The 2013–14

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season was the club's ninth A-League season. It included the

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season as well as other competitions of the 2013–14

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season. In the winter transfer window, newly appointed manager Josep Gombau was quick to add Spanish flavour into the squad. He brought in fellow Spaniards

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and Isaías. He also added other players including

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and

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for a season long loan and Brent McGrath as a four-week injury replacement player.

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and

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were also promoted from the youth system, each rewarded with two-year contracts. The club also let four contracts expire; those of Iain Ramsay, Tomi Juric, Fabian Barbiero and Evan Kostopoulos. Iain Fyfe and

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both had their contracts cut short and terminated. Sergio van Dijk was transferred to

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and Dario Vidošić to

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for a reported $700,000 transfer fee. The Reds had a shaky start to their season under new manager Gombau. They had only a single win in their first nine games for the season and early calls started for the club to show the door to the new man in charge. Gombau quickly changed the club's fortunes, getting his second win in round 10 against the Central Coast Mariners, with a 4–0 result. The team continued this form to finish sixth on the table after the 27 home-and-away games, which let them into the finals by two points. Adelaide's season was ended by Central Coast in the elimination final, losing 1–0. The Reds' highest attendance in the 2013–14 season was 16,504 in the round 2 clash with Melbourne Victory at Hindmarsh Stadium which ended in a 2–2 draw.

Players

Squad information

Transfers

Re-signed

Winter

In

Out

Summer

In

Out

Player statistics

Squad stats

Scorers

A-League

Club

Coaching staff

''Source:Football Australia''

Managerial Changes

Attendance at home games

Pre-season and friendlies

Kick-off times are in ACST/ACDT.

Competitions

Overall

A-League

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

Kick-off times are in ACST/ACDT.

Finals series

Awards

* Player of the Week (Round 10) –

* Player of the Week (Round 20) –

* Player of the Week (Round 21) – Fábio Ferreira * Player of the Week (Round 24) –

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References

External links

Official website
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