2017–18 Adelaide United FC season

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.

For the W-League team's 2017–18 season, see 2017–18 Adelaide United W-League season.

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

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 Daniel Margush
2 DF  AUS Michael Marrone
5 DF  AUS Taylor Regan
6 MF  AUS Vince Lia
7 MF  AUS Ryan Kitto
8 MF  ESP Isaías (Captain)
9 FW  SEN Baba Diawara
11 MF  DEN Johan Absalonsen
12 DF  AUS Mark Ochieng
14 FW  AUS George Blackwood
16 MF  AUS Nathan Konstandopoulos
17 MF  AUS Nikola Mileusnic
19 DF  AUS Ben Garuccio
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 GK  AUS Paul Izzo
21 DF  AUS Tarek Elrich
22 DF  TUR Ersan Gülüm (on loan from Hebei China Fortune)
23 DF  AUS Jordan Elsey
24 MF  AUS Jordan O'Doherty
25 FW  AUS Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (Scholarship)
28 FW  AUS Kristin Konstandopoulos (Scholarship)
29 DF  ENG Ryan Strain
30 GK  AUS Isaac Richards (Scholarship)
31 FW  AUS Pacifique Niyongabire (Scholarship)
37 MF  GER Daniel Adlung
77 FW  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 Ersan Gülüm Hebei China Fortune Loan 1 year 17 July 2017 [3]
11MF Johan Absalonsen Free transfer 1 year 18 July 2017 [4]
6MF Vince Lia Wellington Phoenix Free transfer 1 year 3 August 2017 [5]
10MF Karim Matmour Free transfer 1 year 15 August 2017 [6]
37MF Daniel Adlung Free transfer 2 years 23 September 2017 [7]
77FW Džengis Čavušević Free transfer 6 months 6 February 2018 [8]

Transfers out
No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref
4DF Dylan McGowan Paços de Ferreira Free transfer 16 May 2017 [9]
11FW 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 Kim Jae-sung Jeonnam Dragons End of contract 28 June 2017 [12][13]
18MF Riley McGree Club Brugge $100,000 4 July 2017 [14]
13FW Marc Marino Campbelltown City End of contract 7 July 2017 [15]
10MF Marcelo Carrusca End of contract 8 July 2017 [16]
3DF Iacopo La Rocca Melbourne City End of contract 15 July 2017 [17]
92FW Eli Babalj End of contract 30 July 2017 [18]
10MF 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 Apostolos Stamatelopoulos18 2 year scholarship contract[21]
28 FW Kristin Konstandopoulos18 2 year scholarship contract[21]
29 DF Ryan Strain20 1 year scholarship contract[21]
30 GK Isaac Richards19 0.5 year scholarship contract[22]
31 FW Pacifique Niyongabire17 2.5 year scholarship contract[23]

Contract extensions
No.NamePositionDurationDateNotes
4Ben WarlandDefender2 years11 May 2017[24]
9 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]
29 Ryan StrainRight-back2 years22 December 2017[29]

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

Squad statistics

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

Pre-season and friendlies
26 July 2017 White City 0–5 Adelaide UnitedAdelaide, Australia
19:00 ACST Report
Stadium: Marden Sports Complex
2 August 2017 Adelaide United 4–0 Adelaide CometsAdelaide, Australia
19:30 ACST
Report Stadium: Marden Sports Complex
16 August 2017 Campbelltown City 1–1 Adelaide UnitedAdelaide, Australia
 Report
Stadium: Steve Woodcock Centre
5 September 2017 Melbourne City 1–2 Adelaide UnitedMelbourne, Australia
 Report
Stadium: City Football Academy
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
22 September 2017 Adelaide United 1–0 Adelaide CityAdelaide, Australia
 Report Stadium: Marden Sports Complex
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
29 September 2017 Adelaide United 0–2 Melbourne CityAdelaide, Australia
Report
  • Fitzgerald  42'
  • Mauk  55'
 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
Main article: 2017–18 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 to Finals series and AFC Champions League group stage
2 Newcastle Jets 27 15 5 7 57 37 +20 50 Qualification to Finals series and AFC Champions League second preliminary round
3 Melbourne City 27 13 4 10 41 33 +8 43 Qualification to Finals series
4 Melbourne Victory (C) 27 12 5 10 43 37 +6 41 Qualification to Finals series and AFC Champions League group stage
5 Adelaide United 27 11 6 10 36 38 −2 39 Qualification to 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-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 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
8 October 2017 1Wellington Phoenix1–1Adelaide UnitedWellington
17:00 NZDT
  • Vidošić  5'
 Report
Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 8,154
Referee: Chris Beath
13 October 2017 2Brisbane Roar1–2Adelaide UnitedBrisbane
18:50 AEST
Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 11,178
Referee: Adam Kersey
20 October 2017 3Adelaide United2–2Melbourne VictoryAdelaide
19:20 ACDT
  • Lia  23', 62'
 Report
Stadium: Adelaide Oval
Attendance: 19,416
Referee: Shaun Evans
28 October 2017 4Adelaide United0–2Melbourne CityAdelaide
19:20 ACDT Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 11,689
Referee: Kurt Ams
4 November 2017 5Perth Glory1–0Adelaide UnitedPerth
19:00 AWST
Report Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 11,049
Referee: Stephen Lucas
11 November 2017 6Adelaide United1–2Newcastle JetsAdelaide
17:05 ACDT
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 8,416
Referee: Jarred Gillett
16 November 2017 7Central Coast Mariners1–2Adelaide UnitedGosford
19:50 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 5,073
Referee: Matthew Conger
26 November 2017 8Adelaide United2–0Western Sydney WanderersAdelaide
18:30 ACDT
Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 8,210
Referee: Chris Beath
1 December 2017 9Adelaide United0–1Sydney FCAdelaide
19:20 ACDT Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 7,021
Referee: Peter Green
8 December 2017 10Melbourne Victory1–2Adelaide UnitedMelbourne
19:50 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 16,778
Referee: Kurt Ams
16 December 2017 11Newcastle Jets2–1Adelaide UnitedNewcastle
17:35 AEDT
Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 8,146
Referee: Stephan Lucas
26 December 2017 12Adelaide United1–0Central Coast MarinersAdelaide
19:20 ACDT
Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 10,313
Referee: Peter Green
30 December 2017 13Adelaide United1–2Brisbane RoarAdelaide
17:05 ACDT
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 9,875
Referee: Adam Fielding
5 January 2018 14Perth Glory0–3Adelaide UnitedPerth
19:00 AWST Report
Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 9,069
Referee: Kurt Ams
10 January 2018 15Western Sydney Wanderers1–1Adelaide UnitedSydney
19:50 AEDT
Report
Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 10,771
Referee: Shaun Evans
14 January 2018 16Adelaide United0–0Sydney FCAdelaide
18:30 ACDT Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 9,959
Referee: Jarred Gillett
21 January 2018 17Melbourne City5–0Adelaide UnitedMelbourne
19:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 8,103
Referee: Adam Fielding
27 January 2018 18Wellington Phoenix0–1Adelaide UnitedWellington
19:35 NZDT Report
Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 6,746
Referee: Shaun Evans
3 February 2018 19Adelaide United2–1Perth GloryAdelaide
19:20 ACDT
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 7,976
Referee: Chris Beath
17 February 2018 20Adelaide United2–2Central Coast MarinersAdelaide
19:20 ACDT
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 8,282
Referee: Shaun Evans
24 February 2018 21Melbourne Victory3–0Adelaide UnitedMelbourne
19:50 AEDT
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 13,396
Referee: Alex King
3 March 2018 22Brisbane Roar1–0Adelaide UnitedBrisbane
18:50 AEST
Report Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 8,237
Referee: Peter Green
16 March 2018 23Adelaide United1–1Melbourne CityAdelaide
19:20 ACDT
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 7,668
Referee: Chris Beath
23 March 2018 24Adelaide United5–2Newcastle JetsAdelaide
19:20 ACDT
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 7,227
Referee: Kurt Ams
30 March 2018 25Adelaide United3–1Wellington PhoenixAdelaide
19:20 ACDT
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 11,738
Referee: Peter Green
8 April 2018 26Sydney FC3–0Adelaide UnitedSydney
19:00 AEST
Report Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 9,110
Referee: Shaun Evans
15 April 2018 27Western Sydney Wanderers2–3Adelaide UnitedSydney
17:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 12,122
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

Finals series
22 April 2018 Elimination-finalMelbourne Victory2–1Adelaide UnitedMelbourne
18:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 15,502
Referee: Chris Beath

FFA Cup
Main article: 2017 FFA Cup
9 August 2017 Round of 32Adelaide United 1–0 Newcastle JetsAdelaide
19:00 ACST
  • Marrone  63'
 Report Stadium: Marden Sports Complex
Attendance: 2,551
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
23 August 2017 Round of 16Adelaide United 3–0 Melbourne VictoryAdelaide
19:00 ACST
Report Stadium: Marden Sports Complex
Attendance: 3,342
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
13 September 2017 Quarter-finalsHeidelberg United 0–3 Adelaide UnitedMelbourne
19:30 AEST Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 3,967
Referee: Daniel Elder
24 October 2017 Semi-finalsWestern Sydney Wanderers 1–2 Adelaide UnitedSydney
19:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
Attendance: 5,126
Referee: Peter Green
21 November 2017 FinalSydney FC 2–1 (a.e.t.) Adelaide UnitedSydney
19:30 AEDT
  • Ninkovic  19'
  • Bobô  111'
 Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 13,452
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
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