2014–15 Adelaide United FC season

The 2014–15 Adelaide United FC season was the club's 11th season since its establishment in 2003. The club participated in the A-League for the 10th time and the FFA Cup for the first time.

For the W-League team's 2014 season, see 2014 Adelaide United W-League season.

Adelaide United
2014–15 season
ChairmanGreg Griffin
ManagerJosep Gombau
StadiumCoopers Stadium, Adelaide
A-League3rd
A-League Finals SeriesSemi-finals
FFA CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Pablo Sánchez (8)
All: Sergio Cirio (13)
Highest home attendance33,126 vs Melbourne Victory
17 October 2014
Lowest home attendance7,767 vs Central Coast Mariners
12 March 2015

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  AUS Eugene Galekovic (captain)
2 DF  AUS Michael Marrone
3 DF  AUS Nigel Boogaard
4 DF  AUS Dylan McGowan
5 MF  AUS Osama Malik
7 FW  ESP Pablo Sánchez
8 MF  ESP Isaías
9 FW  ESP Sergio Cirio
10 MF  ARG Marcelo Carrusca
11 FW  AUS Bruce Djite
12 MF  AUS Mark Ochieng
13 FW  AUS Dylan Smith
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF  AUS Cameron Watson
15 DF  AUS Ben Warland
16 DF  AUS Craig Goodwin
17 FW  AUS Awer Mabil
18 MF  AUS James Jeggo
19 FW  ESP Miguel Palanca
20 GK  AUS Paul Izzo
21 DF  AUS Tarek Elrich
23 DF  AUS Jordan Elsey
24 MF  AUS Bruce Kamau
30 GK  AUS John Hall
32 MF  AUS Nathan Konstandopoulos

From youth squad
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Notes

Transfers in
No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Ends
 Transfer
fee		 Source
7 FW Pablo Sánchez 31 CD Lugo Transfer Pre-season 2015 Free [1]
18 MF James Jeggo 22 Melbourne Victory Transfer Pre-season 2016 Free [2]
4 DF Dylan McGowan 22 Heart of Midlothian Transfer Pre-season 2016 Free [3]
16 DF Craig Goodwin 22 Newcastle Jets Transfer Pre-season Free [4]
19 FW Miguel Palanca 27 CD Numancia Transfer January 2015 Free [5]

Transfers out
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Transfer
fee		 Source
15 CM Jacob Melling 19 Melbourne City Contract terminated Pre-season Free [6]
19 AM Jake Barker-Daish 20 Colne End of contract Pre-season Free [7]
16 RWB Daniel Bowles 22 Brisbane Roar End of contract Pre-season Free [7]
7 WI Jerónimo Neumann 28 Newcastle Jets Transfer Pre-season Free [8]
4 CB Jonathan McKain 31 Kelantan End of contract Pre-season Free [9]
18 LB Michael Zullo 25 Utrecht End of loan Pre-season [9]
6 LB Cássio 34 Contract terminated January [10]
22 WI Fábio Ferreira 25 Central Coast Mariners Transfer January Free [11]

Technical staff
Position Staff
Head coach Josep Gombau
Assistant & Fitness coach Pau Martí
Assistant coach Michael Valkanis
Technical Director Guillermo Amor
High Performance Manager Adam Hewitt
Goalkeeper coach Peter Blazincic
Youth team coach Angelo Costanzo
Physiotherapist Peter Chitti

Statistics

Squad statistics
N Pos. Nat. Name TotalA-LeagueFFA Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Eugene Galekovic 30 0 1 0 0 26000040100
2 DF Michael Marrone 27 0 5 0 1 18+605012+10000
3 DF Nigel Boogaard 27 2 8 0 1 21+1270150100
4 DF Dylan McGowan 31 1 5 0 0 20+615004+10000
5 MF Osama Malik 21 0 6 0 0 16+205002+10100
6 DF Cássio 0 0 0 0 0 0000000000
7 FW Pablo Sánchez 30 8 1 0 0 17+981003+10000
8 MF Isaías 32 1 9 0 0 27180050100
9 FW Sergio Cirio 34 13 2 0 0 29720056000
10 MF Marcelo Carrusca 25 7 4 0 0 21740040000
11 FW Bruce Djite 27 9 1 0 0 22+1600043100
12 DF Mark Ochieng 2 0 0 0 0 000000+20000
13 FW Dylan Smith 1 0 0 0 0 0+1000000000
14 MF Cameron Watson 12 1 2 0 0 2+912000+10000
15 DF Ben Warland 1 0 0 0 0 0+1000000000
16 DF Craig Goodwin 29 6 3 0 0 25+4630000000
17 FW Awer Mabil 26 7 5 0 0 7+14640051100
18 MF James Jeggo 33 1 9 0 0 27+1170050200
19 FW Miguel Palanca 14 1 1 0 0 5+9110000000
20 GK Paul Izzo 4 0 0 0 0 3000010000
21 DF Tarek Elrich 31 1 10 0 0 26190050100
22 MF Fábio Ferreira 11 1 1 0 0 5+310000+30100
23 DF Jordan Elsey 1 0 0 0 0 000000+10000
24 MF Bruce Kamau 13 0 0 0 0 2+900001+10000
25 MF Ryan Kitto 0 0 0 0 0 0000000000
30 GK John Hall 1 0 0 0 0 0+1000000000
32 MF Nathan Konstandopoulos 3 0 0 0 0 000000+30000

Pre-season and friendlies
20 July 2014 Adelaide United 1–0 Perth GlorySydney, Australia
16:00 (ACST) Boogaard  72' Report Stadium: Belmore Sports Ground
25 July 2014 Adelaide United 1–5 MálagaAdelaide, Australia
19:00 (ACST) Djite  58' Report Malik  17' (o.g.)
Pérez  49'
Alberto  52'
Juanmi  62', 86'		 Stadium: Adelaide Oval
Attendance: 23,254
Referee: Jarred Gillett
21 August 2014 Alice Springs All Stars 0–10 Adelaide UnitedAlice Springs, Australia
19:30 (ACST) Report Kamau  8', 75'
Djite  24'
Mabil  31'
Jeggo  47'
Cirio  51'
Elsey  78'
Ochieng  85'
Sánchez  88'
D. Smith  90+1'		 Stadium: Anzac Oval
Attendance: 600
23 August 2014 Adelaide United 1–0 Melbourne CityAlice Springs, Australia
15:00 (ACST) Cirio  3' Report Stadium: Anzac Oval
Attendance: 1,550
Referee: Lucien Laverdure
26 August 2014 NorZone All Stars 0–6 Adelaide UnitedDarwin, Australia
19:00 (ACST) Report Carrusca  23' (pen.)
Djite  48', 70'
Jeggo  58'
Ochieng  80'
D. Smith  90+2'		 Stadium: Darwin Football Stadium
Attendance: 1,887
Referee: Rick Schneider
4 September 2014 Adelaide United 1–1 Perth GloryAdelaide, Australia
15:00 (ACST) Cirio  32' Report Thwaite  38' Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
Referee: Rick Schneider
12 September 2014 Adelaide United 0–1 Melbourne VictoryAdelaide, Australia
15:00 (ACST) Report Berisha  34' (pen.) Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
Referee: Adam Fielding
16 September 2014 Adelaide United 2–0 Melbourne CityAdelaide, Australia
15:00 (ACST) Mabil  33'
Goodwin  45'		 Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
Referee: Daniel Goodwin
1 October 2014 Adelaide United 1–1 Adelaide CityAdelaide, Australia
19:00 (ACST) Carrusca  8' Report Love  68' Stadium: Marden Sports Complex
Attendance: 2,174
Referee: Daniel Elder
29 May 2015 2015 LFP World Club ChallengeAdelaide United 2–3 VillarrealAdelaide, Australia
19:30 (ACST) Goodwin  34'
Marrone  51'		 Report Trigueros  63'
Vietto  86'
Gerard  90+1'		 Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 9,036
Referee: Peter Green

Competitions

Overall
Competition Started round Final
position / round		 First match Last match
A-League — 3rd 12 October 2014 25 April 2015
A-League Finals Elimination-finals Semi-finals 1 May 2015 17 May 2015
FFA Cup Round of 32 Winners 5 August 2014 16 December 2014

A-League
Main article: 2014–15 A-League

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Melbourne Victory (C) 27 15 8 4 56 31 +25 53 Qualification to Finals series and Champions League group stage
2 Sydney FC 27 14 8 5 52 35 +17 50
3 Adelaide United 27 14 4 9 47 32 +15 46 Qualification to Finals series and Champions League qualifying play-off
4 Wellington Phoenix[lower-alpha 1] 27 14 4 9 45 35 +10 46 Qualification to Finals series
5 Melbourne City 27 9 8 10 36 41 −5 35
6 Brisbane Roar 27 10 4 13 42 43 −1 34
7 Perth Glory[lower-alpha 2] 27 14 8 5 45 35 +10 50
8 Central Coast Mariners 27 5 8 14 26 50 −24 23
9 Western Sydney Wanderers 27 4 6 17 29 44 −15 18
10 Newcastle Jets 27 3 8 16 23 55 −32 17
Updated to match(es) played on 26 April 2015. Source: A-League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.
  2. Perth Glory disqualified from the Finals series and given a compulsory 7th-place finish due to salary cap violations.[12]

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
27 14 4 9 47 32  +15 46 7 4 3 28 15  +13 7 0 6 19 17  +2

Last updated: 25 April 2015.
Source: ultimatealeague.com

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundAHHAHHAAHHAAHAHAHHAAHHAAHAH
ResultWDWWDWWLWLLWLWWLDWLLWDWWLLW
Position243342233332442333355553453
Updated to match(es) played on 26 April 2015. Source: ultimatealeague.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
12 October 2014 1Brisbane Roar1–2Adelaide UnitedBrisbane
Sunday 16:00 AEST Broich  20'
McKay  71'  72'		 Report Djite  33'
Donachie  56' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 16,195
Referee: Ben Williams
17 October 2014 2Adelaide United1–1Melbourne VictoryAdelaide
Friday 19:00 ACDT Cirio  85' Report Ben Khalfallah  89' Stadium: Adelaide Oval
Attendance: 33,126
Referee: Peter O'Leary
26 October 2014 3Adelaide United2–0Perth GloryAdelaide
Sunday 16:30 ACDT Cirio  18'
Mabil  68'		 Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 11,473
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
31 October 2014 4Melbourne City1–2Adelaide UnitedMelbourne
Friday 19:40 AEDT Kisnorbo  9' Report Djite  38'
Carrusca  80' (pen.)		 Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 13,083
Referee: Chris Beath
7 November 2014 5Adelaide United0–0Sydney FCAdelaide
Friday 19:45 ACDT Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 16,015
Referee: Alan Milliner
15 November 2014 6Adelaide United2–1Wellington PhoenixAdelaide
Saturday 16:30 ACDT Boogaard  36'
Cirio  90+4'		 Report Bonevacia  15' Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 9,726
Referee: Strebre Delovski
23 November 2014 7Central Coast Mariners0–2Adelaide UnitedGosford
Sunday 17:00 AEDT Montgomery  44'  71' Report Sánchez  40', 42' Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 6,404
Referee: Jarred Gillett
28 November 2014 8Melbourne Victory3–2Adelaide UnitedMelbourne
Friday 19:40 AEDT Boogaard  7' (o.g.)
Cirio  16' (o.g.)
Broxham  32'		 Report Mabil  14'
Carrusca  37' (pen.)		 Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 22,334
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
6 December 2014 9Adelaide United2–0Western Sydney WanderersAdelaide
Saturday 19:30 ACDT Carrusca  36'
F. Ferreira  55'		 Report Topor-Stanley  15'  Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 12,122
Referee: Jarred Gillett
12 December 2014 10Adelaide United0–1Brisbane RoarAdelaide
Friday 19:00 ACDT Report Henrique  18' Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 11,241
Referee: Lucien Laverdue
19 December 2014 11Newcastle Jets2–1Adelaide UnitedNewcastle
Friday 19:40 AEDT Neville  49'
Jerónimo  81'		 Report Goodwin  69' Stadium: Hunter Stadium
Attendance: 10,407
Referee: Strebre Delovski
26 December 2014 12Sydney FC0–3Adelaide UnitedSydney
Friday 19:40 AEDT Report Dijte  67'
Sánchez  81'
Mabil  90+1'		 Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 14,214
Referee: Jarred Gillett
31 December 2014 13Adelaide United1–3Wellington PhoenixAdelaide
Wednesday 19:00 ACDT Cirio  73' Report Cunningham  54'
Boyd  77', 90+3'		 Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 10,060
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
5 January 2015 14Perth Glory1–2Adelaide UnitedPerth
Monday 17:00 AWST Marinković  11' Report Goodwin  31'
Jeggo  48'		 Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 9,699
Referee: Strebre Delovski
24 January 2015 15Adelaide United7–0Newcastle JetsAdelaide
Saturday 16:30 ACDT Dijte  2', 53'
Carrusca  23', 28' (pen.)
Boogaard  35'
Cirio  69' (pen.)
Isaías  90+2'		 Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 10,960
Referee: Matthew Conger
7 February 2015 16Central Coast Mariners2–1Adelaide UnitedGosford
Saturday 17:00 AEDT Fitzgerald  79'
J. Rose  83'		 Report Mabil  29' Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 4,508
Referee: Alan Milliner
15 February 2015 17Adelaide United1–1Perth GloryAdelaide
Sunday 16:30 ACDT Sánchez  11' Report Marinković  53' Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 9,711
Referee: Ben Williams
21 February 2015 18Adelaide United2–1Western Sydney WanderersAdelaide
Saturday 19:30 ACDT Dijte  51'
Cirio  90+2'		 Report Haliti  19'
Spiranovic  54'  83'		 Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 9,212
Referee: Peter O'Leary
27 February 2015 19Melbourne City3–1Adelaide UnitedMelbourne
Friday 19:40 AEDT Baharudin  52'
Kennedy  55'
Ramsay  87'		 Report Sánchez  32' Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 7,345
Referee: Alan Milliner
7 March 2015 20Wellington Phoenix2–0Adelaide UnitedLower Hutt
Saturday 17:00 NZDT J. Griffiths  79'
Burns  82'		 Report Stadium: Hutt Recreation Ground
Attendance: 7,819
Referee: Ben Williams
12 March 2015 21Adelaide United2–1Central Coast MarinersAdelaide
Thursday 19:00 ACDT Carrusca  24'
Goodwin  67'		 Report Cáceres  23' Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 7,767
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan)
21 March 2015 22Adelaide United2–2Melbourne VictoryAdelaide
Saturday 19:30 ACDT Sánchez  43'
McGowan  75'		 Report Ben Khalfallah  9'
Thompson  77'		 Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 16,077
Referee: Peter Green
29 March 2015 23Newcastle Jets0–1Adelaide UnitedNewcastle
Sunday 17:00 AEDT Report Carrusca  28' Stadium: Hunter Stadium
Attendance: 6,888
Referee: Kazuyoshi Enomoto (Japan)
4 April 2015 24Sydney FC0–1Adelaide UnitedSydney
Saturday 19:30 AEDT Report Mabil  82' Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 11,585
Referee: Chris Beath
11 April 2015 25Adelaide United2–3Brisbane RoarAdelaide
Saturday 16:30 ACST Goodwin  71'
Sánchez  90+4' (pen.)		 Report Kaluđerović  26'
Galekovic  40' (o.g.)
Hingert  54'
Bowles  90+4'		 Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 10,659
Referee: Strebre Delovski
18 April 2015 26Western Sydney Wanderers2–1Adelaide UnitedParramatta
Saturday 17:00 AEST Juric  63' (pen.)
Bridge  73'		 Report Cirio  45'
Boogaard  62'		 Stadium: Pirtek Stadium
Attendance: 9,837
Referee: Jarred Gillett
25 April 2015 27Adelaide United4–1Melbourne CityAdelaide
Wednesday 19:00 ACST Palanca  19'
Sánchez  23'
Elrich  33'
Watson  59' (pen.)
Marrone  70'		 Report Mooy  65' (pen.)
Jaliens  66'		 Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 8,773
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

Finals series
1 May 2015 Elimination-finalsAdelaide United2–1Brisbane RoarAdelaide
Friday 19:00 ACST Goodwin  7'
Mabil  87'		 Report Broich  27' Stadium: Adelaide Oval
Attendance: 20,155
Referee: Peter Green
9 May 2015 Semi-finalsSydney FC4–1Adelaide UnitedSydney
19:30 AEST Ibini  19'
Brosque  45+1', 47'
Naumoff  90'		 Report Goodwin  74' Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 26,783
Referee: Ben Williams

FFA Cup
Main article: 2014 FFA Cup
5 August 2014 Round of 32Adelaide United1–0Wellington PhoenixAdelaide
19:30 ACST Cirio  31' Report Stadium: Marden Sports Complex
Attendance: 2,804
Referee: Shaun Evans
23 September 2014 Round of 16Adelaide United2–0Brisbane RoarAdelaide
19:00 ACST Djite  35'
Cirio  47'		 Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 4,053
Referee: Shaun Evans
21 October 2014 Quarter finalSydney FC1–3 (a.e.t.)Adelaide UnitedSydney
19:30 AEDT Brosque  51'
Petković  87'		 Report Cirio  28'
Djite  99', 111'		 Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 3,536
Referee: Ben Williams
12 November 2014 Semi-finalAdelaide United3–2Central Coast MarinersAdelaide
19:00 ACDT Cirio  40', 88'
Mabil  44'		 Report Simon  48'
Rose  93'		 Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 4,548
Referee: Chris Beath
16 December 2014 FinalAdelaide United1–0Perth GloryAdelaide
19:00 ACDT Cirio  67' Report Risdon  42'  58' Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 16,142
Referee: Chris Beath

Awards
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  2. "Gombau revolution lures Jeggo from Victory". FourFourTwo Australia. 1 May 2014. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  3. "Reds sign local boy McGowan". Adelaide United. 11 June 2014. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  4. "Reds bring another local home". Football Federation Australia. 8 September 2014.
  5. "Reds sign ex Real Madrid player Palanca". Adelaide United. 27 January 2015.
  6. "Melbourne Heart FC Captures New Signings". Melbourne City. 20 May 2014. Archived from the original on 20 May 2014.
  7. "Adelaide releases duo". Special Broadcasting Service Corporation. 2 May 2014. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
  8. "Adelaide's Jeronimo Neumann jets into Newcastle colours". The Newcastle Herald. 18 July 2014.
  9. "Adelaide United's Michael Zullo and Jon McKain face the end due to salary cap issues". The Advertiser. 20 May 2014.
  10. "Reds release Cassio". Football Federation Australia. 23 December 2014.
  11. "Fabulous Ferreira bound for Mariners". Football Federation Australia. 27 January 2015.
  12. "Perth Glory banned from A-League finals". Australian Associated Press. Sports Yahoo (Australia). 10 April 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  13. "Jeggo named NAB Young Footballer of the Year Nominee for December". Football Federation Australia. 21 January 2015.
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