Yesterday the Adelaide Advertiser reported that the club had notified Football Federation Australia of the outstanding superannuation debt of $80,000.

The United players were due superannuation from the months of October through to December last year with the unpaid amount due by the end of January.

A spokesman for the Football Federation of Australia told FourFourTwo that “the club has informed FFA of its financial position and advised that it intends to rectify the situation.”

The Advertiser also reported that the Professional Footballers Australia raised the matter with the FFA and that PFA chief executive John Didulica, said the club had confirmed with his organisation that any noncompliance will be addressed imminently.

It’s a fall from grace for the Reds who after being A-League Champions last season have been languishing near the bottom of the table during this campaign.

After averaging over 14,000 a game during last year’s triumphant season, United’s performances during the 2016-17 campaign has seen that number drop down to 9713 fans.

Adelaide United’s chief executive Grant Mayer told the Advertiser that the drop in crowd numbers means that this season has produced challenges off the field.

”The crowds haven’t been where we expect and it has cost us some short term issues that we are resolving,” he said.

Last week the Advertiser also reported the Reds' majority shareholders Greg Griffin and Robert Gerard called for co-owner and club director Bruno Marveggio to sell his 25 per cent stake in the club over his company’s failure to pay its staff.

FourFourTwo requested a statement from Adelaide United yesterday but the club has yet to respond.