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2007–08 Wellington Phoenix FC season

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Wellington Phoenix FC
2007–08 season
CEOTony Pignata
ChairmanTerry Serepisos
ManagerRicki Herbert
A-League8th
Preseason Cup6th
FinalsDid not qualify
Top goalscorerShane Smeltz
9 Goals
Highest home attendance18,345 v Adelaide
30 November 2007
Lowest home attendance8,032 v Perth
7 December 2007

The 2007–08 A-League season was the inaugural season for the Wellington Phoenix, who replaced the New Zealand Knights.

Players

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First team squad

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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 New Zealand NZL Mark Paston
2 DF New Zealand NZL Jeremy Christie
3 DF New Zealand NZL Tony Lochhead
4 DF Brazil BRA Cleberson
5 DF Australia AUS Karl Dodd
6 MF New Zealand NZL Tim Brown (Vice-Captain)
7 DF Australia AUS Ross Aloisi (Captain)
8 FW New Zealand NZL Vaughan Coveny
9 FW New Zealand NZL Shane Smeltz
10 MF Australia AUS Michael Ferrante
11 MF Brazil BRA Daniel
12 MF Australia AUS Richard Johnson
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 DF New Zealand NZL Steven Old
14 DF Australia AUS Steven O'Dor
15 MF Brazil BRA George
16 DF Australia AUS Kristian Rees
17 MF Australia AUS Vince Lia
18 DF Australia AUS Ahmad Elrich
19 FW New Zealand NZL Greg Draper
20 GK New Zealand NZL Glen Moss
21 MF Brazil BRA Felipe
22 FW Australia AUS Royce Brownlie
23 FW New Zealand NZL Kosta Barbarouses
30 GK New Zealand NZL Jacob Spoonley

Transfers

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In

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No. Pos. Player From Notes
1 GK New Zealand Mark Paston New Zealand New Zealand Knights
2 DF New Zealand Jeremy Christie Australia Perth Glory
3 DF New Zealand Tony Lochhead United States New England Revolution
4 DF Brazil Cleberson Brazil Cabofriense
5 DF Australia Karl Dodd Scotland Falkirk FC
6 MF New Zealand Tim Brown Australia Newcastle Jets
7 DF Australia Ross Aloisi Australia Adelaide United
8 FW New Zealand Vaughan Coveny Australia Newcastle Jets
9 FW New Zealand Shane Smeltz England Halifax Town
10 MF Australia Michael Ferrante Australia Melbourne Victory
11 MF Brazil Daniel Brazil Madureira
12 MF Australia Richard Johnson New Zealand New Zealand Knights
13 DF New Zealand Steven Old Australia Newcastle Jets
14 DF Australia Steven O'Dor New Zealand New Zealand Knights
15 MF Brazil George Venezuela Carabobo
16 DF Australia Kristian Rees Australia Whittlesea Zebras Short-term contract
17 MF Australia Vince Lia Australia Melbourne Victory
18 MF Australia Ahmad Elrich England Fulham FC
19 FW New Zealand Greg Draper New Zealand Canterbury United
20 GK New Zealand Glen Moss Romania Dinamo Bucharest
21 MF Brazil Felipe Croatia Hajduk Split
22 FW Australia Royce Brownlie England Swindon Town
23 FW New Zealand Kosta Barbarouses New Zealand Team Wellington
30 GK New Zealand Jacob Spoonley New Zealand Auckland City FC

Matches

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2007 Pre-season Cup fixtures

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Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts
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 Wellington Phoenix Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
A. Wilkinson 3'
A. Kwasnik 30'
Report Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Australia Srebre Delovski
22 July 2007 Group Stage Wellington Phoenix 3–0 Sydney FC Westpac Stadium, Wellington
S. Smeltz 13' 89' (pen)
M. Rudan 14' (o.g.)
Report Attendance: 6,039
Referee: New Zealand Peter O'Leary

2007–08 Hyundai A-League fixtures

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26 August 2007 Round 1 Wellington Phoenix 2–2 Melbourne Victory Westpac Stadium, Wellington
S. Old Yellow card 8'
Cleberson Yellow card 18'
Daniel Yellow card 63' 79'
R. Aloisi Yellow card 70'
S. Smeltz 84'
(0–1)
Summary
19' (pen.) Yellow card 77' K. Muscat
Yellow card 20' G. Brebner
Yellow card 25' L. Milicevic
Yellow card 39' 60' D. Allsopp
Yellow card 89' J. Keenan
Attendance: 14,421
Referee: Australia Mark Shield
9 September 2007 Round 3 Wellington Phoenix 0–1 Newcastle Jets Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Felipe Yellow card 53'
K. Dodd Yellow card 86'
(0–0)
Summary
Yellow card 6' A. Griffiths
Yellow card 86' A. D'Apuzzo
77' M. Thompson
Attendance: 11,478
Referee: New Zealand Peter O'Leary
14 September 2007 Round 4 Sydney FC 1–2 Wellington Phoenix Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
A. Casey 6'
M. Rudan Yellow card 56'
B. Šantalab Yellow card 65'
R. Zadkovich Yellow card 85'
D. Zdrilic Yellow card 89'
(1–2)
Summary
8' Felipe
29' (pen.) Yellow card 30' Daniel
Yellow card 85' R. Aloisi
Yellow card 85' G. Moss
Attendance: 11,491
Referee: Australia Matthew Breeze
22 September 2007 Round 5 Wellington Phoenix 2–2 Adelaide United Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Felipe 65'
S. Smeltz 87'
R. Aloisi Yellow card 88'
(0–0)
Summary
70' Diego
78' B. Djite
Attendance: 12,127
Referee: Australia Ben Williams
30 September 2007 Round 6 Wellington Phoenix 4–1 Perth Glory Westpac Stadium, Wellington
R. Aloisi 14'
S. Smeltz 42'
V. Coveny 55'
R. Johnson Yellow card 62'
Daniel Yellow card 63'
T. Lochhead 83'
T. Brown Yellow card 84'
(2–1)
Summary
10' B. Celeski
Yellow card 46' Yellow-red card 54' D. Djulbic
   Yellow card 47' S. Colosimo
Attendance: 10,127
Referee: Australia Peter Green
5 October 2007 Round 7 Queensland Roar 2–1 Wellington Phoenix Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
M. Zullo 4' Yellow card 62'
Marcinho Yellow card 26'
R. Kruse 45+1'
Reinaldo Yellow card 90'
(2–0)
Summary
Yellow card 88' K. Dodd
Yellow card 90' T. Lochhead
90+5' S. Smeltz
Attendance: 12,458
Referee: Australia Craig Zetter
2 November 2007 Round 11 Perth Glory 0–1 Wellington Phoenix Members Equity Stadium, Perth
S. Colosimo Yellow card 11'
N. Topor-Stanley Yellow card 68'
(0–1)
Report
Summary
Yellow card 13' V. Lia
51' Yellow card 74' Daniel
Yellow card 78' R. Johnson
Yellow card 85' J. Christie
Attendance: 7,105
Referee: Australia Simon Przydacz
11 November 2007 Round 12 Queensland Roar 3–0 Wellington Phoenix Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
J. McCloughan Yellow card 22'
Reinaldo 67' (pen.), 79'
Marcinho 83'
(0–0)
Summary
Yellow card 11' K. Dodd
Red card 34' A. Elrich
Yellow card 52' T. Lochhead
Yellow card 90' J. Christie
Yellow card 90' T. Brown
Attendance: 13,808
Referee: Australia Matthew Breeze
17 November 2007 Round 13 Wellington Phoenix 1–1 Sydney FC Westpac Stadium, Wellington
R. Aloisi 29'
S. Old Yellow card 61' Yellow-red card 90'
K. Rees Yellow card 76'
V. Coveny Yellow card 78'
(1–0)
Summary
Yellow card 27' Yellow-red card 69' T. Popovic
90+3' (pen.) U. Talay
Attendance: 8,062
Referee: Australia Peter Green
24 November 2007 Round 14 Melbourne Victory 1–1 Wellington Phoenix Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
K. Muscat Yellow card 34' Yellow-red card 45'
D. Allsopp 43'
L. Broxham Yellow card 62'
A. Thompson Yellow card 62'
(1–0)
Summary
Yellow card 42' M. Ferrante
58' V. Lia
Attendance: 20,938
Referee: Australia Peter Green
30 November 2007 Round 15 Wellington Phoenix 1–2 Adelaide United Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Daniel 69' (pen.) (0–1)
Summary
9' P. Agostino
Yellow card 50' Yellow-red card 68' M. Susak
Yellow card 58' Diego
Yellow card 59' 79' L. Pantelis
Yellow card 90' S. Ontong
Yellow card 90' I. Erdogan
Attendance: 18,345
Referee: Australia Craig Zetter
7 December 2007 Round 16 Wellington Phoenix 3–0 Perth Glory Westpac Stadium, Wellington
S. Smeltz 29' (pen.), 72' Yellow card 35'
Felipe 32'
(1–0)
Summary
Red card 34' N. Topor-Stanley
Yellow card 35' M. Prentice
Yellow card 37' D. Micevski
Yellow card 66' H. Foxe
Red card 73' J. Harnwell
Attendance: 8,039
Referee: Australia Strebre Delovski
14 December 2007 Round 17 Wellington Phoenix 1–1 Queensland Roar Westpac Stadium, Wellington
V. Coveny Yellow card 15'
S. Smeltz 24'
A. Elrich Yellow card 72'
Daniel Yellow card 90'
(1–1)
Summary
5' Reinaldo
Yellow card 37' R. Kruse
Yellow card 72' H. Seo
Attendance: 9,384
Referee: Australia Ben Williams
4 January 2008 Round 19 Wellington Phoenix 0–2 Sydney FC Westpac Stadium, Wellington
K. Rees Yellow card 14'
R. Johnson Yellow card 80'
S. Smeltz Yellow card 81'
T. Lochhead Yellow card 85'
R. Aloisi Red card 90'
(0–0)
Summary
Yellow card 26' U. Talay
79' T. McFlynn
83' A. Brosque
Attendance: 14,288
Referee: Australia Ben Williams

Exhibition match

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Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021
GroundHAHAHHAAHAAAHAHHHAHAA
ResultDLLWDWLLLLWLDDLWDWLLL
Position288565577777778777788
Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Central Coast Mariners 21 10 4 7 30 25 +5 34 Qualification for 2009 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series[a]
2 Newcastle Jets (C) 21 9 7 5 25 21 +4 34
3 Sydney FC 21 8 8 5 28 24 +4 32 Qualification for 2008 Pan-Pacific Championship and Finals series
4 Queensland Roar 21 8 7 6 25 21 +4 31 Qualification for Finals series
5 Melbourne Victory 21 6 9 6 29 29 0 27
6 Adelaide United 21 6 8 7 31 29 +2 26
7 Perth Glory 21 4 8 9 27 34 −7 20
8 Wellington Phoenix[b] 21 5 5 11 25 37 −12 20
Source: ultimatealeague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ First place qualifies for the 2009 AFC Champions League group stage.
    Winning the 2008 A-League Grand Final earns qualification for the 2009 AFC Champions League group stage, unless the Grand Final winners are also first place, in which case the Grand Final runner up qualifies.
  2. ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

Statistics

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Appearances

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Rank Player Minutes played Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 App. GS upward-facing green arrow downward-facing red arrow Min.
1 New Zealand Glen Moss 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
2 Australia Karl Dodd 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
New Zealand Shane Smeltz 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
4 New Zealand Tony Lochhead 90 90 90 downward-facing red arrow82 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 18 18 0 1 1,612
Australia Michael Ferrante 90 90 90 90 90 upward-facing green arrow19 90 downward-facing red arrow45 upward-facing green arrow33 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 18 16 2 1 1,537
6 Brazil Daniel 90 90 downward-facing red arrow48 90 90 90 90 90 downward-facing red arrow84 downward-facing red arrow80 downward-facing red arrow67 downward-facing red arrow86 downward-facing red arrow87 90 upward-facing green arrow8 upward-facing green arrow12 upward-facing green arrow30 17 14 3 6 1,222
Brazil Felipe upward-facing green arrow26 upward-facing green arrow36 downward-facing red arrow82 downward-facing red arrow62 downward-facing red arrow86 downward-facing red arrow71 downward-facing red arrow41 downward-facing red arrow56 90 90 90 downward-facing red arrow67 downward-facing red arrow78 downward-facing red arrow65 downward-facing red arrow77 90 upward-facing green arrow8 17 14 3 10 1,115
New Zealand Vaughan Coveny downward-facing red arrow76 downward-facing red arrow62 upward-facing green arrow42 upward-facing green arrow28 upward-facing green arrow4 downward-facing red arrow77 downward-facing red arrow70 downward-facing red arrow75 upward-facing green arrow10 90 upward-facing green arrow11 upward-facing green arrow25 downward-facing red arrow83 90 downward-facing red arrow89 90 downward-facing red arrow65 17 11 6 8 987
9 New Zealand Jeremy Christie downward-facing red arrow64 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 upward-facing green arrow3 upward-facing green arrow4 upward-facing green arrow7 upward-facing green arrow8 downward-facing red arrow83 16 12 4 2 1,069
10 Australia Richard Johnson 90 90 downward-facing red arrow86 downward-facing red arrow86 90 90 upward-facing green arrow6 90 downward-facing red arrow77 downward-facing red arrow75 upward-facing green arrow23 upward-facing green arrow5 upward-facing green arrow25 downward-facing red arrow82 14 10 4 5 915
11 Australia Vince Lia downward-facing red arrow75 90 90 90 90 90 downward-facing red arrow79 90 90 90 downward-facing red arrow83 90 90 13 13 0 3 1,137
Australia Ross Aloisi 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 downward-facing red arrow84 downward-facing red arrow77 upward-facing green arrow8 downward-facing red arrow62 13 12 1 3 1,041
Australia Steven O'Dor 90 90 90 90 90 downward-facing red arrow49 90 90 90 downward-facing red arrow80 upward-facing green arrow4 upward-facing green arrow1 90 13 11 2 2 1,034
Australia Ahmad Elrich upward-facing green arrow45 downward-facing red arrow86 90 downward-facing red arrow79 34 90 90 downward-facing red arrow86 downward-facing red arrow85 90 downward-facing red arrow82 downward-facing red arrow60 upward-facing green arrow7 13 11 2 7 924
15 New Zealand Steven Old 90 upward-facing green arrow8 upward-facing green arrow41 90 90 upward-facing green arrow10 90 89 90 90 90 90 12 9 3 1 868
16 New Zealand Tim Brown upward-facing green arrow13 upward-facing green arrow20 90 upward-facing green arrow6 90 90 90 downward-facing red arrow65 90 90 90 11 8 3 1 734
17 Australia Kristian Rees 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 9 9 0 0 810
18 Australia Royce Brownlie upward-facing green arrow14 upward-facing green arrow28 upward-facing green arrow8 upward-facing green arrow15 upward-facing green arrow11 upward-facing green arrow13 upward-facing green arrow15 upward-facing green arrow13 8 0 8 0 117
19 Brazil George upward-facing green arrow4 upward-facing green arrow4 upward-facing green arrow49 upward-facing green arrow15 4 0 4 0 72
20 Brazil Cleberson 90 downward-facing red arrow54 90 3 3 0 1 234
New Zealand Kosta Barbarouses upward-facing green arrow4 upward-facing green arrow13 90 3 1 2 0 107
21 New Zealand Greg Draper upward-facing green arrow25 upward-facing green arrow28 2 0 2 0 53
22 New Zealand Mark Paston 90 1 1 0 0 90
23 New Zealand Jacob Spoonley 0 0 0 0 0

  Player started       Player subbed in       Player suspended       Player injured

Goal scorers

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Rank Player Goals by round Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
1 New Zealand Shane Smeltz 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 9
2 Brazil Daniel 1 1 1 1 4
3 Brazil Felipe 1 1 1 3
4 Australia Ross Aloisi 1 1 2
5 New Zealand Steven Old 1 1
New Zealand Tony Lochhead 1 1
New Zealand Vaughan Coveny 1 1
Australia Ahmad Elrich 1 1
Australia Vince Lia 1 1
Australia Michael Ferrante 1 1
Australia Kristian Rees 1 1
A goal was scored from a penalty kick

Goal assists

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Rank Player Assists by round Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
1 New Zealand Vaughan Coveny 1 1 1 1 4
Brazil Daniel 2 1 1 4
3 New Zealand Shane Smeltz 1 1 1 3
4 Australia Vince Lia 1 1 2
New Zealand Tony Lochhead 1 1 2
6 Australia Ross Aloisi 1 1
New Zealand Tim Brown 1 1
New Zealand Jeremy Christie 1 1
Australia Karl Dodd 1 1
Australia Ahmad Elrich 1 1
Brazil Felipe 1 1
Australia Michael Ferrante 1 1
Brazil George 1 1
Australia Steven O'Dor 1 1

Discipline

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Rank Player Cards by round Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
1 Brazil Daniel 7
2 Australia Ross Aloisi 3 1
Australia Karl Dodd 6
4 Australia Ahmad Elrich 3 1
5 New Zealand Tim Brown 5
Australia Vince Lia 5
7 New Zealand Jeremy Christie 4
Australia Richard Johnson 4
New Zealand Tony Lochhead 4
10 New Zealand Steven Old 1 1
New Zealand Shane Smeltz 3
12 New Zealand Vaughan Coveny 2
Brazil Felipe 2
Australia Michael Ferrante 2
New Zealand Glen Moss 2
Australia Kristian Rees 2
17 Brazil Cleberson 1

Goal times

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Times in which goals have been scored in the 2007–08 season
nth Min.   Goals for Wellington Phoenix     Goals against Wellington Phoenix  
01-05
1
3
06-10
1
4
11–15
1
1
16–20
1
3
21–25
2
0
26–30
3
1
31–35
1
3
36–40
0
1
41–45
1
3
46–50
1
1
51–55
3
1
56–60
1
1
61–65
1
0
66–70
1
2
71–75
1
1
76–80
1
5
81–85
2
3
86–90
3
4

Home attendance

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Date Round Attendance Opposition Stadium
26 August 2007 Round 1 14,421 Melbourne Victory Westpac Stadium
9 September 2007 Round 3 11,478 Newcastle Jets
22 September 2007 Round 5 12,127 Adelaide United
30 September 2007 Round 6 10,127 Perth Glory
21 October 2007 Round 9 10,560 Central Coast Mariners
17 November 2007 Round 13 8,062 Sydney FC
30 November 2007 Round 15 18,345 Adelaide United
1 December 2007 Exhibition 31,853 United States Los Angeles Galaxy
7 December 2007 Round 16 8,032 Perth Glory
14 December 2007 Round 17 9,384 Queensland Roar
4 January 2008 Round 19 14,288 Sydney FC
Total 116,824 excl. exhibition match
Average 11,682 excl. exhibition match

Club

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Kit

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Supplier: Reebok
Sponsor(s): Sony

Pre-Season
Home
Away

End-of-season awards

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

References

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