2009–10 Adelaide United FC season

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2009–10 Adelaide United FC season

The 2009–10 Adelaide United FC season was the club's fifth A-League season. It includes the A-League 2009–10 season as well as any other competitions of the 2009–10 football (soccer) season.

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Adelaide United playing against Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors in the AFC Champions League in 2010.

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Adelaide United
2009–10 season
ChairmanMel Patzwald
Head CoachAurelio Vidmar
A-League10th
Top goalscorerLeague: Lucas Pantelis (5)
All: Lucas Pantelis (5)
Highest home attendance15,038 (vs Melbourne Victory, 18 September 2009)
Lowest home attendance8,244 (vs Brisbane Roar, 6 February 2010)
Average home league attendance10,765
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After a stellar season in the A-League and internationally, Adelaide United began its pre-season without a financial owner; Nick Bianco relinquished his A-League licence back to Football Federation Australia (FFA).[1] Regardless of this situation, the FFA ensured that Adelaide would have the funds available to recruit in the off-season and to maintain the club, whilst they would negotiate the new ownership deals. Adelaide United managed to secure major sponsors Modern Solar as well as Jim's Plumbing for their 2009–10 season.

At the end of the 2008–09 regular season Adelaide United released veteran Angelo Costanzo as well as Jonas Salley, Isyan Erdogan and Jason Spagnuolo,[2][3] with Diego Walsh moving to New Zealand club Wellington Phoenix [4] and Saša Ognenovski moving to K-League side Seongnam Ilhwa.[5] Veteran Adelaide players Michael Valkanis, Daniel Beltrame and Paul Agostino retired at the end of the 2008–09 season.[6]

Adelaide made a number of signings to replace the players which left in the off-season, most notably former Sydney FC defenders, Iain Fyfe and Mark Rudan, Korean youngster Inseob Shin and former Drogheda United midfielder Adam Hughes. Arguably the biggest off-season signing was former Cheltenham Town and Brentford striker, Lloyd Owusu, a capped Ghanaian international. The Reds also elevated a handful of players from their Youth squad to the senior team, namely Francesco Monterosso, Michael Marrone and Joe Costa.

After making a rather average start to the 2009–10 season, the Reds made their final signing in promising young Bulleen Lions winger, Mathew Leckie prior to the Round 5 clash against Wellington Phoenix.[7] Leckie made an immediate impression, and scored his first goal in his second game off the bench against North Queensland Fury and would soon become a fan favourite.

With two rounds to go, and Adelaide sitting at the base of the table, the Reds made a surprise announcement that Argentine playmaker, Marcos Flores, who had signed on for 2 years starting with the club's third AFC Champions League venture, was to make his debut as an injury replacement for fellow import Cristiano. The South American made his presence felt in the final two games of the regular season, and helped Adelaide United finish the season with two consecutive wins.[8][9] This however, was still not enough to lift the club up from its 2009–10 wooden spoon status – the club's worst performing season in its short history.

Adelaide competed in the Champions League in 2010 after finishing second on the 2008–09 A-League league table, and runner-up in the Finals series to cross-border rivals, Melbourne Victory.[10] This will mark the return of Adelaide United to the continental club champions' tournament after a 1-year absence.

On 7 December 2009, Adelaide were drawn into Group H of the Champions League alongside 2009 Asian Champions Pohang Steelers, Chinese sister club Shandong Luneng and the winners of the 2009 Japanese Emperor's Cup.[11] Because Gamba Osaka, the winner of the Emperor's Cup, had already qualified through league placing, 4th placed Sanfrecce Hiroshima became Adelaide United's final opponent in Group H of the Champions League.[12]

In Adelaide's first match of the campaign played on 24 February against Pohang Steelers, Adelaide secured an important victory at Hindmarsh Stadium winning 1–0 courtesy of a fantastic individual effort by youngster Mathew Leckie on the stroke of half-time. They then continued their winning form by beating Shandong Luneng 2–0 and then coming from a 1–2 deficit to beat Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–2. Despite not quite playing to the standard set in their opening three matches, Adelaide United managed to hold on to top spot in the group by securing a 0–0 draw against Pohang in Korea in between narrow 1–0 losses to Hiroshima in Hiroshima and then to Shandong Luneng at Hindmarsh in Adelaide.

Other results fell Adelaide's way and they finished on top of Group H resulting in a home match in the Round of 16. In an exciting, nerve-racking match, Adelaide lost to Jeonbuk Motors 3–2. Adelaide came back twice in the game, including a goal in the final seconds of the match. Jeonbuk won the match with a goal in the second half of extra time.[13]

Players

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Squad information

First Team Roster

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Youth Team Roster

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2009–10 Transfers

First Team

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Youth Team

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Technical Staff

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Head coachAustralia Aurelio Vidmar
Assistant coachAustralia Phil Stubbins
Specialist coachAustralia Carl Veart
Goalkeeping coachAustralia Peter Blazincic
Youth Team CoachAustralia Joe Mullen
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Statistics

Squad statistics

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No. Pos. Name A-League A-League
Finals
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Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1GKAustralia Eugene Galeković 2700027030
2DFAustralia Robert Cornthwaite 1900019040
3DFBrazil Alemão 1610016100
4DFAustralia Iain Fyfe 2610026140
5DFAustralia Daniel Mullen 1300013010
6DFBrazil Cássio 1920019220
7MFAustralia Lucas Pantelis 2350023521
8MFAustralia Kristian Sarkies 1100011010
9FWBrazil Cristiano 2430024310
10DFAustralia Adam Hughes 2610026160
11FWGhana Lloyd Owusu 1610016120
12MFAustralia Paul Reid 80008010
13MFAustralia Travis Dodd 2340023450
14DFAustralia Scott Jamieson 2400024030
15FWAustralia Francesco Monterosso 50005000
16MFSouth Korea Inseob Shin 1300013000
17DFAustralia Michael Marrone 1600016010
18MFAustralia Fabian Barbiero 1830018301
19MFAustralia Mathew Leckie 2030020320
20GKAustralia Mark Birighitti 00000000
21DFAustralia Mark Rudan 1900019050
23MFAustralia Joe Costa 10001000
24MFArgentina Marcos Flores 20002000
25FWAustralia Evan Kostopoulos 10001000
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Last updated: 12 February 2010.
Source: Adelaide United FC
Iain Fyfe was sent off in Round 19, but the red card was later rescinded by the Match Review Panel[15]

Goal scorers

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Total Player Goals per Round
 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 101112131415161718192021222324252627
5 AustraliaLucas Pantelis2111
4 AustraliaTravis Dodd1111
3 BrazilCristiano21
AustraliaMathew Leckie111
AustraliaFabian Barbiero111
2 BrazilCássio11
1 GhanaLloyd Owusu1
AustraliaIain Fyfe1
AustraliaAdam Hughes1
BrazilAlemão1
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A goal was scored from a penalty kick
Two goals were scored from penalty kicks

Attendance at home games

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RoundDateOpponentScore
AUFC – Away
AttendanceWeekday
17 August 2009Perth Glory1–013,847Friday
321 August 2009Gold Coast United0–212,741Friday
428 August 2009North Queensland Fury3–310,773Friday
611 September 2009Central Coast Mariners1–010,262Friday
718 September 2009Melbourne Victory0–215,038Friday
95 October 2009Newcastle Jets1–112,090Monday
1116 October 2009Sydney FC2–110,291Friday
146 November 2009Brisbane Roar0–211,209Friday
1520 November 2009Gold Coast United1–19,578Friday
174 December 2009Newcastle Jets0–28,502Friday
1919 January 2010Perth Glory2–38,904Tuesday
2018 December 2009Wellington Phoenix1–19,070Friday
2315 January 2010Central Coast Mariners1–110,156Friday
266 February 2010Brisbane Roar2–08,244Saturday
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Competitions

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Pre-season

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MatchDateHome teamScoreAway teamAttendanceStadium
1 2 June 2009Para Hills Knights0 – 1
Cristiano
Adelaide UnitedN/AThe Paddocks
2 9 June 2009North Eastern MetroStars1 – 1
Sarkies N/A' (pen.)
Adelaide UnitedN/ATK Shutter Reserve
3 16 June 2009Adelaide Raiders1 – 4
Sarkies 19'
Cornthwaite 35'
Marrone 80'
Dodd 88' (pen.)
Adelaide UnitedN/ACroatian Sports Centre
4 26 June 2009Adelaide United1 – 0
Dodd 25'
Perth Glory1,961[16]Hindmarsh Stadium
5 2 July 2009North Queensland Fury3 – 2
Costa 40'
Alemão 50'
Adelaide United2,547[17]Darwin Football Stadium
6 8 July 2009Adelaide United4 – 0
Monterosso 28'
Hughes 32', 72'
Jamieson 85'
South Australian State TeamN/AHindmarsh Stadium
7 26 July 2009Melbourne Victory2 – 1
Cássio 58'
Adelaide United6,257[18]Aurora Stadium
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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sydney FC (C) 27 15 3 9 35 23 +12 48 Qualification for 2011 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
2 Melbourne Victory 27 14 5 8 47 32 +15 47
3 Gold Coast United 27 13 5 9 39 35 +4 44 Qualification for Finals series
4 Wellington Phoenix 27 10 10 7 37 29 +8 40
5 Perth Glory 27 11 6 10 40 34 +6 39
6 Newcastle Jets 27 10 4 13 33 45 12 34
7 North Queensland Fury 27 8 8 11 29 46 17 32
8 Central Coast Mariners 27 7 9 11 32 29 +3 30
9 Brisbane Roar 27 8 6 13 32 42 10 30
10 Adelaide United 27 7 8 12 24 33 9 29
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Source: ultimatealeague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
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Matches

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RoundDateHome teamScoreAway teamAttendanceStadiumMatch details
1 7 August 2009Adelaide United1 – 0
Dodd 30' (pen.)
Perth Glory13,847Hindmarsh StadiumReport
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2 16 August 2009Sydney FC1 – 0Adelaide United14,924Sydney Football StadiumReport
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3 21 August 2009Adelaide United0 – 2Gold Coast United12,741Hindmarsh StadiumReport
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4 28 August 2009Adelaide United3 – 3
Pantelis 23', 90+2' (pen.)
Owusu 33'
North Queensland Fury10,773Hindmarsh StadiumReport
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5 4 September 2009Wellington Phoenix1 – 1
Fyfe 42'
Adelaide United7,523Westpac StadiumReport
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6 11 September 2009Adelaide United1 – 0
Cássio 33'
Central Coast Mariners10,262Hindmarsh StadiumReport
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7 18 September 2009Adelaide United0 – 2Melbourne Victory15,038Hindmarsh StadiumReport
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8 27 September 2009North Queensland Fury0 – 2
Pantelis 60'
Leckie 90+2'
Adelaide United6,745Dairy Farmers StadiumReport
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9 5 October 2009Adelaide United1 – 1
Cássio 76'
Newcastle Jets12,090Hindmarsh StadiumReport
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10 9 October 2009Perth Glory1 – 0Adelaide United9,482Members Equity StadiumReport
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11 16 October 2009Adelaide United2 – 1
Cristiano 30', 54'
Sydney FC10,291Hindmarsh StadiumReport
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12 24 October 2009Melbourne Victory 3 – 1
Hughes 64'
Adelaide United21,182Etihad StadiumReport
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13 31 October 2009Central Coast Mariners0 – 0Adelaide United5,437Canberra StadiumReport
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14 6 November 2009Adelaide United0 – 2Brisbane Roar11,209Hindmarsh StadiumReport
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15 20 November 2009Adelaide United1 – 1
Leckie 90+3'
Gold Coast United9,578Hindmarsh StadiumReport
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16 28 November 2009North Queensland Fury2 – 1
Cristiano 90+1'
Adelaide United5,356Dairy Farmers StadiumReport
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17 4 December 2009Adelaide United0 – 2Newcastle Jets8,502Hindmarsh StadiumReport[permanent dead link]
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18 12 December 2009Brisbane Roar0 – 1
Barbiero 78'
Adelaide United5,801Suncorp StadiumReport[permanent dead link]
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19 19 January 2010Adelaide United2 – 3
Pantelis 13'
Dodd 53'
Perth Glory8,904Hindmarsh StadiumReport
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20 18 December 2009Adelaide United1 – 1
Alemão 57'
Wellington Phoenix9,070Hindmarsh StadiumReport
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21 27 December 2009Sydney FC1 – 0Adelaide United11,741Sydney Football StadiumReport
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22 9 January 2010Gold Coast United1 – 1
Dodd 20'
Adelaide United4,505Skilled ParkReport
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23 15 January 2010Adelaide United1 – 1
Dodd 43'
Central Coast Mariners10,156Hindmarsh StadiumReport
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24 23 January 2010Melbourne Victory2 – 0Adelaide United20,361Etihad StadiumReport
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25 30 January 2010Wellington Phoenix1 – 0Adelaide United19,258AMI StadiumReport
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26 6 February 2010Adelaide United2 – 0
Barbiero 7'
Pantelis 51'
Brisbane Roar8,244Hindmarsh StadiumReport
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27 12 February 2010Newcastle Jets1 – 2
Barbiero 8'
Leckie 74'
Adelaide United6,880EnergyAustralia StadiumReport[permanent dead link]
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Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ADE POH HIR SHA
1 Australia Adelaide United 6 3 1 2 6 4 +2 10 Advance to knockout stage 1–0 3–2 0–1
2 South Korea Pohang Steelers 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 10 0–0 2–1 1–0
3 Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6 3 0 3 11 11 0 9 1–0 4–3 0–1
4 China Shandong Luneng 6 2 0 4 5 8 3 6 0–2 1–2 2–3
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Round of 16

References

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