2007–08 Wellington Phoenix FC season
Appearance
2007–08 season | |||
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CEO | Tony Pignata | ||
Chairman | Terry Serepisos | ||
Manager | Ricki Herbert | ||
A-League | 8th | ||
Preseason Cup | 6th | ||
Finals | Did not qualify | ||
Top goalscorer | Shane Smeltz 9 Goals | ||
Highest home attendance | 18,345 v Adelaide 30 November 2007 | ||
Lowest home attendance | 8,032 v Perth 7 December 2007 | ||
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The 2007–08 A-League season was the inaugural season for the Wellington Phoenix, who replaced the New Zealand Knights.
Players
First team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
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Matches
2007 Pre-season Cup fixtures
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
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1 | Central Coast Mariners | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 3 | 10 |
2 | Queensland Roar | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 1 | 6 |
3 | Wellington Phoenix | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
4 | Sydney FC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
14 July 2007 Group Stage | Central Coast Mariners ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford |
A. Wilkinson ![]() A. Kwasnik ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 8,000 Referee: ![]() |
22 July 2007 Group Stage | Wellington Phoenix ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Westpac Stadium, Wellington |
S. Smeltz ![]() ![]() M. Rudan ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 6,039 Referee: ![]() |
27 July 2007 Group Stage | Wellington Phoenix ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Queen Elizabeth II Park, Christchurch |
S. Old ![]() |
Report | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 4,081 Referee: ![]() |
4 August 2007 Play-offs | Melbourne Victory ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne |
K. Dodd ![]() |
Report | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 4,100 Referee: ![]() |
10 August 2007 5th Place Play-off | Wellington Phoenix ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Westpac Stadium, Wellington |
(2–4 pen.) Report |
Attendance: 5,174 Referee: ![]() | |||
Penalties | ||||
S. Smeltz ![]() R. Aloisi ![]() J. Christie ![]() R. Johnson ![]() |
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2007–08 Hyundai A-League fixtures
26 August 2007 Round 1 | Wellington Phoenix ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Westpac Stadium, Wellington |
S. Old ![]() Cleberson ![]() Daniel ![]() ![]() R. Aloisi ![]() S. Smeltz ![]() |
(0–1) Summary |
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Attendance: 14,421 Referee: ![]() |
31 August 2007 Round 2 | Central Coast Mariners ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford |
N. Mrdja ![]() A. Kwasnik ![]() J. Hutchinson ![]() T. Vidmar ![]() |
(3–0) Summary |
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Attendance: 9,052 Referee: ![]() |
9 September 2007 Round 3 | Wellington Phoenix ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Westpac Stadium, Wellington |
Felipe ![]() K. Dodd ![]() |
(0–0) Summary |
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Attendance: 11,478 Referee: ![]() |
14 September 2007 Round 4 | Sydney FC ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney |
A. Casey ![]() M. Rudan ![]() B. Šantalab ![]() R. Zadkovich ![]() D. Zdrilic ![]() |
(1–2) Summary |
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Attendance: 11,491 Referee: ![]() |
22 September 2007 Round 5 | Wellington Phoenix ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Westpac Stadium, Wellington |
Felipe ![]() S. Smeltz ![]() R. Aloisi ![]() |
(0–0) Summary |
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Attendance: 12,127 Referee: ![]() |
30 September 2007 Round 6 | Wellington Phoenix ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | Westpac Stadium, Wellington |
R. Aloisi ![]() S. Smeltz ![]() V. Coveny ![]() R. Johnson ![]() Daniel ![]() T. Lochhead ![]() T. Brown ![]() |
(2–1) Summary |
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Attendance: 10,127 Referee: ![]() |
5 October 2007 Round 7 | Queensland Roar ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
M. Zullo ![]() ![]() Marcinho ![]() R. Kruse ![]() Reinaldo ![]() |
(2–0) Summary |
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Attendance: 12,458 Referee: ![]() |
14 October 2007 Round 8 | Newcastle Jets ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
J. Holland ![]() J. Griffiths ![]() S. Laybutt ![]() |
(2–0) Summary |
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Attendance: 11,947 Referee: ![]() |
21 October 2007 Round 9 | Wellington Phoenix ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Westpac Stadium, Wellington |
A. Elrich ![]() T. Brown ![]() Daniel ![]() T. Lochhead ![]() S. Smeltz ![]() K. Dodd ![]() |
(1–1) Summary |
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Attendance: 10,562 Referee: ![]() |
28 October 2007 Round 10 | Adelaide United ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide |
D. Giraldi ![]() Cássio ![]() N. Burns ![]() L. Pantelis ![]() S. Spagnuolo ![]() |
(2–1) Summary |
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Attendance: 11,740 Referee: ![]() |
2 November 2007 Round 11 | Perth Glory ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Members Equity Stadium, Perth |
S. Colosimo ![]() N. Topor-Stanley ![]() |
(0–1) Report Summary |
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Attendance: 7,105 Referee: ![]() |
11 November 2007 Round 12 | Queensland Roar ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane |
J. McCloughan ![]() Reinaldo ![]() Marcinho ![]() |
(0–0) Summary |
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Attendance: 13,808 Referee: ![]() |
17 November 2007 Round 13 | Wellington Phoenix ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Westpac Stadium, Wellington |
R. Aloisi ![]() S. Old ![]() ![]() K. Rees ![]() V. Coveny ![]() |
(1–0) Summary |
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Attendance: 8,062 Referee: ![]() |
24 November 2007 Round 14 | Melbourne Victory ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Etihad Stadium, Melbourne |
K. Muscat ![]() ![]() D. Allsopp ![]() L. Broxham ![]() A. Thompson ![]() |
(1–0) Summary |
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Attendance: 20,938 Referee: ![]() |
30 November 2007 Round 15 | Wellington Phoenix ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Westpac Stadium, Wellington |
Daniel ![]() |
(0–1) Summary |
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Attendance: 18,345 Referee: ![]() |
7 December 2007 Round 16 | Wellington Phoenix ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Westpac Stadium, Wellington |
S. Smeltz ![]() ![]() Felipe ![]() |
(1–0) Summary |
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Attendance: 8,039 Referee: ![]() |
14 December 2007 Round 17 | Wellington Phoenix ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Westpac Stadium, Wellington |
V. Coveny ![]() S. Smeltz ![]() A. Elrich ![]() Daniel ![]() |
(1–1) Summary |
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Attendance: 9,384 Referee: ![]() |
30 December 2007 Round 18 | Newcastle Jets ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
M. Bridge ![]() S. Musialik ![]() S. Tunbridge ![]() |
(1–1) Summary |
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Attendance: 15,107 Referee: ![]() |
4 January 2008 Round 19 | Wellington Phoenix ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Westpac Stadium, Wellington |
K. Rees ![]() R. Johnson ![]() S. Smeltz ![]() T. Lochhead ![]() R. Aloisi ![]() |
(0–0) Summary |
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Attendance: 14,288 Referee: ![]() |
11 January 2008 Round 20 | Melbourne Victory ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Etihad Stadium, Melbourne |
C. Hernandez ![]() N. Ward ![]() K. Patafta ![]() |
(2–0) Summary |
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Attendance: 25,489 Referee: ![]() |
19 January 2008 Round 21 | Central Coast Mariners ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford |
M. Jedinak ![]() J. Aloisi ![]() A. Kwasnik ![]() |
(0–0) Summary |
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Attendance: 9,849 Referee: ![]() |
Exhibition Match
1 December 2007 | Wellington Phoenix ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() | Westpac Stadium, Wellington |
R. Aloisi ![]() |
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Attendance: 31,853 Referee: ![]() |
Results by round
League table
Template:2007–08 A-League table
Statistics
Appearances
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | App. | GS | ![]() |
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90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1,800 | |
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90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1,710 | ||
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90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1,710 | |||
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Goal scorers
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Goal times
nth Min. | Goals for Wellington Phoenix | Goals against Wellington Phoenix |
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01-05 | ||
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Home attendance
Date | Round | Attendance | Opposition | Stadium |
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26 August 2007 | Round 1 | 14,421 | ![]() |
Westpac Stadium |
9 September 2007 | Round 3 | 11,478 | ![]() | |
22 September 2007 | Round 5 | 12,127 | ![]() | |
30 September 2007 | Round 6 | 10,127 | ![]() | |
21 October 2007 | Round 9 | 10,560 | ![]() | |
17 November 2007 | Round 13 | 8,062 | ![]() | |
30 November 2007 | Round 15 | 18,345 | ![]() | |
1 December 2007 | Exhibition | 31,853 | ![]() | |
7 December 2007 | Round 16 | 8,032 | ![]() | |
14 December 2007 | Round 17 | 9,384 | ![]() | |
4 January 2008 | Round 19 | 14,288 | ![]() | |
Total | 116,824 excl. exhibition match | |||
Average | 11,682 excl. exhibition match |
Club
Kit
Supplier: Reebok
Sponsor(s): Sony
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End of Season Awards
- Sony Player of the Year: Shane Smeltz
- Players' Player of the Year: Shane Smeltz
- Media Player of the Year: Shane Smeltz
- Golden Boot: Shane Smeltz – 9 goals