2024–25 Adelaide United FC season
| 2024–25 season | |||
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| Chairman | Ned Morris | ||
| Manager | Carl Veart | ||
| Stadium | Coopers Stadium | ||
| A-League Men | Matchday 1 | ||
| Australia Cup | Round of 32 | ||
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| All statistics correct as of 17 May 2024. | |||
The 2024–25 season will be the 20th in the history of Adelaide United Football Club since its establishment in 2003. The club will participate in the A-League Men for the 20th time and the Australia Cup for the tenth time.
Adelaide United's start to the season was headlined by the loss of Nestory Irankunda, who joined Bayern Munich after agreeing terms with the club in November 2023 for a record domestic Australian transfer fee and last season's top scorer, Hiroshi Ibusuki, who netted 15 goals across the 2023–24 season.
Season summary[edit]
Pre-season[edit]
On 10 May 2024, 20-year-old goalkeeper Ethan Cox extended his contract for a further three years. Cox was promoted from the NTC in 2019 and made 19 appearances for the NPL team in their title-winning season before making his senior debut in the final round of last season in a dead rubber match.[1]
On 14 May, the departure of Ben Halloran was announced.[2][3] Two days later, Hiroshi Ibusuki departed the club by mutual consent.[4][5] Hiroshi was last season's top scorer with 15 goals in 26 matches and intended to remain with the club; however, his request for a longer-term deal was rejected.[6] On 17 May, Nick Ansell, Lachlan Barr, Harry Van Der Saag, and Ben Warland were released following the expiration of their contracts.[7][8][9]
On 27 May, former Dutch international Ernest Faber was announced as the club's new technical director in order to improve the club's coaching and recruitment. The announcement came a few months after a strategic partnership with PSV Eindhoven was finalised.[10][11]
On 28 May, three Adelaide United players, Luka Jovanovic, Bailey O'Neil, and Jonny Yull, were selected for the Young Socceroos' squad for their June tour of South America.[12] The next day, Nestory Irankunda was named as one of eight A-League Men players to feature in the Socceroos' squad for their final second round World Cup qualifiers against Bangladesh and Palestine.[13] This was Irankunda's first official call-up to the squad, having previously joined as a train-on player in March 2023. The callup came a week after Irankunda publicly commented that he would consider his international future with other nations if he wasn't called up to the Socceroos squad, as he is eligible to represent Burundi or Tanzania.[14][15]
Coaching staff[edit]
| Position[16] | Name | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Head coach |  Carl Veart
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[17] |
| Assistant coach | Mark Milligan
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[18] |
| Assistant coach | Damian Mori
|
[19] |
| Assistant coach Head of youth football |
 Airton Andrioli
|
[20] |
| Head of football | Marius Zanin
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| Goalkeeping coach | Eugene Galekovic
|
[21] |
| Technical director |  Ernest Faber
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[10] |
Players[edit]
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 and contracts[edit]
Transfers in[edit]
| No. | Position | Player | From | Type/fee | Contract length | Date | Ref |
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From youth squad[edit]
| N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
Notes |
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Transfers out[edit]
| No. | Position | Player | Transferred to | Type/fee | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | FW | Ben Halloran | Unattached | End of contract | 14 May 2024 | [2] |
| 9 | FW |  Hiroshi Ibusuki
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Unattached | End of contract | 16 May 2024 | [4] |
| 4 | DF | Nick Ansell | Unattached | End of contract | 17 May 2024 | [7] |
| 13 | DF | Lachlan Barr | Unattached | End of contract | 17 May 2024 | [7] |
| 2 | DF | Harry Van der Saag | Brisbane Roar | End of contract | 17 May 2024 | [7][22] |
| 3 | DF | Ben Warland | Brisbane Roar | End of contract | 17 May 2024 | [8][23] |
| 66 | FW | Nestory Irankunda |  Bayern Munich
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Undisclosed fee[note 1] | 1 July 2024 | [25] |
Contract extensions[edit]
| No. | Player | Position | Duration | Date | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | Ethan Cox | Goalkeeper | 3 years | 10 May 2024 | Replaces previous contract which ran until end of 2024–25. | [1] |
Competitions[edit]
Overall record[edit]
| Competition | Starting round | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||
| A-League Men | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |
| Australia Cup | Round of 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |
Source: Soccerway
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Young talent Ethan Cox extends contract with United". Adelaide United. 10 May 2024. Archived from the original on 10 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Ben Halloran departs Adelaide United". Adelaide United. 14 May 2024. Archived from the original on 14 May 2024.
- ^ "Adelaide United confirm exit of club legend after six years: 'He'll always be welcome back'". A-Leagues. 14 May 2024. Archived from the original on 14 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Thank you and goodbye, Hiroshi Ibusuki". Adelaide United. 16 May 2024. Archived from the original on 16 May 2024.
- ^ Pisani, Sacha (16 May 2024). "Adelaide farewell Reds star after his best ever top-flight season". A-Leagues. Archived from the original on 17 May 2024.
- ^ Monteverde, Marco (22 May 2024). "Japanese marksman Hiroshi Ibusuki has joined Western United". News.com.au. Archived from the original on 22 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Reds farewell three defenders from A-League Men's side". Adelaide United. 17 May 2024. Archived from the original on 17 May 2024.
- ^ a b "United waves goodbye to Warland". Adelaide United. 17 May 2024. Archived from the original on 17 May 2024.
- ^ "Defensive quartet add to growing list of Adelaide departures as Reds rebuild begins". A-Leagues. 17 May 2024. Archived from the original on 17 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Reds appoint PSV legend Ernest Faber as technical director". Adelaide United. 27 May 2024. Archived from the original on 27 May 2024.
- ^ "Adelaide United announce PSV icon as new technical director: 'monumental day for our club'". A-Leagues. 27 May 2024. Archived from the original on 27 May 2024.
- ^ "Subway Young Socceroos squad named for South American tour". Football Australia. 28 May 2024. Archived from the original on 28 May 2024.
- ^ "Subway Socceroos squad for final Round Two World Cup Qualifiers confirmed". Socceroos. 29 May 2024. Archived from the original on 29 May 2024.
- ^ Comito, Matt (24 May 2024). "Nestory Irankunda's delivers warning to Socceroos in major hint at national team future". A-Leagues. Archived from the original on 25 May 2024.
- ^ Lynch, Joey (24 May 2024). "Irankunda wants Australia call-up but won't rule out switch". ESPN. Archived from the original on 29 May 2024.
- ^ "Mangement and staff". Adelaide United.
- ^ "Veart re-signs with Reds for further three years". Adelaide United. 6 April 2023. Archived from the original on 6 April 2023.
- ^ "Reds appoint Mark Milligan as new men's assistant coach". Adelaide United. 1 June 2022. Archived from the original on 1 June 2022.
- ^ "Damian Mori returns to Reds as assistant coach". Adelaide United. 22 August 2022. Archived from the original on 22 August 2022.
- ^ "Airton Andrioli appointed as Reds' head of youth football". Adelaide United. 13 November 2020. Archived from the original on 13 November 2020.
- ^ "Reds in safe hands as Galekovic signs three-year extension". Adelaide United. 22 June 2022. Archived from the original on 14 August 2022.
- ^ "Harry Van Der Saag signs for Brisbane Roar". Brisbane Roar. 17 May 2024.
- ^ "Brisbane Roar sign Ben Warland". Brisbane Roar. 20 May 2024.
- ^ "Nestory Irankunda secures Bayern Munich move". Socceroos. 14 November 2023. Archived from the original on 14 November 2023.
- ^ "Irankunda seals Bayern Move". Adelaide United. 14 November 2023. Archived from the original on 14 November 2023.