2019–20 season | |||
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Chairman | Piet van der Pol | ||
Manager |
Gertjan Verbeek (to 29 April 2020) Carl Veart (caretaker) (from 15 June 2020) | ||
Stadium | Coopers Stadium | ||
A-League | 7th | ||
FFA Cup | Winners | ||
Top goalscorer | League:
Riley McGree (10 goals) All: Riley McGree (13 goals) | ||
Highest home attendance | 12,198 vs
Melbourne Victory (23 November 2019) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 4,286 vs
Newcastle Jets (15 March 2020) | ||
Average home league attendance | 8,183 | ||
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The 2019–20 Adelaide United FC season was the club's 16th season since its establishment in 2003. The club participated in the A-League for the 15th time and participated in the FFA Cup for 6th time, winning the 2019 FFA Cup tournament. [1]
On 24 March 2020, the FFA announced that the 2019–20 A-League season would be postponed until further notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia and New Zealand, [2] and subsequently extended indefinitely. The season resumed on 17 July 2020. [3]
Before the 2019 A-League Grand Final, Adelaide United confirmed Apostolos Stamatelopoulos had left the club and joined new A-League club, Western United on 20 March. [4]
On 15 May, Adelaide United updated their squad with Baba Diawara, Scott Galloway, and Jordy Thomassen departing Adelaide. [5] It was announced that Galloway had then signed for his new club, Melbourne City ahead of this current season. [6]
Three days later, it was announced that IsaÃas, who had recently become an Australian citizen, departed the club. [7] Over a month later, he joined Qatari club Al-Wakrah. [8]
In June, Adelaide United appointed former player Bruce Djite as the Director of Football. [9] On 5 June, Vince Lia and Lachlan Brook re-signed with the club. [10]
On 5 July, Riley McGree signed for Adelaide United and was assigned the "number 8" shirt. [11] In mid-July, Reds signed Curaçao international, Michaël Maria from Charlotte Independence, [12] whilst Craig Goodwin departed the club to join Saudi Arabian club Al-Wehda. [13]
Adelaide United played their first pre-season friendly for the season on 16 July, against North Eastern MetroStars, which resulted in a 3–1 victory. [14] A week later, the club played an intra-club friendly, with the senior squad beating the youth side 1–0, with Nathan Konstandopoulos scoring the only goal. [15] A week later, they beat Adelaide Raiders 5–0. [16]
At the end of July, Adelaide United signed Norwegian striker Kristian Opseth. [17]
On 7 August, Adelaide United travelled to Melbourne for the 2019 FFA Cup round of 32. They beat Melbourne Knights 5–2 and advanced to the next round. [18]
In mid-August, Adelaide United played a "behind-closed-doors" friendly against Melbourne City which ended in a 1–0 loss. Jamie Maclaren scored the only goal in the 15th minute. [19]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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No. | Position | Name | From | Type/fee | Contract length | Date | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8 | MF | Riley McGree | Club Brugge | >$250,000 [20] | 3 years | 5 July 2019 | [11] |
5 | DF | Michaël Maria | Charlotte Independence | Undisclosed | 2 years | 18 July 2019 | [12] [21] |
11 | FW | Kristian Opseth | Erzurumspor | Free transfer | 1 year | 31 July 2019 | [17] |
10 | MF | James Troisi | Unattached | Free transfer | 2 years | 5 October 2019 | [22] [23] |
28 | MF | Chen Yongbin | Qingdao Red Lions | Free transfer | 1 year | 15 October 2019 | [24] [25] |
6 | MF | Stefan Mauk | Brisbane Roar | Free transfer | 2.5 years | 30 January 2020 | [26] |
No. | Position | Player | Transferred to | Type/fee | Date | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
33 | FW | Apostolos Stamatelopoulos | Western United | Free transfer | 20 March 2019 | [4] |
3 | DF | Scott Galloway | Melbourne City | Free transfer | 3 May 2019 | [27] |
9 | FW | Baba Diawara | Unattached | End of contract | 15 May 2019 | [5] |
19 | FW | Jordy Thomassen | De Graafschap | Loan return | 15 May 2019 | [5] |
10 | FW | Ken Ilsø | Unattached | End of contract | 18 May 2019 | [28] |
8 | MF | IsaÃas | Al-Wakrah | Undisclosed | 27 May 2019 | [7] [8] |
11 | MF | Craig Goodwin | Al-Wehda | Undisclosed | 17 July 2019 | [29] [13] |
32 | MF | Carlo Armiento | Unattached | Mutual contract termination | 12 December 2019 | [30] |
1 | GK | Daniel Margush | Unattached | Mutual contract termination | 13 January 2020 | [31] |
6 | MF | Vince Lia | Unattached | Mutual contract termination | 18 January 2020 | [32] |
5 | DF | Michaël Maria | Unattached | Mutual contract termination | 18 June 2020 | [33] |
30 | GK | Isaac Richards | Unattached | Mutual contract termination | 6 July 2020 | [34] |
31 | MF | Mirko Boland | VfB Lübeck | End of contract | 8 July 2020 | [35] [36] |
N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
29 | FW | Kusini Yengi | 20 | scholarship contract [37] | |
35 | FW | Al Hassan Toure | 19 | 2 year scholarship contract, followed by 1 year senior contract [38] [39] | |
49 | FW | Mohamed Toure | 15 | 3 year scholarship contract [40] | |
70 | GK | Ethan Cox | 16 | 3 year scholarship contract [41] | |
40 | GK | Dakota Ochsenham | 20 | 1 year senior contract [42] |
No. | Name | Position | Duration | Date | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 | Vince Lia | Central midfielder | 1 year | 5 June 2019 | [10] |
18 | Lachlan Brook | Forward | 2 years | 5 June 2019 | [10] |
7 | Ryan Kitto | Winger | 2 years | 31 October 2019 | [43] |
20 | Paul Izzo | Goalkeeper | 2 years | 1 November 2019 | [44] |
27 | Louis D'Arrigo | Midfielder | 3 years | 6 December 2019 | [45] |
35 | Al Hassan Toure | Striker | 3 years | 6 December 2019 | [45] |
2 | Michael Marrone | Defender | 1 year | 15 January 2020 | [46] |
26 | Ben Halloran | Winger | 2 years | 4 March 2020 | [47] |
16 | Nathan Konstandopoulos | Central midfielder | 1 year | 5 March 2020 | [48] |
4 | Ryan Strain | Right-back | 2 years | 10 March 2020 | [49] |
Position | Staff |
---|---|
Head coach | Carl Veart (caretaker) [50] |
Assistant coach | Airton Andrioli [51] |
Goalkeeper coach | Eugene Galekovic [52] |
Director of football | Bruce Djite [53] |
No. | Pos. | Player | A-League | FFA Cup | Total | |||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | DF | Michael Marrone | 10+4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | DF | Ryan Strain | 27 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | MF | Stefan Mauk | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | DF | Ryan Kitto | 11+11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | MF | Riley McGree | 23 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
10 | MF | James Troisi | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
11 | FW | Kristian Opseth | 14+7 | 6 | 1+2 | 0 | 24 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
14 | FW | George Blackwood | 14+7 | 4 | 1+1 | 2 | 23 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
16 | MF | Nathan Konstandopoulos | 2+7 | 1 | 2+2 | 1 | 13 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
17 | FW | Nikola Mileusnic | 21+1 | 5 | 2+3 | 1 | 27 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
18 | MF | Lachlan Brook | 4+3 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
20 | GK | Paul Izzo | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
22 | DF | Michael Jakobsen | 26 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
23 | DF | Jordan Elsey | 18+3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
24 | FW | Pacifique Niyongabire†| 0+3 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
26 | FW | Ben Halloran | 21 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
27 | MF | Louis D'Arrigo†| 19+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
28 | MF | Chen Yongbin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
29 | FW | Kusini Yengi†| 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
34 | DF | Yared Abetew†| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
35 | FW | Al Hassan Toure†| 7+5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
36 | DF | Noah Smith | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
40 | GK | Dakota Ochsenham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
42 | FW | Taras Gomulka | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
49 | FW | Mohamed Toure†| 0+9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Players no longer at the club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | GK | Daniel Margush | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | DF | Michaël Maria | 18+3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | MF | Vince Lia | 1+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
30 | GK | Isaac Richards | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
31 | MF | Mirko Boland | 1+4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
32 | FW | Carlo Armiento†| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
†= Scholarship or NPL/ Y-League-listed player
Rank | Position | Name | A-League | FFA Cup | Total | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | DF | Ryan Strain | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
2 | DF | Michael Jakobsen | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
3 | MF | Riley McGree | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
FW | Ben Halloran | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
4 | MF | Louis D'Arrigo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
5 | DF | Jordan Elsey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
DF | Ryan Kitto | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
7 | FW | George Blackwood | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
DF | Michaël Maria | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
MF | Stefan Mauk | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
10 | MF | Mirko Boland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
FW | Taras Gomulka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
GK | Paul Izzo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | Michael Marrone | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | Nathan Konstandopoulos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | Kristian Opseth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | Al Hassan Toure | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | Mohamed Toure | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | James Troisi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 36 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 43 | 1 |
Rank | Name | A-League | FFA Cup | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Paul Izzo | 4 | 2 | 6 |
Total | 4 | 2 | 6 |
Win Draw Loss
16 July 2019 | Adelaide United | 3–1 | North Eastern MetroStars | Adelaide, Australia |
19:00 ACST | Report |
|
Stadium:
Taperoo Reserve Referee: Daniel Elder |
23 July 2019 | Adelaide United | 1–0 | Adelaide United Youth | Adelaide, Australia |
Report | Stadium:
Coopers Stadium Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
30 July 2019 | Adelaide United | 5–0 | Adelaide Raiders | Adelaide, Australia |
|
Report | Stadium: Taperoo Reserve |
14 August 2019 | Adelaide United | 0–1 | Melbourne City | Adelaide, Australia |
Report |
|
Stadium:
Coopers Stadium Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
27 August 2019 | Adelaide United | 6–0 | Adelaide City | Adelaide, Australia |
19:00 ACST | Report | Stadium: Taperoo Reserve |
21 September 2019 | Western United | 0–0 | Adelaide United | Ballarat, Australia |
15:00 AEST | Report | Stadium: Morshead Park |
24 September 2019 | Melbourne City | 1–2 | Adelaide United | Melbourne, Australia |
|
Report | Stadium:
City Football Academy Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
24 September 2019 | Melbourne City | 5–3 | Adelaide United | Melbourne, Australia |
Report (Melbourne City) Report (Adelaide United) |
Stadium:
City Football Academy Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
5 February 2020 SA Bushfire Relief Fundraiser | Football SA All-Stars | 1–4 | Adelaide United | Adelaide, Australia |
19:20 ACST |
|
Report | Stadium: Marden Sports Complex |
Win Draw Loss
Competition | Record | |||||||
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P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |
A-League | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 44 | 49 | −5 | 42.31 |
FFA Cup | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 100.00 |
Total | 31 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 59 | 54 | +5 | 51.61 |
Updated to match played 6 August 2020
Source:
Competitions
7 August 2019 Round of 32 | Melbourne Knights | 2–5 | Adelaide United | Melbourne |
19:30 AEST | Report |
|
Stadium:
Knights Stadium Attendance: 4,087 Referee: Lachlan Keevers |
21 August 2019 Round of 16 | Olympic FC | 2–3 | Adelaide United | Brisbane |
19:30 AEST | Report | Stadium:
Perry Park Attendance: 1,030 Referee: Chris Beath |
17 September 2019 Quarter-final | Adelaide United | 1–0 | Newcastle Jets | Adelaide |
19:00 ACST |
|
Report | Stadium:
Coopers Stadium Attendance: 4,807 Referee: Daniel Elder |
2 October 2019 Semi-final | Central Coast Mariners | 1–2 | Adelaide United | Gosford |
19:30 AEST |
|
Report | Stadium:
Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 5,572 Referee: Shaun Evans |
23 October 2019 Final | Adelaide United | 4–0 | Melbourne City | Adelaide |
19:00 ACDST | Report | Stadium:
Coopers Stadium Attendance: 14,920 Referee: Alex King |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sydney FC (C) | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 25 | +24 | 53 | Qualification for 2021 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series [a] [54] [b] |
2 | Melbourne City | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 49 | 37 | +12 | 47 | Qualification for 2021 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs and Finals series [a] [b] |
3 | Wellington Phoenix [c] | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 33 | +5 | 41 | Qualification for Finals series [b] |
4 | Brisbane Roar | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 40 | Qualification for 2021 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs and Finals series [a] [b] |
5 | Western United | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 46 | 37 | +9 | 39 | Qualification for Finals series [b] |
6 | Perth Glory | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 43 | 36 | +7 | 37 | |
7 | Adelaide United | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 44 | 49 | −5 | 36 | |
8 | Newcastle Jets | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 32 | 40 | −8 | 34 | |
9 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 33 | |
10 | Melbourne Victory | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 33 | 44 | −11 | 23 | |
11 | Central Coast Mariners | 26 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 26 | 55 | −29 | 18 |
On 8 August 2019, the A-League fixtures for the season were announced. [55] Due to the odd number of teams, Adelaide United will have byes in rounds 4, 10 and 24.
11 October 2019 1 | Adelaide United | 2–3 | Sydney FC | Adelaide |
19:00 ACDT | Report | Stadium:
Coopers Stadium Attendance: 9,903 Referee: Alex King |
20 October 2019 2 | Melbourne City | 2–1 | Adelaide United | Melbourne |
16:00 AEDT |
|
Report |
|
Stadium:
AAMI Park Attendance: 7,399 Referee: Shaun Evans |
26 October 2019 3 | Newcastle Jets | 1–2 | Adelaide United | Newcastle |
17:15 AEDT |
|
Report |
|
Stadium:
McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 8,889 Referee: Stephen Lucas |
10 November 2019 5 | Adelaide United | 1–0 | Brisbane Roar | Adelaide |
17:30 ACDT |
|
Report | Stadium:
Coopers Stadium Attendance: 8,428 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
16 November 2019 6 | Central Coast Mariners | 1–3 | Adelaide United | Gosford |
19:30 AEDT | Report | Stadium:
Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 5,733 Referee: Kurt Ams |
23 November 2019 7 | Adelaide United | 3–1 | Melbourne Victory | Adelaide |
19:00 ACDT | Report |
|
Stadium:
Coopers Stadium Attendance: 12,198 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
1 December 2019 8 | Adelaide United | 1–2 | Wellington Phoenix | Adelaide |
17:30 ACDT |
|
Report | Stadium:
Coopers Stadium Attendance: 6,207 Referee: Adam Fielding |
8 December 2019 9 | Adelaide United | 2–1 | Newcastle Jets | Adelaide |
17:30 ACDT | Report |
|
Stadium:
Coopers Stadium Attendance: 6,074 Referee: Chris Beath |
22 December 2019 11 | Central Coast Mariners | 2–1 | Adelaide United | Gosford |
16:00 AEDT | Report |
|
Stadium:
Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 4,848 Referee: Adam Fielding |
27 December 2019 12 | Adelaide United | 2–3 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Adelaide |
19:00 ACDT | Report | Stadium:
Coopers Stadium Attendance: 8,846 Referee: Chris Beath |
4 January 2020 13 | Sydney FC | 2–1 | Adelaide United | Sydney |
19:30 AEDT |
|
Report |
|
Stadium:
Jubilee Stadium Attendance: 10,219 Referee: Adam Fielding |
11 January 2020 14 | Perth Glory | 3–0 | Adelaide United | Perth |
18:45 AWST |
|
Report | Stadium:
HBF Park Attendance: 11,168 Referee: Alex King |
17 January 2020 15 | Adelaide United | 1–0 | Melbourne Victory | Adelaide |
19:00 ACDT |
|
Report | Stadium:
Coopers Stadium Attendance: 11,412 Referee: Adam Kersey |
26 January 2020 16 | Western United | 3–4 | Adelaide United | Footscray |
16:00 AEST | Report |
|
Stadium:
VU Whitten Oval Attendance: 5,988 Referee: Kurt Ams |
1 February 2020 17 | Adelaide United | 3–1 | Melbourne City | Adelaide |
19:00 ACDT | Report |
|
Stadium:
Coopers Stadium Attendance: 7,068 Referee: Alex King |
8 February 2020 18 | Brisbane Roar | 2–1 | Adelaide United | Brisbane |
18:30 AEST | Report |
|
Stadium:
Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 8,945 Referee: Adam Fielding |
14 February 2020 19 | Adelaide United | 2–0 | Central Coast Mariners | Adelaide |
19:20 ACDT | Report | Stadium:
Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 7,116 Referee: Adam Kersey |
21 February 2020 20 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 5–2 | Adelaide United | Sydney |
19:30 AEDT | Report | Stadium:
Bankwest Stadium Attendance: 9,231 Referee: Alex King |
29 February 2020 21 | Melbourne Victory | 2–1 | Adelaide United | Melbourne |
19:30 AEDT | Report |
|
Stadium:
Marvel Stadium Attendance: 14,424 Referee: Chris Beath |
7 March 2020 22 | Adelaide United | 1–5 | Western United | Adelaide |
16:45 ACDT |
|
Report | Stadium:
Coopers Stadium Attendance: 8,473 Referee: Stephen Lucas |
15 March 2020 23 | Adelaide United | 0–3 | Newcastle Jets | Adelaide |
17:30 ACDT | Report | Stadium:
Coopers Stadium Attendance: 4,286 Referee: Jonathan Barreiro |
19 July 2020 29 | Brisbane Roar | 0–1 | Adelaide United | Gold Coast |
19:30 AEST | Report |
|
Stadium:
Cbus Super Stadium Attendance: 1,035 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
25 July 2020 26 | Wellington Phoenix | 1–1 | Adelaide United | Sydney |
17:00 AEDT |
|
Report |
|
Stadium:
Bankwest Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Kurt Ams |
30 July 2020 28 | Adelaide United | 5–3 | Perth Glory | Sydney |
19:30 AEDT |
|
Report |
|
Stadium:
Bankwest Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Stephen Lucas |
6 August 2020 27 | Adelaide United | 1–1 | Sydney FC | Sydney |
19:30 AEDT |
|
Report |
|
Stadium:
ANZ Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ben Abraham |
11 August 2020 25 | Melbourne City | 2–2 | Adelaide United | Sydney |
19:30 AEDT | Report | Stadium:
ANZ Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Alex King |
Adelaide United Goal of the Month award winners were chosen via open-access polls on the club's official website.
Month | Player | Competition | Opponent | Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|
October | Al Hassan Toure ( AUS) | FFA Cup | Melbourne City | 38% [56] |
November | Nikola Mileusnic ( AUS) | A-League | Central Coast Mariners | 54% [57] |
December | Nikola Mileusnic ( AUS) | A-League | Wellington Phoenix | 70% [58] |
January | Not awarded | |||
February | Not awarded | |||
March | Not awarded | |||
April | Not awarded | |||
May | Not awarded | |||
June | Not awarded | |||
July | Not awarded | |||
August | Not awarded |
2019–20 season | |||
---|---|---|---|
Chairman | Piet van der Pol | ||
Manager |
Gertjan Verbeek (to 29 April 2020) Carl Veart (caretaker) (from 15 June 2020) | ||
Stadium | Coopers Stadium | ||
A-League | 7th | ||
FFA Cup | Winners | ||
Top goalscorer | League:
Riley McGree (10 goals) All: Riley McGree (13 goals) | ||
Highest home attendance | 12,198 vs
Melbourne Victory (23 November 2019) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 4,286 vs
Newcastle Jets (15 March 2020) | ||
Average home league attendance | 8,183 | ||
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The 2019–20 Adelaide United FC season was the club's 16th season since its establishment in 2003. The club participated in the A-League for the 15th time and participated in the FFA Cup for 6th time, winning the 2019 FFA Cup tournament. [1]
On 24 March 2020, the FFA announced that the 2019–20 A-League season would be postponed until further notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia and New Zealand, [2] and subsequently extended indefinitely. The season resumed on 17 July 2020. [3]
Before the 2019 A-League Grand Final, Adelaide United confirmed Apostolos Stamatelopoulos had left the club and joined new A-League club, Western United on 20 March. [4]
On 15 May, Adelaide United updated their squad with Baba Diawara, Scott Galloway, and Jordy Thomassen departing Adelaide. [5] It was announced that Galloway had then signed for his new club, Melbourne City ahead of this current season. [6]
Three days later, it was announced that IsaÃas, who had recently become an Australian citizen, departed the club. [7] Over a month later, he joined Qatari club Al-Wakrah. [8]
In June, Adelaide United appointed former player Bruce Djite as the Director of Football. [9] On 5 June, Vince Lia and Lachlan Brook re-signed with the club. [10]
On 5 July, Riley McGree signed for Adelaide United and was assigned the "number 8" shirt. [11] In mid-July, Reds signed Curaçao international, Michaël Maria from Charlotte Independence, [12] whilst Craig Goodwin departed the club to join Saudi Arabian club Al-Wehda. [13]
Adelaide United played their first pre-season friendly for the season on 16 July, against North Eastern MetroStars, which resulted in a 3–1 victory. [14] A week later, the club played an intra-club friendly, with the senior squad beating the youth side 1–0, with Nathan Konstandopoulos scoring the only goal. [15] A week later, they beat Adelaide Raiders 5–0. [16]
At the end of July, Adelaide United signed Norwegian striker Kristian Opseth. [17]
On 7 August, Adelaide United travelled to Melbourne for the 2019 FFA Cup round of 32. They beat Melbourne Knights 5–2 and advanced to the next round. [18]
In mid-August, Adelaide United played a "behind-closed-doors" friendly against Melbourne City which ended in a 1–0 loss. Jamie Maclaren scored the only goal in the 15th minute. [19]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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No. | Position | Name | From | Type/fee | Contract length | Date | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8 | MF | Riley McGree | Club Brugge | >$250,000 [20] | 3 years | 5 July 2019 | [11] |
5 | DF | Michaël Maria | Charlotte Independence | Undisclosed | 2 years | 18 July 2019 | [12] [21] |
11 | FW | Kristian Opseth | Erzurumspor | Free transfer | 1 year | 31 July 2019 | [17] |
10 | MF | James Troisi | Unattached | Free transfer | 2 years | 5 October 2019 | [22] [23] |
28 | MF | Chen Yongbin | Qingdao Red Lions | Free transfer | 1 year | 15 October 2019 | [24] [25] |
6 | MF | Stefan Mauk | Brisbane Roar | Free transfer | 2.5 years | 30 January 2020 | [26] |
No. | Position | Player | Transferred to | Type/fee | Date | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
33 | FW | Apostolos Stamatelopoulos | Western United | Free transfer | 20 March 2019 | [4] |
3 | DF | Scott Galloway | Melbourne City | Free transfer | 3 May 2019 | [27] |
9 | FW | Baba Diawara | Unattached | End of contract | 15 May 2019 | [5] |
19 | FW | Jordy Thomassen | De Graafschap | Loan return | 15 May 2019 | [5] |
10 | FW | Ken Ilsø | Unattached | End of contract | 18 May 2019 | [28] |
8 | MF | IsaÃas | Al-Wakrah | Undisclosed | 27 May 2019 | [7] [8] |
11 | MF | Craig Goodwin | Al-Wehda | Undisclosed | 17 July 2019 | [29] [13] |
32 | MF | Carlo Armiento | Unattached | Mutual contract termination | 12 December 2019 | [30] |
1 | GK | Daniel Margush | Unattached | Mutual contract termination | 13 January 2020 | [31] |
6 | MF | Vince Lia | Unattached | Mutual contract termination | 18 January 2020 | [32] |
5 | DF | Michaël Maria | Unattached | Mutual contract termination | 18 June 2020 | [33] |
30 | GK | Isaac Richards | Unattached | Mutual contract termination | 6 July 2020 | [34] |
31 | MF | Mirko Boland | VfB Lübeck | End of contract | 8 July 2020 | [35] [36] |
N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
29 | FW | Kusini Yengi | 20 | scholarship contract [37] | |
35 | FW | Al Hassan Toure | 19 | 2 year scholarship contract, followed by 1 year senior contract [38] [39] | |
49 | FW | Mohamed Toure | 15 | 3 year scholarship contract [40] | |
70 | GK | Ethan Cox | 16 | 3 year scholarship contract [41] | |
40 | GK | Dakota Ochsenham | 20 | 1 year senior contract [42] |
No. | Name | Position | Duration | Date | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 | Vince Lia | Central midfielder | 1 year | 5 June 2019 | [10] |
18 | Lachlan Brook | Forward | 2 years | 5 June 2019 | [10] |
7 | Ryan Kitto | Winger | 2 years | 31 October 2019 | [43] |
20 | Paul Izzo | Goalkeeper | 2 years | 1 November 2019 | [44] |
27 | Louis D'Arrigo | Midfielder | 3 years | 6 December 2019 | [45] |
35 | Al Hassan Toure | Striker | 3 years | 6 December 2019 | [45] |
2 | Michael Marrone | Defender | 1 year | 15 January 2020 | [46] |
26 | Ben Halloran | Winger | 2 years | 4 March 2020 | [47] |
16 | Nathan Konstandopoulos | Central midfielder | 1 year | 5 March 2020 | [48] |
4 | Ryan Strain | Right-back | 2 years | 10 March 2020 | [49] |
Position | Staff |
---|---|
Head coach | Carl Veart (caretaker) [50] |
Assistant coach | Airton Andrioli [51] |
Goalkeeper coach | Eugene Galekovic [52] |
Director of football | Bruce Djite [53] |
No. | Pos. | Player | A-League | FFA Cup | Total | |||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | DF | Michael Marrone | 10+4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | DF | Ryan Strain | 27 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | MF | Stefan Mauk | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | DF | Ryan Kitto | 11+11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | MF | Riley McGree | 23 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
10 | MF | James Troisi | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
11 | FW | Kristian Opseth | 14+7 | 6 | 1+2 | 0 | 24 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
14 | FW | George Blackwood | 14+7 | 4 | 1+1 | 2 | 23 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
16 | MF | Nathan Konstandopoulos | 2+7 | 1 | 2+2 | 1 | 13 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
17 | FW | Nikola Mileusnic | 21+1 | 5 | 2+3 | 1 | 27 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
18 | MF | Lachlan Brook | 4+3 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
20 | GK | Paul Izzo | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
22 | DF | Michael Jakobsen | 26 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
23 | DF | Jordan Elsey | 18+3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
24 | FW | Pacifique Niyongabire†| 0+3 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
26 | FW | Ben Halloran | 21 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
27 | MF | Louis D'Arrigo†| 19+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
28 | MF | Chen Yongbin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
29 | FW | Kusini Yengi†| 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
34 | DF | Yared Abetew†| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
35 | FW | Al Hassan Toure†| 7+5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
36 | DF | Noah Smith | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
40 | GK | Dakota Ochsenham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
42 | FW | Taras Gomulka | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
49 | FW | Mohamed Toure†| 0+9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Players no longer at the club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | GK | Daniel Margush | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | DF | Michaël Maria | 18+3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | MF | Vince Lia | 1+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
30 | GK | Isaac Richards | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
31 | MF | Mirko Boland | 1+4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
32 | FW | Carlo Armiento†| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
†= Scholarship or NPL/ Y-League-listed player
Rank | Position | Name | A-League | FFA Cup | Total | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | DF | Ryan Strain | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
2 | DF | Michael Jakobsen | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
3 | MF | Riley McGree | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
FW | Ben Halloran | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
4 | MF | Louis D'Arrigo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
5 | DF | Jordan Elsey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
DF | Ryan Kitto | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
7 | FW | George Blackwood | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
DF | Michaël Maria | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
MF | Stefan Mauk | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
10 | MF | Mirko Boland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
FW | Taras Gomulka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
GK | Paul Izzo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | Michael Marrone | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | Nathan Konstandopoulos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | Kristian Opseth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | Al Hassan Toure | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | Mohamed Toure | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | James Troisi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 36 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 43 | 1 |
Rank | Name | A-League | FFA Cup | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Paul Izzo | 4 | 2 | 6 |
Total | 4 | 2 | 6 |
Win Draw Loss
16 July 2019 | Adelaide United | 3–1 | North Eastern MetroStars | Adelaide, Australia |
19:00 ACST | Report |
|
Stadium:
Taperoo Reserve Referee: Daniel Elder |
23 July 2019 | Adelaide United | 1–0 | Adelaide United Youth | Adelaide, Australia |
Report | Stadium:
Coopers Stadium Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
30 July 2019 | Adelaide United | 5–0 | Adelaide Raiders | Adelaide, Australia |
|
Report | Stadium: Taperoo Reserve |
14 August 2019 | Adelaide United | 0–1 | Melbourne City | Adelaide, Australia |
Report |
|
Stadium:
Coopers Stadium Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
27 August 2019 | Adelaide United | 6–0 | Adelaide City | Adelaide, Australia |
19:00 ACST | Report | Stadium: Taperoo Reserve |
21 September 2019 | Western United | 0–0 | Adelaide United | Ballarat, Australia |
15:00 AEST | Report | Stadium: Morshead Park |
24 September 2019 | Melbourne City | 1–2 | Adelaide United | Melbourne, Australia |
|
Report | Stadium:
City Football Academy Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
24 September 2019 | Melbourne City | 5–3 | Adelaide United | Melbourne, Australia |
Report (Melbourne City) Report (Adelaide United) |
Stadium:
City Football Academy Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
5 February 2020 SA Bushfire Relief Fundraiser | Football SA All-Stars | 1–4 | Adelaide United | Adelaide, Australia |
19:20 ACST |
|
Report | Stadium: Marden Sports Complex |
Win Draw Loss
Competition | Record | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |
A-League | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 44 | 49 | −5 | 42.31 |
FFA Cup | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 100.00 |
Total | 31 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 59 | 54 | +5 | 51.61 |
Updated to match played 6 August 2020
Source:
Competitions
7 August 2019 Round of 32 | Melbourne Knights | 2–5 | Adelaide United | Melbourne |
19:30 AEST | Report |
|
Stadium:
Knights Stadium Attendance: 4,087 Referee: Lachlan Keevers |
21 August 2019 Round of 16 | Olympic FC | 2–3 | Adelaide United | Brisbane |
19:30 AEST | Report | Stadium:
Perry Park Attendance: 1,030 Referee: Chris Beath |
17 September 2019 Quarter-final | Adelaide United | 1–0 | Newcastle Jets | Adelaide |
19:00 ACST |
|
Report | Stadium:
Coopers Stadium Attendance: 4,807 Referee: Daniel Elder |
2 October 2019 Semi-final | Central Coast Mariners | 1–2 | Adelaide United | Gosford |
19:30 AEST |
|
Report | Stadium:
Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 5,572 Referee: Shaun Evans |
23 October 2019 Final | Adelaide United | 4–0 | Melbourne City | Adelaide |
19:00 ACDST | Report | Stadium:
Coopers Stadium Attendance: 14,920 Referee: Alex King |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sydney FC (C) | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 25 | +24 | 53 | Qualification for 2021 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series [a] [54] [b] |
2 | Melbourne City | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 49 | 37 | +12 | 47 | Qualification for 2021 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs and Finals series [a] [b] |
3 | Wellington Phoenix [c] | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 33 | +5 | 41 | Qualification for Finals series [b] |
4 | Brisbane Roar | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 40 | Qualification for 2021 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs and Finals series [a] [b] |
5 | Western United | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 46 | 37 | +9 | 39 | Qualification for Finals series [b] |
6 | Perth Glory | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 43 | 36 | +7 | 37 | |
7 | Adelaide United | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 44 | 49 | −5 | 36 | |
8 | Newcastle Jets | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 32 | 40 | −8 | 34 | |
9 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 33 | |
10 | Melbourne Victory | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 33 | 44 | −11 | 23 | |
11 | Central Coast Mariners | 26 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 26 | 55 | −29 | 18 |
On 8 August 2019, the A-League fixtures for the season were announced. [55] Due to the odd number of teams, Adelaide United will have byes in rounds 4, 10 and 24.
11 October 2019 1 | Adelaide United | 2–3 | Sydney FC | Adelaide |
19:00 ACDT | Report | Stadium:
Coopers Stadium Attendance: 9,903 Referee: Alex King |
20 October 2019 2 | Melbourne City | 2–1 | Adelaide United | Melbourne |
16:00 AEDT |
|
Report |
|
Stadium:
AAMI Park Attendance: 7,399 Referee: Shaun Evans |
26 October 2019 3 | Newcastle Jets | 1–2 | Adelaide United | Newcastle |
17:15 AEDT |
|
Report |
|
Stadium:
McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 8,889 Referee: Stephen Lucas |
10 November 2019 5 | Adelaide United | 1–0 | Brisbane Roar | Adelaide |
17:30 ACDT |
|
Report | Stadium:
Coopers Stadium Attendance: 8,428 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
16 November 2019 6 | Central Coast Mariners | 1–3 | Adelaide United | Gosford |
19:30 AEDT | Report | Stadium:
Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 5,733 Referee: Kurt Ams |
23 November 2019 7 | Adelaide United | 3–1 | Melbourne Victory | Adelaide |
19:00 ACDT | Report |
|
Stadium:
Coopers Stadium Attendance: 12,198 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
1 December 2019 8 | Adelaide United | 1–2 | Wellington Phoenix | Adelaide |
17:30 ACDT |
|
Report | Stadium:
Coopers Stadium Attendance: 6,207 Referee: Adam Fielding |
8 December 2019 9 | Adelaide United | 2–1 | Newcastle Jets | Adelaide |
17:30 ACDT | Report |
|
Stadium:
Coopers Stadium Attendance: 6,074 Referee: Chris Beath |
22 December 2019 11 | Central Coast Mariners | 2–1 | Adelaide United | Gosford |
16:00 AEDT | Report |
|
Stadium:
Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 4,848 Referee: Adam Fielding |
27 December 2019 12 | Adelaide United | 2–3 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Adelaide |
19:00 ACDT | Report | Stadium:
Coopers Stadium Attendance: 8,846 Referee: Chris Beath |
4 January 2020 13 | Sydney FC | 2–1 | Adelaide United | Sydney |
19:30 AEDT |
|
Report |
|
Stadium:
Jubilee Stadium Attendance: 10,219 Referee: Adam Fielding |
11 January 2020 14 | Perth Glory | 3–0 | Adelaide United | Perth |
18:45 AWST |
|
Report | Stadium:
HBF Park Attendance: 11,168 Referee: Alex King |
17 January 2020 15 | Adelaide United | 1–0 | Melbourne Victory | Adelaide |
19:00 ACDT |
|
Report | Stadium:
Coopers Stadium Attendance: 11,412 Referee: Adam Kersey |
26 January 2020 16 | Western United | 3–4 | Adelaide United | Footscray |
16:00 AEST | Report |
|
Stadium:
VU Whitten Oval Attendance: 5,988 Referee: Kurt Ams |
1 February 2020 17 | Adelaide United | 3–1 | Melbourne City | Adelaide |
19:00 ACDT | Report |
|
Stadium:
Coopers Stadium Attendance: 7,068 Referee: Alex King |
8 February 2020 18 | Brisbane Roar | 2–1 | Adelaide United | Brisbane |
18:30 AEST | Report |
|
Stadium:
Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 8,945 Referee: Adam Fielding |
14 February 2020 19 | Adelaide United | 2–0 | Central Coast Mariners | Adelaide |
19:20 ACDT | Report | Stadium:
Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 7,116 Referee: Adam Kersey |
21 February 2020 20 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 5–2 | Adelaide United | Sydney |
19:30 AEDT | Report | Stadium:
Bankwest Stadium Attendance: 9,231 Referee: Alex King |
29 February 2020 21 | Melbourne Victory | 2–1 | Adelaide United | Melbourne |
19:30 AEDT | Report |
|
Stadium:
Marvel Stadium Attendance: 14,424 Referee: Chris Beath |
7 March 2020 22 | Adelaide United | 1–5 | Western United | Adelaide |
16:45 ACDT |
|
Report | Stadium:
Coopers Stadium Attendance: 8,473 Referee: Stephen Lucas |
15 March 2020 23 | Adelaide United | 0–3 | Newcastle Jets | Adelaide |
17:30 ACDT | Report | Stadium:
Coopers Stadium Attendance: 4,286 Referee: Jonathan Barreiro |
19 July 2020 29 | Brisbane Roar | 0–1 | Adelaide United | Gold Coast |
19:30 AEST | Report |
|
Stadium:
Cbus Super Stadium Attendance: 1,035 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
25 July 2020 26 | Wellington Phoenix | 1–1 | Adelaide United | Sydney |
17:00 AEDT |
|
Report |
|
Stadium:
Bankwest Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Kurt Ams |
30 July 2020 28 | Adelaide United | 5–3 | Perth Glory | Sydney |
19:30 AEDT |
|
Report |
|
Stadium:
Bankwest Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Stephen Lucas |
6 August 2020 27 | Adelaide United | 1–1 | Sydney FC | Sydney |
19:30 AEDT |
|
Report |
|
Stadium:
ANZ Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ben Abraham |
11 August 2020 25 | Melbourne City | 2–2 | Adelaide United | Sydney |
19:30 AEDT | Report | Stadium:
ANZ Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Alex King |
Adelaide United Goal of the Month award winners were chosen via open-access polls on the club's official website.
Month | Player | Competition | Opponent | Votes |
---|---|---|---|---|
October | Al Hassan Toure ( AUS) | FFA Cup | Melbourne City | 38% [56] |
November | Nikola Mileusnic ( AUS) | A-League | Central Coast Mariners | 54% [57] |
December | Nikola Mileusnic ( AUS) | A-League | Wellington Phoenix | 70% [58] |
January | Not awarded | |||
February | Not awarded | |||
March | Not awarded | |||
April | Not awarded | |||
May | Not awarded | |||
June | Not awarded | |||
July | Not awarded | |||
August | Not awarded |