Adelaide United 2020–21 football season From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
2020–21 season | |||
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Chairman | Piet van der Pol | ||
Manager | Carl Veart | ||
Stadium | Coopers Stadium | ||
A-League | 5th | ||
A-League Finals | Semi-finals | ||
FFA Cup | Cancelled | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Tomi Juric (7) All: Tomi Juric (9) | ||
Highest home attendance | 10,106 (3 January 2021 vs. Melbourne City | ||
Lowest home attendance | 5,728 (5 February 2021 vs. Perth Glory | ||
Average home league attendance | 7,383 | ||
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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.
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No. | Position | Name | From | Type/fee | Contract length | Date | Ref |
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14 | FW | Domenic Costanzo | Croydon Kings | Scholarship | 1 year | 5 October 2020 | [2][3] |
46 | GK | Joe Gauci | Melbourne City | Scholarship | 1 year | 7 October 2020 | [4] |
18 | MF | Joe Caletti | Unattached | Free transfer | 2 years | 20 October 2020 | [5] |
19 | FW | Yaya Dukuly | Melbourne City | Scholarship | 1 year | 27 October 2020 | [6] |
3 | DF | George Timotheou | Unattached | Free transfer | 2 years | 10 November 2020 | [7] |
1 | GK | James Delianov | Western United | Free transfer | 2 years | 11 November 2020 | [8] |
21 | DF | Javi López | Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 25 November 2020 | [9] |
9 | FW | Tomi Juric | Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 26 November 2020 | [10] |
11 | FW | Craig Goodwin | Al-Wehda | Loan | 5 months | 10 February 2021 | [11] |
27 | MF | Josh Cavallo | Unattached | Free transfer | 4 months | 18 February 2021 | [12] |
28 | MF | Juande | Kerala Blasters | Free transfer | 3 months | 26 March 2021 | [13] |
31 | MF | Bernardo Oliveira | Melbourne City | Scholarship | 2 years | 12 April 2021 | [14] |
No. | Position | Player | Transferred to | Type/fee | Date | Ref |
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14 | FW | George Blackwood | Oldham Athletic | Free transfer | 26 August 2020 | [15][16] |
42 | MF | Taras Gomulka | Unattached | Free transfer | 11 September 2020 | [17] |
20 | GK | Paul Izzo | Xanthi | Undisclosed | 1 October 2020 | [18] |
17 | FW | Nikola Mileusnic | Randers | Mutual contract termination | 5 October 2020 | [19] |
18 | MF | Lachlan Brook | Brentford | Undisclosed | 6 October 2020 | [20] |
8 | MF | Riley McGree | Charlotte FC | $820,000[21] | 6 October 2020 | [22] |
11 | FW | Kristian Opseth | Unattached | End of contract | 6 October 2020 | [23][24] |
28 | MF | Chen Yongbin | Unattached | End of contract | 8 October 2020 | [25] |
10 | MF | James Troisi | Western Sydney Wanderers | Mutual contract termination | 14 December 2020 | [26][27] |
14 | FW | Domenic Costanzo | Unattached | Mutual contract termination | 10 June 2021 | [28] |
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Pos. |
Nat. |
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Age |
Notes |
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15 | DF | Noah Smith | 19 | 1-year scholarship[29] | |
34 | DF | Yared Abetew | 21 | [30] |
No. | Name | Position | Duration | Date | Notes |
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22 | Michael Jakobsen | Centre-back | 1 year | 7 October 2020 | [31] |
27 | Josh Cavallo | Central midfielder | 2 years | 11 May 2021 | [32] |
46 | Joe Gauci | Goalkeeper | 2 years | 25 May 2021 | [33] |
Position | Name | Ref. |
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Head coach | Carl Veart | [34] |
Assistant coach | Ross Aloisi | [35] |
Assistant coach Head of Youth Football | Ayrton Andrioli | [36] |
Director of Football | Bruce Djite | [37] |
Goalkeeping coach | Eugene Galekovic | [38] |
Strength and Conditioning Coach | Django Gentilcore | [39] |
Win Draw Loss
4 November 2020 | Adelaide Blue Eagles | 0–2 | Adelaide United | Adelaide, Australia |
19:00 ACDT | Report | Stadium: Marden Sports Complex Referee: Daniel Elder |
10 November 2020 | Para Hills Knights | 0–2 | Adelaide United | Adelaide, Australia |
19:00 ACDT | Report | Stadium: The Paddocks Referee: Daniel Elder |
3 December 2020 | Adelaide United | 8–0 | Adelaide Comets | Adelaide, Australia |
Report | Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
7 December 2020 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 0–2 | Adelaide United | Sydney, Australia |
17:30 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: Valentine Sports Park Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
10 December 2020 | Macarthur FC | 3–1 | Adelaide United | Sydney, Australia |
11:00 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: Valentine Sports Park Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) Referee: Kurt Ams |
Win Draw Loss
Competition | Record | |||||||
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P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |
A-League | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 39 | 41 | −2 | 42.31 |
A-League Finals | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 50.00 |
Total | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 42.86 |
Updated to match played 3 June 2021
Source: Competitions
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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
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 |
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Ground | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A |
Result | D | W | W | L | W | D | D | D | L | W | W | W | L | W | W | D | L | W | L | L | L | D | L | W | L | W |
Position | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
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 2 | Adelaide United | 2–0 | Melbourne City | Adelaide |
17:30 ACDT | Report | Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 10,106 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
20 January 2021 4 | Perth Glory | 5–3 | Adelaide United | Perth |
18:20 AWST |
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Report |
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Stadium: HBF Park Attendance: 6,125 Referee: Adam Fielding |
23 January 2021 5 | Adelaide United | 1–0 | Melbourne Victory | Adelaide |
18:30 ACDT |
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Report | Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 8,133 Referee: Chris Beath |
30 January 2021 9 | Brisbane Roar | 3–1 | Adelaide United | Redcliffe |
20:15 AEST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Dolphin Stadium Attendance: 8,747 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
5 February 2021 19 | Adelaide United | 1–2 | Perth Glory | Adelaide |
18:35 ACST |
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Report | Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 5,728 Referee: Adam Kersey |
12 February 2021 25 | Macarthur FC | 4–0 | Adelaide United | Campbelltown |
19:05 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium |
19 February 2021 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 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 11 | Adelaide United | 2–1 | Newcastle Jets | Adelaide |
18:30 ACDT | Report |
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Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 7,350 Referee: Stephen Lucas |
13 March 2021 10 | Melbourne Victory | 1–3 | Adelaide United | Melbourne |
19:10 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: Marvel Stadium Attendance: 5,217 Referee: Chris Beath |
21 March 2021 14 | Newcastle Jets | 1–4 | Adelaide United | Newcastle |
18:40 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 2,414 Referee: Jonathan Barreiro |
28 March 2021 15 | Adelaide United | 1–0 | Sydney FC | Adelaide |
17:40 ACDT | Report | Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 8,451 Referee: Shaun Evans |
1 April 2021 13 | Central Coast Mariners | 2–1 | Adelaide United | Gosford |
19:40 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 5,053 Referee: Shaun Evans |
10 April 2021 16 | Adelaide United | 1–1 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Adelaide |
18:40 ACST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 6,787 Referee: Daniel Elder |
14 April 2021 18 | Adelaide United | 3–1 | Macarthur FC | Adelaide |
19:05 ACST | Report |
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Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 7,184 Referee: Stephen Lucas |
18 April 2021 7 | Sydney FC | 2–2 | Adelaide United | Sydney |
16:05 AEST |
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Report | Stadium: Leichhardt Oval Attendance: 7,718 Referee: Shaun Evans |
25 April 2021 20 | Wellington Phoenix | 2–1 | Adelaide United | Wollongong |
16:10 AEST | Report |
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Stadium: WIN Stadium Attendance: 1,903 Referee: Adam Kersey |
30 April 2021 6 | Adelaide United | 0–0 | Western United | Adelaide |
19:05 ACST | Report | Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 7,699 Referee: Chris Beath |
7 May 2021 8 | Adelaide United | 0–0 | Wellington Phoenix | Adelaide |
19:35 ACST | Report | Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 7,172 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
13 May 2021 17 | Melbourne City | 4–1 | Adelaide United | Melbourne |
19:05 AEST | Report |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 3,370 Referee: Alex King |
16 May 2021 12 | Adelaide United | 1–0 | Brisbane Roar | Adelaide |
18:10 ACST |
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Report | Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 6,723 Referee: Ben Abraham |
19 May 2021 23 | Perth Glory | 2–1 | Adelaide United | Perth |
21:20 AWST |
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Report |
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Stadium: HBF Park Attendance: 3,523 Referee: Shaun Evans |
23 May 2021 26 | Melbourne Victory | 0–1 | Adelaide United | Melbourne |
18:10 AEST | Report |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 5,413 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
29 May 2021 22 | Adelaide United | 1–4 | Sydney FC | Adelaide |
19:10 ACST |
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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 |
13 June 2021 Elimination-final | Brisbane Roar | 1–2 | Adelaide United | Kippa-Ring |
15:05 AEST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Dolphin Stadium Attendance: 7,782 Referee: Alex King |
19 June 2021 Semi-final | Sydney FC | 2–1 | Adelaide United | Sydney |
19:05 AEST | Report |
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Stadium: Jubilee Stadium Referee: Alireza Faghani |
Players with no appearances not included in the list.
No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | A-League | Total | ||||
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Regular season | Finals | ||||||||
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | James Delianov | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
2 | DF | Michael Marrone | 3(3) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
3 | DF | George Timotheou | 11(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
4 | DF | Ryan Strain | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
6 | MF | Louis D'Arrigo | 22(3) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 1 | |
7 | DF | Ryan Kitto | 7(6) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
8 | MF | Stefan Mauk | 22(1) | 7 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 7 | |
9 | FW | Tomi Juric | 14(2) | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9 | |
11 | MF | Craig Goodwin | 18 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 8 | |
15 | DF | Noah Smith | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
16 | MF | Nathan Konstandopoulos | 2(5) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | |
17 | FW | Mohamed Toure | 2(12) | 3 | 0(1) | 0 | 15 | 3 | |
18 | MF | Joe Caletti | 12(8) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
19 | FW | Yaya Dukuly | 6(4) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
21 | DF | Javi López | 8(4) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
22 | DF | Michael Jakobsen | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
23 | DF | Jordan Elsey | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 1 | |
24 | FW | Pacifique Niyongabire | 1(15) | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
26 | MF | Ben Halloran | 26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 4 | |
27 | MF | Josh Cavallo | 15(3) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
28 | MF | Juande | 9(2) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 1 | |
29 | FW | Kusini Yengi | 6(10) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | |
34 | DF | Yared Abetew | 3(5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
35 | FW | Al Hassan Toure | 4(13) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
37 | MF | Jonny Yull | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
46 | GK | Joe Gauci | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | A-League | A-League Finals series | Total |
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1 | 9 | FW | Tomi Juric | 7 | 2 | 9 | |
2 | 11 | MF | Craig Goodwin | 8 | 0 | 8 | |
3 | 8 | MF | Stefan Mauk | 7 | 0 | 7 | |
4 | 26 | MF | Ben Halloran | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
29 | FW | Kusini Yengi | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||
6 | 17 | FW | Mohamed Toure | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
7 | 16 | MF | Nathan Konstandopoulos | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
8 | 6 | MF | Louis D'Arrigo | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
19 | FW | Yaya Dukuly | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
23 | DF | Jordan Elsey | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
28 | MF | Juande | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Own Goals | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
Total | 39 | 3 | 42 |
Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | A-League | A-League Finals series | Total | |||
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1 | 6 | MF | Louis D'Arrigo | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
2 | 26 | MF | Ben Halloran | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
3 | 18 | MF | Joe Caletti | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
8 | MF | Stefan Mauk | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
5 | 28 | MF | Juande | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
6 | 23 | DF | Jordan Elsey | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
7 | 9 | FW | Tomi Juric | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
29 | FW | Kusini Yengi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
9 | 4 | DF | Ryan Strain | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
10 | 15 | DF | Noah Smith | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
21 | DF | Javi Lopez | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
27 | MF | Joshua Cavallo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
35 | FW | Al Hassan Toure | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
14 | 17 | FW | Mohamed Toure | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
15 | 11 | MF | Craig Goodwin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
22 | DF | Michael Jakobsen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
17 | 34 | DF | Yared Abetew | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
46 | GK | Joe Gauci | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 59 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 63 | 4 |
Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | A-League | A-League Finals series | Total |
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1 | 1 | GK | James Delianov | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
46 | GK | Joe Gauci | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
Total | 8 | 0 | 8 |
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