The 2025–26 season was the 22nd in the history of Adelaide United Football Club since its establishment in 2003. The club participated in the A-League Men for the 21st consecutive season and made their 11th consecutive appearance in the Australia Cup.
This was Adelaide United's first season since 2019–20 without Carl Veart as the permanent head coach, as he was replaced by Airton Andrioli ahead of pre-season.
Coaching staff Position Name Ref.Head coach Airton AndrioliAssistant coach Isaías Assistant coach Adrian Stenta Assistant coach Paul Vanis Football Director Mitch van Gellekom Goalkeeping coach Eugene Galekovic Technical director Vacant
Players Squad
Other players Youth players who featured in a matchday squad, but are uncontracted to the senior team.
Transfers and contracts Transfers in No.PositionPlayerFromType/feeContract lengthDateRef 11 Free transfer3 years28 May 2025 43 End of loan2 years remaining1 July 2025 22 UnattachedFree transfer2 years 18 August 2025 87 UnattachedFree transfer2 years 5 September 2025 10 UnattachedFree transfer3 years 15 September 2025 18 UnattachedFree transfer3 years23 September 2025 15 Free transfer3 year scholarship23 September 2025 99 Free transfer2.5 years14 January 2026
From youth squad
Transfers out No.PositionPlayerTransferred toType/feeDateRef 8 Retired13 May 2025 21 Retired13 May 2025 4 End of contract27 June 2025 22 UnattachedEnd of contract30 June 2025 27 End of contract30 June 2025 1 Newcastle JetsMutual contract termination12 July 2025 10 Mutual contract termination16 July 2025 6 Loan31 July 2025 26 Undisclosed fee13 August 2025 43 UnattachedMutual contract termination28 January 2025
Contract extensions No. Player Position Duration Date Notes Ref. 54 Bailey O'Neil Left-back 1 year 10 October 2025 Scholarship contract. 3 Bart Vriends Centre-Back 1 year 8 January 2026 Contract extended from end of 2025–26 to end of 2026–27. 23 Luke Duzel Central midfielder 3 years 5 February 2026 Contract extended from end of 2025–26 to end of 2028–29. 40 Ethan Cox Goalkeeper 2 years 31 March 2026 Contract extended from end of 2026–27 to end of 2028–29.
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions
Overall record
A-League Men
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches The fixtures for the league season were released on 11 September 2025.
Finals series
Australia Cup
Statistics Appearances and goals Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.
Player A-League Men A-League Men finals series Australia Cup Total Ref Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals 3 20 0 2 0 1 0 23 0 4 23 2 2 0 1 0 26 2 7 24 3 1 0 0 0 25 3 9 21+2 11 0+1 0 1 0 25 11 10 15+9 3 0+2 0 0 0 26 3 11 15+1 3 0+2 0 0 0 18 3 12 21+4 4 2 0 1 0 28 4 13 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 14 18+3 1 2 0 0 0 23 1 17 0+6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 18 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19 22+1 2 2 0 1 0 26 2 20 8 1 0 0 1 0 9 1 22 26 0 2 0 0 0 28 0 23 13+10 2 1 0 1 0 25 2 35 1+11 3 1+1 0 0 0 14 3 36 2+12 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 42 1+11 1 0 0 0+1 0 13 1 44 18+6 3 2 0 1 0 27 3 52 5+1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 55 20+1 3 2 0 0 0 23 3 58 2+3 0 1+1 1 0+1 0 8 1 62 2+6 0 0 0 1 0 9 0 65 0+7 1 0 0 0 0 7 1 71 2+1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 74 0+5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 87 5+7 2 2 0 0 0 14 2 99 2+2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 Player(s) transferred out but featured this season 6 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 43 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 1 0
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.
Rank Player A-League Men A-League Men finals series Australia Cup Total Ref 1 20 DF 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 36 FW 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 9 FW 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 4 4 DF 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 55 MF 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 6 10 MF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 11 FW 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 19 FW 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 23 MF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 10 3 DF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 35 FW 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 44 MF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 87 MF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 14 7 DF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 DF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 22 GK 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 52 DF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 58 FW 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 71 DF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Total 37 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 40 1 2
Clean sheets 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.
RankGoalkeeperA-League MenA-League Men finals seriesAustralia CupTotal 1 22 3 0 0 3Total 3 0 0 3
See also 2025–26 Adelaide United FC (women) season
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