2021–22 Adelaide United FC season

The 2021–22 Adelaide United FC season is the club's 17th season since its establishment in 2003. The club is participating in the A-League for the 16th time, and in the FFA Cup for the 7th time.

Adelaide United
2021–22 season
ChairmanPiet van der Pol
ManagerCarl Veart
StadiumCoopers Stadium
A-League4th
FFA CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Craig Goodwin (9)
All: Craig Goodwin (10)

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 James Delianov
3 DF  AUS George Timotheou
4 DF  AUS Nick Ansell
6 MF  AUS Louis D'Arrigo
7 DF  AUS Ryan Kitto
9 FW  AUS Kusini Yengi
10 MF  ESP Isaías
11 MF  AUS Craig Goodwin (on loan from Al-Wehda)
14 FW  AUS George Blackwood
15 FW  JPN Hiroshi Ibusuki
16 MF  AUS Nathan Konstandopoulos
17 FW  AUS Mohamed Toure (scholarship)
18 MF  AUS Joe Caletti
19 FW  AUS Yaya Dukuly (scholarship)
20 FW  ENG Zach Clough
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF  ESP Javi López
22 DF  DEN Michael Jakobsen
23 DF  AUS Jacob Tratt
25 DF  AUS Lachlan Barr (injury replacement)
27 DF  AUS Josh Cavallo
28 MF  ESP Juande
31 MF  AUS Bernardo (scholarship)
37 MF  AUS Jonny Yull (scholarship)
40 GK  AUS Ethan Cox (scholarship)
41 DF  AUS Alexandar Popovic (scholarship)
46 GK  AUS Joe Gauci
47 FW  AUS Asad Kasumovic (scholarship)
55 MF  AUS Ethan Alagich (scholarship)
66 FW  AUS Nestory Irankunda (scholarship)
77 FW  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 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 Adelaide City Free transfer 10 December 2021 [6]
25DF Lachlan Barr Adelaide City Injury replacement for Nick Ansell 6 months 29 December 2021 [7]
77FW Lachlan Brook Brentford Loan 6 months 12 January 2022 [8]
15FW Hiroshi Ibusuki Shimizu S-Pulse Free transfer 6 months 14 January 2022 [9]
20FW 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 Maccabi Haifa Undisclosed fee 23 June 2021 [12][13]
34DF Yared Abetew 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 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 Adelaide City End of contract 1 December 2021 [23][24]
26FW Ben Halloran FC Seoul Undisclosed fee 2 January 2022 [25][26][27]
8MF Stefan Mauk Fagiano Okayama Undisclosed fee 27 February 2022 [28]

From youth squad

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

Contract extensions

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

Technical staff

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

Pre-season and friendlies

12 October 2021 Adelaide Victory 0–3 Adelaide United Adelaide, Australia
19:00 ACDT Report
Stadium: Steve Woodcock Sports Centre
19 October 2021 Para Hills Knights 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 0–7 Adelaide United Adelaide, Australia
19:00 ACDT Report
Stadium: Steve Woodcock Sports Centre
5 November 2021 Adelaide United 3–0 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 Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
A-League 20 November 2021 Matchday 1 25 11 7 7 36 30 +6 044.00
FFA Cup 26 September 2021 5 January 2022 Round of 32 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 066.67
Total 28 13 7 8 41 33 +8 046.43

Last updated: 30 April 2022
Source: Competitions

FFA Cup

26 September 2021 Round of 32 Floreat Athena 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 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

A-League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
2 Melbourne Victory (F) 25 12 9 4 38 24 +14 45 Qualification to Finals series, 2022 Australia Cup round of 32,
and 2023–24 AFC Cup group stage[lower-alpha 1]
3 Western United (F) 25 13 6 6 39 28 +11 45 Qualification to Finals series and 2022 Australia Cup round of 32[lower-alpha 1]
4 Adelaide United (Q) 25 11 7 7 36 30 +6 40
5 Central Coast Mariners (Q) 25 11 6 8 47 35 +12 39
6 Wellington Phoenix[lower-alpha 2] (X) 24 11 3 10 31 46 15 36
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2022. Source: A-League Men
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.
(F) Assured of the Finals series, and only teams who can now qualify for AFC competitions; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (X) Assured of at least Australia Cup round of 32
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 come from New Zealand, which is under the Oceania Football Confederation.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
25 11 7 7 36 30  +6 40 6 2 4 20 13  +7 5 5 3 16 17  −1

Last updated: 30 April 2022.
Source: Ultimate A-League

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundAHAHAHHAHHAAHAAHAHHAHAHAHH
ResultDDDLLWWLDDWWLDLWWWDLLWWWW
Position478101111777753433443336444
Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 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
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

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Players with no appearances not included in the list.

As of 30 April 2022
No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League FFA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK James Delianov 602080
3 DF George Timotheou 503080
4 DF Nick Ansell 1(1)00(1)030
6 MF Louis D'Arrigo 9(10)031221
7 MF Ryan Kitto 20(3)030260
9 FW Kusini Yengi 411051
10 MF Isaías 20(1)020230
11 MF Craig Goodwin 19(4)9112410
14 FW George Blackwood 8(5)50(2)1156
15 FW Hiroshi Ibusuki 14(3)600176
16 MF Nathan Konstandopoulos 0(5)00050
17 FW Mohamed Toure 5(13)31(1)0203
18 MF Joe Caletti 2(9)010120
19 FW Yaya Dukuly 1(3)00(2)161
20 FW Zach Clough 7(3)000100
21 DF Javi López 24230272
22 DF Michael Jakobsen 13(1)000140
23 DF Jacob Tratt 12(1)031161
25 DF Lachlan Barr 12(3)000150
27 DF Josh Cavallo 10(9)030220
28 MF Juande 19(2)01(1)0230
31 MF Bernardo 9(10)22(1)0222
41 DF Alexandar Popovic 5(1)00060
44 MF Arbi Mollas 000(1)010
46 GK Joe Gauci 18000180
47 FW Asad Kasumovic 0(2)00020
50 GK Steven Hall 1(2)01040
55 MF Ethan Alagich 000(1)010
66 FW Nestory Irankunda 0(11)300113
77 MF Lachlan Brook 12(3)000150
Players no longer at the club
8 MF Stefan Mauk 14310173
26 MF Ben Halloran 512071
35 FW Al Hassan Toure 000(1)010

Disciplinary record

As of 30 April 2022
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League Men FFA Cup Total
     
1 23 DF Jacob Tratt 700 200 900
2 10 MF Isaías 610 000 610
3 21 DF Javi López 610 000 610
28 MF Juande 700 000 700
5 8 MF Stefan Mauk 400 100 500
6 15 FW Hiroshi Ibusuki 400 000 400
7 MF Ryan Kitto 400 000 400
8 11 FW Craig Goodwin 300 000 300
17 FW Mohamed Toure 300 000 300
18 MF Joe Caletti 300 000 300
26 MF Ben Halloran 200 100 300
12 3 DF George Timotheou 100 100 200
6 MF Louis D'Arrigo 100 100 200
25 DF Lachlan Barr 200 000 200
27 MF Josh Cavallo 200 000 200
41 DF Alexandar Popovic 200 000 200
77 FW Lachlan Brook 200 000 200
18 46 GK Joe Gauci 001 000 001
19 9 FW Kusini Yengi 100 000 100
22 DF Michael Jakobsen 100 000 100
31 MF Bernardo Oliveira 100 000 100
66 FW Nestory Irankunda 100 000 100

Clean sheets

As of 30 April 2022
Rank No. Pos Nat Name A-League FFA Cup Total
1 46 GK Joe Gauci 404
2 1 GK James Delianov 112
Total516


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