2026–27 Adelaide United FC season

The 2026–27 season is the 23rd in the history of Adelaide United Football Club since its establishment in 2003. The club will participate in the A-League Men for the 22nd consecutive season. The club also made its 12th appearance in the Australia Cup, seventh appearance in the AFC Champions League Elite, and will make its first appearance in the AFC Champions League Two.

ManagerAirton Andrioli

StadiumCoopers Stadium

A-League MenTBD

Australia CupRound of 32

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Adelaide United
2026–27 season
Manager	Airton Andrioli
Stadium	Coopers Stadium
A-League Men	TBD
Australia Cup	Round of 32
Champions League Elite	Preliminary round
Champions League Two	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: All: Craig Goodwin (1)
Biggest defeat	0–2 vs. Công An Hà Nội (H) 11 August 2026 AFC Champions League Elite
← 2025–26 2027–28 →
All statistics correct as of 2 August 2026.

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Coaching staff

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Position	Name^[1]
Head coach	Airton Andrioli
Assistant coaches	Isaías Adrian Stenta Paul Vanis
Goalkeeping coach	Eugene Galekovic
Transition and individual coach	Javi López
Strength and conditioning coach	Sean Baker
Performance coach	Blake Ashby
Head physiotherapist	Marco Mittiga
Physiotherapist	Steven Chapman
Doctor	James Ilic
Video analyst	Daniel Quinn

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Players

Squad

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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No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
3	DF	NED	Bart Vriends (vice-captain)
4	DF	AUS	Panagiotis Kikianis
7	DF	AUS	Ryan Kitto
10	MF	ESP	Juan Muñiz
11	FW	AUS	Craig Goodwin (captain)
12	MF	AUS	Jonny Yull
13	GK	AUS	Max Vartuli
14	MF	AUS	Jay Barnett
15	DF	AUS	Israel Monga (scholarship)
17	FW	AUS	Ben Folami
18	FW	AUS	Jake Najdovski
20	DF	AUS	Dylan Pierias
21	FW	AUS	Jacob Brazete
22	GK	NED	Joshua Smits
23	MF	AUS	Luke Duzel


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
35	FW	AUS	Brody Burkitt
40	GK	AUS	Ethan Cox
44	MF	AUS	Ryan White
52	DF	AUS	Sotiri Phillis (scholarship)
55	MF	AUS	Ethan Alagich
58	FW	AUS	Harry Crawford
62	MF	AUS	Fabian Talladira (scholarship)
65	MF	AUS	Joey Garuccio (scholarship)
71	DF	AUS	Vinko Stanisic (scholarship)
74	FW	AUS	Amlani Tatu (scholarship)
78	DF	AUS	Malual Nichola (scholarship)
79	DF	AUS	Feyzo Kasumović (scholarship)
87	MF	BRA	Anselmo
99	FW	SSD	Ajak Riak

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Transfers and contracts

Transfers in

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No.	Position	Player	From	Type/fee	Contract length	Date	Ref
6	MF	Stefan Mauk	Cong An Hanoi	End of loan	1 year remaining	30 June 2026	^[2]
21	FW	Jacob Brazete	Unattached	Free transfer	3 years^{[note 1]}	20 July 2025	^[3]

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From youth squad

Transfers out

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No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Type/fee	Date	Ref
54	DF	Bailey O'Neil	Adelaide City	End of contract	25 June 2026	^[4]^[5]
42	MF	Austin Ayoubi	Unattached	End of contract	30 June 2026	^[4]
36	DF	Panashe Madanha	Western Sydney Wanderers	End of contract	30 June 2026	^[4]^[6]
6	MF	Stefan Mauk	Cong An Hanoi	Undisclosed	1 July 2026	^[2]
19	FW	Yaya Dukuly	Celje	Undisclosed	10 July 2026	^[7]
9	FW	Luka Jovanovic	San Jose Earthquakes	Undisclosed	17 July 2026	^[8]

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Pre-season and friendlies

14 July 2026	The Cove	0–5	Adelaide United	Adelaide
18:30 ACST		Report	Kikianis Kitto Duzel Muñiz Blažević	Stadium: Southern Soccer Facility

20 July 2026	Playford City	0–2	Adelaide United	Adelaide
18:30 ACST		Report	Yull Muñiz	Stadium: Ramsay Park

27 September 2026	Perth Glory	v	Adelaide United	Bunbury
12:00 AWST		Source		Stadium: Hay Park

3 October 2026	Perth Glory	v	Adelaide United	Northam
14:00 AWST		Source		Stadium: Henry Street Oval

Competitions

Overall record

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Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
A-League Men	18 October 2026	7 May 2027	Matchweek 1	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Australia Cup	30 July 2026	30 July 2026	Round of 32	Round of 32	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
AFC Champions League Elite	11 August 2026	11 August 2026	Preliminary round	Preliminary round	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
AFC Champions League Two	TBD	TBD	Group stage	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total					2	0	0	2	1	4	−3	000.00

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Source: Soccerway

A-League Men

League table

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Pos	Team v t e	Qualification
1	Adelaide United	Qualification for the AFC Champions League Elite league stage and the finals series^[a]
2	Auckland FC^[b]	Qualification for the finals series^[a]
3	Brisbane Roar	Qualification for the AFC Champions League Elite preliminary stage and the finals series
4	Central Coast Mariners	Qualification for the AFC Champions League Two group stage and the finals series
5	Macarthur FC	Qualification for the finals series^[a]

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Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) wins; 5) head-to-head results; 5a) head-to-head points; 5b) head-to-head goal difference; 6) Fair Play points; 7) away goal difference; 8) away goals per match; 9) home goal difference; 10) home goals per match; 11) toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.
Notes:

[a]
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.
[b]
Auckland FC and Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are based in New Zealand, which is part of the Oceania Football Confederation.

Results summary

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Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Source: Ultimate A-League

Results by round

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Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	A	✖	H	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	✖	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A
Result
Position
Points

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Source: Ultimate A-League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

18 October 2026 1	Adelaide United	v	Brisbane Roar	Adelaide
14:30 ACDT		Source		Stadium: Coopers Stadium

25 October 2026 2	Sydney FC	v	Adelaide United	Sydney
15:00 AEDT		Source		Stadium: Allianz Stadium

1 November 2026 3	Perth Glory	v	Adelaide United	Perth
16:00 AWST		Source		Stadium: HBF Park

8 November 2026 4	Adelaide United	v	Melbourne Victory	Adelaide
16:30 ACDT		Source		Stadium: Coopers Stadium

20 November 2026 5	Western Sydney Wanderers	v	Adelaide United	Sydney
19:40 AEDT		Source		Stadium: CommBank Stadium

29 November 2026 6	Wellington Phoenix	v	Adelaide United	Wellington
15:00 NZDT		Source		Stadium: Hnry Stadium

11 December 2026 8	Adelaide United	v	Macarthur FC	Adelaide
19:10 ACDT		Source		Stadium: Coopers Stadium

20 December 2026 9	Adelaide United	v	Newcastle Jets	Adelaide
16:30 ACDT		Source		Stadium: Coopers Stadium

27 December 2026 10	Adelaide United	v	Central Coast Mariners	Adelaide
19:30 ACDT		Source		Stadium: Coopers Stadium

1 January 2027 11	Auckland FC	v	Adelaide United	Auckland
15:00 NZDT		Source		Stadium: Go Media Stadium

9 January 2027 12	Adelaide United	v	Sydney FC	Adelaide
19:10 ACDT		Source		Stadium: Coopers Stadium

17 January 2027 13	Adelaide United	v	Western Sydney Wanderers	Adelaide
16:30 ACDT		Source		Stadium: Coopers Stadium

25 January 2027 14	Macarthur FC	v	Adelaide United	Sydney
19:00 AEDT		Source		Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium

29 January 2027 15	Adelaide United	v	Melbourne City	Adelaide
19:10 ACDT		Source		Stadium: Coopers Stadium

6 February 2027 16	Adelaide United	v	Melbourne Victory	Adelaide
19:10 ACDT		Source		Stadium: Coopers Stadium

21 February 2027 18	Newcastle Jets	v	Adelaide United	Newcastle
17:00 AEDT		Source		Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium

28 February 2027 19	Central Coast Mariners	v	Adelaide United	Gosford
15:00 AEDT		Source		Stadium: Polytec Stadium

5 March 2027 20	Adelaide United	v	Perth Glory	Adelaide
19:10 ACDT		Source		Stadium: Coopers Stadium

14 March 2027 21	Brisbane Roar	v	Adelaide United	Brisbane
16:00 AEST		Source		Stadium: Suncorp Stadium

21 March 2027 22	Melbourne City	v	Adelaide United	Melbourne
15:00 AEDT		Source		Stadium: AAMI Park

2 April 2027 23	Adelaide United	v	Wellington Phoenix	Adelaide
19:10 ACDT		Source		Stadium: Coopers Stadium

10 April 2027 24	Newcastle Jets	v	Adelaide United	Newcastle
17:00 AEST		Source		Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium

17 April 2027 25	Melbourne Victory	v	Adelaide United	Melbourne
19:40 AEST		Source		Stadium: AAMI Park

24 April 2027 26	Adelaide United	v	Brisbane Roar	Adelaide
19:10 ACST		Source		Stadium: Coopers Stadium

1 May 2027 27	Adelaide United	v	Auckland FC	Adelaide
16:30 ACST		Source		Stadium: Coopers Stadium

7 May 2027 28	Perth Glory	v	Adelaide United	Perth
19:45 AWST		Source		Stadium: HBF Park

Australia Cup

30 July 2026 Round of 32	South Melbourne	2–1	Adelaide United	Melbourne
19:30 AEST	Juach 33' Uchida 68'	Report	Goodwin 3'	Stadium: Lakeside Stadium Attendance: 3,080 Referee: Declan Woods

AFC Champions League Elite

Preliminary round

11 August 2026 Preliminary round	Adelaide United	0–2	Công An Hà Nội	Adelaide
19:00 ACST		Report	Henen 41' Perea 64'	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 6,451 Referee: Asker Nazhafaliev (Uzbekistan)

AFC Champions League Two

Group stage

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Pos	Team v t e	Qualification	ADE	BGP	LCS	TPF
1	Adelaide United	Advance to round of 16	—
2	BG Pathum United	Advance to round of 16		—
3	Lion City Sailors				—
4	Tai Po					—

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First match(es) will be played: unknown. Source: ACL2
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

17 September 2026 1	Adelaide United	v	Tai Po	Adelaide, Australia
				Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium

15 October 2026 2	BG Pathum United	v	Adelaide United	Pathum Thani, Thailand
				Stadium: Pathum Thani Stadium

29 October 2026 3	Adelaide United	v	Lion City Sailors	Adelaide, Australia
				Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium

5 November 2026 4	Lion City Sailors	v	Adelaide United	Kallang, Singapore
				Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

25 November 2026 5	Tai Po	v	Adelaide United	Mong Kok, Hong Kong
				Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium

3 December 2026 6	Adelaide United	v	BG Pathum United	Adelaide, Australia
				Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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

As of 11 August 2026

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No.	Pos.	Player	A-League Men^[9]		Australia Cup^[9]		AFC Champions League Elite^[9]		AFC Champions League Two^[9]		Total		Ref
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Ref
			3	DF		Bart Vriends	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	^[10]
4	DF	Panagiotis Kikianis	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	^[11]
10	MF	Juan Muñiz	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	^[12]
11	FW	Craig Goodwin	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	^[13]
12	MF	Jonny Yull	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	^[14]
14	MF	Jay Barnett	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	^[15]
21	FW	Jacob Brazete	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	1	0	^[16]
22	GK	Joshua Smits	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	^[17]
23	MF	Luke Duzel	0	0	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	2	0	^[18]
35	FW	Brody Burkitt	0	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0	2	0	^[19]
44	MF	Ryan White	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	^[20]
55	MF	Ethan Alagich	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	^[21]
58	FW	Harry Crawford	0	0	0+1	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	^[22]
62	MF	Fabian Talladira	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	^[23]
74	FW	Amlani Tatu	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	^[24]
87	MF	Anselmo	0	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0	2	0	^[25]
Player(s) transferred out but featured this season

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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 11 August 2026

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Rank	No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	A-League Men^[9]			Australia Cup^[9]			AFC Champions League Elite^[9]			AFC Champions League Two^[9]			Total			Ref
Rank	No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player																Ref
1	4	DF		Panagiotis Kikianis	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	^[11]
	10	MF		Juan Muñiz	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	^[12]
	55	MF		Ethan Alagich	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	^[21]
	58	DF		Harry Crawford	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	^[12]
Total					0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0

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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.

As of 11 August 2026

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Rank	No.	Nat.	Goalkeeper	A-League Men	Australia Cup	AFC Champions League Elite	AFC Champions League Two	Total
Total				0	0	0	0	0

2026–27 Adelaide United FC season

Coaching staff

Players

Squad

Transfers and contracts

Transfers in

From youth squad

Transfers out

Pre-season and friendlies

Competitions

Overall record

A-League Men

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

Australia Cup

AFC Champions League Elite

Preliminary round

AFC Champions League Two

Group stage

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Disciplinary record

Clean sheets

Awards

Notes

References

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