In the winter transfer window, newly appointed manager Josep Gombau was quick to add Spanish flavour into the squad.

The club also let four contracts expire; those of Iain Ramsay, Tomi Juric, Fabian Barbiero and Evan Kostopoulos.

They had only a single win in their first nine games for the season and early calls started for the club to show the door to the new man in charge.

Gombau quickly changed the club's fortunes, getting his second win in round 10 against the Central Coast Mariners, with a 4–0 result.

The Reds' highest attendance in the 2013–14 season was 16,504 in the round 2 clash with Melbourne Victory at Hindmarsh Stadium which ended in a 2–2 draw.