The 2017–18 Adelaide United FC season was the club's 14th season since its establishment in 2003. The club participated in the A-League for the 13th time and the FFA Cup for the 4th time.
| 2017–18 season | |||
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| Chairman | Greg Griffin | ||
| Manager | Marco Kurz | ||
| Stadium | Coopers Stadium, Adelaide | ||
| A-League | 5th | ||
| A-League Finals Series | Elimination-finals | ||
| FFA Cup | Runners-up | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Ryan Kitto (7 goals) All: Johan Absalonsen (8 goals) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 19,416 vs Melbourne Victory 20 October 2017 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 7,021 vs Sydney FC 1 December 2017 | ||
| Average home league attendance | 9,830 | ||
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Players edit
Squad information 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 edit
Transfers in edit
| No. | Position | Player | Transferred from | Type/fee | Contract length | Date | Ref |
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| 20 | GK | Paul Izzo | Central Coast Mariners | Free transfer | 3 years | 19 April 2017 | [1] |
| 14 | FW | George Blackwood | Free transfer | 6 July 2017 | [2] | ||
| 22 | DF |  Ersan Gülüm
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 Hebei China Fortune
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Loan | 1 year | 17 July 2017 | [3] |
| 11 | MF |  Johan Absalonsen
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Free transfer | 1 year | 18 July 2017 | [4] | |
| 6 | MF | Vince Lia | Wellington Phoenix | Free transfer | 1 year | 3 August 2017 | [5] |
| 10 | MF |  Karim Matmour
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Free transfer | 1 year | 15 August 2017 | [6] | |
| 37 | MF |  Daniel Adlung
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Free transfer | 2 years | 23 September 2017 | [7] | |
| 77 | FW |  Džengis Čavušević
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Free transfer | 6 months | 6 February 2018 | [8] |
Transfers out edit
| No. | Position | Player | Transferred to | Type/fee | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | DF | Dylan McGowan |  Paços de Ferreira
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Free transfer | 16 May 2017 | [9] |
| 11 | FW |  Sergio Cirio
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End of contract | 17 May 2017 | [10] | |
| 14 | MF | George Mells | End of contract | 17 May 2017 | [10] | |
| 16 | MF | Jesse Makarounas | End of contract | 17 May 2017 | [10] | |
| 20 | GK | John Hall | End of contract | 17 May 2017 | [10] | |
| 1 | GK | Eugene Galekovic | Melbourne City | End of contract | 16 June 2017 | [11] |
| 7 | MF |  Kim Jae-sung
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Jeonnam Dragons
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End of contract | 28 June 2017 | [12][13] |
| 18 | MF | Riley McGree |  Club Brugge
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$100,000 | 4 July 2017 | [14] |
| 13 | FW | Marc Marino |  Campbelltown City
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End of contract | 7 July 2017 | [15] |
| 10 | MF |  Marcelo Carrusca
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End of contract | 8 July 2017 | [16] | |
| 3 | DF |  Iacopo La Rocca
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Melbourne City | End of contract | 15 July 2017 | [17] |
| 92 | FW | Eli Babalj | End of contract | 30 July 2017 | [18] | |
| 10 | MF | Karim Matmour
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Mutual contract termination | 5 December 2017 | [19] | |
| 4 | DF | Ben Warland | Sydney FC | Free transfer | 31 January 2018 | [20] |
From youth squad edit
| N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | FW |
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Apostolos Stamatelopoulos | 18 | 2 year scholarship contract[21] |
| 28 | FW |
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Kristin Konstandopoulos | 18 | 2 year scholarship contract[21] |
| 29 | DF | 
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Ryan Strain | 20 | 1 year scholarship contract[21] |
| 30 | GK |
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Isaac Richards | 19 | 0.5 year scholarship contract[22] |
| 31 | FW |
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Pacifique Niyongabire | 17 | 2.5 year scholarship contract[23] |
Contract extensions edit
| No. | Name | Position | Duration | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Ben Warland | Defender | 2 years | 11 May 2017 | [24] |
| 9 |  Baba Diawara |
Striker | 2 years | 11 May 2017 | [24] |
| 7 | Ryan Kitto | Right winger | 1 year | 11 May 2017 | [24] |
| 17 | Nikola Mileusnic | Attacking midfielder | 1 year | 11 May 2017 | [24] |
| 12 | Mark Ochieng | Defender | 1 year | 16 June 2017 | [25][26] |
| 23 | Jordan Elsey | Centre back | 1 year | 8 August 2017 | [27] |
| 1 | Daniel Margush | Goalkeeper | 2 years | 18 October 2017 | [28] |
| 7 | Ryan Kitto | Right winger | 2 years | 14 December 2017 | [22] |
| 16 | Nathan Konstandopoulos | Central midfielder | 2 years | 14 December 2017 | [22] |
| 17 | Nikola Mileusnic | Attacking midfielder | 1 year | 14 December 2017 | [22] |
| 29 | Ryan Strain |
Right-back | 2 years | 22 December 2017 | [29] |
Technical staff edit
| Position | Staff |
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| Head coach | Marco Kurz
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| Assistant coach | Jacobo Ramallo
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| Assistant coach |  Filip Tapalović
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| High Performance Manager | Vacant |
| Goalkeeper coach | Frank Juric
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| Youth team coach | Paul Pezos[30]
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| Physiotherapist | Harry Truong
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Squad statistics edit
Appearances and goals edit
| N | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Total | A-League | A-League Finals Series | FFA Cup | ||||||||||||||||
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| Apps | Goals |  |
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| 1 | GK |
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Daniel Margush | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF |
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Michael Marrone | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16+8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | DF |
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Taylor Regan | 16 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5+8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF |
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Vince Lia | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5+3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF |
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Ryan Kitto | 27 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15+8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF |
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Isaías | 30 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 24+0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW |
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Baba Diawara | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8+3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF |
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Johan Absalonsen | 16 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8+3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF |
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Mark Ochieng | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3+10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW |
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George Blackwood | 29 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15+8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF |
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Nathan Konstandopoulos | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13+9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF |
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Nikola Mileusnic | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25+0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF |
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Lachlan Brook | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF |
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Ben Garuccio | 27 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 21+1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | GK |
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Paul Izzo | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF |
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Tarek Elrich | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF |
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Ersan Gülüm | 22 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 20+0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF |
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Jordan Elsey | 33 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 26+1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF |
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Jordan O'Doherty | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8+3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | FW |
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Apostolos Stamatelopoulos | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | FW |
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Blake Carpenter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF |
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Louis D'Arrigo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW |
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Kristin Konstandopoulos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF |
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Ryan Strain | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK |
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Isaac Richards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | FW |
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Pacifique Niyongabire | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | MF |
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Daniel Adlung | 27 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 24+0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | FW |
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Džengis Čavušević | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players no longer at the club: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | DF |
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Ben Warland | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF |
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Karim Matmour | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Last updated: 22 April 2018
- Source: au.soccerway.com
= Number of bookings; 
= Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; 
= Number of sending offs by a direct red card.
Pre-season and friendlies edit
| 26 July 2017 | White City | 0–5 | Adelaide United | Adelaide, Australia |
| 19:00 ACST | Report | Stadium: Marden Sports Complex |
| 2 August 2017 | Adelaide United | 4–0 | Adelaide Comets | Adelaide, Australia |
| 19:30 ACST |
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Report | Stadium: Marden Sports Complex |
| 16 August 2017 | Campbelltown City | 1–1 | Adelaide United | Adelaide, Australia |
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Report |
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Stadium: Steve Woodcock Centre |
| 5 September 2017 | Melbourne City | 1–2 | Adelaide United | Melbourne, Australia |
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Report | Stadium: City Football Academy Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
| 22 September 2017 | Adelaide United | 1–0 | Adelaide City | Adelaide, Australia |
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Report | Stadium: Marden Sports Complex Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
| 29 September 2017 | Adelaide United | 0–2 | Melbourne City | Adelaide, Australia |
| Report |
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Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
Competitions edit
Overall edit
| Competition | Started round | Final position / round |
First match | Last match |
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| A-League | — | 5th | 8 October 2017 | 15 April 2018 |
| A-League Finals | Elimination-finals | Elimination-finals | 22 April 2018 | 22 April 2018 |
| FFA Cup | Round of 32 | Runners-up | 9 August 2017 | 21 November 2017 |
A-League edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney FC | 27 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 64 | 22 | +42 | 64 | Qualification for 2019 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series |
| 2 | Newcastle Jets | 27 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 57 | 37 | +20 | 50 | Qualification for 2019 AFC Champions League second preliminary round and Finals series |
| 3 | Melbourne City | 27 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 43 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 4 | Melbourne Victory (C) | 27 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 43 | 37 | +6 | 41 | Qualification for 2019 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series |
| 5 | Adelaide United | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 39 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 6 | Brisbane Roar | 27 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 33 | 39 | −6 | 35 | |
| 7 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 27 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 33 | |
| 8 | Perth Glory | 27 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 36 | 50 | −14 | 32 | |
| 9 | Wellington Phoenix[a] | 27 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 31 | 55 | −24 | 21 | |
| 10 | Central Coast Mariners | 27 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 49 | −21 | 20 |
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.
Results summary edit
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 39 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 22 | −6 |
Last updated: 15 April 2018.
Source: ultimatealeague.com
Results by round edit
Updated to match(es) played on 15 April 2018. Source: ultimatealeague.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches edit
| 8 October 2017 1 | Wellington Phoenix | 1–1 | Adelaide United | Wellington |
| 17:00 NZDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 8,154 Referee: Chris Beath |
| 13 October 2017 2 | Brisbane Roar | 1–2 | Adelaide United | Brisbane |
| 18:50 AEST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 11,178 Referee: Adam Kersey |
| 20 October 2017 3 | Adelaide United | 2–2 | Melbourne Victory | Adelaide |
| 19:20 ACDT |
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Report | Stadium: Adelaide Oval Attendance: 19,416 Referee: Shaun Evans |
| 28 October 2017 4 | Adelaide United | 0–2 | Melbourne City | Adelaide |
| 19:20 ACDT | Report | Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 11,689 Referee: Kurt Ams |
| 4 November 2017 5 | Perth Glory | 1–0 | Adelaide United | Perth |
| 19:00 AWST |
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Report | Stadium: nib Stadium Attendance: 11,049 Referee: Stephen Lucas |
| 11 November 2017 6 | Adelaide United | 1–2 | Newcastle Jets | Adelaide |
| 17:05 ACDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 8,416 Referee: Jarred Gillett |
| 16 November 2017 7 | Central Coast Mariners | 1–2 | Adelaide United | Gosford |
| 19:50 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 5,073 Referee: Matthew Conger |
| 26 November 2017 8 | Adelaide United | 2–0 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Adelaide |
| 18:30 ACDT |
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Report | Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 8,210 Referee: Chris Beath |
| 1 December 2017 9 | Adelaide United | 0–1 | Sydney FC | Adelaide |
| 19:20 ACDT | Report |
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Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 7,021 Referee: Peter Green |
| 8 December 2017 10 | Melbourne Victory | 1–2 | Adelaide United | Melbourne |
| 19:50 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 16,778 Referee: Kurt Ams |
| 16 December 2017 11 | Newcastle Jets | 2–1 | Adelaide United | Newcastle |
| 17:35 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 8,146 Referee: Stephan Lucas |
| 26 December 2017 12 | Adelaide United | 1–0 | Central Coast Mariners | Adelaide |
| 19:20 ACDT |
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Report | Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 10,313 Referee: Peter Green |
| 30 December 2017 13 | Adelaide United | 1–2 | Brisbane Roar | Adelaide |
| 17:05 ACDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 9,875 Referee: Adam Fielding |
| 5 January 2018 14 | Perth Glory | 0–3 | Adelaide United | Perth |
| 19:00 AWST | Report |
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Stadium: nib Stadium Attendance: 9,069 Referee: Kurt Ams |
| 10 January 2018 15 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1–1 | Adelaide United | Sydney |
| 19:50 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: ANZ Stadium Attendance: 10,771 Referee: Shaun Evans |
| 14 January 2018 16 | Adelaide United | 0–0 | Sydney FC | Adelaide |
| 18:30 ACDT | Report | Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 9,959 Referee: Jarred Gillett |
| 21 January 2018 17 | Melbourne City | 5–0 | Adelaide United | Melbourne |
| 19:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 8,103 Referee: Adam Fielding |
| 27 January 2018 18 | Wellington Phoenix | 0–1 | Adelaide United | Wellington |
| 19:35 NZDT | Report |
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Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 6,746 Referee: Shaun Evans |
| 3 February 2018 19 | Adelaide United | 2–1 | Perth Glory | Adelaide |
| 19:20 ACDT | Report |
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Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 7,976 Referee: Chris Beath |
| 17 February 2018 20 | Adelaide United | 2–2 | Central Coast Mariners | Adelaide |
| 19:20 ACDT | Report | Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 8,282 Referee: Shaun Evans |
| 24 February 2018 21 | Melbourne Victory | 3–0 | Adelaide United | Melbourne |
| 19:50 AEDT | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 13,396 Referee: Alex King |
| 3 March 2018 22 | Brisbane Roar | 1–0 | Adelaide United | Brisbane |
| 18:50 AEST |
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Report | Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 8,237 Referee: Peter Green |
| 16 March 2018 23 | Adelaide United | 1–1 | Melbourne City | Adelaide |
| 19:20 ACDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 7,668 Referee: Chris Beath |
| 23 March 2018 24 | Adelaide United | 5–2 | Newcastle Jets | Adelaide |
| 19:20 ACDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 7,227 Referee: Kurt Ams |
| 30 March 2018 25 | Adelaide United | 3–1 | Wellington Phoenix | Adelaide |
| 19:20 ACDT |
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Report | Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 11,738 Referee: Peter Green |
| 8 April 2018 26 | Sydney FC | 3–0 | Adelaide United | Sydney |
| 19:00 AEST | Report | Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 9,110 Referee: Shaun Evans |
| 15 April 2018 27 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 2–3 | Adelaide United | Sydney |
| 17:00 AEST | Report | Stadium: ANZ Stadium Attendance: 12,122 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones |
Finals series edit
| 22 April 2018 Elimination-final | Melbourne Victory | 2–1 | Adelaide United | Melbourne |
| 18:00 AEST | Report |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 15,502 Referee: Chris Beath |
FFA Cup edit
| 9 August 2017 Round of 32 | Adelaide United  | 1–0 |  Newcastle Jets | Adelaide |
| 19:00 ACST |
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Report | Stadium: Marden Sports Complex Attendance: 2,551 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones |
| 23 August 2017 Round of 16 | Adelaide United | 3–0 |  Melbourne Victory | Adelaide |
| 19:00 ACST |
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Report | Stadium: Marden Sports Complex Attendance: 3,342 Referee: Jonathan Barreiro |
| 13 September 2017 Quarter-finals | Heidelberg United | 0–3 | Adelaide United | Melbourne |
| 19:30 AEST | Report |
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Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 3,967 Referee: Daniel Elder |
| 24 October 2017 Semi-finals | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1–2 | Adelaide United | Sydney |
| 19:30 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium Attendance: 5,126 Referee: Peter Green |
| 21 November 2017 Final | Sydney FC | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Adelaide United | Sydney |
| 19:30 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 13,452 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones |
References edit
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