2016–17 Adelaide United FC season

The 2016–17 Adelaide United FC season was the club's 13th season since its establishment in 2003. The club participated in the A-League for the 12th time, the FFA Cup for the 3rd time, as well as the AFC Champions League for the 6th time.

Adelaide United
2016–17 season
ChairmanGreg Griffin
ManagerGuillermo Amor
StadiumCoopers Stadium, Adelaide
A-League9th
A-League Finals SeriesDNQ
FFA CupRound of 32
AFC Champions LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Dylan McGowan (4 goals)
All: Dylan McGowan, Baba Diawara (5 goals)
Highest home attendance14,908 vs Melbourne Victory
22 October 2016
Lowest home attendance6,006 vs Perth Glory
10 February 2017
Average home league attendance9,565

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 MF  ITA Iacopo La Rocca
4 DF  AUS Dylan McGowan
5 DF  AUS Taylor Regan
7 MF  KOR Kim Jae-sung
8 MF  ESP Isaías
9 FW  SEN Baba Diawara
10 MF  ARG Marcelo Carrusca
11 FW  ESP Sergio Cirio
12 DF  AUS Mark Ochieng
13 FW  AUS Marc Marino
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF  AUS George Mells
15 DF  AUS Ben Warland
16 MF  AUS Jesse Makarounas
17 MF  AUS Nikola Mileusnic
18 MF  AUS Riley McGree
19 DF  AUS Ben Garuccio
20 GK  AUS John Hall
21 DF  AUS Tarek Elrich
22 MF  AUS Ryan Kitto
23 DF  AUS Jordan Elsey
24 MF  AUS Jordan O'Doherty
30 GK  AUS Daniel Margush
92 FW  AUS Eli Babalj

Transfers

Transfers in
No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref
22MF Ryan Kitto Unattached Free transfer 1 year 23 May 2016 [1]
13FW Marc Marino Unattached Free transfer 2 years 23 May 2016 [1]
19DF Ben Garuccio Melbourne City Free transfer 2 years 16 June 2016 [2]
16MF Jesse Makarounas Unattached Free transfer 1 year 11 July 2016 [3]
7FW Henrique Negeri Sembilan Undisclosed Fee 1 year 27 August 2016 [4]
17MF Nikola Mileusnic Adelaide City Free transfer 1 year 30 August 2016 [5]
9FW Sergi Guardiola Granada Loan 1 year 14 September 2016 [6]
25MF James Holland Unattached Undisclosed Fee 2 years 21 September 2016 [7]
45FW Danny Choi Blacktown City Loan 6 months 4 October 2016 [8]
5DF Taylor Regan Unattached Free transfer 1 year 12 October 2018 [9]
7MF Kim Jae-sung Seoul E-Land Free transfer 1 year 7 February 2017 [10]
92FW Eli Babalj Unattached Undisclosed Fee 1 year 7 February 2017 [10]
9FW Baba Diawara Unattached Undisclosed Fee 2 years 7 February 2017 [10]

Transfers out
No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref
19FW Eli Babalj AZ Loan return 5 May 2016 [11]
24MF Bruce Kamau Melbourne City Free transfer 5 May 2016 [11]
7FW Pablo Sánchez Unattached Free transfer 7 May 2016 [12]
16MF Craig Goodwin Sparta Rotterdam Free transfer 10 May 2016 [13]
25DF Ruon Tongyik Melbourne City Undisclosed Fee 8 July 2016 [14]
6MF Stefan Mauk N.E.C. $400,000 19 July 2016 [15]
11FW Bruce Djite Suwon FC Free transfer 26 July 2016 [16]
17FW Mate Dugandzic Dandenong City Free transfer 28 October 2016 [17]
45FW Danny Choi Unattached Free transfer 8 November 2016 [18]
25MF James Holland Liaoning Whowin Undisclosed Fee 12 January 2017 [19]
9FW Sergi Guardiola Granada Loan return 25 January 2017 [20]
7FW Henrique Chiangrai United Free transfer 31 January 2017 [21]

From youth squad
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Notes
24 MF Jordan O'Doherty18 [22]
18 MF Riley McGree17 [22]
12 DF Mark Ochieng19 [23]

Contract extensions
NamePositionDurationContract ExpiryNotes
Dylan McGowanDefender1 year2017[24]
Mark OchiengRight-back1 year2017[25]
Ben WarlandDefender1 year2017[25]
IsaíasMidfielder3 years2020[26]
Michael MarroneRight-back2 years2019[27]
Taylor ReganCentre back2 years2019[28]

Technical staff
Position Staff
Head coach Guillermo Amor
Assistant coach Pau Martí
Assistant coach Jacobo Ramallo
High Performance Manager Greg King
Goalkeeper coach Peter Blazincic
Youth team coach Hussein Skenderovic
Physiotherapist Harry Truong

Kits and Sponsors
Kit manufacturer Sponsor(s)
MacronMajor SponsorIGA
SleeveTBA
Back of ShirtDatong Australia
Front of ShortsThe Castle Tavern
Back of ShortsTBA
Home
Away
Third

Statistics

Squad statistics
N Pos. Nat. Name TotalA-LeagueFFA CupAFC Champions League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Eugene Galekovic 28 0 0 0 0 23+000001+000004+00000
2 DF Michael Marrone 17 0 2 0 0 11+100000+000005+00200
3 MF Iacopo La Rocca 19 0 2 0 0 17+102001+000000+00000
4 DF Dylan McGowan 33 5 7 0 0 27+045001+000005+01200
5 DF Taylor Regan 16 0 6 0 0 9+203000+000005+00300
7 MF Kim Jae-sung 13 1 2 0 0 4+301000+000006+01100
8 MF Isaías 26 1 10 0 0 22+0110001+000003+00000
9 FW Baba Diawara 13 5 2 0 0 6+131000+000005+12100
10 MF Marcelo Carrusca 20 2 2 1 0 16+322101+000000+00000
11 FW Sergio Cirio 26 3 2 0 0 19+112000+000006+02000
12 DF Mark Ochieng 15 2 1 0 0 3+511000+100002+41000
13 FW Marc Marino 6 0 0 0 0 1+500000+000000+00000
14 MF George Mells 6 0 0 0 0 3+300000+000000+00000
15 DF Ben Warland 4 0 1 0 0 1+000000+100001+10100
16 MF Jesse Makarounas 13 1 2 0 0 7+312001+000000+20000
17 MF Nikola Mileusnic 23 1 1 0 0 7+1010000+000006+00100
18 MF Riley McGree 22 2 6 0 0 11+514001+000005+01200
19 DF Ben Garuccio 33 0 7 0 0 24+306001+000004+10100
20 GK John Hall 4 0 0 0 0 2+100000+000001+00000
21 DF Tarek Elrich 29 2 6 0 0 24+126001+000003+00000
22 MF Ryan Kitto 18 1 1 0 0 8+801001+010000+10000
23 DF Jordan Elsey 1 0 0 0 0 0+000001+000000+00000
24 MF Jordan O'Doherty 23 2 2 1 0 10+710100+100004+11200
26 MF Lachlan Brook 1 0 0 0 0 0+000000+000000+10000
30 GK Daniel Margush 3 0 0 0 0 2+000000+000001+00000
92 FW Eli Babalj 8 1 1 0 0 1+301000+000000+41000
Players no longer at the club:
7 MF Henrique 13 3 2 0 0 12+132000000000000
9 FW Sergi Guardiola 16 3 2 0 0 14+232000000000000
25 MF James Holland 13 0 1 0 0 1301000000000000
45 FW Danny Choi 2 0 0 0 0 0+200000000000000

Pre-season and friendlies
17 July 2016 Northern Demons 0–5 Adelaide UnitedPort Pirie, Australia
14:30 ACST Report
Stadium: Byrne Park
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Rick Schneider
17 August 2016 Melbourne City 1–0 Adelaide UnitedMelbourne, Australia
Fornaroli  15' (pen.) Report Stadium: City Football Academy
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
30 August 2016 Malaysia tourKuala Lumpur FA 0–3 Adelaide UnitedShah Alam, Malaysia
21:00 MYT Report
Stadium: Sime Darby Football Field
3 September 2016 Malaysia tourPenang FA 1–2 Adelaide UnitedGeorge Town, Malaysia
21:00 MYT Ghazli  42' Report
Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
14 September 2016 Adelaide United 0–1 Melbourne VictoryAdelaide, Australia
14:30 ACST Report Rojas  9' Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
29 September 2016 Sydney FC 1–0 Adelaide UnitedSydney, Australia
15:00 AEST Brillante  38' Report Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

Competitions

Overall
Competition Started round Final
position / round		 First match Last match
A-League — 9th 9 October 2016 15 April 2017
FFA Cup Round of 32 Round of 32 3 August 2016 3 August 2016
AFC Champions League Group stage Group stage 22 February 2017 9 May 2017

Overview
Competition Record
P W D L GF GA GD Win %
A-League 27 5 8 14 25 46 −21 018.52
FFA Cup 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
AFC Champions League 6 1 2 3 10 13 −3 016.67
Total 34 6 10 18 36 61 −25 017.65

Updated to match played 9 May 2017
Source: Competitions

A-League
Main article: 2016–17 A-League

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sydney FC (C) 27 20 6 1 55 12 +43 66 Qualification to Finals series and AFC Champions League group stage
2 Melbourne Victory 27 15 4 8 49 31 +18 49
3 Brisbane Roar 27 11 9 7 43 37 +6 42 Qualification to Finals series and AFC Champions League second preliminary round
4 Melbourne City 27 11 6 10 49 44 +5 39 Qualification to Finals series
5 Perth Glory 27 10 9 8 53 53 0 39
6 Western Sydney Wanderers 27 8 12 7 35 35 0 36
7 Wellington Phoenix[lower-alpha 1] 27 8 6 13 41 46 −5 30
8 Central Coast Mariners 27 6 5 16 31 52 −21 23
9 Adelaide United 27 5 8 14 25 46 −21 23
10 Newcastle Jets 27 5 7 15 28 53 −25 22
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.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
27 5 8 14 25 46  −21 23 4 4 6 16 25  −9 1 4 8 9 21  −12

Last updated: 15 April 2017.
Source: ultimatealeague.com

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundAHHAHHAAHAAHAHHAHAHHAAHAHAH
ResultDLLLLDLDWLLLDLWLDLLWLDWWDLD
Position5689101010108101010101099101010101010109899
Updated to match(es) played on 15 April 2017. Source: ultimatealeague.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
9 October 2016 1Newcastle Jets1–1Adelaide UnitedNewcastle
17:00 AEDT W. Brown  17' Report Makarounas  29' Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 9,145
Referee: Alan Milliner
14 October 2016 2Adelaide United1–2Western Sydney WanderersAdelaide
19:20 ACDT Henrique  43' Report Šantalab  67', 90+2' Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 14,789
Referee: Shaun Evans
22 October 2016 3Adelaide United1–2Melbourne VictoryAdelaide
19:20 ACDT Elrich  68' Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 14,908
Referee: Peter Green
28 October 2016 4Melbourne City2–1Adelaide UnitedMelbourne
19:50 AEDT Fornaroli  11', 56' (pen.) Report Guardiola  64' Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 10,053
Referee: Chris Beath
6 November 2016 5Adelaide United1–2Central Coast MarinersAdelaide
16:30 ACDT Guardiola  27' (pen.) Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 10,974
Referee: Jarred Gillett
11 November 2016 6Adelaide United1–1Brisbane RoarAdelaide
19:20 ACDT Guardiola  78' Report Holman  60' Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 9,146
Referee: Chris Beath
18 November 2016 7Perth Glory3–1Adelaide UnitedPerth
19:00 AWST
Report Risdon  22' (o.g.) Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 10,011
Referee: Jarred Gillett
26 November 2016 8Sydney FC0–0Adelaide UnitedSydney
19:50 AEDT Report Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 13,179
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
4 December 2016 9Adelaide United2–0Wellington PhoenixAdelaide
18:30 ACDT Henrique  26', 39' Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 8,539
Referee: Stephen Lucas
11 December 2016 10Brisbane Roar4–0Adelaide UnitedBrisbane
16:00 AEST
Report Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 15,605
Referee: Peter Green
16 December 2016 11Newcastle Jets2–1Adelaide UnitedNewcastle
19:50 AEDT
Report Isaías  68' Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 5,642
Referee: Shaun Evans
26 December 2016 12Adelaide United0–4Sydney FCAdelaide
19:20 ACDT Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 11,805
Referee: Chris Beath
1 January 2017 13Wellington Phoenix0–0Adelaide UnitedWellington
19:35 NZDT Report Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 5,548
Referee: Matthew Conger
7 January 2017 14Adelaide United0–2Melbourne VictoryAdelaide
19:20 ACDT Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 10,036
Referee: Adam Fielding
12 January 2017 15Adelaide United2–1Melbourne CityAdelaide
19:20 ACDT
Report Fornaroli  4' Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 10,607
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
20 January 2017 16Sydney FC2–0Adelaide UnitedSydney
19:50 AEDT
Report Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 11,225
Referee: Shaun Evans
29 January 2017 17Adelaide United2–2Wellington PhoenixAdelaide
16:30 ACDT
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 8,313
Referee: Peter Green
5 February 2017 18Central Coast Mariners2–1Adelaide UnitedCanberra
17:00 AEDT
Report O'Doherty  90+2' Stadium: GIO Stadium
Attendance: 5,072
Referee: Shaun Evans
10 February 2017 19Adelaide United0–5Perth GloryAdelaide
20:20 ACDT Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 6,006
Referee: Chris Beath
17 February 2017 20Adelaide United1–0Newcastle JetsAdelaide
19:20 ACDT Carrusca  61' (pen.) Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 6,642
Referee: Kurt Ams
25 February 2017 21Melbourne Victory2–1Adelaide UnitedMelbourne
19:50 AEDT
Report Elrich  90' Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 19,035
Referee: Matthew Conger
4 March 2017 22Western Sydney Wanderers0–0Adelaide UnitedSydney
19:50 AEDT Report Stadium: Spotless Stadium
Attendance: 8,965
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
19 March 2017 23Adelaide United2–1Brisbane RoarAdelaide
16:30 ACDT
Report Maclaren  60' Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 7,197
Referee: Stephen Lucas
25 March 2017 24Central Coast Mariners2–3Adelaide UnitedGosford
17:35 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 5,438
Referee: Kurt Ams
31 March 2017 25Adelaide United1–1Perth GloryAdelaide
19:20 ACDT McGowan  23' Report Castro  45+1' (pen.) Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 7,307
Referee: Alan Milliner
7 April 2017 26Melbourne City1–0Adelaide UnitedMelbourne
19:50 AEST Cahill  36' Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 9,438
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
15 April 2017 27Adelaide United2–2Western Sydney WanderersAdelaide
19:20 ACST
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 7,636
Referee: Chris Beath

FFA Cup
Main article: 2016 FFA Cup
3 August 2016 Round of 32Redlands United 2–1 Adelaide UnitedBrisbane
19:30 AEST
  • Lee  90+4'
  • O'Brien  98'
 Report Kitto  62' Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 1,564
Referee: Adam Kersey

AFC Champions League
Main article: 2017 AFC Champions League

Group stage
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Jiangsu Suning 6 5 0 1 9 3 +6 15 Round of 16
2 Jeju United 6 3 1 2 12 9 +3 10
3 Adelaide United 6 1 2 3 10 13 −3 5
4 Gamba Osaka 6 1 1 4 7 13 −6 4
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
22 February 2017 (2017-02-22) 1Adelaide United 0–3 Gamba OsakaAdelaide, Australia
19:30 ACDT Report
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 5,071
Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia)
1 March 2017 (2017-03-01) 2Jiangsu Suning 2–1 Adelaide UnitedNanjing, China
19:35 CST Teixeira  14', 72' Report Babalj  90+2' Stadium: Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre
Attendance: 41,033
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
15 March 2017 (2017-03-15) 3Adelaide United 3–3 Jeju UnitedAdelaide, Australia
19:30 ACDT
Report
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 3,539
Referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)
11 April 2017 (2017-04-11) 4Jeju United 1–3 Adelaide UnitedSeogwipo, South Korea
20:00 KST Magno Cruz  8' Report
Stadium: Jeju World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 2,289
Referee: Ali Abdulnabi (Bahrain)
25 April 2017 (2017-04-25) 5Gamba Osaka 3–3 Adelaide UnitedSuita, Japan
19:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium
Attendance: 9,209
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
9 May 2017 (2017-05-09) 6Adelaide United 0–1 Jiangsu SuningAdelaide, Australia
19:30 ACST Report Ji  82' Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 6,797
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
gollark: Arrays start at 0.5.
gollark: CC: Tweaked is basically the only decent version of CC now around.
gollark: They have speekerz.
gollark: I guess it can only do automatic psidust. A shame.
gollark: Nope.

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