The 2020–21 Adelaide United FC season is the club's 17th season since its establishment in 2003. The club will participate in the A-League for the 16th time. The club will not compete in the 2020 FFA Cup due to the event being cancelled following the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.
Players
Squad information
Transfers
Transfers in No.PositionNameFromType/feeContract lengthDateRef 14 Scholarship1 year5 October 2020 46 Melbourne CityScholarship1 year7 October 2020 18 UnattachedFree transfer2 years20 October 2020 19 Melbourne CityScholarship1 year27 October 2020 3 UnattachedFree transfer2 years10 November 2020 1 Western UnitedFree transfer2 years11 November 2020 21 UnattachedFree transfer1 year25 November 2020 9 UnattachedFree transfer1 year26 November 2020 11 Loan5 months10 February 2021 27 UnattachedFree transfer4 months18 February 2021 28 Free transfer3 months26 March 2021 31 Melbourne CityScholarship2 years12 April 2021
Transfers out No.PositionPlayerTransferred toType/feeDateRef 14 Free transfer26 August 2020 42 UnattachedFree transfer11 September 2020 20 Undisclosed1 October 2020 17 Mutual contract termination5 October 2020 18 Undisclosed6 October 2020 8 $820,0006 October 2020 11 UnattachedEnd of contract6 October 2020 28 UnattachedEnd of contract8 October 2020 10 Western Sydney WanderersMutual contract termination14 December 2020 14 UnattachedMutual contract termination10 June 2021
From youth squad
Contract extensions No. Name Position Duration Date Notes 22 Michael Jakobsen Centre-back 1 year 7 October 2020 27 Josh Cavallo Central midfielder 2 years 11 May 2021 46 Joe Gauci Goalkeeper 2 years 25 May 2021
Technical staff Position Name Ref.Head coach Carl Veart Assistant coach Ross Aloisi Assistant coachHead of Youth Football Airton Andrioli Director of Football Bruce Djite Goalkeeping coach Eugene Galekovic Strength and Conditioning Coach Django Gentilcore
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions
Overview
A-League
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches On 24 November 2020, the A-League fixtures for the season were announced. Due to having 26 rounds in a 12 team league, Adelaide will play against Melbourne Victory, Perth Glory, Sydney FC and Western Sydney Wanderers three times.
Finals series
Statistics
Appearances and goals Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.
Disciplinary record Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.
Notes
References