2015–16 Adelaide United FC season

Adelaide United

2015–16 season
Chairman	Greg Griffin
Manager	Guillermo Amor
Stadium	Coopers Stadium, Adelaide
A-League	Premiers
A-League Finals Series	Champions
FFA Cup	Quarter-finals
AFC Champions League	Qualifying play-off
Top goalscorer	League: Bruce Djite (9 goals) All: Bruce Djite, Pablo Sánchez (11 goals)
Highest home attendance	19,079 vs Melbourne Victory 9 October 2015
Lowest home attendance	6,205 vs Perth Glory 6 December 2015
Average home league attendance	11,287
Home colours Away colours
← 2014–15 2016–17 →

The 2015–16 Adelaide United FC season is the club's 12th season since its establishment in 2003. The club will participate in the A-League for the 11th time, the FFA Cup for the 2nd time, as well as the AFC Champions League for the 5th time.

Despite delivering the club's first trophy since the innaugural season of the A-League in winning the FFA cup, on 24 July Josep Gombau stood down as the manager of the club, citing family reasons for his decision. The club's technical director and mentor of Gombau while at FC Barcelona, Guillermo Amor, was instated as the club's new manager for the 2015–16 A-League season.^[1]

Club Information

Squad information

As of 23 February 2016

Squad No.	Name	Nationality	Position(s)	Age	Contract Until
Goalkeepers
1	Eugene Galekovic		GK	12 June 1981	2017
20	John Hall		GK	23 October 1994	2017
Defenders
2	Michael Marrone		RB	27 January 1987	2017
3	Iacopo La Rocca		CB / DM	17 February 1984	2017
4	Dylan McGowan		CB	6 August 1991	2016
12	Mark Ochieng Youth		RB / RW	9 December 1996	2016
15	Ben Warland Youth		CB	4 September 1996	2016
21	Tarek Elrich		RB / LB	1 January 1987	2018
23	Jordan Elsey		CB	2 March 1994	2017
Midfielders
6	Stefan Mauk		AM	12 October 1995	2018
8	Isaías		DM / CM	9 February 1987	2017
10	Marcelo Carrusca		AM	1 September 1983	2017
13	Dylan Smith Youth		AM / CM	27 May 1996	2016
14	George Mells		CM	23 May 1997	2016
Forwards
7	Pablo Sánchez		RW / AM / CF	24 January 1983	2016
9	Sergio Cirio		LW / CF	9 March 1985	2017
11	Bruce Djite		CF	25 March 1987	2017
16	Craig Goodwin		LW / LB	16 December 1991	2016
17	Mate Dugandzic		RW / AM	22 October 1989	2016
19	Eli Babalj		CF	21 February 1992	On loan
24	Bruce Kamau		RW / LW	28 March 1995	2016

Transfers in

N	P	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Ref.
3	DF		Iacopo La Rocca	31	Western Sydney Wanderers	Transfer	Pre-season	2017	Free	[2]
14	MF		George Mells	18	Southampton	Transfer	Pre-season	2016	Free	[3]
19	FW		Eli Babalj	23	AZ	Loan	Pre-season	2016	Free	[4]
17	FW		Mate Dugandzic	25	Free agent	Transfer	Pre-season	2016	Free	[5]
6	MF		Stefan Mauk	20	Melbourne City	Transfer	Round 16	2018	Free	[6]
18	FW		Sergio van Dijk	33	Free agent	Transfer	Round 18	2016	Free	[7]

Transfers out

N	P	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
3	DF		Nigel Boogaard	28	Newcastle Jets	Transfer	Pre-season	Free	[8]
14	MF		Cameron Watson	28	Free agent	End of Contract	Pre-season		[9]
19	FW		Miguel Palanca	27	Free agent	End of Contract	Pre-season		[9]
20	GK		Paul Izzo	20	Central Coast Mariners	Transfer	Pre-season	Free	[10]
17	FW		Awer Mabil	19	FC Midtjylland	Transfer	Pre-season	Undisclosed	[11]
32	MF		Nathan Konstandopoulos	19	Free agent	Released	Round 13		[12]
5	DF		Osama Malik	25	Melbourne City	Transfer	Round 16	Free	[6]
18	MF		James Jeggo	23	Sturm Graz	Transfer	Round 17	Undisclosed	[13]
18	FW		Sergio van Dijk	33	Free agent	End of Contract	Round 19

Contracts Extensions

Name	Position	Duration	Contract Expiry	Notes
John Hall	Goalkeeper	2 years	2017	[14]
Tarek Elrich	Full-back	1 year	2018	[15]
Jordan Elsey	Centre-back	1 year	2017	[16]

Football Department Staff

Position	Name
Manager	Guillermo Amor
Assistant Coaches	Pau Martí Michael Valkanis
General Manager of Football Operations	Ante Kovacevic
Goalkeeping Coach	Peter Blazincic
High Performance Manager	Greg King
Club Doctor	James Ilic
Head Trainer	Peter Duke
Head Physiotherapist	Peter Chitti

Kits and Sponsors

Kit manufacturer	Sponsor(s)
Kappa	Major Sponsor	Veolia
	Sleeve	Datong Australia
	Back of Shirt	Do the NT
	Front of Shorts	The Castle Tavern
	Back of Shorts	Travel Superstore

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Statistics

Squad statistics

N	P	Nat.	Name	Total					A-League					FFA Cup					AFC Champions League
				Apps	Goals				Apps	Goals				Apps	Goals				Apps	Goals
1	GK		Eugene Galekovic	26	0	5	0	0	22	0	4	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
2	DF		Michael Marrone	30	1	7	0	0	25+1	1	7	0	0	2+1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
3	DF		Iacopo La Rocca	14	0	4	0	0	11+1	0	4	0	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF		Dylan McGowan	32	3	6	0	1	29	2	6	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
6	MF		Stefan Mauk	14	3	5	0	0	11+2	3	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
7	FW		Pablo Sánchez	27	11	3	0	0	8+17	9	3	0	0	1+1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF		Isaías	31	4	6	0	0	26+1	4	5	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
9	FW		Sergio Cirio	31	6	1	0	0	26+1	4	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
10	MF		Marcelo Carrusca	32	7	5	0	0	24+4	5	5	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
11	FW		Bruce Djite	29	11	4	0	0	22+4	11	4	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
12	DF		Mark Ochieng	1	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	FW		Dylan Smith	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF		George Mells	25	0	2	0	0	11+14	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	DF		Ben Warland	1	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	DF		Craig Goodwin	30	4	7	0	0	26	4	7	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
17	FW		Mate Dugandzic	21	1	0	0	0	4+14	1	0	0	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0
19	FW		Eli Babalj	8	1	1	0	0	2+3	0	0	0	0	0+3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	GK		John Hall	6	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	DF		Tarek Elrich	26	0	6	0	0	20+2	0	5	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
23	DF		Jordan Elsey	18	0	9	0	0	14+3	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
24	MF		Bruce Kamau	19	3	2	0	0	9+9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0
25	DF		Ruon Tongyik	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	MF		Antoni Trimboli	2	0	0	0	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	MF		Riley McGree	1	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	GK		Daniel Margush	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
80	GK		John Solari	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players no longer at the club:
5	DF		Osama Malik	10	0	1	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	MF		James Jeggo	18	3	5	0	0	15	1	5	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	FW		Sergio van Dijk	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0
32	MF		Nathan Konstandopoulos	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

• Last updated: 1 May 2016
• 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

Adelaide United v Manchester City

15 July 2015 Friendly	Adelaide United	0 – 2	Manchester City	Gold Coast, Australia
17:00 (AEST)		Report	Barker  63' Zuculini  84'	Stadium: Cbus Super Stadium Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)

Adelaide United v Liverpool

20 July 2015 LFC 2015 Tour	Adelaide United	0 – 2	Liverpool	Adelaide, Australia
19:00 (ACST)		Report	Milner  68' Ings  88'	Stadium: Adelaide Oval Attendance: 53,008 Referee: Armando Villarreal

Adelaide Blue Eagles v Adelaide United

28 July 2015 Friendly	Adelaide Blue Eagles	0 – 5	Adelaide United	Adelaide, Australia
19:00 (ACST)		Report	Carrusca  28', 64' Djite  33' Sánchez  63', 73'	Stadium: Marden Sports Complex Referee: Rick Schneider

Alice Springs All Stars v Adelaide United

19 August 2015 NT Tour	Alice Springs All Stars	0 – 11	Adelaide United	Alice Springs, Australia
19:00 (ACST)		Report	Smith  7', 12' Sánchez  28', 41' Babalj  53', 65' Cirio  68', 82', 86' Carrusca  73', 77' (pen.)	Stadium: Traeger Park Attendance: 586

Adelaide United v Melbourne City

21 August 2015 NT Tour	Adelaide United	4 – 3	Melbourne City	Darwin, Australia
19:00 (ACST)	Sánchez  18' Dugandzic  52' Jeggo  80' Goodwin  86'	Report	Espindola  16' Germano  29' Mauk  37'	Stadium: Darwin Football Stadium Attendance: 1,600

Adelaide Comets v Adelaide United

10 September 2015 Friendly	Adelaide Comets	1 – 2	Adelaide United	Adelaide, Australia
19:00 (ACST)	Tesfaqabr  71'	Report	McGowan  28' Mells  53'	Stadium: Santos Stadium Attendance: 300

Melbourne City v Adelaide United

16 September 2015 Friendly	Melbourne City	1 – 3	Adelaide United	Melbourne, Australia
13:00 (AEST)	Dekker  90'	Report	Jeggo  16' Carrusca  21' Cirio  58'	Stadium: City Football Academy Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)

Sydney FC v Adelaide United

1 October 2015 Friendly	Sydney FC	0 – 2	Adelaide United	Sydney, Australia
15:30 AEST		Report	Djite  67', 87'	Stadium: Leichhardt Oval

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
A-League	—	Premiers	9 October 2015	8 April 2016
A-League Finals	Semi-finals	Champions	22 April 2016	1 May 2016
FFA Cup	Round of 32	Quarter-finals	5 August 2015	22 September 2015
AFC Champions League	Qualifying play-off	Qualifying play-off	9 February 2016	9 February 2016

Overview

Competition	Record
	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
A-League	27	14	7	6	45	28	+17	51.85
A-League Finals	2	2	0	0	7	2	+5	100.000
FFA Cup	3	2	0	1	9	5	+4	66.67
AFC Champions League	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	00.00
Total	33	18	7	8	62	37	+25	54.55

Last updated: 1 May 2016
Source: Competitions

A-League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Adelaide United (C)	27	14	7	6	45	28	+17	49	Qualification to AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
2	Western Sydney Wanderers	27	14	6	7	44	33	+11	48
3	Brisbane Roar	27	14	6	7	49	40	+9	48	Qualification to AFC Champions League qualifying play-off and Finals series
4	Melbourne City	27	13	5	9	63	44	+19	44	Qualification to Finals series
5	Perth Glory	27	13	4	10	49	42	+7	43
6	Melbourne Victory	27	11	8	8	40	33	+7	41
7	Sydney FC	27	8	10	9	36	36	0	34
8	Newcastle Jets	27	8	6	13	28	41	−13	30
9	Wellington Phoenix[lower-alpha 1]	27	7	4	16	34	54	−20	25
10	Central Coast Mariners	27	3	4	20	33	70	−37	13

Updated to match(es) played on 1 May 2016. Source: A-League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:

1. Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the 2017 AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

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	14	7	6	45	28	+17	49	7	4	2	22	12	+10	7	3	4	23	16	+7

Last updated: 8 April 2016.
Source: ultimatealeague.com

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	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A
Result	D	D	L	L	L	L	D	L	W	W	D	W	D	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	L	D	W	W	W
Position	6	8	9	10	10	10	10	10	8	8	9	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	3	3	2	1	3	4	3	2	1

Last updated: 9 April 2016.
Source: ultimatealeague.com
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
      Win       Draw       Loss

Matches

Adelaide United v Melbourne Victory

9 October 2015 1	Adelaide United	0 – 0	Melbourne Victory	Adelaide
Friday 19:10 ACDT		Report	Broxham  26', 73'	Stadium: Adelaide Oval Attendance: 19,079 Referee: Peter Green

Adelaide United v Western Sydney Wanderers

16 October 2015 2	Adelaide United	1 – 1	Western Sydney Wanderers	Adelaide
Friday 19:10 ACDT	Andreu  21' (o.g.)	Report	Andreu  83'	Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 9,442 Referee: Chris Beath

Perth Glory v Adelaide United

25 October 2015 3	Perth Glory	3 – 1	Adelaide United	Perth
Sunday 16:00 AWST	Sidnei  44' Fernandez  60' Castro  72'	Report	D. Ferreira  75' (o.g.)	Stadium: nib Stadium Attendance: 7,728 Referee: Adam Fielding

Brisbane Roar v Adelaide United

31 October 2015 4	Brisbane Roar	3 – 0	Adelaide United	Brisbane
Saturday 18:30 AEST	Borrello  9', 90+2' Maclaren  79'	Report		Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 10,707 Referee: Chris Beath

Adelaide United v Melbourne City

5 November 2015 5	Adelaide United	2 – 4	Melbourne City	Adelaide
Thursday 19:30 ACDT	Cirio  66' Sánchez  85' (pen.)	Report	Paartalu  8' Mooy  35' Fornaroli  56', 71'	Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 8,632 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

Wellington Phoenix v Adelaide United

13 November 2015 6	Wellington Phoenix	4 – 2	Adelaide United	Wellington
Friday 19:30 NZDT	Krishna  4' Bonevacia  22', 51' Ridenton  68'	Report	Goodwin  3' Sánchez  89'	Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 13,584 Referee: Ben Williams

Adelaide United v Newcastle Jets

22 November 2015 7	Adelaide United	0 – 0	Newcastle Jets	Adelaide
Sunday 16:30 ACDT		Report		Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 10,048 Referee: Shaun Evans

Melbourne Victory v Adelaide United

28 November 2015 8	Melbourne Victory	2 – 1	Adelaide United	Melbourne
Saturday 19:30 AEDT	Berisha  14' (pen.) Bozanic  30'	Report	Carrusca  87' (pen.)	Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 23,415 Referee: Jarred Gillett

Adelaide United v Perth Glory

6 December 2015 9	Adelaide United	1 – 0	Perth Glory	Adelaide
Sunday 19:00 ACDT	Sánchez  3'	Report		Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 6,205 Referee: Stephen Lucas

Adelaide United v Sydney FC

11 December 2015 10	Adelaide United	2 – 1	Sydney FC	Adelaide
Friday 19:30 ACDT	Jeggo  62' Carrusca  90+4' (pen.)	Report	Gersbach  28' Hološko  70'	Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 9,076 Referee: Strebre Delovski

Newcastle Jets v Adelaide United

18 December 2015 11	Newcastle Jets	0 – 0	Adelaide United	Newcastle
Friday 19:40 AEDT		Report		Stadium: Hunter Stadium Attendance: 7,332 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

Adelaide United v Wellington Phoenix

26 December 2015 12	Adelaide United	3 – 0	Wellington Phoenix	Adelaide
Saturday 16:45 ACDT	Muscat  42' (o.g.) Goodwin  73' Marrone  75'	Report	Riera  12', 56'	Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 11,655 Referee: Chris Beath

Western Sydney Wanderers v Adelaide United

1 January 2016 13	Western Sydney Wanderers	0 – 0	Adelaide United	Parramatta
Friday 19:40 AEDT		Report		Stadium: Pirtek Stadium Attendance: 16,312 Referee: Ben Williams

Perth Glory v Adelaide United

9 January 2016 14	Perth Glory	1 – 3	Adelaide United	Perth
Saturday 18:40 AWST	Elrich  6' (o.g.) Grant  45'	Report	Cirio  27' Carrusca  47' Goodwin  90+4'	Stadium: nib Stadium Attendance: 9,009 Referee: Strebre Delovski

Adelaide United v Central Coast Mariners

16 January 2016 15	Adelaide United	3 – 1	Central Coast Mariners	Adelaide
Saturday 16:45 ACDT	Goodwin  60' Sánchez  80' Dugandzic 90+2'	Report	F. Ferreria  67'	Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 11,125 Referee: Matthew Conger

Brisbane Roar v Adelaide United

22 January 2016 16	Brisbane Roar	1 – 4	Adelaide United	Brisbane
Friday 19:00 AEST	Henrique  50' (pen.)	Report	C. Brown  19' (o.g.) Djite  56' (pen.), 67' Carrusca  90+2'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 12,923 Referee: Jarred Gillett

Adelaide United v Newcastle Jets

31 January 2016 17	Adelaide United	1 – 0	Newcastle Jets	Adelaide
Sunday 16:30 ACDT	Carrusca  43'	Report		Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 12,434 Referee: Ben Williams

Adelaide United v Sydney FC

5 February 2016 18	Adelaide United	2 – 2	Sydney FC	Adelaide
Friday 19:10 ACDT	Cirio  2', 45'	Report	Simon  37' Hološko  45+3'	Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 11,785 Referee: Chris Beath

Central Coast Mariners v Adelaide United

14 February 2016 19	Central Coast Mariners	2 – 3	Adelaide United	Gosford
Sunday 19:00 AEDT	F. Ferreira  32' Bingham  90+4'	Report	Isaías  54' Djite  66' Mauk  90+2'	Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 5,096 Referee: Jarred Gillett

Melbourne Victory v Adelaide United

19 February 2016 20	Melbourne Victory	0 – 1	Adelaide United	Melbourne
Friday 19:40 AEDT		Report	Kamau  90'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 18,924 Referee: Ben Williams

Adelaide United v Brisbane Roar

27 February 2016 21	Adelaide United	3 – 0	Brisbane Roar	Adelaide
Saturday 16:45 ACDT	Kamau  38' Djite  50' Sánchez  81'	Report		Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 12,712 Referee: Shaun Evans

Wellington Phoenix v Adelaide United

5 March 2016 22	Wellington Phoenix	0 – 4	Adelaide United	Wellington
Saturday 19:15 NZDT		Report	McGowan  31' Mauk  41' Djite  49' Sánchez  90'	Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 6,595 Referee: Peter Green

Adelaide United v Melbourne City

11 March 2016 23	Adelaide United	0 – 1	Melbourne City	Adelaide
Friday 19:30 ACDT		Report	Fitzgerald  71'	Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 14,274 Referee: Chris Beath

Western Sydney Wanderers v Adelaide United

19 March 2016 24	Western Sydney Wanderers	0 – 0	Adelaide United	Parramatta
Saturday 19:30 AEDT		Report		Stadium: Pirtek Stadium Attendance: 15,208 Referee: Takuto Okabe (Japan)

Adelaide United v Central Coast Mariners

27 March 2016 25	Adelaide United	4 – 2	Central Coast Mariners	Adelaide
Sunday 16:30 ACDT	Isaías  29' Mauk  35' Djite  38' Sánchez  81' (pen.)	Report	O'Donovan  16', 83'	Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 10,269 Referee: Stephen Lucas

Sydney FC v Adelaide United

2 April 2016 26	Sydney FC	0 – 2	Adelaide United	Sydney
Saturday 19:30 AEDT		Report	Djite  26', 45'	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 8,981 Referee: Peter Green

Melbourne City v Adelaide United

8 April 2016 27	Melbourne City	0 – 2	Adelaide United	Melbourne
Friday 19:40 AEST		Report	Isaías  4' Djite  45+2' (pen.)	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 11,454 Referee: Strebre Delovski

Finals series

Adelaide United v Melbourne City

22 April 2016 Semi-finals	Adelaide United	4 – 1	Melbourne City	Adelaide
19:15 ACST	Djite  48', 60' (pen.) McGowan  88' Sánchez  90+4'	Report	Fitzgerald  72'	Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 15,489 Referee: Strebre Delovski

Adelaide United v Western Sydney Wanderers

1 May 2016 Grand Final	Adelaide United	3 – 1	Western Sydney Wanderers	Adelaide
15:30 ACST	Kamau  21' Isaías  32' Sánchez  89'	Report	Neville  58'	Stadium: Adelaide Oval Attendance: 50,119 Referee: Jarred Gillett

FFA Cup

Darwin Olympic v Adelaide United

5 August 2015 Round of 32	Darwin Olympic	1 – 6	Adelaide United	Darwin, Northern Territory
20:00 ACST	Tsounias  19'	Report	Carrusca  18' (pen) Jeggo  40', 41' Cirio  78' Babalj  80' Sánchez  82'	Stadium: Darwin Football Stadium Attendance: 3,175 Referee: Lucien Laverdure

Adelaide United v Sydney FC

26 August 2015 Round of 16	Adelaide United	2 – 1	Sydney FC	Adelaide, South Australia
19:00 ACST	Sánchez  41' McGowan  114'  117'	Report	Grant  16'	Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 5,066 Referee: Shaun Evans

Melbourne Victory v Adelaide United

22 September 2015 Quarter-finals	Melbourne Victory	3 – 1	Adelaide United	Melbourne, Victoria
19:30 AEST	Finkler  10' Barbarouses  45+1' Berisha  82' (pen.)	Report	Carrusca  78' (pen.)	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 10,521 Referee: Peter Green

AFC Champions League

Qualifying play-off

Adelaide United v Shandong Luneng Taishan

9 February 2016 Play-off round	Adelaide United	1 – 2	Shandong Luneng Taishan	Adelaide, Australia
19:30 ACDT	Cirio  89'	Report (FFA) Report (AFC)	Yang  17' Tardelli  39' Wang  2', 69'	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 8,487 Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)

Awards

• A-League Premiers
• A-League Champions
• Isaías – Joe Marston Medal

See also

• 2015–16 A-League
• 2015–16 in Australian soccer
• 2015 FFA Cup
• A-League transfers for 2015–16 season

References

1. "Amor to replace Gombau". Adelaide United. 24 July 2015.
2. "Reds secure La Rocca". Adelaide United FC. 27 June 2015.
3. "Reds sign former Chelsea and Southampton youth". Adelaide United FC. 4 July 2015.
4. "Reds secure Babalj on season long loan". Adelaide United FC. 26 July 2015.
5. "Dugandzic joins the Reds". Adelaide United FC. 16 August 2015.
6. "Mauk arrives, Malik departs". Adelaide United FC. 23 January 2016.
7. "Reds sign van Dijk for AFC Champions League". Adelaide United FC. 3 February 2016.
8. "Boogaard signs with Newcastle Jets". Football Federation Australia. 16 February 2015.
9. "Hyundai A-League transfer wrap". Football Federation Australia. 30 June 2015.
10. "Reds Release Izzo". Adelaide United FC. 8 July 2015.
11. "Mabil signs with Danish Club". Adelaide United FC. 20 July 2015.
12. "Adelaide United’s Osama Malik and Eli Babalj re-injured during their comeback campaigns". The Advertiser. 28 December 2015.
13. "Jeggo leaves for Austrian club". Adelaide United FC. 27 January 2016.
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