2011–12 Adelaide United FC season

Adelaide United
2011–12 season
ChairmanGreg Griffin
ManagerJohn Kosmina (Caretaker)
A-League9th
Top goalscorerLeague: Sergio van Dijk (8)
All: Sergio van Dijk (8)
Highest home attendance14,573 (vs Melbourne Victory, 14 October 2011)
Lowest home attendance5,898 (vs Perth Glory, 1 March 2012)
Average home league attendance9,292 (9,083 incl. relocated GCU match)

The 2011–12 Adelaide United FC season was the club's seventh A-League season. It includes the 2011–12 A-League season as well as any other competitions of the 2011–12 football season.

Season overview

As of 1 April 2011, all A-League clubs were able to negotiate new kit supplier deals as the previous contract with Reebok had elapsed and as such, Adelaide United negotiated a three-year deal with Erreà.[1]

Off-season transfers marked the departure of long serving players Travis Dodd, Lucas Pantelis and Robert Cornthwaite, and of fan favourites Mathew Leckie and Marcos Flores to overseas clubs. 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. The signing of Ukrainian international, Evgeniy Levchenko completed Adelaide's foreign player quota.

It was announced at the season launch gala dinner on 26 August that the club's captain for the season would be Jon McKain, with Cássio and Eugene Galeković named as vice-captains.[2]

During the last weeks of the off-season in September, Adelaide recruited its final players to complete the squad for the season. Ricardo Da Silva was scouted and signed from local South Australian Super League outfit, Adelaide City, whilst double-winning defenders Milan Susak and Antony Golec were signed to add extra depth to the squad.

On 30 September 2011, the club announced its intention to purchase the Veneto Club complex located in Beverley, South Australia for an estimated $4 million and rename it the "Reds Centre". It is proposed that the refurbished facilities will be used as the club's permanent training venue for the players as well as for hosting post-match gatherings.[3] On 12 December 2011 it became evident that the deal had fallen through due to unacceptable changes made to the contract between land owners and the club.[4] The Veneto Centre was soon thereafter sold to Royal Park Salvage, despite the final sale not being announced.

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.[5] As part of Kosmina's takeover of the head coaching position, Eugene Galeković was named club captain on 28 December 2011, replacing Jon McKain.[6]

Players

Squad information

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Since
 App
 Goals
 Ends
 Transfer fee
 Notes
1 GK Australia Galeković (captain) 43 2007 102 0 2014 Free
2 CM Australia Malik 34 2011 24 0 2013 Free Originally from Youth System
3 CB Australia Boogaard 38 2010 32 0 2012 Free
4 CB Australia McKain 42 2011 15 0 2014 Free
5 RB Australia Mullen 35 2008 58 2 2013 Free
6 LWB Brazil Cássio (vice-captain) 44 2007 96 6 2013 Free
7 CM Australia Caravella 41 2011 25 1 2013 Free
8 DM Ukraine Levchenko 47 2011 10 0 2012 Free
9 CF Indonesia van Dijk 42 2010 52 25 2013 Free Foreign marquee player
10 AM Australia Vidošić 37 2011 25 5 2014 Free Australian marquee player
11 ST Australia Djite 37 2011 59 16 2014 Free
12 CB Australia Golec 34 2011 11 1 2014 Free
13 AM Portugal Ricardo 41 2011 5 0 2012 Free
14 RWB Australia Watson 37 2010 52 0 2013 Free
15 DM Australia Melling 29 2012 9 0 2015 Youth system
16 RM Australia Dilevski 39 2011 12 1 2012 Free
17 LW Philippines Ramsay 36 2010 55 6 2013 Free
18 CM Australia Barbiero 40 2007 74 8 2013 Free
20 GK Australia Birighitti 33 2008 9 0 2012 Youth system
21 DM Uruguay Usúcar 38 2011 29 0 2013 Free
22 CB Australia Fyfe 42 2012 53 5 2013 Free
24 AM Australia Kamara 28 2012 1 0 2015 Youth system
25 ST Australia Kostopoulos 34 2012 3 0 Undisclosed Youth system
28 ST Australia Wooding 31 2012 1 0 Undisclosed Youth system
30 GK Australia Izzo 29 2012 0 0 2015 Youth system
  • Last updated: 25 March 2012
  • Source: Adelaide United FC, Players in / out, Wikipedia players' articles
  • Ordered by squad number.
  • Notes: League appearances and goals listed (including Finals)

Players in / out

Player statistics

Squad stats

Total A-League A-League
Finals
N
 Pos.
 Name
 Nat.
 GS
 App
 Gls
 Min
 App
 Gls
 App
 Gls
 Notes
1 GK Galeković Australia 25 25 -42 2250 25 -42 (−) means goals conceded
2 MF Malik Australia 16 23 1482 23
3 DF Boogaard Australia 20 20 1773 20
4 DF McKain Australia 13 15 1229 15
5 DF Mullen Australia 16 19 1 1386 19 1
6 DF Cássio Brazil 14 14 1140 14
7 MF Caravella Australia 21 25 1 1865 25 1
8 MF Levchenko Ukraine 9 10 730 10
9 FW van Dijk Indonesia 21 22 8 1871 22 8
10 MF Vidošić Australia 24 25 5 1960 25 5
11 FW Djite Australia 21 24 5 1768 24 5
12 DF Golec Australia 10 11 1 908 11 1
13 MF Ricardo Portugal 1 5 106 5
14 MF Watson Australia 18 24 1747 24
15 MF Melling Australia 1 9 283 9
16 MF Dilevski Australia 7 12 1 640 12 1
17 MF Ramsay Philippines 17 24 2 1613 24 2
18 MF Barbiero Australia 14 18 2 1226 18 2
20 GK Birighitti Australia 2 2 -1 2 -1 (−) means goals conceded
21 MF Usúcar Uruguay 14 22 1287 22
22 DF Fyfe Australia 1 28 1
24 MF Kamara Australia 1 27 1 Promoted from Youth squad
25 FW Kostopoulos Australia 1 2 103 2 Promoted from Youth squad
28 FW Wooding Australia 1 44 1 Promoted from Youth squad
30 GK Izzo Australia (−) means goals conceded
Last updated: 25 March 2012
Source: Soccerway – Adelaide United 2011/12
Ordered by shirt number
0 shown as blank

Delisted players

Total A-League A-League
Finals
N
 Pos.
 Name
 Nat.
 GS
 App
 Gls
 Min
 App
 Gls
 App
 Gls
 Notes
DF Susak Australia 8 9 676 9 Transferred to Tianjin Teda in February 2012.
MF Slory Netherlands 4 6 377 6 Retired from professional football in November 2011.
Last updated: 12 November 2011
Source: Soccerway – Adelaide United 2011/12
Ordered by shirt number
0 shown as blank

Disciplinary records

A-League

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Notes
1 GK Australia Galeković 3
2 MF Australia Malik 3
3 DF Australia Boogaard 4 1 - One match suspension for Round 9 against Central Coast Mariners.
4 DF Australia McKain 6 - One match suspension for Round 12 against Sydney FC.
5 DF Australia Mullen 5
6 DF Brazil Cássio 3
7 MF Australia Caravella 6
8 MF Ukraine Levchenko 4
9 FW Indonesia van Dijk 3
11 FW Australia Djite 4
12 DF Australia Golec 2
13 MF Portugal Ricardo 1
14 MF Australia Watson 1
15 MF Australia Melling 1
16 MF Australia Dilevski 3
17 MF Philippines Ramsay 1 1 - One match suspension for Round 13 against Wellington Phoenix.
18 MF Australia Barbiero 4
21 MF Uruguay Usúcar 2
22 DF Australia Susak 2
23 MF Netherlands Slory 2 - Retired from professional football after Round 7.

Last updated: 25 March 2012
Source: Competitive matches
Only competitive matches
Yellow card = Number of bookings; Second yellow card = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; Red card = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Scorers

A-League

Total Player Goals per Round
 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
8 Indonesia Sergio van Dijk 1 X X X X 2 1 1 1 1 1
5 Australia Dario Vidošić X 1 1 X 1 1 1
Australia Bruce Djite X X 1 1 1 1 1 X
2 Australia Fabian Barbiero X X X X X X 1 1 X X X
Philippines Iain Ramsay 1 X X 1 X
1 Australia Spase Dilevski 1 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Australia Zenon Caravella 1 X X
Australia Daniel Mullen X X X X 1 X X X X
Australia Antony Golec X X X X X X X X X X X 1 X X X X X
A goal was scored from a penalty kick
Two goals were scored from penalty kicks
Player did not play

Club

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Manager (Caretaker) Australia John Kosmina
Assistant coach Australia Luciano Trani
Youth coach and Academy Manager Australia Michael Valkanis
Goalkeeper coach Australia Peter Blazincic
Fitness and conditioning coach Australia Peter Cklamovski

Last updated: 22 December 2011
Source: Adelaide United FC

Managerial Changes

Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Table Incoming manager Date of appointment Table
Netherlands Rini Coolen Demoted to oversee club youth development and academy and subsequently resigned. 18 December 2011[5] 9th, Round 11 (11–12) Australia John Kosmina 18 December 2011[5] Round 11 (11–12)

Attendance at home games

Week Date Opponent Score
AUFC – Away
 Attendance Weekday
2 14 October 2011 Melbourne Victory 1–0 14,573 Friday
3 22 October 2011 Sydney FC 1–2 12,054 Saturday
5 4 November 2011 Melbourne Heart 1–1 10,294 Friday
6 11 November 2011 Gold Coast United 2–1 6,368 Friday*
8 25 November 2011 Newcastle Jets 0–0 8,403 Friday
9 2 December 2011 Central Coast Mariners 0–4 8,437 Friday
11 16 December 2011 Gold Coast United 0–3 7,967 Friday
13 30 December 2011 Wellington Phoenix 2–0 9,739 Friday
15 7 January 2012 Brisbane Roar 1–1 11,274 Saturday
19 29 January 2012 Perth Glory 0–3 9,063 Sunday
20 3 February 2012 Wellington Phoenix 1–2 8,425 Friday
22 19 February 2012 Sydney FC 1–2 8,259 Sunday
24 1 March 2012 Perth Glory 0–2 5,898 Thursday
27 23 March 2012 Melbourne Heart 1–1 6,411 Friday

* Note: The Round 6 away match against Gold Coast United was moved from Skilled Park to Hindmarsh Stadium and re-classified as an Adelaide United home game.[46]

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Current
position / round 		Final
position / round 		First match Last match
AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off — Quarter-finals 16 February 2012 3 October 2012
A-League — — 9th 9 October 2011 23 March 2012

Source: Competitions

Pre-season

29 June 2011 Adelaide United 1–0 Adelaide Galaxy Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Wednesday 19:30 Ricardo Report Attendance: Closed to the public
26 July 2011 Adelaide United 3–1 Campbelltown Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Tuesday 18:30 Slory
Djite
Kostopoulos 		Nelson Attendance: Closed to the public
2 August 2011 Adelaide United 9–0 Croydon Kings Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Tuesday 18:30 Djite
Dilevski
van Dijk (pen.)
Kostopoulos
Kamau 		Attendance: Closed to the public
9 August 2011 Adelaide United 5–0 Western Strikers Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Tuesday 18:30 van Dijk
Djite
Kostopoulos 		Attendance: Closed to the public
16 August 2011 Adelaide United 3–0 Para Hills Knights Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Tuesday 18:30 van Dijk
Djite 		Attendance: Closed to the public
2 September 2011 Adelaide United 4–2 Adelaide Galaxy Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Friday 18:30 Slory
Djite
Cássio 		Briscoe Attendance: Closed to the public
30 September 2011 Adelaide United 4–1 Adelaide Blue Eagles Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Friday 18:30 van Dijk 14', 22'
Slory 55'
Malik 74'		 Report 42' Filletti Attendance: Closed to the public
9 September 2011 Adelaide United 0–0 Gold Coast United Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Friday 19:30 Ramsay Yellow card 44'
McKain Yellow card 49'		 Report Yellow card 58' Rožić Attendance: 2,269
Referee: Jarred Gillett
17 September 2011 Brisbane Roar 0–3 Adelaide United Clive Berghofer Stadium, Toowoomba
Saturday 18:30 Stefanutto Yellow card 64' Report 10' (o.g.) Murdocca
Yellow card 23' Dilevski
Yellow card 43' Levchenko
48' Djite
69' Lastella
23 September 2011 Adelaide United 1–1 Melbourne Victory Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Friday 19:30 Slory Yellow card 20' 40' Report Yellow card 63' Leijer
89' Hernández		 Attendance: 9,543
Referee: David Costello

A-League

Main article: 2011–12 A-League

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Central Coast Mariners 27 15 6 6 40 24 +16 51 Qualification for 2013 AFC Champions League group stage and finals series[a]
2 Brisbane Roar (C) 27 14 7 6 50 28 +22 49 Qualification for 2013 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off and finals series
3 Perth Glory 27 13 4 10 40 35 +5 43 Qualification for Finals series
4 Wellington Phoenix 27 12 4 11 34 32 +2 40
5 Sydney FC 27 10 8 9 37 42 −5 38
6 Melbourne Heart 27 9 10 8 35 34 +1 37
7 Newcastle Jets 27 10 5 12 38 41 −3 35
8 Melbourne Victory 27 6 11 10 35 43 −8 29
9 Adelaide United 27 5 10 12 26 44 −18 25
10 Gold Coast United 27 4 9 14 30 42 −12 21
Source: ultimatealeague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ First place qualifies for the 2013 AFC Champions League group stage. Winning the 2012 A-League Grand Final automatically earns qualification for the 2013 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off, unless first place are champions.

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
27 5 10 12 26 44  −18 25 3 4 7 11 22  −11 2 6 5 15 22  −7

Last updated: 25 March 2012.
Source: Competitive Matches

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundAHHAHHAHHAHAHAHAARHHAHAHAAH
ResultLWLLDWDDLDLDWWDDLDLLWLLLDLD
Position9469978999910978887999999999
Updated to match(es) played on 19 March 2012. Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Notes:
Round 18 to be played at a regional centre; R = Regional.
Round 6 away match against Gold Coast United moved from Skilled Park to Hindmarsh Stadium and re-classified as an Adelaide United home game.

Matches

9 October 2011 Round 1 Perth Glory 1–0 Adelaide United nib Stadium, Perth
Sunday 19:00 Burns Yellow card 49'
Mehmet Yellow card 58' 76'
Vukovic Yellow card 86'		 Report
Summary		 Yellow card 37' Levchenko Attendance: 9,452
Referee: Jarred Gillett
14 October 2011 Round 2 Adelaide United 1–0 Melbourne Victory Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Friday 19:30 Slory Yellow card 28'
van Dijk 52'		 Report
Summary		 Yellow card 28' Yellow-red card 55' Leijer
Yellow card 83' Kewell		 Attendance: 14,573
Referee: Ben Williams
22 October 2011 Round 3 Adelaide United 1–2 Sydney FC Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Saturday 17:00 Vidošić 28'
Dilevski Yellow card 35'
Slory Yellow card 73'		 Report
Summary		 60' Coyne
81' Carle		 Attendance: 12,054
Referee: Gerard Parsons
28 October 2011 Round 4 Brisbane Roar 7–1 Adelaide United Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Friday 19:30 Henrique 21' (pen.), 36' (pen.)
Berisha 23', 26', 29', 69'
Danning Yellow card 71'
Issey 81'		 Report
Summary		 5' Vidošić
Yellow card 20' McKain
Yellow card 35' Cássio
Yellow card 47' Susak		 Attendance: 11,762
Referee: Strebre Delovski
4 November 2011 Round 5 Adelaide United 1–1 Melbourne Heart Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Friday 19:30 Levchenko Yellow card 37'
Caravella Yellow card 44'
Ramsay Yellow card 63'
Dilevski 78'
McKain Yellow card 83'		 Report
Summary		 Yellow card 9' Williams
Yellow card 25' Yellow-red card 77' Colosimo
49' Hamill
Yellow card 53' Behich		 Attendance: 10,294
Referee: Jarred Gillett
11 November 2011 Round 6 Adelaide United 2–1 Gold Coast United Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide*
Friday 19:30 Cássio Yellow card 5'
McKain Yellow card 49'
Djite Yellow card 55'
Caravella 57'
Ramsay 69'		 Report
Summary		 Yellow card 17' Halloran
Yellow card 21' Traoré
66' J. Brown		 Attendance: 6,368
Referee: Chris Beath
19 November 2011 Round 7 Wellington Phoenix 1–1 Adelaide United Eden Park, Auckland
Saturday 14:30 T. Brown Yellow card 38'
Lia Yellow card 77'
Boogaard 83' (o.g.)		 Report
Summary		 Yellow card 33' Dilevski
45' Djite
Yellow card 67' Usúcar
Yellow card 79' Caravella
Yellow card 90+3' Ricardo		 Attendance: 20,078
Referee: Peter Green
25 November 2011 Round 8 Adelaide United 0–0 Newcastle Jets Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Friday 19:30 Usúcar Yellow card 30'
Boogaard Yellow card 33' Yellow-red card 65'
Caravella Yellow card 59'
Djite Yellow card 90'		 Report
Summary		 Yellow card 56' Topor-Stanley
Yellow card 70' Ry. Griffiths
Yellow card 90+1' Calvano		 Attendance: 8,403
Referee: Matthew Gillett
2 December 2011 Round 9 Adelaide United 0–4 Central Coast Mariners Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Friday 19:30 Susak Yellow card 16'
McKain Yellow card 38'
Mullen Yellow card 73'		 Report
Summary		 Yellow card 19' Rose
30' Amini
32' Ibini-Isei
38' (pen.) Yellow card 79' Zwaanswijk
66' Ro. Griffiths
Yellow card 83' Bojić		 Attendance: 8,437
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
10 December 2011 Round 10 Melbourne Victory 1–1 Adelaide United Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
Saturday 19:15 Thompson 58' Report
Summary		 Yellow card 32' 81' Barbiero Attendance: 16,562
Referee: Peter Green
16 December 2011 Round 11 Adelaide United 0–3 Gold Coast United Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Friday 19:35 McKain Yellow card 35'
Dilevski Yellow card 73'
Djite Yellow card 85'		 Report
Summary		 19' Halloran
36' Rigters
Yellow card 43' 90+3' Macallister
Yellow card 64' Yellow-red card 76' Rožić
Yellow card 89' Thwaite		 Attendance: 7,967
Referee: Ryan Shepheard
22 December 2011 Round 12 Sydney FC 2–2 Adelaide United Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
Thursday 19:00 Kisel 19' (pen.)
McFlynn Yellow card 43'
Reddy Yellow card 55'
Bosschaart Yellow card 64'
Petratos 66'
Cazarine Yellow card 70'		 Report
Summary		 8' Yellow card 14' Mullen
Yellow card 18' Boogaard
Yellow card 34' Yellow-red card 88' Ramsay
56' Vidošić		 Attendance: 10,212
Referee: Jarred Gillett
30 December 2011 Round 13 Adelaide United 2–0 Wellington Phoenix Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Friday 19:30 Djite 17'
Golec 62'
McKain Yellow card 71'
van Dijk Yellow card 82'
Caravella Yellow card 85'		 Report
Summary		 Yellow card 13' Brown
Yellow card 51' Muscat
Yellow card 78' Lochhead		 Attendance: 9,739
Referee: Chris Beath
4 January 2012 Round 14 Melbourne Heart 1–3 Adelaide United AAMI Park, Melbourne
Wednesday 14:45 Babalj 90' Report
Summary		 37' (pen.), 78' van Dijk
47' Vidošić
Yellow card 59' Golec
Yellow card 80' Barbiero
Yellow card 83' Mullen		 Attendance: 8,272
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
7 January 2012 Round 15 Adelaide United 1–1 Brisbane Roar Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Saturday 17:00 Barbiero Yellow card 45'
van Dijk Yellow card 54' 78' (pen.)		 Report
Summary		 Yellow card 45' 59' Issey
Yellow card 77' Smith		 Attendance: 11,274
Referee: Ben Williams
13 January 2012 Round 16 Melbourne Victory 1–1 Adelaide United AAMI Park, Melbourne
Friday 19:30 A. Thompson 6'
Brebner Yellow card 44'
Fabio Yellow card 82'		 Report
Summary		 53' van Dijk
Yellow card 66' Boogaard		 Attendance: 20,959
Referee: Jarred Gillett
21 January 2012 Round 17 Central Coast Mariners 3–2 Adelaide United Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
Saturday 17:00 McBreen 14'
Rose Yellow card 27' 77'
Hutchinson Yellow card 58'
Kwasnik 74'		 Report
Summary		 15' van Dijk
18' Djite		 Attendance: 7,478
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
25 January 2012 Round 18 Adelaide United 1–1 Newcastle Jets Carrington Park, Bathurst
Wednesday 19:30 Barbiero Yellow card 41'
van Dijk 57'
Malik Yellow card 90'
Boogaard Yellow card 90+1'
GalekovićYellow card 90+2'
Mullen Yellow card 90+3'		 Report
Summary		 Yellow card 65' Tiago
72' Wheelhouse		 Attendance: 2,363
Referee: Alan Milliner
29 January 2012 Round 19 Adelaide United 0–3 Perth Glory Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Sunday 16:30 Report
Summary		 15' Smeltz
20' McGarry
Yellow card 41' Burns
Yellow card 55' van den Brink
Yellow card 78' Hughes
Yellow card 79' Vukovic
82' Miller
Yellow card 90+1' Pantelidis		 Attendance: 9,063
Referee: Jarred Gillett
3 February 2012 Round 20 Adelaide United 1–2 Wellington Phoenix Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Friday 19:30 Djite 10'
Malik Yellow card 37'		 Report
Summary		 14' T. Brown
38' Sánchez
Yellow card 54' Muscat
Yellow card 78' Sigmund
Yellow card 87' Ifill
Yellow card 90+3' Daniel		 Attendance: 8,425
Referee: Gerard Parsons
12 February 2012 Round 21 Gold Coast United 1–2 Adelaide United Skilled Park, Robina
Sunday 17:00 Boogaard 6' (o.g.)
Thwaite Yellow card 19'		 Report
Summary		 Yellow card 16' Watson
Yellow card 34' Levchenko
41' Yellow card 50' Djite
60' Vidošić		 Attendance: 1,723
Referee: Chris Beath
19 February 2012 Round 22 Adelaide United 1–2 Sydney FC Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Sunday 18:30 Cássio Yellow card 53'
Barbiero 56'		 Report
Summary		 45+1' Chianese
81' Mallia
Yellow card 85' Cole		 Attendance: 8,259
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
24 February 2012 Round 23 Newcastle Jets 1–0 Adelaide United Hunter Stadium, Newcastle
Friday 19:30 Elrich 39'
Zadkovich Yellow card 57'
Regan Yellow card 85'
Bridges Yellow card 90+2'		 Report
Summary		 Yellow card 13' Levchenko
Yellow card 56' Melling		 Attendance: 10,383
Referee: Ben Williams
1 March 2012 Round 24 Adelaide United 0–2 Perth Glory Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Thursday 19:30† Galeković Yellow card 6'
van Dijk Yellow card 87'		 Report
Summary		 6' Mehmet
24' Burns
Yellow card 32' Dodd
Yellow card 57' Pantelidis		 Attendance: 5,898
Referee: Matthew Gillett
11 March 2012 Round 25 Brisbane Roar 1–1 Adelaide United Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Sunday 16:30 Berisha 70'
Franjic Yellow card 79'		 Report
Summary		 14' Ramsay
Yellow card 38' Caravella
Yellow card 44' Malik		 Attendance: 10,739
Referee: Strebre Delovski
17 March 2012 Round 26 Central Coast Mariners 1–0 Adelaide United Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
Saturday 17:00 Ibini 47' Report
Summary		 Yellow card 19' Golec
Yellow card 86' Caravella
Yellow card 90' Galeković
Yellow card 90+3' Boogaard		 Attendance: 7,275
Referee: Ben Williams
23 March 2012 Round 27 Adelaide United 1–1 Melbourne Heart Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Friday 19:30 van Dijk 37' (pen.)
Mullen Yellow card 78'		 Report
Summary		 Yellow card 37' Colosimo
Yellow card 44' Srhoj
68' Babalj		 Attendance: 6,411
Referee: Adam Kersey

* Note: The Round 6 away match against Gold Coast United was moved from Skilled Park to Hindmarsh Stadium and re-classified as an Adelaide United home game.[46]
† Note: The Round 24 home match against Perth Glory was moved from 4 to 1 March to accommodate AFC Champions League participation.[47]

AFC Champions League

Main article: 2012 AFC Champions League

Qualifying play-off

16 February 2012 Final Round Adelaide United Australia 3–0 Indonesia Persipura Jayapura Adelaide, Australia
Thursday 19:30 Boogaard 12'
Levchenko 57'
Barbiero Yellow card 67'
van Dijk 84'		 AFC Preview
AFC Report
Club Report
Summary		 Yellow card 32' Bonai
Yellow card 39' Beto		 Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 5,013
Referee: Masaaki Toma Japan

Group stage

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ADE BYD POH GMB
1 Australia Adelaide United 6 4 1 1 7 2 +5 13 Advance to knockout stage — 0–0 1–0 2–0
2 Uzbekistan Bunyodkor 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 10 1–2 — 1–0 3–2
3 South Korea Pohang Steelers 6 3 0 3 6 4 +2 9 1–0 0–2 — 2–0
4 Japan Gamba Osaka 6 1 0 5 5 13 −8 3 0–2 3–1 0–3 —
Source: WorldFootball.net
6 March 2012 Match Day 1 Bunyodkor Uzbekistan 1–2 Australia Adelaide United Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Tuesday 22:30 Murzoev 90+4' AFC Report
Club Report
Summary		 12' Boogaard
53' Golec
Yellow card 90+4' Vidošić		 Stadium: JAR Stadium
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Andre El Haddad Lebanon
20 March 2012 Match Day 2 Adelaide United Australia 2–0 Japan Gamba Osaka Adelaide, Australia
Tuesday 19:30 Mullen 14', 21' Yellow card 35' AFC Report
Club Report
Summary		 Yellow card 24' Nakazawa
Yellow card 90+1' Kaji		 Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 5,112
Referee: Mohamed Abdelkarim Mohamed Ismail Alzarooni United Arab Emirates
3 April 2012 Match Day 3 Pohang Steelers South Korea 1–0 Australia Adelaide United Pohang, South Korea
Tuesday 20:30 Dae-Ho 68' AFC Report
Club Report
Summary		 Stadium: Steelyard Stadium
Attendance: 2,833
Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi Saudi Arabia
18 April 2012 Match Day 4 Adelaide United Australia 1–0 South Korea Pohang Steelers Adelaide, Australia
Wednesday 19:30 Djite 90' AFC Report
Club Report
Summary		 Yellow card 36' Won-Il
Yellow card 63' Ji-Soo
Yellow card 83' Hyung-Min		 Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 7,659
Referee: Hai Tan China
2 May 2012 Match Day 5 Adelaide United Australia 0–0 Uzbekistan Bunyodkor Adelaide, Australia
Wednesday 19:30 Cássio Yellow card 15'
Kostopoulos Yellow card 87'		 AFC Report
Club Report
Summary		 Yellow card 64' Murzoev
Yellow card 71' Shorakhmedov		 Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 7,794
Referee: Liu Kwok Man Hong Kong
16 May 2012 Match Day 6 Gamba Osaka Japan 0–2 Australia Adelaide United Suita, Japan
Wednesday 19:30 AFC Report
Club Report
Summary		 65' van Dijk
Yellow card 80' Djite
88' (o.g.) Sato		 Stadium: Osaka Expo '70 Stadium
Attendance: 7,294
Referee: Nawaf Shukrulla Bahrain

Round of 16

29 May 2012 Round of 16 Adelaide United Australia 1–0 Japan Nagoya Grampus Adelaide, Australia
Tuesday 19:30 McKain 42'
Caravella Yellow card 54'		 AFC Report
Club Report
Summary		 Yellow card 73' Daniel Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 9,758
Referee: Malik Abdul Bashir Singapore

Quarter-finals

19 September 2012 First Leg Adelaide United Australia 2–2 Uzbekistan Bunyodkor Adelaide, Australia
Wednesday 19:30 Ramsay 8'
Kostopoulos 18', Yellow card 60'
Boogaard Red card 42'
Fyfe Yellow card 49'		 AFC Report
Club Report
Summary		 44' Hasanov
Yellow card 46' Karimov
Yellow card 73' Murzoev
75' Salomov		 Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 10,366
Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali Oman
3 October 2012 Second Leg Bunyodkor Uzbekistan 3–2 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 agg.)		 Australia Adelaide United Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Wednesday 23:30 Turaev 20'
Hasanov Yellow card 66'
Shorakhmedov 67'
Ibrokhimov Yellow card 76'
Gafurov Yellow card 88' Yellow-red card 100'
Rakhmatullaev 104'		 AFC Report
Club Report
Summary		 4' Ramsay
Yellow card 31' Kostopoulos
Yellow card 55' Bowles
62' Yellow card 112' Jerónimo
Yellow card 66' Vidošić
Yellow card 69' Yellow-red card 88' Barbiero
Yellow card 85' Yellow-red card 120' Fyfe		 Stadium: JAR Stadium
Attendance: 7,212
Referee: Ali Abdulnabi Bahrain

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