2018–19 Adelaide United FC season

The 2018–19 Adelaide United FC season was the club's 15th season since its establishment in 2003. The club participated in the A-League for the 14th time and the FFA Cup for the 5th time.

Adelaide United
2018–19 season
ChairmanPiet van der Pol
ManagerMarco Kurz
StadiumCoopers Stadium, Adelaide
A-League4th
A-League Finals SeriesSemi-finals
FFA CupChampions
Top goalscorerLeague: Craig Goodwin (10 goals)
All: Craig Goodwin (15 goals)
Highest home attendance12,866 vs. Melbourne Victory
(19 April 2019)
Lowest home attendance7,071 vs. Brisbane Roar
(2 February 2019)
Average home league attendance9,295

Players

Squad information
Further information: Adelaide United FC § Players

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
3 DF  AUS Scott Galloway
4 DF  ENG Ryan Strain
6 MF  AUS Vince Lia
7 MF  AUS Ryan Kitto
8 MF  ESP Isaías (Captain)
9 FW  SEN Baba Diawara
10 FW  DEN Ken Ilsø
11 FW  AUS Craig Goodwin
14 FW  AUS George Blackwood
16 MF  AUS Nathan Konstandopoulos
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF  AUS Nikola Mileusnic
19 FW  NED Jordy Thomassen (on loan from De Graafschap)
20 GK  AUS Paul Izzo
22 DF  DEN Michael Jakobsen
23 DF  AUS Jordan Elsey
26 MF  AUS Ben Halloran
27 MF  AUS Louis D'Arrigo (Scholarship)
30 GK  AUS Isaac Richards
31 MF  GER Mirko Boland
32 FW  AUS Carlo Armiento (Scholarship)
33 FW  AUS Apostolos Stamatelopoulos

Transfers

Transfers in
No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref
22DF Michael Jakobsen Melbourne City Free transfer 2 years 14 May 2018 [1]
11FW Craig Goodwin Free transfer 3 years 25 May 2018 [2]
10FW Ken Ilsø — 1 year 6 July 2018 [3]
31MF Mirko Boland Eintracht Braunschweig Free transfer 2 years 21 July 2018 [4]
3DF Scott Galloway Free transfer 1 year 31 July 2018 [5]
26MF Ben Halloran Free transfer 2 years 14 August 2018 [6]
19FW Jordy Thomassen De Graafschap Loan 6 months 31 January 2019 [7]

Transfers out
No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref
21DF Tarek Elrich Western Sydney Wanderers Free transfer 9 May 2018 [8]
11MF Johan Absalonsen SønderjyskE Free transfer 23 May 2018 [9]
19DF Ben Garuccio Heart of Midlothian Free transfer 24 May 2018 [10]
12MF Mark Ochieng End of contract 25 May 2018 [11]
24FW Jordan O'Doherty End of contract 25 May 2018 [11]
37MF Daniel Adlung Mutual contract termination 25 May 2018 [11]
77FW Džengis Čavušević End of contract 25 May 2018 [11]
22DF Ersan Gülüm Hebei China Fortune Loan return 31 May 2018 [12]
5DF Taylor Regan Selangor $50,000 (paid by player)[13] 9 January 2019 [14]

From youth squad
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Notes
27 MF Louis D'Arrigo16 1 year scholarship contract[15]
30 GK Isaac Richards19 1 year senior contract[16]
33 FW Apostolos Stamatelopoulos19 1 year senior contract[16]
32 FW Carlo Armiento19 1 year scholarship contract[17]

Contract extensions
No.NamePositionDurationDateNotes
23Jordan ElseyCentre back3 years2 May 2018[18]
6Vince LiaDefensive midfielder1 year4 May 2018[19]
2Michael MarroneRight back1 year14 March 2019[20]
17Nikola MileusnicWinger2 years5 April 2019[21]

Technical staff
Position Staff
Head coach Marco Kurz
Assistant coach Filip Tapalović
Goalkeeper coach Frank Juric
Physiotherapist Nafyn Pattiaratchi

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals
N Pos. Nat. Name TotalA-LeagueA-League Finals SeriesFFA Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Daniel Margush 0 0 0 0 0 0+000000+000000+00000
2 DF Michael Marrone 29 2 5 0 0 17+513002+011002+30100
3 DF Scott Galloway 34 1 2 0 0 27+011002+001005+00000
4 MF Ryan Strain 26 0 2 0 0 17+501000+000004+00100
6 MF Vince Lia 27 1 7 0 0 15+616000+200003+10100
7 MF Ryan Kitto 28 2 2 0 0 12+1112002+010002+10000
8 MF Isaías 34 4 7 0 0 27+043002+002005+00200
9 FW Baba Diawara 6 2 1 0 0 0+211000+210002+00000
10 FW Ken Ilsø 24 3 1 0 1 10+930010+000002+30100
11 FW Craig Goodwin 29 15 5 0 0 27+0105002+000000+05000
14 FW George Blackwood 20 4 1 0 0 10+740002+000001+00100
16 MF Nathan Konstandopoulos 18 0 2 0 0 9+702001+000000+10000
17 FW Nikola Mileusnic 22 5 0 0 0 11+850001+100000+10000
18 MF Lachlan Brook† 0 0 0 0 0 0+000000+000000+00000
19 FW Jordy Thomassen 8 0 1 0 0 6+201000+000000+00000
20 GK Paul Izzo 34 0 2 0 0 27+001002+000005+00100
22 DF Michael Jakobsen 30 0 8 0 0 23+007002+000005+00100
23 DF Jordan Elsey 26 2 3 1 0 18+103100+200005+02000
24 FW Pacifique Niyongabire† 0 0 0 0 0 0+000000+000000+00000
26 MF Ben Halloran 28 4 3 0 0 20+121002+011004+11100
27 MF Louis D'Arrigo† 1 0 0 0 0 0+100000+000000+00000
28 FW Kristin Konstandopoulos† 0 0 0 0 0 0+000000+000000+00000
30 GK Isaac Richards 0 0 0 0 0 0+000000+000000+00000
31 MF Mirko Boland 20 2 5 0 0 12+103002+001005+02100
32 FW Carlo Armiento† 5 0 0 0 0 0+500000+000000+00000
33 FW Apostolos Stamatelopoulos 12 3 2 0 0 5+230000+100002+20200
Players no longer at the club
5 DF Taylor Regan 5 0 1 1 0 3+101100+000000+10000

† = Scholarship or NPL/NYL-listed player

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

Friendlies
10 July 2018 Para Hills Knights 0–2 Adelaide UnitedAdelaide
19:00 ACST Report
Stadium: The Paddocks
Attendance: ≈500
18 July 2018 Adelaide United 2–1 West Torrens BirkallaAdelaide
19:00 ACST
Report
  • D'Agostino  50'
 Stadium: Marden Sports Complex
25 July 2018 Adelaide United 2–0 Adelaide OlympicAdelaide
19:00 ACST
Report Stadium: Marden Sports Complex
10 August 2018 Adelaide United 7–0 South AdelaideAdelaide
 Report Stadium: Adelaide United Training Centre
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
16 August 2018 Adelaide United 6–0 Adelaide CometsAdelaide
 Report Stadium: Adelaide United Training Centre
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
21 August 2018 Adelaide United 0–0 Melbourne CityAdelaide
Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
12 September 2018 Melbourne City 2–0 Adelaide UnitedMelbourne
 Report Stadium: City Football Academy
19 September 2018 Adelaide United 2–2 Perth GloryAdelaide
 Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
12 October 2018 Adelaide United 2–1 Melbourne VictoryAdelaide
ACST
Report
  • Marrone  67' (o.g.)
 Stadium: Coopers Stadium

Competitions

Overall
Competition Started Round Final
position / round		 First match Last match
A-League — 4th 19 October 2018 25 April 2019
A-League Finals Elimination-finals Semi-finals 5 May 2019 10 May 2019
FFA Cup Round of 32 Champions 1 August 2018 30 October 2018

A-League
Main article: 2018–19 A-League

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Perth Glory 27 18 6 3 56 23 +33 60 Qualification to Finals series and AFC Champions League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
2 Sydney FC (C) 27 16 4 7 43 29 +14 52
3 Melbourne Victory 27 15 5 7 50 32 +18 50 Qualification to Finals series and AFC Champions League preliminary round 2[lower-alpha 1]
4 Adelaide United 27 12 8 7 37 32 +5 44 Qualification to Finals series[lower-alpha 1]
5 Melbourne City 27 11 7 9 39 32 +7 40
6 Wellington Phoenix[lower-alpha 2] 27 11 7 9 46 43 +3 40
7 Newcastle Jets 27 10 5 12 40 36 +4 35
8 Western Sydney Wanderers 27 6 6 15 42 54 −12 24
9 Brisbane Roar 27 4 6 17 38 71 −33 18
10 Central Coast Mariners 27 3 4 20 31 70 −39 13
Source: A-League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
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 the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
27 12 8 7 37 32  +5 44 6 4 4 19 19  0 6 4 3 18 13  +5

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundHHAHAHAHHAHHAAAHHAHAAHAHAHA
ResultDDWLWWLLDWDWLWDWWDLDLLWWDWW
Position353644456555665554446655444
Source: ultimatealeague.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

19 October 2018 1Adelaide United1–1Sydney FCAdelaide
19:20 ACDT
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 10,018
Referee: Jarred Gillett
26 October 2018 2Adelaide United1–1Newcastle JetsAdelaide
19:20 ACDT
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 7,906
Referee: Shaun Evans
4 November 2018 3Central Coast Mariners0–3Adelaide UnitedGosford
17:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 6,043
Referee: Alex King
11 November 2018 4Adelaide United0–2Perth GloryAdelaide
16:30 ACDT Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 9,705
Referee: Chris Beath
24 November 2018 5Wellington Phoenix1–3Adelaide UnitedWellington
19:35 NZDT
Report
Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 4,831
Referee: Kurt Ams
30 November 2018 6Adelaide United2–1Brisbane RoarAdelaide
19:20 ACDT
Report
  • Henrique  67'
 Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 8,005
Referee: Jarred Gillett
8 December 2018 7Melbourne Victory2–0Adelaide UnitedMelbourne
19:50 AEDT
Report Stadium: Marvel Stadium
Attendance: 20,629
Referee: Shaun Evans
16 December 2018 8Adelaide United0–2Melbourne CityAdelaide
18:30 ACDT Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 8,504
Referee: Chris Beath
26 December 2018 9Adelaide United2–2Western Sydney WanderersAdelaide
19:20 ACDT
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 8,003
Referee: Peter Green
30 December 2018 10Newcastle Jets1–2Adelaide UnitedNewcastle
19:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 9,005
Referee: Jarred Gillett
5 January 2019 11Adelaide United0–0Wellington PhoenixAdelaide
17:05 ACDT Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 8,954
Referee: Stephan Lucas
9 January 2019 12Adelaide United2–0Melbourne VictoryAdelaide
19:20 ACDT
Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 12,115
Referee: Shaun Evans
13 January 2019 13Sydney FC2–1Adelaide UnitedSydney
18:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Jubilee Oval
Attendance: 11,560
Referee: Adam Kersey
18 January 2019 14Western Sydney Wanderers1–2Adelaide UnitedSydney
19:50 AEDT
Report
Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 7,104
Referee: Alex King
23 January 2019 15Perth Glory0–0Adelaide UnitedPerth
19:00 AWST Report Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 7,123
Referee: Adam Kersey
27 January 2019 16Adelaide United2–1Central Coast MarinersAdelaide
17:30 ACDT
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 7,965
Referee: Jarred Gillett
2 February 2019 17Adelaide United4–3Brisbane RoarAdelaide
19:20 ACDT
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 7,071
Referee: Alex King
9 February 2019 18Melbourne City1–1Adelaide UnitedMelbourne
19:50 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 6,569
Referee: Peter Green
16 February 2019 19Adelaide United1–3Western Sydney WanderersAdelaide
19:20 ACDT
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 8,880
Referee: Daniel Elder
24 February 2019 20Newcastle Jets0–0Adelaide UnitedNewcastle
17:00 AEDT Report Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 8,912
Referee: Adam Fielding
1 March 2019 21Sydney FC2–0Adelaide UnitedSydney
19:50 AEDT
Report Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Referee: Kurt Ams
15 March 2019 22Adelaide United0–2Perth GloryAdelaide
19:20 ACDT Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 7,853
Referee: Peter Green
31 March 2019 23Central Coast Mariners0–1Adelaide UnitedGosford
17:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 4,683
Referee: Kurt Ams
7 April 2019 24Adelaide United3–1Wellington PhoenixAdelaide
16:30 ACST
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 8,343
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
13 April 2019 25Melbourne City0–0Adelaide UnitedMelbourne
17:35 AEST Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 7,720
Referee: Alex King
19 April 2019 26Adelaide United1–0Melbourne VictoryAdelaide
19:20 ACST
Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 12,866
Referee: Peter Green
25 April 2019 27Brisbane Roar3–5Adelaide UnitedBrisbane
14:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 11,790
Referee: Shaun Evans

Finals series
5 May 2019 Elimination-finalAdelaide United1–0 (a.e.t.)Melbourne CityAdelaide
18:30 ACST Halloran  119' Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 13,232
Referee: Kurt Ams
10 May 2019 Semi-finalPerth Glory3–3 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		Adelaide UnitedPerth
18:30 AWST
Report
Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 17,868
Referee: Alex King
Penalties

FFA Cup
Main article: 2018 FFA Cup
1 August 2018 Round of 32Adelaide United 3–0 Central Coast MarinersAdelaide
19:00 ACST
Report Stadium: Marden Sports Complex
Attendance: 3,107
Referee: Shaun Evans
29 August 2018 Round of 16Queensland Lions 0–1 Adelaide UnitedBrisbane
7:00 ACST Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 1,774
Referee: Peter Green
26 September 2018 Quarter-FinalsAPIA Leichhardt Tigers 0–2 Adelaide UnitedSydney
7:00 ACST Report
Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 1,823
Referee: Kurt Ams
5 October 2018 Semi-finalsBentleigh Greens 0–2 Adelaide UnitedMelbourne
19:30 AEDT Report
Stadium: Kingston Heath Complex
Attendance: 2,416
Referee: Chris Beath
30 October 2018 FinalAdelaide United 2–1 Sydney FCAdelaide
19:00 ACDT
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 14,448
Referee: Jarred Gillett

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