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Originally, the away strip was predominantly white, with red sleeves and yellow trim however in 2009 the club launched a predominantly black 'clash' strip. The Adelaide 36ers have picked up a former NBA guard in an attempt to compete with the NBL’s best teams. They finish 5th in the A-League until then they lost in the elimination-final against Melbourne Victory by a 2–1 scoreline with a crowd of 15,502. The club's supporters eventually utilised the name "Pissants" as a term of endearment and it became an unofficial nickname of the club between its supporters. Adelaide faced Bunyodkor in the quarter-finals. They received their Asian berth as A-League premiers. Legea are exclusively supplying all of the team's authentic on-field and off-field apparel for the clubs 6 ACL group-stage matches.[42]. The shirt was mainly red with a large yellow stripe down both sleeves with blue being used for the short colour and the stripe running down each side of the top. On 13 September former Brisbane Strikers and Newcastle Breakers manager John Kosmina was officially announced as the manager, and within the frame of a few weeks time a team was cobbled together mostly with the remnants of the Adelaide City squad to compete in the clubs inaugural season. On 30 April 2013, Josep Gombau signed a two-season deal as coach, arriving at the club in July 2013. Bruce Djite is the club's top goalscorer with 44 goals in all competitions from two spells from 2006 to 2008 and 2011 to 2016. With over 60 full-time staff and approximately 20 to 30 casual crew, Novatech employs Adelaide’s leading event production team. Adelaide United's 2012–13 season was John Kosmina's first full season as permanent coach since being appointed in a caretaker role from Rini Coolen in December 2011. Adelaide United are the only team with a single Championship in the A-League, along with the Newcastle Jets. Adelaide United's record home attendance of all competitions at Hindmarsh Stadium was 17,000 against Gamba Osaka in the AFC Champions League Final in 2008. Paul started his professional basketball career in 2013 after a standout NCAA career at the University of Illinois where he became only the second player in the program‘s 115-year history to reach milestones of at least 1500 points, 500 rebounds, 300 assists, and 100 steals. Even though Adelaide lost the first of these two encounters 3–1, it was South Australia's largest Association Football crowd in history with 25,039 people filling the stands, many others were turned away at the gates. Kosmina then jumped up and grabbed Muscat around the throat for a few seconds. 75 Brisbane Bullets. The match was witnessed by 16,998 fans at Hindmarsh Stadium. [5] In the second leg of the semi finals Adelaide United lost 1–0 to FC Bunyodkor but went through to the final 3–1 on aggregate. This article is about the men's football team. Marco Kurz then had his first A-League game against Wellington Phoenix by a 1–1 draw. The Reds defeated Waitakere 2–1 via two set plays from Paul Reid to secure a rematch with ACL rivals Gamba Osaka on 14 December – the third meeting between the two sides in three weeks. The Reds finished the A-League season fourth but were knocked out of Championship contention by Brisbane Roar 2–1 in an elimination final. Adelaide was pushed down to second because of goal difference. While winning the Adelaide fans over, Josep elevated the technical and tactical quality of the local brand, earning the respect and admiration of rival clubs, coaches and the FFA, who unanimously voted him in as coach of the A-League All Stars team for the 2014 A-League All Stars Game against the visiting Juventus. Adelaide United were selected, along with Sydney FC, as the first Australian representatives to play in the 2007 AFC Champions League. The club focused on bringing several Adelaide born players back to South Australia, such as Angelo Costanzo, Travis Dodd and Lucas Pantelis, who had previously played for Adelaide City SC in the NSL. Gamba Osaka entered the FIFA Club World Cup as the winner of the AFC Champion's League, freeing up the tournament's Japanese host position; Adelaide United, as runners-up of the AFC Champion's League, filled this position. Following 18 months under Football Federation Australia (FFA) financial administration, it was announced on 8 November 2010 that a South Australian consortium had taken over ownership of the club with a ten-year licence. Eugene Galekovic holds the record for most Adelaide United appearances, having played 285 first-team matches between 2007 and 2017. [70] The club is the only team to have won the FFA Cup twice in succession, in 2018 and 2019.[71]. He spent a few months as a professional with the Minnesota Timberwolves’ NBA Summer League team before signing with Nizhny Novgorod in Russia for the 2013-14 season. Adelaide United was the first A-League club to appear in the AFC Champions League in 2008. Adelaide competed in the ACL Champions League in 2010 after finishing second on the 2008–09 A-League league table, and runner-up in the Finals series to cross-border rivals, Melbourne Victory. Coach John Kosmina was sacked the following week-however not only because of the grand final disaster but for alleged abuse of 2 Channel 10 reporters. Their fourth appearance in the competition – more times than any other Australian club – Adelaide qualified for the 2012 AFC Champions League playoff round by finishing third in the 2010–11 A-League. “I know the league has been getting better and better each year and I know the team competes. Despite an Iain Ramsay goal in the third minute to give Adelaide the lead, Bunyodkor eventually eliminated Adelaide by scoring in added extra time. His first two signings were compatriots and Barcelona youth products Sergio Cirio and Isaías Sánchez. The score was 3–0 to Gamba Osaka away and 2–0 to Osaka at home in Adelaide, the Japanese club winning 5–0 on aggregate. Jeonbuk won the match with a goal in the second half of extra time.[19]. Our team are fully trained and hold all required licenses and qualifications for the work they conduct. Valkanis was appointed as interim coach until the end of the season, with former Adelaide City player Sergio Melta being appointed as his assistant. [61] The record attendance for Hindmarsh Stadium was a full house of 17,000 on 12 November 2008 against Gamba Osaka in the historic second leg of the ACL final. The Adelaide 36ers are pleased to announce the signing of Brandon Paul for the remainder of the 2021 NBL season. Adelaide United were runners-up in the FFA Cup final against Sydney FC by a 2–1 scoreline. Current Director of Football Bruce Djite has said, "The idea is to develop Chinese players to create stronger links between us and Qingdao Red Lions. The league was founded in 1979 and is currently contested by … In a coup for the club and the A-League, Rini Coolen managed to secure the signatures of Socceroos Bruce Djite, Jon McKain and Dario Vidošić; with the latter being offered the Australian marquee player status at the club for the season. Adelaide United holds the record for the largest win in an A-League game. [39], In the 2019 FFA Cup Final, Adelaide defeated Melbourne City 4–0 at home, further increasing their claim to have the most FFA Cup titles with three.[40]. The club participates in the A-League under licence from Football Federation Australia. Eight rounds into the season, Adelaide were without a win leaving them sitting at the bottom of the ladder with only 3 points and 3 goals scored. The Reds, along with Melbourne Victory, Queensland Roar and Central Coast Mariners, proceeded to the finals. Craig Goodwin was United's leading goalscorer scoring 15 goals across all competitions. Adelaide United went on to defeat Wellington Phoenix in the first week of the Finals under torrential rain, but succumbed to Gold Coast United in the second week and were knocked out of the competition on the back of a 2–3 home loss. It was also the first time – and, to date, remains the only time – a team had two players score hat-tricks in a single match: one to Marcos Flores and the other to Sergio van Dijk. Nationwide News Pty Limited Copyright © 2021. Gombau also brought his long-time assistant coach Pau Marti to work alongside existing assistant coach Michael Valkanis. For the first time in the club's history, the Adelaide United was led by an international manager in Rini Coolen,[20] moving away from the Adelaide United tradition of local coaches seen in its prior seasons. The coach resigned shortly thereafter. On 9 January 2011, Adelaide broke its longest winless streak against its rival club Melbourne Victory by posting a 4–1 away win in Melbourne at AAMI Park. Their first match was a play-off against 2007–08 OFC Champions League champions Waitakere United from New Zealand. However, Adelaide then won 13 of their next 18 games losing just once to finish top of the ladder and win the club's second Premier's Plate. Western Sydney Wanderers are the only team since to achieve the milestone. On 18 December 2011 it was announced that head coach Rini Coolen had been sacked and replaced by former coach John Kosmina as caretaker coach for the rest of the season, including the AFC Champions League group stage of 2012. Adelaide finished the season by winning 2–1 at Adelaide Oval against Melbourne Victory in front of 21,038 spectators – the club's largest crowd of the season. Picture: 36ers media. They had only a single win in their first nine games for the season and early calls started for the club to show the door to the new man in charge. Adelaide's season was ended by Central Coast in the elimination final, losing 1–0. Adelaide United's 2009–10 playing kit didn't feature a sponsor on the front of their kit. After a stellar season in the A-League and internationally, Adelaide United began its pre-season without a financial owner; Nick Bianco relinquished his A-League licence back to Football Federation Australia (FFA). [38] Adelaide United were then eliminated in the semi-finals following a loss to Perth Glory on penalties after playing out a 3–3 draw. 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[37] United finished 4th in the regular season. Adelaide became the first Australian team to progress to the semi-finals of the AFC Champions League. Adelaide United Football Club is a professional soccer club based in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. The 36ers announced Paul’s signing for the remainder of the 2021 season on Thursday, replacing the departed Donald Sloan. He debuted with 40 points and less than a week later he chalked up a triple-double with 51 points, 17 rebounds, and 11 assists. All times AEDT (GMT +11). Carrying over from the previous season, Josep Gombau was quick to implement a possession-based football style at Adelaide, all the way from the grass roots level of local soccer to the senior side. The NSL came to an end at the completion of the 2003–04 season after 28 seasons with The Reds only competing in the final season as governing body Australian Soccer Association (later Football Federation Australia) shut down the league in preparation for the launch of the fully professional A-League almost 12 months later, on 26 August 2005. The return leg in Tashkent was again locked at 2–2 after 90 minutes of play, requiring the game to go to extra time and possible penalties thereafter. The third-placed 36ers open their NBL Cup campaign against the Sydney Kings on Sunday from 5.30pm. Continuing their good form from the final season of the NSL, Adelaide United finished as Premiers in the inaugural season of the Hyundai A-League. Why are bottom-club Adelaide's crowds so good? [32] Gombau left the club in July 2015 to take up a youth coaching role in the United States.[33]. Picture: Bob Levey/Getty Images/AFPSource:AFP. Accomplished NBA, European and Asian experienced guard Brandon Paul has vowed to bring “energy” and “spark” to the Adelaide 36ers’ NBL campaign as the team’s key import. Adelaide United play their home matches at Hindmarsh Stadium with the exceptions being when they played two games a year at Adelaide Oval, one against interstate rivals Melbourne Victory and traditional rivals Sydney FC. The team continued this form to finish sixth on the table after the 27 home-and-away games, which let them into the finals by two points. Adelaide 36ers big man Isaac Humphries laid the platform for his promising career during his successful season at the Sydney Kings back in 2017-2018. [8], This result ensured that Adelaide would participate in the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup either as the AFC representatives or as the highest placed non-Japanese team – as the rules do not allow more than one Japanese team to participate. [10][11], An early highlight for the season was Adelaide's run to the final of the AFC Champions League against Gamba Osaka. 93 Friday, November 13. The rivalry then went even further when Adelaide United defeated Melbourne 4–1 at AAMI Park, after United had been suffering a record-breaking 10-game losing streak against the Victory.[66]. Since their inception into the A-League, Adelaide United's kits, along with the rest of the league, have been manufactured by Reebok. By the end of round 27, Adelaide had drawn level for first, equalling Melbourne's 38 points on the ladder. Following the shock resignation of manager Josep Gombau who took up a youth coaching role in the United States shortly before the start of the season, Adelaide United announced Guillermo Amor as his replacement who was serving as the club's technical director and Jacobo Ramallo as his assistant who was in charge as director of Adelaide United's Football School. [59], Hindmarsh Stadium seating capacity is 17,000. [7] Adelaide lost heavily over two legs to Gamba Osaka. The Reds hosted an elimination final against Melbourne City where they came out 1–0 victors with the goal coming from Ben Halloran in the 119th minute. “They are sitting top three in the standings, so I hope I can come and help the team continue its success. The Final result had Adelaide losing in a 5–0 loss with both legs having them be defeated by Gamba Osaka 3–0 and 2–0. Picture: 36ers media.Source:Supplied. 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[14] On 18 December, Adelaide played in the fifth-place play-off match against Egyptian club Al Ahly SC, defeating them 1–0 to be rewarded the fifth-place prize of US$1.5 million. energy’ and ‘spark’ to the Adelaide 36ers. Needing to win 2–0 against the Central Coast Mariners away to win the premiership, The Reds only managed to secure a 1–0 win. The club finished 6th place in the A-League, missing out on a finals place as they concentrated their energies on maintaining a successful AFC Champions League campaign. In response, Adelaide United was created on 12 September 2003, with builder and property developer Gordon Pickard funding the new club and former Soccer Australia and FIFA executive Basil Scarsella as Chairman.[3]. The launch of the new national league also saw Adelaide launch a new badge; while keeping a similar look and feel as its predecessor the new badge takes the form of more traditional football badge with its shield like border. New co-owner Greg Griffin steps in as Chairman of the club replacing Mel Patzwald, whilst ex-North Adelaide Football Club CEO, Glenn Elliott replaces Sam Ciccarello, who now takes up a role at the FFA.[22][23][24].

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