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Revision as of 23:10, 26 February 2019

Wellington Phoenix
2018–19 season
ChairmanRob Morrison
ManagerMark Rudan
StadiumWestpac Stadium, Wellington
A-League6th
FFA CupRound of 32
Top goalscorerRoy Krishna (12 goals)
Highest home attendance23,648 vs. Melbourne Victory
(15 February 2019)
Lowest home attendance4,829 vs. Perth Glory
(2 December 2018)
← 2017–18
2019–20 →

The 2018–19 Wellington Phoenix season will be the club's 12th season since its establishment in 2007. The club will participate in the A-League for the 12th time, the FFA Cup for the fifth time, and will field a reserves squad in the ISPS Handa Premiership for the fifth time. This season marked the club surpassing its record of 7 games unbeaten to 9 games unbeaten. Roy Krishna became Wellington Phoenix's all time leading goal scorer overtaking Paul Ifill's record of 33. The club also broke its record of biggest home attendance for a non-final match with 23,648 people against Melbourne Victory in Eden Park on 15 February 2019.

Players

Squad information

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 Poland POL Filip Kurto
3 DF New Zealand NZL Justin Gulley
4 MF Spain ESP Mandi
5 DF Australia AUS Ryan Lowry
6 DF Australia AUS Dylan Fox
7 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Cillian Sheridan
9 FW Australia AUS Nathan Burns
11 FW Australia AUS David Williams
12 DF Australia AUS Antony Golec
13 DF New Zealand NZL Liberato Cacace
14 MF New Zealand NZL Alex Rufer
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF Poland POL Michał Kopczyński
16 DF New Zealand NZL Louis Fenton
17 MF New Zealand NZL Callan Elliot
18 MF New Zealand NZL Sarpreet Singh
19 DF New Zealand NZL Tom Doyle
20 GK New Zealand NZL Oliver Sail
21 FW Fiji FIJ Roy Krishna
22 DF New Zealand NZL Andrew Durante (Captain)
23 MF Australia AUS Max Burgess
27 DF England ENG Steven Taylor

From youth squad

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Notes
13 MF New Zealand Liberato Cacace 17 2-year professional contract[1]

Transfers in

No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref
27 DF England Steven Taylor England Peterborough United Free transfer 1 year 10 July 2018 [2]
1 GK Poland Filip Kurto Netherlands Roda JC Free transfer 2 years 18 July 2018 [3]
16 MF Louis Fenton Free transfer 1 year 22 July 2018 [4]
8 MF Australia Mitch Nichols Free transfer 2 years 23 July 2018 [5]
10 FW Australia David Williams Free transfer 1 year 23 July 2018 [5]
15 MF Poland Michał Kopczyński Poland Legia Warsaw Loan 1 year 25 July 2018 [6]
23 MF Australia Max Burgess Australia Sydney Olympic Free transfer 1 year 11 October 2018 [7]
4 MF Spain Mandi Spain Almería Free transfer 1 year 12 October 2018 [8]
3 MF Australia Reuben Way Australia Heidelberg United Free transfer 1 year 17 October 2018 [9]
17 MF Callan Elliot New Zealand Tasman United Free transfer 1 year 17 October 2018 [9]
40 GK Australia Ante Covic Injury replacement 1 week 6 December 2018 [10]
7 FW Republic of Ireland Cillian Sheridan Free transfer 1 year 3 January 2019 [11]
3 DF Justin Gulley New Zealand Team Wellington Free transfer 29 January 2019 [12]
12 DF Antony Golec Central Coast Mariners Free transfer 1 year 30 January 2019 [13]

Transfers out

No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref
13 DF Italy Marco Rossi Free transfer 18 April 2018 [14]
10 MF Michael McGlinchey Mutual contract termination 1 May 2018 [15]
30 GK Keegan Smith New Zealand Lower Hutt City Free transfer 4 May 2018 [16]
23 MF Matthew Ridenton Newcastle Jets Free transfer 9 May 2018 [17]
8 MF Serbia Matija Ljujić Portugal Belenenses Mutual contract termination 1 June 2018 [18]
4 MF Croatia Goran Paracki End of contract 13 June 2018 [19]
9 FW Serbia Andrija Kaluđerović End of contract 13 June 2018 [19]
40 GK Australia Tando Velaphi Perth Glory Free transfer 2 July 2018 [20]
15 MF James McGarry Netherlands Willem II Free transfer 12 July 2018 [21]
24 FW Logan Rogerson Germany Carl Zeiss Jena Free transfer 18 July 2018 [22]
1 GK Australia Lewis Italiano Australia Stirling Lions Free transfer 19 July 2018 [23]
12 MF Australia Adam Parkhouse Mutual contract termination 20 July 2018 [24]
40 GK Australia Ante Covic 13 December 2018 [25]
8 MF Australia Mitch Nichols Mutual contract termination 15 January 2019 [26]
3 DF Australia Reuben Way 15 January 2019 [26]

Contract extensions

No. Name Position Duration Date Notes
22 Andrew Durante Central defender 1 year 18 May 2018 [1]
14 Alex Rufer Midfielder 1 year 6 August 2018 [27]
27 England Steven Taylor Defender 1 year 18 February 2019 [28]
16 Louis Fenton Full-back 2 years 22 February 2019 [29]
14 Alex Rufer Midfielder 1 year 27 February 2019 [30]

Technical staff

Position Name
Head coach Australia Mark Rudan
Assistant coach England Chris Greenacre
Goalkeeping coach England Paul Gothard
Reserves team coach England Steve Coleman
Strength & Conditioning coach New Zealand Aidan Wivell

Statistics

Squad statistics

N Pos. Nat. Name Total A-League FFA Cup
Apps Goals Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Apps Goals Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Apps Goals Yellow card Second yellow card Red card
1 GK Poland Filip Kurto 19 0 0 0 0 18+0 0 0 0 0 1+0 0 0 0 0
3 DF New Zealand Justin Gulley 0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
4 MF Spain Mandi 17 1 3 0 1 17+0 1 3 0 1 0+0 0 0 0 0
5 DF Australia Ryan Lowry 6 0 0 0 1 1+4 0 0 0 1 1+0 0 0 0 0
6 DF Australia Dylan Fox 7 0 0 0 0 3+3 0 0 0 0 1+0 0 0 0 0
7 FW Republic of Ireland Cillian Sheridan 9 0 1 0 0 1+8 0 1 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
9 FW Australia Nathan Burns 11 0 1 0 0 6+4 0 1 0 0 1+0 0 0 0 0
11 FW Australia David Williams 19 6 1 0 0 14+5 6 1 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
12 DF Australia Antony Golec 1 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
13 MF New Zealand Liberato Cacace 19 0 3 0 0 18+0 0 3 0 0 1+0 0 0 0 0
14 MF New Zealand Alex Rufer 20 0 8 0 0 18+1 0 8 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0
15 MF Poland Michał Kopczyński 17 0 0 0 0 11+5 0 0 0 0 1+0 0 0 0 0
16 DF New Zealand Louis Fenton 19 2 4 0 0 19+0 2 4 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
17 MF New Zealand Callan Elliot 0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
18 MF New Zealand Sarpreet Singh 20 2 4 0 0 17+2 2 4 0 0 1+0 0 0 0 0
19 DF New Zealand Tom Doyle 16 0 4 0 0 13+2 0 4 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0
20 GK New Zealand Oliver Sail 3 0 1 0 0 2+1 0 1 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
21 FW Fiji Roy Krishna 21 12 4 0 0 20+0 12 4 0 0 1+0 0 0 0 0
22 DF New Zealand Andrew Durante 20 0 6 0 0 19+0 0 6 0 0 1+0 0 0 0 0
23 MF Australia Max Burgess 15 0 1 0 0 1+14 0 1 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
24 FW New Zealand Ben Waine 1 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0
27 DF England Steven Taylor 19 1 3 0 0 18+0 1 3 0 0 1+0 0 0 0 0
Players no longer at the club:
3 DF Australia Reuben Way 1 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
8 MF Australia Mitch Nichols 8 0 1 0 0 3+4 0 1 0 0 1+0 0 0 0 0
40 GK Australia Ante Covic 0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0

Pre-season and friendlies

11 July 2018 Friendly Wellington Phoenix New Zealand 2–1 New Zealand Miramar Rangers Lower Hutt
Stadium: Memorial Park
18 July 2018 Friendly Wairarapa United New Zealand 0–1 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix Masterton
Report Singh Stadium: Trust House Memorial Park
31 July 2018 Friendly Wellington Phoenix New Zealand 1–2 Australia Brisbane Roar Gold Coast
Stadium: Cbus Super Stadium
Referee: Chris Beath
18 August 2018 Friendly Wellington Phoenix New Zealand 5–0 New Zealand Lower Hutt City Wellington
12:00 NZDT
Report Stadium: Martin Luckie Park
25 August 2018 Friendly Napier City Rovers New Zealand 0–5 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix Palmerston North
12:00 NZDT Report
Stadium: Central Energy Trust Arena
1 September 2018 Friendly Central League Select XI New Zealand 0–2 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix Raumati Beach
14:00 NZDT Report
Stadium: Weka Park
23 September 2018 Western Sydney Wanderers Australia 1–0 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix Sydney
Fitzgerald 20' Report Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
6 October 2018 Wellington Phoenix New Zealand 3–1 Australia Melbourne Victory Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: AAMI Park

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Current
position / round 		Final
position / round 		First match Last match
A-League — 5th 21 October 2018
FFA Cup Round of 32 — Round of 32 7 August 2018

A-League

Main article: 2018–19 A-League

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Perth Glory 27 18 6 3 56 23 +33 60 Qualification for 2020 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series[a]
2 Sydney FC (C) 27 16 4 7 43 29 +14 52
3 Melbourne Victory 27 15 5 7 50 32 +18 50 Qualification for 2020 AFC Champions League preliminary round 2 and Finals series[a]
4 Adelaide United 27 12 8 7 37 32 +5 44 Qualification for Finals series[a]
5 Melbourne City 27 11 7 9 39 32 +7 40
6 Wellington Phoenix[b] 27 11 7 9 46 43 +3 40
7 Newcastle Jets 27 10 5 12 40 36 +4 35
8 Western Sydney Wanderers 27 6 6 15 42 54 −12 24
9 Brisbane Roar 27 4 6 17 38 71 −33 18
10 Central Coast Mariners 27 3 4 20 31 70 −39 13
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c The top two teams enter the Finals series at the semi-finals, while the teams ranked third to sixth enter the Finals series at the elimination-finals.
  2. ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
20 7 7 6 26 27  −1 28 5 2 3 15 13  +2 2 5 3 11 14  −3

Last updated: 7 February 2019.
Source: ultimatealeauge.com

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundHAHAHHAHHAAAHAHHAAHHAHHAAHA
ResultWDLLLDWWWDDWWDLWLDDL
Position14479986546555656666
Updated to match(es) played on 7 February 2019. Source: ultimatealeague.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

21 October 2018 1 Wellington Phoenix 2–1 Newcastle Jets Wellington
17:00 NZDT
Report
Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 9,174
Referee: Daniel Elder
28 October 2018 2 Brisbane Roar 0–0 Wellington Phoenix Brisbane
16:00 AEST Report Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 15,129
Referee: Alex King
3 November 2018 3 Wellington Phoenix 0–3 Western Sydney Wanderers Wellington
19:35 NZDT Preview
Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 5,339
Referee: Jarred Gillett
9 November 2018 4 Melbourne City 2–0 Wellington Phoenix Melbourne
19:50 AEDT
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 6,041
Referee: Adam Fielding
24 November 2018 5 Wellington Phoenix 1–3 Adelaide United Wellington
19:35 NZDT
Report
Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 4,831
Referee: Kurt Ams
2 December 2018 6 Wellington Phoenix 1–1 Perth Glory Wellington
19:00 NZDT
Report
Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 4,829
Referee: Adam Kersey
8 December 2018 7 Sydney FC 1–3 Wellington Phoenix Sydney
17:35 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 10,101
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
15 December 2018 8 Wellington Phoenix 2–0 Central Coast Mariners Wellington
19:35 NZDT
Report Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 6,970
Referee: Shaun Evans
22 December 2018 9 Wellington Phoenix 4–1 Brisbane Roar Wellington
19:35 NZDT
Report
Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 6,841
Referee: Kurt Ams
28 December 2018 10 Melbourne Victory 1–1 Wellington Phoenix Melbourne
19:50 AEST Toivonen 77' Report Williams 62' Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 20,066
Referee: Daniel Elder
5 January 2019 11 Adelaide United 0–0 Wellington Phoenix Adelaide
17:05 ACDT Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 8,954
Referee: Stephen Lucas
8 January 2019 12 Western Sydney Wanderers 2–3 Wellington Phoenix Sydney
19:50 AEDT
Report
Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 7,228
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
12 January 2019 13 Wellington Phoenix 3–2 Central Coast Mariners Wellington
19:35 NZDT
Report
Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 10,186
Referee: Alex King
20 January 2019 14 Melbourne Victory 3–3 Wellington Phoenix Melbourne
17:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 18,136
Referee: Jarred Gillett
23 January 2019 15 Wellington Phoenix 0–1 Sydney FC Wellington
19:35 NZDT Report
Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 8,961
Referee: Daniel Elder
26 January 2019 16 Wellington Phoenix 1–0 Melbourne City Wellington
19:35 NZDT
Report Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 8,554
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
2 February 2019 17 Perth Glory 3–0 Wellington Phoenix Perth
19:00 AWST
Report Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 9,148
Referee: Shaun Evans
7 February 2019 18 Newcastle Jets 1–1 Wellington Phoenix Newcastle
19:50 AEDT
Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 7,394
Referee: Stephan Lucas
15 February 2019 19 Wellington Phoenix 1–1 Melbourne Victory Auckland
19:35 NZDT
Report
Stadium: Eden Park
Attendance: 23,648
Referee: Peter Green
23 February 2019 20 Wellington Phoenix 0–1 Sydney FC Sydney
19:35 NZDT Report
Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
Attendance: 5,115
Referee: Shaun Evans
9 March 2019 21 Central Coast Mariners v Wellington Phoenix Gosford
19:50 AEDT Preview Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
17 March 2019 22 Wellington Phoenix v Western Sydney Wanderers Wellington
19:00 NZDT Preview Stadium: Westpac Stadium
30 March 2019 23 Wellington Phoenix v Newcastle Jets Wellington
19:35 NZDT Preview Stadium: Westpac Stadium
7 April 2019 24 Adelaide United v Wellington Phoenix Adelaide
16:30 ACDT Preview Stadium: Coopers Stadium
12 April 2019 25 Brisbane Roar v Wellington Phoenix Brisbane
19:50 AEST Preview Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
21 April 2019 26 Wellington Phoenix v Melbourne City Wellington
19:35 NZDT Preview Stadium: Westpac Stadium
28 April 2019 27 Perth Glory v Wellington Phoenix Perth
17:00 AWST Preview Stadium: HBF Park

FFA Cup

Main article: 2018 FFA Cup
7 August 2018 Round of 32 Bentleigh Greens Victoria (state) 1–0 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix Melbourne
19:30 AEST
Report Stadium: Kingston Heath Soccer Complex
Attendance: 1283

References

  1. ^ a b "Wellington Phoenix bring back Andrew Durante and Liberato Cacace for coming season". Stuff.co.nz. 18 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Wellington Phoenix sign former Premier League defender Steven Taylor". Stuff.co.nz. 10 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Wellington Phoenix confirm signing of Polish goalkeeper Filip Kurto". Stuff.co.nz. 18 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Things are looking up for fit-again Phoenix player Louis Fenton". Stuff.co.nz. 22 July 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Wellington Phoenix double down on experienced A-League campaigners". Stuff.co.nz. 23 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Wellington Phoenix sign Polish midfielder Michal Kopczynski on loan". Stuff.co.nz. 25 July 2018.
  7. ^ "Football: Wellington Phoenix sign Australian midfielder Max Burgess". Newshub. 11 October 2018.
  8. ^ "Wellington Phoenix to unveil former Real Madrid B midfielder Mandi". Stuff.co.nz. 12 October 2018.
  9. ^ a b Rollo, Phillip (17 October 2017). "Callan Elliot begins professional football journey with Wellington Phoenix". Stuff.co.nz.
  10. ^ "Wellington Phoenix sign 43-year-old goalkeeper Ante Covic as injury cover". Stuff.co.nz. 6 December 2018.
  11. ^ "Wellington Phoenix Sign Republic of Ireland International". Wellington Phoenix. 3 January 2019.
  12. ^ Rollo, Phillip (29 January 2019). "Phoenix sign Team Wellington captain Justin Gulley for remainder of season". Stuff.co.nz.
  13. ^ "Wellington Phoenix sign A-League journeyman Antony Golec". Stuff.co.nz. 30 January 2019.
  14. ^ Voerman, Andrew (18 April 2018). "Off-contract Wellington Phoenix defender Marco Rossi confirms his departure". Stuff.co.nz.
  15. ^ "Michael McGlinchey departs the Wellington Phoenix after four seasons". Stuff.co.nz. 1 May 2018.
  16. ^ "Smith Released To Play In Off Season". Wellington Phoenix. 4 May 2018.
  17. ^ "Matthew Ridenton leaving Phoenix to link up with Ernie Merrick at Newcastle Jets". Stuff.co.nz. 9 May 2018.
  18. ^ "Matija Ljucic certo para o meio-campo" [Matija Ljucic right to the midfield]. Report.pt (in Portuguese). 1 June 2018.
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  21. ^ "James McGarry sluit aan bij de Tricolores". Willem-II (in Dutch). 12 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  22. ^ Rollo, Phillip. "German-bound Logan Rogerson blasts Wellington Phoenix for 'unprofessional' lack of communication". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  23. ^ "Stirling: Keeper Lewis Italiano rejoins Lions, the club where it all began". Stirling Times. 19 July 2018.
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  26. ^ a b "Wellington Phoenix release Mitch Nichols and Reuben Way". Stuff.co.nz. 15 January 2019.
  27. ^ Hyslop, Liam (6 August 2018). "Wellington Phoenix re-sign Alex Rufer ahead of FFA Cup match against Bentleigh Greens". stuff.co.nz.
  28. ^ Rollo, Phillip (18 February 2019). "Popular defender Steven Taylor commits to second season with Wellington Phoenix". stuff.co.nz.
  29. ^ Rollo, Phillip (22 February 2019). "Wellington Phoenix lock in hometown product Louis Fenton for two more years". stuff.co.nz.
  30. ^ "Alex Rufer Commits For Another Year At Wellington Phoenix". Wellington Phoenix. 27 February 2019.
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