List of Adelaide United FC club award winners
The Adelaide United FC awards night is held annually and recognises the football club's best and fairest players as viewed by the club, the media, its coaches and its players.
Club Champion
The most prestigious award and highest accolade to be bestowed upon a player. The award goes to a player who has consistently made a significant and positive difference to the team’s performance during the games played, represented the club in an exemplary way, portrayed a totally professional attitude to everything he did on and off the park and personifies the vision of the club.
Season | Player |
2003–04 | Richie Alagich |
2005–06 | Carl Veart |
2006–07 | Jason Spagnuolo |
2007–08 | Cássio |
2008–09 | Eugene Galeković |
2009–10 | Eugene Galeković |
2010–11 | Cássio |
2011–12 | Zenon Caravella |
2012–13 | Dario Vidošić |
2013–14 | Isaías |
2014–15 | Sergio Cirio |
2015–16 | Craig Goodwin |
2016–17 | Isaías |
2017–18 | Isaías |
Player’s Player
Voted by his team mates to be consistently the most valuable player on the park, set standards on and off the park that all players in the team aspire to and best exemplify their ideal type of player.
Season | Player |
2003–04 | Richie Alagich |
2005–06 | Michael Valkanis |
2006–07 | Jason Spagnuolo |
2007–08 | Cássio |
2008–09 | Eugene Galeković |
2009–10 | Eugene Galeković |
2010–11 | Marcos Flores |
2011–12 | Eugene Galeković |
2012–13 | Eugene Galeković |
2013–14 | Marcelo Carrusca |
2014–15 | Tarek Elrich |
Best Team Man
Voted by the coaches as a player who exemplifies, on and off the park, the culture, values and morals that all members of the squad can aspire to, has shown themselves to consistently put their needs second to that of the team and has never complained about making a sacrifice.
Season | Player |
2003–04 | Michael Valkanis |
2005–06 | Matthew Kemp |
2006–07 | Robert Cornthwaite |
2007–08 | Shaun Ontong |
2008–09 | Fabian Barbiero |
2009–10 | Fabian Barbiero |
2010–11 | Adam Hughes |
2011–12 | Nigel Boogaard |
2012–13 | Bruce Djite |
2013–14 | Osama Malik |
2014–15 | Tarek Elrich |
2015–16 | Tarek Elrich |
2016–17 | Peter Blazincic |
2017–18 | Peter Duke |
Rising Star
A young player voted by the coaches to have made a significant impact over the season, demonstrated the greatest growth in their development as a professional player and promises the greatest potential growth as a professional player.
Season | Player |
2003–04 | Aaron Goulding |
2005–06 | Adam van Dommele |
2006–07 | Nathan Burns |
2007–08 | Bruce Djite |
2008–09 | Scott Jamieson |
2009–10 | Mathew Leckie |
2010–11 | Iain Ramsay |
2011–12 | Osama Malik |
2012–13 | Awer Mabil |
2013–14 | Jordan Elsey |
2014–15 | James Jeggo |
2015–16 | Stefan Mauk |
2016–17 | Riley McGree |
2017–18 | Nathan Konstandopoulos |
Most Valuable Player – National Youth League
The player who consistently made a significant and positive difference to the team’s performance during the games played and portrayed a totally professional attitude.
Season | Player |
2008–09 | Michael Marrone |
2009–10 | Dane Milovanovic |
2010–11 | Allan Welsh |
2011–12 | Jordan Elsey |
2012–13 | Awer Mabil |
2013–14 | Dion Kirk |
2014–15 | Oliver Zafaridis |
2015–16 | Ruon Tongyik |
2016–17 | Daniel Margush |
2017–18 | Isaac Richards and Charlie Devereux |
Most Valuable Player – W-League">W-League (Australia)">W-League
The player who consistently made a significant and positive difference to the team’s performance during the games played and portrayed a totally professional attitude.