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2024–25 Adelaide United FC Season
The 2024–25 season was the 21st in the history of Adelaide United Football Club since its establishment in 2003. The club participated in the A-League Men for the 20th consecutive season, finishing sixth and qualified for the finals series for the 14th time, in which they failed to progress past the first round for the first time since 2018. The club also made its 10th consecutive appearance in the Australia Cup, in which they reached the semi-finals for the first time since 2019. Adelaide United's pre-season was headlined by the loss of Nestory Irankunda, who joined Bayern Munich after agreeing terms with the club in November 2023 for a record domestic Australian transfer fee, and last season's top scorer, Hiroshi Ibusuki, who netted 15 goals across the 2023–24 season. Adelaide brought in young domestic players Archie Goodwin from Newcastle Jets, and Dylan Pierias from Western Sydney Wanderers. Experienced Dutch defender Bart Vriends joined the club at the end of June, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adelaide United FC
Adelaide United Football Club is a professional men's Association football, soccer club located in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. The club was one of the eight founding members of the A-League Men and have competed in it concurrently since its formation, under North American professional sports league organization#Systems around the world, licence from the Australian Professional Leagues. Established in 2003, the club was formed to replace Adelaide City and West Adelaide SC, West Adelaide in the final season of the National Soccer League, and has remained the only professional club from South Australia. Adelaide United's home ground is at Hindmarsh Stadium, Coopers Stadium in the inner north-western suburb of Hindmarsh, South Australia, Hindmarsh. Adelaide United won their first silverware in 2006, when they became minor premiership, premiers of the 2005–06 A-League, inaugural A-League season, finishing top of the ladder over Sydney FC by seven points. In 2008, the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perth Glory FC
Perth Glory Football Club is an Australian professional Association football, soccer club based in Perth, Perth, Western Australia. It competes in the country's premier men's competition, A-League Men, under Professional sports league organization#Systems around the world, licence from Australian Professional Leagues. Founded in 1995, Perth Glory is one of three A-League clubs to survive from the now-defunct National Soccer League (Australia), National Soccer League (NSL), playing its debut match in this competition in October 1996 for the 1996–97 National Soccer League, 1996–97 season. Perth established itself as a major side within Australian soccer in the final seasons of this league, with managers Bernd Stange and Mich d'Avray leading the club to three league Minor Premiership, Premierships and two Championships from four grand final appearances within a five-season period. Since entering the A-League as one of the eight original teams in 2004, the club has won a furt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 FFA Cup
The 2019 FFA Cup was the sixth season of the FFA Cup, the main national soccer knockout cup competition in Australia. 32 teams contested the competition proper (from the round of 32), including 10 of the 11 A-League teams (with Western United not competing in their inaugural season) and 21 Football Federation Australia (FFA) member federation teams determined through individual state qualifying rounds, as well as the reigning National Premier Leagues Champion ( Campbelltown City from South Australia). Round and dates Teams A total of 32 teams participated in the 2019 FFA Cup competition proper, ten of which are from the A-League, one the 2018 National Premier Leagues Champion ( Campbelltown City), and the remaining 21 teams from FFA member federations, as determined by the qualifying rounds. The two new expansion A-League clubs – Western United and Macarthur FC – were deemed ineligible for the competition this year. A-League clubs represent the highest level in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Premier Leagues
The National Premier Leagues (NPL) is a men's national association football competition in Australia which acts as the second tier of the sport in the country below the A-League. The NPL consists of the highest level state league in each state-based federation within Australia. In total the NPL is contested by clubs from eight divisions; these are National Premier Leagues ACT, ACT, National Premier Leagues NSW, NSW, National Premier Leagues Northern NSW, Northern NSW, National Premier Leagues Queensland, Queensland, National Premier Leagues South Australia, South Australia, National Premier Leagues Tasmania, Tasmania, National Premier Leagues Victoria, Victoria and National Premier Leagues Western Australia, Western Australia. The NPL is overseen by Football Australia, in partnership with participating state-based member federations. Up to the 2019 season, one representative from each regional participated in the NPL Championship, a knock-out competition to determine a national ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jordan Elsey
Jordan Elsey (born 2 March 1994) is an Australian footballer who plays as a centre back for A-League club Adelaide United. Playing career In December 2013, Elsey joined Hong Kong First Division club Kitchee on loan, however he was recalled early and subsequently did not make a senior appearance. In January 2014, Elsey scored his debut goal for Adelaide United in stoppage time of a match against league leaders Brisbane Roar, giving Adelaide United a surprising 2–1 victory. On 4 November 2014 Adelaide United confirmed that Jordan had ruptured his Anterior Cruciate Ligament. He made his return to action on 7 November 2015 playing for the Adelaide United Youth side and a return to the senior team later in the season. In July 2021, Elsey departed his hometown club Adelaide United at the end of his contract. He departed with a league title in 2016 with Adelaide United and two Australian Cups in 2018 and 2019, whilst making 124 league appearances and scoring 4 goals. On 8 July 202 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Folami
Gbenga Tai "Ben" Folami (born 8 June 1999) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a winger for Adelaide United and the Australia national team. Club career Ipswich Town Born in Sydney, Folami joined Ipswich Town's academy in 2015, having previously played for the Football NSW Institute and the Sutherland Sharks at youth level. After working his way through the youth system at Portman Road, he went on to make his full senior debut in a 2–1 defeat against Crystal Palace in the EFL Cup second round on 22 August 2017. He made his league debut for the club on 2 April 2018 in a 2–2 draw against Millwall. In May 2018, Folami signed a new three-year contract at Ipswich until 2021. On 14 January 2019, Folami tore his achilles tendon during an under-23 match against Cardiff City, ruling him out for the remainder of the season. Following his recovery from injury Folami appeared for Ipswich's under-23 side before returning to first-team action on 12 November 2019 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bart Vriends
Bart Vriends (born 9 May 1991, in Amersfoort) is a Dutch professional association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football)#Centre-back, centre back for Adelaide United FC, Adelaide United in the A-League Men. He formerly played for FC Utrecht, Go Ahead Eagles and most notably Sparta Rotterdam, of which he has played over 200 games for the club. Career Utrecht Born in Amersfoort, Vriends began his senior career through FC Utrecht's youth program. On the list for the Eredivisie team in the 2012-13 Eredivisie, 2012-13 season, Vriends went on loan to Go Ahead Eagles before he was able to make his senior debut. Go Ahead Eagles Playing 15 games while on loan and helping the club reach promotion out of Eerste Divisie, GA Eagles eventually bought Vriends from Utrecht ahead of the 2013-14 Eredivisie, 2013-14 Eredivisie season. Vriends gave his club a first victory of the 2014-15 Eredivisie, 2014-15 season when his goal against Willem II (football club), Willem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dylan Pierias
Dylan Pierias (born 20 February 2000) is an Australian professional soccer player who currently plays as a winger for Adelaide United in the A-League. He previously played football in the A-Leagues for Melbourne City, Western United, and Western Sydney Wanderers. Club career Pierias began playing as a seven-year-old at Keilor Park SC, moving to Spring Hills as a teenager. Melbourne City With eight first team players unavailable through suspension or injury, Pierias debuted for Melbourne City against Brisbane Roar on 11 February 2017 at 16 years of age, making him the first person born in the 21st Century to play in the A-League. Western United Pierias joined Western United for the 2019–20 season, the club's debut season in the league following their establishment in 2018. In May 2021, he signed a two-year contract extension with Western United. Pierias was substituted on in the 89th minute in the winning 2022 A-League Men Grand Final against his former club Melbourne Ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newcastle Jets FC
Newcastle United Jets Football Club, commonly known as Newcastle Jets, is an Australian professional Association football, soccer club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. It competes in the country's premier competition, the A-League, under Professional sports league organization#Systems around the world, licence from the Australian Professional Leagues (APL) (formerly under licence from Football Australia). The club was formed in 2000 when it joined the National Soccer League (NSL) and was one of only three former NSL clubs to join in the formation of the A-League. Newcastle Jets have won one A-League championship, after defeating The F3 Derby, rivals Central Coast Mariners FC, Central Coast Mariners 1–0 in the 2008 A-League Grand Final. In 2009, Newcastle competed in the AFC Champions League for the first time, reaching the Round of 16. In May 2015, FFA revoked Newcastle's licence after owner Nathan Tinkler placed the club into voluntary administration. A new A-League club wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroshi Ibusuki
is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for Western United as a striker. Club career Born in Nagareyama, Chiba, Ibusuki played all his youth football with Kashiwa Reysol. On 2 January 2009, aged not yet 18, he signed a four-year contract with Spanish club Girona FC. He made his Segunda División debut on 19 April, playing ten minutes in a 0–3 away loss to Hércules CF at the Estadio José Rico Pérez. Ibusuki spent the following two seasons on loan, with Real Zaragoza B (Tercera División) and CE Sabadell (Segunda División B), and made his debut for the latter side in a 0–0 draw against UE Lleida, again as a substitute. He would, however, be a major contributor to the Catalans' promotion to the second level, starting in 26 of the games he appeared in and scoring ten goals, best in the squad. In summer 2011, Ibusuki joined Sevilla FC of La Liga, but spent the vast majority of his first season with their reserves in the third tier. On 21 January 2012 he ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Bayern Munich
Fußball-Club Bayern München e. V. (FCB, ), commonly known as Bayern Munich (), FC Bayern () or simply Bayern, is a German professional sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. They are most known for their men's professional association football, football team, who play in the Bundesliga, the top tier of the German football league system. Bayern are the most successful club in German football and are among List of football clubs by competitive honours won, the world's most decorated, having won a record 34 List of German football champions, national titles, including eleven consecutive titles from 2013 to 2023 and a record 20 DFB-Pokal, national cups, alongside numerous European titles. Bayern Munich was founded in 1900 by eleven players, led by Franz John. Although Bayern won its first national championship in 1932 German football championship, 1932, the club was not selected for the Bundesliga during Introduction of the Bundesliga, its inception in 1963. The club found suc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nestory Irankunda
Nestory "Nestor" Irankunda Muza (born 9 February 2006) is a professional association football, soccer player who plays as a winger (association football), winger for Regionalliga Bayern club FC Bayern Munich II, Bayern Munich II. Born in Tanzania, he represents the Australia men's national soccer team, Australia national team. Born in Kigoma, Tanzania, Irankunda played youth football in Adelaide for Adelaide Croatia Raiders SC, Adelaide Croatia Raiders before moving to Adelaide United FC, Adelaide United in 2021. He started his professional career when he signed a scholarship contract in September 2021, followed by his league debut in January 2022, becoming the sixth youngest debutant in A-League history at the time. He scored his first league goal the same year, becoming the second youngest goalscorer in the competition. In March 2024, he scored his first hat-trick, becoming the second youngest to do so in Soccer in Australia, Australia men's history. Irankunda joined Bayern M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
