Football (Soccer) Clubs in Adelaide - Adelaide City, Adelaide United, West Adelaide SC, Adelaide United FC, 2008 Afc Champions League Final (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 25. Chapters: Adelaide City, Adelaide United, West Adelaide SC, Adelaide United FC, 2008 AFC Champions League Final, The Cross Border Rivalry, Adelaide United FC W-League, Croydon Kings, John Kosmina, Gawler SC, Adelaide Raiders, Adelaide Olympic, Hindmarsh Stadium, White City Woodville, Adelaide Cobras, Adelaide Hills Hawks, Noarlunga United, Playford City Patriots, Port Adelaide Pirates, Seaford Rangers, FC Adelaide, Salisbury United, Cumberland United, Modbury Jets, South Adelaide Panthers FC, Adelaide United FFSA Cup, Adelaide Comets, Campbelltown City SC, North Eastern MetroStars, Western Strikers, Adelaide Galaxy, Dario Fontanarosa, Western District Toros. Excerpt: Adelaide United Football Club is a professional football (soccer) club based in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. It currently participates in the A-League as the sole team from the state of South Australia. Adelaide is one of the most successful clubs in the A-League. The club's home ground is Hindmarsh Stadium. The club was founded in 2003 to fill the place vacated by Adelaide City in the former National Soccer League (NSL). Adelaide United were premiers in the inaugural 2005-06 A-League season, finishing 7 points clear of the rest of the competition, before finishing 3rd in the finals, The Reds were also Grand Finalists in the 2006-07 and 2008-09 seasons, but failed to win either of the grand finals. The 2009-10 season proved to be a disaster as the club's poor form continued throughout the season with the club ending the season at the bottom of the premiership table for the first time since inception. As of 2010, Adelaide is the only A-League club to be present at the AFC Champions League on three occasions, and progressing past the group stage on two occasions, making them the most successful Australian club in Asia. Adelaide United hold the record for t...