2009–10 Adelaide United FC season
The 2009–10 Adelaide United FC season was the club's fifth A-League season. It includes the A-League 2009–10 season as well as any other competitions of the 2009–10 football (soccer) season.
| 2009–10 season | |||
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| Chairman | Mel Patzwald | ||
| Head Coach | Aurelio Vidmar | ||
| A-League | 10th | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Lucas Pantelis (5) All: Lucas Pantelis (5) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 15,038 (vs Melbourne Victory, 18 September 2009) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 8,244 (vs Brisbane Roar, 6 February 2010) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 10,765 | ||
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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).[1] Regardless of this situation, the FFA ensured that Adelaide would have the funds available to recruit in the off-season and to maintain the club, whilst they would negotiate the new ownership deals. Adelaide United managed to secure major sponsors Modern Solar as well as Jim's Plumbing for their 2009–10 season.
At the end of the 2008–09 regular season Adelaide United released veteran Angelo Costanzo as well as Jonas Salley, Isyan Erdogan and Jason Spagnuolo,[2][3] with Diego Walsh moving to New Zealand club Wellington Phoenix [4] and Saša Ognenovski moving to K-League side Seongnam Ilhwa.[5] Veteran Adelaide players Michael Valkanis, Daniel Beltrame and Paul Agostino retired at the end of the 2008–09 season.[6]
Adelaide made a number of signings to replace the players which left in the off-season, most notably former Sydney FC defenders, Iain Fyfe and Mark Rudan, Korean youngster Inseob Shin and former Drogheda United midfielder Adam Hughes. Arguably the biggest off-season signing was former Cheltenham Town and Brentford striker, Lloyd Owusu, a capped Ghanaian international. The Reds also elevated a handful of players from their Youth squad to the senior team, namely Francesco Monterosso, Michael Marrone and Joe Costa.
After making a rather average start to the 2009–10 season, the Reds made their final signing in promising young Bulleen Lions winger, Mathew Leckie prior to the Round 5 clash against Wellington Phoenix.[7] Leckie made an immediate impression, and scored his first goal in his second game off the bench against North Queensland Fury and would soon become a fan favourite.
With two rounds to go, and Adelaide sitting at the base of the table, the Reds made a surprise announcement that Argentine playmaker, Marcos Flores, who had signed on for 2 years starting with the club's third AFC Champions League venture, was to make his debut as an injury replacement for fellow import Cristiano. The South American made his presence felt in the final two games of the regular season, and helped Adelaide United finish the season with two consecutive wins.[8][9] This however, was still not enough to lift the club up from its 2009–10 wooden spoon status – the club's worst performing season in its short history.
Adelaide competed in the 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.[10] This will mark the return of Adelaide United to the continental club champions' tournament after a 1-year absence.
On 7 December 2009, Adelaide were drawn into Group H of the Champions League alongside 2009 Asian Champions Pohang Steelers, Chinese sister club Shandong Luneng and the winners of the 2009 Japanese Emperor's Cup.[11] Because Gamba Osaka, the winner of the Emperor's Cup, had already qualified through league placing, 4th placed Sanfrecce Hiroshima became Adelaide United's final opponent in Group H of the Champions League.[12]
In Adelaide's first match of the campaign played on 24 February against Pohang Steelers, Adelaide secured an important victory at Hindmarsh Stadium winning 1–0 courtesy of a fantastic individual effort by youngster Mathew Leckie on the stroke of half-time. They then continued their winning form by beating Shandong Luneng 2–0 and then coming from a 1–2 deficit to beat Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–2. Despite not quite playing to the standard set in their opening three matches, Adelaide United managed to hold on to top spot in the group by securing a 0–0 draw against Pohang in Korea in between narrow 1–0 losses to Hiroshima in Hiroshima and then to Shandong Luneng at Hindmarsh in Adelaide.
Other results fell Adelaide's way and they finished on top of Group H resulting in a home match in the Round of 16. In an exciting, nerve-racking match, Adelaide lost to Jeonbuk Motors 3–2. Adelaide came back twice in the game, including a goal in the final seconds of the match. Jeonbuk won the match with a goal in the second half of extra time.[13]
Players
First Team Roster
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Youth Team Roster
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Technical Staff
| Position | Name |
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| Head coach | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Aurelio Vidmar |
| Assistant coach | Phil Stubbins |
| Specialist coach | Carl Veart |
| Goalkeeping coach | Peter Blazincic |
| Youth Team Coach | Joe Mullen |
Statistics
Squad statistics
| No. | Pos. | Name | A-League | A-League Finals |
Total | Discipline | ||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |  |
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| 1 | GK | Eugene Galeković |
27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Robert Cornthwaite |
19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | DF |  Alemão |
16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Iain Fyfe |
26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 0† |
| 5 | DF | Daniel Mullen |
13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Cássio |
19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Lucas Pantelis |
23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | Kristian Sarkies |
11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Cristiano |
24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | DF | Adam Hughes |
26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 11 | FW |  Lloyd Owusu |
16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | Paul Reid |
8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | Travis Dodd |
23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Scott Jamieson |
24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | Francesco Monterosso |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF |  Inseob Shin |
13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | Michael Marrone |
16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Fabian Barbiero |
18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | MF | Mathew Leckie |
20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | GK | Mark Birighitti |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | Mark Rudan |
19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Joe Costa |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF |  Marcos Flores |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | Evan Kostopoulos |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 12 February 2010.
Source: Adelaide United FC
† Iain Fyfe was sent off in Round 19, but the red card was later rescinded by the Match Review Panel[15]
Goal scorers
| Total | Player | Goals per Round | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | |||
| 5 | | Lucas Pantelis | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | | Travis Dodd | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | | Cristiano | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mathew Leckie | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fabian Barbiero | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | | Cássio | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | | Lloyd Owusu | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iain Fyfe | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adam Hughes | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alemão | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Attendance at home games
| Round | Date | Opponent | Score AUFC – Away | Attendance | Weekday |
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| 1 | 7 August 2009 | Perth Glory | 1–0 | 13,847 | Friday |
| 3 | 21 August 2009 | Gold Coast United | 0–2 | 12,741 | Friday |
| 4 | 28 August 2009 | North Queensland Fury | 3–3 | 10,773 | Friday |
| 6 | 11 September 2009 | Central Coast Mariners | 1–0 | 10,262 | Friday |
| 7 | 18 September 2009 | Melbourne Victory | 0–2 | 15,038 | Friday |
| 9 | 5 October 2009 | Newcastle Jets | 1–1 | 12,090 | Monday |
| 11 | 16 October 2009 | Sydney FC | 2–1 | 10,291 | Friday |
| 14 | 6 November 2009 | Brisbane Roar | 0–2 | 11,209 | Friday |
| 15 | 20 November 2009 | Gold Coast United | 1–1 | 9,578 | Friday |
| 17 | 4 December 2009 | Newcastle Jets | 0–2 | 8,502 | Friday |
| 19 | 19 January 2010 | Perth Glory | 2–3 | 8,904 | Tuesday |
| 20 | 18 December 2009 | Wellington Phoenix | 1–1 | 9,070 | Friday |
| 23 | 15 January 2010 | Central Coast Mariners | 1–1 | 10,156 | Friday |
| 26 | 6 February 2010 | Brisbane Roar | 2–0 | 8,244 | Saturday |
Competitions
Pre-season
| Match | Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Attendance | Stadium |
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| 1 | 2 June 2009 | Para Hills Knights | 0 – 1 Cristiano  | Adelaide United | N/A | The Paddocks |
| 2 | 9 June 2009 | North Eastern MetroStars | 1 – 1 Sarkies N/A' (pen.) | Adelaide United | N/A | TK Shutter Reserve |
| 3 | 16 June 2009 | Adelaide Raiders | 1 – 4 Sarkies 19'Cornthwaite 35'Marrone 80'Dodd 88' (pen.) | Adelaide United | N/A | Croatian Sports Centre |
| 4 | 26 June 2009 | Adelaide United | 1 – 0 Dodd 25' | Perth Glory | 1,961[16] | Hindmarsh Stadium |
| 5 | 2 July 2009 | North Queensland Fury | 3 – 2 Costa 40'Alemão 50' | Adelaide United | 2,547[17] | Darwin Football Stadium |
| 6 | 8 July 2009 | Adelaide United | 4 – 0 Monterosso 28' Hughes 32', 72' Jamieson 85' | South Australian State Team | N/A | Hindmarsh Stadium |
| 7 | 26 July 2009 | Melbourne Victory | 2 – 1 Cássio 58' | Adelaide United | 6,257[18] | Aurora Stadium |
A-League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Sydney FC (C) | 27 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 35 | 23 | +12 | 48 | Qualification for 2011 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series |
| 2 | Melbourne Victory | 27 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 47 | 32 | +15 | 47 | |
| 3 | Gold Coast United | 27 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 44 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 4 | Wellington Phoenix | 27 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 37 | 29 | +8 | 40 | |
| 5 | Perth Glory | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 39 | |
| 6 | Newcastle Jets | 27 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 33 | 45 | −12 | 34 | |
| 7 | North Queensland Fury | 27 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 46 | −17 | 32 | |
| 8 | Central Coast Mariners | 27 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 32 | 29 | +3 | 30 | |
| 9 | Brisbane Roar | 27 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 30 | |
| 10 | Adelaide United | 27 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 33 | −9 | 29 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Matches
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ADE | POH | HIR | SHA | |
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| 1 | Adelaide United |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | |
| 2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Pohang Steelers |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 10 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 |  Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 1–0 | 4–3 | — | 0–1 | ||
| 4 |  Shandong Luneng |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 6 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | — |
| 24 February 2010 Match Day 1 | Adelaide United | 1–0 | Pohang Steelers | Adelaide, Australia |
| 19:30 ACDT | Leckie 45+1' Fyfe 62'D. Mullen 65' |
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83' Jae Won |
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 8,374 Referee: Mohsen Basma (Syria) |
| 10 March 2010 Match Day 2 | Shandong Luneng | 0–2 | Adelaide United | Jinan, China |
| 18:00 ACDT | Cui Peng 51' |
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28' van Dijk 45+1' Cornthwaite 56' 70' Leckie 65' Pantelis 87' Hughes |
Stadium: Shandong Sports Centre Attendance: 22,176 Referee: Faghani Alireza (Iran) |
| 24 March 2010 Match Day 3 | Adelaide United | 3–2 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Adelaide, Australia |
| 19:30 ACDT | Dodd 11' 45' Cornthwaite 77'Cássio 82'Boogaard 90' |
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30' Ryota 32' Stoyanov 55' Kazu 75' Issei |
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 12,841 Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia) |
| 30 March 2010 Match Day 4 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 1–0 | Adelaide United | Hiroshima, Japan |
| 20:30 ACDT | Hisato 45' Tsubasa 77' |
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34' Fyfe |
Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch Attendance: 12,094 Referee: Ali Hamad Madhad Saif Al Badwawi (United Arab Emirates) |
| 13 April 2010 Match Day 5 | Pohang Steelers | 0–0 | Adelaide United | Pohang, South Korea |
| 20:00 ACST | Jung Kyum 78' |
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43' Jamieson 45' Pantelis 75' Hughes 81' D. Mullen |
Stadium: Steelyard Stadium Attendance: 8,217 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) |
| 27 April 2010 Match Day 6 | Adelaide United | 0–1 | Shandong Luneng | Adelaide, Australia |
| 19:30 ACST | Leckie 37' Marrone 84'van Dijk 90'Griffiths 90+1' |
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18' 52' Li Wei 59' Gao Di 90+1' Antar |
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 10,313 Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain) |
Round of 16
| 12 May 2010 | Adelaide United | 2 – 3 (a.e.t.) | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Adelaide, Australia |
| 19:30 ACST | Cássio 30'  120'Cornthwaite 78'van Dijk 90+5'Dodd 108' |
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38' 47' 87' Eninho 45' Jong Hyun 45' You Hwan 90+4' Kyung Sun 102' Seung Jo 116' Dong Gook |
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 12,015 Referee: Abdulrahman Mohammed A M Hussain (Qatar) |
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