanderers Adelaide
16:30 ACDT
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 10,026
Referee: Jonathon Barreiro
26 February 2023 18 Melbourne Victory 1–1 Adelaide United Melbourne
15:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 8,838
Referee: Chris Beath
3 March 2023 19 Adelaide United 4–2 Melbourne City Adelaide
19:15 ACDT
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 10,270
Referee: Alireza Faghani
11 March 2023 20 Newcastle Jets 2–4 Adelaide United Newcastle
19:45 AEDT
Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 4,839
Referee: Daniel Elder
17 March 2023 21 Adelaide United 5–1 Wellington Phoenix Adelaide
19:15 ACDT
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 9,036
Referee: Alex King
31 March 2023 22 Western Sydney Wanderers 2–3 Adelaide United Sydney
19:45 AEDT
Report
Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 9,014
Referee: Shaun Evans
7 April 2023 23 Adelaide United 1–1 Sydney FC Adelaide
16:30 ACST
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 14,056
Referee: Alireza Faghani
16 April 2023 24 Adelaide United 0–1 Western United Adelaide
16:30 ACST Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 10,110
Referee: Alex King
23 April 2023 25 Perth Glory 4–4 Adelaide United Perth
16:00 AWST
Report
Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 6,083
Referee: Jack Morgan
29 April 2023 26 Adelaide United 1–4 Central Coast Mariners Adelaide
16:30 ACST
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 12,064
Referee: Chris Beath

Finals series

5 May 2023 Elimination-final Adelaide United 2–0 Wellington Phoenix Adelaide
19:45 ACST
Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 10,231
Referee: Alireza Faghani
13 May 2023 Semi final Adelaide United 1–2 Central Coast Mariners Adelaide
19:45 ACST
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 15,771
Referee: Alex King
20 May 2023 Semi final Central Coast Mariners 2–0
(4–1 agg.)		 Adelaide United Gosford
19:45 AEST
Report Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 20,059
Referee: Alireza Faghani

Australia Cup

Main article: 2022 Australia Cup
30 July 2022 Round of 32 Newcastle Jets 0–2 Adelaide United Newcastle
19:30 AEDT Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 4,439
Referee: Kurt Ams
17 August 2022 Round of 16 Adelaide City South Australia 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(1–4 p)		 Adelaide United Adelaide
19:00 ACST
  • Waters 76'
  • M. Dawber 109'
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Stadium: ServiceFM Stadium
Attendance: 3,327
Referee: Daniel Elder
Penalties
  • King-Byrne football with red X
  • Devereux football with check mark
  • Waters football with red X
31 August 2022 Quarter-finals Adelaide United 1–2 Brisbane Roar Adelaide
19:00 ACST
Report
Stadium: ServiceFM Stadium
Attendance: 2,511
Referee: Tim Danaskos

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.

As of 20 May 2023
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No. Pos. Nat. Player A-League Men
Regular season Finals Australia Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2 DF Australia Harry Van der Saag 3+31 00 30 91
3 DF Australia Ben Warland 163 30 0+10 203
4 DF Australia Nick Ansell 2+30 20 00 70
6 MF Australia Louis D'Arrigo 20+42 30 31 303
7 MF Australia Ryan Kitto 256 30 30 316
8 MF Spain Isaías 21+10 30 30 280
9 FW Japan Hiroshi Ibusuki 19+37 1+10 32 279
10 MF England Zach Clough 173 20 21 214
11 FW Australia Craig Goodwin 24+112 33 00 1815
13 DF Australia Lachlan Barr 163 0+10 30 203
14 FW Australia George Blackwood 4+122 1+20 31 223
18 MF Australia Jay Barnett 3+20 10 00 60
21 DF Spain Javi López 240 30 0+20 290
23 MF Australia Luke Duzel 0+20 0+10 00 30
26 MF Australia Ben Halloran 243 30 1+10 293
27 MF Australia Josh Cavallo 2+50 00 0+30 100
28 MF Spain Juande 7+50 00 0+10 130
31 MF Australia Bernardo 00 00 1+20 30
35 FW Australia Luka Jovanovic 5+43 00 00 93
36 FW Australia Panashe Madanha 3+60 0+20 0+10 120
37 MF Australia Jonny Yull 2+50 00 00 70
41 DF Australia Alexandar Popovic 16+11 10 30 211
46 GK Australia Joe Gauci 260 30 30 320
47 MF Australia Asad Kasumovic 0+60 00 0+20 80
49 FW Australia Musa Toure 0+10 00 00 10
55 MF Australia Ethan Alagich 7+130 1+10 0+10 230
66 FW Australia Nestory Irankunda 0+195 0+30 00 225
Player(s) transferred out but featured this season
16 MF Australia Nathan Konstandopoulos 00 00 2+10 30
33 FW Australia Joshua Mori 0+10 00 00 10
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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.

As of 20 May 2023
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Rank No. Pos. Nat. Player A-League Men A-League Men Finals series Australia Cup Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 9 FW Japan Hiroshi Ibusuki 101 000 001 102
2 8 MF Spain Isaías 411 100 200 711
3 3 DF Australia Ben Warland 201 000 000 201
4 26 MF Australia Ben Halloran 610 100 000 710
5 7 MF Australia Ryan Kitto 500 200 100 800
66 FW Australia Nestory Irankunda 700 100 000 800
7 41 DF Australia Alexandar Popovic 600 100 000 700
8 13 DF Australia Lachlan Barr 500 000 100 600
28 MF Spain Juande 600 000 000 600
10 55 MF Australia Ethan Alagich 400 100 000 500
11 6 MF Australia Louis D'Arrigo 300 000 000 300
10 MF England Zach Clough 300 000 000 300
11 FW Australia Craig Goodwin 300 000 000 300
21 DF Spain Javi López 300 000 000 300
46 GK Australia Joe Gauci 300 000 000 300
16 37 MF Australia Jonny Yull 200 000 000 200
17 2 DF Australia Harry Van der Saag 100 000 000 100
14 FW Australia George Blackwood 100 000 000 100
27 MF Australia Joshua Cavallo 000 000 100 100
31 MF Australia Bernardo Oliveira 000 000 100 100
49 FW Australia Musa Toure 100 000 000 100
Total 5923 300 601 6824
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Note: Hiroshi Ibusuki's suspension for his red card on 23 October 2022 against Sydney FC was rescinded.[37]

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.

As of 20 May 2023
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Rank No. Nat. Goalkeeper A-League Men A-League Men Finals Series Australia Cup Total
1 46 Australia Joe Gauci 311 5
Total3115
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