2010–11 Wellington Phoenix FC season

Wellington Phoenix FC
2010–11 season
CEO	Terry Serepisos; Nathan Greenham (interim CEO)
Manager	Ricki Herbert
A-League	6th
Finals	6th
Top goalscorer	Chris Greenacre; 8 goals
Highest home attendance	14,108 v Adelaide; 5 December 2010
Lowest home attendance	4,700 v Melbourne Heart; 24 November 2010
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2009–10 2011–12 →

The 2010–11 Wellington Phoenix season was the Wellington Phoenix's fourth A-League season.

Players[edit]

First team squad[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	NZL	Mark Paston
2	DF	MLT	Manny Muscat
3	DF	NZL	Tony Lochhead
4	MF	AUS	Nick Ward
5	MF	BRA	Diego
6	MF	NZL	Tim Brown (Vice-Captain)
7	MF	NZL	Leo Bertos
8	FW	BRB	Paul Ifill
9	FW	ENG	Chris Greenacre
10	MF	ARG	Oscar Roberto Cornejo
11	MF	BRA	Daniel
12	DF	NZL	James Musa (youth)
13	DF	AUS	Troy Hearfield


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
14	FW	AUS	Mirjan Pavlovic (youth)
15	DF	AUS	Jade North (Australian marquee)
17	MF	AUS	Vince Lia
18	DF	NZL	Ben Sigmund
19	GK	AUS	Danny Vukovic
20	GK	AUS	Reece Crowther
21	MF	NZL	Marco Rojas (youth)
22	DF	AUS	Andrew Durante (captain)
23	FW	AUS	Dylan Macallister
24	MF	NZL	Sean Lovemore (on loan)
26	MF	NZL	Simon Elliott (short-term contract)
30	GK	AUS	Griffin McMaster (short-term injury cover)

1 Manny Muscat does not count to the foreign players quota as he holds Australian citizenship.

Contract extensions[edit]

No.	Pos.	Name	Contract extension	Contract end
20	GK	Reece Crowther	1 year^[2]	March 2011
13	DF	Troy Hearfield	1 year^[2]	March 2011
1	GK	Mark Paston	1 year^[3]	March 2012
9	FW	Chris Greenacre	1 year^[3]	March 2012
8	FW	Paul Ifill	2 years^[4]	March 2012
2	DF	Manny Muscat	2 years^[5]	March 2012
17	MF	Vince Lia	2 years^[5]	March 2012
6	MF	Tim Brown	2 years^[3]	March 2013
18	DF	Ben Sigmund	2 years^[3]	March 2013
14	FW	Mirjan Pavlovic	2 years^[3]	March 2013
7	MF	Leo Bertos	3 years^[6]	March 2013
22	DF	Andrew Durante	3 years^[7]	March 2013

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

No.	Pos.	Player	From	Notes
4	MF	Nick Ward	Melbourne Victory
10	MF	Oscar Roberto Cornejo	Everton
12	DF	James Musa	Academy
14	FW	Mirjan Pavlovic	Sydney United FC
15	DF	Jade North	Tromsø IL
19	GK	Danny Vukovic	Konyaspor
23	FW	Dylan Macallister	Central Coast Mariners
24	MF	Sean Lovemore	Waitakere United	On loan
26	MF	Simon Elliott	San Jose Earthquakes	Short-term injury cover^[8]
30	GK	Griffin McMaster	Oakleigh Cannons FC	Short-term injury cover

Out[edit]

No.	Pos.	Player	To	Notes
4	DF	Jon McKain	Al-Nassr	^[9]
10	MF	Michael Ferrante	Richmond Eagles
12	MF	Jiang Chen	Tianjin Teda F.C.
14	MF	Adrián Cáceres	Inglewood United
15	FW	Eugene Dadi	Persibo Bojonegoro
16	DF	David Mulligan	Auckland City FC
23	FW	Kosta Barbarouses	Brisbane Roar	^[10]
40	GK	Liam Reddy	Sydney FC

Matches[edit]

2010–11 pre-season friendlies[edit]

8 June 2010	Lower Hutt City AFC	0–6	Wellington Phoenix	Porirua Park, Porirua
19:00 NZST			(2) P. Ifill (2) C. Greenacre D. Macallister R. Cain

23 June 2010	New Zealand U-20	2–6	Wellington Phoenix	Porirua Park, Porirua
19:00 NZST	(2) C. Greenacre (2) D. Macallister P. Ifill L. Fenton

10 July 2010	Wellington Phoenix	2–1	Brisbane Roar	Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
14:00 NZST	P. Ifill D. Macallister	(2–0)	M. Mckay	Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Jamie Cross

16 July 2010	Adelaide United	2–0	Wellington Phoenix	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
	S. van Dijk L. Pantelis			Attendance: 1,516

23 July 2010	Wellington Phoenix	2–1	Boca Juniors	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
	D. Macallister 24' T. Brown 49' A. Durante 60'	(1–0) Report Highlights	C. Cellay 48' L. Viatri 54' J. Méndez 57' J. Insaurralde 82' (o.g.) A. Durante 90+1' José María	Attendance: 11,751 Referee: Jamie Cross

28 July 2010	Wairarapa United	1–5	Wellington Phoenix	Hullena Park, Masterton, New Zealand
14:00 NZST	A. Abba 60'	(0–3)	5', 86', 90+2' M. Pavlovic 32' O. Cornejo 40' Diego

7 August 2010	New Zealand U-20	1–5	Wellington Phoenix	Hutt Park Raceway, Upper Hutt
12:30 NZST		(0–1)	25' L. Bertos 58' B. Sigmund 78' T. Brown 83' P. Ifill 87' M. Pavlovic

2010–11 Hyundai A-League fixtures[edit]

13 August 2010 Round 1	Wellington Phoenix	3–3	Gold Coast United	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
17:30 NZST 15:30 AEST Wellington Starting XI 1 Mark Paston (gk) 2 Manny Muscat 3 Tony Lochhead 6 Tim Brown 7 Leo Bertos 83' 8 Paul Ifill 9 Chris Greenacre 17 Vince Lia 18 Ben Sigmund 22 Andrew Durante (c) 23 Dylan Macallister 72' Substitutes: 30 Jonathan Gould (gk) 10 Toto 11 Daniel 83' 13 Troy Hearfield 72'	P. Ifill 7' L. Bertos 22' C. Greenacre 38', 56' A. Durante 48' B. Sigmund 80'	(2–1) Summary 10 Shots 17 8 Shots on Target 9 11 Fouls Committed 14 7 Corners 9 4 Offsides 6 51% Possession 49%	18' D. Djulbic 36', 75' S. Smeltz 55' M. Thwaite 87' J. Culina 90+2' T. Minniecon	Attendance: 8,938 Referee: Peter O'Leary Gold Coast Starting XI 1 Glen Moss (gk) 3 Michael Thwaite 6 Dino Djulbic 7 Zenon Caravella 8 Anderson Alves da Silva 9 Shane Smeltz 10 Jason Culina (c) 13 Bas van den Brink 62' 14 Joel Porter 16 Kristian Rees 66' 18 James Brown Substitutes: 20 Scott Higgins (gk) 2 Steve Pantelidis 66' 5 Robson Alves da Silva 62' 15 Tahj Minniecon

22 August 2010 Round 2	Wellington Phoenix	2–0	Central Coast Mariners	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
15:00 NZST 13:00 AEST Wellington Starting XI 1 Mark Paston (gk) 2 Manny Muscat 3 Tony Lochhead 6 Tim Brown 7 Leo Bertos 58' 8 Paul Ifill 9 Chris Greenacre 17 Vince Lia 18 Ben Sigmund 22 Andrew Durante (c) 23 Dylan Macallister 90+3' Substitutes: 30 Griffin McMaster (gk) 10 Toto 58' 11 Daniel 90+3' 13 Troy Hearfield	L. Bertos 10' P. Ifill 61' T. Lochhead 63'	(1–0) Summary 12 Shots 15 2 Shots on Target 2 12 Fouls Committed 11 3 Corners 5 6 Offsides 3 46% Possession 54%	75' N. Mrdja	Attendance: 9,553 Referee: Peter O'Leary

27 August 2010 Round 3	Brisbane Roar	1–0	Wellington Phoenix	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
20:00 AEST 22:00 NZST	M. McKay 71' K. Barbarouses 73'	(0–0) Summary 11 Shots 13 6 Shots on Target 5 13 Fouls Committed 16 6 Corners 4 5 Offsides 1 53% Possession 47%	11' P. Ifill 35' V. Lia 45+1' T. Brown 53' A. Durante 75' M. Pavlovic	Attendance: 7,339 Referee: Chris Beath Wellington Starting XI 1 Mark Paston (gk) 2 Manny Muscat 3 Tony Lochhead 6 Tim Brown 7 Leo Bertos 8 Paul Ifill 9 Chris Greenacre 80' 17 Vince Lia 18 Ben Sigmund 22 Andrew Durante (c) 23 Dylan Macallister 66' Substitutes: 19 Danny Vukovic 11 Daniel 13 Troy Hearfield 80' 14 Mirjan Pavlovic 66'

5 September 2010 Round 4	Perth Glory	2–1	Wellington Phoenix	nib Stadium, Perth
15:00 AWST 19:00 NZST	M. Sterjovski 6' 25' R. Fowler 61'	(1–0) Summary 13 Shots 15 5 Shots on Target 7 14 Fouls Committed 17 6 Corners 4 6 Offsides 0 48% Possession 52%	45' Daniel 73' 79' B. Sigmund 80' T. Hearfield	Attendance: 10,988 Referee: Ben Williams Wellington Starting XI 1 Mark Paston (gk) 3 Tony Lochhead 6 Tim Brown 46' 8 Paul Ifill 9 Chris Greenacre 11 Daniel 67' 13 Troy Hearfield 17 Vince Lia 18 Ben Sigmund 22 Andrew Durante (c) 23 Dylan Macallister 46' Substitutes: 19 Danny Vukovic 4 Nick Ward 46' 7 Leo Bertos 67' 14 Mirjan Pavlovic 46'

11 September 2010 Round 5	Wellington Phoenix	2–1	Sydney FC	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
19:15 NZST 17:15 AEST Wellington Starting XI 19 Danny Vukovic (gk) 2 Manny Muscat 3 Tony Lochhead 4 Nick Ward 6 Tim Brown 7 Leo Bertos 8 Paul Ifill 9 Chris Greenacre 82' 13 Troy Hearfield 18 Ben Sigmund 22 Andrew Durante (c) Substitutes: 30 Griffin McMaster (gk) 11 Daniel 14 Mirjan Pavlovic 82' 23 Dylan Macallister	P. Ifill 50' (pen.) N. Ward 72'	(0–0) Summary 14 Shots 14 6 Shots on Target 4 13 Fouls Committed 8 5 Corners 2 1 Offsides 1 44% Possession %56	49' 67' B. Cazarine	Attendance: 8,453 Referee: Chris Beath

15 September 2010 Round 6	Melbourne Victory	0–0	Wellington Phoenix	AAMI Park, Melbourne
21:30 NZST 19:30 AEST	D. Ferreira 42' M. Foschini 89'	(0–0) Summary 8 Shots 14 2 Shots on Target 3 22 Fouls Committed 21 2 Corners 4 5 Offsides 4 49% Possession 51%	17' B. Sigmund 51' C. Greenacre 78' P. Ifill	Attendance: 11,571 Referee: Ben Williams

19 September 2010 Round 7	Melbourne Heart	2–1	Wellington Phoenix	AAMI Park, Melbourne
15:00 AEST 17:00 NZST	J. Aloisi 50' A. Terra 66'	(0–0) Summary 15 Shots 9 6 Shots on Target 4 14 Fouls Committed 7 4 Corners 4 2 Offsides 2 54% Possession 46%	45+2' M. Muscat 75' T. Brown	Referee: Peter Green

24 September 2010 Round 8	Wellington Phoenix	2–1	North Queensland Fury	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
19:30 NZST 17:30 AEST	C. Greenacre 4' L. Bertos 13' 58' V. Lia 37' 64' B. Sigmund 65' Daniel 69'	(2–0) Summary 8 Shots 13 4 Shots on Target 6 12 Fouls Committed 12 7 Corners 2 10 Offsides 0 54% Possession 46%	65' U. Talay 67' M. Hughes 75' B. Studman	Attendance: 7,212 Referee: Peter O'Leary

1 October 2010 Round 9	Gold Coast United	3–1	Wellington Phoenix	Skilled Park, Gold Coast
20:00 AEST 23:00 NZDT	B. Djite 6', 70' J. Culina 21' J. Brown 76' 82'	(1–1) Summary 10 Shots 5 6 Shots on Target 3 20 Fouls Committed 12 4 Corners 1 3 Offsides 2 49% Possession 51%	9' (pen.) P. Ifill 23' T. Brown 81' M. Pavlovic	Attendance: 2,943 Referee: Matthew Gillett

17 October 2010 Round 10	Wellington Phoenix	2–2	Melbourne Heart	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
17:00 NZDT 15:00 AEDT	C. Greenacre 6' L. Bertos 59' P. Ifill 79'	(1–2) Summary 10 Shots 10 8 Shots on Target 3 12 Fouls Committed 15 7 Corners 7 4 Offsides 4 49% Possession 51%	14' (pen.) J. Aloisi 36' M. Thompson 44' S. Colosimo	Attendance: 5,211 Referee: Matthew Breeze

22 October 2010 Round 11	Adelaide United	3–0	Wellington Phoenix	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
19:30 ACDT 22:00 NZDT	R. Cornthwaite 48' S. van Dijk 71' M. Flores 72' T. Dodd 77' A. Hughes 81'	(0–0) Summary 18 Shots 17 8 Shots on Target 6 13 Fouls Committed 14 7 Corners 10 2 Offsides 1 49% Possession 51%	30' T. Brown	Attendance: 11,026 Referee: Alan Milliner

3 November 2010 Round 12	Wellington Phoenix	1–4	Brisbane Roar	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
19:30 NZDT 16:30 AEST	J. North 25' T. Brown 37' P. Ifill 68'	(1–2) Summary 13 Shots 14 5 Shots on Target 8 9 Fouls Committed 6 7 Corners 4 3 Offsides 5 51% Possession 49%	4' K. Barbarouses 45'T. Broich 76' M. Murdocca 90+2' M. Nichols	Attendance: 5,529 Referee: Peter O'Leary

7 November 2010 Round 13	Perth Glory	0–1	Wellington Phoenix	nib Stadium, Perth
16:00 AWST 21:00 NZDT	S. Neville 31' J. Burns 33' 80' B. Griffiths 64' A. Todd 90+2'	(0–1) Summary 10 Shots 12 5 Shots on Target 4 18 Fouls Committed 12 6 Corners 4 1 Offsides 3 51% Possession 49%	1' 44' T. Brown 34' V. Lia 68' S. Elliott 70' M. Muscat 90+1' A. Durante	Attendance: 6,676 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

13 November 2010 Round 14	Wellington Phoenix	0–3	Central Coast Mariners	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
19:30 NZDT 17:30 AEDT	T. Brown 65'	(0–1) Summary 13 Shots 19 2 Shots on Target 10 11 Fouls Committed 10 9 Corners 6 4 Offsides 3 48% Possession 52%	17', 80' J. Rose 18' P. Zwaanswijk 48' O. Bozanic 70' M. Simon 86' A. Kwasnik	Attendance: 5,778 Referee: Peter Green

20 November 2010 Round 15	Newcastle Jets	1–0	Wellington Phoenix	EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
19:00 AEDT 21:00 NZDT	A. Abbas 29' M. Jesic 55'	(0–0) Summary 10 Shots 7 3 Shots on Target 3 7 Fouls Committed 9 3 Corners 4 9 Offsides 3 53% Possession 47%		Attendance: 12,147 Referee: Gerard Parsons

24 November 2010 Round 16	Wellington Phoenix	2–0	Melbourne Heart	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
19:00 NZDT 17:00 AEDT	Daniel 26' P. Ifill 62', 73' B. Sigmund 84'	(0–0) Summary 15 Shots 11 5 Shots on Target 4 14 Fouls Committed 15 4 Corners 2 3 Offsides 3 54% Possession 46%	58' 71' M. Thompson	Attendance: 4,700 Referee: Jarred Gillett

27 November 2010 Round 17	Wellington Phoenix	2–2	Melbourne Victory	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
18:00 NZDT 16:00 AEDT	T. Brown 18' M. Muscat 62' P. Ifill 84'	(1–2) Summary 10 Shots 7 6 Shots on Target 4 7 Fouls Committed 9 4 Corners 2 4 Offsides 1 47% Possession 53%	21' A. Thompson 25' A. Leijer 40' R. Kruse 74' M. Angulo 89' D. Ferreira	Attendance: 6,475 Referee: Peter O'Leary

1 December 2010 Round 18	Sydney FC	3–1	Wellington Phoenix	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
19:00 AEDT 21:00 NZDT	B. Gan 14' M. Bridge 74' A. Brosque 76'	(1–0) Report Summary 14 Shots 14 8 Shots on Target 8 11 Fouls Committed 11 4 Corners 6 1 Offsides 5 52% Possession 48%	78' B. Sigmund 83' D. Macallister	Attendance: 4,012 Referee: Gerard Parsons

5 December 2010 Round 19	Wellington Phoenix	2–1	Adelaide United	AMI Stadium, Christchurch
17:00 NZDT 14:30 ACDT	A. Durante 23' T. Brown 46' C. Greenacre 86' N. Ward 87' B. Sigmund 90+4'	(0–1) Summary 21 Shots 6 9 Shots on Target 2 9 Fouls Committed 14 6 Corners 4 3 Offsides 1 69% Possession 31%	14' S. van Dijk 38' M. Flores 44' R. Cornthwaite 83' T. Dodd	Attendance: 14,108 Referee: Peter O'Leary

11 December 2010 Round 20	Gold Coast United	2–0	Wellington Phoenix	Skilled Park, Gold Coast
20:15 AEST 23:15 NZDT Gold Coast Starting XI 1 Glen Moss (gk) 3 Michael Thwaite 5 Robson Alves da Silva 20' 6 Dino Djulbic 10 Jason Culina (c) 11 Bruce Djite 82' 13 Bas van den Brink 16 Kristian Rees 18 James Brown 22 Adama Traore 24 John Curtis Substitutes: 20 Scott Higgins(gk) 2 Steve Pantelidis 73' 7 Zenon Caravella 20' 73' 19 Andrew Barisic 82'	B. van den Brink 22' D. Djulbic 51' J. Brown 67' 70' A. Barisic 84' K. Rees 90'	(1–0) Report Summary 8 Shots 9 5 Shots on Target 2 11 Fouls Committed 14 5 Corners 7 1 Offsides 1 56% Possession 44%	27' V. Lia 50' B. Sigmund 52' A. Durante	Attendance: 1,716 Referee: Alan Milliner Wellington Starting XI 1 Mark Paston (gk) 45' 2 Manny Muscat 6 Tim Brown 8 Paul Ifill 9 Chris Greenacre 69' 11 Daniel 59' 13 Troy Hearfield 15 Jade North 17 Vince Lia 18 Ben Sigmund 22 Andrew Durante (c) Substitutes: 19 Danny Vukovic (gk) 45' 7 Leo Bertos 69' 21 Marco Rojas 59' 23 Dylan Macallister

18 December 2010 Round 21	Wellington Phoenix	4–0	Newcastle Jets	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
19:00 NZDT 17:00 AEDT Wellington Starting XI 19 Danny Vukovic (gk) 2 Manny Muscat 6 Tim Brown 7 Leo Bertos 68' 8 Paul Ifill 12' 13 Troy Hearfield 15 Jade North 17 Vince Lia 18 Ben Sigmund 21 Marco Rojas 81' 23 Dylan Macallister Substitutes: 20 Reece Crowther (gk) 9 Chris Greenacre 12' 11 Daniel 68' 12 James Musa 81'	T. Brown 18' M. Rojas 31' C. Greenacre 42' D. Macallister 89'	(3–0) Report Summary 13 Shots 14 5 Shots on Target 6 12 Fouls Committed 16 5 Corners 4 3 Offsides 6 54% Possession 46%	20' T. Misura	Attendance: 6,053 Referee: Jarred Gillett Newcastle Starting XI 40 Matthew Nash (gk) 2 Taylor Regan 3 Adam D'Apuzzo 4 Nikolai Topor-Stanley (c) 11 Tarek Elrich 17 Marcello Fiorentini 18 Marko Jesic 19 Ali Abbas 24 Francis Jeffers 71' 27 Tomislav Misura 46' 31 Jacob Pepper 46' Substitutes: 1 Ben Kennedy (gk) 13 Sasho Petrovski 71' 14 Labinot Haliti 46' 22 Kaz Patafta 46'

27 December 2010 Round 22	North Queensland Fury	1–1	Wellington Phoenix	Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
19:15 AEST 22:15 NZDT	C. Payne 12' A. Kilian 13'	(1–0) Report Summary 15 Shots 16 10 Shots on Target 10 15 Fouls Committed 10 12 Corners 8 0 Offsides 9 52% Possession 48%	20' M. Muscat 74' V. Lia 77' D. Macallister	Attendance: 5,107 Referee: Jarred Gillett

5 January 2011 Round 23	Wellington Phoenix	2–0	Melbourne Victory	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
19:30 NZDT 17:30 AEDT	M. Muscat 57' D. Macallister 67' M. Rojas 72'	(0–0) Summary 23 Shots 4 17 Shots on Target 3 19 Fouls Committed 14 11 Corners 4 5 Offsides 3 61% Possession 39%	4' T. Pondeljak	Attendance: 9,456 Referee: Chris Beath

9 January 2011 Round 24	Central Coast Mariners	1–0	Wellington Phoenix	Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
17:00 AEDT 19:00 NZDT	M. McGlinchey 41'	(1–0) Report Summary 21 Shots 10 7 Shots on Target 3 11 Fouls Committed 14 4 Corners 3 3 Offsides 3 55% Possession 45%	44' M. Muscat 82' A. Durante	Attendance: 6,844 Referee: Matthew Breeze

23 January 2011 Round 25	Wellington Phoenix	4–0	Perth Glory	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
17:00 NZDT 13:00 AWST	T. Velaphi 10' (o.g.) D. Macallister 49' V. Lia 60' C. Greenacre 90+1'	(1–0) Summary 18 Shots 11 7 Shots on Target 3 7 Fouls Committed 4 11 Corners 2 0 Offsides 1 60% Possession 40%	34' J. Mitchell	Attendance: 5,115 Referee: Peter O'Leary

26 January 2011 Round 26	Brisbane Roar	2–0	Wellington Phoenix	Skilled Park, Gold Coast
17:00 AEST 20:00 NZDT	J. Meyer 75' 85', 90'	(0–0) Summary 14 Shots 13 5 Shots on Target 5 8 Fouls Committed 16 5 Corners 4 4 Offsides 1 62% Possession 38%	20' T. Brown 37' V. Lia 80' M. Muscat	Attendance: 3,522 Referee: Ryan Shepheard

30 January 2011 Round 27	Wellington Phoenix	1–0	Newcastle Jets	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
17:00 NZDT 15:00 AEDT	D. Macallister 20' A. Durante 53' T. Hearfield 56' V. Lia 67' B. Sigmund 80' M. Muscat 82'	(1–0) Report Summary 5 Shots 5 2 Shots on Target 3 18 Fouls Committed 14 2 Corners 5 1 Offsides 7 48% Possession 52%	20' A. D'Apuzzo 26' N. Topor-Stanley 66' R. Griffiths	Attendance: 10,917 Referee: Chris Beath

5 February 2011 Round 28	Adelaide United	0–1	Wellington Phoenix	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
18:30 ACST 21:00 NZDT		(0–1) Report Summary 12 Shots 9 4 Shots on Target 6 4 Fouls Committed 11 7 Corners 2 1 Offsides 1 48% Possession 52%	35' C. Greenacre 42' T. Brown 65' T. Hearfield 81' A. Durante	Attendance: 7,498 Referee: Matthew Breeze

9 February 2011 Round 29	Sydney FC	2–0	Wellington Phoenix	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
19:00 AEST 21:00 NZDT	N. Ward 55' (o.g.) B. Gan 69'	(0–0) Summary		Attendance: 4,732 Referee: Peter Green

13 February 2011 Round 30	Wellington Phoenix	3–1	North Queensland Fury	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
17:00 NZDT 15:00 AEST	C. Greenacre 7' D. Macallister 11' D. Vukovic (GK) 90+4' (pen.)	(0–1) Summary 15 Shots 15 5 Shots on Target 3 8 Fouls Committed 10 6 Corners 6 3 Offsides 0 49% Possession 51%	66' 90+4' B. Studman	Attendance: 12,731 Referee: Peter O'Leary

2010–11 Finals series[edit]

18 February 2011 Semi-final 3 v 6	Adelaide United	1–0	Wellington Phoenix	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
19:00 ACDT 21:30 NZDT	C. Watson 23' M. Flores 37' T. Dodd 70'	(0–0) Summary	4' M. Muscat 30' N. Ward	Attendance: 10,285 Referee: Jarred Gillett

Results by round[edit]

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result	D	W	L	L	W	D	L	W	L	D	L	L	W	L	L	W	D	L	W	L	W	D	W	L	W	L	W	W	L	W
Position	7	4	7	8	6	5	6	4	5	6	6	6	7	7	8	7	7	8	5	7	8	7	7	8	7	8	6	6	6	6

Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Brisbane Roar (C)	30	18	11	1	58	26	+32	65	Qualification for 2012 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series^[a]
2	Central Coast Mariners	30	16	9	5	50	31	+19	57
3	Adelaide United	30	15	5	10	51	36	+15	50	Qualification for 2012 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off and Finals series
4	Gold Coast United	30	12	10	8	40	32	+8	46	Qualification for Finals series
5	Melbourne Victory	30	11	10	9	45	39	+6	43
6	Wellington Phoenix	30	12	5	13	39	41	−2	41
7	Newcastle Jets	30	9	8	13	29	33	−4	35
8	Melbourne Heart	30	8	11	11	32	42	−10	35
9	Sydney FC	30	8	10	12	35	40	−5	34
10	Perth Glory	30	5	8	17	27	54	−27	23
11	North Queensland Fury	30	4	7	19	28	60	−32	19

Source: ultimatealeague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ First place qualifies for the 2012 AFC Champions League group stage.
Winning the 2011 A-League Grand Final automatically earns qualification for the 2012 AFC Champions League group stage, unless first place are champions.
Second place qualifies for the 2012 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off, unless they qualify for the 2011 A-League Grand Final alongside first place or become A-League Champions, subsequently third place then qualify for the 2012 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off.

Statistics[edit]

Appearances[edit]

Rank	Player	Minutes played by round																															Total
Rank	Player	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	F1	App.	GS			Min.
1	Chris Greenacre	90	90	80	90	82	77	56	90	68	90	90	79	69	81	63	1	30	34	9	69	78	90	6	27	26	77	19	90	90	90	16	31	21	10	11	1,947
2	Tim Brown	90	90	90	45	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	73		90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	30	30	0	2	2,638
3	Daniel	7	1		67		9	18	85	25	9	16	29	31	17	18	72	60	56	61	59	22	29	3	38	26	63	29	18	64	9	1	29	9	20	9	942
4	Ben Sigmund	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	81	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90		90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90			90	90	28	28	0	1	2,511
	Manny Muscat	90	90	90		90	90	90	90	90	90	90	71	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90			90	90	28	28	0	1	2,501
	Andrew Durante	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90		21	90	90	90	90	90	90			90	28	27	1	0	2,451
7	Troy Hearfield	18		10	90	90		34	9	90	90	90			12	90	90	90	56	81	90	90	69	90	63	90	90	90	90	90	90	74	27	22	5	5	1,956
8	Vince Lia	90	90	90	90				64		45	90	60	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	82	90	90	90	71	72				24	23	1	4	2,014
8	Nick Ward				45	90	90	72	90	74	45	20	11			90	18	35	78	88			29	90	56	64	27	61	90	90	90	90	24	17	7	8	1,533
10	Leo Bertos	83	58	90	23	90	90	90	89	65	81	90	90	89	90	72	89	55			21	68	61	8	34								22	18	4	11	1,526
10	Dylan Macallister	72	89	66	45			28	1				30	18	9				12	2		90	90	84	90	73	55	90	90	73	81	62	22	15	7	10	1,250
12	Paul Ifill	90	90	90	90	90	81	90	90	90	90	74	90	72	90	90	89	90	90	90	90	12										28	21	21	0	5	1,768
13	Jade North						90	90	90	90	45		90	90	78		90	90	90	90	90	90	90						90	90	90	90	19	19	0	2	1,653
14	Danny Vukovic					90	90	90	90	90											47	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	17	16	1	0	1,487
14	Marco Rojas													1			1	15	34	29	31	81	61	87	52	64	13	90	90	90	87	89	17	10	7	7	915
16	Tony Lochhead	90	90	90	90	90	90	62																90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	16	16	0	1	1,412
17	Mark Paston	90	90	90	90						90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	43												15	15	0	1	1,303
18	Mirjan Pavlovic			24	45	8	13			26	45	70				27											35				3		10	1	9	1	296
19	Oscar Roberto Cornejo		32						5	22																17				17			5	0	5	0	93
20	Simon Elliott												90	90	90	90																	4	4	0	0	360
21	James Musa																	75				9								90			3	2	1	1	174
22	Sean Lovemore																													26			1	0	1	0	26
23	Reece Crowther																																0	0	0	0	0
23	Diego																																0	0	0	0	0

Player started Player subbed in Player suspended Player injured

Goal scorers[edit]

Rank	Player	Goals by round																															Total
Rank	Player	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	F1	Total
1	Chris Greenacre	2							1		1											1				1			1		1		8
2	Paul Ifill	1	1			1				1							2	1															7
2	Dylan Macallister																		1			1	1	1		1		1			1		7
4	Tim Brown							1					1	1				1		1		1											6
5	Leo Bertos		1						1		1																						3
6	Marco Rojas																					1		1									2
6	Ben Sigmund				1															1													2
8	Nick Ward					1																											1
	Vince Lia																									1							1
	Danny Vukovic																														1		1

Goal scored from penalty kick

Goal assists[edit]

Rank	Player	Total
1	Marco Rojas	7
2	Tim Brown	4
2	Chris Greenacre	3
	Manny Muscat	3
	Dylan Macallister	3
6	Paul Ifill	2
	Ben Sigmund	2
	Vince Lia	2
7	Troy Hearfield	1
	Leo Bertos	1
	Andrew Durante	1
	Daniel	1
	Mirjan Pavlovic	1

Discipline[edit]

Rank	Player	Cards by round																															Total
Rank	Player	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	F1
1	Manny Muscat																																9
2	Vince Lia																																6	1
	Andrew Durante																																8
	Ben Sigmund																																8
5	Tim Brown																																7
6	Paul Ifill																																4
7	Daniel																																3
7	Troy Hearfield																																3
9	Leo Bertos																																2
	Chris Greenacre																																2
	Mirjan Pavlovic																																2
	Tony Lochhead																																2
	Nick Ward																																2
14	Jade North																																1
14	Simon Elliott																																1

Player suspended

Goal times[edit]

Times in which goals have been scored in the 2010–11 season
nth Min.	Goals for Wellington Phoenix	Goals against Wellington Phoenix
01-05	2	1
06-10	5	2
11–15	2	4
16–20	3	1
21–25	1	2
26–30	0	0
31–35	2	0
36–40	2	3
41–45	1	2
46–50	3	1
51–55	0	2
56–60	3	0
61–65	2	1
66–70	1	8
71–75	5	5
76–80	1	4
81–85	2	2
86–90	4	4

Home attendance[edit]

Date	Round	Attendance	Opposition	Stadium
13 August 2010	Round 1	8,938	Gold Coast United	Westpac Stadium
22 August 2010	Round 2	9,553	Central Coast Mariners
11 September 2010	Round 5	8,453	Sydney FC
24 September 2010	Round 8	7,212	North Queensland Fury
17 October 2010	Round 10	5,211	Melbourne Heart
3 November 2010	Round 12	5,529	Brisbane Roar
13 November 2010	Round 14	5,778	Central Coast Mariners
24 November 2010	Round 16	4,700	Melbourne Heart
27 November 2010	Round 17	6,475	Melbourne Victory
5 December 2010	Round 19	14,108	Adelaide United	AMI Stadium
18 December 2010	Round 21	6,053	Newcastle Jets	Westpac Stadium
5 January 2011	Round 23	9,496	Melbourne Victory
23 January 2011	Round 25	5,115	Perth Glory
30 January 2011	Round 27	10,917	Newcastle Jets
13 February 2011	Round 30	12,731	North Queensland Fury
Total	120,238
Average	8,016

Club[edit]

Technical staff[edit]

First team coach: Ricki Herbert
Technical analyst: Luciano Trani
First team physiotherapist: Adam Crump
Masseur: Dene Carroll
Strength & conditioning coach: Ed Baranowski

Kit[edit]

Supplier: Reebok
Sponsor(s): Sony

Home

Away

Goalkeeper home

Goalkeeper away

End-of-season awards[edit]

See also List of Wellington Phoenix FC end-of-season awards

Sony Player of the Year: Ben Sigmund
Members' Player of the Year: Manny Muscat
Players' Player of the Year: Manny Muscat
Media Player of the Year: Marco Rojas
Golden Boot: Chris Greenacre – 8 goals
Under-23 Player of the Year: Marco Rojas

References[edit]

^ "Wellington Phoenix boss Tony Pignata resigns". Stuff. 2 June 2010. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
^ ^a ^b http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/120731,new-deals-for-phoenix-trio.aspx, Wellington Phoenix, 19 January 2009
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "News Display". Archived from the original on 30 November 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
^ http://bigpondnews.com/articles/Sport/2009/11/06/Paul_Ifill_commits_to_Phoenix_391064.html Paul Ifill commits to phoenix, Wellington Phoenix, 6 November 2009
^ ^a ^b http://sportal.com.au/football-news-display/phoenix-re-sign-trio-79894 Archived 21 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine], Wellington Phoenix, 20 October 2009
^ http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,20797,26151261-5000940,00.html?from=public_rss Bertos signs three-year extension], Wellington Phoenix, 1 October 2009
^ http://www.WellingtonPhoenix.com Wellington Phoenix FC], Wellington Phoenix, 20 October 2009
^ "Ex-Fulham midfielder Elliott signs short-term Wellington Phoenix deal". yahoo.com. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
^ "Jon McKain Joins Al-Nassr From Wellington Phoenix". goal.com. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
^ "Phoenix lose young star to Brisbane". tvnz.co.nz. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2012.

External links[edit]

[table_note_res_GS0.78078668461218-11] First place qualifies for the 2012 AFC Champions League group stage.
Winning the 2011 A-League Grand Final automatically earns qualification for the 2012 AFC Champions League group stage, unless first place are champions.
Second place qualifies for the 2012 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off, unless they qualify for the 2011 A-League Grand Final alongside first place or become A-League Champions, subsequently third place then qualify for the 2012 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off.

[stuff.co.nz-1] "Wellington Phoenix boss Tony Pignata resigns". Stuff. 2 June 2010. Retrieved 14 September 2011.

[au.fourfourtwo.com-2] ttp://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/120731,new-deals-for-phoenix-trio.aspx, Wellington Phoenix, 19 January 2009

[wellingtonphoenix.com-36762-3] "News Display". Archived from the original on 30 November 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2010.

[4] ttp://bigpondnews.com/articles/Sport/2009/11/06/Paul_Ifill_commits_to_Phoenix_391064.html Paul Ifill commits to phoenix, Wellington Phoenix, 6 November 2009

[sportal.com.au-5] ttp://sportal.com.au/football-news-display/phoenix-re-sign-trio-79894 Archived 21 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine], Wellington Phoenix, 20 October 2009

[6] ttp://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,20797,26151261-5000940,00.html?from=public_rss Bertos signs three-year extension], Wellington Phoenix, 1 October 2009

[7] ttp://www.WellingtonPhoenix.com Wellington Phoenix FC], Wellington Phoenix, 20 October 2009

[Elliott-8] "Ex-Fulham midfielder Elliott signs short-term Wellington Phoenix deal". yahoo.com. Retrieved 6 July 2012.

[McKain-9] "Jon McKain Joins Al-Nassr From Wellington Phoenix". goal.com. Retrieved 6 July 2012.

[Barbarouses-10] "Phoenix lose young star to Brisbane". tvnz.co.nz. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2012.

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