2021–22 Adelaide United FC (women) season
| 2021–22 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Piet van der Pol |
| Head Coach | Adrian Stenta |
| Stadium | Marden Sports Complex Coopers Stadium |
| W-League | 3rd |
| W-League Finals | Semi-finals |
| Top goalscorer | League: Fiona Worts (13) All: Fiona Worts (13) |
| Highest home attendance | 2,607 vs. Melbourne Victory (26 February 2022) A-League Women Finals |
| Lowest home attendance | 780 vs. Canberra United (12 December 2021) A-League Women |
| Average home league attendance | 1,593 |
| Biggest win | 8–2 vs. Brisbane Roar (A) (13 February 2022) A-League Women |
| Biggest defeat | 1–5 vs. Melbourne Victory (A) (5 December 2021) A-League Women |
The 2021–22 season was Adelaide United Football Club (women)'s 14th season in the A-League Women. Adelaide United finished 3rd in their A-League Women season.
Players
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers and contracts
[edit]Transfers in
[edit]| No. | Position | Player | Transferred from | Type/fee | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | GK | Miranda Templeman |  FNSW Institute
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Free transfer | 18 August 2021 | [1] |
| 9 | DF | Paige Hayward |  FFC Vorderland
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19 August 2021 | [2] | |
| 7 | MF | Natasha Brough |  Alkmaar
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30 September 2021 | [3] | |
| 18 | FW | Georgia Beaumont | Moreton Bay United
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[4] | ||
| 6 | MF |  Reona Omiya
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South Melbourne
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1 October 2021 | [5] | |
| 17 | FW | Shadeene Evans | Northern Tigers
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8 October 2021 | [6] | |
| 5 | DF | Emma Stanbury | West Canberra Wanderers
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11 November 2021 | [7] | |
| 12 | MF | Nanako Sasaki
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Adelaide Comets
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[8] | ||
| 19 | DF | Leia Varley | FV Emerging
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15 November 2021 | [9] | |
| 21 | DF | Grace Taranto | Bulleen Lions
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[10] | ||
| 4 | DF |  Kayla Sharples
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Chicago Red Stars
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Loan | 1 December 2021 | [11] |
| 22 | FW | Emilia Murray | FSA NTC
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Free transfer | 3 December 2021 | [12] |
| 26 | GK | Grace Wilson | FSA NTC
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[12] | ||
| 16 | MF | Dylan Holmes |  Häcken
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15 December 2021 | [13] |
Transfers out
[edit]| No. | Position | Player | Transferred to | Type/fee | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | DF | Mallory Weber
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Kansas City
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Free transfer | 31 March 2021 | [14] |
| 5 | DF | Charlotte Grant | Rosengård
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6 April 2021 | [15] | |
| 21 | MF | Lara Kirkby | Oregon Ducks
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6 May 2021 | [16] | |
| 19 | DF | Maruschka Waldus
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PSV
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10 May 2021 | [17] | |
| 22 | GK | Inana Toovey | Adelaide Comets
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22 July 2021 | [18] | |
| 14 | MF | Abbey Burns | FFSA NTC
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22 July 2021 | [19] | |
| 7 | FW |  María José Rojas
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Sydney FC | 6 September 2021 | [20] | |
| 11 | DF | Laura Johns | West Adelaide
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17 November 2021 | [21][22] | |
| 1 | GK | Sian Fryer-McLaren | Unattached | 2 December 2021 | [23] | |
| 6 | MF | Georgia Campagnale | Unattached | [23] | ||
| 17 | DF | Kahlia Hogg | Unattached | [23] |
Contract extensions
[edit]| No. | Position | Player | Duration | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | DF | Emily Hodgson | 2 years | 4 August 2021 | [24] |
| 3 | DF | Matilda McNamara | 2 years | [24] | |
| 10 | FW | Chelsie Dawber | 1 year | 5 August 2021 | [25] |
| 11 | DF | Isabel Hodgson | 1 year | [25] | |
| 13 | DF | Ella Tonkin | 1 year | 6 August 2021 | [26] |
| 15 | FW | Meleri Mullan | 1 year | [26] | |
| 1 | GK | Annalee Grove | 1 year | 18 August 2021 | [1] |
| 8 | MF | Emily Condon | 2 years | [1] | |
| 23 | FW | Fiona Worts | 1 year | 25 October 2021 | [27] |
Competitions
[edit]Overall record
[edit]| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| A-League Women | 5 December 2021 | 6 March 2022 | Matchday 1 | 3rd | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 33 | 18 | +15 | 64.29 |
| A-League Women Finals | 13 March 2022 | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 15 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 33 | 19 | +14 | 60.00 | ||||
Source: Competitions
W-League
[edit]League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney FC | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 6 | +30 | 35 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 2 | Melbourne City | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 11 | +18 | 33 | |
| 3 | Adelaide United | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 33 | 18 | +15 | 27 | |
| 4 | Melbourne Victory (C) | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 24 | |
| 5 | Perth Glory | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 23 | −3 | 24 | |
| 6 | Brisbane Roar | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 30 | −1 | 17 | |
| 7 | Canberra United | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 29 | −5 | 13 | |
| 8 | Newcastle Jets | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 30 | −15 | 10 | |
| 9 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 27 | −20 | 7 | |
| 10 | Wellington Phoenix | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 36 | −23 | 7 |
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Results summary
[edit]| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 33 | 18 | +15 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 13 | +7 |
Source: worldfootball.net
Results by round
[edit]Matches
[edit]The first four rounds of the league fixtures were announced on 23 September 2021.[28] The rest of the league fixtures were annouced on 9 November 2021.[29]
Win Draw Loss
| 5 December 2021 1 | Melbourne Victory | 5–1 | Adelaide United | Melbourne |
| 16:05 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 3,450 Referee: Isabella Blaess |
| 12 December 2021 2 | Adelaide United | 2–1 | Canberra United | Adelaide |
| 17:35 ACDT | Report |
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Stadium: Marden Sports Complex Attendance: 780 Referee: Rebecca Mackie |
| 18 December 2021 3 | Melbourne City | 3–1 | Adelaide United | Melbourne |
| 17:05 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 7,896 Referee: Rachael Mitchenson |
| 1 January 2022 4 | Adelaide United | 4–2 | Perth Glory | Adelaide |
| 16:35 ACDT | Report | Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 1,660 Referee: Rebecca Mackie | ||
| Note: Match originally scheduled for 23 December at Marden Sports Complex, but rescheduled for 1 January at Coopers Stadium due border restrictions affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in Western Australia.[30] | ||||
| 8 January 2022 6 | Canberra United | 1–3 | Adelaide United | Canberra |
| 17:05 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: McKellar Park Attendance: 910 Referee: Kate Jacewicz |
| 15 January 2022 7 | Adelaide United | 0–1 | Melbourne City | Adelaide |
| 16:35 ACDT | Report |
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Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 2,062 Referee: Georgia Ghirardello |
| 21 January 2022 8 | Adelaide United | 1–0 | Wellington Phoenix | Adelaide |
| 18:05 ACDT | Report | Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 1,024 Referee: Caitlin Williams |
| 28 January 2022 9 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 0–3 | Adelaide United | Sydney |
| 19:45 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 515 Referee: Isabella Blaess |
| 6 February 2022 10 | Adelaide United | 3–0 | Newcastle Jets | Adelaide |
| 15:35 ACDT | Report | Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 2,032 Referee: Rebecca Mackie | ||
| Note: Match originally set to take place at Marden Sports Complex, but changed to take place at Coopers Stadium.[31] | ||||
| 10 February 2022 5 | Perth Glory | 1–0 | Adelaide United | Gosford |
| 14:05 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 308 Referee: Georgia Ghirardello | |
| Note: Match originally scheduled for 2 January, but rescheduled for 2 March at Macedonia Park due border restrictions affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in Western Australia.[30] Match then again rescheduled for 10 February at Central Coast Stadium.[32] | ||||
| 13 February 2022 11 | Brisbane Roar | 2–8 | Adelaide United | Brisbane |
| 15:05 AEST |
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Report | Stadium: Moreton Daily Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Rachael Mitchenson |
| 18 February 2022 12 | Wellington Phoenix | 1–4 | Adelaide United | Wollongong |
| 16:35 NZDT |
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Report | Stadium: WIN Stadium Referee: Kelly Jones | |
| Note: Match originally scheduled for 19 February at 16:35 NZDT, but rescheduled for 18 February at 18:05 NZDT. | ||||
| 26 February 2022 13 | Adelaide United | 3–0 | Melbourne Victory | Adelaide |
| 16:35 ACDT |
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Report | Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 2,421 Referee: Lara Lee |
| 6 March 2022 14 | Adelaide United | 0–1 | Sydney FC | Adelaide |
| 15:35 ACDT | Report |
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Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 1,173 Referee: Casey Reibelt |
Finals series
[edit]| 13 March 2022 Semi-finals | Adelaide United | 1–2 | Melbourne Victory | Adelaide |
| 15:35 ACDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 2,607 Referee: Lara Lee |
References
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- ^ "Reds sign Nanako Sasaki". Adelaide United. 11 November 2021. Archived from the original on 14 November 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
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External links
[edit]- Adelaide United official website