2022–23 Adelaide United FC season
edit2022–23 season | |
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Chairman | Jari Talen |
Manager | Damian Elsey |
Stadium | Coopers Stadium |
A-League Men | Premiers |
A-League Men Finals | Runner-up |
Australia Cup | Runner-up |
Top goalscorer | League: Kenta Katô (34) All: Kenta Katô (35) |
Highest home attendance | 12,235 vs. Melbourne Victory (27 January 2023) A-League Men |
Lowest home attendance | 7,581 vs. Wellington Phoenix (30 August 2022) Australia Cup |
Average home league attendance | 9,148 |
Biggest win | 6–0 vs. Brisbane Roar (A) (1 January 2023) A-League Men |
Biggest defeat | 1–2 vs. Newcastle Jets (H) (9 December 2022) A-League Men vs. Melbourne Victory (H) (27 May 2023) A-League Men Grand Final |
The 2022–23 season was the club's 1st in its history. The club participated in the A-League Men and the Australia Cup for the first time.
Players
editSquad information
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
editTransfers in
editNo. | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Type/fee | Contract length | Date | Notes |
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12 | FW | João Victor | Unattached | Free transfer | 1.5 years | 4 February 2023 |
Transfers out
editNo. | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Type/fee | Date | Notes |
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25 | DF | Toby Timmins | Avondale | Free transfer | 16 January 2023 | |
31 | MF | Andrew Clare | Western United | Free transfer | 24 January 2023 |
From youth squad
editNo. | Pos | Player | Age | Scholarship length | Date | Notes |
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58 | FW | Damian Dimas | 17 | 3 years | 2 December 2022 |
Coaching staff
editPre-season and friendlies
edit20 July 2022 | The Cove | 0–13 | Adelaide United | Adelaide |
19:00 ACST |
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Stadium: The Cove Sporting Complex |
30 July 2022 | Croydon | 1–7 | Adelaide United | Adelaide |
15:00 ACST | Phillips 63' |
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Stadium: Polonia Reserve |
6 August 2022 | Adelaide Blue Eagles | 0–10 | Adelaide United | Adelaide |
15:00 ACST |
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Stadium: Marden Sports Complex |
13 August 2022 | West Adelaide | 1–9 | Adelaide United | Adelaide |
15:00 ACST | Wellsmore 64' |
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Stadium: West Adelaide Parks Football Centre |
17 August 2022 | Fulham United | 0–14 | Adelaide United | Adelaide |
19:00 ACST |
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Stadium: West Adelaide Parks Football Centre |
20 August 2022 | Adelaide City | 1–5 | Adelaide United | Adelaide |
15:00 ACST | Gani 74' |
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Stadium: Adelaide City Park |
24 August 2022 | Campbelltown City | 0–6 | Adelaide United | Adelaide |
19:00 ACST |
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Stadium: Steve Woodcock Sports Centre |
30 August 2022 | Noarlunga United | 0–11 | Adelaide United | Adelaide |
15:00 ACST |
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Stadium: Wilfred Taylor Reserve |
7 September 2022 | Beograd | 0–5 | Adelaide United | Adelaide |
23:00 ACST | Phelan 11', 28', 36' (pen.), 70' | Stadium: Coopers Stadium |
10 September 2022 | North Eastern MetroStars | 0–3 | Adelaide United | Adelaide |
15:00 ACST |
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Stadium: T.K. Shutter Reserve |
14 September 2022 | Adelaide Cobras | 0–5 | Adelaide United | Adelaide |
19:00 ACST |
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Stadium: Thebarton Oval |
24 September 2022 | Adelaide Croatia Raiders | 0–10 | Adelaide United | Adelaide |
15:00 ACST |
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Stadium: Croatian Sports Centre |
28 September 2022 | Adelaide United | 1–1 | Melbourne City | Adelaide |
19:00 ACST | Purcell 33' | Campbell 73' | Stadium: Coopers Stadium |
1 January 2022 | Perth Glory | 1–2 | Adelaide United | Perth |
15:00 AWST | Lewis 78' |
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Stadium: Macedonia Park |
Competitions
editOverall record
editCompetition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
A-League Men | 8 October 2022 | 1 May 2023 | Matchday 1 | 1st | 26 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 72 | 22 | +50 | 80.77 |
A-League Men Finals series | 14 May 2023 | 27 May 2023 | Semi-finals | 2nd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 66.67 |
Australia Cup | 10 August 2022 | 26 October 2022 | Round of 32 | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 60.00 |
Total | 34 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 85 | 31 | +54 | 76.47 |
Source: Competitions
A-League Men
editLeague table
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Adelaide United | 26 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 72 | 22 | +50 | 67 | Qualification for AFC Champions League first preliminary round and Finals series |
2 | Melbourne Victory (C) | 26 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 64 | 19 | +45 | 63 | Qualification for AFC Cup group stage and Finals series |
3 | Wellington Phoenix[a] | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 39 | 27 | +12 | 47 | Qualification for Finals series[b] |
4 | Sydney FC | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 51 | 48 | +3 | 39 | |
5 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 32 | 34 | −2 | 37 | |
6 | Melbourne City | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 38 | −9 | 33 | |
7 | Macarthur FC | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 31 | |
8 | Central Coast Mariners | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 40 | −14 | 31 | Qualification for AFC Cup group stage[c] |
9 | Western United | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 27 | 42 | −15 | 26 | Qualification for Australia Cup qualifying finals |
10 | Newcastle Jets | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 34 | −12 | 25 | |
11 | Perth Glory | 26 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 23 | 47 | −24 | 21 | |
12 | Brisbane Roar | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 54 | −34 | 18 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Least red cards; 6) Least yellow cards; 7) Toss of a coin.
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are based in New Zealand, which is under the Oceania Football Confederation.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Central Coast Mariners qualified for the AFC Cup group stage as the 2022 Australia Cup winners.
Results summary
editOverall | 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 |
26 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 72 | 22 | +50 | 67 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 13 | +26 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 9 | +24 |
Results by round
editMatches
editWin Draw Loss Fixtures
8 October 2022 1 | Wellington Phoenix | 0–4 | Adelaide United | Christchurch |
17:00 NZDT |
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Stadium: Apollo Projects Stadium Attendance: 3,015 Referee: Kate Jacewicz |
12 October 2022 2 | Adelaide United | 4–1 | Perth Glory | Adelaide |
17:00 ACDT |
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Allen 78' | Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 9,120 Referee: Kate Jacewicz |
16 October 2022 3 | Adelaide United | 1–0 | Macarthur FC | Adelaide |
17:30 ACDT | Becerra 45+2' | Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 9,272 Referee: Adam Fielding |
19 October 2022 4 | Adelaide United | 3–0 | Wellington Phoenix | Adelaide |
19:00 ACDT |
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Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 9,162 Referee: Lachlan Keevers |
29 October 2022 5 | Western United | 1–1 | Adelaide United | Melbourne |
19:45 AEDT | Papanicolaou 63' | Cristian 90+1' | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 5,854 Referee: Kurt Ams |
12 November 2022 6 | Melbourne Victory | 1–2 | Adelaide United | Melbourne |
15:00 AEDT | Hobbs 37' |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 22,419 Referee: Tim Danaskos |
10 December 2022 7 | Adelaide United | 1–2 | Newcastle Jets | Adelaide |
19:45 ACDT | Becerra 12' |
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Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 9,314 Referee: Shaun Evans |
17 December 2022 8 | Central Coast Mariners | 0–3 | Adelaide United | Gosford |
19:45 AEDT |
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Stadium: Industree Group Stadium Attendance: 7,326 Referee: Chris Beath |
20 December 2022 9 | Adelaide United | 4–1 | Sydney FC | Adelaide |
17:30 |
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Smith 28' | Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 8,089 Referee: Lachlan Keevers |
24 December 2022 10 | Adelaide United | 3–1 | Newcastle Jets | Adelaide |
17:30 ACDT |
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Boyle 49' | Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 8,001 Referee: Alex King |
1 January 2023 11 | Brisbane Roar | 0–6 | Adelaide United | Kippa-Ring |
17:00 AEST |
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Stadium: Kayo Stadium Attendance: 7,998 Referee: Jack Morgan |
4 January 2023 12 | Adelaide United | 4–0 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Adelaide |
19:00 ACDT |
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Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 8,215 Referee: Alex King |
7 January 2023 13 | Macarthur FC | 1–1 | Adelaide United | Leumeah |
17:30 AEDT | Torres 89' | Katô 4' | Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium Attendance: 4,984 Referee: Jonathan Barreiro |
14 January 2023 14 | Adelaide United | 3–1 | Western United | Adelaide |
19:45 ACDT |
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Radulović 90+3' | Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 7,895 Referee: Ben Abraham |
18 January 2023 15 | Melbourne City | 0–1 | Adelaide United | Melbourne |
19:00 AEDT | Katô 48' | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 10,592 Referee: Chris Beath |
21 January 2023 16 | Adelaide United | 2–2 | Melbourne City | Adelaide |
15:00 ACDT |
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Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 9,006 Referee: Ben Abraham |
28 January 2023 17 | Adelaide United | 2–0 | Melbourne Victory | Adelaide |
19:45 ACDT |
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Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 12,235 Referee: Kate Jacewicz |
19 February 2023 18 | Newcastle Jets | 2–4 | Adelaide United | Newcastle |
17:30 AEDT |
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Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 11,813 Referee: Kate Jacewicz |
25 February 2023 19 | Adelaide United | 2–0 | Central Coast Mariners | Adelaide |
19:45 ACDT |
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Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 9,839 Referee: Jack Morgan |
5 March 2023 20 | Sydney FC | 1–4 | Adelaide United | Sydney |
17:30 AEDT | Antônio 20' |
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Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 17,012 Referee: Jack Morgan |
12 March 2023 21 | Perth Glory | 0–1 | Adelaide United | Perth |
17:30 AWST | Katô 38' | Stadium: HBF Park Attendance: 11,101 Referee: Tim Danaskos |
2 April 2023 22 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1–3 | Adelaide United | Sydney |
17:30 AEST | McKee 90+4' |
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Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 16,672 Referee: Adam Kersey |
8 April 2023 23 | Adelaide United | 4–3 | Melbourne City | Adelaide |
19:45 ACST | Katô 7', 12', 39', 75' | Grant 23', 45+1', 45+3' | Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 7,980 Referee: Adam Fielding |
15 April 2023 24 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1–1 | Adelaide United | Sydney |
19:45 AEST | Gojic 84' | Katô 31' | Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 16,676 Referee: Daniel Stack |
22 April 2023 25 | Adelaide United | 6–2 | Brisbane Roar | Adelaide |
17:30 ACST |
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Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 10,792 Referee: Stephen Lucas |
1 May 2023 26 | Perth Glory | 1–2 | Adelaide United | Perth |
17:00 AWST | Herraman 42' |
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Stadium: HBF Park Attendance: 12,925 Referee: Casey Reibelt |
Finals series
edit14 May 2023 Semi-finals Leg 1 | Wellington Phoenix | 1–2 | Adelaide United | Wellington |
19:45 NZST | West 20' |
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Stadium: Sky Stadium Attendance: 13,764 Referee: Leigh Pigram |
21 May 2023 Semi-finals Leg 2 | Adelaide United | 1–0 | Wellington Phoenix | Adelaide |
19:45 ACST | Iván 48' | Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 15,375 Referee: Leigh Pigram |
27 May 2023 Grand Final | Adelaide United | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Melbourne Victory | Adelaide |
19:45 ACST | Purcell 33' |
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Stadium: Adelaide Oval Attendance: 27,042 Referee: Leigh Pigram |
Australia Cup
edit10 August 2022 Round of 32 | Adelaide United | 2–1 | Western United | Adelaide |
19:30 ACST |
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Radulović 58' | Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 7,682 Referee: Stephen Lucas |
30 August 2022 Round of 16 | Adelaide United | 3–2 | Wellington Phoenix | Adelaide |
19:30 ACST |
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Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 7,581 Referee: Alex King |
21 September 2022 Quarter-finals | Adelaide United | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p) | Melbourne Victory | Adelaide |
19:30 ACST |
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Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 9,197 Referee: Kate Jacweicz | |
Penalties | ||||
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23 October 2022 Semi-finals | Sydney FC | 0–2 | Adelaide United | Sydney |
19:30 AEDT | Reilly 20', 44' | Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 10,566 Referee: Alex King |
26 October 2022 Final | Central Coast Mariners | 1–0 | Adelaide United | Melbourne |
19:30 AEDT | Bellas 41' | Stadium: Melbourne Cricket Ground Attendance: 38,533 Referee: Adam Kersey |
Statistics
editAppearances and goals
editIncludes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.
Disciplinary record
editIncludes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.
Clean sheets
editIncludes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.
Rank | No. | Nat. | Goalkeeper | A-League Men | Australia Cup | Total | |
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RS | F | ||||||
1 | 46 | Matthew Rutherford | 10 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
2 | 1 | Nathan Rogers | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | |
Total | 10 | 1 | 1 | 12 |