The 2020–21

Adelaide United FC Adelaide United Football Club is a professional soccer club based in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. The club participates in the A-League Men under licence from Australian Professional Leagues (APL). The club was founded in 2003 to f ...

season is the club's 16th season since its establishment in 2003. The club will participate in the

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for the 15th time. The club will not compete in the

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due to the event being cancelled following the

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Players

Squad information

Transfers

Transfers in

Transfers out

From youth squad

Contract extensions

Technical staff

Pre-season and friendlies

Competitions

Overview

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A-League

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

On 24 November 2020, the

fixtures for the season were announced. Due to having 26 rounds in a 12 team league, Adelaide will play against

Melbourne Victory Melbourne Victory Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Melbourne, Victoria. Competing in the country's premier men's competition, the A-League Men, under licence from Australian Professional Leagues (APL), Victory e ...

Perth Glory Perth Glory Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Perth, Western Australia. It competes in the country's premier men's competition, A-League Men, under licence from Australian Professional Leagues. Founded in 19 ...

Sydney FC Sydney Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Sydney, New South Wales. It competes in the country's premier men's competition, A-League Men, under licence from Australian Professional Leagues (APL). The club was fo ...

and

Western Sydney Wanderers Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club (colloquially known as Western Sydney, or simply as Wanderers) is an Australian professional soccer club based in the Western Sydney region of Sydney, New South Wales. It competes in the country's premier ...

three times.

Finals series

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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Goalscorers

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Tomi Juric Tomi Juric ( ; hr, Jurić, ; born 22 July 1991) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a striker for A-League club Melbourne Victory and the Australia national soccer team. Club career Adelaide United On 10 February 2013, aft ...

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Craig Goodwin Craig Alexander Goodwin (born 16 December 1991) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays for Adelaide United and the Australian national team. He is Adelaide United's all-time leading goalscorer. Club career Early career He start ...

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Nathan Konstandopoulos Nathan Konstandopoulos (born 26 June 1996) is an Australian footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Melbourne Victory in the A-League. Club career Konstandopoulos played for Adelaide United and was released. He trained for a week with B ...

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Louis D'Arrigo Louis Joseph D'Arrigo (born 23 September 2001), is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Adelaide United. He is of Maltese descent. Club career Adelaide United D'Arrigo made his professional debut in a Round 21 clas ...

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Yaya Dukuly Yaya Dukuly (born 17 January 2003) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a winger for Championnat National 2 side Reims B. Born a Liberian refugee in Guinea, he has represented Australia at youth level. Club career Melbourn ...

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Jordan Elsey Jordan Elsey (born 2 March 1994) is an Australian footballer who plays as a centre back for Newcastle Jets in the A-League. Playing career In December 2013, Elsey joined Hong Kong First Division club Kitchee on loan, however he was recalled ea ...

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Juande Juan de Dios Prados López (born 12 August 1986), known as Juande, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Australian club Adelaide United FC. Formed at Betis, he totalled 80 games and three goals for the ...

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Disciplinary record

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Joe Caletti Joe Kato Caletti (加藤カレッティ丈, ''Katō Karetti Jō'', born 14 September 1998) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a central midfielder for Brisbane Roar. Career Caletti joined Brisbane Roar in January 2016 af ...

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Al Hassan Toure Al Hassan Toure (born 30 May 2000) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Macarthur FC in the A-League. Toure is eligible to represent Australia, Guinea and Liberia at national level. Toure was called up to th ...

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Michael Jakobsen Michael Jakobsen (born 2 January 1986) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a defender for National Premier Leagues South Australia club Adelaide Olympic. He was named 2002 Danish ''Under-17 Player of the Year'', and has played fi ...

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Clean sheets

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Notes

References

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