South Australia will be well represented in the 2025 Hahn Australia Cup Final Rounds by three teams and they're all coming out of Adelaide.
Cup mainstays MetroStars return alongside three-time champions Adelaide United, while Adelaide Croatia Raiders have emerged as the state’s surprise story, qualifying for the national stage for the first time.
Here's everything you need to know about the three South Australian clubs set to take on the Round of 32.
Adelaide Croatia Raiders SC
Home Ground: Croatian Sports Centre
Founded: 1952
Australia Cup Final Rounds appearances (inc. 2025): 1
Best Result: N/A
Head Coach: Phil Scardigno
Road to the Round of 32:
- Apollo 0-15 Adelaide Croatia Raiders
- Adelaide Croatia Raiders 6-0 Elizabeth Grove
- Adelaide Croatia Raiders 3-2 Cumberland United
- Adelaide Croatia Raiders 2-1 Adelaide Hills Hawks
- Adelaide Croatia Raiders 1-0 FK Beograd
Adelaide Croatia Raiders started their campaign in flying fashion, downing Apollo 15-0 and then defeating Elizabeth Grove 6-0.
Adelaide Croatia had a tougher time following those early floggings, scraping by with one-goal margin victories over Cumberland United and Adelaide Hills Hawks.
A 1-0 win over FK Beograd secured the side's place in the Final Rounds and was their third clean sheet of an exhilarating campaign.
In contrast to their league form in 2025, they will rely on their unbeatable home form in the Cup - in what is their first-ever Final Rounds appearance - welcoming Cooks Hill United from Northern NSW in the Round of 32.
Match Details
Adelaide Croatia Raiders SC v Cooks Hill United
Date: Wednesday, 23 July 2025
Time: 7:00pm local / 7:30 pm (AEST)
Venue: Croatian Sports Centre
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Adelaide United
Home Ground: Coopers Stadium
Founded: 2003
Australia Cup Final Rounds appearances (inc. 2025): 11
Best Result: Winners (2014, 2018, 2019)
Head Coach: Airton Andrioli
Road to the Round of 32:
- Automatically qualified (A-League Men’s, 6th)
Three-time winners Adelaide United have won the Cup more than any other team and return to the Final Rounds after finishing sixth in the 2024/25 A-League Men’s regular season, securing automatic qualification.
The Reds reached the semi-finals last year before falling 1-0 to eventual runners-up Melbourne Victory.
They’ll hit the road in the Round of 32, facing Cup Playoff winners Newcastle Jets in an all-A-League clash.
Match Details
Newcastle Jets v Adelaide United
Date: Wednesday, 30 July 2025
Time: 7:30pm (AEST)
Venue: Maitland Sportsground
MetroStars
Home Ground: T.K. Shutter Reserve
Founded: 1994
Australia Cup Final Rounds appearances (inc. 2025): 5
Best Result: Quarter-finals (2023)
Head Coach: Danny Graystone
Road to the Round of 32:
- Gawler 1-2 MetroStars
- MetroStars 4-1 Modbury Jets
- Campbelltown City 1-3 MetroStars
- MetroStars 1-1 (3-1 on pens) Adelaide Comets
MetroStars endured a mixed run through to the Final Rounds, with comfortable wins and closer contests.
The side edged past Gawler before putting four past two-time Final Rounds entrants Modbury Jets.
They carried on with their goalscoring ways against Campbelltown City, who knocked two-time winners and reigning champions Macarthur FC out of the Cup in 2023.
To qualify, Metrostars survived a penalty shootout against Adelaide Comets, securing their fifth appearance in the Round of 32.
The team travel to the nation’s capital to take on Canberra Croatia, hoping to equal their best-ever run in the Cup, which they achieved 10 years ago.
Match Details
Canberra Croatia v MetroStars
Date: Wednesday, 30 July 2025
Time: 7:30pm (AEST)
Venue: Deakin Stadium
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