2005–06 Adelaide United FC season

The 2005–06 Adelaide United FC season was the club's second season since its establishment in 2003. The club participated in the A-League for the first time after the National Soccer League was replaced.

Continuing their good form from the final season of the NSL, Adelaide United finished as Premiers in the inaugural season of the Hyundai A-League.

The Reds were bundled out of the finals race in straight sets losing to Sydney FC in the two leg semi final and then Central Coast Mariners 1–0 in the preliminary final at Hindmarsh.

Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	Template:Fba/core	Daniel Beltrame
2	DF	Template:Fba/core	Richie Alagich
3	DF	Template:Fba/core	Kristian Rees
4	DF	Template:Fba/core	Angelo Costanzo
5	DF	Template:Fba/core	Michael Valkanis
6	MF	Template:Fba/core	Ross Aloisi
7	MF	Template:Fba/core	Lucas Pantelis
8	FW	Template:Fba/core	Carl Veart
9	MF	Template:Fba/core	Matthew Kemp

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
10	FW	Template:Fba/core	Fernando
11	MF	Template:Fba/core	Louis Brain
12	FW	Template:Fba/core	Chad Bugeja
13	MF	Template:Fba/core	Travis Dodd
15	FW	Template:Fba/core	Michael Matricciani
17	DF	Template:Fba/core	Adam van Dommele
20	GK	Template:Fba/core	Robert Bajic
21	MF	Template:Fba/core	Jason Spagnuolo

Transfers

Transfers in

No.	Position	Player	Transferred from	Type/fee	Contract length	Date	Ref
2			Unattached	Undisclosed	3 years	1 July 2005
1				Undisclosed	4 years	1 July 2005
18			Unattached	Undisclosed	6 years	1 July 2005
4				Undisclosed	4 years	1 July 2005
10				Undisclosed	2 years	1 July 2005
16				Free	1 year	1 July 2005
21				Undisclosed	3 years	1 January 2006
14			Unattached	Undisclosed	1 year	1 January 2006
3			Unattached	Undisclosed	1 year	1 January 2006

Transfers out

No.	Position	Player	Transferred to	Type/fee	Date	Ref
—			Retired		1 July 2005
16				Free	1 February 2006

Loans out

No.	Position	Player	Transferred to	Date	Ref
19				1 December 2005

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos.	Name	A-League		Pre-Season Challenge Cup		OFC Club Championship		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Template:Flagicon Daniel Beltrame	14	0	3	0	2	0	19	0
2	DF	Template:Flagicon Richie Alagich	18+5	0	3	0	2	0	28	0
3	DF	Template:Flagicon Kristian Rees	15+7	1	3	0	0	0	25	1
4	DF	Template:Flagicon Angelo Costanzo	24	0	3	0	2	0	29	0
5	DF	Template:Flagicon Michael Valkanis	24	3	3	2	2	0	29	5
6	MF	Template:Flagicon Ross Aloisi	23	2	3	1	2	0	29	3
7	MF	Template:Flagicon Lucas Pantelis	13+4	1	1	0	0+2	0	20	1
8	FW	Template:Flagicon Carl Veart	23	7	3	0	2	0	28	7
9	DF	Template:Flagicon Matthew Kemp	11+2	0	2+1	0	2	0	18	0
10	FW	Template:Flagicon Fernando	17+1	7	0	0	0	0	18	7
11	MF	Template:Flagicon Louis Brain	6+11	3	0	0	0+2	0	19	3
12	FW	Template:Flagicon Chad Bugeja	1+8	0	0+3	0	0+1	0	13	0
13	MF	Template:Flagicon Travis Dodd	20+3	3	3	0	2	0	28	4
14	DF	Template:Flagicon Aaron Goulding	7+2	0	0+2	0	2	0	13	0
15	FW	Template:Flagicon Michael Matricciani	0+3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
17	DF	Template:Flagicon Adam van Dommele	19	0	3	1	2	0	24	1
18	DF	Template:Flagicon Robert Cornthwaite	2+9	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
20	GK	Template:Flagicon Robert Bajic	10+1	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
21	MF	Template:Flagicon Jason Spagnuolo	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Players sold but featured this season
10	MF	Template:Flagicon Aurelio Vidmar	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0
16	MF	Template:Flagicon Tony Hatzis	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
19	FW	Template:Flagicon Shengqing Qu	17+2	7	1+2	0	2	0	24	7

Disciplinary record

Rank	Position	Name	A-League		Pre-Season Challenge Cup		OFC Club Championship		Total
			Template:Yel	Red card	Template:Yel	Red card	Template:Yel	Red card	Template:Yel	Red card
1	DF	Template:Flagicon Richie Alagich	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	1
2	GK	Template:Flagicon Daniel Beltrame	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
3	MF	Template:Flagicon Ross Aloisi	8	0	0	0	1	0	9	0
4	DF	Template:Flagicon Adam van Dommele	6	0	0	0	1	0	7	0
	FW	Template:Flagicon Carl Veart	5	0	1	0	1	0	7	0
6	DF	Template:Flagicon Kristian Rees	5	0	1	0	0	0	6	0
7	DF	Template:Flagicon Angelo Costanzo	3	0	0	0	2	0	5	0
	FW	Template:Flagicon Shengqing Qu	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
9	MF	Template:Flagicon Travis Dodd	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	DF	Template:Flagicon Michael Valkanis	3	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
11	DF	Template:Flagicon Matthew Kemp	2	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
12	MF	Template:Flagicon Lucas Pantelis	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
13	MF	Template:Flagicon Louis Brain	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	Template:Flagicon Fernando	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	Template:Flagicon Aaron Goulding	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	Template:Flagicon Michael Matricciani	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Awards

Award	Player
Club Champion	Template:Flagicon Carl Veart
Player's Player	Template:Flagicon Michael Valkanis
Top Goalscorer	Template:Flagicon Carl Veart
Best Team Man	Template:Flagicon Matthew Kemp
Rising Star	Template:Flagicon Adam van Dommele

External links

• Official Website