2016–17 Adelaide United FC season

Adelaide United FC
Company type	Football club
Industry	Sports
Founded	2003
Headquarters	Adelaide, Australia
Website	www.adelaideunited.com.au

The 2016–17 season for Adelaide United FC represented the club's 13th year since its establishment in 2003. During this period, Adelaide United took part in their 12th A-League campaign, made their third appearance in the FFA Cup, and competed in the AFC Champions League for the sixth time.

Incoming transfers

No.	Position	Player	From	Transfer type/fee	Contract duration	Date
22	Template:Sort	Template:Sortname	Free agent	Free transfer	1 year	23 May 2016
13	Template:Sort	Template:Sortname	Free agent	Free transfer	2 years	23 May 2016
19	Template:Sort	Template:Sortname	Melbourne City	Free transfer	2 years	16 June 2016
16	Template:Sort	Template:Sortname	Free agent	Free transfer	1 year	11 July 2016
7	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Template:Sort Template:Country data MAS Template:Namespace detect showall Negeri Sembilan FA	Free transfer	1 year	27 August 2016
17	Template:Sort	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Adelaide City FC	Free transfer	1 year	30 August 2016
9	Template:Sort	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort Template:Country data ESP Template:Namespace detect showall Granada CF	Loan	1 year	14 September 2016
25	Template:Sort	Template:Sortname	Free agent	Free transfer	2 years	21 September 2016
45	Template:Sort	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Blacktown City FC	Loan	6 months	4 October 2016
5	Template:Sort	Template:Sortname	Free agent	Free transfer	1 year	12 October 2016
7	Template:Sort	Template:Sortname Template:Country data KOR Template:Namespace detect showall Kim Jae-sung	Template:Sort Template:Country data KOR Template:Namespace detect showall Seoul E-Land FC	Free transfer	1 year	7 February 2017
92	Template:Sort	Template:Sortname	Free agent	Free transfer	1 year	7 February 2017
9	Template:Sort	Template:Sortname Template:Country data SEN Template:Namespace detect showall Baba Diawara	Free agent	Free transfer	2 years	7 February 2017

Outgoing transfers

19 || FW || Eli Babalj || AZ Alkmaar (loan return) || Loan return || 5 May 2016 24 || MF || Bruce Kamau || Melbourne City || Free transfer || 5 May 2016 7 || FW || Pablo Sánchez || Free agent || Free transfer || 7 May 2016 16 || MF || Craig Goodwin || Sparta Rotterdam || Free transfer || 10 May 2016 25 || DF || Ruon Tongyik || Melbourne City || Free transfer || 8 July 2016 6 || MF || Stefan Mauk || N.E.C. Nijmegen || $400,000 || 19 July 2016 11 || FW || Bruce Djite || Suwon FC (South Korea) || Free transfer || 26 July 2016 17 || FW || Mate Dugandzic || Dandenong City SC || Free transfer || 28 October 2016 45 || FW || Danny Choi|| Free agent|| Free transfer||8 November 2016 25|| MF|| James Holland|| Liaoning Whowin (China)|| Undisclosed fee||12 January 2017 9|| FW|| Sergi Guardiola|| Granada CF (loan return)|| Loan return||25 January 2017 7|| FW|| Henrique|| Chiangrai United (Thailand)|| Free transfer||31 January 2017

No.	Position	Player	Destination	Transfer type/fee	Date

Contract renewals

Player	Role	Length	Contract Ends	Remarks
Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Dylan McGowan	Defender	1 year	2017	^[1]
Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Mark Ochieng	Right-back	1 year	2017	^[2]
Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Ben Warland	Defender	1 year	2017	^[2]
Template:Country data ESP Template:Namespace detect showall Isaías	Midfielder	3 years	2020	^[3]
Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Michael Marrone	Right-back	2 years	2019	^[4]
Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Taylor Regan	Centre back	2 years	2019	^[5]

Coaching and support staff

Role	Personnel
Head coach	Template:Country data ESP Template:Namespace detect showall Guillermo Amor
Assistant coach	Template:Country data ESP Template:Namespace detect showall Pau Martí
Assistant coach	Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Jacobo Ramallo
High Performance Manager	Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Greg King
Goalkeeper coach	Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Peter Blazincic
Youth team coach	Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Hussein Skenderovic
Physiotherapist	Template:Country data AUS Template:Namespace detect showall Harry Truong

Apparel and Sponsorship

Kit Manufacturer	Sponsor(s)
Macron	Primary Sponsor	IGA
	Sleeve	To Be Announced
	Back of Jersey	Datong Australia
	Front of Shorts	The Castle Tavern
	Rear of Shorts	To Be Announced

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Pre-season matches and friendlies

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Performance Data

Player statistics

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Summary

Competition	Entry stage	Final standing / stage reached	Initial fixture	Final fixture
A-League	—	9th place	9 October 2016	15 April 2017
FFA Cup	Round of 32	Round of 32	3 August 2016	3 August 2016
AFC Champions League	Group stage	Group stage	22 February 2017	9 May 2017

Performance Overview

Competition	Statistics
Competition	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
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External links

Official Site

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Incoming transfers

Outgoing transfers

Contract renewals

Coaching and support staff

Apparel and Sponsorship

Pre-season matches and friendlies

Performance Data

Player statistics

Summary

Performance Overview

A-League

Standings

Summary of results

Results by matchday

Fixtures

FFA Cup

AFC Champions League

Group phase

External links