Adelaide United

Adelaide United Football Club was founded in September 2003 joining the National Soccer League (NSL) ahead of the 2003/04 season following the withdrawals of both West Adelaide and Adelaide City. Basil Scarsella was appointed as the inaugural Chairman with the backing of the South Australia Soccer Federation and Adelaide Builder and property developer Gordon Pickard. The newly formed Club, nicknamed the Reds, was known as the ‘People’s Team’, representing all South Australians under a united footballing brand.