2023–24 Adelaide United FC (women) season

This article is about the women's 2023–24 season. For the men's season, see 2023–24 Adelaide United FC season.

Adelaide United (A-League Women)

2023–24 season
Chairman	Ned Morris
Manager	Adrian Stenta
Stadium	Coopers Stadium Marden Sports Complex
A-League Women	12th
A-League Women Finals	DNQ
Top goalscorer	Hannah Blake Isabel Hodgson Dylan Holmes (3 each)
Highest home attendance	3,844 vs. Western Sydney Wanderers (3 February 2024) A-League Women
Lowest home attendance	587 vs. Western United (9 December 2023) A-League Women
Average home league attendance	1,587
Biggest win	2–1 (3 times) 1–0 (once)
Biggest defeat	0–5 vs. Melbourne City (H) (6 January 2024) A-League Women
Home colours Away colours
All statistics correct as of 24 March 2024.

The 2023–24 season is the 15th in the history of Adelaide United Football Club (A-League Women) since its establishment in 2003. The club is participating in the A-League Women.

Players

Squad information

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  AUS Annalee Grove 2 DF  AUS Emily Hodgson 3 FW  AUS Meleri Mullan (scholarship) 4 DF  AUS Erin Kontoutsikos (scholarship) 5 MF  AUS Sarah Morgan 6 FW  NZL Hannah Blake 7 FW  USA Mariah Lee 8 MF  AUS Emily Condon 9 MF  NZL Rosetta Taylor 10 FW  AUS Chelsie Dawber 11 FW  AUS Isabel Hodgson (captain) 12 MF  JPN Nanako Sasaki 13 DF  AUS Ella Tonkin 14 DF  USA Jenna Holtz

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 FW  AUS Katie Bowler (scholarship) 16 MF  AUS Dylan Holmes (vice-captain) 17 DF  AUS Zoe Tolland (scholarship) 18 DF  AUS Annabel Haffenden 19 DF  NED Maruschka Waldus (vice-captain) 20 MF  AUS Miley Grigg (youth) 21 GK  AUS Claudia Jenkins (scholarship) 22 MF  AUS Emilia Murray (scholarship) 23 FW  AUS Alana Jancevski 26 GK  AUS Grace Wilson (youth) 27 MF  AUS Sian Dewey (youth) 28 FW  AUS Chrissy Panagaris (scholarship) 32 MF  AUS Madeleine Wright (scholarship)

Transfers

Transfers in

No.	Position	Player	From	Type/fee	Contract length	Date	Ref
23	FW	Alana Jancevski	Perth Glory	Free transfer	1 year	17 August 2023	[1]
6	FW	Hannah Blake	Perth Glory	Free transfer	1 year	23 August 2023	[2]
9	MF	Rosetta Taylor	Nottingham Forest	Free transfer	1 year	28 September 2023	[3]
5	MF	Sarah Morgan	NWS Spirit	Free transfer	1 year	4 October 2023	[4]
14	DF	Jenna Holtz	Cacereño	Free transfer	1 year	6 October 2023	[5]
7	FW	Mariah Lee	OL Reign	Free transfer	1 year	6 October 2023	[5]
18	DF	Annabel Haffenden	Brisbane Roar	Free transfer	1 year	6 October 2023	[6]
21	GK	Claudia Jenkins	Adelaide City	Free transfer	1 year (scholarship)	11 October 2023	[7]
32	MF	Madeleine Wright	FFSA NTC	Free transfer	1 year (scholarship)	12 October 2023	[8]
10	FW	Chelsie Dawber	Chicago Red Stars	Free transfer	7 months	18 November 2023	[9]
20	MF	Miley Grigg	Unattached	Youth development	6 months	7 December 2023	[10]
27	MF	Sian Dewey	Unattached	Youth development	6 months	7 December 2023	[10]
3	FW	Meleri Mullan	Unattached	Scholarship	5 months	18 January 2024	[11]

Transfers out

No.	Position	Player	Transferred to	Type/fee	Date	Ref
7	MF	MelindaJ Barbieri	Unattached	End of contract	6 September 2023	[12]
14	MF	Meisha Westland	Unattached	End of contract	6 September 2023	[12]
18	MF	Sasha Coorey	Unattached	End of contract	6 September 2023	[12]
20	GK	Jenna Farrow	Unattached	End of contract	6 September 2023	[12]
23	FW	Fiona Worts	Sydney FC	End of contract	6 September 2023	[12][13]

Contract extensions

No.	Player	Position	Duration	Date	Ref.
16	Dylan Holmes	Midfielder	2 years	7 August 2023	[14]
8	Emily Condon	Midfielder	1 year	30 August 2023	[15]
15	Katie Bowler	Forward	1 year	31 August 2023	[16]
22	Emilia Murray	Midfielder	1 year	31 August 2023	[16]
2	Emily Hodgson	Defender	2 years	31 August 2023	[17]
19	Maruschka Waldus	Defender	2 years	5 September 2023	[18]
4	Erin Kontoutsikos	Defender	1 year (scholarship)	11 October 2023	[7]
17	Zoe Tolland	Defender	1 year (scholarship)	11 October 2023	[7]
26	Grace Wilson	Goalkeeper	1 year (youth development)	11 October 2023	[7]
28	Chrissy Panagaris	Forward	1 year (scholarship)	11 October 2023	[7]

Kits

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Home 0

Away 0

Goalkeeper^1 0

Goalkeeper^2 0

Pre-season and friendlies

Adelaide United v WNPL Select

23 September 2023	Adelaide United	5–0	WNPL Select	Adelaide
11:00 ACST		Report		Stadium: Steve Woodcock Sports Centre

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
A-League Women	15 October 2023	31 March 2024	Matchday 1	12th	22	4	3	15	21	56	−35	018.18
Total					22	4	3	15	21	56	−35	018.18

Source: Competitions

A-League Women

Main article: 2023–24 A-League Women

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
8	Wellington Phoenix[a]	22	9	1	12	36	33	+3	28
9	Brisbane Roar	22	7	5	10	28	35	−7	26
10	Perth Glory	22	6	6	10	25	32	−7	24
11	Canberra United	22	6	6	10	39	47	−8	24
12	Adelaide United	22	4	3	15	21	56	−35	15

Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results; 6) Fair Play points; 7) away head-to-head results; 8) home head-to-head results; 9) toss of a coin[19]
Notes:

1. Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are based in New Zealand, which is under the Oceania Football Confederation.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
21	4	3	14	20	53	−33	15	3	1	7	15	34	−19	1	2	7	5	19	−14

Last updated: 29 March 2024.
Source: Competitions

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	17	18	19	20	16	21	22
Ground	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	N	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H
Result	D	L	L	L	L	D	L	W	W	L	L	L	L	W	W	D	L	L	L	L	L	L
Position	7	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12
Points	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	5	8	8	8	8	8	11	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15

Updated to match(es) played on 29 March 2024. Source: Competitions
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The final league fixtures were announced on 24 August 2023.[20]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Adelaide United v Canberra United

15 October 2023 1	Adelaide United	4–4	Canberra United	Adelaide
14:30 ACDT	Jancevski 9' (pen.) Lee 53' (pen.) Blake 65' Murray 90+5'	Report	Milivojević 16', 68' Heyman 43' Flannery 62'	Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 2,834 Referee: Georgia Ghirardello

Adelaide United v Central Coast Mariners

20 October 2023 2	Adelaide United	1–2	Central Coast Mariners	Adelaide
16:30 ACDT	Tonkin 68'	Report	King 43' Wurigumula 56'	Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 3,185 Referee: Casey Reibelt

Melbourne Victory v Adelaide United

4 November 2023 3	Melbourne Victory	2–0	Adelaide United	Melbourne
17:00 AEDT	Weinert 31' Morrison 37'	Report		Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 4,102 Referee: Isabella Blaess

Perth Glory v Adelaide United

11 November 2023 4	Perth Glory	2–1	Adelaide United	Perth
19:00 AWST	Jale 50' Phonsongkham 86'	Report	Holmes 43'	Stadium: Macedonia Park Attendance: 1,231 Referee: Georgia Ghirardello

Adelaide United v Sydney FC

19 November 2023 5	Adelaide United	1–3	Sydney FC	Adelaide
13:30 ACDT	Blake 45+3'	Report	Worts 20', 26' Ibini-Isei 79'	Stadium: Marden Sports Complex Attendance: 1,376 Referee: Lara Lee

Brisbane Roar v Adelaide United

26 November 2023 6	Brisbane Roar	1–1	Adelaide United	Brisbane
17:15 AEST	Corbin 38'	Report	Lee 13'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 3,278 Referee: Isabella Libri
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 25 November 2023 at 15:00 AEST, but was moved back a day, and relocated from Ballymore Stadium to Suncorp Stadium.[21]

Adelaide United v Western United

9 December 2023 7	Adelaide United	1–3	Western United	Adelaide
15:30 ACDT	Dawber 71'	Report	A. Taranto 45', 66' Keane 90+4'	Stadium: Marden Sports Complex Attendance: 587 Referee: Isabella Blaess

Adelaide United v Wellington Phoenix

16 December 2023 8	Adelaide United	2–1	Wellington Phoenix	Adelaide
17:00 ACDT	Condon 75' Sasaki 85'	Report	Main 21'	Stadium: Marden Sports Complex Attendance: 593 Referee: Rebecca Durcau

Western Sydney Wanderers v Adelaide United

23 December 2023 9	Western Sydney Wanderers	0–1	Adelaide United	Sydney
18:00 AEDT		Report	Holmes 2'	Stadium: Wanderers Football Park Attendance: 548 Referee: Bec Mackie

Newcastle Jets v Adelaide United

31 December 2023 10	Newcastle Jets	3–1	Adelaide United	Newcastle
17:00 AEDT	Copus-Brown 15' Prior 20' Bolden 49'	Report	Holmes 10'	Stadium: Newcastle Number 2 Sports Ground Attendance: 1,763 Referee: Caitlin Williams

Adelaide United v Melbourne City

6 January 2024 11	Adelaide United	0–5	Melbourne City	Adelaide
17:00 ACDT		Report	Galic 15', 27', 34' Torpey 30' Wilkinson 83'	Stadium: Marden Sports Complex Attendance: 883 Referee: Isabella Libri
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 5 January 2024 at 18:30 ACDT, but was moved back a day.[22]

Canberra United v Adelaide United

13 January 2024 12	Canberra United	3–1	Adelaide United	Sydney
17:00 AEDT	Heyman 50', 51' Milivojević 64'	Report	I. Hodgson 46'	Stadium: Leichhardt Oval Attendance: 1,183 Referee: Rebecca Durcau

Western United v Adelaide United

21 January 2024 13	Western United	1–0	Adelaide United	Melbourne
18:00 AEDT	Hieda 52'	Report		Stadium: City Vista Recreation Reserve Attendance: 705 Referee: Bec Mackie

Adelaide United v Perth Glory

27 January 2024 14	Adelaide United	2–1	Perth Glory	Adelaide
17:00 ACDT	Sasaski 45+2' I. Hodgson 47'	Report	Lowry 23'	Stadium: Marden Sports Complex Attendance: 903 Referee: Isabella Mossin

Adelaide United v Western Sydney Wanderers

3 February 2024 15	Adelaide United	2–1	Western Sydney Wanderers	Adelaide
16:30 ACDT	Blake 71' Panagaris 85'	Report	Harrison 44' (pen.)	Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 3,844 Referee: Casey Reibelt

Melbourne City v Adelaide United

18 February 2024 17	Melbourne City	1–1	Adelaide United	Melbourne
17:00 AEDT	Galic 67'	Report	T. McKenna 70' (o.g.)	Stadium: City Football Academy Attendance: 263 Referee: Rebecca Durcau

Central Coast Mariners v Adelaide United

3 March 2024 18	Central Coast Mariners	2–0	Adelaide United	Gosford
15:15 AEDT	Karambasis 50' Wurigumula 64'	Report		Stadium: Industree Group Stadium Attendance: 1,573 Referee: Georgia Ghirardello

Adelaide United v Melbourne Victory

10 March 2024 19	Adelaide United	1–4	Melbourne Victory	Adelaide
16:30 ACDT	Hodgson 72'	Report	Gielnik 9', 32', 67' Morrison 82'	Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 923 Referee: Isabella Libri
Note: Match originally scheduled for 9 March 2024, but postponed due to extreme heat forecast. It was rescheduled to 10 March 2024.[23]

Adelaide United v Brisbane Roar

16 March 2024 20	Adelaide United	1–2	Brisbane Roar	Adelaide
14:30 ACDT	Dawber 26'	Report	De la Harpe 9' Yallop 74'	Stadium: Marden Sports Complex Attendance: 742 Referee: Rebecca Durcau

Wellington Phoenix v Adelaide United

20 March 2024 16	Wellington Phoenix	4–0	Adelaide United	Porirua
17:00 NZDT	Speckmaier 13' Taylor 59' Robertson 65' Foster 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Jerry Collins Stadium[24] Attendance: 612 Referee: Mikayla Ryan

Sydney FC v Adelaide United

24 March 2024 21	Sydney FC	3–0	Adelaide United	Sydney
16:00 AEDT	Tallan-Henniker 8' Hawkesby 24' Vine 78'	Report		Stadium: Leichhardt Oval Attendance: 3,137 Referee: Kelly Jones

Adelaide United v Newcastle Jets

29 March 2024 22	Adelaide United	0–8	Newcastle Jets	Adelaide
15:30 ACDT		Report	Davis 27' Gooch 42', 47' Allan 47' Dundas 57' Ayres 62', 70' Huynh 90+1'	Stadium: Coopers Stadium Referee: Bec Mackie

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.

As of 29 March 2024

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	A-League Women		Total
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Annalee Grove	18	0	18	0
2	DF		Emily Hodgson	22	0	22	0
3	MF		Meleri Mullan	4+5	0	9	0
5	DF		Sarah Morgan	12+7	0	19	0
6	FW		Hannah Blake	19+2	3	21	3
7	FW		Mariah Lee	12+2	2	14	2
8	MF		Emily Condon	1+13	2	14	2
9	FW		Rosetta Taylor	3+4	0	7	0
10	FW		Chelsie Dawber	12	2	12	2
11	DF		Isabel Hodgson	18+2	3	20	3
12	MF		Nanako Sasaki	18+1	2	19	2
13	DF		Ella Tonkin	21	1	21	1
14	MF		Jenna Holtz	7+14	0	21	0
15	MF		Katie Bowler	1+6	0	7	0
16	MF		Dylan Holmes	20	3	20	3
17	MF		Zoe Tolland	13+3	0	16	0
18	DF		Annabel Haffenden	1+3	0	4	0
19	DF		Maruschka Waldus	19+1	0	20	0
20	MF		Miley Grigg	0+4	0	4	0
21	GK		Claudia Jenkins	4	0	4	0
22	MF		Emilia Murray	0+3	1	3	1
23	FW		Alana Jancevski	15+6	1	21	1
26	GK		Grace Wilson	0+1	0	1	0
27	FW		Stan Dewey	0+2	0	2	0
28	FW		Chrissy Panagaris	0+9	1	9	1

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.

As of 29 March 2024

Rank	No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	A-League Women			Total
1	13	DF		Ella Tonkin	1	1	0	1	1	0
2	2	DF		Emily Hodgson	3	0	0	3	0	0
	19	DF		Maruschka Waldus	3	0	0	3	0	0
	23	FW		Alana Jancevski	3	0	0	3	0	0
5	5	DF		Sarah Morgan	2	0	0	2	0	0
	6	FW		Hannah Blake	2	0	0	2	0	0
	11	DF		Isabel Hodgson	2	0	0	2	0	0
	12	MF		Nanako Sasaki	2	0	0	2	0	0
	17	DF		Zoe Tolland	2	0	0	2	0	0
10	3	MF		Meleri Mullan	1	0	0	1	0	0
	14	DF		Jenna Holtz	1	0	0	1	0	0
	16	MF		Dylan Holmes	1	0	0	1	0	0
Total					23	1	0	23	1	0

Clean sheets

Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.

As of 29 March 2024

Rank	No.	Nat.	Goalkeeper	A-League Women	Total
1	1		Annalee Grove	1	1
Total				1	1

See also

• 2023–24 Adelaide United FC season

References

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2. "Blake joins Reds for Liberty A-League season". Adelaide United. 23 August 2023.
3. "Reds recruit Rosetta Taylor from Nottingham". Adelaide United. 28 September 2023.
4. "Morgan moves to Reds ahead of Liberty A-League season". Adelaide United. 4 October 2023.
5. "United sign American duo, Jenna Holtz and Mariah Lee". Adelaide United. 6 October 2023.
6. "Reds sign upcoming defender, Haffenden". Adelaide United. 6 October 2023.
7. "Reds lock-in local quintet". Adelaide United. 11 October 2023.
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10. "Reds sign Youth Development duo". Adelaide United. 7 December 2023.
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12. "Worts departs Reds". Adelaide United. 6 September 2023.
13. "Sydney FC Sign Julie Dolan Medalist And Golden Boot Winner". Sydney FC. 6 September 2023.
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15. "Reds secure record-holder, Emily Condon". Adelaide United. 30 August 2023.
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