2017–18 season | |||
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Chairman | Greg Griffin | ||
Manager | Marco Kurz | ||
Stadium | Coopers Stadium, Adelaide | ||
A-League | 5th | ||
A-League Finals Series | Elimination-finals | ||
FFA Cup | Runners-up | ||
Top goalscorer | League:
Ryan Kitto (7 goals) All: Johan Absalonsen (8 goals) | ||
Highest home attendance | 19,416 vs
Melbourne Victory 20 October 2017 | ||
Lowest home attendance | 7,021 vs
Sydney FC 1 December 2017 | ||
Average home league attendance | 9,830 | ||
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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.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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No. | Position | Player | Transferred from | Type/fee | Contract length | Date | Ref |
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20 | GK | Paul Izzo | Central Coast Mariners | Free transfer | 3 years | 19 April 2017 | [1] |
14 | FW | George Blackwood | Free transfer | 6 July 2017 | [2] | ||
22 | DF |
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Loan | 1 year | 17 July 2017 | [3] |
11 | MF |
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Free transfer | 1 year | 18 July 2017 | [4] | |
6 | MF | Vince Lia | Wellington Phoenix | Free transfer | 1 year | 3 August 2017 | [5] |
10 | MF |
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Free transfer | 1 year | 15 August 2017 | [6] | |
37 | MF |
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Free transfer | 2 years | 23 September 2017 | [7] | |
77 | FW |
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Free transfer | 6 months | 6 February 2018 | [8] |
No. | Position | Player | Transferred to | Type/fee | Date | Ref |
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4 | DF | Dylan McGowan |
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Free transfer | 16 May 2017 | [9] |
11 | FW |
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End of contract | 17 May 2017 | [10] | |
14 | MF | George Mells | End of contract | 17 May 2017 | [10] | |
16 | MF | Jesse Makarounas | End of contract | 17 May 2017 | [10] | |
20 | GK | John Hall | End of contract | 17 May 2017 | [10] | |
1 | GK | Eugene Galekovic | Melbourne City | End of contract | 16 June 2017 | [11] |
7 | MF |
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End of contract | 28 June 2017 | [12] [13] |
18 | MF | Riley McGree |
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$100,000 | 4 July 2017 | [14] |
13 | FW | Marc Marino |
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End of contract | 7 July 2017 | [15] |
10 | MF |
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End of contract | 8 July 2017 | [16] | |
3 | DF |
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Melbourne City | End of contract | 15 July 2017 | [17] |
92 | FW | Eli Babalj | End of contract | 30 July 2017 | [18] | |
10 | MF |
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Mutual contract termination | 5 December 2017 | [19] | |
4 | DF | Ben Warland | Sydney FC | Free transfer | 31 January 2018 | [20] |
N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
Notes |
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25 | FW |
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Apostolos Stamatelopoulos | 18 | 2 year scholarship contract [21] |
28 | FW |
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Kristin Konstandopoulos | 18 | 2 year scholarship contract [21] |
29 | DF |
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Ryan Strain | 20 | 1 year scholarship contract [21] |
30 | GK |
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Isaac Richards | 19 | 0.5 year scholarship contract [22] |
31 | FW |
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Pacifique Niyongabire | 17 | 2.5 year scholarship contract [23] |
No. | Name | Position | Duration | Date | Notes |
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4 | Ben Warland | Defender | 2 years | 11 May 2017 | [24] |
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Striker | 2 years | 11 May 2017 | [24] |
7 | Ryan Kitto | Right winger | 1 year | 11 May 2017 | [24] |
17 | Nikola Mileusnic | Attacking midfielder | 1 year | 11 May 2017 | [24] |
12 | Mark Ochieng | Defender | 1 year | 16 June 2017 | [25] [26] |
23 | Jordan Elsey | Centre back | 1 year | 8 August 2017 | [27] |
1 | Daniel Margush | Goalkeeper | 2 years | 18 October 2017 | [28] |
7 | Ryan Kitto | Right winger | 2 years | 14 December 2017 | [22] |
16 | Nathan Konstandopoulos | Central midfielder | 2 years | 14 December 2017 | [22] |
17 | Nikola Mileusnic | Attacking midfielder | 1 year | 14 December 2017 | [22] |
29 |
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Right-back | 2 years | 22 December 2017 | [29] |
Position | Staff |
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Head coach |
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Assistant coach |
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Assistant coach |
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High Performance Manager | Vacant |
Goalkeeper coach |
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Youth team coach |
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Physiotherapist |
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N | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Total | A-League | A-League Finals Series | FFA Cup | ||||||||||||||||
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Apps | Goals |
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Apps | Goals |
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Apps | Goals |
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1 | GK |
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Daniel Margush | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | DF |
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Michael Marrone | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16+8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
5 | DF |
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Taylor Regan | 16 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5+8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
6 | MF |
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Vince Lia | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5+3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
7 | MF |
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Ryan Kitto | 27 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15+8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8 | MF |
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Isaías | 30 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 24+0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
9 | FW |
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Baba Diawara | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8+3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
11 | MF |
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Johan Absalonsen | 16 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8+3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
12 | DF |
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Mark Ochieng | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3+10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
14 | FW |
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George Blackwood | 29 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15+8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
16 | MF |
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Nathan Konstandopoulos | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13+9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
17 | MF |
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Nikola Mileusnic | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25+0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
18 | MF |
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Lachlan Brook | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
19 | DF |
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Ben Garuccio | 27 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 21+1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
20 | GK |
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Paul Izzo | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
21 | DF |
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Tarek Elrich | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
22 | DF |
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Ersan Gülüm | 22 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 20+0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
23 | DF |
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Jordan Elsey | 33 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 26+1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
24 | MF |
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Jordan O'Doherty | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8+3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
25 | FW |
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Apostolos Stamatelopoulos | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
26 | FW |
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Blake Carpenter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
27 | MF |
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Louis D'Arrigo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
28 | FW |
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Kristin Konstandopoulos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
29 | DF |
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Ryan Strain | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
30 | GK |
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Isaac Richards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31 | FW |
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Pacifique Niyongabire | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
37 | MF |
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Daniel Adlung | 27 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 24+0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
77 | FW |
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Džengis Čavušević | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Players no longer at the club: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | DF |
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Ben Warland | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
10 | MF |
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Karim Matmour | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
26 July 2017 |
White City
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![]() | Adelaide, Australia |
19:00 ACST | Report | Stadium: Marden Sports Complex |
2 August 2017 |
Adelaide United
![]() | 4–0 |
![]() | Adelaide, Australia |
19:30 ACST |
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Report | Stadium: Marden Sports Complex |
16 August 2017 |
Campbelltown City
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![]() | Adelaide, Australia |
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Report |
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Stadium: Steve Woodcock Centre |
5 September 2017 |
Melbourne City
![]() | 1–2 |
![]() | Melbourne, Australia |
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Report | Stadium:
City Football Academy Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
22 September 2017 |
Adelaide United
![]() | 1–0 |
![]() | Adelaide, Australia |
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Report | Stadium:
Marden Sports Complex Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
29 September 2017 |
Adelaide United
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![]() | Adelaide, Australia |
Report |
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Stadium:
Coopers Stadium Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
Competition | Started round | Final position / round |
First match | Last match |
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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 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Sydney FC | 27 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 64 | 22 | +42 | 64 | Qualification for 2019 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series |
2 | Newcastle Jets | 27 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 57 | 37 | +20 | 50 | Qualification for 2019 AFC Champions League second preliminary round and Finals series |
3 | Melbourne City | 27 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 43 | Qualification for Finals series |
4 | Melbourne Victory (C) | 27 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 43 | 37 | +6 | 41 | Qualification for 2019 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series |
5 | Adelaide United | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 39 | Qualification for 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 [a] | 27 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 31 | 55 | −24 | 21 | |
10 | Central Coast Mariners | 27 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 49 | −21 | 20 |
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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
8 October 2017 1 | Wellington Phoenix | 1–1 | Adelaide United | Wellington |
17:00 NZDT |
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Report |
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Stadium:
Westpac Stadium Attendance: 8,154 Referee: Chris Beath |
13 October 2017 2 | Brisbane Roar | 1–2 | Adelaide United | Brisbane |
18:50 AEST |
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Report |
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Stadium:
Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 11,178 Referee: Adam Kersey |
20 October 2017 3 | Adelaide United | 2–2 | Melbourne Victory | Adelaide |
19:20 ACDT |
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Report | Stadium:
Adelaide Oval Attendance: 19,416 Referee: Shaun Evans |
28 October 2017 4 | Adelaide United | 0–2 | Melbourne City | Adelaide |
19:20 ACDT | Report | Stadium:
Coopers Stadium Attendance: 11,689 Referee: Kurt Ams |
4 November 2017 5 | Perth Glory | 1–0 | Adelaide United | Perth |
19:00 AWST |
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Report | Stadium:
nib Stadium Attendance: 11,049 Referee: Stephen Lucas |
11 November 2017 6 | Adelaide United | 1–2 | Newcastle Jets | Adelaide |
17:05 ACDT |
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Report |
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Stadium:
Coopers Stadium Attendance: 8,416 Referee: Jarred Gillett |
16 November 2017 7 | Central Coast Mariners | 1–2 | Adelaide United | Gosford |
19:50 AEDT | Report | Stadium:
Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 5,073 Referee: Matthew Conger |
26 November 2017 8 | Adelaide United | 2–0 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Adelaide |
18:30 ACDT |
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Report | Stadium:
Coopers Stadium Attendance: 8,210 Referee: Chris Beath |
1 December 2017 9 | Adelaide United | 0–1 | Sydney FC | Adelaide |
19:20 ACDT | Report |
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Stadium:
Coopers Stadium Attendance: 7,021 Referee: Peter Green |
8 December 2017 10 | Melbourne Victory | 1–2 | Adelaide United | Melbourne |
19:50 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium:
Etihad Stadium Attendance: 16,778 Referee: Kurt Ams |
16 December 2017 11 | Newcastle Jets | 2–1 | Adelaide United | Newcastle |
17:35 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium:
McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 8,146 Referee: Stephan Lucas |
26 December 2017 12 | Adelaide United | 1–0 | Central Coast Mariners | Adelaide |
19:20 ACDT |
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Report | Stadium:
Coopers Stadium Attendance: 10,313 Referee: Peter Green |
30 December 2017 13 | Adelaide United | 1–2 | Brisbane Roar | Adelaide |
17:05 ACDT |
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Report |
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Stadium:
Coopers Stadium Attendance: 9,875 Referee: Adam Fielding |
5 January 2018 14 | Perth Glory | 0–3 | Adelaide United | Perth |
19:00 AWST | Report |
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Stadium:
nib Stadium Attendance: 9,069 Referee: Kurt Ams |
10 January 2018 15 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1–1 | Adelaide United | Sydney |
19:50 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium:
ANZ Stadium Attendance: 10,771 Referee: Shaun Evans |
14 January 2018 16 | Adelaide United | 0–0 | Sydney FC | Adelaide |
18:30 ACDT | Report | Stadium:
Coopers Stadium Attendance: 9,959 Referee: Jarred Gillett |
21 January 2018 17 | Melbourne City | 5–0 | Adelaide United | Melbourne |
19:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium:
AAMI Park Attendance: 8,103 Referee: Adam Fielding |
27 January 2018 18 | Wellington Phoenix | 0–1 | Adelaide United | Wellington |
19:35 NZDT | Report |
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Stadium:
Westpac Stadium Attendance: 6,746 Referee: Shaun Evans |
3 February 2018 19 | Adelaide United | 2–1 | Perth Glory | Adelaide |
19:20 ACDT | Report |
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Stadium:
Coopers Stadium Attendance: 7,976 Referee: Chris Beath |
17 February 2018 20 | Adelaide United | 2–2 | Central Coast Mariners | Adelaide |
19:20 ACDT | Report | Stadium:
Coopers Stadium Attendance: 8,282 Referee: Shaun Evans |
24 February 2018 21 | Melbourne Victory | 3–0 | Adelaide United | Melbourne |
19:50 AEDT | Report | Stadium:
AAMI Park Attendance: 13,396 Referee: Alex King |
3 March 2018 22 | Brisbane Roar | 1–0 | Adelaide United | Brisbane |
18:50 AEST |
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Report | Stadium:
Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 8,237 Referee: Peter Green |
16 March 2018 23 | Adelaide United | 1–1 | Melbourne City | Adelaide |
19:20 ACDT |
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Report |
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Stadium:
Coopers Stadium Attendance: 7,668 Referee: Chris Beath |
23 March 2018 24 | Adelaide United | 5–2 | Newcastle Jets | Adelaide |
19:20 ACDT |
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Report |
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Stadium:
Coopers Stadium Attendance: 7,227 Referee: Kurt Ams |
30 March 2018 25 | Adelaide United | 3–1 | Wellington Phoenix | Adelaide |
19:20 ACDT |
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Report | Stadium:
Coopers Stadium Attendance: 11,738 Referee: Peter Green |
8 April 2018 26 | Sydney FC | 3–0 | Adelaide United | Sydney |
19:00 AEST | Report | Stadium:
Allianz Stadium Attendance: 9,110 Referee: Shaun Evans |
15 April 2018 27 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 2–3 | Adelaide United | Sydney |
17:00 AEST | Report | Stadium:
ANZ Stadium Attendance: 12,122 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones |
22 April 2018 Elimination-final | Melbourne Victory | 2–1 | Adelaide United | Melbourne |
18:00 AEST | Report |
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Stadium:
AAMI Park Attendance: 15,502 Referee: Chris Beath |
9 August 2017 Round of 32 |
Adelaide United
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![]() | Adelaide |
19:00 ACST |
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Report | Stadium:
Marden Sports Complex Attendance: 2,551 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones |
23 August 2017 Round of 16 |
Adelaide United
![]() | 3–0 |
![]() | Adelaide |
19:00 ACST |
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Report | Stadium:
Marden Sports Complex Attendance: 3,342 Referee: Jonathan Barreiro |
13 September 2017 Quarter-finals |
Heidelberg United
![]() | 0–3 |
![]() | Melbourne |
19:30 AEST | Report |
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Stadium:
Olympic Park Attendance: 3,967 Referee: Daniel Elder |
24 October 2017 Semi-finals |
Western Sydney Wanderers
![]() | 1–2 |
![]() | Sydney |
19:30 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium:
Campbelltown Stadium Attendance: 5,126 Referee: Peter Green |
21 November 2017 Final |
Sydney FC
![]() | 2–1 ( a.e.t.) |
![]() | Sydney |
19:30 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium:
Allianz Stadium Attendance: 13,452 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones |