| 2010–11 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Mel Patzwald | ||
| Manager | Rini Coolen | ||
| A-League | 3rd | ||
| AFC Champions League | Round of 16 | ||
| A-League Finals | Minor Semi-Final, Week 2 | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Sergio van Dijk (16) All: Sergio van Dijk (19) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 21,083 (vs Melbourne Victory, 11 February 2011) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 7,370 (vs Melbourne Heart, 20 August 2010) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 11,552 | ||
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The 2010–11 Adelaide United FC season was the club's sixth A-League season. It includes the 2010–11 A-League season as well as any other competitions of the 2010–11 football season, including the 2010 AFC Champions League. Adelaide United competed in the continental competition for its third time, making the club the most successful Australian club in Asia.
Overview
For the first time in the club's history, the Adelaide United will be managed by an international manager in Rini Coolen,[1] moving away from the Adelaide United tradition of local coaches seen in its prior seasons.
As of 9 September 2010, Adelaide United has made Australian football history by becoming the first team to climb from the bottom of the table to the top, whilst the 2009–10 premiers and champions, Sydney FC, remain rooted at the bottom.[2] Adelaide United also claimed the record for longest undefeated streak in A-League history with their win over Wellington Phoenix in Week 11 of the league, consisting of thirteen games stretching back to the penultimate round of the 2009–10 A-League season. This surpasses Central Coast Mariners's previous record of twelve games undefeated set back in the 2005–06 A-League season. Unfortunately for Adelaide United, Brisbane Roar surpassed this newly set record, when the Roar comprehensively won their Week 16 fixture against Central Coast Mariners at Bluetongue Stadium.
Following 18 months under Football Federation Australia (FFA) financial administration, it was announced on 8 November 2010 that a South Australian consortium had taken over ownership of the club with a ten-year licence. New co-owner Greg Griffin stepped in as Chairman of the club, whilst North Adelaide Football Club CEO, Glenn Elliott replaced Sam Ciccarello, who then took up a role at the FFA.[3][4][5]
During the January 2011 transfer window, Coolen made a move to strengthen United's squad by signing former Uruguayan youth international Francisco Usúcar, and former Dutch international Andwélé Slory. Both have signed until the end of the season and have replaced former imports Lloyd Owusu and Inseob Shin, whose contracts were mutually terminated to allow the transfers to occur early in the year. Cameron Watson was also signed on as a mainstay squad member after his injury replacement contract expired at the end of December. Iain Fyfe, arguably Adelaide's most consistent defender in the season transferred to K-League outfit Busan I'Park for an undisclosed transfer fee, where he will join up with former teammate Shin. As a replacement, Coolen brought in former Croatian youth international Dario Bodrušić to cover in defensive duties.
On 9 January 2011, Adelaide broke its longest winless streak against its rival club Melbourne Victory by posting a 4–1 away win in Melbourne at AAMI Park. Adelaide United then went on to make A-League history by recording the highest winning margin in the league's history with an 8–1 win over North Queensland Fury on 21 January 2011. This also marked the first time two players from the same side scored hat-tricks in one game (Sergio van Dijk and Marcos Flores), and matched the all-time highest match aggregate score of 9 goals scored in one match.
After a form slump in the second half of the season, United saw itself lose 10 of its last 19 games, but rebounded well in the final week of competition by winning 2–1 at Adelaide Oval against Melbourne Victory in front of 21,038 spectators – the club's largest crowd of the season. This ensured the club third place in overall standings at the end of the season, and hosting rights for at least the first week of the knock-out Finals series.
Adelaide United went on to defeat Wellington Phoenix in the first week of the Finals under torrential rain, but succumbed to Gold Coast United in the second week and were knocked out of the competition on the back of a 2–3 home loss.
Awards and recognition
At the end of the season A-League Awards night, Adelaide midfielder Marcos Flores was awarded the league's most prestigious award, the Johnny Warren Medal. Striker Sergio van Dijk was awarded the league's Golden Boot award, with a total of 17 goals in the season.[6]
Club awards were also presented at the end of the season with defender Cássio awarded his second Club Champion award, edging out teammates Marcos Flores and Sergio van Dijk.[7]
Players
Squad information
First Team
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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* Squad list current as of 19 January 2011
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Player statistics
Squad stats
| Total | AFC Champions League | A-League | A-League Finals | |||||||||||
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| N | Pos. | Name | Nat. | GS | App | Gls | Min | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls | Notes | 
| 1 | GK | Galeković | .svg.png.webp) | 36 | 36 | -44 | 3090 | 7 | -7 | 27 | -34 | 2 | -3 | (-) means goals conceded | 
| 2 | DF | Cornthwaite | .svg.png.webp) | 23 | 33 | 3 | 2271 | 8 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 3 | DF | Boogaard | .svg.png.webp) | 12 | 14 | 1115 | 2 | 10 | 2 | |||||
| 5 | DF | D. Mullen | .svg.png.webp) | 15 | 19 | 1 | 1381 | 6 | 13 | 1 | ||||
| 6 | DF | Cássio |  | 33 | 36 | 1 | 2985 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 2 | |||
| 7 | MF | Pantelis | .svg.png.webp) | 24 | 33 | 2045 | 6 | 26 | 1 | |||||
| 8 | MF | Hughes | .svg.png.webp) | 30 | 35 | 2667 | 4 | 29 | 2 | |||||
| 9 | FW | van Dijk |  | 36 | 37 | 19 | 3107 | 7 | 2 | 28 | 16 | 2 | 1 | |
| 10 | MF | Flores |  | 36 | 36 | 8 | 2945 | 7 | 27 | 8 | 2 | |||
| 11 | MF | Slory |  | 3 | 5 | 193 | 3 | 2 | ||||||
| 12 | MF | Reid | .svg.png.webp) | 27 | 32 | 2 | 2424 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 13 | MF | Dodd | .svg.png.webp) | 22 | 29 | 7 | 2149 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
| 14 | MF | Watson | .svg.png.webp) | 18 | 28 | 1725 | 26 | 2 | ||||||
| 15 | FW | Monterosso | .svg.png.webp) | 3 | 66 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| 16 | DF | Bodrušić |  | 4 | 4 | 294 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| 17 | MF | Ramsay |  | 14 | 31 | 3 | 1600 | 30 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| 18 | MF | Barbiero | .svg.png.webp) | 11 | 22 | 1 | 1057 | 6 | 16 | 1 | ||||
| 19 | MF | Leckie | .svg.png.webp) | 16 | 21 | 7 | 1252 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
| 20 | GK | Birighitti | .svg.png.webp) | 3 | 3 | -2 | 270 | 3 | -2 | (-) means goals conceded | ||||
| 21 | MF | Usúcar |  | 7 | 7 | 586 | 6 | 1 | ||||||
| 22 | MF | Malik | .svg.png.webp) | 1 | 61 | 1 | ||||||||
| 23 | MF | Costa | .svg.png.webp) | |||||||||||
| 25 | MF | M. Mullen | .svg.png.webp) | 1 | 27 | 1 | ||||||||
| 29 | MF | Norton | .svg.png.webp) | 2 | 9 | 2 | ||||||||
Delisted players
| Total | AFC Champions League | A-League | A-League Finals | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Pos. | Name | Nat. | GS | App | Gls | Min | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls | Notes | 
| DF | Jamieson | .svg.png.webp) | 5 | 6 | 450 | 6 | Transferred to Sydney FC after ACL 2010 | |||||||
| DF | Marrone | .svg.png.webp) | 6 | 7 | 558 | 7 | Transferred to Melbourne Heart after ACL 2010 | |||||||
| DF | Griffiths | .svg.png.webp) | 2 | 3 | 238 | 3 | Released after ACL 2010 | |||||||
| MF | Shin |  | 2 | 8 | 193 | 8 | Released in January 2011 transfer window | |||||||
| DF | Fyfe | .svg.png.webp) | 31 | 33 | 4 | 2891 | 7 | 26 | 4 | Released in January 2011 transfer window | ||||
| MF | Keenan |  | 10 | 17 | 1 | 986 | 17 | 1 | Short term contract ended | |||||
Disciplinary records
A-League
| N | Pos. | Nat. | Name |  |  |  | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | .svg.png.webp) | Galeković | 3 | |||
| 2 | DF | .svg.png.webp) | Cornthwaite | 4 | 1 | One match suspension for Round 22 | |
| 3 | DF | .svg.png.webp) | Boogaard | 1 | |||
| 4 | DF | .svg.png.webp) | Fyfe | 4 | |||
| 5 | DF | .svg.png.webp) | D. Mullen | 1 | |||
| 6 | DF |  | Cássio | 1 | One match suspension for Round 8 | ||
| 7 | MF | .svg.png.webp) | Pantelis | 1 | |||
| 8 | MF | .svg.png.webp) | Hughes | 6 | 1 | One match suspension for Round 3 | |
| 9 | FW |  | van Dijk | 1 | |||
| 10 | MF |  | Flores | 5 | |||
| 12 | MF | .svg.png.webp) | Reid | 5 | One match suspension for Round 16 Straight red card from Round 28 rescinded by FFA[38] | ||
| 13 | MF | .svg.png.webp) | Dodd | 2 | Straight red card from Round 18 rescinded by FFA[39] | ||
| 16 | DF |  | Bodrušić | 1 | |||
| 17 | MF |  | Ramsay | 2 | |||
| 18 | MF | .svg.png.webp) | Barbiero | 3 | |||
| 19 | MF | .svg.png.webp) | Leckie | 1 | |||
| 21 | MF |  | Usúcar | 1 | |||
| 26 | MF |  | Keenan | 1 | 
Last updated: 11 February 2011
Source: Competitive matches
Only competitive matches = Number of bookings;
 = Number of bookings;  = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;
 = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;  = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.
 = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.
AFC Champions League
| N | Pos. | Nat. | Name |  |  |  | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | DF | .svg.png.webp) | Cornthwaite | 1 | |||
| 3 | DF | .svg.png.webp) | Boogaard | 1 | |||
| 4 | DF | .svg.png.webp) | Fyfe | 2 | One match suspension for Match Day 5 of ACL 2010 | ||
| 5 | DF | .svg.png.webp) | D. Mullen | 2 | One match suspension for Match Day 6 of ACL 2010 | ||
| 6 | DF |  | Cássio | 1 | 1 | ||
| 7 | MF | .svg.png.webp) | Pantelis | 2 | One match suspension for Match Day 6 of ACL 2010 | ||
| 9 | FW |  | van Dijk | 1 | |||
| 10 | MF | .svg.png.webp) | Hughes | 2 | One match suspension for Match Day 6 of ACL 2010 | ||
| 13 | MF | .svg.png.webp) | Dodd | 2 | |||
| 14 | DF | .svg.png.webp) | Jamieson | 1 | Transferred to Sydney FC after ACL 2010 | ||
| 17 | DF | .svg.png.webp) | Marrone | 1 | Transferred to Melbourne Heart after ACL 2010 | ||
| 19 | MF | .svg.png.webp) | Leckie | 2 | One match suspension for Round of 16 match of ACL 2010 | ||
| 27 | DF | .svg.png.webp) | Griffiths | 1 | Released after ACL 2010 | 
Last updated: 28 June 2010
Source: Competitive matches
Only competitive matches = Number of bookings;
 = Number of bookings;  = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;
 = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;  = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.
 = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.
Scorers
A-League
| Total | Player | Goals per Round | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | |||
| 16 |  | Sergio van Dijk | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 |  | Marcos Flores | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | .svg.png.webp) | Travis Dodd | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | .svg.png.webp) | Mathew Leckie | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| .svg.png.webp) | Iain Fyfe | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|  | Iain Ramsay | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | .svg.png.webp) | Paul Reid | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | .svg.png.webp) | Daniel Mullen | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| .svg.png.webp) | Robert Cornthwaite | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|  | Joseph Keenan | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| .svg.png.webp) | Fabian Barbiero | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|  | A goal was scored from a penalty kick | |
|  | Two goals were scored from penalty kicks | 
AFC Champions League
| Total | Player | Goals per Round | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD1 | MD2 | MD3 | MD4 | MD5 | MD6 | R16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | .svg.png.webp) | Mathew Leckie | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|  | Sergio van Dijk | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| .svg.png.webp) | Robert Cornthwaite | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | .svg.png.webp) | Travis Dodd | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|  | Cássio | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|  | A goal was scored from a penalty kick | |
|  | Two goals were scored from penalty kicks | 
Club
Coaching staff
| Position | Staff | 
|---|---|
| Manager (Head Coach) |  Rini Coolen | 
| Assistant coach | .svg.png.webp) Phil Stubbins | 
| Specialist coach | .svg.png.webp) Carl Veart | 
| Goalkeeper coach | .svg.png.webp) Peter Blazincic | 
Last updated: 5 July 2010
Source: Adelaide United FC
Managerial Changes
| Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Table | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .svg.png.webp) Aurelio Vidmar | Promoted to Olyroos coach & Socceroos assistant coach | 3 June 2010[40] | 10th (09–10) |  Rini Coolen | 5 July 2010[1] | Pre-season | 
Attendance at home games
| Round | Date | Opponent | Score AUFC – Away | Attendance | Weekday | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 August 2010 | Newcastle Jets | 0–0 | 8,479 | Friday | 
| 3 | 20 August 2010 | Melbourne Heart | 3–2 | 7,370 | Friday | 
| 6 | 11 September 2010 | Newcastle Jets | 2–1 | 9,571 | Saturday | 
| 8 | 24 September 2010 | Perth Glory | 2–0 | 13,310 | Friday | 
| 11 | 22 October 2010 | Wellington Phoenix | 3–0 | 11,206 | Friday | 
| 14 | 10 November 2010 | Perth Glory | 2–0 | 10,023 | Wednesday | 
| 17 | 26 November 2010 | Gold Coast United | 2–1 | 12,005 | Friday | 
| 19 | 10 December 2010 | North Queensland Fury | 2–0 | 8,786 | Friday | 
| 20 | 17 December 2010 | Melbourne Heart | 1–2 | 10,011 | Friday | 
| 23 | 29 December 2010 | Sydney FC | 2–0 | 16,429 | Wednesday | 
| 24 | 2 January 2011 | Brisbane Roar | 0–1 | 14,420 | Sunday | 
| 26 | 21 January 2011 | North Queensland Fury | 8–1 | 10,986 | Friday | 
| 27 | 29 January 2011 | Central Coast Mariners | 1–2 | 12,109 | Saturday | 
| 29 | 5 February 2011 | Wellington Phoenix | 0–1 | 7,498 | Saturday | 
| 30 | 11 February 2011 | Melbourne Victory | 2–1 | 21,083 | Friday | 
Competitions
Pre-season
| 18 March 2010 | Adelaide United | 1–1 | Central Coast Mariners | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide | 
| 14:00 ACDT | Flores  24' | Report |  31' Simon | Attendance: Closed to the public | 
| 7 July 2010 | Adelaide Galaxy | 0–2 | Adelaide United | Con Makris Park, Adelaide | 
| 19:00 ACST | Report |  22' van Dijk  45' Flores | 
| 16 July 2010 | Adelaide United | 2–0 | Wellington Phoenix | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide | 
| 19:30 ACST | van Dijk  48' Pantelis  76' | Report |  44' Diego | Attendance: 1,516 Referee: Stephen Toth | 
| 23 July 2010 | Adelaide United | 1–3 | Perth Glory | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide | 
| 19:30 ACST | Fyfe  52' van Dijk  77' | Report |  17' Jelić  40'  86'  89' Baird | Attendance: 1,833 Referee: Stephen Toth | 
| 30 July 2010 | North Queensland Fury | 1–0 | Adelaide United | Brolga Park, Townsville | 
| 19:00 ACST | Casey  70' | Report | Referee: Chris Beath | 
A-League
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brisbane Roar (C) | 30 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 58 | 26 | +32 | 65 | Qualification for 2012 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series[lower-alpha 1] | 
| 2 | Central Coast Mariners | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 50 | 31 | +19 | 57 | |
| 3 | Adelaide United | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 51 | 36 | +15 | 50 | Qualification for 2012 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off and Finals series | 
| 4 | Gold Coast United | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 40 | 32 | +8 | 46 | Qualification for Finals series | 
| 5 | Melbourne Victory | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 45 | 39 | +6 | 43 | |
| 6 | Wellington Phoenix | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 39 | 41 | −2 | 41 | |
| 7 | Newcastle Jets | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 29 | 33 | −4 | 35 | |
| 8 | Melbourne Heart | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 35 | |
| 9 | Sydney FC | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 34 | |
| 10 | Perth Glory | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 27 | 54 | −27 | 23 | |
| 11 | North Queensland Fury | 30 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 60 | −32 | 19 | 
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ↑  First place qualifies for the 2012 AFC Champions League group stage.
 Winning the 2011 A-League Grand Final automatically earns qualification for the 2012 AFC Champions League group stage, unless first place are champions.
 Second place qualifies for the 2012 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off, unless they qualify for the 2011 A-League Grand Final alongside first place or become A-League Champions, subsequently third place then qualify for the 2012 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off.
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | 
| 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 51 | 36 | +15 | 50 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 12 | +18 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 24 | −3 | 
Last updated: 11 February 2011.
Source: Competitive Matches
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
| 6 August 2010 Round 1 | Adelaide United | 0–0 | Newcastle Jets | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide | 
| Friday 19:30 | Leckie  43' Reid  44' | Report Summary |  75' Wehrman | Attendance: 8,479 Referee: Gerard Parsons | 
| 15 August 2010 Round 2 | Central Coast Mariners | 1–1 | Adelaide United | Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford | 
| Sunday 14:30 | Rose  18' Zwaanswijk  70' Simon  84' Bozanic  90+4' | Report Summary |  15'  86' Hughes  36' Mullen  45+1' Fyfe  87' Galeković | Attendance: 8,447 Referee: Kris Griffith-Jones | 
| 20 August 2010 Round 3 | Adelaide United | 3–2 | Melbourne Heart | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide | 
| Friday 19:30 | Leckie  2' Fyfe  5' Ramsay  52', 88' | Report Summary |  42'  45+1' Worm  65' Srhoj  74' Babalj  75' Hoffman  84' Beauchamp | Attendance: 7,370 Referee: Ben Williams | 
| 28 August 2010 Round 4 | North Queensland Fury | 2–3 | Adelaide United | Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville | 
| Saturday 16:45 | Cernak  7' Malik  46' Williams  87' | Report Summary |  22' Flores  50' (o.g.) Studman  56' D. Mullen  84' Ramsay | Attendance: 6,130 Referee: Peter Green | 
| 4 September 2010 Round 5 | Sydney FC | 1–3 | Adelaide United | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney | 
| Saturday 19:00 | Keller  58' | Report Summary |  9', 53' van Dijk  22' Hughes  37' Leckie  58' Fyfe | Attendance: 7,557 Referee: Peter Green | 
| 11 September 2010 Round 6 | Adelaide United | 2–1 | Newcastle Jets | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide | 
| Saturday 19:00 | Leckie  23' Flores  66' | Report Summary |  28' Miličević  90' Rooney | Attendance: 9,571 Referee: Ben Williams | 
| 18 September 2010 Round 7 | Brisbane Roar | 1–1 | Adelaide United | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | 
| Saturday 19:00 | Broich  34' Paartalu  52' | Report Summary |  27' Leckie  79' Fyfe  87' Galeković  45'  87' Cássio | Attendance: 7,080 Referee: Ben Williams | 
| 24 September 2010 Round 8 | Adelaide United | 2–0 | Perth Glory | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide | 
| Friday 19:30 | Cornthwaite  44' Reid  65' van Dijk  70', 73' (pen.) | Report Summary |  73' Velaphi  38'  75' J. Coyne | Attendance: 13,310 Referee: Matthew Breeze | 
| 4 October 2010 Round 9 | Sydney FC | 1–2 | Adelaide United | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney | 
| Monday 16:30 | Brosque  40' (pen.) Jamieson  52' | Report Summary |  39' Hughes  56' (o.g.) Cole  90+1' Ramsay | Attendance: 7,071 Referee: Gerard Parsons | 
| 17 October 2010 Round 10 | Gold Coast United | 0–0 | Adelaide United | Skilled Park, Robina | 
| Sunday 16:30 | Report Summary | Attendance: 2,389 Referee: Chris Beath | 
| 22 October 2010 Round 11 | Adelaide United | 3–0 | Wellington Phoenix | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide | 
| Friday 19:30 | Cornthwaite  47' van Dijk  71' Flores  72' Dodd  77'  77' Hughes  81' | Report Summary |  30' Brown | Attendance: 11,206 Referee: Alan Milliner | 
| 29 October 2010 Round 12 | Melbourne Victory | 2–1 | Adelaide United | Etihad Stadium, Melbourne | 
| Friday 19:30 | Kruse  22' Muscat  33' Hernández  68' Broxham  85' | Report Summary |  2' Fyfe  36' Barbiero  76' Reid  90+1' Hughes  90+2' Pantelis | Attendance: 16,269 Referee: Ben Williams | 
| 6 November 2010 Round 13 | Brisbane Roar | 4–0 | Adelaide United | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | 
| Saturday 20:45 | Reinaldo  43'  45+2'  54' Smith  56' Barbarouses  62', 67' | Report Summary |  53' Cornthwaite | Attendance: 13,248 Referee: Matthew Breeze | 
| 10 November 2010 Round 14 | Adelaide United | 2–0 | Perth Glory | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide | 
| Wednesday 18:30 | Flores  25' Reid  55' Fyfe  64' van Dijk  90+2' | Report Summary |  17' Todd  29' Pellegrino  45'  63' Sekulovski  45+5' Neville  63' McGarry  90+4' B. Griffiths | Attendance: 10,023 Referee: Ryan Shepheard | 
| 13 November 2010 Round 15 | Newcastle Jets | 3–1 | Adelaide United | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle | 
| Saturday 19:15 | Topo-Stanley  5' Abbas  5' Jesic  13'  52'  52' Miličević  29' | Report Summary |  50' Reid  79' Fyfe  84' Dodd | Attendance: 8,278 Referee: Kurt Ams | 
| 19 November 2010 Round 16 | Melbourne Heart | 0–2 | Adelaide United | AAMI Park, Melbourne | 
| Friday 19:30 | Worm  36' | Report Summary |  6' Cornthwaite  73' (o.g.) Bolton  87' van Dijk | Attendance: 6,538 Referee: Chris Beath | 
| 26 November 2010 Round 17 | Adelaide United | 2–1 | Gold Coast United | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide | 
| Friday 19:30 | Reid  10' Dodd  47' | Report Summary |  16'  61' Brown  28' Djite  45+2' van den Brink  73' Djulbic | Attendance: 12,005 Referee: Peter Green | 
| 5 December 2010 Round 18 | Wellington Phoenix | 2–1 | Adelaide United | AMI Stadium, Christchurch | 
| Sunday 14:30 | Durante  23' Brown  46' Greenacre  86' Ward  87' Sigmund  90+4' | Report Summary |  14' van Dijk  38' Flores  44' Cornthwaite  83' Dodd | Attendance: 14,108 Referee: Peter O'Leary | 
| 10 December 2010 Round 19 | Adelaide United | 2–0 | North Queensland Fury | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide | 
| Friday 19:30 | Flores  5' van Dijk  16' | Report Summary |  86' Nikas | Attendance: 8,786 Referee: Matthew Gillett | 
| 17 December 2010 Round 20 | Adelaide United | 1–2 | Melbourne Heart | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide | 
| Friday 19:30 | van Dijk  45+1' Galeković  89' Keenan  90+1' | Report Summary |  27' Thompson  65' Hoffman  89' Colosimo  90+1' Aloisi | Attendance: 10,011 Referee: Ryan Shepheard | 
| 22 December 2010 Round 21 | Perth Glory | 4–2 | Adelaide United | nib Stadium, Perth | 
| Wednesday 21:30 | J. Coyne  6' Sterjovski  35'  55' Sekulovski  37' McGarry  54' Fowler  67', 77' (pen.) | Report Summary |  22' Keenan  43' Fyfe  51' van Dijk  75' Cornthwaite | Attendance: 7,193 Referee: Chris Beath | 
| 26 December 2010 Round 22 | Central Coast Mariners | 2–0 | Adelaide United | Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford | 
| Sunday 16:30 | Simon  51'  72' Griffiths  68' van Dijk  78' (o.g.) | Report Summary |  64' Barbiero  67' Hughes | Attendance: 6,249 Referee: Ryan Shepheard | 
| 29 December 2010 Round 23 | Adelaide United | 2–0 | Sydney FC | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 
| Wednesday 19:30 | van Dijk  35' Ramsay  48' Foxe  58' (o.g.) | Report Summary | Attendance: 16,429 Referee: Gerard Parsons | 
| 2 January 2011 Round 24 | Adelaide United | 0–1 | Brisbane Roar | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide | 
| Sunday 18:30 | Cornthwaite  90' | Report Summary |  37' Nichols  40' Susak  69' Solórzano | Attendance: 14,420 Referee: Matthew Breeze | 
| 9 January 2011 Round 25 | Melbourne Victory | 1–4 | Adelaide United | AAMI Park, Melbourne | 
| Sunday 14:30 | Ricardinho  26' Muscat  57'  65' Berger  79' Allsopp  81' Angulo  87' Dugandžić  90+4' | Report Summary |  12'  80' Flores  46' Usúcar  57', 78' van Dijk  75'  79' Barbiero | Attendance: 18,558 Referee: Peter Green | 
| 21 January 2011 Round 26 | Adelaide United | 8–1 | North Queensland Fury | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide | 
| Friday 19:30 | Flores  4', 37', 87' Dodd  28' Ramsay  42' van Dijk  46', 67', 83' | Report Summary | Nikas  71' | Attendance: 10,986 Referee: Peter Green | 
| 29 January 2011 Round 27 | Adelaide United | 1–2 | Central Coast Mariners | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide | 
| Saturday 19:00 | Flores  55' Dodd  90+1' | Report Summary |  11'  62' Pérez  30' Rose  52' Bojić  79' Griffiths | Attendance: 12,109 Referee: Strebre Delovski | 
| 2 February 2011 Round 28 | Gold Coast United | 0–0 | Adelaide United | Skilled Park, Robina | 
| Wednesday 20:30 | Perchtold  33' | Report Summary |  37' Hughes  81' Reid | Attendance: 2,138 Referee: Chris Beath | 
| 5 February 2011 Round 29 | Adelaide United | 0–1 | Wellington Phoenix | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide | 
| Saturday 18:30 | Report Summary |  34' Greenacre  42' Brown  64' Hearfield  81' Durante  87' Macallister | Attendance: 7,498 Referee: Matthew Breeze | 
| 11 February 2011 Round 30 | Adelaide United | 2–1 | Melbourne Victory | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 
| Friday 19:30 | Reid  6' Bodrušić  62' Boogaard  65' Dodd  78' Flores  88' | Report Summary |  65' Thompson  70' Kruse | Attendance: 21,083 Referee: Ryan Shepheard | 
Finals Series
| 18 February 2011 Finals Week 1 | Adelaide United | 1–0 | Wellington Phoenix | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide | 
| Friday 19:30 | Watson  23' Flores  37' Dodd  70' | Report Summary |  4' M. Muscat  30' Ward | Attendance: 10,285 Referee: Jarred Gillett | 
| 27 February 2011 Finals Week 2 | Adelaide United | 2–3 | Gold Coast United | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide | 
| Sunday 17:00 | van Dijk  56' (pen.) Leckie  70' Boogaard  77' | Report Summary |  38', 79' (pen.)  45+4' Smeltz  47'  71' Djite  55' van den Brink  82' Pantelidis | Attendance: 15,028 Referee: Chris Beath | 
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