Carl Veart

Veart will always be remembered as the player who scored Adelaide United’s first ever goal back in 2003, in a 1-0 victory over Brisbane Strikers.

The versatile forward also had spells in England with Sheffield United, Crystal Palace and Millwall, before joining Adelaide.

Veart played his final game for the Reds in 2007 in a AFC Champions League game against Vietnamese side Gach Dong Tam Long, when he received a warm send-off  Hindmarsh Stadium.

Shortly after his retirement, Veart, now 46, joined the Adelaide coaching team before moving on to be the head coach at Football Federation South Australia's National Training Centre.

Shengqing Qu

The former Chinese international first played for Adelaide in 2004, after signing on loan from Shanghai Shenhua.

Qu spent two years with the Reds and was an instrumental figure, scoring seven goals in his first spell at the club, helping Adelaide to the inaugural A-League Premiership.

The popular striker, now 41, signed permanently for the Reds in 2006, following a brief loan spell at Chinese side Nanjing Yoyo.

However his second stint with the club was cut short due to injuries, and he declined a new contract for 2007/8, returning to China and a brief spell coaching Guangzhou Evergrande reserves.

John Kosmina (Manager)

The former Socceroos skipper was appointed Adelaide United’s first manager in 2003, after coaching Brisbane Strikers and Newcastle Breakers.

After guiding the Reds to back-to-back Finals Series and winning the inaugural A-League Premiership, Kosmina was sacked by the club following a humbling 6-0 Grand Final defeat to Melbourne Victory – in which Kosmina was caught in a sideline scuffle with Victory's Kevin Muscat.

Later that year, Kosmina landed the job at Sydney FC, however a poor run of form towards the end of the 2008/09 campaign saw the Sky Blues fail to make the Finals Series - resulting in Kosmina’s dismissal.

In 2011, Kosmina returned to Adelaide United as caretaker manager to replace Dutchman Rini Coolen.

At the end of the 2011/12 season, Kosmina was rewarded with a permanent contract, and appeared on track to guide the club to yet another Finals Series.

However, Kosmina stepped down from his position due to “a lack of trust” with his board.

Last year, Kosmina, now 60, signed a three-year deal with Brisbane City in the National Premier League- a position he still holds to this day, as well as being an analyst on Fox Sports.