2011–12 Adelaide United FC season

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.

Adelaide United

2011–12 season
Chairman	Greg Griffin
Manager	John Kosmina (Caretaker)
A-League	9th
Top goalscorer	League: Sergio van Dijk (8) All: Sergio van Dijk (8)
Highest home attendance	14,573 (vs Melbourne Victory, 14 October 2011)
Lowest home attendance	5,898 (vs Perth Glory, 1 March 2012)
Average home league attendance	9,292 (9,083 incl. relocated GCU match)
Home colours Away colours
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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		Galeković (captain)	44	2007	102	0	2014	Free
2	CM		Malik	34	2011	24	0	2013	Free	Originally from Youth System
3	CB		Boogaard	39	2010	32	0	2012	Free
4	CB		McKain	42	2011	15	0	2014	Free
5	RB		Mullen	35	2008	58	2	2013	Free
6	LWB		Cássio (vice-captain)	45	2007	96	6	2013	Free
7	CM		Caravella	42	2011	25	1	2013	Free
8	DM		Levchenko	47	2011	10	0	2012	Free
9	CF		van Dijk	43	2010	52	25	2013	Free	Foreign marquee player
10	AM		Vidošić	38	2011	25	5	2014	Free	Australian marquee player
11	ST		Djite	38	2011	59	16	2014	Free
12	CB		Golec	35	2011	11	1	2014	Free
13	AM		Ricardo	41	2011	5	0	2012	Free
14	RWB		Watson	38	2010	52	0	2013	Free
15	DM		Melling	30	2012	9	0	2015	Youth system
16	RM		Dilevski	40	2011	12	1	2012	Free
17	LW		Ramsay	37	2010	55	6	2013	Free
18	CM		Barbiero	41	2007	74	8	2013	Free
20	GK		Birighitti	34	2008	9	0	2012	Youth system
21	DM		Usúcar	39	2011	29	0	2013	Free
22	CB		Fyfe	43	2012	53	5	2013	Free
24	AM		Kamara	29	2012	1	0	2015	Youth system
25	ST		Kostopoulos	35	2012	3	0	Undisclosed	Youth system
28	ST		Wooding	32	2012	1	0	Undisclosed	Youth system
30	GK		Izzo	30	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

Re-signed Name Position Duration Contract expiry Notes Iain Ramsay Midfielder 2 years 2013 [7] Daniel Mullen Defender 2 years 2013 [8] Cássio Defender 2 years 2013 [9][10] Fabian Barbiero Midfielder 2 years 2013 [11] Cameron Watson Midfielder 2 years 2013 [12] Francisco Usúcar Midfielder 2 years 2013 [13] Andwélé Slory Midfielder 1 year 2012 - Accepted the option to extend contract.[14][15]

In Name Position Moving from Notes Osama Malik Midfielder North Queensland Fury - 2-year contract[16] Zenon Caravella Midfielder Gold Coast United - 2-year contract[17] Paul Izzo Goalkeeper AIS - 3-year contract beginning 1 January 2012[11] Jacob Melling Midfielder AIS - 3-year contract beginning 1 January 2012[18][19] Bruce Djite Striker Gold Coast United - 2-year contract[20] Spase Dilevski Midfielder Universitatea Craiova - 1-year contract[21] Dario Vidošić Midfielder 1. FC Nürnberg - 3-year contract[22] Jon McKain Defender Al Nassr - 3-year contract[23][24] Evgeniy Levchenko Midfielder Willem II - 1-year contract[25] Ricardo Da Silva Midfielder Adelaide City - 1-year contract[26] Antony Golec Defender Sydney FC - 1-year contract[27] Milan Susak Defender Minangkabau - 2-year contract[28][29] Teeboy Kamara Midfielder Adelaide United (Youth) - 3-year contract beginning May 2012[30] Iain Fyfe Defender Busan IPark - 1-year contract beginning March 2012[31]

Out Name Position Moving to Notes Paul Reid Midfielder Released - Contract was not renewed.[32] Travis Dodd Midfielder Perth Glory - Contract was not renewed.[33] Mathew Leckie Midfielder Borussia Mönchengladbach - Contract was not renewed. - Free transfer.[34][35] Robert Cornthwaite Defender Chunnam Dragons - Transferred at the end of the 2010/11 season. - Undisclosed transfer fee.[36] Dario Bodrušić Defender Released - Contract was not renewed.[37] Francesco Monterosso Striker Metrostars - Contract was not renewed.[37] Joe Costa Midfielder Released - Contract was not renewed.[37] Adam Hughes Midfielder Perth Glory - Contract was not renewed.[21][38] Lucas Pantelis Midfielder Wellington Phoenix - Released from final year of contract.[39][40] Marcos Flores Midfielder Henan Jianye - Transferred at the end of the 2010/11 season.[41] - Reported transfer fee of $500,000.[42] Bradley Norton Defender Released - Released from senior contract[43] Andwélé Slory Midfielder Retired - Released from contract.[44] Milan Susak Defender Tianjin Teda - Transferred in February 2012[31][45] - Reported transfer fee of $200,000

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		25	25	-42	2250	25	-42			(−) means goals conceded
2	MF	Malik		16	23		1482	23
3	DF	Boogaard		20	20		1773	20
4	DF	McKain		13	15		1229	15
5	DF	Mullen		16	19	1	1386	19	1
6	DF	Cássio		14	14		1140	14
7	MF	Caravella		21	25	1	1865	25	1
8	MF	Levchenko		9	10		730	10
9	FW	van Dijk		21	22	8	1871	22	8
10	MF	Vidošić		24	25	5	1960	25	5
11	FW	Djite		21	24	5	1768	24	5
12	DF	Golec		10	11	1	908	11	1
13	MF	Ricardo		1	5		106	5
14	MF	Watson		18	24		1747	24
15	MF	Melling		1	9		283	9
16	MF	Dilevski		7	12	1	640	12	1
17	MF	Ramsay		17	24	2	1613	24	2
18	MF	Barbiero		14	18	2	1226	18	2
20	GK	Birighitti		2	2	-1		2	-1			(−) means goals conceded
21	MF	Usúcar		14	22		1287	22
22	DF	Fyfe			1		28	1
24	MF	Kamara			1		27	1				Promoted from Youth squad
25	FW	Kostopoulos		1	2		103	2				Promoted from Youth squad
28	FW	Wooding			1		44	1				Promoted from Youth squad
30	GK	Izzo										(−) 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		8	9		676	9				Transferred to Tianjin Teda in February 2012.
	MF	Slory		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				Notes
1	GK		Galeković	3
2	MF		Malik	3
3	DF		Boogaard	4	1		- One match suspension for Round 9 against Central Coast Mariners.
4	DF		McKain	6			- One match suspension for Round 12 against Sydney FC.
5	DF		Mullen	5
6	DF		Cássio	3
7	MF		Caravella	6
8	MF		Levchenko	4
9	FW		van Dijk	3
11	FW		Djite	4
12	DF		Golec	2
13	MF		Ricardo	1
14	MF		Watson	1
15	MF		Melling	1
16	MF		Dilevski	3
17	MF		Ramsay	1	1		- One match suspension for Round 13 against Wellington Phoenix.
18	MF		Barbiero	4
21	MF		Usúcar	2
22	DF		Susak	2
23	MF		Slory	2			- Retired from professional football after Round 7.

Last updated: 25 March 2012
Source: Competitive matches
Only competitive matches
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow 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		Sergio van Dijk		1					X	X	X			X		2	1	1	1	1									1
5		Dario Vidošić	X		1	1					X			1		1							1
		Bruce Djite			X	X			1						1				1			1	1						X
2		Fabian Barbiero	X	X	X	X	X	X				1												1			X	X	X
		Iain Ramsay						1							X			X									1		X
1		Spase Dilevski					1					X				X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
		Zenon Caravella						1												X									X
		Daniel Mullen		X			X		X	X				1								X	X	X	X
		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)	John Kosmina
Assistant coach	Luciano Trani
Youth coach and Academy Manager	Michael Valkanis
Goalkeeper coach	Peter Blazincic
Fitness and conditioning coach	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
Rini Coolen	Demoted to oversee club youth development and academy and subsequently resigned.	18 December 2011[5]	9th, Round 11 (11–12)	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

Adelaide United v Adelaide Galaxy

29 June 2011	Adelaide United	1–0	Adelaide Galaxy	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Wednesday 19:30	Ricardo	Report		Attendance: Closed to the public

Adelaide United v Campbelltown

26 July 2011	Adelaide United	3–1	Campbelltown	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Tuesday 18:30	Slory Djite Kostopoulos		Nelson	Attendance: Closed to the public

Adelaide United v Croydon Kings

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

Adelaide United v Western Strikers

9 August 2011	Adelaide United	5–0	Western Strikers	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Tuesday 18:30	van Dijk Djite Kostopoulos			Attendance: Closed to the public

Adelaide United v Para Hills Knights

16 August 2011	Adelaide United	3–0	Para Hills Knights	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Tuesday 18:30	van Dijk Djite			Attendance: Closed to the public

Adelaide United v Adelaide Galaxy

2 September 2011	Adelaide United	4–2	Adelaide Galaxy	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Friday 18:30	Slory Djite Cássio		Briscoe	Attendance: Closed to the public

Adelaide United v Adelaide Blue Eagles

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

Adelaide United v Gold Coast United

9 September 2011	Adelaide United	0–0	Gold Coast United	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Friday 19:30	Ramsay  44' McKain  49'	Report	58' Rožić	Attendance: 2,269 Referee: Jarred Gillett

Brisbane Roar v Adelaide United

17 September 2011	Brisbane Roar	0–3	Adelaide United	Clive Berghofer Stadium, Toowoomba
Saturday 18:30	Stefanutto  64'	Report	10' (o.g.) Murdocca  23' Dilevski  43' Levchenko 48' Djite 69' Lastella

Adelaide United v Melbourne Victory

23 September 2011	Adelaide United	1–1	Melbourne Victory	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Friday 19:30	Slory  20' 40'	Report	63' Leijer 89' Hernández	Attendance: 9,543 Referee: David Costello

A-League

Main article: 2011–12 A-League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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

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
Ground	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	R	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result	L	W	L	L	D	W	D	D	L	D	L	D	W	W	D	D	L	D	L	L	W	L	L	L	D	L	D
Position	9	4	6	9	9	7	8	9	9	9	9	10	9	7	8	8	8	7	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9

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

Perth Glory v Adelaide United

9 October 2011 Round 1	Perth Glory	1–0	Adelaide United	nib Stadium, Perth
Sunday 19:00	Burns  49' Mehmet  58' 76' Vukovic  86'	Report Summary	37' Levchenko	Attendance: 9,452 Referee: Jarred Gillett

Adelaide United v Melbourne Victory

14 October 2011 Round 2	Adelaide United	1–0	Melbourne Victory	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Friday 19:30	Slory  28' van Dijk 52'	Report Summary	28'  55' Leijer  83' Kewell	Attendance: 14,573 Referee: Ben Williams

Adelaide United v Sydney FC

22 October 2011 Round 3	Adelaide United	1–2	Sydney FC	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Saturday 17:00	Vidošić 28' Dilevski  35' Slory  73'	Report Summary	60' Coyne 81' Carle	Attendance: 12,054 Referee: Gerard Parsons

Brisbane Roar v Adelaide United

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  71' Issey 81'	Report Summary	5' Vidošić  20' McKain  35' Cássio  47' Susak	Attendance: 11,762 Referee: Strebre Delovski

Adelaide United v Melbourne Heart

4 November 2011 Round 5	Adelaide United	1–1	Melbourne Heart	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Friday 19:30	Levchenko  37' Caravella  44' Ramsay  63' Dilevski 78' McKain  83'	Report Summary	9' Williams  25'  77' Colosimo 49' Hamill  53' Behich	Attendance: 10,294 Referee: Jarred Gillett

Adelaide United v Gold Coast United

11 November 2011 Round 6	Adelaide United	2–1	Gold Coast United	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide*
Friday 19:30	Cássio  5' McKain  49' Djite  55' Caravella 57' Ramsay 69'	Report Summary	17' Halloran  21' Traoré 66' J. Brown	Attendance: 6,368 Referee: Chris Beath

Wellington Phoenix v Adelaide United

19 November 2011 Round 7	Wellington Phoenix	1–1	Adelaide United	Eden Park, Auckland
Saturday 14:30	T. Brown  38' Lia  77' Boogaard 83' (o.g.)	Report Summary	33' Dilevski 45' Djite  67' Usúcar  79' Caravella  90+3' Ricardo	Attendance: 20,078 Referee: Peter Green

Adelaide United v Newcastle Jets

25 November 2011 Round 8	Adelaide United	0–0	Newcastle Jets	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Friday 19:30	Usúcar  30' Boogaard  33'  65' Caravella  59' Djite  90'	Report Summary	56' Topor-Stanley  70' Ry. Griffiths  90+1' Calvano	Attendance: 8,403 Referee: Matthew Gillett

Adelaide United v Central Coast Mariners

2 December 2011 Round 9	Adelaide United	0–4	Central Coast Mariners	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Friday 19:30	Susak  16' McKain  38' Mullen  73'	Report Summary	19' Rose 30' Amini 32' Ibini-Isei 38' (pen.)  79' Zwaanswijk 66' Ro. Griffiths  83' Bojić	Attendance: 8,437 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

Melbourne Victory v Adelaide United

10 December 2011 Round 10	Melbourne Victory	1–1	Adelaide United	Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
Saturday 19:15	Thompson 58'	Report Summary	32' 81' Barbiero	Attendance: 16,562 Referee: Peter Green

Adelaide United v Gold Coast United

16 December 2011 Round 11	Adelaide United	0–3	Gold Coast United	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Friday 19:35	McKain  35' Dilevski  73' Djite  85'	Report Summary	19' Halloran 36' Rigters  43' 90+3' Macallister  64'  76' Rožić  89' Thwaite	Attendance: 7,967 Referee: Ryan Shepheard

Sydney FC v Adelaide United

22 December 2011 Round 12	Sydney FC	2–2	Adelaide United	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
Thursday 19:00	Kisel 19' (pen.) McFlynn  43' Reddy  55' Bosschaart  64' Petratos 66' Cazarine  70'	Report Summary	8'  14' Mullen  18' Boogaard  34'  88' Ramsay 56' Vidošić	Attendance: 10,212 Referee: Jarred Gillett

Adelaide United v Wellington Phoenix

30 December 2011 Round 13	Adelaide United	2–0	Wellington Phoenix	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Friday 19:30	Djite 17' Golec 62' McKain  71' van Dijk  82' Caravella  85'	Report Summary	13' Brown  51' Muscat  78' Lochhead	Attendance: 9,739 Referee: Chris Beath

Melbourne Heart v Adelaide United

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  59' Golec  80' Barbiero  83' Mullen	Attendance: 8,272 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

Adelaide United v Brisbane Roar

7 January 2012 Round 15	Adelaide United	1–1	Brisbane Roar	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Saturday 17:00	Barbiero  45' van Dijk  54' 78' (pen.)	Report Summary	45' 59' Issey  77' Smith	Attendance: 11,274 Referee: Ben Williams

Melbourne Victory v Adelaide United

13 January 2012 Round 16	Melbourne Victory	1–1	Adelaide United	AAMI Park, Melbourne
Friday 19:30	A. Thompson 6' Brebner  44' Fabio  82'	Report Summary	53' van Dijk  66' Boogaard	Attendance: 20,959 Referee: Jarred Gillett

Central Coast Mariners v Adelaide United

21 January 2012 Round 17	Central Coast Mariners	3–2	Adelaide United	Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
Saturday 17:00	McBreen 14' Rose  27' 77' Hutchinson  58' Kwasnik 74'	Report Summary	15' van Dijk 18' Djite	Attendance: 7,478 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

Adelaide United v Newcastle Jets

25 January 2012 Round 18	Adelaide United	1–1	Newcastle Jets	Carrington Park, Bathurst
Wednesday 19:30	Barbiero  41' van Dijk 57' Malik  90' Boogaard  90+1' Galeković 90+2' Mullen  90+3'	Report Summary	65' Tiago 72' Wheelhouse	Attendance: 2,363 Referee: Alan Milliner

Adelaide United v Perth Glory

29 January 2012 Round 19	Adelaide United	0–3	Perth Glory	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Sunday 16:30		Report Summary	15' Smeltz 20' McGarry  41' Burns  55' van den Brink  78' Hughes  79' Vukovic 82' Miller  90+1' Pantelidis	Attendance: 9,063 Referee: Jarred Gillett

Adelaide United v Wellington Phoenix

3 February 2012 Round 20	Adelaide United	1–2	Wellington Phoenix	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Friday 19:30	Djite 10' Malik  37'	Report Summary	14' T. Brown 38' Sánchez  54' Muscat  78' Sigmund  87' Ifill  90+3' Daniel	Attendance: 8,425 Referee: Gerard Parsons

Gold Coast United v Adelaide United

12 February 2012 Round 21	Gold Coast United	1–2	Adelaide United	Skilled Park, Robina
Sunday 17:00	Boogaard 6' (o.g.) Thwaite  19'	Report Summary	16' Watson  34' Levchenko 41'  50' Djite 60' Vidošić	Attendance: 1,723 Referee: Chris Beath

Adelaide United v Sydney FC

19 February 2012 Round 22	Adelaide United	1–2	Sydney FC	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Sunday 18:30	Cássio  53' Barbiero 56'	Report Summary	45+1' Chianese 81' Mallia  85' Cole	Attendance: 8,259 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

Newcastle Jets v Adelaide United

24 February 2012 Round 23	Newcastle Jets	1–0	Adelaide United	Hunter Stadium, Newcastle
Friday 19:30	Elrich 39' Zadkovich  57' Regan  85' Bridges  90+2'	Report Summary	13' Levchenko  56' Melling	Attendance: 10,383 Referee: Ben Williams

Adelaide United v Perth Glory

1 March 2012 Round 24	Adelaide United	0–2	Perth Glory	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Thursday 19:30†	Galeković  6' van Dijk  87'	Report Summary	6' Mehmet 24' Burns  32' Dodd  57' Pantelidis	Attendance: 5,898 Referee: Matthew Gillett

Brisbane Roar v Adelaide United

11 March 2012 Round 25	Brisbane Roar	1–1	Adelaide United	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Sunday 16:30	Berisha 70' Franjic  79'	Report Summary	14' Ramsay  38' Caravella  44' Malik	Attendance: 10,739 Referee: Strebre Delovski

Central Coast Mariners v Adelaide United

17 March 2012 Round 26	Central Coast Mariners	1–0	Adelaide United	Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
Saturday 17:00	Ibini 47'	Report Summary	19' Golec  86' Caravella  90' Galeković  90+3' Boogaard	Attendance: 7,275 Referee: Ben Williams

Adelaide United v Melbourne Heart

23 March 2012 Round 27	Adelaide United	1–1	Melbourne Heart	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Friday 19:30	van Dijk 37' (pen.) Mullen  78'	Report Summary	37' Colosimo  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

Adelaide United v Persipura Jayapura

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

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		ADE	BYD	POH	GMB
1	Adelaide United	6	4	1	1	7	2	+5	13	Advance to knockout stage		—	0–0	1–0	2–0
2	Bunyodkor	6	3	1	2	8	7	+1	10			1–2	—	1–0	3–2
3	Pohang Steelers	6	3	0	3	6	4	+2	9			1–0	0–2	—	2–0
4	Gamba Osaka	6	1	0	5	5	13	−8	3			0–2	3–1	0–3	—

Source: WorldFootball.net

Bunyodkor v Adelaide United

6 March 2012 Match Day 1	Bunyodkor	1–2	Adelaide United	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Tuesday 22:30	Murzoev 90+4'	AFC Report Club Report Summary	12' Boogaard 53' Golec  90+4' Vidošić	Stadium: JAR Stadium Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Andre El Haddad

Adelaide United v Gamba Osaka

20 March 2012 Match Day 2	Adelaide United	2–0	Gamba Osaka	Adelaide, Australia
Tuesday 19:30	Mullen 14', 21'  35'	AFC Report Club Report Summary	24' Nakazawa  90+1' Kaji	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 5,112 Referee: Mohamed Abdelkarim Mohamed Ismail Alzarooni

Pohang Steelers v Adelaide United

3 April 2012 Match Day 3	Pohang Steelers	1–0	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

Adelaide United v Pohang Steelers

18 April 2012 Match Day 4	Adelaide United	1–0	Pohang Steelers	Adelaide, Australia
Wednesday 19:30	Djite 90'	AFC Report Club Report Summary	36' Won-Il  63' Ji-Soo  83' Hyung-Min	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 7,659 Referee: Hai Tan

Adelaide United v Bunyodkor

2 May 2012 Match Day 5	Adelaide United	0–0	Bunyodkor	Adelaide, Australia
Wednesday 19:30	Cássio  15' Kostopoulos  87'	AFC Report Club Report Summary	64' Murzoev  71' Shorakhmedov	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 7,794 Referee: Liu Kwok Man

Gamba Osaka v Adelaide United

16 May 2012 Match Day 6	Gamba Osaka	0–2	Adelaide United	Suita, Japan
Wednesday 19:30		AFC Report Club Report Summary	65' van Dijk  80' Djite 88' (o.g.) Sato	Stadium: Osaka Expo '70 Stadium Attendance: 7,294 Referee: Nawaf Shukrulla

Round of 16

Adelaide United v Nagoya Grampus

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

Quarter-finals

Adelaide United v Bunyodkor

19 September 2012 First Leg	Adelaide United	2–2	Bunyodkor	Adelaide, Australia
Wednesday 19:30	Ramsay 8' Kostopoulos 18',  60' Boogaard  42' Fyfe  49'	AFC Report Club Report Summary	44' Hasanov  46' Karimov  73' Murzoev 75' Salomov	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 10,366 Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali

Bunyodkor v Adelaide United

3 October 2012 Second Leg	Bunyodkor	3–2 (a.e.t.) (5–4 agg.)	Adelaide United	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Wednesday 23:30	Turaev 20' Hasanov  66' Shorakhmedov 67' Ibrokhimov  76' Gafurov  88'  100' Rakhmatullaev 104'	AFC Report Club Report Summary	4' Ramsay  31' Kostopoulos  55' Bowles 62'  112' Jerónimo  66' Vidošić  69'  88' Barbiero  85'  120' Fyfe	Stadium: JAR Stadium Attendance: 7,212 Referee: Ali Abdulnabi