They became the first southern member admitted into the A-League in 2005, having spent their first and last season participating in the National Soccer League.
The club's first team have competed in numerous nationally and internationally organised competitions, and all players who have played between 25 and 99 such matches, either as a member of the starting eleven or as a substitute, are listed below.
Each player's details include the duration of his Adelaide United career, his typical playing position while with the club, and the number of games played and goals scored in all senior competitive matches.
Two of these players, Carl Veart and Aurelio Vidmar, went on to manage Adelaide United.
Paul Izzo fell one short of 100 appearances for Adelaide United.