2019–20 Adelaide United FC season

Adelaide United

2019–20 season
Chairman	Piet van der Pol
Manager	Gertjan Verbeek (to 29 April 2020) Carl Veart (caretaker) (from 15 June 2020)
Stadium	Coopers Stadium
A-League	7th
FFA Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Riley McGree (10 goals) All: Riley McGree (13 goals)
Highest home attendance	12,198 vs Melbourne Victory (23 November 2019)
Lowest home attendance	4,286 vs Newcastle Jets (15 March 2020)
Average home league attendance	8,183
Home colours Away colours

The 2019–20 Adelaide United FC season was the club's 16th season since its establishment in 2003. The club participated in the A-League for the 15th time and participated in the FFA Cup for 6th time, winning the 2019 FFA Cup tournament.^[1]

On 24 March 2020, the FFA announced that the 2019–20 A-League season would be postponed until further notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia and New Zealand,^[2] and subsequently extended indefinitely. The season resumed on 17 July 2020.^[3]

Review

Pre-season

Before the 2019 A-League Grand Final, Adelaide United confirmed Apostolos Stamatelopoulos had left the club and joined new A-League club, Western United on 20 March.^[4]

On 15 May, Adelaide United updated their squad with Baba Diawara, Scott Galloway, and Jordy Thomassen departing Adelaide.^[5] It was announced that Galloway had then signed for his new club, Melbourne City ahead of this current season.^[6]

Three days later, it was announced that Isaías, who had recently become an Australian citizen, departed the club.^[7] Over a month later, he joined Qatari club Al-Wakrah.^[8]

In June, Adelaide United appointed former player Bruce Djite as the Director of Football.^[9] On 5 June, Vince Lia and Lachlan Brook re-signed with the club.^[10]

On 5 July, Riley McGree signed for Adelaide United and was assigned the "number 8" shirt.^[11] In mid-July, Reds signed Curaçao international, Michaël Maria from Charlotte Independence,^[12] whilst Craig Goodwin departed the club to join Saudi Arabian club Al-Wehda.^[13]

Adelaide United played their first pre-season friendly for the season on 16 July, against North Eastern MetroStars, which resulted in a 3–1 victory.^[14] A week later, the club played an intra-club friendly, with the senior squad beating the youth side 1–0, with Nathan Konstandopoulos scoring the only goal.^[15] A week later, they beat Adelaide Raiders 5–0.^[16]

At the end of July, Adelaide United signed Norwegian striker Kristian Opseth.^[17]

On 7 August, Adelaide United travelled to Melbourne for the 2019 FFA Cup round of 32. They beat Melbourne Knights 5–2 and advanced to the next round.^[18]

In mid-August, Adelaide United played a "behind-closed-doors" friendly against Melbourne City which ended in a 1–0 loss. Jamie Maclaren scored the only goal in the 15th minute.^[19]

Players

Squad information

Further information: Adelaide United FC § Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 2 DF  AUS Michael Marrone 4 DF  ENG Ryan Strain 6 MF  AUS Stefan Mauk 7 DF  AUS Ryan Kitto 8 MF  AUS Riley McGree 10 MF  AUS James Troisi 11 FW  NOR Kristian Opseth 14 FW  AUS George Blackwood 16 MF  AUS Nathan Konstandopoulos 17 FW  AUS Nikola Mileusnic 18 MF  AUS Lachlan Brook 20 GK  AUS Paul Izzo

No. Pos. Nation Player 22 DF  DEN Michael Jakobsen 23 DF  AUS Jordan Elsey 24 FW  AUS Pacifique Niyongabire (Scholarship) 26 FW  AUS Ben Halloran 27 MF  AUS Louis D'Arrigo 28 MF  CHN Chen Yongbin 29 FW  AUS Kusini Yengi (Scholarship) 35 FW  AUS Al Hassan Toure 40 GK  AUS Dakota Ochsenham 49 FW  AUS Mohamed Toure (Scholarship) 70 GK  AUS Ethan Cox (Scholarship)

Transfers

Transfers in

No.	Position	Name	From	Type/fee	Contract length	Date	Ref
8	MF	Riley McGree	Club Brugge	>$250,000[20]	3 years	5 July 2019	[11]
5	DF	Michaël Maria	Charlotte Independence	Undisclosed	2 years	18 July 2019	[12][21]
11	FW	Kristian Opseth	Erzurumspor	Free transfer	1 year	31 July 2019	[17]
10	MF	James Troisi	Unattached	Free transfer	2 years	5 October 2019	[22][23]
28	MF	Chen Yongbin	Qingdao Red Lions	Free transfer	1 year	15 October 2019	[24][25]
6	MF	Stefan Mauk	Brisbane Roar	Free transfer	2.5 years	30 January 2020	[26]

Transfers out

No.	Position	Player	Transferred to	Type/fee	Date	Ref
33	FW	Apostolos Stamatelopoulos	Western United	Free transfer	20 March 2019	[4]
3	DF	Scott Galloway	Melbourne City	Free transfer	3 May 2019	[27]
9	FW	Baba Diawara	Unattached	End of contract	15 May 2019	[5]
19	FW	Jordy Thomassen	De Graafschap	Loan return	15 May 2019	[5]
10	FW	Ken Ilsø	Unattached	End of contract	18 May 2019	[28]
8	MF	Isaías	Al-Wakrah	Undisclosed	27 May 2019	[7][8]
11	MF	Craig Goodwin	Al-Wehda	Undisclosed	17 July 2019	[29][13]
32	MF	Carlo Armiento	Unattached	Mutual contract termination	12 December 2019	[30]
1	GK	Daniel Margush	Unattached	Mutual contract termination	13 January 2020	[31]
6	MF	Vince Lia	Unattached	Mutual contract termination	18 January 2020	[32]
5	DF	Michaël Maria	Unattached	Mutual contract termination	18 June 2020	[33]
30	GK	Isaac Richards	Unattached	Mutual contract termination	6 July 2020	[34]
31	MF	Mirko Boland	VfB Lübeck	End of contract	8 July 2020	[35][36]

From youth squad

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Notes
29	FW		Kusini Yengi	20	scholarship contract[37]
35	FW		Al Hassan Toure	19	2 year scholarship contract, followed by 1 year senior contract[38][39]
49	FW		Mohamed Toure	15	3 year scholarship contract[40]
70	GK		Ethan Cox	16	3 year scholarship contract[41]
40	GK		Dakota Ochsenham	20	1 year senior contract[42]

Contract extensions

No.	Name	Position	Duration	Date	Notes
6	Vince Lia	Central midfielder	1 year	5 June 2019	[10]
18	Lachlan Brook	Forward	2 years	5 June 2019	[10]
7	Ryan Kitto	Winger	2 years	31 October 2019	[43]
20	Paul Izzo	Goalkeeper	2 years	1 November 2019	[44]
27	Louis D'Arrigo	Midfielder	3 years	6 December 2019	[45]
35	Al Hassan Toure	Striker	3 years	6 December 2019	[45]
2	Michael Marrone	Defender	1 year	15 January 2020	[46]
26	Ben Halloran	Winger	2 years	4 March 2020	[47]
16	Nathan Konstandopoulos	Central midfielder	1 year	5 March 2020	[48]
4	Ryan Strain	Right-back	2 years	10 March 2020	[49]

Technical staff

Position	Staff
Head coach	Carl Veart (caretaker)[50]
Assistant coach	Airton Andrioli[51]
Goalkeeper coach	Eugene Galekovic[52]
Director of football	Bruce Djite[53]

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 11 August 2020

No.	Pos.	Player	A-League		FFA Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2	DF	Michael Marrone	10+4	0	3	0	17	0
4	DF	Ryan Strain	27	0	3+2	0	24	0
6	MF	Stefan Mauk	9	0	0	0	9	0
7	DF	Ryan Kitto	11+11	0	5	0	27	0
8	MF	Riley McGree	23	10	5	3	28	13
10	MF	James Troisi	13	1	0	0	13	1
11	FW	Kristian Opseth	14+7	6	1+2	0	24	6
14	FW	George Blackwood	14+7	4	1+1	2	23	6
16	MF	Nathan Konstandopoulos	2+7	1	2+2	1	13	2
17	FW	Nikola Mileusnic	21+1	5	2+3	1	27	6
18	MF	Lachlan Brook	4+3	1	0+1	0	8	1
20	GK	Paul Izzo	25	0	4	0	29	0
22	DF	Michael Jakobsen	26	1	5	0	31	1
23	DF	Jordan Elsey	18+3	2	4	0	25	2
24	FW	Pacifique Niyongabire†	0+3	1	0+2	0	5	1
26	FW	Ben Halloran	21	9	5	3	26	12
27	MF	Louis D'Arrigo†	19+2	0	2	0	23	0
28	MF	Chen Yongbin	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	FW	Kusini Yengi†	0+3	0	0	0	3	0
34	DF	Yared Abetew†	1	0	0	0	1	0
35	FW	Al Hassan Toure†	7+5	2	5	5	17	7
36	DF	Noah Smith	0+1	0	0	0	1	0
40	GK	Dakota Ochsenham	0	0	0	0	0	0
42	FW	Taras Gomulka	5	0	0	0	5	0
49	FW	Mohamed Toure†	0+9	1	0	0	9	1
Players no longer at the club
1	GK	Daniel Margush	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF	Michaël Maria	18+3	1	3	0	24	1
6	MF	Vince Lia	1+1	0	1+2	0	5	0
30	GK	Isaac Richards	1	0	1	0	2	0
31	MF	Mirko Boland	1+4	0	3	0	8	0
32	FW	Carlo Armiento†	0	0	0	0	0	0

† = Scholarship or NPL/Y-League-listed player

Disciplinary record

As of 30 July 2020

Rank	Position	Name	A-League		FFA Cup		Total
1	DF	Ryan Strain	4	1	1	0	5	1
2	DF	Michael Jakobsen	5	0	1	0	6	0
3	MF	Riley McGree	3	0	2	0	5	0
	FW	Ben Halloran	4	0	1	0	5	0
4	MF	Louis D'Arrigo	4	0	0	0	4	0
5	DF	Jordan Elsey	3	0	0	0	3	0
	DF	Ryan Kitto	1	0	2	0	3	0
7	FW	George Blackwood	2	0	0	0	2	0
	DF	Michaël Maria	2	0	0	0	2	0
	MF	Stefan Mauk	2	0	0	0	2	0
10	MF	Mirko Boland	1	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	Taras Gomulka	1	0	0	0	1	0
	GK	Paul Izzo	1	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	Michael Marrone	1	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	Nathan Konstandopoulos	1	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	Kristian Opseth	1	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	Al Hassan Toure	1	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	Mohamed Toure	1	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	James Troisi	1	0	0	0	1	0
Total			36	1	7	0	43	1

Clean sheets

As of 30 July 2020

Rank	Name	A-League	FFA Cup	Total
1	Paul Izzo	4	2	6
Total		4	2	6

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

Adelaide United v North Eastern MetroStars

16 July 2019	Adelaide United	3–1	North Eastern MetroStars	Adelaide, Australia
19:00 ACST	Alberg 31' Blackwood 75' (pen.) Yengi 87'	Report	Barr 67'	Stadium: Taperoo Reserve Referee: Daniel Elder

Adelaide United v Adelaide United Youth

23 July 2019	Adelaide United	1–0	Adelaide United Youth	Adelaide, Australia
	N. Konstandopoulos	Report		Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

Adelaide United v Adelaide Raiders

30 July 2019	Adelaide United	5–0	Adelaide Raiders	Adelaide, Australia
	Jakobsen 19' Marrone 71' Niyongabire 78' McGree 79' Mileusnic 86'	Report		Stadium: Taperoo Reserve

Adelaide United v Melbourne City

14 August 2019	Adelaide United	0–1	Melbourne City	Adelaide, Australia
		Report	Maclaren 15'	Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

Adelaide United v Adelaide City

27 August 2019	Adelaide United	6–0	Adelaide City	Adelaide, Australia
19:00 ACST	Maria 11' McGree 16' (pen.) Halloran 32' Stephens 73' (o.g.) D'Arrigo 75' Mileusnic 78'	Report		Stadium: Taperoo Reserve

Western United v Adelaide United

21 September 2019	Western United	0–0	Adelaide United	Ballarat, Australia
15:00 AEST		Report		Stadium: Morshead Park

Melbourne City v Adelaide United

24 September 2019	Melbourne City	1–2	Adelaide United	Melbourne, Australia
	Maclaren 54'	Report	A. Toure 14' Elsey 67'	Stadium: City Football Academy Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

Melbourne City v Adelaide United

24 September 2019	Melbourne City	5–3	Adelaide United	Melbourne, Australia
	Najjar ?', ?' Genreau ?' Wales ?' Atkinson ?'	Report (Melbourne City) Report (Adelaide United)	Opseth ?', ?' King ?'	Stadium: City Football Academy Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

Football SA All-Stars v Adelaide United

5 February 2020 SA Bushfire Relief Fundraiser	Football SA All-Stars	1–4	Adelaide United	Adelaide, Australia
19:20 ACST	Matsumoto 32'	Report	Marrone 33' M. Toure 70', 72' Gomulka 90+3'	Stadium: Marden Sports Complex

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Overview

Competition	Record
	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
A-League	26	11	3	12	44	49	−5	042.31
FFA Cup	5	5	0	0	15	5	+10	100.00
Total	31	16	3	12	59	54	+5	051.61

Updated to match played 6 August 2020
Source: Competitions

FFA Cup

Main article: 2019 FFA Cup

Melbourne Knights v Adelaide United

7 August 2019 Round of 32	Melbourne Knights	2–5	Adelaide United	Melbourne
19:30 AEST	Albano 28' Bryce 72'	Report	A. Toure 12' Halloran 24', 75' N. Konstandopoulos 56' McGree 60'	Stadium: Knights Stadium Attendance: 4,087 Referee: Lachlan Keevers

Olympic FC v Adelaide United

21 August 2019 Round of 16	Olympic FC	2–3	Adelaide United	Brisbane
19:30 AEST	Psaros 12' Lucas 64' (pen.)	Report	A. Toure 9', 27' Blackwood 84' (pen.)	Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 1,030 Referee: Chris Beath

Adelaide United v Newcastle Jets

17 September 2019 Quarter-final	Adelaide United	1–0	Newcastle Jets	Adelaide
19:00 ACST	A. Toure 42'	Report		Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 4,807 Referee: Daniel Elder

Central Coast Mariners v Adelaide United

2 October 2019 Semi-final	Central Coast Mariners	1–2	Adelaide United	Gosford
19:30 AEST	Clisby 63'	Report	Blackwood 74' McGree 90'	Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 5,572 Referee: Shaun Evans

Adelaide United v Melbourne City

23 October 2019 Final	Adelaide United	4–0	Melbourne City	Adelaide
19:00 ACDST	A. Toure 25' Halloran 49' Mileusnic 60' McGree 75'	Report		Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 14,920 Referee: Alex King

A-League

Main article: 2019–20 A-League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sydney FC (C)	26	16	5	5	49	25	+24	53	Qualification for 2021 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series[a][54][b]
2	Melbourne City	26	14	5	7	49	37	+12	47	Qualification for 2021 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs and Finals series[a][b]
3	Wellington Phoenix[c]	26	12	5	9	38	33	+5	41	Qualification for Finals series[b]
4	Brisbane Roar	26	11	7	8	29	28	+1	40	Qualification for 2021 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs and Finals series[a][b]
5	Western United	26	12	3	11	46	37	+9	39	Qualification for Finals series[b]
6	Perth Glory	26	10	7	9	43	36	+7	37
7	Adelaide United	26	11	3	12	44	49	−5	36
8	Newcastle Jets	26	9	7	10	32	40	−8	34
9	Western Sydney Wanderers	26	9	6	11	35	40	−5	33
10	Melbourne Victory	26	6	5	15	33	44	−11	23
11	Central Coast Mariners	26	5	3	18	26	55	−29	18

Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. All Australian teams withdrew from the 2021 AFC Champions League on 4 June 2021.
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. Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the 2021 AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

Result by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29
Ground	H	A	A	B	H	A	H	H	H	B	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	B	A	A	H	H	A
Result	L	L	W	✖	W	W	W	L	W	✖	L	L	L	L	W	W	W	L	W	L	L	L	L	✖	D	D	D	W	W
Position	9	10	7	8	5	5	3	3	3	4	5	5	6	7	6	5	5	4	4	5	5	7	7	–	–	–	–	–	7

Updated to match(es) played on 6 August 2020. Source: ultimatealeague.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 8 August 2019, the A-League fixtures for the season were announced.^[55] Due to the odd number of teams, Adelaide United will have byes in rounds 4, 10 and 24.

Adelaide United v Sydney FC

11 October 2019 (2019-10-11) 1	Adelaide United	2–3	Sydney FC	Adelaide
19:00 ACDT	Mileusnic 44' A. Toure 52'	Report	Le Fondre 22' (pen.), 28' McGowan 87'	Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 9,903 Referee: Alex King

Melbourne City v Adelaide United

20 October 2019 (2019-10-20) 2	Melbourne City	2–1	Adelaide United	Melbourne
16:00 AEDT	Maclaren 24', 28'	Report	McGree 67'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 7,399 Referee: Shaun Evans

Newcastle Jets v Adelaide United

26 October 2019 (2019-10-26) 3	Newcastle Jets	1–2	Adelaide United	Newcastle
17:15 AEDT	Arroyo 37'	Report	McGree 49', 61'	Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 8,889 Referee: Stephen Lucas

Adelaide United v Brisbane Roar

10 November 2019 (2019-11-10) 5	Adelaide United	1–0	Brisbane Roar	Adelaide
17:30 ACDT	McGree 84'	Report		Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 8,428 Referee: Alireza Faghani

Central Coast Mariners v Adelaide United

16 November 2019 (2019-11-16) 6	Central Coast Mariners	1–3	Adelaide United	Gosford
19:30 AEDT	Đurić 6' (pen.)	Report	Halloran 26' Mileusnic 38' Opseth 45'	Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 5,733 Referee: Kurt Ams

Adelaide United v Melbourne Victory

23 November 2019 (2019-11-23) 7	Adelaide United	3–1	Melbourne Victory	Adelaide
19:00 ACDT	McGree 23', 68' Maria 63'	Report	Toivonen 61'	Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 12,198 Referee: Alireza Faghani

Adelaide United v Wellington Phoenix

1 December 2019 (2019-12-01) 8	Adelaide United	1–2	Wellington Phoenix	Adelaide
17:30 ACDT	Mileusnic 57'	Report	Ball 67' Dávila 71'	Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 6,207 Referee: Adam Fielding

Adelaide United v Newcastle Jets

8 December 2019 (2019-12-08) 9	Adelaide United	2–1	Newcastle Jets	Adelaide
17:30 ACDT	Blackwood 30', Troisi 83'	Report	Millar 48'	Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 6,074 Referee: Chris Beath

Central Coast Mariners v Adelaide United

22 December 2019 (2019-12-22) 11	Central Coast Mariners	2–1	Adelaide United	Gosford
16:00 AEDT	Rowles 4' Đurić 42'	Report	Halloran 46'	Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 4,848 Referee: Adam Fielding

Adelaide United v Western Sydney Wanderers

27 December 2019 (2019-12-27) 12	Adelaide United	2–3	Western Sydney Wanderers	Adelaide
19:00 ACDT	A. Toure 19' Blackwood 90+4'	Report	Müller 11', 59' Adam 77'	Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 8,846 Referee: Chris Beath

Sydney FC v Adelaide United

4 January 2020 (2020-01-04) 13	Sydney FC	2–1	Adelaide United	Sydney
19:30 AEDT	Retre 20', 26'	Report	McGree 38'	Stadium: Jubilee Stadium Attendance: 10,219 Referee: Adam Fielding

Perth Glory v Adelaide United

11 January 2020 (2020-01-11) 14	Perth Glory	3–0	Adelaide United	Perth
18:45 AWST	Chianese 25' Fornaroli 44' Ikonomidis 68'	Report		Stadium: HBF Park Attendance: 11,168 Referee: Alex King

Adelaide United v Melbourne Victory

17 January 2020 (2020-01-17) 15	Adelaide United	1–0	Melbourne Victory	Adelaide
19:00 ACDT	Halloran 32'	Report		Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 11,412 Referee: Adam Kersey

Western United v Adelaide United

26 January 2020 (2020-01-26) 16	Western United	3–4	Adelaide United	Footscray
16:00 AEST	Berisha 12', 43' Diamanti 54'	Report	Mileusnic 9', 15' McGree 18' Konstandopoulos 79'	Stadium: VU Whitten Oval Attendance: 5,988 Referee: Kurt Ams

Adelaide United v Melbourne City

1 February 2020 (2020-02-01) 17	Adelaide United	3–1	Melbourne City	Adelaide
19:00 ACDT	Halloran 16', 41' Blackwood 45+2'	Report	Noone 16'	Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 7,068 Referee: Alex King

Brisbane Roar v Adelaide United

8 February 2020 (2020-02-08) 18	Brisbane Roar	2–1	Adelaide United	Brisbane
18:30 AEST	Muratovic 68' Aldred 74'	Report	Halloran 58'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 8,945 Referee: Adam Fielding

Adelaide United v Central Coast Mariners

14 February 2020 (2020-02-14) 19	Adelaide United	2–0	Central Coast Mariners	Adelaide
19:20 ACDT	Blackwood 82' M. Toure 84'	Report		Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 7,116 Referee: Adam Kersey

Western Sydney Wanderers v Adelaide United

21 February 2020 (2020-02-21) 20	Western Sydney Wanderers	5–2	Adelaide United	Sydney
19:30 AEDT	Schwegler 5' Müller 25' Duke 27', 38' Cox 73'	Report	McGree 13' (pen.) Halloran 22'	Stadium: Bankwest Stadium Attendance: 9,231 Referee: Alex King

Melbourne Victory v Adelaide United

29 February 2020 (2020-02-29) 21	Melbourne Victory	2–1	Adelaide United	Melbourne
19:30 AEDT	Rojas 57' Nabbout 90+1'	Report	Opseth 7'	Stadium: Marvel Stadium Attendance: 14,424 Referee: Chris Beath

Adelaide United v Western United

7 March 2020 (2020-03-07) 22	Adelaide United	1–5	Western United	Adelaide
16:45 ACDT	McGree 25'	Report	Berisha 18', 56' Diamanti 32' Burgess 38' Pain 48'	Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 8,473 Referee: Stephen Lucas

Adelaide United v Newcastle Jets

15 March 2020 (2020-03-15) 23	Adelaide United	0–3	Newcastle Jets	Adelaide
17:30 ACDT		Report	O'Donovan 41' Millar 51' Ugarkovic 54'	Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 4,286 Referee: Jonathan Barreiro

Brisbane Roar v Adelaide United

19 July 2020 29	Brisbane Roar	0–1	Adelaide United	Gold Coast
19:30 AEST		Report	Opseth 6'	Stadium: Cbus Super Stadium Attendance: 1,035 Referee: Alireza Faghani

Wellington Phoenix v Adelaide United

25 July 2020 26	Wellington Phoenix	1–1	Adelaide United	Sydney
17:00 AEDT	Sotirio 65'	Report	Opseth 60'	Stadium: Bankwest Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Kurt Ams

Adelaide United v Perth Glory

30 July 2020 28	Adelaide United	5–3	Perth Glory	Sydney
19:30 AEDT	Jakobsen 27' Brook 29' Opseth 38' Halloran 45' Niyongabire 63'	Report	K. Popovic 33' Fornaroli 74' Juande 83' (pen.)	Stadium: Bankwest Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Stephen Lucas

Adelaide United v Sydney FC

6 August 2020 27	Adelaide United	1–1	Sydney FC	Sydney
19:30 AEDT	Elsey 13'	Report	Le Fondre 39'	Stadium: ANZ Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ben Abraham

Melbourne City v Adelaide United

11 August 2020 25	Melbourne City	2–2	Adelaide United	Sydney
19:30 AEDT	Luna 34' Maclaren 40'	Report	Opseth 78' (pen.) Halloran 90'	Stadium: ANZ Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Alex King

Awards

Adelaide United Goal of the Month award

Adelaide United Goal of the Month award winners were chosen via open-access polls on the club's official website.

Month	Player	Competition	Opponent	Votes
October	Al Hassan Toure (AUS)	FFA Cup	Melbourne City	38%[56]
November	Nikola Mileusnic (AUS)	A-League	Central Coast Mariners	54%[57]
December	Nikola Mileusnic (AUS)	A-League	Wellington Phoenix	70%[58]
January	Not awarded
February	Not awarded
March	Not awarded
April	Not awarded
May	Not awarded
June	Not awarded
July	Not awarded
August	Not awarded

References

1. "Goodwin lives the dream with brace of FFA Cup final stunners". ABC News. 31 October 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
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