Adelaide_United_FC_(W-League)
Adelaide United FC (A-League Women)
Australian women's soccer team
Adelaide United Football Club is an Australian women's soccer team based in Adelaide, South Australia. Founded in 2008, it is the affiliated women's team of Adelaide United. The team competes in the country's premier women's soccer competition, the A-League Women.
| Full name | Adelaide United Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Reds | ||
| Founded | 2008; 16 years ago (2008) | ||
| Ground | Marden Sports Complex, Adelaide | ||
| Capacity | 6,000 | ||
| Chairman | Ned Morris | ||
| Head Coach | Adrian Stenta | ||
| League | A-League Women | ||
| 2022–23 | 8th of 11 | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Establishment
Adelaide United's women's team was formed in 2008 with the inception of the W-League, becoming one of the founding eight teams.[1] The inaugural set up saw North Eastern MetroStars coach Michael Barnett take charge[2] with ex-Adelaide United player Richie Alagich take up the assistant coach role and Matildas stalwart Dianne Alagich named as captain.[3]
2008–2011
Adelaide's first game was on 25 October 2008 against Queensland Roar at the Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre, which ended in a 4–1 loss with Sharon Black getting the consolation goal.[4] The first win came in Round 2 against the Newcastle Jets at Hindmarsh Stadium, a hard-fought 3–2 win thanks to a hat-trick from Sandra Scalzi.[5] The Reds followed this up with another 3–2 win over Sydney FC before failing to win any of their next seven league games, finished last in the eight-team competition in their inaugural season.
After a disappointing inaugural season drastic changes were made to the playing staff including the retirement of experienced campaigners Sharon Black and Dianne Alagich to create a youthful team for the 2009 season.[6][7] Despite the new look squad Adelaide continued to struggle in the league failing to win any of the first 5 games which included a record equaling defeat against Sydney FC on 1 November 2009.[8] The first goal of the 2009 season was scored by Tenneille Boaler against Newcastle Jets in the round 6 clash at the Wanderers Oval the game ended in a 3 – 3 draw handing Adelaide its second point of the year.[9] The season didn't get any better for Adelaide as they failed to win a single game in the second season but thanks to an unlikely 2 all draw with power house team Brisbane Roar they finished the season in 7th place their best ever finish to date.[10] Most Valuable player for 2009 season Racheal Quigley.
The 2010–11 season was even worse for Reds as they lost all ten of their W-League matches. They only scored four goals and finished with a disappointing −32 goal differential; they tied their worst defeat with a −1 loss to Newcastle in round nine. Coach Michael Barnett was let go at the end of the disappointing season, and was replaced by David Edmondson.
Adelaide continued to struggle through most of the 2011–12 season as they opened the campaign with six more losses, scoring four goals during that time while letting twenty-one in. This was better pace than the previous season, though, and the Reds showed significant improvement in on-field play versus 2010–2011, cited as being "unlucky" to not come away with at least a point on multiple occasions. They finally snapped their winless and losing streaks, at 34 and 18 games respectively, with a 1–0 defeat of the Perth Glory in round eight, taking them off the bottom of the table for the first time since November 2009.[citation needed]
Following Adelaide United taking control of the women's team, their first move was signing Mark Jones as the head coach.[11]
Adelaide United WFC used to play their home games at Hindmarsh Stadium where they sometimes play a curtain-raiser to A-League games. As of the 2017/18 season, they play their home games at Marden Sports Complex. In the 2016/17 season, Hindmarsh Stadium was questioned about having portable change rooms for the women's team when there is a double header with the A-League side. This resulted in Adelaide WFC having no matches scheduled during the next season.[12][13]
First-team squad
- As of 18 January 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Former players
For notable current and former players, see Category:Adelaide United FC (A-League Women) players.
Current technical staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Adrian Stenta[14] |
| Assistant coach | Michele Lastella |
| Assistant coach | Alice Gorman |
| Goalkeeper coach | Rian Del Nido |
Manager history
- As of 24 January 2021
| Name | From | To | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Barnett | 1 July 2008 | 30 June 2011 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 24 | [15] |
 David Edmondson |
31 August 2011 | 13 January 2013 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 19 | [16][17] |
| Ross Aloisi | 22 August 2013 | 28 July 2015 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | [18][19] |
| Jamie Harnwell | 30 July 2015 | 30 June 2016 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | [20] |
| Mark Jones | 7 September 2016 | 22 September 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [21] |
| Hussein Skenderovic | 5 October 2016 | 30 June 2017 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | [22] |
| Ivan Karlović | 1 July 2017 | 4 August 2020 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | [23] |
| Adrian Stenta | 4 August 2020 | 27 | 16 | 1 | 10 | [24] |
Since its inception Adelaide United has played in a predominantly all-red home kit. For the inaugural season the away kit consisted of a white top and socks and red shorts; during the 2009 season the away kit changed to a black top with red shorts and socks. The badge is heavily based on the Adelaide United men's team, with the logo being encased in a W-League shield; as is the case with every other W-League club.
| Season | League/Division | League Position | Play-offs | Top scorers | Head Coach |
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| 2008–09 | W-League | 8th of 8 | – | Victoria Balomenos, Sandra Scalzi (4) | Michael Barnett |
| 2009 | W-League | 7th of 8 | – | Racheal Quigley (5) | |
| 2010–11 | W-League | 7th of 7 | – | multiple players scoring 1 goal | |
| 2011–12 | W-League | 7th of 7 | – | Marijana Rajcic (3) | David Edmondson |
| 2012–13 | W-League | 8th of 8 | – | Racheal Quigley,  Sarah McLaughlin (4) | |
| 2013–14 | W-League | 6th of 8 | – | Kristy Moore (3) |
Ross Aloisi |
| 2014 | W-League | 7th of 8 | – | Kristy Moore (3) | |
| 2015–16 | W-League | 5th of 9 | – | Rosie Sutton,  Abby Dahlkemper (5) |
Jamie Harnwell |
| 2016–17 | W-League | 6th of 9 | – | Adriana Jones (9) | Hussein Skenderovic |
| 2017–18 | W-League | 9th of 9 | – | Makenzy Doniak (7) |
Ivan Karlović |
| 2018–19 | W-League | 6th of 9 | – | Veronica Latsko (9) | |
| 2019–20 | W-League | 8th of 9 | – | Mallory Weber (4) | |
| 2020–21 | W-League | 5th of 9 | – | Chelsie Dawber (5) | Adrian Stenta |
| 2021–22 | A-League Women | 3rd of 10 | SF | Fiona Worts (13) |
Last updated 18 December 2011
- Record Victory: 10 – 2 vs Western Sydney Wanderers, 14 January 2017
- Record Defeat: 0 – 6 vs Central Coast Mariners, 6 December 2008 and 14 November 2009, Sydney FC, 1 November 2009, 1 – 7 vs Newcastle Jets, 8 January 2011
- Undefeated Streak: 2, 31 October 2008 – 9 November 2008
- Without Winning: 34, 15 November 2008 – 10 December 2011
- All-time Leading Goal Scorer: Racheal Quigley, 7 goals.
- All-time Leading Appearances: Donna Cockayne, 27 Appearances.
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- "MetroStars Coaches". MetroStars. 14 January 2009. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 14 January 2009.
- "Former Matilda named as Reds' W-League Captain". Adelaide United. 10 September 2008. Archived from the original on 12 March 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2009.
- Forsaith, Rob (25 October 2008). "Roar fires early". A-League. Archived from the original on 6 July 2007. Retrieved 14 January 2009.
- "Scalzi fires United home". A-League. 1 November 2008. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
- "Lady Reds to take off against Jets in Westfield W-League". Adelaide United. 30 September 2009. Archived from the original on 12 March 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2009.
- "Di Alagich ends amazing career in football". Adelaide United. 30 September 2009. Archived from the original on 12 March 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2009.
- Ormond, Aiden (1 November 2009). "Sydney destroys Adelaide". A-League. Archived from the original on 7 November 2010. Retrieved 1 November 2009.
- Hughes, Mark (7 November 2009). "Goals galore for Jets, Reds". A-League. Archived from the original on 7 November 2010. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
- Guoth, Nick (5 December 2009). "Adelaide United Women go down to Canberra United". Adelaide United. Archived from the original on 20 February 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2009.
- "Mark Jones to lead Adelaide United in 2016/17". The Women's Game. 7 September 2016.
- "Adelaide-United'-W-League-side-has-taken-games-away-from-the-dog-track-to-the-eastern-suburbs". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 11 September 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
- "W-League: Reds come home". The World Game. Special Broadcasting Service. 30 October 2008. Retrieved 17 January 2009.[permanent dead link]
- "Matilda Named Captain For Adelaide". FTBL. 10 September 2008.
Adelaide United Women's Team Coach Mike Barnett
- "FFSA name new coach of Reds' W-League team". Adelaide United. 31 August 2011.
- "Edmondson ends tenure at Football Federation SA". Adelaide United. 13 January 2013.
- Migliaccio, Val (22 August 2013). "Ross Aloisi appointed coach of Adelaide United's W-League team". The Advertiser.
- "Ross Aloisi and Melissa Barbieri depart Adelaide United". The Women's Game. 28 July 2015.
- "Adelaide United appoint Jamie Harnwell as new coach". The Women's Game. 30 July 2015.
- "Mark Jones to lead Adelaide United in 2016/17". The Women's Game. 7 September 2016.
- Odong, Ann (7 October 2016). "Adelaide United appoint Huss Skenderovic as head coach for Season 9". The Women's Game.
- Migliaccio, Val (9 July 2017). "Ivan Karlovic is the Adelaide United women's team's new boss". The Advertiser.