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 will participate in the A-League for the 16th time. Adelaide United will also participate in the FFA Cup for the 7th time.

Adelaide United
2021–22 season
ChairmanPiet van der Pol
ManagerCarl Veart
StadiumCoopers Stadium
A-League10th
FFA CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Kusini Yengi, Stefan Mauk, Ben Halloran, (1)
All: 7 players (1)

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
8 MF  AUS Stefan Mauk (captain)
9 FW  AUS Kusini Yengi
10 MF  ESP Isaías
11 MF  AUS Craig Goodwin (on loan from Al-Wehda)
14 FW  AUS George Blackwood
17 FW  AUS Mohamed Toure (scholarship)
18 MF  AUS Joe Caletti
19 FW  AUS Yaya Dukuly (scholarship)
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF  ESP Javi López
22 DF  DEN Michael Jakobsen
23 DF  AUS Jacob Tratt
26 FW  AUS Ben Halloran
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
66 FW  AUS Nestor Irankunda (scholarship)
— FW  AUS Asad Kasumovic (scholarship)

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]
TBDFW Asad Kasumovic Adelaide City Free transfer 10 December 2021 [6]

Transfers out
No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref
4DF Ryan Strain Maccabi Haifa Undisclosed fee 23 June 2021 [7][8]
34DF Yared Abetew Newcastle Olympic Free transfer 24 June 2021 [9]
15DF Noah Smith Unattached End of contract 28 June 2021 [10]
24FW Pacifique Niyongabire Unattached End of contract [10]
33GK Dakota Ochsenham Unattached End of contract [10]
23DF Jordan Elsey Unattached End of contract 1 July 2021 [11]
9FW Tomi Juric Macarthur FC End of contract 14 July 2021 [12][13]
2DF Michael Marrone Sturt Lions End of contract 3 August 2021 [14]
35 FW Al Hassan Toure Macarthur FC Mutual contract termination 13 October 2021 [15][16]
16MF Nathan Konstandopoulos Unattached End of contract 16 October 2021 [17]
33GK Dakota Ochsenham Adelaide City End of contract 1 December 2021 [18][19]

From youth squad
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Notes
37 MF Jonny Yull16 1-year scholarship[10]
41 DF Alexandar Popovic18 1-year scholarship[10]
66 FW Nestor Irankunda15 1-year scholarship[20]

Contract extensions
No.NamePositionDurationDateNotes
21 Javi LópezFull-back1 year12 June 2021[21]
28 JuandeDefensive midfielder1 year12 June 2021[21]
22 Michael JakobsenCentre-back1 year1 July 2021[22]
11Craig GoodwinWinger1 year2 July 2021[23]

Technical staff
PositionNameRef.
Head coach Carl Veart[24]
Assistant coach Ross Aloisi[25]
Assistant coach
Head of Youth Football		 Ayrton Andrioli[26]
Head of Football Vito Basile[27]
Goalkeeping coach Eugene Galekovic[28]
Strength and Conditioning Coach Django Gentilcore[29]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

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[30]
26 October 2021 West Torrens Birkalla 0–7 Adelaide United Adelaide, Australia
19:00 ACDT Report
Stadium: Steve Woodcock Sports Centre
31 October 2021 Brisbane Roar 2–0 Adelaide United Ipswich, Australia
14:00 AEST
Report Stadium: North Ipswich Reserve
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

Overview
Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
A-League 20 November 2021 Matchday 1 4 0 3 1 4 5 −1 000.00
FFA Cup 26 September 2021 Round of 32 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 100.00
Total 6 2 3 1 8 6 +2 033.33

Last updated: 11 December 2021
Source: Competitions

FFA Cup
Main article: 2021 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

A-League
Main article: 2021–22 A-League Men

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
8 Perth Glory 4 1 1 2 4 3 +1 4 Qualification to 2022 FFA Cup round of 32[lower-alpha 1]
9 Wellington Phoenix[lower-alpha 2] 4 1 1 2 3 8 −5 4
10 Adelaide United 5 0 3 2 4 6 −2 3
11 Sydney FC 4 0 2 2 2 5 −3 2
12 Brisbane Roar 4 0 1 3 1 6 −5 1
Updated to match(es) played on 17 December 2021. Source: A-League Men
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Least red cards; 5) Least yellow cards; 6) Toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.
Notes:
  1. The top 8 teams qualify for the round of 32, while the bottom four teams participate in a playoff round.[31]
  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
4 0 3 1 4 5  −1 3 0 1 1 3 4  −1 0 2 0 1 1  0

Last updated: 11 December 2021.
Source: Ultimate A-League

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundAHAHAH
ResultDDDL
Position47810
Updated to match(es) played on 11 December 2021. Source: Ultimate A-League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
20 November 2021 1 Perth Glory 1–1 Adelaide United Perth
19:05 AWST Fornaroli  40' Report Yengi  22' Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 17,198
Referee: Adam Kersey
27 November 2021 2 Adelaide United 2–2 Melbourne City Adelaide
19:15 ACDT
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 v Melbourne Victory Adelaide
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
17 December 2021 5 Western United v Adelaide United Melbourne
19:45 AEDT Stadium: Lakeside Stadium
23 December 2021 6 Adelaide United v Perth Glory Adelaide
Stadium: Coopers Stadium

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Players with no appearances not included in the list.

As of 11 December 2021
No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League FFA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK James Delianov 402060
3 DF George Timotheou 002020
4 DF Nick Ansell 1(1)00(1)030
6 MF Louis D'Arrigo 402161
7 MF Ryan Kitto 3(1)02060
8 MF Stefan Mauk 410041
9 FW Kusini Yengi 411051
10 MF Isaías 402060
11 MF Craig Goodwin 1(3)00040
14 FW George Blackwood 000(1)111
17 FW Mohamed Toure 0(4)01(1)060
18 MF Joe Caletti 0(1)00010
19 FW Yaya Dukuly 000(2)121
21 DF Javi López 302050
22 DF Michael Jakobsen 400040
23 DF Jacob Tratt 3(1)02161
26 MF Ben Halloran 412061
27 DF Josh Cavallo 402060
28 MF Juande 1(1)00(1)030
31 MF Bernardo 0(3)02050
44 MF Arbi Mollas 000(1)010
55 MF Ethan Alagich 000(1)010
Players no longer at the club
35 FW Al Hassan Toure 000(1)010

Disciplinary record
As of 11 December 2021
Rank No. Pos Nat Name A-League FFA Cup Total
1 21 DF Javi López 2 1 0 0 2 1
2 26 MF Ben Halloran 2 0 1 0 3 0
3 10 MF Isaías Sánchez 2 0 0 0 2 0
23 DF Jacob Tratt 1 0 1 0 2 0
5 3 DF George Timotheou 0 0 1 0 1 0
6 MF Louis D'Arrigo 0 0 1 0 1 0
8 MF Stefan Mauk 1 0 0 0 1 0
9 FW Kusini Yengi 1 0 0 0 1 0
18 MF Joe Caletti 1 0 0 0 1 0
27 DF Josh Cavallo 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total11140151

Clean sheets
As of 11 December 2021
Rank No. Pos Nat Name A-League FFA Cup Total
1 1 GK James Delianov 11 2
Total112

Notes

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      2. "Blackwood returns to Adelaide". Adelaide United. 2 August 2021.
      3. "Reds capture Tratt ahead of 2021/22". Adelaide United. 6 August 2021.
      4. "Isaías returns to Adelaide on three-year deal". Adelaide United. 23 August 2021.
      5. "Reds sign Ochsenham as Gauci injury replacement". Adelaide United. 16 September 2021.
      6. "Reds sign Kasumovic on a scholarship deal". Adelaide United. 10 December 2021.
      7. "ההגנה מתגבשת: ראיין סטריין סיכם במכבי חיפה" [The defence is coming together: Ryan Strain concluded with Maccabi Haifa]. One (in Hebrew). 23 June 2021.
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      13. "Socceroo Tomi Juric adds Firepower to the Bulls". Macarthur FC. 14 July 2021.
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      16. "Bulls capture Al Hassan Toure ahead of 2021/22 Season". Macarthur FC. 13 October 2021.
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      29. "Django Gentilcore".
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