Hyundai A-League News

Lia secures Adelaide exit

Veteran midfielder Vince Lia has been allowed to depart Adelaide United to pursue other opportunities. The 34-year-old has made only two Hyundai A-League appearances this season, totalling fewer than 90 minutes under Gertjan Verbeek's reign. Lia featured in 23 matches under

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Salvachua says improving Victory will take time

New Melbourne Victory coach Carlos Salvachua says he needs time on the training pitch to stamp his mark on the team. Victory fell to a 1-0 defeat in their Original Rivalry clash against Adelaide United in the Spanish coach’s first game in the dugout on Friday. Ben Halloran

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‘This has to be our standard’: Jakobsen says win over Victory is Adelaide’s new benchmark

Michael Jakobsen says Adelaide United have now set the standard they must hit every week if they are to figure in this season’s Hyundai A-League Finals Series. The Reds skipper laid down the marker after his side snapped a four-game losing streak with their 1-0 win over Melbou

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Reds snap losing run as Halloran goal sinks struggling Victory

Ben Halloran’s first-half goal was enough for Adelaide United to beat Melbourne Victory 1-0 and snap the Reds’ four-game losing streak. In a pulsating clash at Coopers Stadium, Halloran struck just after the half-hour mark to earn his side a valuable three points in the race f

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Signing news: Roar confirm McDonald capture

Brisbane Roar have received a huge boost on the eve of their clash with Wellington Phoenix on Saturday with confirmation they have signed ex-Socceroo striker Scott McDonald. McDonald joins Roar after being released by Hyundai A-League newcomers Western United FC, who he joined

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Goals and wins only numbers that matter to Roar’s O’Shea

Jay O’Shea is one of the Hyundai A-League’s most dangerous players according to the stats but the Irish playmaker wants to have a more tangible effect on Brisbane Roar’s resurgence. In a Roar side that has struggled for consistency so far in 2019/20, O’Shea has been one of the

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Chianese: How Popovic took my game to the next level

Joel Chianese has been handed a new lease of life by head coach Tony Popovic and the Perth Glory forward credits his boss for his rich vein of goalscoring form. The 29-year-old is on pace for his best ever Hyundai A-League goalscoring campaign, having struck in three straight

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Signing news: Brown makes Brisbane return

Corey Brown has returned home to the Brisbane Roar after being released by Melbourne Victory. The River City-native made three starts and three substitute appearances for Victory in 2019/20 and was let go following the appointment of Carlos Salvachua as head coach on Thursday.

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Signing news: Wanderers release Meier, land ex-Premier League striker Cox

Western Sydney Wanderers have moved on from ex-marquee striker Alex Meier and announced the signing of former Premier League frontman Simon Cox. Former Bundesliga hitman, Meier, has scored only one goal in 12 matches in Red and Black and the 36-year-old was deemed not fit enou

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Victory appoint Carlos Salvachua for the rest of the season

Melbourne Victory have announced the appointment of Carlos Salvachua as head coach until the end of the 2019/20 Hyundai A-League season. Salvachua has served as Victory assistant coach to both Kevin Muscat and the recently departed Marco Kurz since the beginning of the 2018/19

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Victory to face Bali United in AFC Champions League tie

Melbourne Victory will host Bali United in an AFC Champions League Preliminary Stage Two tie after the Indonesian side beat Singapore's Tampines Rovers FC 5-3 in Preliminary Stage One. In an enthralling affair at the Jalan Besar Stadium in Singapore on Tuesday night, Bali craf

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Signing news: Oar becomes Macarthur FC's first signing

Tommy Oar has been announced as Macarthur FC's first ever signing and will join the Hyundai A-League's newest club for the 2020/21 campaign. Oar will become a foundation player for the competition’s latest expansion club, who enter the Hyundai A-League next season managed by W

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Signing news: Marrone signs one-year extension with the Reds

Adelaide United club stalwart Michael Marrone has signed a one-year extension with the Reds which ties him to the club until the end of the 2020/21 Hyundai A-League season. Marrone has made 183 appearances (150 in the Hyundai A-League) for the club over two separate spells, ma

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Kurz sacked after 13 games at Victory

Melbourne Victory have fired Marco Kurz as head coach after only 13 Hyundai A-League matches in charge. The 2017/18 Champions appointed the former Adelaide United boss seven months ago to succeed departing club stalwart Kevin Muscat, who spent six seasons in the Victory dugout

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Adelaide United v Melbourne Victory: match preview

Adelaide United are in danger of sliding further down the Hyundai A-League ladder against old enemy Melbourne Victory on Friday night (kick off 7.30pm AEDT). Gertjan Verbeek's side have lost four matches in a row ahead of the clash, following a 3-0 downfall at reigning Premier