2022–23 Adelaide United FC season

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Adelaide United
2022–23 season
ChairmanJari Talen
ManagerDamian Elsey
StadiumCoopers Stadium
A-League MenPremiers
A-League Men FinalsRunner-up
Australia CupRunner-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Kenta Katô (34)
All: Kenta Katô (35)
Highest home attendance12,235
vs. Melbourne Victory
(27 January 2023)
A-League Men
Lowest home attendance7,581
vs. Wellington Phoenix
(30 August 2022)
Australia Cup
Average home league attendance9,148
Biggest win6–0
vs. Brisbane Roar (A)
(1 January 2023)
A-League Men
Biggest defeat1–2
vs. Newcastle Jets (H)
(9 December 2022)
A-League Men
vs. Melbourne Victory (H)
(27 May 2023)
A-League Men Grand Final

The 2022–23 season was the club's 1st in its history. The club participated in the A-League Men and the Australia Cup for the first time.

Players

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Squad information

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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 Nathan Rogers
2 DF   AUS Matias Crowley
3 DF   AUS Paul Hunt
4 DF   AUS Matthew Rixon
6 MF   AUS Matthew Kemp
7 FW   AUS Jim Paksec
9 FW   JPN Kenta Katô
10 MF   AUS Cristian
11 FW   AUS David Reilly
12 FW   BRA João Victor
14 FW   AUS Baillie Clarke
20 FW   ENG Richard Ward
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF   ESP Andrés Marcos
23 MF   AUS Scott Fernandez
26 FW   AUS Travis Becerra
27 DF   AUS Cameron Moran
28 MF   ESP Iván
36 FW   AUS Brent Corbitt (scholarship)
41 DF   AUS Bobby Thomas
46 GK   AUS Matthew Rutherford
55 MF   AUS Markus Purcell (scholarship)
58 MF   AUS Damian Dimas (scholarship)
66 FW   AUS Harry Phelan (scholarship)

Transfers

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Transfers in

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No. Pos Player Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Notes
12 FW   João Victor Unattached Free transfer 1.5 years 4 February 2023

Transfers out

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No. Pos Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Notes
25 DF Toby Timmins Avondale Free transfer 16 January 2023
31 MF Andrew Clare Western United Free transfer 24 January 2023

From youth squad

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No. Pos Player Age Scholarship length Date Notes
58 FW Damian Dimas 17 3 years 2 December 2022

Coaching staff

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Position Name
Head coach Damian Elsey
Assistant coach Ayden Coggan
Assistant coach Daniel Murray
Head of youth development   Vitor
Head of football Ben Talbot
Goalkeeping coach Mark Jones
Fitness coach Brenton Jez

Pre-season and friendlies

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20 July 2022 The Cove   0–13 Adelaide United Adelaide
19:00 ACST
  • Becerra   8'
  • Purcell   12', 18', 22'
  • Reilly   19', 41', 45+2'
  • Katô   21', 27'
  • Iván   39'
  • Ward   70'
  • Corbitt   78'
  • Kemp   85' (pen.)
Stadium: The Cove Sporting Complex
30 July 2022 Croydon   1–7 Adelaide United Adelaide
15:00 ACST Phillips   63'
  • Katô   13', 28', 67'
  • Cristian   26'
  • Becerra   53'
  • Clare   73'
  • Phelan   84'
Stadium: Polonia Reserve
6 August 2022 Adelaide Blue Eagles   0–10 Adelaide United Adelaide
15:00 ACST
  • Cristian   8'
  • Purcell   16', 26', 48'
  • Katô   37', 61'
  • Reilly   46'
  • Becerra   58'
  • Ward   82'
  • Clare   84'
Stadium: Marden Sports Complex
13 August 2022 West Adelaide   1–9 Adelaide United Adelaide
15:00 ACST Wellsmore   64'
  • Purcell   9', 45+4'
  • Katô   18', 20', 23', 55', 70'
  • Ward   75'
  • Rixon   85'
Stadium: West Adelaide Parks Football Centre
17 August 2022 Fulham United   0–14 Adelaide United Adelaide
19:00 ACST
  • Reilly   1', 37', 53', 59'
  • Purcell   8'
  • Katô   9', 22', 51', 65'
  • Kemp   78' (pen.)
  • Fernandez   81'
  • Ward   83', 89'
  • Clarke   85'
Stadium: West Adelaide Parks Football Centre
20 August 2022 Adelaide City   1–5 Adelaide United Adelaide
15:00 ACST Gani   74'
  • Becerra   11', 30'
  • Iván   21'
  • Katô   23'
  • Cristian   66'
Stadium: Adelaide City Park
24 August 2022 Campbelltown City   0–6 Adelaide United Adelaide
19:00 ACST
  • Katô   2', 5' (pen.), 39'
  • Becerra   15'
  • Purcell   23'
  • Kemp   70'
Stadium: Steve Woodcock Sports Centre
30 August 2022 Noarlunga United   0–11 Adelaide United Adelaide
15:00 ACST
  • Phelan   4', 55'
  • Moran   22', 31', 81'
  • Clarke   24', 39'
  • Becerra   28'
  • Kemp   63'
  • Katô   73', 86'
Stadium: Wilfred Taylor Reserve
7 September 2022 Beograd   0–5 Adelaide United Adelaide
23:00 ACST Phelan   11', 28', 36' (pen.), 70' Stadium: Coopers Stadium
10 September 2022 North Eastern MetroStars   0–3 Adelaide United Adelaide
15:00 ACST
  • Phelan   18', 38'
  • Paksec   87'
Stadium: T.K. Shutter Reserve
14 September 2022 Adelaide Cobras   0–5 Adelaide United Adelaide
19:00 ACST
  • Hunt   5'
  • Fernandez   20'
  • Becerra   34'
  • Reilly   80'
  • Clare   83'
Stadium: Thebarton Oval
24 September 2022 Adelaide Croatia Raiders   0–10 Adelaide United Adelaide
15:00 ACST
  • Becerra   9', 11'
  • Purcell   19'
  • Phelan   36', 37', 50' (pen.)
  • Katô   55', 62'
  • Marcos   64'
  • Iván   68'
Stadium: Croatian Sports Centre
28 September 2022 Adelaide United 1–1 Melbourne City Adelaide
19:00 ACST Purcell   33' Campbell   73' Stadium: Coopers Stadium
1 January 2022 Perth Glory 1–2 Adelaide United Perth
15:00 AWST Lewis   78'
  • Purcell   36'
  • Ward   71'
Stadium: Macedonia Park

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
A-League Men 8 October 2022 1 May 2023 Matchday 1 1st 26 21 4 1 72 22 +50 080.77
A-League Men Finals series 14 May 2023 27 May 2023 Semi-finals 2nd 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 066.67
Australia Cup 10 August 2022 26 October 2022 Round of 32 2nd 5 3 1 1 9 6 +3 060.00
Total 34 26 5 3 85 31 +54 076.47

Source: Competitions

A-League Men

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Adelaide United 26 21 4 1 72 22 +50 67 Qualification for AFC Champions League first preliminary round and Finals series
2 Melbourne Victory (C) 26 21 0 5 64 19 +45 63 Qualification for AFC Cup group stage and Finals series
3 Wellington Phoenix[a] 26 14 5 7 39 27 +12 47 Qualification for Finals series[b]
4 Sydney FC 26 11 6 9 51 48 +3 39
5 Western Sydney Wanderers 26 11 4 11 32 34 −2 37
6 Melbourne City 26 9 6 11 29 38 −9 33
7 Macarthur FC 26 8 7 11 26 26 0 31
8 Central Coast Mariners 26 9 4 13 26 40 −14 31 Qualification for AFC Cup group stage[c]
9 Western United 26 6 8 12 27 42 −15 26 Qualification for Australia Cup qualifying finals
10 Newcastle Jets 26 6 7 13 22 34 −12 25
11 Perth Glory 26 6 3 17 23 47 −24 21
12 Brisbane Roar 26 4 6 16 20 54 −34 18
Source: Football Manager 2023
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Least red cards; 6) Least yellow cards; 7) Toss of a coin.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are based in New Zealand, which is under the Oceania Football Confederation.
  2. ^ The top two teams enter the finals series at the semi-finals, while the teams ranked third to sixth enter the finals series at the elimination-finals.
  3. ^ Central Coast Mariners qualified for the AFC Cup group stage as the 2022 Australia Cup winners.

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
26 21 4 1 72 22  +50 67 11 1 1 39 13  +26 10 3 0 33 9  +24

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundAHHHAAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAAAHAHA
ResultWWWWDWLWWWWWDWWDWWWWWWWDWW
Position11112122222222211111111111
Points3691213161619222528313235383942454851545760616467
Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

8 October 2022 1 Wellington Phoenix 0–4 Adelaide United Christchurch
17:00 NZDT
  • Becerra   7'
  • Katô   67', 69'
  • Phelan   82'
Stadium: Apollo Projects Stadium
Attendance: 3,015
Referee: Kate Jacewicz
12 October 2022 2 Adelaide United 4–1 Perth Glory Adelaide
17:00 ACDT
  • Reilly   7'
  • Becerra   21'
  • Clare   69'
  • Ward   89'
Allen   78' Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 9,120
Referee: Kate Jacewicz
16 October 2022 3 Adelaide United 1–0 Macarthur FC Adelaide
17:30 ACDT Becerra   45+2' Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 9,272
Referee: Adam Fielding
19 October 2022 4 Adelaide United 3–0 Wellington Phoenix Adelaide
19:00 ACDT
  • Katô   44'
  • Reilly   64'
  • Phelan   90'
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 9,162
Referee: Lachlan Keevers
29 October 2022 5 Western United 1–1 Adelaide United Melbourne
19:45 AEDT Papanicolaou   63' Cristian   90+1' Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 5,854
Referee: Kurt Ams
12 November 2022 6 Melbourne Victory 1–2 Adelaide United Melbourne
15:00 AEDT Hobbs   37'
  • Katô   42'
  • Phelan   86'
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 22,419
Referee: Tim Danaskos
10 December 2022 7 Adelaide United 1–2 Newcastle Jets Adelaide
19:45 ACDT Becerra   12'
  • Kowalski   51'
  • Wood   90'
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 9,314
Referee: Shaun Evans
17 December 2022 8 Central Coast Mariners 0–3 Adelaide United Gosford
19:45 AEDT
  • Becerra   2'
  • Reilly   35'
  • Hughes   67' (o.g.)
Stadium: Industree Group Stadium
Attendance: 7,326
Referee: Chris Beath
20 December 2022 9 Adelaide United 4–1 Sydney FC Adelaide
17:30
  • Kemp   13' (pen.)
  • Reilly   21'
  • Becerra   33'
  • Ward   85'
Smith   28' Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 8,089
Referee: Lachlan Keevers
24 December 2022 10 Adelaide United 3–1 Newcastle Jets Adelaide
17:30 ACDT
  • Katô   7' (pen.), 13'
  • Reilly   47'
Boyle   49' Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 8,001
Referee: Alex King
1 January 2023 11 Brisbane Roar 0–6 Adelaide United Kippa-Ring
17:00 AEST
  • Katô   14', 35' (pen.), 58', 77'
  • Purcell   19'
  • Reilly   43'
Stadium: Kayo Stadium
Attendance: 7,998
Referee: Jack Morgan
4 January 2023 12 Adelaide United 4–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Adelaide
19:00 ACDT
  • Becerra   22'
  • Katô   57', 83'
  • Corbitt   89'
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 8,215
Referee: Alex King
7 January 2023 13 Macarthur FC 1–1 Adelaide United Leumeah
17:30 AEDT Torres   89' Katô   4' Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium
Attendance: 4,984
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
14 January 2023 14 Adelaide United 3–1 Western United Adelaide
19:45 ACDT
  • Phelan   23', 48'
  • Katô   35'
Radulović   90+3' Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 7,895
Referee: Ben Abraham
18 January 2023 15 Melbourne City 0–1 Adelaide United Melbourne
19:00 AEDT Katô   48' Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 10,592
Referee: Chris Beath
21 January 2023 16 Adelaide United 2–2 Melbourne City Adelaide
15:00 ACDT
  • Clare   75'
  • Katô   90+6'
  • Zeka   51'
  • Rodrigues   82'
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 9,006
Referee: Ben Abraham
28 January 2023 17 Adelaide United 2–0 Melbourne Victory Adelaide
19:45 ACDT
  • Phelan   45+2'
  • Katô   54'
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 12,235
Referee: Kate Jacewicz
19 February 2023 18 Newcastle Jets 2–4 Adelaide United Newcastle
17:30 AEDT
  • Murphy   19'
  • Yeomans   90'
  • Katô   8', 9'
  • Becerra   57'
  • Phelan   79'
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 11,813
Referee: Kate Jacewicz
25 February 2023 19 Adelaide United 2–0 Central Coast Mariners Adelaide
19:45 ACDT
  • Becerra   5'
  • Katô   25'
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 9,839
Referee: Jack Morgan
5 March 2023 20 Sydney FC 1–4 Adelaide United Sydney
17:30 AEDT Antônio   20'
  • Katô   8', 10' (pen.), 13'
  • Purcell   41'
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 17,012
Referee: Jack Morgan
12 March 2023 21 Perth Glory 0–1 Adelaide United Perth
17:30 AWST Katô   38' Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 11,101
Referee: Tim Danaskos
2 April 2023 22 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–3 Adelaide United Sydney
17:30 AEST McKee   90+4'
  • Becerra   3'
  • Katô   34' (pen.)
  • Reilly   54'
Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 16,672
Referee: Adam Kersey
8 April 2023 23 Adelaide United 4–3 Melbourne City Adelaide
19:45 ACST Katô   7', 12', 39', 75' Grant   23', 45+1', 45+3' Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 7,980
Referee: Adam Fielding
15 April 2023 24 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–1 Adelaide United Sydney
19:45 AEST Gojic   84' Katô   31' Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 16,676
Referee: Daniel Stack
22 April 2023 25 Adelaide United 6–2 Brisbane Roar Adelaide
17:30 ACST
  • Becerra   1'
  • Katô   15', 30', 65'
  • Reilly   21', 47'
  • Davey   36'
  • Dyer   54'
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 10,792
Referee: Stephen Lucas
1 May 2023 26 Perth Glory 1–2 Adelaide United Perth
17:00 AWST Herraman   42'
  • Cristian   56'
  • Katô   79'
Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 12,925
Referee: Casey Reibelt

Finals series

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14 May 2023 Semi-finals Leg 1 Wellington Phoenix 1–2 Adelaide United Wellington
19:45 NZST West   20'
  • Reilly   40'
  • Becerra   45+2'
Stadium: Sky Stadium
Attendance: 13,764
Referee: Leigh Pigram
21 May 2023 Semi-finals Leg 2 Adelaide United 1–0 Wellington Phoenix Adelaide
19:45 ACST Iván   48' Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 15,375
Referee: Leigh Pigram
27 May 2023 Grand Final Adelaide United 1–2 (a.e.t.) Melbourne Victory Adelaide
19:45 ACST Purcell   33'
  • Freitas   67'
  • Tipene-Clegg   94'
Stadium: Adelaide Oval
Attendance: 27,042
Referee: Leigh Pigram

Australia Cup

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10 August 2022 Round of 32 Adelaide United 2–1 Western United Adelaide
19:30 ACST
  • Iván   19'
  • Phelan   76'
Radulović   58' Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 7,682
Referee: Stephen Lucas
30 August 2022 Round of 16 Adelaide United 3–2 Wellington Phoenix Adelaide
19:30 ACST
  • Katô   30'
  • Crowley   75'
  • Reilly   90+3'
  • Grundy   38'
  • Henrique   70' (pen.)
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 7,581
Referee: Alex King
21 September 2022 Quarter-finals Adelaide United 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 p)
Melbourne Victory Adelaide
19:30 ACST
  • Becerra   56'
  • Purcell   65'
  • Fleeting   21'
  • Hobbs   35'
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 9,197
Referee: Kate Jacweicz
Penalties
  • Kemp  
  • Phelan  
  • Paksec  
  • Marcos  
  •   Gillett
  •   Freitas
  •   Jones
  •   Narciso
  •   Mickovski
23 October 2022 Semi-finals Sydney FC 0–2 Adelaide United Sydney
19:30 AEDT Reilly   20', 44' Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 10,566
Referee: Alex King
26 October 2022 Final Central Coast Mariners 1–0 Adelaide United Melbourne
19:30 AEDT Bellas   41' Stadium: Melbourne Cricket Ground
Attendance: 38,533
Referee: Adam Kersey

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.

No. Pos. Nat. Player A-League Men Australia Cup Total
Regular Season Finals
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   Nathan Rogers 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0
2 DF   Matias Crowley 2 (18) 0 0 (2) 0 0 (3) 1 2 (23) 1
3 DF   Paul Hunt 6 (20) 0 0 (1) 0 3 (2) 0 9 (23) 0
4 DF   Mathew Rixon 23 (3) 0 3 0 2 (3) 0 28 (6) 0
6 MF   Matthew Kemp 11 (5) 1 0 (1) 0 2 (3) 0 13 (9) 1
7 FW   Jim Paksec 19 (3) 0 1 (2) 0 5 0 25 (5) 0
9 FW   Kenta Katô 24 (1) 34 3 0 5 1 32 (1) 35
10 MF   Cristian 23 (3) 2 3 0 4 (1) 0 30 (4) 2
11 FW   David Reilly 22 (4) 9 3 1 5 3 30 (4) 13
12 FW   João Victor 0 (9) 0 0 (3) 0 0 0 0 (12) 0
14 FW   Baillie Clarke 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 (1) 0
20 FW   Richard Ward 0 (6) 2 0 0 0 (3) 0 0 (9) 2
21 DF   Andrés Marcos 24 0 3 0 5 0 32 0
23 MF   Scott Fernandez 1 (14) 0 0 (2) 0 1 0 2 (16) 0
26 FW   Travis Becerra 26 11 3 1 5 1 34 13
27 DF   Cameron Moran 0 (10) 0 0 0 0 (4) 0 0 (14) 0
28 MF   Iván 17 0 3 1 3 1 23 2
36 FW   Brent Corbitt 0 (3) 1 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 (4) 1
41 DF   Bobby Thomas 23 0 3 0 5 0 31 0
46 GK   Matthew Rutherford 26 0 3 0 5 0 34 0
55 MF   Markus Purcell 25 2 3 1 5 1 33 4
58 FW   Damian Dias 0 (2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (2) 0
66 FW   Harry Phelan 13 (8) 7 2 (1) 0 0 (4) 1 15 (13) 8
Players who left during the season
25 DF   Toby Timmins 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 (2) 0
31 MF   Andrew Clare 1 (9) 2 0 0 0 0 1 (9) 2

Disciplinary record

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Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.

Rank No. Pos. Nat. Player A-League Men Australia Cup Total
Regular Season Finals
                               
1 28 MF   Iván 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 1
2 4 DF   Mathew Rixon 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0
10 MF   Cristian 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0
41 DF   Bobby Thomas 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0
5 7 FW   Jim Paksec 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
6 6 MF   Matthew Kemp 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0
7 21 DF   Andrés Marcos 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0
8 3 DF   Paul Hunt 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
9 FW   Kenta Katô 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
11 FW   David Reilly 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
23 MF   Scott Fernandez 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
26 FW   Travis Becerra 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
13 2 DF   Matias Crowley 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
20 FW   Richard Ward 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
66 FW   Harry Phelan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Players who left during the season
31 MF   Andrew Clare 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 34 0 1 0 0 0 9 0 0 43 0 1

Clean sheets

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Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.

Rank No. Nat. Goalkeeper A-League Men Australia Cup Total
RS F
1 46   Matthew Rutherford 10 1 1 12
2 1   Nathan Rogers 0 (1) 0 0 0 (1)
Total 10 1 1 12