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This article is about the men's 2024–25 season. For the women's season, see 2024–25 Adelaide United FC (A-League Women) season.

Adelaide United
2024–25 season
ChairmanNed Morris
ManagerCarl Veart
StadiumCoopers Stadium
A-League MenMatchday 1
Australia CupRound of 32
← 2023–24
2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 17 May 2024.

The 2024–25 season will be the 21st in the history of Adelaide United Football Club since its establishment in 2003. The club will participate in the A-League Men for the 20th consecutive season and will make their 10th consecutive appearance in the Australia Cup.

Adelaide United's start to the season was headlined by the loss of Nestory Irankunda, who joined Bayern Munich after agreeing terms with the club in November 2023 for a record domestic Australian transfer fee and last season's top scorer, Hiroshi Ibusuki, who netted 15 goals across the 2023–24 season.

Season summary

Pre-season

On 10 May 2024, 20-year-old goalkeeper Ethan Cox extended his contract for a further three years. Cox was promoted from the NTC in 2019 and made 19 appearances for the NPL team in their title-winning season before making his senior debut in the final round of last season in a dead rubber match.[1]

On 14 May, the departure of Ben Halloran was announced.[2][3] Two days later, Hiroshi Ibusuki departed the club by mutual consent.[4][5] Hiroshi was last season's top scorer with 15 goals in 26 matches and intended to remain with the club; however, his request for a longer-term deal was rejected.[6] On 17 May, Nick Ansell, Lachlan Barr, Harry Van der Saag, and Ben Warland were released following the expiration of their contracts.[7][8][9]

On 27 May, former Dutch international Ernest Faber was announced as the club's new technical director in order to improve the club's coaching and recruitment. The announcement came a few months after a strategic partnership with PSV Eindhoven was finalised.[10][11]

On 28 May, three Adelaide United players, Luka Jovanovic, Bailey O'Neil, and Jonny Yull, were selected for the Young Socceroos' squad for their June tour of South America.[12] The next day, Nestory Irankunda was named as one of eight A-League Men players to feature in the Socceroos' squad for their final second round World Cup qualifiers against Bangladesh and Palestine.[13] This was Irankunda's first official call-up to the squad, having previously joined as a train-on player in March 2023. The callup came a week after Irankunda publicly commented that he would consider his international future with other nations if he wasn't called up to the Socceroos squad, as he is eligible to represent Burundi or Tanzania.[14][15]

On 4 June, Spaniards Isaías and Javi López both signed a one-year contract extension ahead of their joint retirement at the end of the season. Isaías has had two spells at the club since 2013 and was apart of the club's title winning season as well as their subsequent FFA cup win in 2018. Both players will study for coaching badges.[16][17]

On 6 June, 19-year-old Newcastle Jets centre-forward, Archie Goodwin, signed with Adelaide United on a four-year contract. Goodwin made his debut for Newcastle at the age of 16 and has played 44 matches in the A-League Men, scoring seven goals in that period, although he suffered numerous injuries during his four years with the Jets.[18][19]

On 21 June, 24-year-old winger, Dylan Pierias, signed with the club on a three-year contract, following his expiration of his contract with Western Sydney Wanderers. Pierias has played for numerous clubs around the A-League and has represented Australia's youth sides on 16 occasions, most recently in 2021.[20][21]

On 25 June, Musa Toure was signed by Ligue 2 side Clermont Foot for an undisclosed fee. Musa, the youngest of brothers Al Hassan and Mohamed, played 11 games for the senior side across two seasons since signing with the youth team for four years.[22][23][24] The next day, Austin Ayoubi signed a two-year contract extension with the club.[25][26]

On 30 June, 33-year-old Dutch centre-back, Bart Vriends, signed a two-year contract with Adelaide. Vriends made 192 league appearances for Sparta Rotterdam across eight seasons, seven of which were spent in the Eredivise. The move was influenced by technical director Ernest Faber, who joined the club from PSV Eindhoven last month, and club legend Craig Goodwin, who previously played with Vriends for two seasons.[27][28]

On 4 July, young centre-back, Panagiotis Kikianis, signed a five-year contract with the club, the longest contract in A-League history. Kikianis made his professional debut midway through last season and scored a last minute equaliser against Perth Glory in his second game.[29][30]

Adelaide United played their first pre-season friendly on 9 July against The Cove of SA State League 2, winning 9–0 in front of 2,500 spectators, with goals from Dylan Pierias, Ryan Kitto, Austin Ayoubi, Archie Goodwin, Ryan White, and braces from Luka Jovanovic and Yaya Dukuly.[31] A second pre-season friendly took place a week later on 16 July against Adelaide Blue Eagles of State League 1, which United won 6–0. Stefan Mauk scored twice in addition to goals from Goodwin, Pierias, Jovanovic and Ayoubi.[32] The final friendly before the Australia Cup was an 8–1 win against Cumberland United, with Jovanovic scoring once, Panashe Madanha and Zach Clough scoring braces and Goodwin getting a hat-trick.[33]

Australia Cup

Main article: 2024 Australia Cup

The draw for the 2024 Australia Cup round of 32 took place on 19 June 2024. Adelaide United were drawn away to NPL NSW side Blacktown City.[34][35]

A-League Men

Main article: 2024–25 A-League Men

Adelaide United will participate in the A-League Men for the 20th time. The first round will take place on the weekend of 18–20 October, with each team playing 26 games across a 29-round season.[36]

Coaching staff

Position[37] Name Ref.
Head coach Australia Carl Veart [38]
Assistant coach Australia Mark Milligan [39]
Assistant coach Australia Damian Mori [40]
Assistant coach
Head of youth football		 Brazil Airton Andrioli [41]
Head of football Australia Marius Zanin
Goalkeeping coach Australia Eugene Galekovic [42]
Technical director Netherlands Ernest Faber [10]

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 Australia AUS James Delianov
3 DF Netherlands NED Bart Vriends
6 MF Australia AUS Stefan Mauk
7 DF Australia AUS Ryan Kitto (captain)
8 MF Spain ESP Isaías
9 FW Australia AUS Luka Jovanovic
10 FW England ENG Zach Clough
12 MF Australia AUS Jonny Yull
14 MF Australia AUS Jay Barnett
19 FW Australia AUS Yaya Dukuly
20 FW Australia AUS Dylan Pierias
21 DF Spain ESP Javi López
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF England ENG Ryan Tunnicliffe
23 MF Australia AUS Luke Duzel
26 FW Australia AUS Archie Goodwin
27 DF Australia AUS Josh Cavallo
36 DF Australia AUS Panashe Madanha (scholarship)
40 GK Australia AUS Ethan Cox
42 MF Australia AUS Austin Ayoubi
51 DF Australia AUS Panagiotis Kikianis (scholarship)
54 DF Australia AUS Bailey O'Neil (scholarship)
55 MF Australia AUS Ethan Alagich
62 MF Australia AUS Fabian Talladira (scholarship)

Transfers and contracts

Transfers in

No. Position Player From Type/fee Contract length Date Ref
26 FW Archie Goodwin Newcastle Jets Free transfer 4 years 6 June 2024 [18]
20 FW Dylan Pierias Western Sydney Wanderers Free transfer 3 years 21 June 2024 [20]
3 DF Netherlands Bart Vriends Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam Free transfer 2 years 30 June 2024 [27]

From youth squad

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Notes

Transfers out

No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref
26 FW Ben Halloran Unattached End of contract 14 May 2024 [2]
9 FW Japan Hiroshi Ibusuki Unattached End of contract 16 May 2024 [4]
4 DF Nick Ansell Unattached End of contract 17 May 2024 [7]
13 DF Lachlan Barr Unattached End of contract 17 May 2024 [7]
2 DF Harry Van der Saag Brisbane Roar End of contract 17 May 2024 [7][43]
3 DF Ben Warland Brisbane Roar End of contract 17 May 2024 [8][44]
49 FW Musa Toure France Clermont Foot Undisclosed fee 25 June 2024 [22][23]
66 FW Nestory Irankunda Germany Bayern Munich Undisclosed fee[note 1] 1 July 2024 [46]

Contract extensions

No. Player Position Duration Date Notes Ref.
40 Ethan Cox Goalkeeper 3 years 10 May 2024 Replaces previous contract which ran until end of 2024–25. [1]
8 Spain Isaías Defensive midfielder 1 year 4 June 2024 [16]
21 Spain Javi López Right-back 1 year 4 June 2024 [16]
42 Austin Ayoubi Winger 2 years 26 June 2024 [25]
51 Panagiotis Kikianis Centre-back 5 years 4 July 2024 [29]

Pre-season and friendlies

9 July 2024 The Cove Australia 0–9 Australia Adelaide United Adelaide
18:30 ACST Report
Stadium: Southern Soccer Facility
Attendance: 2,500
16 July 2024 Adelaide Blue Eagles Australia 0–6 Australia Adelaide United Adelaide
19:00 ACST Report
Stadium: Marden Sports Complex
23 July 2024 Cumberland United Australia 1–8 Australia Adelaide United Adelaide
19:00 ACST
Report
Stadium: A.A. Bailey Reserve

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
A-League Men 18–20 October 2024[36] Matchday 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Australia Cup 31 July 2024 Round of 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—

Source: Soccerway

A-League Men

Main article: 2024–25 A-League Men

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
3 Auckland FC[a] 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5 9 Qualification for Finals series[b]
4 Wellington Phoenix[a] 4 2 1 1 6 3 +3 7
5 Adelaide United 3 2 1 0 7 5 +2 7
6 Macarthur FC 4 2 0 2 10 6 +4 6 Qualification for AFC Champions League Two and Finals series[c]
7 Sydney FC 4 2 0 2 6 6 0 6
Updated to match(es) played on 10 November 2024. Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) wins; 5) head-to-head results; 5a) head-to-head points; 5b) head-to-head goal difference; 6) Fair Play points; 7) away goal difference; 8) away goals per match; 9) home goal difference; 10) home goals per match; 11) toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.[47]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Auckland FC and Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are based in New Zealand, which is part of the Oceania Football Confederation.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Qualified for AFC Champions League Two as the 2024 Australia Cup winners.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829
Ground
Result
Position
Points
Source: Ultimate A-League
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Unite Round fixtures were released on 18 July 2024.[48]

  Win   Draw   Loss

23 November 2023 Unite Round Brisbane Roar v Adelaide United Adelaide
Stadium: Allianz Stadium

Australia Cup

Main article: 2024 Australia Cup

The round of 32 fixtures were drawn on 19 June 2024.[34] with the date, time and venue confirmed on 25 June 2024.[35]

  Win   Draw   Loss

31 July 2024 Round of 32 Blacktown City v Adelaide United Sydney
19:30 AEST Source Stadium: Landen Stadium

Notes

  1. ^ Reported to be $5,700,000 plus add-ons.[45]

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