S.C. Adelaide - Statistics and Records

Statistics and Records

Adelaide is one of the most successful youth clubs in Ghana, having produced the most number of European based players by any youth team in Ghana. A record of 6 players; highest ever representation of a single club for the Under-17 team played in 1999. A total of 17 players have been produced for the under-17 since the clubs inception. Most of the players were recruited by premier league clubs into their youth teams and first teams.Eric Bekoe is the club's top goalscorer with 106 goals in all competitions between 2001 and 2004 for the under - 17's followed by Ransford Osei’s total of 79 between 2000 and 2002 for the under - 12's. Jimmy Addo is the youngest player to ever play against a senior team at 14 years 2 months. Adelaide holds the record for the most goals in a single season, this includes youth league, national youth cup and colts cup competition, with a total of 124 goals in the 2001–02 season. In the 2001–02 season, Eric Bekoe scored 42 goals in 34 appearances, setting the Ghanaian record in a single season. The most goals scored by a player in a single match is 7 by Saddick Adams, which is also a Ghanaian record, the highest number of goals in a single match was 14 both records in a home match against Hamilton Youth F.C. in the 2003-04 season. They played a total of 32 passes and had possession for about 5 minutes. The Adelaide defense set a new record after going 22 consecutive games without conceding a goal and went unbeaten the whole of the 2007/08 season. A commentator said “they (Adelaide) are protecting their goal like they will all die if the ball hit the post let alone if they conceded a goal”.

• Youth League: 5

1998–99, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2006–07, 2007–08

• Regional Youth Cup: 4

2001–02, 2003–04, 2006-07, 2007-08

• Colts Cup Competition: 4

1996-97, 2001–02, 2006-07, 2007-08

• Promotion to Second Division: 1

2007-08

S.C. Adelaide has qualified for the 2008/09 second division but is yet to register the club for the season. They qualified as a wild card for the Zone 1 playoffs after winning the youth (Colts Football) league, they were included in one of three playoffs groups which consisted of one of three relegated teams from the second division – Palma F.C. and two first and second placed teams from the third division – Great African United and Techiman Universal Stars respectively. The fielded the youngest team with an average age of a little over 16, including 14 year old left midfield sensation Jimmy Addo touted the new Ryan Giggs, none of the players was over 17 years.