A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | CH | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
| 2019–20 season | |||
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| Chairman | Piet van der Pol | ||
| Manager | Gertjan Verbeek (to 29 April 2020) Carl Veart (caretaker) (from 15 June 2020) | ||
| Stadium | Coopers Stadium | ||
| A-League | 7th | ||
| FFA Cup | Winners | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Riley McGree (10 goals) All: Riley McGree (13 goals) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 12,198 vs Melbourne Victory (23 November 2019) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 4,286 vs Newcastle Jets (15 March 2020) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 8,183 | ||
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The 2019–20 Adelaide United FC season was the club's 16th season since its establishment in 2003. The club participated in the A-League for the 15th time and participated in the FFA Cup for 6th time, winning the 2019 FFA Cup tournament.[1]
On 24 March 2020, the FFA announced that the 2019–20 A-League season would be postponed until further notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia and New Zealand,[2] and subsequently extended indefinitely. The season resumed on 17 July 2020.[3]
Review
Pre-season
Before the 2019 A-League Grand Final, Adelaide United confirmed Apostolos Stamatelopoulos had left the club and joined new A-League club, Western United on 20 March.[4]
On 15 May, Adelaide United updated their squad with Baba Diawara, Scott Galloway, and Jordy Thomassen departing Adelaide.[5] It was announced that Galloway had then signed for his new club, Melbourne City ahead of this current season.[6]
Three days later, it was announced that Isaías, who had recently become an Australian citizen, departed the club.[7] Over a month later, he joined Qatari club Al-Wakrah.[8]
In June, Adelaide United appointed former player Bruce Djite as the Director of Football.[9] On 5 June, Vince Lia and Lachlan Brook re-signed with the club.[10]
On 5 July, Riley McGree signed for Adelaide United and was assigned the "number 8" shirt.[11] In mid-July, Reds signed Curaçao international, Michaël Maria from Charlotte Independence,[12] whilst Craig Goodwin departed the club to join Saudi Arabian club Al-Wehda.[13]
Adelaide United played their first pre-season friendly for the season on 16 July, against North Eastern MetroStars, which resulted in a 3–1 victory.[14] A week later, the club played an intra-club friendly, with the senior squad beating the youth side 1–0, with Nathan Konstandopoulos scoring the only goal.[15] A week later, they beat Adelaide Raiders 5–0.[16]
At the end of July, Adelaide United signed Norwegian striker Kristian Opseth.[17]
On 7 August, Adelaide United travelled to Melbourne for the 2019 FFA Cup round of 32. They beat Melbourne Knights 5–2 and advanced to the next round.[18]
In mid-August, Adelaide United played a "behind-closed-doors" friendly against Melbourne City which ended in a 1–0 loss. Jamie Maclaren scored the only goal in the 15th minute.[19]
Players
Squad information
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
Transfers in
| No. | Position | Name | From | Type/fee | Contract length | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | MF | Riley McGree |  Club Brugge
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>$250,000[20] | 3 years | 5 July 2019 | [11] |
| 5 | DF |  Michaël Maria
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 Charlotte Independence
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Undisclosed | 2 years | 18 July 2019 | [12][21] |
| 11 | FW |  Kristian Opseth
|
 Erzurumspor
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Free transfer | 1 year | 31 July 2019 | [17] |
| 10 | MF | James Troisi | Unattached | Free transfer | 2 years | 5 October 2019 | [22][23] |
| 28 | MF |  Chen Yongbin
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Qingdao Red Lions
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Free transfer | 1 year | 15 October 2019 | [24][25] |
| 6 | MF | Stefan Mauk | Brisbane Roar | Free transfer | 2.5 years | 30 January 2020 | [26] |
