2010–11 Adelaide United FC season

Adelaide United
2010–11 season
Chairman	Mel Patzwald
Manager	Rini Coolen
A-League	3rd
AFC Champions League	Round of 16
A-League Finals	Minor Semi-Final, Week 2
Top goalscorer	League: Sergio van Dijk (16); All: Sergio van Dijk (19)
Highest home attendance	21,083 (vs Melbourne Victory, 11 February 2011)
Lowest home attendance	7,370 (vs Melbourne Heart, 20 August 2010)
Average home league attendance	11,552
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2009–10 2011–12 ⊟

The 2010–11 Adelaide United FC season was the club's sixth A-League season. It includes the 2010–11 A-League season as well as any other competitions of the 2010–11 football season, including the 2010 AFC Champions League. Adelaide United competed in the continental competition for its third time, making the club the most successful Australian club in Asia.

Overview

For the first time in the club's history, the Adelaide United will be managed by an international manager in Rini Coolen,^[1] moving away from the Adelaide United tradition of local coaches seen in its prior seasons.

As of 9 September 2010, Adelaide United has made Australian football history by becoming the first team to climb from the bottom of the table to the top, whilst the 2009–10 premiers and champions, Sydney FC, remain rooted at the bottom.^[2] Adelaide United also claimed the record for longest undefeated streak in A-League history with their win over Wellington Phoenix in Week 11 of the league, consisting of thirteen games stretching back to the penultimate round of the 2009–10 A-League season. This surpasses Central Coast Mariners's previous record of twelve games undefeated set back in the 2005–06 A-League season. Unfortunately for Adelaide United, Brisbane Roar surpassed this newly set record, when the Roar comprehensively won their Week 16 fixture against Central Coast Mariners at Bluetongue Stadium.

Following 18 months under Football Federation Australia (FFA) financial administration, it was announced on 8 November 2010 that a South Australian consortium had taken over ownership of the club with a ten-year licence. New co-owner Greg Griffin stepped in as Chairman of the club, whilst North Adelaide Football Club CEO, Glenn Elliott replaced Sam Ciccarello, who then took up a role at the FFA.^[3]^[4]^[5]

During the January 2011 transfer window, Coolen made a move to strengthen United's squad by signing former Uruguayan youth international Francisco Usúcar, and former Dutch international Andwélé Slory. Both have signed until the end of the season and have replaced former imports Lloyd Owusu and Inseob Shin, whose contracts were mutually terminated to allow the transfers to occur early in the year. Cameron Watson was also signed on as a mainstay squad member after his injury replacement contract expired at the end of December. Iain Fyfe, arguably Adelaide's most consistent defender in the season transferred to K-League outfit Busan I'Park for an undisclosed transfer fee, where he will join up with former teammate Shin. As a replacement, Coolen brought in former Croatian youth international Dario Bodrušić to cover in defensive duties.

On 9 January 2011, Adelaide broke its longest winless streak against its rival club Melbourne Victory by posting a 4–1 away win in Melbourne at AAMI Park. Adelaide United then went on to make A-League history by recording the highest winning margin in the league's history with an 8–1 win over North Queensland Fury on 21 January 2011. This also marked the first time two players from the same side scored hat-tricks in one game (Sergio van Dijk and Marcos Flores), and matched the all-time highest match aggregate score of 9 goals scored in one match.

After a form slump in the second half of the season, United saw itself lose 10 of its last 19 games, but rebounded well in the final week of competition by winning 2–1 at Adelaide Oval against Melbourne Victory in front of 21,038 spectators – the club's largest crowd of the season. This ensured the club third place in overall standings at the end of the season, and hosting rights for at least the first week of the knock-out Finals series.

Adelaide United went on to defeat Wellington Phoenix in the first week of the Finals under torrential rain, but succumbed to Gold Coast United in the second week and were knocked out of the competition on the back of a 2–3 home loss.

Awards and recognition

At the end of the season A-League Awards night, Adelaide midfielder Marcos Flores was awarded the league's most prestigious award, the Johnny Warren Medal. Striker Sergio van Dijk was awarded the league's Golden Boot award, with a total of 17 goals in the season.^[6]

Club awards were also presented at the end of the season with defender Cássio awarded his second Club Champion award, edging out teammates Marcos Flores and Sergio van Dijk.^[7]

Players

Squad information

First Team

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	AUS	Eugene Galeković
2	DF	AUS	Robert Cornthwaite
3	DF	AUS	Nigel Boogaard
4	DF	AUS	Iain Fyfe
5	DF	AUS	Daniel Mullen (Youth)
6	DF	BRA	Cássio
7	MF	AUS	Lucas Pantelis
8	MF	AUS	Adam Hughes
9	FW	IDN	Sergio van Dijk
10	MF	ARG	Marcos Flores
11	MF	NED	Andwélé Slory (Guest player)
12	MF	AUS	Paul Reid
13	MF	AUS	Travis Dodd (Captain)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
14	MF	AUS	Cameron Watson
15	FW	AUS	Francesco Monterosso (Youth)
16	DF	CRO	Dario Bodrušić
17	MF	PHI	Iain Ramsay
18	MF	AUS	Fabian Barbiero
19	MF	AUS	Mathew Leckie (Youth)
20	GK	AUS	Mark Birighitti (Youth)
21	MF	URU	Francisco Usúcar
22	MF	AUS	Osama Malik
23	MF	AUS	Joe Costa (Youth)
26	MF	ENG	Joseph Keenan (Injury replacement player)
29	MF	AUS	Bradley Norton (Youth)

* Squad list current as of 19 January 2011

Players in / out

Re-signed

Name	Position	Duration	Contract Expiry	Notes
Robert Cornthwaite	Defender	3 years	2013	^[8]
Eugene Galeković	Goalkeeper	4 years	2014	^[9]
Mark Birighitti	Goalkeeper	2 years	2012	^[9]
Lucas Pantelis	Midfielder	2 years	2012	^[10]

In

Name	Position	Moving from	Notes
Nigel Boogaard	Defender	Central Coast Mariners	- 2-year contract^[11]
Marcos Flores	Midfielder	Curicó Unido	- 2-year contract^[12]^[13]
Sergio van Dijk	Striker	Brisbane Roar	- 6-month contract for ACL^[14] - 3-year contract extension^[15]
Iain Ramsay	Midfielder	Sydney Olympic	- 1-year contract^[16]
Cameron Watson	Midfielder	Oakleigh Cannons	- Injury replacement for Barbiero^[17] - Injury replacement for D. Mullen^[18]
Joseph Keenan	Midfielder	South Melbourne	- Injury replacement for Boogaard^[19] - 4-week contract^[20] - Short-term contract extension to 15 October 2010^[21] - 6-week injury replacement contract for Leckie^[22]^[23]
Bradley Norton	Midfielder	Northcote City	- 1 year youth contract - 2-year senior contract^[24]
Francisco Usúcar	Midfielder	Central Español	- Initial 6-month contract, with an option for a 1-year extension^[25]^[26]
Andwélé Slory	Midfielder	Levski Sofia	- Guest player contract for a maximum of 10 games; including Finals.^[27]
Osama Malik	Midfielder	North Queensland Fury	- Secured early release to transfer in January 2011^[28]
Dario Bodrušić	Defender	Rudeš	- Contract until end of season starting January 2011^[29]

Out

Name	Position	Moving to	Notes
Kristian Sarkies	Midfielder	Melbourne Heart	^[30]
Michael Marrone	Defender	Melbourne Heart	^[31]
Mark Rudan	Defender	Released	^[32]
Cristiano	Striker	Released
Alemão	Defender	Released
Scott Jamieson	Defender	Sydney FC	^[33]^[34]
Lloyd Owusu	Striker	Released	- Mutual termination of contract as of 1 January 2011^[35]
Inseob Shin	Midfielder	Busan I'Park	- Drafted into the K-League side as of 1 January 2011^[25]
Iain Fyfe	Defender	Busan I'Park	- Transferred during January transfer period^[36] - Reported transfer fee of $300,000^[37]

Player statistics

Squad stats

				Total				AFC Champions League		A-League		A-League Finals
N	Pos.	Name	Nat.	GS	App	Gls	Min	App	Gls	App	Gls	App	Gls	Notes
1	GK	Galeković		36	36	-44	3090	7	-7	27	-34	2	-3	(−) means goals conceded
2	DF	Cornthwaite		23	33	3	2271	8	2	23	1	2
3	DF	Boogaard		12	14		1115	2		10		2
5	DF	D. Mullen		15	19	1	1381	6		13	1
6	DF	Cássio		33	36	1	2985	6	1	28		2
7	MF	Pantelis		24	33		2045	6		26		1
8	MF	Hughes		30	35		2667	4		29		2
9	FW	van Dijk		36	37	19	3107	7	2	28	16	2	1
10	MF	Flores		36	36	8	2945	7		27	8	2
11	MF	Slory		3	5		193			3		2
12	MF	Reid		27	32	2	2424	2		29	2	1
13	MF	Dodd		22	29	7	2149	7	1	20	5	2	1
14	MF	Watson		18	28		1725			26		2
15	FW	Monterosso			3		66	1		2
16	DF	Bodrušić		4	4		294			2		2
17	MF	Ramsay		14	31	3	1600			30	3	1
18	MF	Barbiero		11	22	1	1057	6		16	1
19	MF	Leckie		16	21	7	1252	6	2	13	4	2	1
20	GK	Birighitti		3	3	-2	270			3	-2			(−) means goals conceded
21	MF	Usúcar		7	7		586			6		1
22	MF	Malik			1		61			1
23	MF	Costa
25	MF	M. Mullen			1		27			1
29	MF	Norton			2		9			2

Last updated: 28 February 2011
Source: Adelaide United FC
Ordered by shirt number
0 shown as blank

Delisted players

				Total				AFC Champions League		A-League		A-League Finals
N	Pos.	Name	Nat.	GS	App	Gls	Min	App	Gls	App	Gls	App	Gls	Notes
	DF	Jamieson		5	6		450	6						Transferred to Sydney FC after ACL 2010
	DF	Marrone		6	7		558	7						Transferred to Melbourne Heart after ACL 2010
	DF	Griffiths		2	3		238	3						Released after ACL 2010
	MF	Shin		2	8		193			8				Released in January 2011 transfer window
	DF	Fyfe		31	33	4	2891	7		26	4			Released in January 2011 transfer window
	MF	Keenan		10	17	1	986			17	1			Short term contract ended

Last updated: 31 January 2010
Source: Adelaide United FC
Ordered by shirt number
0 shown as blank

Disciplinary records

A-League

N	Pos.	Name				Notes
1	GK	Galeković	3
2	DF	Cornthwaite	4		1	One match suspension for Round 22
3	DF	Boogaard	1
4	DF	Fyfe	4
5	DF	D. Mullen	1
6	DF	Cássio		1		One match suspension for Round 8
7	MF	Pantelis	1
8	MF	Hughes	6	1		One match suspension for Round 3
9	FW	van Dijk	1
10	MF	Flores	5
12	MF	Reid	5			One match suspension for Round 16 Straight red card from Round 28 rescinded by FFA^[38]
13	MF	Dodd	2			Straight red card from Round 18 rescinded by FFA^[39]
16	DF	Bodrušić	1
17	MF	Ramsay	2
18	MF	Barbiero	3
19	MF	Leckie	1
21	MF	Usúcar	1
26	MF	Keenan	1

Last updated: 11 February 2011
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.

AFC Champions League

N	Pos.	Name			Notes
2	DF	Cornthwaite	1
3	DF	Boogaard	1
4	DF	Fyfe	2		One match suspension for Match Day 5 of ACL 2010
5	DF	D. Mullen	2		One match suspension for Match Day 6 of ACL 2010
6	DF	Cássio	1	1
7	MF	Pantelis	2		One match suspension for Match Day 6 of ACL 2010
9	FW	van Dijk	1
10	MF	Hughes	2		One match suspension for Match Day 6 of ACL 2010
13	MF	Dodd	2
14	DF	Jamieson	1		Transferred to Sydney FC after ACL 2010
17	DF	Marrone	1		Transferred to Melbourne Heart after ACL 2010
19	MF	Leckie	2		One match suspension for Round of 16 match of ACL 2010
27	DF	Griffiths	1		Released after ACL 2010

Last updated: 28 June 2010
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
Total	Player		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	28	29	30
16		Sergio van Dijk					2			2			1			1				1	1	1	1		1		2	3
8		Marcos Flores				1		1					1								1						1	3
5		Travis Dodd											1						1									1	1			1
4		Mathew Leckie			1		1	1	1
		Iain Fyfe		1										1		1	1
		Iain Ramsay			2						1																	1
2		Paul Reid																	1													1
1		Daniel Mullen				1
		Robert Cornthwaite																1
		Joseph Keenan																					1
		Fabian Barbiero																									1

A goal was scored from a penalty kick

Two goals were scored from penalty kicks

AFC Champions League

Total	Player		Goals per Round
Total	Player		MD1	MD2	MD3	MD4	MD5	MD6	R16
2		Mathew Leckie	1	1
		Sergio van Dijk		1					1
		Robert Cornthwaite			1				1
1		Travis Dodd			1
1		Cássio			1

A goal was scored from a penalty kick

Two goals were scored from penalty kicks

Club

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Manager (Head Coach)	Rini Coolen
Assistant coach	Phil Stubbins
Specialist coach	Carl Veart
Goalkeeper coach	Peter Blazincic

Last updated: 5 July 2010
Source: Adelaide United FC

Managerial Changes

Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment	Table
Aurelio Vidmar	Promoted to Olyroos coach & Socceroos assistant coach	3 June 2010^[40]	10th (09–10)	Rini Coolen	5 July 2010^[1]	Pre-season

Attendance at home games

Round	Date	Opponent	Score AUFC – Away	Attendance	Weekday
1	6 August 2010	Newcastle Jets	0–0	8,479	Friday
3	20 August 2010	Melbourne Heart	3–2	7,370	Friday
6	11 September 2010	Newcastle Jets	2–1	9,571	Saturday
8	24 September 2010	Perth Glory	2–0	13,310	Friday
11	22 October 2010	Wellington Phoenix	3–0	11,206	Friday
14	10 November 2010	Perth Glory	2–0	10,023	Wednesday
17	26 November 2010	Gold Coast United	2–1	12,005	Friday
19	10 December 2010	North Queensland Fury	2–0	8,786	Friday
20	17 December 2010	Melbourne Heart	1–2	10,011	Friday
23	29 December 2010	Sydney FC	2–0	16,429	Wednesday
24	2 January 2011	Brisbane Roar	0–1	14,420	Sunday
26	21 January 2011	North Queensland Fury	8–1	10,986	Friday
27	29 January 2011	Central Coast Mariners	1–2	12,109	Saturday
29	5 February 2011	Wellington Phoenix	0–1	7,498	Saturday
30	11 February 2011	Melbourne Victory	2–1	21,083	Friday

Competitions

Pre-season

18 March 2010	Adelaide United	1–1	Central Coast Mariners	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
14:00 ACDT	Flores 24'	Report	31' Simon	Attendance: Closed to the public

7 July 2010	Adelaide Galaxy	0–2	Adelaide United	Con Makris Park, Adelaide
19:00 ACST		Report	22' van Dijk 45' Flores

16 July 2010	Adelaide United	2–0	Wellington Phoenix	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
19:30 ACST	van Dijk 48' Pantelis 76'	Report	44' Diego	Attendance: 1,516 Referee: Stephen Toth

23 July 2010	Adelaide United	1–3	Perth Glory	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
19:30 ACST	Fyfe 52' van Dijk 77'	Report	17' Jelić 40' 86' 89' Baird	Attendance: 1,833 Referee: Stephen Toth

30 July 2010	North Queensland Fury	1–0	Adelaide United	Brolga Park, Townsville
19:00 ACST	Casey 70'	Report		Referee: Chris Beath

A-League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Brisbane Roar (C)	30	18	11	1	58	26	32	65	Qualification for 2012 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series^[a]
2	Central Coast Mariners	30	16	9	5	50	31	19	57
3	Adelaide United	30	15	5	10	51	36	15	50	Qualification for 2012 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off and Finals series
4	Gold Coast United	30	12	10	8	40	32	8	46	Qualification for Finals series
5	Melbourne Victory	30	11	10	9	45	39	6	43
6	Wellington Phoenix	30	12	5	13	39	41	−2	41
7	Newcastle Jets	30	9	8	13	29	33	−4	35
8	Melbourne Heart	30	8	11	11	32	42	−10	35
9	Sydney FC	30	8	10	12	35	40	−5	34
10	Perth Glory	30	5	8	17	27	54	−27	23
11	North Queensland Fury	30	4	7	19	28	60	−32	19

Source: ultimatealeague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ First place qualifies for the 2012 AFC Champions League group stage.
Winning the 2011 A-League Grand Final automatically earns qualification for the 2012 AFC Champions League group stage, unless first place are champions.
Second place qualifies for the 2012 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off, unless they qualify for the 2011 A-League Grand Final alongside first place or become A-League Champions, subsequently third place then qualify for the 2012 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off.

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
30	15	5	10	51	36	15	50	10	1	4	30	12	18	5	4	6	21	24	−3

Last updated: 11 February 2011.
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	28	29	30
Ground	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	H
Result	D	D	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	D	W	L	L	W	L	W	W	L	W	L	L	L	W	L	W	W	L	D	L	W
Position	6	5	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3

Updated to match(es) played on 11 February 2011. Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

6 August 2010 Round 1	Adelaide United	0–0	Newcastle Jets	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Friday 19:30	Leckie 43' Reid 44'	Report Summary	75' Wehrman	Attendance: 8,479 Referee: Gerard Parsons

15 August 2010 Round 2	Central Coast Mariners	1–1	Adelaide United	Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
Sunday 14:30	Rose 18' Zwaanswijk 70' Simon 84' Bozanic 90 4'	Report Summary	15' 86' Hughes 36' Mullen 45 1' Fyfe 87' Galeković	Attendance: 8,447 Referee: Kris Griffith-Jones

20 August 2010 Round 3	Adelaide United	3–2	Melbourne Heart	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Friday 19:30	Leckie 2' Fyfe 5' Ramsay 52', 88'	Report Summary	42' 45 1' Worm 65' Srhoj 74' Babalj 75' Hoffman 84' Beauchamp	Attendance: 7,370 Referee: Ben Williams

28 August 2010 Round 4	North Queensland Fury	2–3	Adelaide United	Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
Saturday 16:45	Cernak 7' Malik 46' Williams 87'	Report Summary	22' Flores 50' (o.g.) Studman 56' D. Mullen 84' Ramsay	Attendance: 6,130 Referee: Peter Green

4 September 2010 Round 5	Sydney FC	1–3	Adelaide United	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
Saturday 19:00	Keller 58'	Report Summary	9', 53' van Dijk 22' Hughes 37' Leckie 58' Fyfe	Attendance: 7,557 Referee: Peter Green

11 September 2010 Round 6	Adelaide United	2–1	Newcastle Jets	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Saturday 19:00	Leckie 23' Flores 66'	Report Summary	28' Miličević 90' Rooney	Attendance: 9,571 Referee: Ben Williams

18 September 2010 Round 7	Brisbane Roar	1–1	Adelaide United	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Saturday 19:00	Broich 34' Paartalu 52'	Report Summary	27' Leckie 79' Fyfe 87' Galeković 45' 87' Cássio	Attendance: 7,080 Referee: Ben Williams

24 September 2010 Round 8	Adelaide United	2–0	Perth Glory	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Friday 19:30	Cornthwaite 44' Reid 65' van Dijk 70', 73' (pen.)	Report Summary	73' Velaphi 38' 75' J. Coyne	Attendance: 13,310 Referee: Matthew Breeze

4 October 2010 Round 9	Sydney FC	1–2	Adelaide United	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
Monday 16:30	Brosque 40' (pen.) Jamieson 52'	Report Summary	39' Hughes 56' (o.g.) Cole 90 1' Ramsay	Attendance: 7,071 Referee: Gerard Parsons

17 October 2010 Round 10	Gold Coast United	0–0	Adelaide United	Skilled Park, Robina
Sunday 16:30		Report Summary		Attendance: 2,389 Referee: Chris Beath

22 October 2010 Round 11	Adelaide United	3–0	Wellington Phoenix	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Friday 19:30	Cornthwaite 47' van Dijk 71' Flores 72' Dodd 77' 77' Hughes 81'	Report Summary	30' Brown	Attendance: 11,206 Referee: Alan Milliner

29 October 2010 Round 12	Melbourne Victory	2–1	Adelaide United	Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
Friday 19:30	Kruse 22' Muscat 33' Hernández 68' Broxham 85'	Report Summary	2' Fyfe 36' Barbiero 76' Reid 90 1' Hughes 90 2' Pantelis	Attendance: 16,269 Referee: Ben Williams

6 November 2010 Round 13	Brisbane Roar	4–0	Adelaide United	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Saturday 20:45	Reinaldo 43' 45 2' 54' Smith 56' Barbarouses 62', 67'	Report Summary	53' Cornthwaite	Attendance: 13,248 Referee: Matthew Breeze

10 November 2010 Round 14	Adelaide United	2–0	Perth Glory	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Wednesday 18:30	Flores 25' Reid 55' Fyfe 64' van Dijk 90 2'	Report Summary	17' Todd 29' Pellegrino 45' 63' Sekulovski 45 5' Neville 63' McGarry 90 4' B. Griffiths	Attendance: 10,023 Referee: Ryan Shepheard

13 November 2010 Round 15	Newcastle Jets	3–1	Adelaide United	EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
Saturday 19:15	Topo-Stanley 5' Abbas 5' Jesic 13' 52' 52' Miličević 29'	Report Summary	50' Reid 79' Fyfe 84' Dodd	Attendance: 8,278 Referee: Kurt Ams

19 November 2010 Round 16	Melbourne Heart	0–2	Adelaide United	AAMI Park, Melbourne
Friday 19:30	Worm 36'	Report Summary	6' Cornthwaite 73' (o.g.) Bolton 87' van Dijk	Attendance: 6,538 Referee: Chris Beath

26 November 2010 Round 17	Adelaide United	2–1	Gold Coast United	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Friday 19:30	Reid 10' Dodd 47'	Report Summary	16' 61' Brown 28' Djite 45 2' van den Brink 73' Djulbic	Attendance: 12,005 Referee: Peter Green

5 December 2010 Round 18	Wellington Phoenix	2–1	Adelaide United	AMI Stadium, Christchurch
Sunday 14:30	Durante 23' Brown 46' Greenacre 86' Ward 87' Sigmund 90 4'	Report Summary	14' van Dijk 38' Flores 44' Cornthwaite 83' Dodd	Attendance: 14,108 Referee: Peter O'Leary

10 December 2010 Round 19	Adelaide United	2–0	North Queensland Fury	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Friday 19:30	Flores 5' van Dijk 16'	Report Summary	86' Nikas	Attendance: 8,786 Referee: Matthew Gillett

17 December 2010 Round 20	Adelaide United	1–2	Melbourne Heart	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Friday 19:30	van Dijk 45 1' Galeković 89' Keenan 90 1'	Report Summary	27' Thompson 65' Hoffman 89' Colosimo 90 1' Aloisi	Attendance: 10,011 Referee: Ryan Shepheard

22 December 2010 Round 21	Perth Glory	4–2	Adelaide United	nib Stadium, Perth
Wednesday 21:30	J. Coyne 6' Sterjovski 35' 55' Sekulovski 37' McGarry 54' Fowler 67', 77' (pen.)	Report Summary	22' Keenan 43' Fyfe 51' van Dijk 75' Cornthwaite	Attendance: 7,193 Referee: Chris Beath

26 December 2010 Round 22	Central Coast Mariners	2–0	Adelaide United	Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
Sunday 16:30	Simon 51' 72' Griffiths 68' van Dijk 78' (o.g.)	Report Summary	64' Barbiero 67' Hughes	Attendance: 6,249 Referee: Ryan Shepheard

29 December 2010 Round 23	Adelaide United	2–0	Sydney FC	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Wednesday 19:30	van Dijk 35' Ramsay 48' Foxe 58' (o.g.)	Report Summary		Attendance: 16,429 Referee: Gerard Parsons

2 January 2011 Round 24	Adelaide United	0–1	Brisbane Roar	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Sunday 18:30	Cornthwaite 90'	Report Summary	37' Nichols 40' Susak 69' Solórzano	Attendance: 14,420 Referee: Matthew Breeze

9 January 2011 Round 25	Melbourne Victory	1–4	Adelaide United	AAMI Park, Melbourne
Sunday 14:30	Ricardinho 26' Muscat 57' 65' Berger 79' Allsopp 81' Angulo 87' Dugandžić 90 4'	Report^{[permanent dead link‍]} Summary	12' 80' Flores 46' Usúcar 57', 78' van Dijk 75' 79' Barbiero	Attendance: 18,558 Referee: Peter Green

21 January 2011 Round 26	Adelaide United	8–1	North Queensland Fury	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Friday 19:30	Flores 4', 37', 87' Dodd 28' Ramsay 42' van Dijk 46', 67', 83'	Report Summary	Nikas 71'	Attendance: 10,986 Referee: Peter Green

29 January 2011 Round 27	Adelaide United	1–2	Central Coast Mariners	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Saturday 19:00	Flores 55' Dodd 90 1'	Report Summary	11' 62' Pérez 30' Rose 52' Bojić 79' Griffiths	Attendance: 12,109 Referee: Strebre Delovski

2 February 2011 Round 28	Gold Coast United	0–0	Adelaide United	Skilled Park, Robina
Wednesday 20:30	Perchtold 33'	Report Summary	37' Hughes 81' Reid	Attendance: 2,138 Referee: Chris Beath

5 February 2011 Round 29	Adelaide United	0–1	Wellington Phoenix	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Saturday 18:30		Report Summary	34' Greenacre 42' Brown 64' Hearfield 81' Durante 87' Macallister	Attendance: 7,498 Referee: Matthew Breeze

11 February 2011 Round 30	Adelaide United	2–1	Melbourne Victory	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Friday 19:30	Reid 6' Bodrušić 62' Boogaard 65' Dodd 78' Flores 88'	Report Summary	65' Thompson 70' Kruse	Attendance: 21,083 Referee: Ryan Shepheard

Finals Series

18 February 2011 Finals Week 1	Adelaide United	1–0	Wellington Phoenix	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Friday 19:30	Watson 23' Flores 37' Dodd 70'	Report Summary	4' M. Muscat 30' Ward	Attendance: 10,285 Referee: Jarred Gillett

27 February 2011 Finals Week 2	Adelaide United	2–3	Gold Coast United	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Sunday 17:00	van Dijk 56' (pen.) Leckie 70' Boogaard 77'	Report Summary	38', 79' (pen.) 45 4' Smeltz 47' 71' Djite 55' van den Brink 82' Pantelidis	Attendance: 15,028 Referee: Chris Beath

References

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^ Migliaccio, Val (9 September 2010). "Adelaide United creates history". The Advertiser. Adelaide. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
^ Migliaccio, Val (8 November 2010). "SA white knights for United". The Advertiser. Adelaide. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
^ "Reds Revolution". FourFourTwo Australia. 8 November 2010. Archived from the original on 11 November 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
^ "Reds enter exciting era with new ownership". Adelaide United FC. A-League. 8 November 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2010.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "Flores takes out Johnny Warren Medal". A-League. Football Federation Australia. 6 March 2011. Archived from the original on 3 April 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
^ "Cassio claims second Club Champion award". Adelaide United FC. A-League. 25 March 2011. Archived from the original on 10 April 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
^ "Cornthwaite secures a further three years at Reds". Adelaide United FC. A-League. 30 October 2009. Archived from the original on 14 March 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
^ ^a ^b "Two of Australia's best keepers commit to Reds". Adelaide United FC. A-League. 4 November 2009. Archived from the original on 14 March 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2009.
^ "Pantelis extends tenure with Reds". Adelaide United FC. A-League. 15 March 2010. Archived from the original on 28 March 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
^ "Reds secure key Mariners defender for next season". Adelaide United FC. A-League. 6 November 2009. Archived from the original on 14 March 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2009.
^ "Adelaide United secure Argentinean playmaker". Adelaide United FC. A-League. 8 December 2009. Archived from the original on 12 April 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2009.
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^ "Reds add fire power with van Dijk signing". Adelaide United FC. A-League. 11 February 2010. Retrieved 13 February 2010.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "Reds snare van Dijk for three years". Adelaide United FC. A-League. 15 March 2010. Retrieved 15 March 2010.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "Adelaide United sign Sydney young gun". Adelaide United FC. A-League. 23 July 2010. Retrieved 23 July 2010.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "Watson replaces injured Barbiero for short term". Adelaide United FC. A-League. 27 July 2010. Retrieved 27 July 2010.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "Watson returns as replacement for injured Mullen". Adelaide United FC. A-League. 27 October 2010. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 27 October 2010.
^ Migliaccio, Val (24 August 2010). "ex-Chelsea midfielder for Reds". The Advertiser. Adelaide. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
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External links

[table_note_res_GS0.86890329274764-41] First place qualifies for the 2012 AFC Champions League group stage.
Winning the 2011 A-League Grand Final automatically earns qualification for the 2012 AFC Champions League group stage, unless first place are champions.
Second place qualifies for the 2012 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off, unless they qualify for the 2011 A-League Grand Final alongside first place or become A-League Champions, subsequently third place then qualify for the 2012 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off.

[Manager-1] "Reds appoint Dutchman as new Head Coach". Adelaide United FC. A-League. 5 July 2010. Retrieved 5 July 2010.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[2] Migliaccio, Val (9 September 2010). "Adelaide United creates history". The Advertiser. Adelaide. Retrieved 20 September 2010.

[3] Migliaccio, Val (8 November 2010). "SA white knights for United". The Advertiser. Adelaide. Retrieved 8 November 2010.

[4] "Reds Revolution". FourFourTwo Australia. 8 November 2010. Archived from the original on 11 November 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2010.

[5] "Reds enter exciting era with new ownership". Adelaide United FC. A-League. 8 November 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2010.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[6] "Flores takes out Johnny Warren Medal". A-League. Football Federation Australia. 6 March 2011. Archived from the original on 3 April 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2011.

[7] "Cassio claims second Club Champion award". Adelaide United FC. A-League. 25 March 2011. Archived from the original on 10 April 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2011.

[8] "Cornthwaite secures a further three years at Reds". Adelaide United FC. A-League. 30 October 2009. Archived from the original on 14 March 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2010.

[keepers-9] "Two of Australia's best keepers commit to Reds". Adelaide United FC. A-League. 4 November 2009. Archived from the original on 14 March 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2009.

[10] "Pantelis extends tenure with Reds". Adelaide United FC. A-League. 15 March 2010. Archived from the original on 28 March 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2010.

[11] "Reds secure key Mariners defender for next season". Adelaide United FC. A-League. 6 November 2009. Archived from the original on 14 March 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2009.

[12] "Adelaide United secure Argentinean playmaker". Adelaide United FC. A-League. 8 December 2009. Archived from the original on 12 April 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2009.

[13] "Flores keen to make an impression for Reds". Adelaide United FC. A-League. 11 January 2010. Archived from the original on 12 April 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2010.

[14] "Reds add fire power with van Dijk signing". Adelaide United FC. A-League. 11 February 2010. Retrieved 13 February 2010.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[15] "Reds snare van Dijk for three years". Adelaide United FC. A-League. 15 March 2010. Retrieved 15 March 2010.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[16] "Adelaide United sign Sydney young gun". Adelaide United FC. A-League. 23 July 2010. Retrieved 23 July 2010.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[17] "Watson replaces injured Barbiero for short term". Adelaide United FC. A-League. 27 July 2010. Retrieved 27 July 2010.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[18] "Watson returns as replacement for injured Mullen". Adelaide United FC. A-League. 27 October 2010. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 27 October 2010.

[19] Migliaccio, Val (24 August 2010). "ex-Chelsea midfielder for Reds". The Advertiser. Adelaide. Retrieved 24 August 2010.

[20] "Keenan signs short term to help Reds". Adelaide United FC. A-League. 25 August 2010. Retrieved 25 August 2010.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[21] "Keenan poised to fill Cassio void". Adelaide United FC. A-League. 23 September 2010. Archived from the original on 25 September 2010. Retrieved 23 September 2010.

[22] "Leckie injury decision later today". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 1 November 2010. Retrieved 1 November 2010.

[23] "Knee injury to keep Leckie out for two months". Adelaide United FC. A-League. 1 November 2010. Retrieved 1 November 2010.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[24] "Norton joins Reds". Adelaide United FC. A-League. 27 September 2010. Retrieved 3 October 2010.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[Usucar-25] Migliaccio, Val (13 November 2010). "Reds sign Pancho". The Advertiser. Adelaide. Retrieved 13 December 2010.

[26] "Reds land Uruguayan midfielder". Adelaide United FC. A-League. 13 December 2010. Archived from the original on 17 December 2010. Retrieved 16 December 2010.

[27] "Dutch connection brings former international to Reds". Adelaide United FC. A-League. 20 December 2010. Retrieved 21 December 2010.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[28] "Malik's early arrival a bonus for Reds". Adelaide United FC. A-League. 17 January 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2011.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[29] "Reds add Croatian defender for finals tilt". Adelaide United FC. A-League. 18 January 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2011.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[30] "Sarkies decides his 'Heart' lies in Melbourne". Adelaide United FC. A-League. 24 November 2009. Archived from the original on 14 March 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2009.

[31] "Marrone signs with Melbourne Heart". Adelaide United FC. A-League. 30 April 2010. Retrieved 30 April 2010.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[32] "Rudan departs Adelaide United". Adelaide United FC. A-League. 3 May 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2010.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[33] "Sydney FC snares Scott Jamieson". Sydney FC. A-League. 21 May 2010. Retrieved 21 May 2010.

[34] "Scott Jamieson joins Sydney FC". Adelaide United FC. A-League. 21 May 2010. Retrieved 21 May 2010.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[35] "Reds and Owusu agree to part ways at end of 2010". Adelaide United FC. A-League. 1 November 2010. Retrieved 1 November 2010.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[36] "Fyfe off to K-League". Adelaide United FC. A-League. 15 January 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2011.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[37] Migliaccio, Val (15 January 2011). "Adelaide United loses defender to South Korea". The Advertiser. Adelaide. Retrieved 15 January 2011.

[38] "Reid's red card withdrawn". Adelaide United FC. A-League. 3 February 2011. Archived from the original on 20 February 2011. Retrieved 7 February 2011.

[39] "Dodd free to face Fury". Adelaide United FC. A-League. 6 December 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2010.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[40] "Vidmar appointed Assistant Socceroos and Olyroos Coach". Adelaide United FC. A-League. 3 June 2010. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2010.

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