The 2026–27 season is the 23rd in the history of Adelaide United Football Club since its establishment in 2003. The club will participate in the A-League Men for the 22nd consecutive season. The club also made its 12th appearance in the Australia Cup, seventh appearance in the AFC Champions League Elite, and is making its first appearance in the AFC Champions League Two.
Coaching staff Position Name Head coach Airton Andrioli Assistant coaches Goalkeeping coach Eugene Galekovic Transition and individual coach Javi López Strength and conditioning coach Sean Baker Performance coach Blake Ashby Head physiotherapist Marco Mittiga Physiotherapist Steven Chapman Doctor James Ilic Video analyst Daniel Quinn
Players Squad
Out on loan
Transfers and contracts
Transfers in No.PositionPlayerFromType/feeContract lengthDateRef 6 End of loan1 year remaining30 June 2026 21 UnattachedFree transfer3 years20 July 2026 88 Free transfer3 years3 September 2026 27 Free transfer3 years3 September 2026
From youth squad
Transfers out No. Pos. Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref 54 DF End of contract 25 June 2026 42 MF Unattached End of contract 30 June 2026 36 DF Western Sydney Wanderers End of contract 30 June 2026 6 MF Undisclosed 1 July 2026 19 FW Undisclosed 10 July 2026 9 FW Undisclosed 17 July 2026 78 DF Loan 30 September 2026
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions Overall record
A-League Men
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Australia Cup
AFC Champions League Elite
Preliminary round
AFC Champions League Two
Group stage
Statistics Appearances and goals
Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.
Player A-League Men Australia Cup AFC ChampionsLeague Elite AFC ChampionsLeague Two Total Ref Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 10 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 1 11 0 0 1 1 1 0 0+1 1 3 2 12 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 14 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 19 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0 2 0 21 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 1 0 2 0 22 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 23 0 0 1 0 0+1 0 1 0 3 0 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 1 0 35 0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 1 0 3 0 44 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 55 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 1 58 0 0 0+1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 62 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 87 0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 3 0 99 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 1 0 Player(s) transferred out but featured this season
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.
Rank Player A-League Men Australia Cup AFC Champions League Elite AFC Champions League Two Total Ref 1 4 DF 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 MF 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 MF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 55 MF 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 58 DF 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Total 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0
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.
RankGoalkeeperA-League MenAustralia CupAFC ChampionsLeague EliteAFC ChampionsLeague TwoTotal 1 22 0 0 0 1 1Total 0 0 0 1 1
Awards
Notes
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