2025–26 Adelaide United FC season

Adelaide United
2025–26 season
ManagerAirton Andrioli
StadiumCoopers Stadium
A-League MenMatchweek 1
Australia CupRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague:
All: Stefan Mauk (1)
Biggest defeat2–1
vs. Newcastle Jets (A)
(30 July 2025)
Australia Cup

The 2025–26 season will be the 22nd in the history of Adelaide United Football Club since its establishment in 2003. The club will be participating in the A-League Men for the 21st consecutive season and will make their 11th consecutive appearance in the Australia Cup.

This will be Adelaide United's first season since 2019–20 without Carl Veart as the permanent head coach, as he was replaced by Airton Andrioli ahead of pre-season.

Coaching staff

Position[1] Name Ref.
Head coach Brazil Airton Andrioli [2]
Assistant coach Spain Isaías [3]
Assistant coach Australia Adrian Stenta [4]
Assistant coach Australia Paul Vanis [5]
Head of football Australia Marius Zanin [6]
Goalkeeping coach Australia Eugene Galekovic [7]
Technical director Netherlands Ernest Faber [8]

Players

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Netherlands NED Joshua Smits
3 DF Netherlands NED Bart Vriends (vice-captain)
4 DF Australia AUS Panagiotis Kikianis
7 DF Australia AUS Ryan Kitto
9 FW Australia AUS Luka Jovanovic
11 FW Australia AUS Craig Goodwin (captain)
12 MF Australia AUS Jonny Yull
13 GK Australia AUS Max Vartuli
14 MF Australia AUS Jay Barnett
17 FW Australia AUS Ben Folami
19 FW Australia AUS Yaya Dukuly
20 MF Australia AUS Dylan Pierias
23 MF Australia AUS Luke Duzel
36 DF Australia AUS Panashe Madanha
No. Pos. Nation Player
40 GK Australia AUS Ethan Cox
42 FW Australia AUS Austin Ayoubi
43 FW Netherlands NED Julian Kwaaitaal
44 MF Australia AUS Ryan White
52 DF Australia AUS Sotiri Phillis (scholarship)
54 DF Australia AUS Bailey O'Neil (scholarship)
55 MF Australia AUS Ethan Alagich
58 FW Australia AUS Harry Crawford
62 MF Australia AUS Fabian Talladira (scholarship)
65 MF Australia AUS Joey Garuccio (scholarship)
71 DF Australia AUS Vinko Stanisic (scholarship)
74 FW Australia AUS Amlani Tatu (scholarship)
78 DF Australia AUS Malual Nichola (scholarship)
79 DF Australia AUS Feyzo Kasumović (scholarship)

Other players

Youth players who featured in a matchday squad, but are uncontracted to the senior team.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
70 GK Australia AUS Laris Cesko

Transfers and contracts

Transfers in

No. Position Player From Type/fee Contract length Date Ref
11 FW Craig Goodwin Saudi Arabia Al-Wehda Free transfer 3 years 28 May 2025 [9]
43 FW Netherlands Julian Kwaaitaal Netherlands FC Eindhoven End of loan 2 years remaining[note 1] 1 July 2025 [10]
1 GK Netherlands Joshua Smits Unattached Free transfer 2 years 18 August 2025 [11]

From youth squad

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Notes
52 DF Australia Sotiri Phillis 18 3-year scholarship[12][note 1]
65 MF Australia Joey Garuccio 19 3-year scholarship[12][note 1]
71 DF Australia Vinko Stanisic 18 3-year scholarship[12][note 1]

Transfers out

No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref
8 MF Spain Isaías Retired 13 May 2025 [13]
21 DF Spain Javi López Retired 13 May 2025 [13]
4 DF Jordan Elsey Australia Campbelltown City End of contract 27 June 2025 [14][15]
22 MF England Ryan Tunnicliffe Unattached End of contract 30 June 2025 [16]
27 DF Josh Cavallo England Peterborough Sports End of contract 30 June 2025 [17][18]
1 GK James Delianov Newcastle Jets Mutual contract termination 12 July 2025 [19][20]
10 FW England Zach Clough Malaysia Selangor Mutual contract termination 16 July 2025 [21][22]
6 MF Stefan Mauk Vietnam Cong An Hanoi Loan 31 July 2025 [23][24]
26 FW Archie Goodwin United States Charlotte FC Undisclosed fee 13 August 2025 [25][26]

Contract extensions

No. Player Position Duration Date Notes Ref.

Pre-season and friendlies

11 July 2025 The Cove Australia 0–5 Australia Adelaide United Adelaide
18:30 ACST Report
  • Talladira ?', ?'
  • Jovanovic ?' (pen.), ?'
  • Phillis ?'
 Stadium: Southern Soccer Facility
15 July 2025 Playford City Australia 1–7 Australia Adelaide United Adelaide
18:30 ACST
  • ? ?'
 Report
Stadium: Ramsay Park
22 July 2025 Adelaide Blue Eagles Australia 1–6 Australia Adelaide United Adelaide
19:00 ACST
  • ? ?'
 Report
Stadium: Marden Sports Complex
5 August 2025 West Adelaide Australia 0–9 Australia Adelaide United Adelaide
19:00 ACST Report
Stadium: Kilburn Sportsplex
22 August 2025 North Eastern MetroStars Australia Cancelled Australia Adelaide United Adelaide
19:00 ACST Cancellation Stadium: T.K. Shutter Reserve
4 October 2025 Melbourne Victory Australia v Australia Adelaide United Mildura
15:00 AEST Source Stadium: Mildura Sporting Precinct

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
A-League Men To be anounced To be anounced Matchday 1 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Australia Cup 30 July 2025 30 July 2025 Round of 32 Round of 32 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
Total 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00

Last updated: 30 July 2025
Source: Competitions

A-League Men

Main article: 2025–26 A-League Men

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Adelaide United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for AFC Champions League Elite and Finals series
2 Auckland FC[a] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for Finals series[b]
3 Brisbane Roar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Central Coast Mariners 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Macarthur FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 17 October 2025. Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) wins; 5) head-to-head results; 5a) head-to-head points; 5b) head-to-head goal difference; 6) Fair Play points; 7) away goal difference; 8) away goals per match; 9) home goal difference; 10) home goals per match; 11) toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.
Notes:
  1. ^ Auckland FC and Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are based in New Zealand, which is part of the Oceania Football Confederation.
  2. ^ The top two teams enter the finals series at the semi-finals, while the teams ranked third to sixth enter the finals series at the elimination-finals.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: 23 May 2025.
Source: Ultimate A-League

Matches

The fixtures for the 2025–26 A-League Men season are yet to be announced.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Australia Cup

Main article: 2025 Australia Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

30 July 2025 Round of 32 Newcastle Jets 2–1 Adelaide United Maitland
19:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Maitland Sportsground
Attendance: 2,167
Referee: Joshua Attard

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.

As of 30 July 2025
No. Pos. Nat. Player A-League Men[27] Australia Cup[27] Total Ref
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
3 DF Netherlands Bart Vriends 0 0 1 0 1 0 [28]
4 DF Australia Panagiotis Kikianis 0 0 1 0 1 0 [29]
9 FW Australia Luka Jovanovic 0 0 1 0 1 0 [30]
12 MF Australia Jonny Yull 0 0 1 0 1 0 [31]
13 GK Australia Max Vartuli 0 0 1 0 1 0 [32]
19 FW Australia Yaya Dukuly 0 0 1 0 1 0 [33]
20 FW Australia Dylan Pierias 0 0 1 0 1 0 [34]
23 MF Australia Luke Duzel 0 0 1 0 1 0 [35]
42 MF Australia Austin Ayoubi 0 0 0+1 0 1 0 [36]
43 FW Netherlands Julian Kwaaitaal 0 0 0+1 0 1 0 [37]
44 MF Australia Ryan White 0 0 1 0 1 0 [38]
58 FW Australia Harry Crawford 0 0 0+1 0 1 0 [39]
62 MF Australia Fabian Talladira 0 0 1 0 1 0 [40]
Player(s) transferred out but featured this season
6 MF Australia Stefan Mauk 0 0 1 1 1 1 [41]

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.

As of 30 July 2025
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Player A-League Men[27] Australia Cup[27] Total Ref
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card

Clean sheets

Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.

As of 30 July 2025
Rank No. Nat. Goalkeeper A-League Men Australia Cup Total

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Option for an additional year.

References

  1. ^ "Management and staff". Adelaide United.
  2. ^ "Airton Andrioli Appointed as Adelaide United's New Men's Head Coach". Adelaide United. 26 May 2025.
  3. ^ "Adelaide United Appoints Club Legend Isaías as Assistant Coach". Adelaide United. 2 July 2025. Archived from the original on 2 July 2025.
  4. ^ "Adrian Stenta Appointed Isuzu UTE A-League Men's Assistant Coach". Adelaide United. 25 June 2025. Archived from the original on 25 June 2025.
  5. ^ "Paul Vanis Appointed Head of Youth and A-League Men's Assistant at Adelaide United". Adelaide United. 23 July 2025.
  6. ^ Pagonis, Antonis (27 June 2024). "Marius Zainin: Adelaide United's football director outlines challenges and the road ahead". Front Page Football. Archived from the original on 27 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Reds in safe hands as Galekovic signs three-year extension". Adelaide United. 22 June 2022. Archived from the original on 14 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Reds appoint PSV legend Ernest Faber as technical director". Adelaide United. 27 May 2024. Archived from the original on 27 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Craig Goodwin Returns Home After Signing Three-year Deal with the Reds". Adelaide United. 28 May 2025. Archived from the original on 28 May 2025.
  10. ^ "Dutch Winger, Julian Kwaaitaal, returns from loan following season with FC Eindhoven". Adelaide United. 2 July 2025.
  11. ^ "Adelaide United secures experienced Dutch goalkeeper Joshua Smits". Adelaide United. 18 August 2025.
  12. ^ a b c "Three Rising Stars Sign First Professional Contracts with the Reds". Adelaide United. 29 July 2025.
  13. ^ a b "Adelaide United's Spanish Icons Isaías and Javi López Retire from Professional Football". Adelaide United. 13 May 2025. Archived from the original on 14 May 2025.
  14. ^ "Jordan Elsey Bids Farewell to His Boyhood Club". Adelaide United. 22 May 2025. Archived from the original on 22 May 2025.
  15. ^ "Campbelltown City SC is delighted to announce the signing of centre back, Jordan Elsey, for the remainder of the NPL season! With extensive A-League experience, including the 24/25 season with Adelaide United, we are excited to see how Jordan contributes to our senior team. Welcome to Campbelltown, Jordan 👹". Facebook. 27 June 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
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  17. ^ "Thank you and farewell, Josh Cavallo". Adelaide United. 22 May 2025. Archived from the original on 22 May 2025.
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  20. ^ "Newcastle Jets sign James Delianov". Newcastle Jets. 16 July 2025.
  21. ^ "Zach Clough Departs Adelaide United for Overseas Opportunity". Adelaide United. 16 July 2025.
  22. ^ "Selangor find their new playmaker in Clough after Orozco's exit". The Star. 16 July 2025.
  23. ^ "Stefan Mauk departs Adelaide United on loan for Asian opportunity". Adelaide United. 31 July 2025.
  24. ^ "WELCOME, MAUK STEFAN INGO". Cong An Hanoi. 4 August 2025 – via Instagram.
  25. ^ "Archie Goodwin Departs for MLS". Adelaide United. 13 August 2025.
  26. ^ "Charlotte FC Acquires Australian Striker Archie Goodwin From Adelaide United F.C." Charlotte FC. 13 August 2025.
  27. ^ a b c d "Adelaide United 2024/25 A-League Men squad". Soccerway.
  28. ^ "Bart Vriends". Soccerway.
  29. ^ "Jordan Elsey". Soccerway.
  30. ^ "Luka Jovanovic". Soccerway.
  31. ^ "Jonny Yull". Soccerway.
  32. ^ "Max Vartuli". Soccerway.
  33. ^ "Yaya Dukuly". Soccerway.
  34. ^ "Dylan Pierias". Soccerway.
  35. ^ "Luke Duzel". Soccerway.
  36. ^ "Austin Ayoubi". Soccerway.
  37. ^ "Julian Kwaaitaal". Soccerway.
  38. ^ "Ryan White". Soccerway.
  39. ^ "Harry Crawford". Soccerway.
  40. ^ "Fabian Talladira". Soccerway.
  41. ^ "Stefan Mauk". Soccerway.
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