List of Adelaide United FC records and statistics

Adelaide United Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Hindmarsh, Adelaide. The club was formed in 2003. Adelaide United became the first southern member admitted into the A-League in 2005.

This article is about all-time records. For a season-by-season statistical breakdown, see List of Adelaide United FC seasons.

This list encompasses the honours won by Adelaide United at national, regional and friendly level, records set by the club, their managers and their players. The player records section itemises the club's leading goalscorers and those who have made most appearances in first-team competitions.

Adelaide United have won eight top-flight titles, and hold the record for the most FFA Cup wins, with three. The club's record appearance maker is Eugene Galekovic, who made 285 appearances between 2007 and 2017. Bruce Djite is Adelaide United's record goalscorer, scoring 44 goals in total.

All figures are correct as of the match played on 30 January 2021.

Honours and achievements

Adelaide United's first ever silverware was won in 2006. The A-League Premiership, won by the club was Adelaide United's first trophy. In 2019 they became the most successful club in FFA Cup history with three titles.[1]

Adelaide United's honours and achievements include the following:

A-League and Finals
Winners (2): 2005–06, 2015–16
Runners-up (2): 2006–07, 2008–09
Winners (1): 2016
Runners-up (2): 2007, 2009

The FFA
Winners (3) – Record: 2014, 2018, 2019
Runners-up (1): 2017

AFC
Runners-up (1): 2008

Mid-season
Fifth place (1): 2008

Pre-season
Winners (2): 2006, 2007

Player records
See also: List of Adelaide United FC players

Appearances

Most appearances

Competitive matches only, includes appearances as substitute. Numbers in brackets indicate goals scored.[2][3]

# Name Years Leaguea FFA Cup Asia Otherb Total
1 Eugene Galekovic 2007–2017 238 (0) 8 (0) 33 (0) 6 (0) 285 (0)
2 Michael Marrone 2008–2010
2013–		 156 (3) 19 (1) 13 (0) 1 (0) 189 (4)
3 Travis Dodd 2005–2011 137 (30) 0 (0) 25 (8) 21 (3) 183 (41)
4 Isaías 2013–2019 158 (10) 18 (0) 4 (0) 0 (0) 180 (10)
5 Bruce Djite 2006–2008
2011–2016		 133 (35) 6 (3) 19 (3) 7 (3) 165 (44)
6 Cássio 2007–2014 124 (7) 0 (0) 24 (1) 10 (3) 158 (11)
7 Robert Cornthwaite 2005–2011 105 (4) 0 (0) 16 (4) 17 (0) 138 (8)
8 Lucas Pantelis 2005–2011 101 (14) 0 (0) 21 (1) 7 (0) 129 (15)
9 Marcelo Carrusca 2012–2017 114 (25) 8 (2) 1 (0) 0 (0) 123 (27)
10 Jordan Elsey 2013– 102 (3) 16 (2) 1 (0) 0 (0) 119 (5)
a. Includes the National Soccer League, A-League and Finals.
b. Includes goals and appearances (including those as a substitute) in the Oceania Club Championship qualification.

Goalscorers

Top goalscorers

Bruce Djite is the all-time top goalscorer for Adelaide United.

Competitive matches only. Numbers in brackets indicate appearances made.[3]

# Name Years Leaguea FFA Cup Asia Other Total
1 Bruce Djite 2006–2008
2011–2016		 35 (133) 3 (6) 3 (19) 3 (7) 44 (165)
2 Travis Dodd 2005–2011 30 (137) 0 (0) 8 (25) 3 (21) 41 (183)
3 Sergio Cirio 2013–2017 20 (99) 7 (8) 3 (6) 0 (0) 30 (114)
4 Sergio van Dijk 2010–2012
2016		 25 (55) 0 (0) 4 (16) 0 (0) 29 (71)
5 Marcelo Carrusca 2012–2017 25 (114) 2 (8) 0 (1) 0 (0) 27 (123)
6 Craig Goodwin 2014–2016
2018–2019		 20 (84) 5 (7) 0 (1) 0 (0) 25 (92)
7 Nikola Mileusnic 2016– 14 (86) 5 (11) 0 (6) 0 (0) 19 (103)
Pablo Sánchez 2014–2016 17 (51) 2 (6) 0 (0) 0 (0) 19 (57)
9 Ben Halloran 2017– 13 (49) 4 (9) 0 (0) 0 (0) 17 (58)
Jerónimo Neumann 2012–2014 16 (51) 0 (0) 1 (2) 0 (0) 17 (53)
a. Includes National Soccer League, A-League and Finals.
b. Includes goals and appearances (including those as a substitute) in the Oceania Club Championship.

International
Shane Smeltz was the first Adelaide United player to receive an international cap.

This section refers only to caps won while an Adelaide United player.

Record transfer fees received
# Fee Paid to For Date Notes Ref
1 $250k Club BruggeRiley McGree5 July 2019 [5]

Record transfer fees received
# Fee Received from For Date Notes Ref
1 $1.3m MidtjyllandAwer Mabil20 July 2015 [6]
2 $900k CharlotteRiley McGree6 October 2020 [5]
3 $700k SionDario Vidošić27 August 2013 [7]
4 $100k Club BruggeRiley McGree4 July 2017 A further $50k in add-ons. [8][9]
5 $50k SelangorTaylor Regan9 January 2019 Fee was paid by player. [10]

Managerial records
See also: List of Adelaide United FC managers
  • First full-time manager: John Kosmina managed Adelaide United from 1 July 2003 to 22 February 2007.
  • Longest-serving manager: John Kosmina – 3 years, 236 days (1 July 2003 to 22 February 2007)
  • Shortest tenure as manager: Michael Valkanis – 5 months, 2 weeks (28 January 2013 to 30 June 2013)
  • Highest win percentage: Marco Kurz, 49.25%
  • Lowest win percentage: Michael Valkanis, 20.00%

Club records

Firsts

Record wins

Record defeats

Record consecutive results
  • Record consecutive wins: 7, from 13 November 2005 to 12 January 2006[4]
  • Record consecutive defeats: 4[4]
    • from 14 December 2007 to 13 January 2008
    • from 31 October 2008 to 15 November 2008
    • from 25 October 2015 to 13 November 2015
    • from 14 October 2016 to 6 November 2016
    • from 22 December 2019 to 11 January 2020
    • from 21 February 2020 — ongoing
  • Record consecutive matches without a defeat: 13, from 20 January 2008 to 30 August 2008[4]
  • Record consecutive matches without a win: 9[4]
    • from 22 September 2015 to 28 November 2015
    • from 3 August 2016 to 26 November 2016

Goals

Points

Attendances

See also

References
  1. Windon, Jacob (24 October 2019). "Adelaide United rout Melbourne City 4-0 for third FFA Cup win". FFA Cup. Football Federation Australia.
  2. "Adelaide United: All Players". Ultimate A-League. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  3. "Adelaide United Statistics". aleaguestats.com.
  4. "Adelaide United Streaks". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  5. Davutovic, David (23 October 2020). "Australia needs unity of purpose to start to earn money via transfer fees - a trick we've largely missed". Optus Sport. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  6. "Awer Mabil to join Danish champion side FC Midtjylland after United deal all but done". The Advertiser. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  7. Migliaccio, Val (27 August 2013). "Dario Vidosic's $700,000 deal a record for A-League transfer". The Advertiser. News Limited. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
  8. Davutovic, David (30 July 2020). "A history of Australian transfers: Why our record is unbroken since 1995". Optus Sport. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  9. Migliaccio, Val (19 July 2017). "McGree signs a four-year contract in a worst kept Club Brugge secret". The Advertiser. line feed character in |title= at position 63 (help)
  10. "Taylor Regan forced to pay Adelaide United $50000 transfer fee set in his Red's contract to sign for Malaysia's Selangor last week". The Advertiser. 10 January 2019.
  11. "Adelaide United — Complete Fixture Histories". aleaguestats.com.
  12. "Coopers Stadium Crowds". Austadiums. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
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