2017–18 Adelaide United W-League season

The 2017–18 Adelaide United W-League was the club's tenth season in the W-League, the premier competition for women's football in Australia. The team played home games at Marden Sports Complex and was managed by Ivan Karlović.

Adelaide United W-League

2017–18 season
Manager	Ivan Karlović
Stadium	Marden Sports Complex, Adelaide
W-League	9th
W-League Finals Series	DNQ
Top goalscorer	Makenzy Doniak (7 goals)
Highest home attendance	1,015 vs. Sydney FC 29 December 2017
Lowest home attendance	630 vs. Brisbane Roar 28 January 2018
Average home league attendance	814
Home colours Away colours

Players

Squad information

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  AUS Eliza Campbell 2 DF  AUS Emily Hodgson 3 MF  USA Makenzy Doniak (on loan from North Carolina Courage) 4 MF  USA Alyssa Mautz (on loan from Chicago Red Stars) 5 DF  AUS Jenna McCormick 6 MF  AUS Georgia Campagnale 8 FW  AUS Emily Condon 9 FW  AUS Adriana Jones 10 MF  AUS Alex Chidiac

No. Pos. Nation Player 11 MF  AUS Laura Johns 12 MF  AUS Chelsie Dawber 13 MF  AUS Nora Peat 14 DF  AUS Grace Abbey 15 DF  AUS Emma Checker (Captain) 16 MF  AUS Katelyn Tucker 20 GK  AUS Sarah Willacy 24 MF  USA Danielle Colaprico (on loan from Chicago Red Stars) 25 DF  USA Katie Naughton (on loan from Chicago Red Stars) 30 GK  AUS Evelyn Goldsmith

Transfers in

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
15	DF		Emma Checker	21	Incheon Red Angels	Transfer	Pre-season			[1]
5	MF		Jenna McCormick	23	Medkila	Transfer	Pre-season		Free	[2]
11	MF		Laura Johns	23		Transfer	Pre-season			[3]
3	MF		Makenzy Doniak	23	North Carolina Courage	Loan	Pre-season		Free	[4]
4	MF		Alyssa Mautz	28	Chicago Red Stars	Loan	Pre-season		Free	[4]
12	MF		Chelsie Dawber	17		Transfer	Pre-season		Free	[5]
13	MF		Nora Peat	18		Transfer	Pre-season			[5]
16	MF		Katelyn Tucker	24		Transfer	Pre-season		Free	[5]

Transfers out

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
11	FW		Sofia Huerta	24	Chicago Red Stars	Loan return	Pre-season	Free	[3]
5	DF		Mônica	30	Orlando Pride	Loan return	Pre-season	Free	[3]
7	FW		Stella Rigon	28		Transfer	Pre-season	Free	[3]

Contract extensions

No.	Name	Position	Duration	Date	Notes

Managerial staff

Position	Name
Head Coach	Ivan Karlović
Assistant Coach	Simon Catanzaro
Team Manager

Squad statistics

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Total					W-League
				Apps	Goals				Apps	Goals
1	GK		Eliza Campbell	3	0	0	0	0	3+0	0	0	0	0
2	DF		Emily Hodgson	6	0	0	0	0	5+1	0	0	0	0
3	MF		Makenzy Doniak	12	7	1	0	0	12+0	7	1	0	0
4	MF		Alyssa Mautz	12	2	2	0	0	12+0	2	2	0	0
5	DF		Jenna McCormick	12	1	2	0	0	12+0	1	2	0	0
6	MF		Georgia Campagnale	12	0	1	0	0	12+0	0	1	0	0
8	FW		Emily Condon	12	1	0	0	0	9+3	1	0	0	0
9	FW		Adriana Jones	9	0	1	0	0	6+3	0	1	0	0
10	MF		Alex Chidiac	11	1	0	0	0	11+0	1	0	0	0
11	MF		Laura Johns	9	0	0	0	0	3+6	0	0	0	0
12	MF		Chelsie Dawber	9	0	0	0	0	1+8	0	0	0	0
13	MF		Nora Peat	5	0	0	0	0	1+4	0	0	0	0
14	DF		Grace Abbey	3	0	0	0	0	1+2	0	0	0	0
15	DF		Emma Checker	12	0	1	0	0	12+0	0	1	0	0
16	MF		Katelyn Tucker	2	0	0	0	0	0+2	0	0	0	0
17	DF		Nicole Calder	0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
20	GK		Sarah Willacy	9	0	0	0	0	9+0	0	0	0	0
24	MF		Danielle Colaprico	11	1	0	0	0	11+0	1	0	0	0
25	DF		Katie Naughton	12	2	0	0	0	12+0	2	0	0	0
30	GK		Evelyn Goldsmith	0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0

• Source: au.women.soccerway.com
• = Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Competitions

W-League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Brisbane Roar	12	9	1	2	21	12	+9	28	Qualification to Finals series
2	Sydney FC	12	8	1	3	26	16	+10	25
3	Newcastle Jets	12	6	2	4	26	21	+5	20
4	Melbourne City (C)	12	6	2	4	20	15	+5	20
5	Canberra United	12	5	1	6	24	27	−3	16
6	Perth Glory	12	4	2	6	25	27	−2	14
7	Melbourne Victory	12	3	2	7	15	19	−4	11
8	Western Sydney Wanderers	12	3	2	7	13	21	−8	11
9	Adelaide United	12	3	1	8	15	27	−12	10

Source: W-League Ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.

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
12	3	1	8	15	27	−12	10	2	0	4	10	12	−2	1	1	4	5	15	−10

Source: Competitive Matches

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
Ground	B	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	B	H	H
Result	✖	L	W	L	L	D	L	L	L	L	W	✖	L	W
Position	5	7	5	6	8	7	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9

Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures

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3 November 2017 2	Western Sydney Wanderers	2–1	Adelaide United	Sydney
19:30 AEDT	LaBonta  13' Sutton  90+1'	Report	Doniak  22'	Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 532 Referee: Casey Reibelt

10 November 2017 3	Adelaide United	3–1	Perth Glory	Adelaide
16:50 ACDT	Doniak  4', 31', 74'	Report	Checker  50' (o.g.)	Stadium: Marden Sports Complex Attendance: 947 Referee: Lara Lee

17 November 2017 4	Brisbane Roar	1–0	Adelaide United	Brisbane
16:20 AEST	Raso  86'	Report		Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 2,127 Referee: Rebecca Durcau

25 November 2017 5	Adelaide United	1–2	Newcastle Jets	Adelaide
19:00 AEDT	Naughton  51'	Report	Stengel  32' Huster  49'	Stadium: Marden Sports Complex Attendance: 835 Referee: Kelly Jones

3 December 2017 6	Melbourne City	1–1	Adelaide United	Melbourne
17:00 AEDT	Hatch  14'	Report	Mautz  73'	Stadium: Lakeside Stadium Attendance: 426 Referee: Kate Jacewicz

9 December 2017 7	Melbourne Victory	4–0	Adelaide United	Melbourne
16:30 AEDT	Dowie  11', 50' Jeon  33' Privitelli  37'	Report		Stadium: Lakeside Stadium Attendance: 637 Referee: Rachel Mitchenson

15 December 2017 8	Adelaide United	1–2	Western Sydney Wanderers	Adelaide
20:00 ACST	Doniak  31'	Report	Pieëte  23' Falkon  72'	Stadium: Marden Sports Complex Attendance: 739 Referee: Rebecca Durcau

29 December 2017 9	Adelaide United	1–2	Sydney FC	Adelaide
20:00 AEDT	Chidiac  55' (pen.)	Report	Ledbrook  26' Foord  90+3'	Stadium: Marden Sports Complex Attendance: 1,015 Referee: Katie Patterson

7 January 2018 10	Canberra United	6–1	Adelaide United	Canberra
18:30 AEDT	Carpenter  4' Thorsnes  38', 47', 53' Sykes  44' Roestbakken  52'	Report	Mautz  11'	Stadium: McKellar Park Attendance: 1,050 Referee: Kate Jacewicz

12 January 2018 11	Newcastle Jets	1–2	Adelaide United	Newcastle
17:20 AEDT	Stengel  28'	Report	Colaprico  21' Naughton  43'	Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 4,112 Referee: Rebecca Durcau

28 January 2018 13	Adelaide United	2–4	Brisbane Roar	Adelaide
16:00 ACDT	Doniak  22' Condon  60'	Report	Raso  20' Toby  74' McCormick  83' (o.g.) Gielnik  90+1'	Stadium: Marden Sports Complex Attendance: 630 Referee: Kelly Jones

2 February 2018 14	Adelaide United	2–1	Melbourne Victory	Adelaide
19:30 ACDT	Doniak  17' McCormick  57'	Report	Cooney-Cross  41'	Stadium: Marden Sports Complex Attendance: 719 Referee: Katie Patterson

References

1. Migliaccio, Val (22 September 2017). "Adelaide United sign Emma Checker for new W-League season, defender bids for more Matildas game time". The Advertiser.
2. Lau, Chloe (27 September 2017). "Defender Jenna McCormick signs with Adelaide United". The Women's Game.
3. "Complete preview for each W-League team for season 2017/18". news.com.au. News Corp Australia. 26 October 2017.
4. Migliaccio, Val (27 October 2017). "Adelaide United's squad has unveiled an awesome foursome of signings from the United States". The Advertiser.
5. "Karlović names Westfield W-League squad for WSW opener". Adelaide United. 3 November 2017.