Adelaide United
2021–22 season
ChairmanPiet van der Pol
ManagerCarl Veart
StadiumCoopers Stadium
A-League Men4th
A-League Men Finals SeriesSemi-finals
FFA CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Craig Goodwin (9)
All: Craig Goodwin (11)
Highest home attendance10,113 (15 May 2022 vs. Central Coast Mariners
Lowest home attendance3,553 (16 March 2022 vs. Western Sydney Wanderers
Average home league attendance6,501

The 2021–22 Adelaide United FC season was the club's 17th season since its establishment in 2003. The club participated in the A-League Men for the 16th time, and in the FFA Cup for the 7th 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 James Delianov
3 DF Australia AUS George Timotheou
4 DF Australia AUS Nick Ansell
6 MF Australia AUS Louis D'Arrigo
7 DF Australia AUS Ryan Kitto
9 FW Australia AUS Kusini Yengi
10 MF Spain ESP Isaías
11 MF Australia AUS Craig Goodwin (on loan from Al-Wehda)
14 FW Australia AUS George Blackwood
15 FW Japan JPN Hiroshi Ibusuki
16 MF Australia AUS Nathan Konstandopoulos
17 FW Australia AUS Mohamed Toure (scholarship)
18 MF Australia AUS Joe Caletti
19 FW Australia AUS Yaya Dukuly (scholarship)
20 FW England ENG Zach Clough
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF Spain ESP Javi López
22 DF Denmark DEN Michael Jakobsen
23 DF Australia AUS Jacob Tratt
25 DF Australia AUS Lachlan Barr (injury replacement)
27 DF Australia AUS Josh Cavallo
28 MF Spain ESP Juande
31 MF Australia AUS Bernardo (scholarship)
37 MF Australia AUS Jonny Yull (scholarship)
40 GK Australia AUS Ethan Cox (scholarship)
41 DF Australia AUS Alexandar Popovic (scholarship)
46 GK Australia AUS Joe Gauci
47 FW Australia AUS Asad Kasumovic (scholarship)
55 MF Australia AUS Ethan Alagich (scholarship)
66 FW Australia AUS Nestory Irankunda (scholarship)
77 FW Australia AUS Lachlan Brook (on loan from Brentford)

Transfers

Transfers in

No. Position Name From Type/fee Contract length Date Ref
4DF Nick Ansell Unattached Free transfer 1 year 30 July 2021 [1]
14FW George Blackwood Unattached Free transfer 2 years 2 August 2021 [2]
23DF Jacob Tratt Unattached Free transfer 1 year 6 August 2021 [3]
10MF Spain Isaías Unattached Free transfer 3 years 23 August 2021 [4]
33GK Dakota Ochsenham Unattached Injury replacement for Joe Gauci 12 weeks 16 September 2021 [5]
47FW Asad Kasumovic Australia Adelaide City Free transfer 1.5 years 10 December 2021 [6]
25DF Lachlan Barr Australia Adelaide City Injury replacement for Nick Ansell 6 months 29 December 2021 [7]
77FW Lachlan Brook England Brentford Loan 6 months 12 January 2022 [8]
15FW Japan Hiroshi Ibusuki Japan Shimizu S-Pulse Free transfer 6 months 14 January 2022 [9]
20FW England Zach Clough Unattached Free transfer 5 months 5 February 2022 [10]
16MF Nathan Konstandopoulos Unattached Free transfer 5 months 7 February 2022 [11]

Transfers out

No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref
4DF Ryan Strain Israel Maccabi Haifa Undisclosed fee 23 June 2021 [12][13]
34DF Yared Abetew Australia Newcastle Olympic Free transfer 24 June 2021 [14]
15DF Noah Smith Unattached End of contract 28 June 2021 [15]
24FW Pacifique Niyongabire Unattached End of contract [15]
33GK Dakota Ochsenham Unattached End of contract [15]
23DF Jordan Elsey Unattached End of contract 1 July 2021 [16]
9FW Tomi Juric Macarthur FC End of contract 14 July 2021 [17][18]
2DF Michael Marrone Australia Sturt Lions End of contract 3 August 2021 [19]
35 FW Al Hassan Toure Macarthur FC Mutual contract termination 13 October 2021 [20][21]
16MF Nathan Konstandopoulos Unattached End of contract 16 October 2021 [22]
33GK Dakota Ochsenham Australia Adelaide City End of contract 1 December 2021 [23][24]
26FW Ben Halloran South Korea FC Seoul Undisclosed fee 2 January 2022 [25][26][27]
8MF Stefan Mauk Japan Fagiano Okayama Undisclosed fee 27 February 2022 [28]

From youth squad

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Notes
37 MF Australia Jonny Yull16 3-year scholarship[15]
41 DF Australia Alexandar Popovic18 1-year scholarship[15]
66 FW Australia Nestory Irankunda15 3-year scholarship[29]
55 MF Australia Ethan Alagich18 scholarship[30]

Contract extensions

No.NamePositionDurationDateNotes
21Spain Javi LópezFull-back1 year12 June 2021[31]
28Spain JuandeDefensive midfielder1 year12 June 2021[31]
22Denmark Michael JakobsenCentre-back1 year1 July 2021[32]
11Craig GoodwinWinger1 year2 July 2021[33]

Technical staff

PositionNameRef.
Head coachAustralia Carl Veart[34]
Assistant coachAustralia Damian Mori[35]
Assistant coach
Head of Youth Football
Brazil Ayrton Andrioli[36]
Head of FootballAustralia Vito Basile[37]
Goalkeeping coachAustralia Eugene Galekovic[38]
Strength and Conditioning CoachAustralia Django Gentilcore[39]

Pre-season and friendlies

12 October 2021 Adelaide Victory South Australia 0–3 Adelaide United Adelaide, Australia
19:00 ACDT Report
Stadium: Steve Woodcock Sports Centre
19 October 2021 Para Hills Knights South Australia 1–2 Adelaide United Adelaide, Australia
19:00 ACDT
  • Shrestha 65'
Report
Stadium: The Paddocks
Note: The match consisted of 2 40-minute halves[40]
26 October 2021 West Torrens Birkalla South Australia 0–7 Adelaide United Adelaide, Australia
19:00 ACDT Report
Stadium: Steve Woodcock Sports Centre
31 October 2021 Brisbane Roar 2–0 Adelaide United Ipswich, Australia
14:00 AEST
Report Stadium: North Ipswich Reserve
5 November 2021 Adelaide United 3–0 South Australia NPLSA Select Adelaide, Australia
Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Referee: Daniel Goodwin

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss   Cancelled or postponed

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
A-League Men 20 November 2021 8 May 2022 Matchday 1 4th 26 12 7 7 38 31 +7 046.15
A-League Men Finals 15 May 2022 22 May 2022 Elimination-finals Semi-finals 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 033.33
FFA Cup 26 September 2021 5 January 2022 Round of 32 Quarter-finals 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 066.67
Total 32 15 8 9 47 37 +10 046.88

Last updated: 22 May 2022
Source: Competitions

A-League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
2 Melbourne Victory 26 13 9 4 42 25 +17 48 Qualification for finals series[lower-alpha 1]
3 Western United (C) 26 13 6 7 40 30 +10 45
4 Adelaide United 26 12 7 7 38 31 +7 43
5 Central Coast Mariners 26 12 6 8 49 35 +14 42
6 Wellington Phoenix[lower-alpha 2] 26 12 3 11 34 49 15 39
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Points per game; 5) Least red cards; 6) Least yellow cards; 7) Toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. 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.
  2. Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are based in New Zealand, which is under the Oceania Football Confederation.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
26 12 7 7 38 31  +7 43 7 2 4 22 14  +8 5 5 3 16 17  −1

Last updated: 8 May 2022.
Source: Ultimate A-League

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundAHAHAHHAHHAAHAAHAHHAHAHAHH
ResultDDDLLWWLDDWWLDLWWWDLLWWWWW
Position47810111177775343344333644444
Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2022. Source: Ultimate A-League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

20 November 2021 1 Perth Glory 1–1 Adelaide United Perth
19:05 AWST Report
Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 17,198
Referee: Adam Kersey
27 November 2021 2 Adelaide United 2–2 Melbourne City Adelaide
19:15 ACDT
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 7,017
Referee: Daniel Elder
4 December 2021 3 Brisbane Roar 0–0 Adelaide United Kippa-Ring
16:45 AEST Report Stadium: Dolphin Stadium
Attendance: 6,549
Referee: Chris Beath
11 December 2021 4 Adelaide United 1–2 Melbourne Victory Adelaide
19:15 AEST Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 8,145
Referee: Adam Kersey
17 December 2021 5 Western United 1–0 Adelaide United Melbourne
19:45 AEDT
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 2,353
Referee: Kurt Ams
1 January 2022 7 Adelaide United 4–0 Wellington Phoenix Adelaide
19:45 AEDT
Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 4,390
Referee: Daniel Elder
8 January 2022 9 Melbourne Victory 1–1 Adelaide United Melbourne
19:45 AEDT Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 6,912
Referee: Shaun Evans
15 January 2022 10 Adelaide United 2–2 Melbourne City Adelaide
19:15 ACDT Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 5,614
Referee: Chris Beath
23 January 2022 11 Brisbane Roar 1–3 Adelaide United Kippa-Ring
16:45 AEST Report
Stadium: Moreton Daily Stadium
Attendance: 5,269
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
30 January 2022 12 Newcastle Jets 1–2 Adelaide United Newcastle
18:45 AEDT Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 6,040
Referee: Alex King
4 February 2022 13 Adelaide United 1–2 Sydney FC Adelaide
19:45 ACST
Report
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 7,245
Referee: Adam Kersey
12 February 2022 14 Wellington Phoenix 1–1 Adelaide United Sydney
16:50 AEDT Report
Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 797
Referee: Stephen Lucas
15 February 2022 24 Melbourne City 1–2 Adelaide United Melbourne
19:55 AEDT Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 2,728
Referee: Shaun Evans
19 February 2022 15 Macarthur FC 4–1 Adelaide United Campbelltown
19:45 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
Attendance: 2,702
Referee: Alireza Faghani
26 February 2022 16 Adelaide United 2–1 Central Coast Mariners Adelaide
19:45 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 7,868
Referee: Alex King
5 March 2022 17 Perth Glory 1–2 Adelaide United Perth
22:05 AEDT
Report
Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 6,657
Referee: Alireza Faghani
13 March 2022 18 Adelaide United 2–1 Newcastle Jets Adelaide
18:05 ACDT Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 6,921
Referee: Shaun Evans
16 March 2022 8 Adelaide United 1–2 Western Sydney Wanderers Adelaide
19:15 ACDT Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 3,553
Referee: Daniel Elder
20 March 2022 19 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–0 Adelaide United Sydney
18:15 AEDT Report Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 5,077
Referee: Tim Danaskos
26 March 2022 20 Central Coast Mariners 3–0 Adelaide United Gosford
19:45 AEDT
Report Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 3,086
Referee: Alireza Faghani
2 April 2022 21 Adelaide United 0–1 Melbourne Victory Adelaide
19:45 AEDT Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 8,044
Referee: Alex King
8 April 2022 23 Adelaide United 1–0 Macarthur FC Adelaide
19:45 AEST
Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 5,166
Referee: Alireza Faghani
12 April 2022 22 Sydney FC 2–3 Adelaide United Sydney
19:05 AEST
Report
Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 4,180
Referee: Alex King
24 April 2022 6 Adelaide United 2–0 Perth Glory Adelaide
17:05 AEST
Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 7,387
Referee: Jack Morgan
30 April 2022 26 Adelaide United 2–0 Brisbane Roar Adelaide
19:45 AEST Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 6,761
Referee: Ben Abraham
8 May 2022 25 Adelaide United 2–1 Western United Adelaide
18:20 AEST
Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 6,398
Referee: Shaun Evans

Finals series

15 May 2022 Elimination final Adelaide United 3–1 Central Coast Mariners Adelaide
15:35 ACST
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 10,113
Referee: Daniel Elder
18 May 2022 Semi-final 1st leg Adelaide United 0–0 Melbourne City Adelaide
18:35 ACST Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 9,279
Referee: Chris Beath
22 May 2022 Semi-final 2nd leg Melbourne City 2–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–1 agg.)
Adelaide United Melbourne
14:05 AEST
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 9,347
Referee: Alireza Faghani

FFA Cup

26 September 2021 Round of 32 Floreat Athena Western Australia 1–3 (a.e.t.) Adelaide United Perth
13:00 AWST
  • Saldaris 56'
Report
Stadium: Litis Stadium
Attendance: 831
Referee: Adam Fielding
17 October 2021 Round of 16 Adelaide Olympic South Australia 0–1 Adelaide United Adelaide
15:00 ACST Report
Stadium: VALO Football Centre
Attendance: 2,637
Referee: Isabella Blaess
5 January 2022 Quarter-final Adelaide United 1–2 Melbourne Victory Adelaide
19:15 ACDT
Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 3,156
Referee: Alex King

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Players with no appearances not included in the list.

As of 22 May 2022
No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League
Regular season Finals FFA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Australia James Delianov 60002080
3 DF Australia George Timotheou 50003080
4 DF Australia Nick Ansell 1(1)0000(1)030
6 MF Australia Louis D'Arrigo 9(11)00(2)031251
7 MF Australia Ryan Kitto 21(3)13030301
9 FW Australia Kusini Yengi 512(1)11092
10 MF Spain Isaías 21(1)03020270
11 MF Australia Craig Goodwin 20(4)931112811
14 FW Australia George Blackwood 9(5)52(1)00(2)1196
15 FW Japan Hiroshi Ibusuki 14(4)62(1)000216
16 MF Australia Nathan Konstandopoulos 0(5)0000050
17 FW Australia Mohamed Toure 5(13)3001(1)0203
18 MF Australia Joe Caletti 2(9)00010120
19 FW Australia Yaya Dukuly 1(3)0000(2)161
20 FW England Zach Clough 7(4)01(1)100131
21 DF Spain Javi López 2533030313
22 DF Denmark Michael Jakobsen 13(1)03000170
23 DF Australia Jacob Tratt 12(1)0(1)0031171
25 DF Australia Lachlan Barr 13(3)00000160
27 DF Australia Josh Cavallo 10(9)00030220
28 MF Spain Juande 20(2)0301(1)0270
31 MF Australia Bernardo 10(10)20(3)12(1)0263
41 DF Australia Alexandar Popovic 6(1)03000100
44 DF Albania Arbi Mollas 00000(1)010
46 GK Australia Joe Gauci 1903000220
47 FW Australia Asad Kasumovic 0(2)0000020
50 GK Australia Steven Hall 1(2)0001040
55 MF Australia Ethan Alagich 00000(1)010
66 FW Australia Nestory Irankunda 0(11)30(2)000133
77 MF Australia Lachlan Brook 13(3)02(1)000190
Players no longer at the club
8 MF Australia Stefan Mauk 1430010173
26 MF Australia Ben Halloran 51002071
35 FW Australia Al Hassan Toure 00000(1)010

Disciplinary record

As of 22 May 2022
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League Men A-League Men Finals series FFA Cup Total
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 Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 23 DF Australia Jacob Tratt 700 000 200 900
2 10 MF Spain Isaías 610 100 000 710
3 28 MF Spain Juande 700 100 000 800
4 21 DF Spain Javi López 610 000 000 610
5 8 MF Australia Stefan Mauk 400 000 100 500
6 7 MF Australia Ryan Kitto 400 000 000 400
11 FW Australia Craig Goodwin 300 100 000 400
15 FW Japan Hiroshi Ibusuki 400 000 000 400
9 6 MF Australia Louis D'Arrigo 200 000 100 300
17 FW Australia Mohamed Toure 300 000 000 300
18 MF Australia Joe Caletti 300 000 000 300
26 MF Australia Ben Halloran 200 000 100 300
41 DF Australia Alexandar Popovic 300 000 000 300
14 46 GK Australia Joe Gauci 101 000 000 101
15 3 DF Australia George Timotheou 100 000 100 200
9 FW Australia Kusini Yengi 100 100 000 200
25 DF Australia Lachlan Barr 200 000 000 200
27 MF Australia Josh Cavallo 200 000 000 200
31 MF Australia Bernardo Oliveira 100 100 000 200
77 FW Australia Lachlan Brook 200 000 000 200
21 22 DF Denmark Michael Jakobsen 100 000 000 100
66 FW Australia Nestory Irankunda 100 000 000 100

Clean sheets

As of 22 May 2022
Rank No. Pos Nat Name A-League Men A-League Men Finals Series FFA Cup Total
1 46 GK Australia Joe Gauci 4105
2 1 GK Australia James Delianov 1012
Total5117


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