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This article is about the men's 2024–25 season. For the women's season, see 2024–25 Adelaide United FC (A-League Women) season.

Adelaide United
2024–25 season
ChairmanNed Morris
(to 5 September 2024)
ManagerCarl Veart
StadiumCoopers Stadium
ServiceFM Stadium
A-League Men2nd
Australia CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Archie Goodwin
Stefan Mauk (both 4)
All: Stefan Mauk (5)
Highest home attendance11,907[1]
vs. Sydney FC
20 December 2024
A-League Men
Lowest home attendance8,443[1]
vs. Perth Glory
29 November 2024
A-League Men
Average home league attendance13,447[1]
Biggest win4–0
vs. Central Coast Mariners (A)
13 December 2024
A-League Men
Biggest defeat0–1
vs. Melbourne Victory (A)
21 September 2024
Australia Cup
← 2023–24
2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 20 December 2024.

The 2024–25 season is the 21st in the history of Adelaide United Football Club since its establishment in 2003. The club will participate in the A-League Men for the 20th consecutive season and is making their 10th consecutive appearance in the Australia Cup.

Adelaide United's start to the season was headlined by the loss of Nestory Irankunda, who joined Bayern Munich after agreeing terms with the club in November 2023 for a record domestic Australian transfer fee, and last season's top scorer, Hiroshi Ibusuki, who netted 15 goals across the 2023–24 season.

Season summary

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Pre-season

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On 10 May 2024, 20-year-old goalkeeper Ethan Cox extended his contract for a further three years, having come through Football SA's NTC program.[2] On 14 May, the departure of Ben Halloran was announced.[3][4] Two days later, Hiroshi Ibusuki departed the club by mutual consent.[5][6] Hiroshi was last season's top scorer with 15 goals in 26 matches and intended to remain with the club; however, his request for a longer-term deal was rejected.[7] On 17 May, Nick Ansell, Lachlan Barr, Harry Van der Saag, and Ben Warland were released following the expiration of their contracts.[8][9][10]

On 27 May, former Dutch international Ernest Faber was announced as the club's new technical director in order to improve the club's coaching and recruitment. The announcement came a few months after a strategic partnership with PSV Eindhoven was finalised.[11][12] On 28 May, three Adelaide United players, Luka Jovanovic, Bailey O'Neil, and Jonny Yull, were selected for the Young Socceroos' squad for their June tour of South America.[13] The next day, Nestory Irankunda was named as one of eight A-League Men players to feature in the Socceroos' squad for their final second round World Cup qualifiers against Bangladesh and Palestine.[14] This was Irankunda's first official call-up to the squad, having previously joined as a train-on player in March 2023. The callup came a week after Irankunda publicly commented that he would consider his international future with other nations if he wasn't called up to the Socceroos squad, as he was eligible to represent Burundi or Tanzania.[15][16]

On 4 June, Spaniards Isaías and Javi López both signed a one-year contract extension ahead of their joint retirement at the end of the season, whilst studying for coaching badges.[17][18] On 6 June, 19-year-old Newcastle Jets centre-forward, Archie Goodwin, signed with Adelaide United on a four-year contract.[19][20] On 21 June, 24-year-old winger, Dylan Pierias, signed with the club on a three-year contract, following his expiration of his contract with Western Sydney Wanderers.[21][22] On 25 June, Musa Toure was signed by Ligue 2 side Clermont Foot for an undisclosed fee.[23][24][25] The next day, Austin Ayoubi signed a two-year contract extension with the club.[26][27] On 30 June, 33-year-old Dutch centre-back, Bart Vriends, signed a two-year contract with Adelaide, joining from Eredivise club, Sparta Rotterdam.[28][29] On 4 July, young centre-back, Panagiotis Kikianis, signed a five-year contract with the club, the longest contract in A-League history.[30][31]

Adelaide United played their first pre-season friendly on 9 July against The Cove of SA State League 2, winning 9–0 in front of 2,500 spectators, with goals from Dylan Pierias, Ryan Kitto, Austin Ayoubi, Archie Goodwin, Ryan White, and braces from Luka Jovanovic and Yaya Dukuly.[32] A second pre-season friendly took place a week later on 16 July against Adelaide Blue Eagles of State League 1, which United won 6–0. Stefan Mauk scored twice in addition to goals from Goodwin, Pierias, Jovanovic and Ayoubi.[33] The final friendly before the Australia Cup was an 8–1 win against Cumberland United, with Jovanovic scoring once, Panashe Madanha and Zach Clough scoring braces and Goodwin getting a hat-trick.[34]

Australia Cup

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Main article: 2024 Australia Cup

The draw for the Australia Cup round of 32 took place on 19 June 2024. Adelaide United were drawn away to NPL NSW side Blacktown City.[35][36] Stefan Mauk gave Adelaide the lead midway through the first half, but Blacktown equalised in the second half, forcing extra time. Yaya Dukuly broke the deadlock after eight minutes and Austin Ayoubi confirmed the result in the 108th. Blacktown brought one back in the dying minutes, as Adelaide progressed to the next round.[37]

On 6 August, Adelaide United completed the signing of 19-year-old Dutch winger Julian Kwaaitaal on a three-year deal with the option to extend for a further year from PSV Eindhoven. The club immediately loaned him out to Eerste Divisie club, FC Eindhoven,[38] which ensured that Kwaaitaal didn't take up a visa slot.[39][40] On 7 August, the club released their home kit for the season, which pays homage to Adelaide's nickname as the 'City of Churches', with a design inspired by the archway of St Peter's Cathedral.[41][42] The kit was showcased at Adelaide's fourth friendly match against West Adelaide to open the Hellas' new home stadium, the Kilburn Sportsplex. Adelaide won the match 8–0; Austin Ayoubi scored four goals, trialist Godwin Bentil got a brace, and Jonny Yull and Josh Cavallo scored one each.[43][44] On 8 August, Feyzo Kasumović, Malual Nichola and Amlani Tatu signed three-year scholarship contracts with the club,[45][46] and the next day, Ethan Alagich became the second Reds player to sign a five-year contract with the club.[47][48] Adelaide played a fifth friendly match against Adelaide Croatia Raiders on 14 August, winning the match 3–1 with goals from Luka Jovanovic, Austin Ayoubi and Josh Cavallo.[49]

In the round of 16, Adelaide were drawn against away to NPL WA side, Olympic Kingsway.[50] Austin Ayoubi opened the scoring after 11 minutes, however, Liam Boland equalised for the hosts shortly before half time. Adelaide retook the lead in the 48th minute through an own goal, and extended their lead in the 71st. Kingsway brought one back in the 85th minute through a penalty, the match ending 3–2 in United's favour.[51]

On 5 September, the club's chairman, Ned Morris, stepped down from his role, transitioning to an advisory role after 18 months in charge of the club.[52] On 10 September, former captain and club legend, Travis Dodd, returned to the club as an assistant coach.[53]

Adelaide United hosted the Western Sydney Wanderers in the quarter-finals of the competition, at ServiceFM Stadium.[54] Austin Ayoubi once again opened the scoring for United, who dominated the match until the Wanderers equalised in the 68th minute to bring the match to extra time. Three minutes after the restart, Ryan Kitto retook the lead for United, who advanced to the semi-final for the first time since they won the competition in 2019.[55]

On 15 September, 19-year-old goalkeeper, Max Vartuli, signed a three-year contract with Adelaide United, joining from Sydney FC Youth.[56][57] On 17 September, Ben Folami joined the club on a four-year deal from rivals Melbourne Victory.[58][59] On 19 September, centre-back, Jordan Elsey, returned to the club on a one-year contract.[60][61]

Adelaide were knocked out of the cup at the semi-final stage for the first time in the competition's history, falling late away to rivals, Melbourne Victory.

On 25 September, the $53.5 million redevelopment to Coopers Stadium was completed. Safe standing was installed in the N13 and N14 bays, additional screens were installed around the ground, and the pitch was re-laid with turf which is said to be superior during summer.[62][63] The Reds travelled to Mildura to play in a pre-season friendly again Brisbane Roar,[64] which ended in a 1–1 draw.[65] Adelaide played one final pre-season match against Melbourne City on 14 October. The behind-closed-doors match ended in a 1–0 win.[66]

A-League Men

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Main article: 2024–25 A-League Men

Adelaide United are participating in the A-League Men for the 20th time, each team will play 26 games across a 29-round season.[67] The full fixture list was released on 2 August 2024. Adelaide United received a bye in the first, 11th and final rounds.[68] Their season kicked off on 26 October 2024 with a 1–1 draw at home against Central Coast Mariners; Luka Jovanovic scored the opener in the 10th minute, however they were unable to extend their lead before the Mariners equalised in the 62nd minute.[69] They followed this up with two wins before the international break; a 4–3 win away against Western Sydney Wanderers,[70] and a 2–1 win at home against Western United, where the opposition controversially didn't receive a penalty after Ryan Kitto fouled Abel Walatee in the box whilst the scores were level.[71] Football Australia's head of referees, Jon Moss, said in a statement two days later that VAR made an "error in judgement", and that a penalty should have been awarded.[72]

After the international break, Adelaide faced Brisbane Roar in the second edition of Unite Round. Falling behind twice during the match, Adelaide eventually won 3–2, thanks to Archie Goodwin's 62nd minute goal, his first for the club.[73] A week later, they drew 2–2 with Perth Glory, in which United had two goals disallowed for offside, and a late penalty claim for a handball ignored.[74]

Coaching staff

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Position[75] Name Ref.
Head coach Australia Carl Veart [76]
Assistant coach Australia Mark Milligan [77]
Assistant coach Australia Travis Dodd [53]
Assistant coach
Head of youth football		 Brazil Airton Andrioli [78]
Head of football Australia Marius Zanin [79]
Goalkeeping coach Australia Eugene Galekovic [80]
Technical director Netherlands Ernest Faber [11]

Players

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Squad

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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 Australia AUS James Delianov
3 DF Netherlands NED Bart Vriends
4 DF Australia AUS Jordan Elsey
6 MF Australia AUS Stefan Mauk (vice-captain)
7 DF Australia AUS Ryan Kitto (captain)
8 MF Spain ESP Isaías (vice-captain)
9 FW Australia AUS Luka Jovanovic
10 FW England ENG Zach Clough
12 MF Australia AUS Jonny Yull
13 GK Australia AUS Max Vartuli
14 MF Australia AUS Jay Barnett
17 FW Australia AUS Ben Folami
19 FW Australia AUS Yaya Dukuly
20 MF Australia AUS Dylan Pierias
21 DF Spain ESP Javi López
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF England ENG Ryan Tunnicliffe
23 MF Australia AUS Luke Duzel
26 FW Australia AUS Archie Goodwin
27 DF Australia AUS Josh Cavallo
36 DF Australia AUS Panashe Madanha
40 GK Australia AUS Ethan Cox
42 FW Australia AUS Austin Ayoubi
44 MF Australia AUS Ryan White
51 DF Australia AUS Panagiotis Kikianis (scholarship)
54 DF Australia AUS Bailey O'Neil (scholarship)
55 MF Australia AUS Ethan Alagich
62 MF Australia AUS Fabian Talladira (scholarship)
74 FW Australia AUS Amlani Tatu (scholarship)
78 DF Australia AUS Malual Nichola (scholarship)
79 DF Australia AUS Feyzo Kasumović (scholarship)

Other players

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Youth players who featured in a matchday squad, but are uncontracted to the senior team.

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
58 FW Australia AUS Harry Crawford
No. Pos. Nation Player
65 MF Australia AUS Joey Garuccio

Transfers and contracts

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Transfers in

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No. Position Player From Type/fee Contract length Date Ref
26 FW Archie Goodwin Newcastle Jets Free transfer 4 years 6 June 2024 [19]
20 MF Dylan Pierias Western Sydney Wanderers Free transfer 3 years 21 June 2024 [21]
3 DF Netherlands Bart Vriends Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam Free transfer 2 years 30 June 2024 [28]
FW Netherlands Julian Kwaaitaal Netherlands PSV Eindhoven Free transfer 3 years[note 1] 6 August 2024 [39]
13 GK Max Vartuli Sydney FC Youth Free transfer 3 years 15 September 2024 [56]
17 FW Ben Folami Melbourne Victory Free transfer 4 years 17 September 2024 [58]
4 DF Jordan Elsey Unattached Free transfer 1 year 19 September 2024 [60]

From youth squad

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N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Notes
74 FW Australia Amlani Tatu 16 3-year scholarship[45][81]
78 DF Australia Malual Nichola 16 3-year scholarship[45][81]
79 DF Australia Feyzo Kasumović 16 3-year scholarship[45][81]
44 MF Australia Ryan White 19 5-year contract[82]

Transfers out

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No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref
26 FW Ben Halloran Unattached End of contract 14 May 2024 [3]
9 FW Japan Hiroshi Ibusuki Unattached End of contract 16 May 2024 [5]
4 DF Nick Ansell Unattached End of contract 17 May 2024 [8]
13 DF Lachlan Barr Unattached End of contract 17 May 2024 [8]
2 DF Harry Van der Saag Brisbane Roar End of contract 17 May 2024 [8][83]
3 DF Ben Warland Brisbane Roar End of contract 17 May 2024 [9][84]
49 FW Musa Toure France Clermont Foot Undisclosed fee 25 June 2024 [23][24]
66 FW Nestory Irankunda Germany Bayern Munich Undisclosed fee[note 2] 1 July 2024 [86]
— FW Netherlands Julian Kwaaitaal Netherlands FC Eindhoven 1 year loan 6 August 2024 [39][38]

Contract extensions

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No. Player Position Duration Date Notes Ref.
40 Ethan Cox Goalkeeper 3 years 10 May 2024 Replaces previous contract which ran until end of 2024–25. [2]
8 Spain Isaías Defensive midfielder 1 year 4 June 2024 [17]
21 Spain Javi López Right-back 1 year 4 June 2024 [17]
42 Austin Ayoubi Winger 2 years 26 June 2024 [26]
51 Panagiotis Kikianis Centre-back 5 years 4 July 2024 [30]
55 Ethan Alagich Centre midfielder 5 years 9 August 2024 Replaces previous contract which ran until end of 2024–25. [47]
7 Ryan Kitto Left-back 2 years[note 1] 17 December 2024 Contract extended from end of 2024–25 to end of 2026–27. [87]

Pre-season and friendlies

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9 July 2024 The Cove Australia 0–9 Adelaide United Adelaide
18:30 ACST Report
Stadium: Southern Soccer Facility
Attendance: 2,500
16 July 2024 Adelaide Blue Eagles Australia 0–6 Adelaide United Adelaide
19:00 ACST Report
Stadium: Marden Sports Complex
23 July 2024 Cumberland United Australia 1–8 Adelaide United Adelaide
19:00 ACST
Report
Stadium: A.A. Bailey Reserve
7 August 2024 West Adelaide Australia 0–8 Adelaide United Adelaide
19:00 ACST Report
Stadium: Kilburn Sportsplex
14 August 2024 Adelaide Croatia Raiders Australia 1–3 Adelaide United Adelaide
19:00 ACST
Report
Stadium: Croatian Sports Centre
27 September 2024 Adelaide United 5–0 Australia NPLSA All Stars Adelaide
19:30 ACST
Source Stadium: ServiceFM Stadium
5 October 2024 Adelaide United 1–1 Australia Brisbane Roar Mildura
17:30 AEST
Report
Stadium: Mildura Sporting Precinct
12 October 2024 Adelaide United 1–0 Australia Melbourne City Adelaide
 Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

Competitions

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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 26 October 2023 26 April 2025 Matchweek 2 8 5 3 0 20 12 +8 062.50
Australia Cup 31 July 2024 21 September 2024 Round of 32 Semi-finals 4 3 0 1 8 6 +2 075.00
Total 12 8 3 1 28 18 +10 066.67

Last updated: 20 December 2024
Source: Soccerway

A-League Men

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Main article: 2024–25 A-League Men

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Auckland FC[a] 8 6 1 1 12 7 +5 19 Qualification for Finals series[b]
2 Adelaide United 8 5 3 0 20 12 +8 18 Qualification for AFC Champions League Elite and Finals series
3 Melbourne Victory 8 5 2 1 13 5 +8 17 Qualification for Finals series[b]
4 Melbourne City 8 4 2 2 15 9 +6 14
5 Macarthur FC 9 3 3 3 17 13 +4 12 Qualification for AFC Champions League Two and Finals series[c]
Updated to match(es) played on 23 December 2024. 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.[88]
Notes:
  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a 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.
  3. ^ Qualified for AFC Champions League Two as the 2024 Australia Cup winners.

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
8 5 3 0 20 12  +8 18 1 3 0 8 7  +1 4 0 0 12 5  +7

Last updated: 20 December 2024.
Source: Ultimate A-League
Away figures include Adelaide United's 3–2 win on neutral ground in Unite Round against Brisbane Roar on 23 November 2024.

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121315141718192021222324252627162829
GroundBHAHNHAAHHBAAHHAHHAAHHAHAHAAB
Result✖DWWWDWWD✖✖
Position9105543322
Points01471011141718
Updated to match(es) played on 20 December 2024. Source: Ultimate A-League
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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Unite Round fixtures were released on 18 July 2024.[89] The full fixture list was released on 2 August 2024.[68]

  Win   Draw   Loss

26 October 2024 2 Adelaide United 1–1 Central Coast Mariners Adelaide
16:30 ACDT
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 9,826
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
2 November 2024 3 Western Sydney Wanderers 3–4 Adelaide United Sydney
19:35 AEDT
Report
Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 7,244
Referee: Alex King
9 November 2024 4 Adelaide United 2–1 Western United Adelaide
19:05 ACDT
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 10,166
Referee: Daniel Elder
Note: Originally scheduled for 20:00, the match was brought forward 55 minutes.[90]
23 November 2024 5 Brisbane Roar 2–3 Adelaide United Sydney
17:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 15,249 (double header)
Referee: Alex King
29 November 2024 6 Adelaide United 2–2 Perth Glory Adelaide
19:05 ACDT
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 8,443
Referee: Shaun Evans
7 December 2024 7 Newcastle Jets 0–1 Adelaide United Newcastle
17:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 5,713
Referee: Ben Abraham
13 December 2024 8 Central Coast Mariners 0–4 Adelaide United Gosford
19:35 AEDT Report
Stadium: Industree Group Stadium
Attendance: 4,108
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
20 December 2024 9 Adelaide United 3–3 Sydney FC Adelaide
19:05 ACDT
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 11,907
Referee: Daniel Elder
27 December 2024 10 Adelaide United v Western Sydney Wanderers Adelaide
19:05 ACDT Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
6 January 2025 12 Macarthur FC v Adelaide United Leumeah
17:00 AEDT Report Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium
11 January 2025 13 Wellington Phoenix v Adelaide United Wellington
17:00 NZDT Report Stadium: Sky Stadium
18 January 2025 15 Adelaide United v Melbourne Victory Adelaide
19:05 ACDT Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
22 January 2025 14 Adelaide United v Auckland FC Adelaide
19:00 ACDT Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
1 February 2025 17 Sydney FC v Adelaide United Sydney
15:00 AEDT Report Stadium: Allianz Stadium
7 February 2025 18 Adelaide United v Melbourne City Adelaide
19:05 ACDT Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
15 February 2025 19 Adelaide United v Newcastle Jets Adelaide
19:05 ACDT Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
23 February 2025 20 Western United v Adelaide United Tarneit
15:00 AEDT Report Stadium: Ironbark Fields
1 March 2025 21 Auckland FC v Adelaide United Auckland
17:00 NZDT Report Stadium: Go Media Stadium
8 March 2025 22 Adelaide United v Brisbane Roar Adelaide
14:30 ACDT Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
14 March 2025 23 Adelaide United v Macarthur FC Adelaide
19:05 ACDT Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
29 March 2025 24 Melbourne Victory v Adelaide United Melbourne
19:35 AEDT Report Stadium: AAMI Park
5 April 2025 25 Adelaide United v Sydney FC Adelaide
19:05 ACDT Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
12 April 2025 26 Perth Glory v Adelaide United Perth
18:45 AWST Report Stadium: HBF Park
18 April 2025 27 Adelaide United v Wellington Phoenix Adelaide
19:05 ACST Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
22 April 2025 16 Brisbane Roar v Adelaide United Brisbane
19:00 AEST Report Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Note: Originally scheduled for 25 January 2025 at 15:00, the match was postponed due to a scheduling conflict with Luke Combs' performance at Suncorp Stadium.[90][91]
26 April 2025 28 Melbourne City v Adelaide United Melbourne
19:45 AEST Report Stadium: AAMI Park

Australia Cup

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Main article: 2024 Australia Cup

The round of 32 fixtures were drawn on 19 June 2024.[35] with the date, time and venue confirmed on 25 June 2024.[36] The draw for the remaining rounds was held on 7 August 2024, with Adelaide United being drawn to play Olympic Kingsway away in Perth.[92]

  Win   Draw   Loss

31 July 2024 Round of 32 Blacktown City 2–3 (a.e.t.) Adelaide United Sydney
19:30 AEST
Report
Stadium: Landen Stadium
Attendance: 1,531
Referee: Jack Morgan
27 August 2024 Round of 16 Olympic Kingsway 2–3 Adelaide United Perth
18:30 AWST Boland 38', 84' (pen.) Report
Stadium: Kingsway Reserve
Attendance: 1,950
Referee: Adam Bavcar
12 September 2024 Quarter-finals Adelaide United 2–1 (a.e.t.) Western Sydney Wanderers Adelaide
19:00 ACST
Report Milanovic 68' Stadium: ServiceFM Stadium
Attendance: 2,906
Referee: Shaun Evans
21 September 2024 Semi-finals Melbourne Victory 1–0 Adelaide United Melbourne
19:30 AEST
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 5,131
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.

As of 20 December 2024
No. Pos. Nat. Player A-League Men[93] Australia Cup[93] Total Ref
Apps[94] Goals[95] Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Australia James Delianov 8 0 4 0 12 0 [96]
3 DF Netherlands Bart Vriends 6 1 0 0 6 1 [97]
6 MF Australia Stefan Mauk 8 4 4 1 12 5 [98]
7 DF Australia Ryan Kitto 8 0 3+1 1 12 1 [99]
8 MF Spain Isaías 3+4 0 4 0 11 0 [100]
9 FW Australia Luka Jovanovic 5+2 2 3 2 9 4 [101]
10 MF England Zach Clough 8 3 4 0 12 3 [102]
12 MF Australia Jonny Yull 0+7 0 2+1 0 10 0 [103]
14 MF Australia Jay Barnett 7 0 2 0 9 0 [104]
17 FW Australia Ben Folami 3+4 0 0 0 7 0 [105]
19 FW Australia Yaya Dukuly 0+2 1 0+4 1 6 2 [106]
20 FW Australia Dylan Pierias 8 2 3 0 11 2 [107]
21 DF Spain Javi López 0+1 0 2+2 0 5 0 [108]
22 MF England Ryan Tunnicliffe 0+1 0 0+4 0 5 0 [109]
26 FW Australia Archie Goodwin 3+5 4 0 0 8 4 [110]
36 DF Australia Panashe Madanha 0+3 0 2 0 5 0 [111]
42 MF Australia Austin Ayoubi 5+1 1 3+1 2 10 3 [112]
44 MF Australia Ryan White 0+6 0 1+3 0 10 0 [113]
51 DF Australia Panagiotis Kikianis 7 1 3 0 10 1 [114]
55 MF Australia Ethan Alagich 8 0 4 0 12 0 [115]
58 FW Australia Harry Crawford 0 0 0+2 0 2 0

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.

As of 20 December 2024
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Player A-League Men[93] Australia Cup[93] Total Ref
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 17 FW Australia Ben Folami 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 [105]
2 51 DF Australia Panagiotis Kikianis 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 [114]
3 21 DF Spain Javi López 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 [108]
9 FW Australia Luka Jovanovic 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 [101]
10 MF England Zach Clough 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 [102]
6 1 GK Australia James Delianov 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 [102]
19 FW Australia Yaya Dukuly 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 [106]
22 MF England Ryan Tunnicliffe 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 [109]
36 DF Australia Panashe Madanha 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 [111]
55 MF Australia Ethan Alagich 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 [115]
Total 7 0 1 7 0 0 14 0 1

Clean sheets

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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 December 2024
Rank No. Nat. Goalkeeper A-League Men Australia Cup Total
1 1 Australia James Delianov 2 0 2
Total 2 0 2

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Option for an additional year.
  2. ^ Reported to be $5,700,000 plus add-ons.[85]

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