An invitation. This is where it all began. An invitation to play a sport you love. To a safe space. To a slice of home a world away. This is the origin story of club football in Australia. 80 years ago, a spark was lit for the burgeoning Italian community in Adelaide. Adelaide Juventus was formed; success followed on the pitch with silverware and off the pitch with a growing community that stopped purely surviving and began thriving in their new homes. When you begin thriving

What is the Australian Championship? Adelaide City returns to the national stage in 2026, with the Australian Championship bringing three interstate powerhouse opponents to Adelaide City Park. The Australian Championship is an annual competition made up of 16 clubs: eight permanent Foundation Clubs and eight spots available each year to the highest-ranked club from each Member Federation league that has not qualified for the competition. Who is competing? The Foundation Clubs

On Monday, representatives from each of the 16 Australian Championship clubs gathered in Melbourne to launch the 2026 campaign. Adelaide City captain Nicholas Bucco represented the club and reflected on its history and the unique opportunity for his squad to add another page to it. “It is massive,” Bucco shared on Adelaide City’s qualification for the competition. “We are celebrating our 80th year this year. We are a proud, historic club with a lot of history, three national

The year 2026 was always going to be a celebration for Adelaide City. A celebration of 80 years of a proud community, of generations nurtured through culture and football. The success of Vas Parhas and his side has added another dimension to those celebrations, with Adelaide City’s return to the national stage providing a fitting new chapter in the club’s history. The club’s history is punctuated by its exploits on the national level. The 2026 NPL SA Premiership-winning seaso

With Adelaide City’s Australian Championship campaign days away from beginning, we take a closer look at the three clubs standing between Vas Parhas’ side and progression from Group B. Avondale FC The first visitors to Oakden are Australian Championship Foundation Club Avondale FC, who will face Adelaide City on Friday 16th of October. While Avondale are a fellow Italian club, they have a different history from other powerhouse clubs of a similar background around Australia.

Adelaide City’s wait to return to the national stage is no longer after qualifying for the Australian Championship thanks to being crowned Premiers of the RAA National Premier League South Australia. While City has competed in the Hahn Australia Cup in 2014, 2021 and 2022, you have to go all the way back to the 2002/03 season when they last competed in the National Soccer League before its ultimate demise a year later. However, following a successful campaign their dream of b

Adelaide City will complete preparations for the 2026 Australian Championship with a competitive trial match against Adelaide United at Adelaide City Park on Thursday night. The fixture will also serve as Adelaide United’s final hit-out before the start of its 2026/27 A-League Men campaign, giving South Australian football fans the opportunity to see both clubs go head-to-head before they embark on their respective national competitions. Adelaide United has already used recen

Adelaide City will continue preparations for the upcoming Australian Championship with a competitive trial match against Adelaide United at Adelaide City Park next Thursday night. The fixture will provide the Black and Whites with an important hit-out ahead of their return to the national stage, with Malual Nichola also set to feature against his parent club as part of Adelaide City’s Australian Championship preparations. Match Details Thursday, 8 October 2026 Adelaide City v

Adelaide City Football Club is proud to announce its 24-man squad for the club’s first Australian Championship appearance. As the club prepares to represent South Australia on the national stage, Head Coach Vas Parhas will lead his 2026 NPL Champions alongside several new additions recruited to strengthen the squad for Adelaide City Football Club’s historic Australian Championship campaign. The Club has maintained the majority of its 2026 NPL SA Premiership and Championship-w

Adelaide City Football Club is delighted to announce the signing of 19-year-old midfielder Fabian Grelli for the Club’s 2026 Australian Championship campaign and the 2027 NPL SA season. An Adelaide Comets junior, Grelli joined the NTC and eventually worked his way into the Adelaide United NPL squad, where he featured regularly in both the club’s Senior and Reserves teams. Grelli’s work between the boxes, linking defence and attack with his confidence on the ball, incisive pas

Adelaide City Football Club is delighted to announce the signing of Joshua Mori for its inaugural Australian Championship squad. For Mori, and everyone involved with Adelaide City, this move represents a return to his roots: the club where his football journey began and whose story cannot be told without the Mori name. As an Adelaide City junior, Joshua rose through the ranks before breaking into the first team at Oakden during his father’s coaching tenure. The Mori name need

Adelaide City Football Club is delighted to announce the loan signings of defenders Bol Mapor and Malual Nichola for the club’s 2026 Australian Championship campaign. Bol Mapor, a central defender, joins Adelaide City from Croydon FC. He has spent the last three seasons at Croydon where he was an ever-present part of Polonia’s 2025 Championship-winning campaign. 📸 @Pagonis Photography Mapor was recognised for his quality by being included in the 2025 and 2026 NPL SA Teams of

Adelaide City supporters can now secure their place for all three home matches of the 2026 Australian Championship, with 3-Game Passes officially on sale. The Club returns to the national stage this season, with three group-stage matches to be played at Adelaide City Park. The 3-Game Pass provides supporters with access to all three home fixtures and is the best way to guarantee your place throughout the group stage. A range of seating options are available, including General

Adelaide City Football Club celebrated its 2026 Senior Presentation Night on Friday, 25 September at The Carrington Function Centre, bringing together players, coaches, volunteers, sponsors, families and supporters to recognise the achievements and contributions of the Club’s senior teams throughout the season. The evening featured presentations across the Under 18s, Men’s Reserves, Women’s Reserves, Senior Women and Senior Men, alongside the Charlie Sabatino Volunteer of the

Adelaide City’s junior girls program will enter 2027 with a clear focus on development, opportunity and building a stronger pathway for young female players. At the centre of that next phase is Matteo Fanto. Fanto joins Adelaide City after a successful period with Western Strikers, culminating in the club being crowned 2026 Girls YCC Tier 1 Champions. His experience in the female game extends well beyond one team or one season. Fanto also runs Unica Female Football Academy, S

Adelaide City Football Club is pleased to confirm its Junior Technical Director structure for the 2027 season, with Steven Grelli continuing as Junior Boys Technical Director and Matteo Fanto appointed as the Club’s new Junior Girls Technical Director. The structure will provide dedicated technical leadership across Adelaide City’s boys and girls programs, allowing both areas to receive greater individual focus as the Club continues to strengthen its junior development pathwa

Adelaide City celebrated another season of junior football across its 2026 Junior Presentation Weekend, with more than 1,000 guests attending across four sessions at the Campania Sports & Social Club. Held across Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 September, the weekend brought together players, coaches and families from across the Club’s junior program to recognise the efforts and achievements of the 2026 season. Presentations were held for the U13–U14 and U15–U18 age groups on Satur

Adelaide City Football Club has confirmed its 2027 Junior Trial dates, with trials to be held across separate locations for the Club’s boys and girls programs. Boys trials and U7–U12 Girls trials will be held at Park 19, Unley Road, while U13–U18 Girls trials will be held at Adelaide City Park, Oakden. All new and returning players are required to pre-register before attending trials. Players should arrive in sufficient time to check in before their scheduled trial and bring

Adelaide City’s six Group Stage fixtures for the 2026 Australian Championship have been confirmed, with the Black and Whites set to begin their national campaign at Adelaide City Park on Friday, 16 October against Avondale FC. City will play three matches at Adelaide City Park and three interstate fixtures across Melbourne, Sydney and Newcastle, facing Avondale FC, Wests APIA FC and Broadmeadow Magic FC twice during the Group Stage. The opening two rounds will both be played

It was a weekend to remember for Adelaide City, headlined by the Senior Men being crowned 2026 RAA NPL Champions following a dramatic Grand Final victory over WT Birkalla at ServiceFM Stadium on Friday night. After securing the Premiership during the home-and-away season, the Black and Whites completed the Premiership and Championship double, prevailing 6-5 on penalties to cap off a memorable NPL campaign. ServiceFM Stadium then welcomed Adelaide City back on Sunday, with thr