Adelaide United
2017–18 season
ChairmanGreg Griffin
ManagerMarco Kurz
StadiumCoopers Stadium, Adelaide
A-League5th
A-League Finals SeriesElimination-finals
FFA CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Ryan Kitto (7 goals)
All: Johan Absalonsen (8 goals)
Highest home attendance19,416 vs Melbourne Victory
20 October 2017
Lowest home attendance7,021 vs Sydney FC
1 December 2017
Average home league attendance9,830

The 2017–18 Adelaide United FC season was the club's 14th season since its establishment in 2003. The club participated in the A-League for the 13th time and the FFA Cup for the 4th time.

Players

Squad information

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Australia AUS Daniel Margush
2 DF Australia AUS Michael Marrone
5 DF Australia AUS Taylor Regan
6 MF Australia AUS Vince Lia
7 MF Australia AUS Ryan Kitto
8 MF Spain ESP Isaías (Captain)
9 FW Senegal SEN Baba Diawara
11 MF Denmark DEN Johan Absalonsen
12 DF Australia AUS Mark Ochieng
14 FW Australia AUS George Blackwood
16 MF Australia AUS Nathan Konstandopoulos
17 MF Australia AUS Nikola Mileusnic
19 DF Australia AUS Ben Garuccio
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 GK Australia AUS Paul Izzo
21 DF Australia AUS Tarek Elrich
22 DF Turkey TUR Ersan Gülüm (on loan from Hebei China Fortune)
23 DF Australia AUS Jordan Elsey
24 MF Australia AUS Jordan O'Doherty
25 FW Australia AUS Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (Scholarship)
28 FW Australia AUS Kristin Konstandopoulos (Scholarship)
29 DF England ENG Ryan Strain
30 GK Australia AUS Isaac Richards (Scholarship)
31 FW Australia AUS Pacifique Niyongabire (Scholarship)
37 MF Germany GER Daniel Adlung
77 FW Slovenia SVN Džengis Čavušević

Transfers

Transfers in

No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref
20GK Paul Izzo Central Coast Mariners Free transfer 3 years 19 April 2017 [1]
14FW George Blackwood Free transfer 6 July 2017 [2]
22DF Turkey Ersan Gülüm China Hebei China Fortune Loan 1 year 17 July 2017 [3]
11MF Denmark Johan Absalonsen Free transfer 1 year 18 July 2017 [4]
6MF Vince Lia Wellington Phoenix Free transfer 1 year 3 August 2017 [5]
10MF Algeria Karim Matmour Free transfer 1 year 15 August 2017 [6]
37MF Germany Daniel Adlung Free transfer 2 years 23 September 2017 [7]
77FW Slovenia Džengis Čavušević Free transfer 6 months 6 February 2018 [8]

Transfers out

No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref
4DF Dylan McGowan Portugal Paços de Ferreira Free transfer 16 May 2017 [9]
11FW Spain Sergio Cirio End of contract 17 May 2017 [10]
14MF George Mells End of contract 17 May 2017 [10]
16MF Jesse Makarounas End of contract 17 May 2017 [10]
20GK John Hall End of contract 17 May 2017 [10]
1GK Eugene Galekovic Melbourne City End of contract 16 June 2017 [11]
7MF South Korea Kim Jae-sung South Korea Jeonnam Dragons End of contract 28 June 2017 [12][13]
18MF Riley McGree Belgium Club Brugge $100,000 4 July 2017 [14]
13FW Marc Marino Australia Campbelltown City End of contract 7 July 2017 [15]
10MF Argentina Marcelo Carrusca End of contract 8 July 2017 [16]
3DF Italy Iacopo La Rocca Melbourne City End of contract 15 July 2017 [17]
92FW Eli Babalj End of contract 30 July 2017 [18]
10MF Algeria Karim Matmour Mutual contract termination 5 December 2017 [19]
4DF Ben Warland Sydney FC Free transfer 31 January 2018 [20]

From youth squad

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Notes
25 FW Australia Apostolos Stamatelopoulos18 2 year scholarship contract[21]
28 FW Australia Kristin Konstandopoulos18 2 year scholarship contract[21]
29 DF England Ryan Strain20 1 year scholarship contract[21]
30 GK Australia Isaac Richards19 0.5 year scholarship contract[22]
31 FW Australia Pacifique Niyongabire17 2.5 year scholarship contract[23]

Contract extensions

No.NamePositionDurationDateNotes
4Ben WarlandDefender2 years11 May 2017[24]
9Senegal Baba DiawaraStriker2 years11 May 2017[24]
7Ryan KittoRight winger1 year11 May 2017[24]
17Nikola MileusnicAttacking midfielder1 year11 May 2017[24]
12Mark OchiengDefender1 year16 June 2017[25][26]
23Jordan ElseyCentre back1 year8 August 2017[27]
1Daniel MargushGoalkeeper2 years18 October 2017[28]
7Ryan KittoRight winger2 years14 December 2017[22]
16Nathan KonstandopoulosCentral midfielder2 years14 December 2017[22]
17Nikola MileusnicAttacking midfielder1 year14 December 2017[22]
29England Ryan StrainRight-back2 years22 December 2017[29]

Technical staff

Position Staff
Head coach Germany Marco Kurz
Assistant coach Spain Jacobo Ramallo
Assistant coach Croatia Filip Tapalović
High Performance Manager Vacant
Goalkeeper coach Australia Frank Juric
Youth team coach Australia Paul Pezos[30]
Physiotherapist Australia Harry Truong

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

N Pos. Nat. Name TotalA-LeagueA-League Finals SeriesFFA Cup
AppsGoalsYellow cardSecond yellow cardRed cardAppsGoalsYellow cardSecond yellow cardRed cardAppsGoalsYellow cardSecond yellow cardRed cardAppsGoalsYellow cardSecond yellow cardRed card
1 GK Australia Daniel Margush 4 0 0 0 0 4+000000+000000+00000
2 DF Australia Michael Marrone 30 1 1 0 1 16+801001+000005+01001
5 DF Australia Taylor Regan 16 0 6 0 0 5+805000+000003+00100
6 MF Australia Vince Lia 11 2 4 0 0 5+322000+101002+00100
7 MF Australia Ryan Kitto 27 7 2 0 0 15+872000+100002+10000
8 MF Spain Isaías 30 0 8 0 0 24+007001+000005+00100
9 FW Senegal Baba Diawara 17 2 2 0 0 8+321001+001001+40000
11 MF Denmark Johan Absalonsen 16 8 2 0 0 8+361001+000004+02100
12 DF Australia Mark Ochieng 17 0 3 0 0 3+1002000+000000+40100
14 FW Australia George Blackwood 29 6 2 0 0 15+852000+100004+11000
16 MF Australia Nathan Konstandopoulos 27 3 1 0 0 13+921001+000003+11000
17 MF Australia Nikola Mileusnic 31 7 0 0 0 25+020001+010005+04000
18 MF Australia Lachlan Brook 1 0 0 0 0 1+000000+000000+00000
19 DF Australia Ben Garuccio 27 1 4 1 1 21+113111+001004+00000
20 GK Australia Paul Izzo 29 0 1 0 0 23+001001+000005+00000
21 DF Australia Tarek Elrich 3 0 0 0 0 1+200000+000000+00000
22 DF Turkey Ersan Gülüm 22 0 7 0 1 20+006011+000001+00100
23 DF Australia Jordan Elsey 33 1 7 0 0 26+116001+000005+00100
24 MF Australia Jordan O'Doherty 13 0 3 0 0 8+303000+000001+10000
25 FW Australia Apostolos Stamatelopoulos 7 1 0 0 0 2+510000+000000+00000
26 FW Australia Blake Carpenter 0 0 0 0 0 0+000000+000000+00000
27 MF Australia Louis D'Arrigo 0 0 0 0 0 0+000000+000000+00000
28 FW Australia Kristin Konstandopoulos 1 0 0 0 0 0+100000+000000+00000
29 DF England Ryan Strain 16 0 1 0 0 15+101000+000000+00000
30 GK Australia Isaac Richards 0 0 0 0 0 0+000000+000000+00000
31 FW Australia Pacifique Niyongabire 1 0 1 0 0 0+101000+000000+00000
37 MF Germany Daniel Adlung 27 6 5 1 0 24+054101+000002+01100
77 FW Slovenia Džengis Čavušević 4 1 1 0 1 2+211010+000000+00000
Players no longer at the club:
4 DF Australia Ben Warland 8 0 1 0 0 4+200000+000001+10100
10 MF Algeria Karim Matmour 11 0 2 0 0 6+202000+000002+10000

Pre-season and friendlies

26 July 2017 White City Australia 0–5 Australia Adelaide United Adelaide, Australia
19:00 ACST Report
Stadium: Marden Sports Complex
16 August 2017 Campbelltown City Australia 1–1 Australia Adelaide United Adelaide, Australia
 Report
Stadium: Steve Woodcock Centre
5 September 2017 Melbourne City Australia 1–2 Australia Adelaide United Melbourne, Australia
 Report
Stadium: City Football Academy
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
22 September 2017 Adelaide United Australia 1–0 Australia Adelaide City Adelaide, Australia
 Report Stadium: Marden Sports Complex
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
29 September 2017 Adelaide United Australia 0–2 Australia Melbourne City Adelaide, Australia
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Final
position / round		 First match Last match
A-League — 5th 8 October 2017 15 April 2018
A-League Finals Elimination-finals Elimination-finals 22 April 2018 22 April 2018
FFA Cup Round of 32 Runners-up 9 August 2017 21 November 2017

A-League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sydney FC 27 20 4 3 64 22 +42 64 Qualification for 2019 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
2 Newcastle Jets 27 15 5 7 57 37 +20 50 Qualification for 2019 AFC Champions League second preliminary round and Finals series
3 Melbourne City 27 13 4 10 41 33 +8 43 Qualification for Finals series
4 Melbourne Victory (C) 27 12 5 10 43 37 +6 41 Qualification for 2019 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
5 Adelaide United 27 11 6 10 36 38 −2 39 Qualification for Finals series
6 Brisbane Roar 27 10 5 12 33 39 −6 35
7 Western Sydney Wanderers 27 8 9 10 38 47 −9 33
8 Perth Glory 27 10 2 15 36 50 −14 32
9 Wellington Phoenix[lower-alpha 1] 27 5 6 16 31 55 −24 21
10 Central Coast Mariners 27 4 8 15 28 49 −21 20
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ↑ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
27 11 6 10 36 38  −2 39 5 4 4 20 16  +4 6 2 6 16 22  −6

Last updated: 15 April 2018.
Source: ultimatealeague.com

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundAAHHAHAHHAAHHAAHAAHHAAHHHAA
ResultDWDLLLWWLWLWLWDDLWWDLLDWWLW
Position555568545444544555445655555
Updated to match(es) played on 15 April 2018. Source: ultimatealeague.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

13 October 2017 2 Brisbane Roar 1–2 Adelaide United Brisbane
18:50 AEST
Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 11,178
Referee: Adam Kersey
20 October 2017 3 Adelaide United 2–2 Melbourne Victory Adelaide
19:20 ACDT
Report
Stadium: Adelaide Oval
Attendance: 19,416
Referee: Shaun Evans
28 October 2017 4 Adelaide United 0–2 Melbourne City Adelaide
19:20 ACDT Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 11,689
Referee: Kurt Ams
4 November 2017 5 Perth Glory 1–0 Adelaide United Perth
19:00 AWST
Report Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 11,049
Referee: Stephen Lucas
11 November 2017 6 Adelaide United 1–2 Newcastle Jets Adelaide
17:05 ACDT
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 8,416
Referee: Jarred Gillett
26 November 2017 8 Adelaide United 2–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Adelaide
18:30 ACDT
Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 8,210
Referee: Chris Beath
1 December 2017 9 Adelaide United 0–1 Sydney FC Adelaide
19:20 ACDT Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 7,021
Referee: Peter Green
8 December 2017 10 Melbourne Victory 1–2 Adelaide United Melbourne
19:50 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 16,778
Referee: Kurt Ams
16 December 2017 11 Newcastle Jets 2–1 Adelaide United Newcastle
17:35 AEDT
Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 8,146
Referee: Stephan Lucas
30 December 2017 13 Adelaide United 1–2 Brisbane Roar Adelaide
17:05 ACDT
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 9,875
Referee: Adam Fielding
5 January 2018 14 Perth Glory 0–3 Adelaide United Perth
19:00 AWST Report
Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 9,069
Referee: Kurt Ams
10 January 2018 15 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–1 Adelaide United Sydney
19:50 AEDT
Report
Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 10,771
Referee: Shaun Evans
14 January 2018 16 Adelaide United 0–0 Sydney FC Adelaide
18:30 ACDT Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 9,959
Referee: Jarred Gillett
21 January 2018 17 Melbourne City 5–0 Adelaide United Melbourne
19:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 8,103
Referee: Adam Fielding
27 January 2018 18 Wellington Phoenix 0–1 Adelaide United Wellington
19:35 NZDT Report
Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 6,746
Referee: Shaun Evans
3 February 2018 19 Adelaide United 2–1 Perth Glory Adelaide
19:20 ACDT
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 7,976
Referee: Chris Beath
17 February 2018 20 Adelaide United 2–2 Central Coast Mariners Adelaide
19:20 ACDT
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 8,282
Referee: Shaun Evans
24 February 2018 21 Melbourne Victory 3–0 Adelaide United Melbourne
19:50 AEDT
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 13,396
Referee: Alex King
3 March 2018 22 Brisbane Roar 1–0 Adelaide United Brisbane
18:50 AEST
Report Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 8,237
Referee: Peter Green
16 March 2018 23 Adelaide United 1–1 Melbourne City Adelaide
19:20 ACDT
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 7,668
Referee: Chris Beath
23 March 2018 24 Adelaide United 5–2 Newcastle Jets Adelaide
19:20 ACDT
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 7,227
Referee: Kurt Ams
8 April 2018 26 Sydney FC 3–0 Adelaide United Sydney
19:00 AEST
Report Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 9,110
Referee: Shaun Evans

Finals series

FFA Cup

23 August 2017 Round of 16 Adelaide United South Australia 3–0 Victoria (state) Melbourne Victory Adelaide
19:00 ACST
Report Stadium: Marden Sports Complex
Attendance: 3,342
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
13 September 2017 Quarter-finals Heidelberg United Victoria (state) 0–3 South Australia Adelaide United Melbourne
19:30 AEST Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 3,967
Referee: Daniel Elder
21 November 2017 Final Sydney FC New South Wales 2–1 (a.e.t.) South Australia Adelaide United Sydney
19:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 13,452
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

References

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