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 16th 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]

Adelaide United
2020–21 season
ChairmanPiet van der Pol
ManagerCarl Veart
StadiumCoopers Stadium
A-League5th
A-League FinalsSemi-finals
FFA CupCancelled
Top goalscorerLeague: Tomi Juric (7)
All: Tomi Juric (9)
Highest home attendance10,106 (3 January 2021 vs. Melbourne City
Lowest home attendance5,728 (5 February 2021 vs. Perth Glory
Average home league attendance7,383

Players

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Squad information

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  AUS James Delianov
2 DF  AUS Michael Marrone
3 DF  AUS George Timotheou
4 DF  AUS Ryan Strain
6 MF  AUS Louis D'Arrigo
7 DF  AUS Ryan Kitto
8 MF  AUS Stefan Mauk (captain)
9 FW  AUS Tomi Juric
11 MF  AUS Craig Goodwin (on loan from Al-Wehda)
15 DF  AUS Noah Smith (scholarship)
16 MF  AUS Nathan Konstandopoulos
17 FW  AUS Mohamed Toure (scholarship)
18 MF  AUS Joe Caletti
19 FW  AUS Yaya Dukuly (scholarship)
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF  ESP Javi López
22 DF  DEN Michael Jakobsen
23 DF  AUS Jordan Elsey
24 FW  BDI Pacifique Niyongabire
26 FW  AUS Ben Halloran
27 MF  AUS Josh Cavallo
28 MF  ESP Juande
29 FW  AUS Kusini Yengi
31 MF  AUS Bernardo (scholarship)
33 GK  AUS Dakota Ochsenham
34 DF  AUS Yared Abetew
35 FW  AUS Al Hassan Toure
40 GK  AUS Ethan Cox (scholarship)
46 GK  AUS Joe Gauci

Transfers

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Transfers in

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No. Position Name From Type/fee Contract length Date Ref
14FW Domenic Costanzo Australia Croydon Kings Scholarship 1 year 5 October 2020 [2][3]
46GK Joe Gauci Melbourne City Scholarship 1 year 7 October 2020 [4]
18MF Joe Caletti Unattached Free transfer 2 years 20 October 2020 [5]
19FW Yaya Dukuly Melbourne City Scholarship 1 year 27 October 2020 [6]
3DF George Timotheou Unattached Free transfer 2 years 10 November 2020 [7]
1GK James Delianov Western United Free transfer 2 years 11 November 2020 [8]
21DF Spain Javi López Unattached Free transfer 1 year 25 November 2020 [9]
9FW Tomi Juric Unattached Free transfer 1 year 26 November 2020 [10]
11FW Craig Goodwin Saudi Arabia Al-Wehda Loan 5 months 10 February 2021 [11]
27MF Josh Cavallo Unattached Free transfer 4 months 18 February 2021 [12]
28MF Spain Juande India Kerala Blasters Free transfer 3 months 26 March 2021 [13]
31MF Bernardo Oliveira Melbourne City Scholarship 2 years 12 April 2021 [14]

Transfers out

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No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref
14FW George Blackwood England Oldham Athletic Free transfer 26 August 2020 [15][16]
42MF Taras Gomulka Unattached Free transfer 11 September 2020 [17]
20GK Paul Izzo Greece Xanthi Undisclosed 1 October 2020 [18]
17FW Nikola Mileusnic Denmark Randers Mutual contract termination 5 October 2020 [19]
18MF Lachlan Brook England Brentford Undisclosed 6 October 2020 [20]
8MF Riley McGree United States Charlotte FC $820,000[21] 6 October 2020 [22]
11FW Norway Kristian Opseth Unattached End of contract 6 October 2020 [23][24]
28MF China Chen Yongbin Unattached End of contract 8 October 2020 [25]
10MF James Troisi Western Sydney Wanderers Mutual contract termination 14 December 2020 [26][27]
14FW Domenic Costanzo Unattached Mutual contract termination 10 June 2021 [28]

From youth squad

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Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Notes
15 DF Australia Noah Smith19 1-year scholarship[29]
34 DF Australia Yared Abetew21 [30]

Contract extensions

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No.NamePositionDurationDateNotes
22Denmark Michael JakobsenCentre-back1 year7 October 2020[31]
27Josh CavalloCentral midfielder2 years11 May 2021[32]
46Joe GauciGoalkeeper2 years25 May 2021[33]

Technical staff

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PositionNameRef.
Head coachAustralia Carl Veart[34]
Assistant coachAustralia Ross Aloisi[35]
Assistant coach
Head of Youth Football
Brazil Airton Andrioli[36]
Director of FootballAustralia Bruce Djite[37]
Goalkeeping coachAustralia Eugene Galekovic[38]
Strength and Conditioning CoachAustralia Django Gentilcore[39]

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss

10 November 2020 Para Hills Knights Australia 0–2 Australia Adelaide United Adelaide, Australia
19:00 ACDT Report
Stadium: The Paddocks
Referee: Daniel Elder
3 December 2020 Adelaide United Australia 8–0 Australia Adelaide Comets Adelaide, Australia
Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
7 December 2020 Western Sydney Wanderers Australia 0–2 Australia Adelaide United Sydney, Australia
17:30 AEDT Report Stadium: Valentine Sports Park
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
10 December 2020 Macarthur FC Australia 3–1 Australia Adelaide United Sydney, Australia
11:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: Valentine Sports Park
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Referee: Kurt Ams

Competitions

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  Win   Draw   Loss

Overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
A-League 28 December 2020 3 June 2021 Matchday 1 5th 26 11 6 9 39 41 −2 042.31
A-League Finals 13 June 2021 19 June 2021 Elimination-finals Semi-finals 2 1 0 1 3 3 +0 050.00
Total 28 12 6 10 42 44 −2 042.86

Source: Soccerway

A-League

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
3 Central Coast Mariners 26 12 6 8 35 31 +4 42 Qualification for finals series[a]
4 Brisbane Roar 26 11 7 8 36 28 +8 40
5 Adelaide United 26 11 6 9 39 41 2 39
6 Macarthur FC 26 11 6 9 33 36 3 39
7 Wellington Phoenix[b] 26 10 8 8 44 34 +10 38
Source: A-Leagues
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:
  1. The top two teams entered the finals series at the semi-finals, while the teams ranked third to sixth entered the finals series at the elimination-finals.
  2. Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are based in New Zealand, which is under the Oceania Football Confederation.

Results summary

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OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
26 11 6 9 39 41  −2 39 7 4 2 18 13  +5 4 2 7 21 28  −7

Last updated: 3 June 2021.
Source: Ultimate A-League

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundAHAAHHAHAAHHAAHHAHHAHHAHAA
ResultDWWLWDDDLWWWLWWDLWLLLDLWLW
Position42272578754332523444446665
Updated to match(es) played on 3 June 2021. Source: Ultimate A-League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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On 24 November 2020, the A-League fixtures for the season were announced.[40][41] 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 (2021-01-03) 2 Adelaide United 2–0 Melbourne City Adelaide
17:30 ACDT
Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 10,106
Referee: Alireza Faghani
20 January 2021 (2021-01-20) 4 Perth Glory 5–3 Adelaide United Perth
18:20 AWST
Report Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 6,125
Referee: Adam Fielding
23 January 2021 (2021-01-23) 5 Adelaide United 1–0 Melbourne Victory Adelaide
18:30 ACDT Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 8,133
Referee: Chris Beath
30 January 2021 (2021-01-30) 9 Brisbane Roar 3–1 Adelaide United Redcliffe
20:15 AEST
Report Stadium: Dolphin Stadium
Attendance: 8,747
Referee: Alireza Faghani
5 February 2021 (2021-02-05) 19 Adelaide United 1–2 Perth Glory Adelaide
18:35 ACST
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 5,728
Referee: Adam Kersey
12 February 2021 (2021-02-12) 25 Macarthur FC 4–0 Adelaide United Campbelltown
19:05 AEDT
Report Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
19 February 2021 (2021-02-19) 24 Adelaide United 3–2 Central Coast Mariners Adelaide
18:35 ACDT
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 6,339
Referee: Adam Fielding
27 February 2021 (2021-02-27) 3 Western Sydney Wanderers 2–3 Adelaide United Parramatta
17:05 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
Attendance: 8,456
Referee: Adam Kersey
5 March 2021 (2021-03-05) 11 Adelaide United 2–1 Newcastle Jets Adelaide
18:30 ACDT Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 7,350
Referee: Stephen Lucas
13 March 2021 (2021-03-13) 10 Melbourne Victory 1–3 Adelaide United Melbourne
19:10 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Marvel Stadium
Attendance: 5,217
Referee: Chris Beath
21 March 2021 (2021-03-21) 14 Newcastle Jets 1–4 Adelaide United Newcastle
18:40 AEDT Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 2,414
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
28 March 2021 (2021-03-28) 15 Adelaide United 1–0 Sydney FC Adelaide
17:40 ACDT
Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 8,451
Referee: Shaun Evans
1 April 2021 (2021-04-01) 13 Central Coast Mariners 2–1 Adelaide United Gosford
19:40 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 5,053
Referee: Shaun Evans
10 April 2021 (2021-04-10) 16 Adelaide United 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Adelaide
18:40 ACST
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 6,787
Referee: Daniel Elder
14 April 2021 (2021-04-14) 18 Adelaide United 3–1 Macarthur FC Adelaide
19:05 ACST
Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 7,184
Referee: Stephen Lucas
18 April 2021 (2021-04-18) 7 Sydney FC 2–2 Adelaide United Sydney
16:05 AEST
Report
Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 7,718
Referee: Shaun Evans
25 April 2021 (2021-04-25) 20 Wellington Phoenix 2–1 Adelaide United Wollongong
16:10 AEST
Report
Stadium: WIN Stadium
Attendance: 1,903
Referee: Adam Kersey
30 April 2021 (2021-04-30) 6 Adelaide United 0–0 Western United Adelaide
19:05 ACST Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 7,699
Referee: Chris Beath
7 May 2021 (2021-05-07) 8 Adelaide United 0–0 Wellington Phoenix Adelaide
19:35 ACST Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 7,172
Referee: Alireza Faghani
13 May 2021 (2021-05-13) 17 Melbourne City 4–1 Adelaide United Melbourne
19:05 AEST
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 3,370
Referee: Alex King
16 May 2021 (2021-05-16) 12 Adelaide United 1–0 Brisbane Roar Adelaide
18:10 ACST
Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 6,723
Referee: Ben Abraham
19 May 2021 (2021-05-19) 23 Perth Glory 2–1 Adelaide United Perth
21:20 AWST Report
Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 3,523
Referee: Shaun Evans
23 May 2021 (2021-05-23) 26 Melbourne Victory 0–1 Adelaide United Melbourne
18:10 AEST Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 5,413
Referee: Alireza Faghani
29 May 2021 (2021-05-29) 22 Adelaide United 1–4 Sydney FC Adelaide
19:10 ACST
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 8,198
Referee: Daniel Elder
3 June 2021 21 Adelaide United 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers Adelaide
19:35 ACDT
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 6,103
Referee: Alex King

Finals series

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13 June 2021 Elimination-final Brisbane Roar 1–2 Adelaide United Kippa-Ring
15:05 AEST
Report
Stadium: Dolphin Stadium
Attendance: 7,782
Referee: Alex King

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.[42]

No. Pos Nat Player TotalA-LeagueA-League Finals
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Australia AUS James Delianov 18016020
2 DF Australia AUS Michael Marrone 703+300+10
3 DF Australia AUS George Timotheou 14011+3000
4 DF England ENG Ryan Strain 21019020
6 MF Australia AUS Louis D'Arrigo 27122+3120
7 DF Australia AUS Ryan Kitto 1507+6020
8 MF Australia AUS Stefan Mauk 25722+1720
9 FW Australia AUS Tomi Juric 18914+2722
11 FW Australia AUS Craig Goodwin 18818800
15 DF Australia AUS Noah Smith 909000
16 MF Australia AUS Nathan Konstandopoulos 722+5200
17 FW Australia AUS Mohamed Toure 1532+1230+10
18 MF Australia AUS Joe Caletti 21012+800+10
19 MF Australia AUS Yaya Dukuly 1016+4100
21 DF Spain ESP Javi López 1408+4020
22 DF Denmark DEN Michael Jakobsen 17015020
23 DF Australia AUS Jordan Elsey 27125120
24 FW Burundi BDI Pacifique Niyongabire 1801+1500+20
26 FW Australia AUS Ben Halloran 28426420
27 MF Australia AUS Josh Cavallo 19015+300+10
28 MF Spain ESP Juande 1219+2011
29 FW Australia AUS Kusini Yengi 1647+9400
34 MF Australia AUS Yared Abetew 803+5000
35 FW Australia AUS Al Hassan Toure 1804+1300+10
37 MF Australia AUS Jonny Yull 200+2000
46 GK Australia AUS Joe Gauci 10010000

Disciplinary record

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Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.[42]

No. Pos Nat Player TotalA-LeagueA-League Finals
Yellow cardSecond yellow cardRed cardYellow cardSecond yellow cardRed cardYellow cardSecond yellow cardRed card
6 MF Australia AUS Louis D'Arrigo 610510100
23 DF Australia AUS Jordan Elsey 410410000
4 DF England ENG Ryan Strain 210210000
17 FW Australia AUS Mohamed Toure 110110000
26 FW Australia AUS Ben Halloran 700700000
8 MF Australia AUS Stefan Mauk 600500100
18 MF Australia AUS Joe Caletti 600600000
28 MF Spain ESP Juande 500400100
9 FW Australia AUS Tomi Juric 400400000
29 FW Australia AUS Kusini Yengi 400400000
15 DF Australia AUS Noah Smith 300300000
21 DF Spain ESP Javi López 300200100
27 MF Australia AUS Josh Cavallo 300300000
35 FW Australia AUS Al Hassan Toure 300300000
11 FW Australia AUS Craig Goodwin 200200000
22 DF Denmark DEN Michael Jakobsen 200200000
34 MF Australia AUS Yared Abetew 100100000
46 GK Australia AUS Joe Gauci 100100000

Notes

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References

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