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Adelaide United FC

Full name	Adelaide United Football Club
Nickname	The Reds, United
Founded	2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Events January January 1 - Luíz Inácio Lula Da Silva becomes the 37th President of Brazil. ...2003
Ground	Hindmarsh Stadium (http://www.austadiums.com/stadiums/stadiums.php?id=54), Adelaide is the capital city of the Australian state of South Australia. ...Adelaide
This is a list of major football (soccer) stadiums, grouped by country and ordered by capacity. ...Capacity	16,500
Chairman	Gordon Pickard
Manager	John Kosmina
League	The A-League is a football (soccer) competition due to start in Australia in August 2005. ...A-League
A-League 2003-04	3rd
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Adelaide United FC are a The striker (wearing red jersey) has run past the defender (in white jersey) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to stop the ball. ...football (soccer) club from Adelaide is the capital city of the Australian state of South Australia. ...Adelaide, Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is the sixth_largest country in the world, the only one to occupy an entire continent, and the largest in the region of Australasia/ Oceania. ...Australia. Adelaide United were founded in 2003, to replace the bankrupt Adelaide City in the old National Soccer League is the name given to several existing or historical Soccer (Association football) around the world, including: National Soccer League (Australia) National Soccer League of Chicago This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...National Soccer League. They finished third, playing to sold out crowds at Hindmarsh Stadium (http://www.austadiums.com/stadiums/stadiums.php?id=54), their home ground. They were selected as Adelaide's entry in the re_vamped national league, the Australian The A_League is a football (soccer) competition due to start in Australia in August 2005. ...A_League.

Confirmed signings as of 13 Mar 2005

Goalkeepers:

• Robert Bajic
• Daniel Beltrame

Defenders:

• Richie Alagich
• Aaron Goulding
• Matthew Kemp
• Kristian Rees
• Michael Valkanis
• Adam van Dommele

Midfielders:

• Ross Aloisi
• Louis Brain
• Angelo Costanzo
• Lucas Pantelis
• Aurelio Vidmar

Forwards:

• Chad Bugeja
• Michael Matricciani
• Carl Veart

Coach: John Kosmina

Assistant Coach: Aurelio Vidmar

Adelaide United……A True Revolution

Season 2003_2004 in review.

• August 2003: Adelaide City pulls out of the National Soccer League – Adelaide is the capital city of the Australian state of South Australia. ...Adelaide has no NSL presence for the first time since the beginning of the league in 1977
• September 2003: Adelaide United is created – a team is scraped together within a couple of weeks;
• October 2003: Adelaide United wins its first NSL match, against Brisbane Strikers 1_0 in front of 16,000 – unofficial reports claim 18,000 plus
• November 2003: Adelaide United plays its fourth match – without losing
• December 2003: Adelaide United completes a seven match undefeated streak
• January_March 2004: NSL fever sets in at Adelaide, with capacity crowds, unprecedented media coverage and a team reaching the preliminary final (3rd)

Adelaide United’s momentous rise from nothing serves as a reminder that there is an untapped underlying support for the code across Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is the sixth_largest country in the world, the only one to occupy an entire continent, and the largest in the region of Australasia/ Oceania. ...Australia.

The club’s spectacular success was vindication for the Motto: United for the Common Wealth Other Australian states and territories Capital Adelaide Governor Marjorie Jackson_Nelson Premier Mike Rann (ALP) Area 1,043,514 km² (4th)  _ Land 983,482 km²  _ Water 60,032 km² (5. ...South Australian Soccer Federation (AUFC’s license holder), Gordon Pickard (club patron and chairman) and the entire Motto: United for the Common Wealth Other Australian states and territories Capital Adelaide Governor Marjorie Jackson_Nelson Premier Mike Rann (ALP) Area 1,043,514 km² (4th)  _ Land 983,482 km²  _ Water 60,032 km² (5. ...South Australian soccer community who had endured much criticism over the state of the local game in recent years.

Despite the mad rush to form the team, and starting five weeks into the season (the first four rounds of matches were squeezed in later in the season), the team lost just twice in its first 13 matches. Hectic catch up phases in November and December (7 matches in 31 days for 4 wins and 3 draws) and February (6 matches in 24 days for 4 wins and 2 losses) passed by with success. Aside from the debut win over Brisbane, regular season highlights included match 10: a 2_1 away win over Parramatta Power; match 19: a resounding 2_0 home victory against South Melbourne; and match 22: a 1_0 win over an in_form Marconi and the effective sealing of third spot.

Despite the third placing, many people expected the wheels to fall off in the finals. But the finals phase served up two more fairytale results. Everything came together for the first leg Elimination Final, and the 3_0 win over Brisbane Strikers was the team’s first win by more than two goals. The roller coaster ride passed deep into a trough the following week in Brisbane with a 4_1 loss – but the elimination tie was still United’s on the away goals rule.

And then the Minor Semi Final. Down 1_0, a long range goal from the inspirational Ross Aloisi and a golden goal penalty kick climax by Richie Alagich created frenzied scenes at Hindmarsh Stadium (http://www.austadiums.com/stadiums/stadiums.php?id=54), in front of Adelaide United’s highest ever official NSL crowd of 16,558. Unforunately they were outclassed by the minor (and eventual) premiers Perth 5_0 at Subiaco Oval in the Preliminary Final.

Built up from the core of Adelaide City’s 2002/03 squad, the Adelaide United team forged ahead with a burgeoning team spirit that became their signature attribute. The previous season’s Adelaide City players Mike Valkanis, Aaron Goulding, Kristian Rees and captain Aurelio Vidmar merged superbly with the return to Adelaide of Alagich (from This article is about the Australian city. ...Brisbane), Aloisi ( The Italian Republic or Italy ( Italian: Repubblica Italiana or Italia) is a country in southern Europe. ...Italy) and others to form an outfit which performed consistently all season. In sports, a coach is an individual involved in the direction and instruction of the on_field operations of an athletic team or of individual athletes. ...Coach John Kosmina, also returning after 25 years to his home city, is a clear favourite of the fans.

Will the fairytale run continue in the new The A_League is a football (soccer) competition due to start in Australia in August 2005. ...Hyundai A_League?

External links

• adelaideunited.com.au  (http://www.adelaideunited.com.au/) _ official website
• Stand United (http://www.standunited.org/) _ Fansite and Message Board