2014–15 Adelaide United FC season

Adelaide United
2014–15 season
ChairmanGreg Griffin
ManagerJosep Gombau
StadiumCoopers Stadium, Adelaide
A-League3rd
A-League Finals SeriesSemi-finals
FFA CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Pablo Sánchez (8)
All: Sergio Cirio (13)
Highest home attendance33,126 vs Melbourne Victory
17 October 2014
Lowest home attendance7,767 vs Central Coast Mariners
12 March 2015
Average home league attendance12,637

The 2014–15 Adelaide United FC season was the club's 11th season since its establishment in 2003. The club participated in the A-League for the 10th time and the FFA Cup for the first time.

Players

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Squad information

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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 Australia AUS Eugene Galekovic (captain)
2 DF Australia AUS Michael Marrone
3 DF Australia AUS Nigel Boogaard
4 DF Australia AUS Dylan McGowan
5 MF Australia AUS Osama Malik
7 FW Spain ESP Pablo Sánchez
8 MF Spain ESP Isaías
9 FW Spain ESP Sergio Cirio
10 MF Argentina ARG Marcelo Carrusca
11 FW Australia AUS Bruce Djite
12 MF Australia AUS Mark Ochieng
13 FW Australia AUS Dylan Smith
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF Australia AUS Cameron Watson
15 DF Australia AUS Ben Warland
16 DF Australia AUS Craig Goodwin
17 FW Australia AUS Awer Mabil
18 MF Australia AUS James Jeggo
19 FW Spain ESP Miguel Palanca
20 GK Australia AUS Paul Izzo
21 DF Australia AUS Tarek Elrich
23 DF Australia AUS Jordan Elsey
24 MF Australia AUS Bruce Kamau
30 GK Australia AUS John Hall
32 MF Australia AUS Nathan Konstandopoulos

From youth squad

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N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Notes

Transfers in

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No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
7 FW Spain Pablo Sánchez 31 CD Lugo Spain Transfer Pre-season 2015 Free [1]
18 MF Australia James Jeggo 22 Melbourne Victory Transfer Pre-season 2016 Free [2]
4 DF Australia Dylan McGowan 22 Heart of Midlothian Scotland Transfer Pre-season 2016 Free [3]
16 DF Australia Craig Goodwin 22 Newcastle Jets Transfer Pre-season Free [4]
19 FW Spain Miguel Palanca 27 CD Numancia Spain Transfer January 2015 Free [5]

Transfers out

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N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
15 CM Australia Jacob Melling 19 Melbourne City Contract terminated Pre-season Free [6]
19 AM Australia Jake Barker-Daish 20 Colne England End of contract Pre-season Free [7]
16 RWB Australia Daniel Bowles 22 Brisbane Roar End of contract Pre-season Free [7]
7 WI Argentina Jerónimo Neumann 28 Newcastle Jets Transfer Pre-season Free [8]
4 CB Australia Jonathan McKain 31 Kelantan Malaysia End of contract Pre-season Free [9]
18 LB Australia Michael Zullo 25 Utrecht Netherlands End of loan Pre-season [9]
6 LB Brazil Cássio 34 Contract terminated January [10]
22 WI Portugal Fábio Ferreira 25 Central Coast Mariners Transfer January Free [11]

Technical staff

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Position Staff
Head coach Spain Josep Gombau
Assistant & Fitness coach Spain Pau Martí
Assistant coach Australia Michael Valkanis
Technical Director Spain Guillermo Amor
High Performance Manager Australia Adam Hewitt
Goalkeeper coach Australia Peter Blazincic
Youth team coach Australia Angelo Costanzo
Physiotherapist Australia Peter Chitti

Statistics

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Squad statistics

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N Pos. Nat. Name Total A-League FFA Cup
Apps Goals Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Apps Goals Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Apps Goals Yellow card Second yellow card Red card
1 GK Australia Eugene Galekovic 30 0 1 0 0 26 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0
2 DF Australia Michael Marrone 27 0 5 0 1 18+6 0 5 0 1 2+1 0 0 0 0
3 DF Australia Nigel Boogaard 27 2 8 0 1 21+1 2 7 0 1 5 0 1 0 0
4 DF Australia Dylan McGowan 31 1 5 0 0 20+6 1 5 0 0 4+1 0 0 0 0
5 MF Australia Osama Malik 21 0 6 0 0 16+2 0 5 0 0 2+1 0 1 0 0
6 DF Brazil Cássio 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 FW Spain Pablo Sánchez 30 8 1 0 0 17+9 8 1 0 0 3+1 0 0 0 0
8 MF Spain Isaías 32 1 9 0 0 27 1 8 0 0 5 0 1 0 0
9 FW Spain Sergio Cirio 34 13 2 0 0 29 7 2 0 0 5 6 0 0 0
10 MF Argentina Marcelo Carrusca 25 7 4 0 0 21 7 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0
11 FW Australia Bruce Djite 27 9 1 0 0 22+1 6 0 0 0 4 3 1 0 0
12 DF Australia Mark Ochieng 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0 0
13 FW Australia Dylan Smith 1 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF Australia Cameron Watson 12 1 2 0 0 2+9 1 2 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0
15 DF Australia Ben Warland 1 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 DF Australia Craig Goodwin 29 6 3 0 0 25+4 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 FW Australia Awer Mabil 26 7 5 0 0 7+14 6 4 0 0 5 1 1 0 0
18 MF Australia James Jeggo 33 1 9 0 0 27+1 1 7 0 0 5 0 2 0 0
19 FW Spain Miguel Palanca 14 1 1 0 0 5+9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 GK Australia Paul Izzo 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
21 DF Australia Tarek Elrich 31 1 10 0 0 26 1 9 0 0 5 0 1 0 0
22 MF Portugal Fábio Ferreira 11 1 1 0 0 5+3 1 0 0 0 0+3 0 1 0 0
23 DF Australia Jordan Elsey 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0
24 MF Australia Bruce Kamau 13 0 0 0 0 2+9 0 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0 0
25 MF Australia Ryan Kitto 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 GK Australia John Hall 1 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 MF Australia Nathan Konstandopoulos 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+3 0 0 0 0

Pre-season and friendlies

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20 July 2014 Adelaide United Australia 1–0 Australia Perth Glory Sydney, Australia
16:00 (ACST) Boogaard 72' Report Stadium: Belmore Sports Ground
25 July 2014 Adelaide United Australia 1–5 Spain Málaga Adelaide, Australia
19:00 (ACST) Djite 58' Report Malik 17' (o.g.)
Pérez 49'
Alberto 52'
Juanmi 62', 86'
Stadium: Adelaide Oval
Attendance: 23,254
Referee: Jarred Gillett
21 August 2014 Alice Springs All Stars Australia 0–10 Australia Adelaide United Alice Springs, Australia
19:30 (ACST) Report Kamau 8', 75'
Djite 24'
Mabil 31'
Jeggo 47'
Cirio 51'
Elsey 78'
Ochieng 85'
Sánchez 88'
D. Smith 90+1'
Stadium: Anzac Oval
Attendance: 600
23 August 2014 Adelaide United Australia 1–0 Australia Melbourne City Alice Springs, Australia
15:00 (ACST) Cirio 3' Report Stadium: Anzac Oval
Attendance: 1,550
Referee: Lucien Laverdure
26 August 2014 NorZone All Stars Australia 0–6 Australia Adelaide United Darwin, Australia
19:00 (ACST) Report Carrusca 23' (pen.)
Djite 48', 70'
Jeggo 58'
Ochieng 80'
D. Smith 90+2'
Stadium: Darwin Football Stadium
Attendance: 1,887
Referee: Rick Schneider
4 September 2014 Adelaide United Australia 1–1 Australia Perth Glory Adelaide, Australia
15:00 (ACST) Cirio 32' Report Thwaite 38' Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
Referee: Rick Schneider
12 September 2014 Adelaide United Australia 0–1 Australia Melbourne Victory Adelaide, Australia
15:00 (ACST) Report Berisha 34' (pen.) Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
Referee: Adam Fielding
16 September 2014 Adelaide United Australia 2–0 Australia Melbourne City Adelaide, Australia
15:00 (ACST) Mabil 33'
Goodwin 45'
Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
Referee: Daniel Goodwin
1 October 2014 Adelaide United Australia 1–1 Australia Adelaide City Adelaide, Australia
19:00 (ACST) Carrusca 8' Report Love 68' Stadium: Marden Sports Complex
Attendance: 2,174
Referee: Daniel Elder
29 May 2015 2015 LFP World Club Challenge Adelaide United Australia 2–3 Spain Villarreal Adelaide, Australia
19:30 (ACST) Goodwin 34'
Marrone 51'
Report Trigueros 63'
Vietto 86'
Gerard 90+1'
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 9,036
Referee: Peter Green

Competitions

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Overall

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Competition Started round Final
position / round
First match Last match
A-League 3rd 12 October 2014 25 April 2015
A-League Finals Elimination-finals Semi-finals 1 May 2015 17 May 2015
FFA Cup Round of 32 Winners 5 August 2014 16 December 2014

A-League

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Melbourne Victory (C) 27 15 8 4 56 31 +25 53 Qualification for 2016 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
2 Sydney FC 27 14 8 5 52 35 +17 50
3 Adelaide United 27 14 4 9 47 32 +15 46 Qualification for 2016 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off and Finals series
4 Wellington Phoenix[a] 27 14 4 9 45 35 +10 46 Qualification for Finals series
5 Melbourne City 27 9 8 10 36 41 −5 35
6 Brisbane Roar 27 10 4 13 42 43 −1 34
7 Perth Glory[b] 27 14 8 5 45 35 +10 50
8 Central Coast Mariners 27 5 8 14 26 50 −24 23
9 Western Sydney Wanderers 27 4 6 17 29 44 −15 18
10 Newcastle Jets 27 3 8 16 23 55 −32 17
Source: A-League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.
  2. ^ Perth Glory disqualified from the Finals series and given a compulsory 7th-place finish due to salary cap violations.[12]


Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
27 14 4 9 47 32  +15 46 7 4 3 28 15  +13 7 0 6 19 17  +2

Last updated: 25 April 2015.
Source: ultimatealeague.com

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundAHHAHHAAHHAAHAHAHHAAHHAAHAH
ResultWDWWDWWLWLLWLWWLDWLLWDWWLLW
Position243342233332442333355553453
Updated to match(es) played on 26 April 2015. Source: ultimatealeague.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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12 October 2014 1 Brisbane Roar 1–2 Adelaide United Brisbane
Sunday 16:00 AEST Broich 20'
McKay Yellow card 71' Red card 72'
Report Djite 33'
Donachie 56' (o.g.)
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 16,195
Referee: Ben Williams
17 October 2014 2 Adelaide United 1–1 Melbourne Victory Adelaide
Friday 19:00 ACDT Cirio 85' Report Ben Khalfallah 89' Stadium: Adelaide Oval
Attendance: 33,126
Referee: Peter O'Leary
26 October 2014 3 Adelaide United 2–0 Perth Glory Adelaide
Sunday 16:30 ACDT Cirio 18'
Mabil 68'
Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 11,473
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
31 October 2014 4 Melbourne City 1–2 Adelaide United Melbourne
Friday 19:40 AEDT Kisnorbo 9' Report Djite 38'
Carrusca 80' (pen.)
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 13,083
Referee: Chris Beath
7 November 2014 5 Adelaide United 0–0 Sydney FC Adelaide
Friday 19:45 ACDT Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 16,015
Referee: Alan Milliner
15 November 2014 6 Adelaide United 2–1 Wellington Phoenix Adelaide
Saturday 16:30 ACDT Boogaard 36'
Cirio 90+4'
Report Bonevacia 15' Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 9,726
Referee: Strebre Delovski
23 November 2014 7 Central Coast Mariners 0–2 Adelaide United Gosford
Sunday 17:00 AEDT Montgomery Yellow card 44' Red card 71' Report Sánchez 40', 42' Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 6,404
Referee: Jarred Gillett
28 November 2014 8 Melbourne Victory 3–2 Adelaide United Melbourne
Friday 19:40 AEDT Boogaard 7' (o.g.)
Cirio 16' (o.g.)
Broxham 32'
Report Mabil 14'
Carrusca 37' (pen.)
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 22,334
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
12 December 2014 10 Adelaide United 0–1 Brisbane Roar Adelaide
Friday 19:00 ACDT Report Henrique 18' Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 11,241
Referee: Lucien Laverdue
19 December 2014 11 Newcastle Jets 2–1 Adelaide United Newcastle
Friday 19:40 AEDT Neville 49'
Jerónimo 81'
Report Goodwin 69' Stadium: Hunter Stadium
Attendance: 10,407
Referee: Strebre Delovski
26 December 2014 12 Sydney FC 0–3 Adelaide United Sydney
Friday 19:40 AEDT Report Dijte 67'
Sánchez 81'
Mabil 90+1'
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 14,214
Referee: Jarred Gillett
31 December 2014 13 Adelaide United 1–3 Wellington Phoenix Adelaide
Wednesday 19:00 ACDT Cirio 73' Report Cunningham 54'
Boyd 77', 90+3'
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 10,060
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
5 January 2015 14 Perth Glory 1–2 Adelaide United Perth
Monday 17:00 AWST Marinković 11' Report Goodwin 31'
Jeggo 48'
Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 9,699
Referee: Strebre Delovski
24 January 2015 15 Adelaide United 7–0 Newcastle Jets Adelaide
Saturday 16:30 ACDT Dijte 2', 53'
Carrusca 23', 28' (pen.)
Boogaard 35'
Cirio 69' (pen.)
Isaías 90+2'
Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 10,960
Referee: Matthew Conger
7 February 2015 16 Central Coast Mariners 2–1 Adelaide United Gosford
Saturday 17:00 AEDT Fitzgerald 79'
J. Rose 83'
Report Mabil 29' Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 4,508
Referee: Alan Milliner
15 February 2015 17 Adelaide United 1–1 Perth Glory Adelaide
Sunday 16:30 ACDT Sánchez 11' Report Marinković 53' Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 9,711
Referee: Ben Williams
21 February 2015 18 Adelaide United 2–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Adelaide
Saturday 19:30 ACDT Dijte 51'
Cirio 90+2'
Report Haliti 19'
Spiranovic Yellow card 54' Yellow-red card 83'
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 9,212
Referee: Peter O'Leary
27 February 2015 19 Melbourne City 3–1 Adelaide United Melbourne
Friday 19:40 AEDT Baharudin 52'
Kennedy 55'
Ramsay 87'
Report Sánchez 32' Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 7,345
Referee: Alan Milliner
21 March 2015 22 Adelaide United 2–2 Melbourne Victory Adelaide
Saturday 19:30 ACDT Sánchez 43'
McGowan 75'
Report Ben Khalfallah 9'
Thompson 77'
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 16,077
Referee: Peter Green
29 March 2015 23 Newcastle Jets 0–1 Adelaide United Newcastle
Sunday 17:00 AEDT Report Carrusca 28' Stadium: Hunter Stadium
Attendance: 6,888
Referee: Kazuyoshi Enomoto (Japan)
4 April 2015 24 Sydney FC 0–1 Adelaide United Sydney
Saturday 19:30 AEDT Report Mabil 82' Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 11,585
Referee: Chris Beath
11 April 2015 25 Adelaide United 2–3 Brisbane Roar Adelaide
Saturday 16:30 ACST Goodwin 71'
Sánchez 90+4' (pen.)
Report Kaluđerović 26'
Galekovic 40' (o.g.)
Hingert 54'
Bowles Red card 90+4'
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 10,659
Referee: Strebre Delovski
18 April 2015 26 Western Sydney Wanderers 2–1 Adelaide United Parramatta
Saturday 17:00 AEST Juric 63' (pen.)
Bridge 73'
Report Cirio 45'
Boogaard Red card 62'
Stadium: Pirtek Stadium
Attendance: 9,837
Referee: Jarred Gillett
25 April 2015 27 Adelaide United 4–1 Melbourne City Adelaide
Wednesday 19:00 ACST Palanca 19'
Sánchez 23'
Elrich 33'
Watson 59' (pen.)
Marrone Red card 70'
Report Mooy 65' (pen.)
Jaliens Red card 66'
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 8,773
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

Finals series

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9 May 2015 Semi-finals Sydney FC 4–1 Adelaide United Sydney
19:30 AEST Ibini 19'
Brosque 45+1', 47'
Naumoff 90'
Report Goodwin 74' Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 26,783
Referee: Ben Williams

FFA Cup

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5 August 2014 Round of 32 Adelaide United 1–0 Wellington Phoenix Adelaide
19:30 ACST Cirio 31' Report Stadium: Marden Sports Complex
Attendance: 2,804
Referee: Shaun Evans
23 September 2014 Round of 16 Adelaide United 2–0 Brisbane Roar Adelaide
19:00 ACST Djite 35'
Cirio 47'
Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 4,053
Referee: Shaun Evans
21 October 2014 Quarter final Sydney FC 1–3 (a.e.t.) Adelaide United Sydney
19:30 AEDT Brosque 51'
Petković Red card 87'
Report Cirio 28'
Djite 99', 111'
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 3,536
Referee: Ben Williams
16 December 2014 Final Adelaide United 1–0 Perth Glory Adelaide
19:00 ACDT Cirio 67' Report Risdon Yellow card 42' Yellow-red card 58' Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 16,142
Referee: Chris Beath

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ "Reds secure Spanish forward". Adelaide United. 15 August 2014. Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Gombau revolution lures Jeggo from Victory". FourFourTwo Australia. 1 May 2014. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  3. ^ "Reds sign local boy McGowan". Adelaide United. 11 June 2014. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Reds bring another local home". Football Federation Australia. 8 September 2014. Archived from the original on 8 September 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  5. ^ "Reds sign ex Real Madrid player Palanca". Adelaide United. 27 January 2015. Archived from the original on 25 February 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  6. ^ "Melbourne Heart FC Captures New Signings". Melbourne City. 20 May 2014. Archived from the original on 20 May 2014.
  7. ^ a b "Adelaide releases duo". Special Broadcasting Service Corporation. 2 May 2014. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
  8. ^ "Adelaide's Jeronimo Neumann jets into Newcastle colours". The Newcastle Herald. 18 July 2014.
  9. ^ a b "Adelaide United's Michael Zullo and Jon McKain face the end due to salary cap issues". The Advertiser. 20 May 2014.
  10. ^ "Reds release Cassio". Football Federation Australia. 23 December 2014.
  11. ^ "Fabulous Ferreira bound for Mariners". Football Federation Australia. 27 January 2015.
  12. ^ "Perth Glory banned from A-League finals". Australian Associated Press. Sports Yahoo (Australia). 10 April 2015. Archived from the original on 10 April 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  13. ^ "Jeggo named NAB Young Footballer of the Year Nominee for December". Football Federation Australia. 21 January 2015. Archived from the original on 21 January 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
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