Adelaide United Football Club, Western Sydney Wanderers FC, A-League Men
Adelaide United Football Club
Adelaide United Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Adelaide, South Australia. The club competes in the A-League, the top tier of Australian soccer. Adelaide United was founded in 2003 and has won the A-League Championship twice, in 2006 and 2016.
The club's home ground is Coopers Stadium, which has a capacity of 16,500. Adelaide United's traditional colors are red and white, and the team's mascot is a red-tailed black cockatoo named Archie.
Adelaide United has a strong rivalry with Melbourne Victory, and the two clubs contest the Original Rivalry. The club also has rivalries with Western Sydney Wanderers and Central Coast Mariners.
Western Sydney Wanderers FC
Western Sydney Wanderers FC is an Australian professional soccer club based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club competes in the A-League, the top tier of Australian soccer. Western Sydney Wanderers was founded in 2012 and has won the A-League Championship once, in 2014.
The club's home ground is CommBank Stadium, which has a capacity of 30,000. Western Sydney Wanderers' traditional colors are red and black, and the team's mascot is a red-eyed black dragon named Westie.
Western Sydney Wanderers has a strong rivalry with Sydney FC, and the two clubs contest the Sydney Derby. The club also has rivalries with Adelaide United and Melbourne Victory.
A-League Men
The A-League Men is the top tier of Australian soccer. The league was founded in 2005 and is contested by 12 clubs from across Australia.
The A-League Men season runs from October to May, with each team playing 34 games. The top six teams at the end of the regular season qualify for the finals series, which culminates in the A-League Men Grand Final.
The A-League Men is one of the most competitive leagues in Asia, and it has produced a number of players who have gone on to play in Europe's top leagues.