Club · Isuzu UTE A-League · Adelaide

Adelaide United Football Club

The Reds · Founded 2003 · Professional

Manager

Carl Veart

2023 · Isuzu UTE A-League (Regular Season) · position 3

Game start 1 Jul 2023

Reputation
5,2502.5 of 5 stars calc
Squad strength calc
97.25 Best sixteen by CA
Players calc
28
Balance
£1,151,140
Transfer budget
£109,358
Wage budget
£0 p/w

Best XI (calc)

  1. GKJames DelianovCA 94
  2. DLJosh CavalloCA 89
  3. DRJavi LópezCA 118
  4. MLRyan KittoCA 93
  5. MRBen HalloranCA 98
  6. DCNick AnsellCA 94
  7. DCBen WarlandCA 91
  8. MCRyan TunnicliffeCA 100
  9. MCIsaíasCA 100
  10. STZach CloughCA 104
  11. STHiroshi IbusukiCA 100
Position and current ability. Unfilled positions remain blank.
Formation
4-4-2
Average CA (calc)
98.3
Goalkeeper, highest CA (calc)
94
Defender, highest CA (calc)
118
Midfielder, highest CA (calc)
105
Attacker, highest CA (calc)
100

Line maxima are fm-reader's figures for the full squad by calculated best position; they include loans in and exclude loans out. The XI average is shown only when all eleven positions are filled.

The site's own 4-4-2 from up to 300 contracted players, including those on loan elsewhere. Each slot takes the highest-CA player at least accomplished there (familiarity 15+), with scarce positions filled first. This is a calculated selection, not a recorded lineup.

Best sixteen (calc)

Calculated by fm-reader from the 16 highest-CA squad players (at most sixteen). The squad includes loans in and excludes loans out, with players matched to the team's gender. PA uses expected potential for range codes. Missing inputs stay missing.

MeasureAverageMedianLowestHighestLeague rank of averageLeague rank of median
Current ability 97.2594.089118 811
Expected potential 118.25115.098155 56
Value £189,706£117,338£60,286£531,650 911
Sale value £319,475£186,302£63,831£1,398,762 1111
Weekly wage £856£255£0£2,951 65
Age 26.5127.571737 84

Contracted players

28
NamePositionsAgeNationalityStatusCAPAValue calc Contract
Javi López D/WB (R), M (RC)37Spain — 118141 £60,286Jun 2024
Nestory Irankunda AM (RL)17Australia — 105140–170 £531,650Jun 2024
Zach Clough AM (RLC), ST (C)28England — 104140 £75,348Jun 2026
Ryan Tunnicliffe DM, M/AM (C)30England — 100122 £295,767Jun 2025
Isaías DM, M (C)36Spain — 100120 £63,831Jun 2024
Hiroshi Ibusuki ST (C)32Japan — 100108 £149,333Jun 2024
Ben Halloran M/AM (RL)31Australia — 98117 £457,429Jun 2024
Nick Ansell D (C)29Australia — 94109 £196,267Jun 2024
James Delianov GK23Australia — 94103 £117,338Jun 2024
Ryan Kitto D/WB/M (L)28Australia — 93103 £207,003Jun 2025
Harry van der Saag D/WB (R)23Australia — 93111 £115,523Jun 2024
Ethan Alagich M/AM (C)18Australia — 93100–130 —Jun 2025
Jay Barnett DM, M (C)22Australia — 92115 £111,063Jun 2025
Jonny Yull M/AM (C)18Australia — 92110–140 —Jun 2026
Ben Warland D (C)26Australia — 9198 £85,344Jun 2024
Josh Cavallo D/WB/M/AM (L)23Australia — 89105 —Jun 2025
Panashe Madanha AM (RL)18Australia — 8990–120 —Jun 2026
Giuseppe Bovalina D (RC)18Australia — 89110 —Jun 2024
Stefan Mauk M/AM (C)27Australia — 87117 £7,817Jun 2027
Lachlan Barr D (C)28Australia — 8795 £1,342Jun 2024
Luka Jovanović ST (C)18Australia — 86100–130 £75,348Jun 2026
Panagiotis Kikianis D (LC)18Australia — 8590–120 —Jun 2024
Luke Duzel DM, M/AM (C)21Australia — 84108 —Jun 2026
Musa Toure ST (C)17Australia — 83100–130 —Jun 2024
Bailey O'Neil D (L)17Australia — 8290–120 —Jun 2024
Austin Ayoubi M (R), AM (RC)21Australia — 8197 £14,057Jun 2024
Yaya Dukuly M/AM (L)20Australia — 80103 £9,374Jun 2026
Ethan Cox GK19Australia — 7780–110 —Jun 2025

Contracted-player overview (calc)

Players
28
CA16
97.3
PA16
120.9
Off-scale CA values excluded
0
Off-scale PA values excluded
0
Average age
23.7
Under 21
11
Squad value (calc)
£2,574,120
Contracts ending by 30 Jun 2024
15

The site’s own figures from the contracted players above. CA16/PA16 are the means of the best sixteen; a potential range code enters PA16 at fm-reader’s expected PA. Value is fm-reader’s calculation.

Highest potential

Set-piece takers

Corner takersBen Halloran
Free-kick takersNestory Irankunda
Penalty takersZach Clough
Long-throw takersStefan Mauk

The site’s own scores (see the rankings for the model).

Staff

15
NameJobNationalityAge
Other
Nathan KosminaManaging DirectorAustralia—
Yu LidongDirectorThe People's Republic of China—
Rob Van EckDirectorThe Netherlands—
Cor AdriaanseOwnerThe Netherlands—
Managers
Carl VeartManager First TeamAustralia53
Assistant Managers
Damian MoriAssistant Manager First TeamAustralia52
Mark MilliganAssistant Manager First TeamAustralia37
Coaches
Marcelo CarruscaCoach First TeamArgentina39
Physios
Samuel TownsleyHead PhysioAustralia35
Goalkeeping Coaches
Eugene GalekovicGk Coach First TeamAustralia42
Director of Footballs
Vito BasileDirector of footballAustralia—
Head of Youth Developments
Airton AndrioliHead of Youth DevelopmentBrazil58
Chairpeople
Ned MorrisChairpersonAustralia—
Analysts
Django GentilcoreHead Performance AnalystAustralia—
Doctors
James IlicChief DoctorAustralia—

Club

Full name
Adelaide United Football Club
Short name
Adelaide Utd
Nickname
The Reds
Second nickname
—
Six-letter name
AUFC
Three-letter name
ADL
Alternative abbreviation
AU
Nation
Australia
Stadium
Coopers Stadium 16,500
Training ground
Ridley Reserve
World reputation
0
Potential reputation
0
Reputation scope (calc)
National
Hashtag
—

Squad and expectations

Players (calc)
28
Foreign players (calc)
4
Homegrown in nation (calc)
22
Loaned in (calc)
0
Loaned out (calc)
0
Ranking score (calc)
5,323
Predicted position (calc)
6
Stored media expectation
Play-offs, Europa League Qualification or Top Half Finish
Stored predicted finish
—

Squad counts and ranking figures are calculated by fm-reader. Stored media expectations are shown separately; no prediction is inferred when either is missing.

Finances

Financial state
—
Rich benefactor
None
Benefactor changes starting finances
No
Balance
£1,151,140
Transfer budget
£109,358
Transfer budget before the window
—
Wage budget (weekly)
£0
Highest weekly wage
—
Loan debt
£0
Previous turnover
£2,752,504
Previous profit
£0
Average ticket price
£17.91
Season ticket price
£245.58
Stadium rent (yearly)
£246,088
Rents stadium
Yes
Rent share of gate receipts
0%
Transfer embargo
—

Fans and facilities

Average attendance
10,359
Minimum attendance
7,500
Maximum attendance
26,000
Season ticket holders
8,000
Club members
—
Supporter loyalty
15
Supporter passion
13
Supporter patience
11
Supporter affluence
10
Supporter temperament
10
Supporter expectations
10
Morale
0
Training facilities
11
Corporate facilities
12
Youth facilities
11
Youth coaching
12
Youth recruitment
15
Youth importance
15

Kits

  • Home Background #AC0820, foreground #20204A
  • Away Background #E6DECD, foreground #181010

Stored shirt colours. Swatches do not reproduce the kit design.

Every kit part (22)
HomeText— Alternative 0 foreground colour #FFFFFF background colour #AC0820 trim colour #20204A number colour #000000 number trim colour #000000
Home (GK)SocksSocks: Plain Alternative 1 foreground colour #000000 background colour #18526A trim colour #000000 number colour #000000 number trim colour #000000
HomeSocksSocks: Middle Thin Hoop Alternative 0 foreground colour #FFFFFF background colour #AC0820 trim colour #000000 number colour #000000 number trim colour #000000
Home (GK)ShortsShorts: Plain Alternative 0 foreground colour #FFFFFF background colour #18526A trim colour #18526A number colour #000000 number trim colour #000000
HomeShortsShorts: Plain Alternative 0 foreground colour #F6C539 background colour #AC0820 trim colour #AC0820 number colour #000000 number trim colour #000000
HomeShirtShirt: Large Horizontal Stripe (Top)Back: Same as front Alternative 0 foreground colour #20204A background colour #AC0820 trim colour #20204A number colour #FFFFFF number trim colour #AC0820
Home (GK)Icon— Alternative 0 foreground colour #FFFFFF background colour #18526A trim colour #18394A number colour #FFFFFF number trim colour #000000
Home (GK)ShirtShirt: Stripes (Wide)Back: Same as front Alternative 0 foreground colour #18394A background colour #18526A trim colour #FFFFFF number colour #FFFFFF number trim colour #080808
HomeIcon— Alternative 0 foreground colour #FFFFFF background colour #AC0820 trim colour #20204A number colour #FFFFFF number trim colour #000000
AwayText— Alternative 0 foreground colour #181010 background colour #E6DECD trim colour #181010 number colour #000000 number trim colour #000000
AwayIcon— Alternative 0 foreground colour #181010 background colour #E6DECD trim colour #181010 number colour #181010 number trim colour #000000
Away (GK)ShirtShirt: Stripes (Wide)Back: Same as front Alternative 0 foreground colour #EEEEEE background colour #FFFFFF trim colour #294152 number colour #080808 number trim colour #FFFFFF
Away (GK)Icon— Alternative 0 foreground colour #080808 background colour #FFFFFF trim colour #EEEEEE number colour #080808 number trim colour #000000
AwayShirtShirt: PlainBack: Plain Alternative 0 foreground colour #181010 background colour #E6DECD trim colour #181010 number colour #181010 number trim colour #E6DECD
Away (GK)SocksSocks: Plain Alternative 0 foreground colour #080808 background colour #FFFFFF trim colour #000000 number colour #000000 number trim colour #000000
AwayShortsShorts: Two Side Stripes Alternative 0 foreground colour #181010 background colour #E6DECD trim colour #E6DECD number colour #000000 number trim colour #000000
Away (GK)ShortsShorts: Plain Alternative 0 foreground colour #080808 background colour #FFFFFF trim colour #FFFFFF number colour #000000 number trim colour #000000
AwaySocksSocks: Stripes Alternative 0 foreground colour #181010 background colour #E6DECD trim colour #000000 number colour #000000 number trim colour #000000
Third (GK)SocksSocks: Plain Alternative 0 foreground colour #294152 background colour #FF008B trim colour #000000 number colour #000000 number trim colour #000000
Third (GK)ShortsShorts: Plain Alternative 0 foreground colour #294152 background colour #FF008B trim colour #FF008B number colour #000000 number trim colour #000000
Third (GK)Icon— Alternative 0 foreground colour #FFFFFF background colour #FF008B trim colour #EE2983 number colour #FFFFFF number trim colour #000000
Third (GK)ShirtShirt: Stripes (Wide)Back: Same as front Alternative 0 foreground colour #EE2983 background colour #FF008B trim colour #294152 number colour #FFFFFF number trim colour #FF008B

Teams

TeamTypeCaptainReputation
Adelaide United Football ClubFirst TeamRyan Kitto5,250

Affiliated clubs

Adelaide United FC (NPL)0% wages paidB clubPlayers move freely · Junior players train together · Permanent deal · Same board · Staff attached to main club · Financial help · Help with facilities · Knowledge flows both ways · Cannot play in same division · Uses all facilities
Qingdao Red Lions0% wages paidNormal Affiliated ClubPlayers move freely · Knowledge flows both ways

Board

Chairman title
Chairperson
Director of football
Vito Basile

Income deals

TypeTotalPer year (calc)DatesRenewsFixed valuePromotion / relegation change
Other Income£972,073£972,073— – —YesYes0%
Back of the shirt Sponsor£306,970£306,97030 Aug 2016 – 31 May 2018YesYes0%
Main Kit Sponsor£306,970£153,4853 Sep 2013 – 31 May 2016YesNo0%
Shorts Sponsor£76,742£76,7429 Jul 2015 – 31 May 2016YesNo0%
Other Income£10,232£10,232— – —NoNo0%
Continental Competition Sponsor£7,674£7,6743 Feb 2016 – 10 Feb 2016YesNo0%

Total is the stored deal value. Annual amounts are calculated by fm-reader using the game's deal-length rule; missing dates can leave the annual amount unknown.

League position by season

11020042023 2004: 3 in National Soccer League 2006: 1 in Isuzu UTE A-League (Regular Season)2007: 2 in Isuzu UTE A-League (Regular Season)2008: 6 in Isuzu UTE A-League (Regular Season)2009: 2 in Isuzu UTE A-League (Regular Season)2010: 10 in Isuzu UTE A-League (Regular Season)2011: 3 in Isuzu UTE A-League (Regular Season)2012: 9 in Isuzu UTE A-League (Regular Season)2013: 4 in Isuzu UTE A-League (Regular Season)2014: 6 in Isuzu UTE A-League (Regular Season)2015: 3 in Isuzu UTE A-League (Regular Season)2016: 1 in Isuzu UTE A-League (Regular Season)2017: 9 in Isuzu UTE A-League (Regular Season)2018: 5 in Isuzu UTE A-League (Regular Season)2019: 4 in Isuzu UTE A-League (Regular Season)2020: 7 in Isuzu UTE A-League (Regular Season)2021: 5 in Isuzu UTE A-League (Regular Season)2022: 4 in Isuzu UTE A-League (Regular Season)2023: 3 in Isuzu UTE A-League (Regular Season)

Drawn by the site from the stored final tables; gaps are seasons with no stored position.

Honours (calc)

Counted by the site from the stored past winners: titles and runners-up of editions that took place.

League history

19

Club records

Most overall goals in a season Sergio van Dijk 19 goals 2010
Most goals in a match Travis Dodd v Dong-Tam Long An 3 goals 2007
Most league goals Craig Goodwin 38 goals
Highest attendance v Adelaide United Football Club 50,119 attendance 2016
Record win v North Queensland Fury FC 8–1 2011
Record defeat v Melbourne Victory Football Club 0–6 2007
Longest winning run 7 games 2005
Longest unbeaten run 14 games 2015
Longest run without a win 9 games 2007
Most league appearances Eugene Galekovic 238 games
Most overall appearances Eugene Galekovic 238 games
Most overall goals Bruce Djite 35 goals
Oldest player Romário v Newcastle Jets FC 14,930 days (about 40 years) 2006
Longest losing run 4 games 2007
Most games without conceding 3 games 2005
Most games without scoring 3 games 2006
Most league goals in a season Sergio van Dijk 17 goals 2010
Most league goals in a match Nathan Burns v Central Coast Mariners FC 3 goals 2007
Fastest goal Louis Brain v Melbourne Victory Football Club 11 seconds 2005
Oldest goalscorer Romário v Newcastle Jets FC 14,930 days (about 40 years) 2006
Youngest goalscorer Mohamed Touré v Central Coast Mariners FC 5,803 days (about 15 years) 2020
Youngest player Teeboy Kamara v Gold Coast United (A-League) 5,690 days (about 15 years) 2011
Most consecutive league games Eugene Galekovic 64 games 2008
Highest scoring match v North Queensland Fury FC 8–1 2011
Highest average attendance 12,696 attendance 2007
Highest scoring league match v North Queensland Fury FC 8–1 2011
Lowest attendance v Newcastle Jets FC 2,551 attendance 2017
Highest fee received Awer Mabil v Football Club Midtjylland £460,456 2015
Highest fee spent Riley McGree v Club Brugge KV £76,742 2019

Derbies

Transfers in

DatePlayerFromTypeFee
8 Feb 2024Yaya DukulyStade de ReimsTransfer£0
2 Feb 2024Stefan MaukFagiano OkayamaTransferUnknown fee
20 Nov 2023Austin AyoubiNorth-Eastern MetroStarsTransfer£0
19 Sep 2023Ryan Tunnicliffe—TransferUnknown fee
6 Sep 2023Bailey O'NeilAdelaide United FC (NPL)TransferUnknown fee
6 Sep 2023Panagiotis KikianisAdelaide United FC (NPL)TransferUnknown fee
6 Sep 2023Giuseppe BovalinaAdelaide United FC (NPL)TransferUnknown fee
1 Jul 2023Nathan AmanatidisWest AdelaideTransferUnknown fee
1 Mar 2023Musa ToureAdelaide United FC (NPL)TransferUnknown fee
8 Feb 2023Luke Duzel—TransferUnknown fee
7 Feb 2023Jay BarnettMelbourne Victory Football ClubTransfer£0
1 Jan 2023Kane Vidmar—TransferUnknown fee
1 Jan 2023Ryan WhitePara Hills Soccer ClubTransferUnknown fee
20 Oct 2022Joshua MoriFK Beograd AdelaideTransfer£0
21 Jul 2022Craig Goodwin—TransferUnknown fee
24 Jun 2022Ben WarlandSydney Football ClubTransfer£0
31 Jan 2022Zach CloughCarlisle UnitedTransfer£0
14 Jan 2022Hiroshi IbusukiShimizu S-PulseTransferUnknown fee
12 Jan 2022Lachlan BrookBrentfordLoanUnknown fee
2 Jan 2022Lachlan BarrAdelaide CityTransferUnknown fee
1 Jan 2022Vongai Maidza—TransferUnknown fee
1 Jan 2022Luka Jovanović—TransferUnknown fee
1 Jan 2022Nicholas Samaras—TransferUnknown fee
11 Dec 2021Asad KasumovićAdelaide CityTransferUnknown fee
6 Nov 2021Nick AnsellMelbourne Victory Football ClubTransfer£0
2 Aug 2021George Blackwood—TransferUnknown fee
8 Jul 2021IsaíasAl-Wakrah Sports ClubTransfer£0
12 Apr 2021BernardoMelbourne City Football ClubTransfer£0
24 Mar 2021JuandeKerala Blasters FCTransfer£0
18 Feb 2021Josh Cavallo—TransferUnknown fee

Transfers out

DatePlayerToTypeFee
1 Feb 2024Joe GauciAston VillaTransfer£1,300,000
31 Jan 2024Alexandar PopovicGwangju FCTransferUnknown fee
26 Jan 2024Steven HallBrighton & Hove AlbionTransferUnknown fee
16 Jan 2024BernardoMacarthur Football ClubTransfer£0
7 Sep 2023Craig GoodwinAl-Wehda Football ClubTransfer£640,342
17 Jul 2023Nathan Amanatidis—Transfer£0
6 Jul 2023Kane VidmarWestern United Football ClubTransferUnknown fee
4 Jul 2023George Blackwood—Transfer£0
4 Jul 2023Asad Kasumović—Transfer£0
30 Jun 2023Louis D'Arrigo—Transfer£0
23 May 2023Juande—Transfer£0
22 Jan 2023Arbi MollasAdelaide CometsTransferUnknown fee
1 Jan 2023Vongai MaidzaAdelaide Olympic FCTransferUnknown fee
1 Jan 2023Nicholas SamarasSturt LionsTransferUnknown fee
1 Jan 2023Calum CampbellAdelaide Croatia RaidersTransferUnknown fee
1 Jan 2023Noah McNamaraNorth-Eastern MetroStarsTransferUnknown fee
1 Jan 2023Shaun HarveyPlayford CityTransferUnknown fee
8 Dec 2022Joshua Mori—Transfer£0
1 Nov 2022Ashton RinaldoAdelaide CometsTransferUnknown fee
14 Sep 2022Nathan KonstandopoulosMelbourne Victory Football ClubTransfer£0
2 Jul 2022Mohamed BilityAdelaide CityTransferUnknown fee
30 Jun 2022Yaya DukulyStade de ReimsTransfer£0
30 May 2022Kusini YengiWestern Sydney Wanderers FCTransfer£0
30 May 2022Jacob TrattWestern United Football ClubTransfer£0
22 Feb 2022Stefan MaukFagiano OkayamaTransferUnknown fee
1 Jan 2022Luka DobrovolskiWest Torrens BirkallaTransferUnknown fee
13 Oct 2021Al Hassan TouréMacarthur Football ClubTransfer£0
2 Jul 2021Michael CittadiniAdelaide Olympic FCTransferUnknown fee
2 Jul 2021Vinnie CarboneAdelaide CityTransferUnknown fee
24 Dec 2020Jai King-ByrneAdelaide CityTransferUnknown fee

Transfer add-ons and payments

PlayerTermPayerRecipientFinancial termsUntil
Joe GauciTwelve-monthly instalments (36 months left)Aston VillaAdelaide United Football Club£25,000—

For sell-on clauses, the cash term is previous cash ignored before applying the percentage, not a lump sum payable.

Across versions

VersionDivisionReputationPlayersBalanceTransfer budget
FM27 27.0.0Isuzu UTE A-League Men5,25030£1,192,707£113,307
FM26 26.2.0Isuzu UTE A-League Men5,25032£1,080,569£102,654
FM26 26.0.0Isuzu UTE A-League Men5,25032£1,080,569£102,654
FM24 24.3.0Isuzu UTE A-League5,25028£1,151,140£109,358
FM23 23.4.0Isuzu UTE A-League5,25029£1,328,166£126,175
FM23 23.3.0Isuzu UTE A-League5,25029£1,328,166£126,175
FM23 23.0.0Isuzu UTE A-League5,25028£1,328,166£126,175
FM22 22.4.0Isuzu UTE A-League5,25028£1,190,667£113,113
FM22 22.3.0Isuzu UTE A-League5,25029£1,190,667£113,113
FM22 22.1.0Isuzu UTE A-League5,25025£1,190,667£113,113
FM22 22.0.1Isuzu UTE A-League5,25025£1,190,667£113,113
FM22 22.0.0Isuzu Ute A-League5,25026£1,190,667£113,113
FM21 21.4.0A-League5,25027£1,243,121£118,096
FM21 21.3.0A-League5,25026£1,243,121£118,096
FM21 21.1.1A-League5,25026£1,243,121£118,096
FM21 21.0.1A-League5,25024£1,243,121£118,096
FM21 21.0.0A-League5,25025£1,243,121£118,096
FM20 20.4.0Hyundai A-League5,25027£1,193,893£113,419
FM20 20.3.0Hyundai A-League5,25027£1,193,893£113,419
FM20 20.1.0Hyundai A-League5,25034£1,193,893£113,419
FM20 20.0.1Hyundai A-League5,25034£1,261,677£119,859
FM20 20.0.0Hyundai A-League5,25033£1,261,677£119,859
FM19 19.3.0Hyundai A-League5,25037£1,261,677£119,859
FM19 19.1.0Hyundai A-League5,25027£1,261,677£119,859
FM19 19.0.1Hyundai A-League5,25027£1,261,677£119,859
FM19 19.0.0Hyundai A-League5,25027£1,261,677£119,859
FM18 18.3.0Hyundai A-League5,25027£1,334,432£126,771
FM18 18.1.0Hyundai A-League5,25026£1,334,432£126,771
FM18 18.0.0Hyundai A-League5,25024£1,334,432£126,771
FM17 17.3.0Hyundai A-League5,25031£1,328,107£126,170
FM17 17.0.0Hyundai A-League5,25025£1,328,107£126,170
FM16 16.3.0Hyundai A-League5,15036£1,070,266£101,675
FM16 16.0.1Hyundai A-League5,15037£1,070,266£101,675
FM16 16.0.0Hyundai A-League5,15036£1,070,266£101,675
FM15 15.3.0Hyundai A-League5,15041£1,226,184—
FM15 15.0.0Hyundai A-League5,00031£2,250,000—
FM14 14.3.0Hyundai A-League (Regular Season)5,10037£0—
FM14 14.0.0Hyundai A-League (Regular Season)5,10027£0—
FM13 13.3.0——0-£65,603—
FM13 13.0.0Hyundai A-League (Regular Season)5,10028-£65,603£65,603
FM12 12.2.0——31-£65,603—
FM12 12.0.0Hyundai A-League (Regular Season)5,10029-£65,603£65,603
FM11 11.0.0Hyundai A-League (Regular Season)5,25026-£44,444£44,444
FM10 10.0.0Hyundai A-League (Regular Season)5,25032-£44,444£44,444