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Wellington Phoenix Football Club
Company typeProfessional football club
IndustrySports (Football/Soccer)
FoundedMarch 2007; 19 years ago (2007-03)
FounderNew Zealand Football
Headquarters
Wellington
,
New Zealand
Area served
Australia, New Zealand
ProductsFootball team competing in A-League Men
OwnerWelnix (group of seven Wellington entrepreneurs)
Websitewellingtonphoenix.com

Wellington Phoenix Football Club is a professional soccer team located in Wellington, New Zealand. It competes in the Australian A-League Men through a licence granted by Football Federation Australia. Founded in March 2007 by New Zealand Football as a successor to the New Zealand Knights, Phoenix entered the league starting with the 2007–08 season. Since 2011, ownership has been held by Welnix, a group of seven Wellington entrepreneurs.

The club is distinguished by its participation in a league outside its native confederation, competing in the AFC's A-League despite being part of the OFC. Home fixtures take place at Sky Stadium, which seats 34,500 spectators in Wellington. The team’s primary kit displays black and yellow stripes. Notable achievements include reaching the A-League Preliminary Final in 2010 and advancing to the A-League Semi Final in 2024.

Wellington Phoenix's main rivalry was established in 2024 with Auckland FC, competing annually for the New Zealand Derby.

Foundation

During the 2006–07 A-League campaign, Football Federation Australia (FFA) revoked the New Zealand Knights' licence due to financial difficulties, administrative problems, and unsatisfactory results. Following the resignation of the Knights’ board, FFA transferred control of the licence to New Zealand Soccer (NZS, now known as New Zealand Football), which oversaw operations until the club was disbanded.

FFA subsequently issued a provisional A-League licence to NZS with permission to sublease it to a new New Zealand franchise for the 2007–08 season. Deadlines for applications were set and later extended to encourage submissions. While NZS could propose a new sub-licensee, Tropical Football Australia (TFA), a consortium based in Townsville, also applied but withdrew after FFA expressed preference for maintaining a New Zealand team. TFA later rebranded its proposal as North Queensland Thunder aiming for future expansion, but this plan was eventually abandoned.

The final financial backing came from Wellington property developer Terry Serepisos, who invested NZD $1,250,000 and became majority owner and chairman of the new franchise, securing New Zealand’s continued participation in the A-League. FFA granted a three-year licence to NZ Football, which then sub-let it to the Wellington-based club. The establishment of the new Wellington franchise was officially announced on 19 March 2007.

The club’s name was chosen from six finalists selected out of 250 public entries and revealed on 28 March 2007. Serepisos described the name as representing a new beginning and strong community support.

Although FIFA supported the club's inclusion, AFC president Mohammed Bin Hammam indicated that under AFC regulations Wellington Phoenix would have to either relocate to Australia or cease operations by 2011. However, FIFA president Sepp Blatter clarified in December 2008 that Wellington’s participation in the Australian league required approval from both national governing bodies and FIFA’s Executive Committee rather than solely from the AFC.

Rise of the Phoenix

During the 2009–10 campaign, Wellington Phoenix made history as the first New Zealand club to qualify for the playoffs in an Australian football league. This achievement was confirmed when Adelaide United secured a 2–0 victory over Brisbane Roar in round 26, eliminating Brisbane from playoff contention. The Phoenix clinched fourth place by defeating the Central Coast Mariners on 12 February 2010, which earned them a home playoff fixture against Perth Glory on 21 February 2010. After a tense match extending to extra time, Wellington triumphed in a penalty shootout 4–2. Subsequently, they hosted the Newcastle Jets and emerged victorious 3–1 after extra time on 7 March.

In the Preliminary Final against Sydney FC, Wellington suffered a 4–2 defeat amid contentious circumstances. The match was level at 1–1 with goals from Chris Payne for Sydney and Andrew Durante for Wellington when Payne appeared to score using his hand, an infringement overlooked by the referees despite protests from Phoenix players and staff. Coach Ricki Herbert and his squad expressed frustration, emphasizing how this incident shifted the game's momentum. Sydney capitalized with swift counterattacks resulting in goals from Alex Brosque and Mark Bridge, while Eugene Dadi netted a late consolation for Wellington. Forward Chris Greenacre described the missed call as having "ripped the heart out" of their efforts. This loss concluded Wellington's season and set up a Grand Final showdown between Melbourne Victory and Sydney FC.

On 20 April 2010, Football Federation Australia (FFA) extended Wellington Phoenix’s licence by five years, ensuring their participation in the A-League through to the 2015–16 season.

Wellington Phoenix's involvement in the A-League is widely acknowledged as instrumental in fostering growth within New Zealand’s national team framework and enhancing the overall football environment across the country.

Change of ownership

Prior to the commencement of the 2011/12 season, owner Terry Serepisos encountered severe financial challenges, including liquidation proceedings initiated by the Inland Revenue Department against several of his enterprises, notably Century City Football Ltd—the company holding ownership of the Phoenix. Serepisos initially asserted he had secured funding from Swiss financiers and later announced plans to sell a 50% stake to Bahrain-based Western Gulf Advisory; however, these financial arrangements failed to materialize, and the proposed partial sale did not proceed.

Though liquidation threats were temporarily averted through intervention by an undisclosed third party, Serepisos’ fiscal troubles continued unabated. Despite mounting pressure, he initially resisted relinquishing control of the club. Reports also emerged indicating that coach Ricki Herbert was owed $100,000 in unpaid salary. Eventually, on 23 September 2011, ownership was transferred to a consortium comprising seven Wellington businessmen led by Rob Morrison and including prominent investors Gareth Morgan and Lloyd Morrison. This transfer received approval from Football Federation Australia (FFA), which sanctioned the assignment of the club’s licence to the new ownership group.

Change of head coach

On 26 February 2013, with Wellington Phoenix positioned at the bottom of the league standings, head coach Ricki Herbert stepped down due to the team's underachievement in a season where they were anticipated to challenge for the title. Assistant coach Chris Greenacre took over as interim head coach for the rest of the campaign. Following an extensive international search, Ernie Merrick was appointed head coach on 20 May 2013. Merrick brought with him six years of successful A-League coaching experience from Melbourne Victory, thereby strengthening the club's leadership. Greenacre continued in his role as assistant coach under Merrick.

Ernie Merrick resigned on 5 December 2017 after a 2–0 defeat to Adelaide United. Subsequently, on 2 January 2017, Des Buckingham was named head coach, sharing coaching responsibilities alongside Chris Greenacre. On 1 March 2018, Wellington Phoenix announced that Darije Kalezic would depart at the conclusion of the season due to an inability to align on the club’s future vision.

Rudan era

On 30 May 2018, Wellington Phoenix secured former Sydney FC captain Marko Rudan as their manager on a two-year contract. Rudan made history as the first Wellington Phoenix coach to win his debut match, guiding the team to a 2–1 victory over Newcastle Jets in Round 1 of the 2018–19 season. A subsequent goalless draw against Brisbane Roar in Round 2 marked their strongest opening since the 2012/13 campaign. Their initial loss arrived in Round 3 with a 3–0 defeat by Western Sydney Wanderers.

After losing to Adelaide United in Round 5, Phoenix embarked on an unbeaten run lasting nine matches, which featured draws against Premiers Perth Glory and Champions Melbourne Victory, along with victories over teams such as Sydney FC and Newcastle Jets. This streak concluded in Round 15 against Sydney FC. The team finished in sixth place, securing a playoff spot. On 15 April, it was revealed that Rudan would exit at season’s end for personal reasons. The squad was eliminated in the opening final after a 3–1 loss to Melbourne Victory.

Talay era

On 4 May 2019, following Marko Rudan’s departure, Ufuk Talay was appointed head coach on a one-year contract. Talay focused on assembling a youthful squad anchored by strong Kiwi talent, signing key domestic players including Stefan Marinovic, Te Atawhai Hudson-Wihongi, Tim Payne, and Callum McCowatt. His initial international signings featured Mexican midfielder Ulises Dávila and English forward David Ball.

On 24 July, Steven Taylor was named team captain, with Alex Rufer serving as vice-captain. The club made its inaugural transfer fee purchase by acquiring Reno Piscopo on 18 August. Talay also brought in promising Australian players such as Walter Scott, Jaushua Sotirio, Cameron Devlin, and Liam McGing, alongside seasoned defender Luke DeVere. German midfielder Matti Steinmann completed the group of foreign signings on a one-year deal.

Talay’s tenure started strongly with a commanding 7–0 pre-season friendly victory over Wairarapa United. However, the team exited the 2019 FFA Cup at the Round of 32 stage following a penalty shootout loss to Brisbane Strikers, despite staging an impressive comeback to level the game at 2–2.

On 22 May 2021, Wellington Phoenix set a new home attendance record with 24,105 fans attending their match against Western United FC. This figure represented the highest crowd for the 2020/21 Hyundai A-League season and marked the first A-League fixture held in New Zealand since March 2020.

After four seasons at the helm, Talay announced his departure on 14 April 2023, expressing his desire to pursue coaching opportunities beyond the A-League. He was later appointed head coach of Sydney FC for the upcoming season.

Colours and badge

At the outset, Phoenix's uniforms predominantly showcased a black design accented with yellow and white, reflecting the A-League template limitations set by Reebok. Once these restrictions were removed in 2009, the club transitioned to yellow and black vertical stripes, aligning more closely with supporter preferences. Presently, Paladin manufactures the kits after Adidas opted not to renew their agreement. The club's emblem features a phoenix rising.

By 2024, the team has differentiated front-of-shirt sponsors for home and away fixtures: Oppo for home matches and Entelar Group for away games. Other sponsorships include eToro and Chemist Warehouse positioned on the back of the shirt, Budget Rent a Car on the shorts, and McDonald's New Zealand on the sleeve.

In August 2017, Wellington Phoenix unveiled an updated badge that replaced the traditional shield with a larger, more streamlined phoenix design, accompanied by the motto E Rere Te Keo, which draws inspiration from Māori mythology concerning the Taniwha.

Stadium

The majority of Wellington Phoenix FC’s home fixtures take place at Wellington Regional Stadium, commercially known as Sky Stadium and affectionately nicknamed the 'Ring of Fire' by supporters. With a capacity of 34,500 spectators, the venue was constructed in 1999 by Fletcher Construction at a cost of NZD$130 million. It is situated approximately one kilometre north of Wellington’s central business district, conveniently close to key transport links such as Wellington railway station.

Owned and managed by the Wellington Regional Stadium Trust, the stadium occupies reclaimed railway land along Wellington’s waterfront. Home fans typically gather in the southern and western stands, while visiting supporters are allocated seating in the northern section.

During the 2009–10 A-League season, Phoenix staged two home matches away from Sky Stadium—one at Palmerston North’s Arena Manawatu and another at Christchurch’s AMI Stadium—to broaden their New Zealand fan base. Additionally, they hosted a game at Auckland’s Eden Park during the 2011–12 season, attracting an audience of 20,078.

Previously, training sessions were held at Newtown Park, which underwent redevelopment in 2008 and is shared with NZFC side Team Wellington. In 2017, training facilities moved to Martin Luckie Park, featuring two full-sized sand-based pitches funded partly by the club alongside a $550,000 grant from Wellington City Council.

Due to COVID-19 related travel restrictions between New Zealand and Australia, Wellington Phoenix temporarily based themselves in Wollongong for both the 2020–21 and 2021–22 A-League seasons, playing home games at WIN Stadium.

Supporters

Wellington Phoenix has developed a dedicated following within Wellington, throughout New Zealand, and among expatriate New Zealanders residing in Australia. The principal supporters’ group, Yellow Fever, was established shortly after the club's formation.[1] Founder Mike Greene collaborated with members of New Zealand cricket’s Beige Brigade to help form this community.[2] Although originally named for the anticipated yellow kit reflecting regional sporting colours, Yellow Fever retained its title after the team adopted primarily black uniforms. Many supporters continue to wear yellow apparel during matches. The group occupies aisles 21 and 22 in Sky Stadium, where members stand in front of their seats—a nod to British football terrace culture.

Yellow Fever is recognized within the A-League for distinctive customs such as removing shirts if Phoenix leads by the 80th minute.[3] Prior to the final home game before Christmas each season, they organize a pub crawl named The 12 Pubs of Lochhead, honoring defender Tony Lochhead.

Supporters also back other Wellington and national football teams including Team Wellington competing in the ISPS Handa Premiership as well as the New Zealand national football team.[4] They notably supported the New Zealand women's national under-17 football team during the 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup hosted domestically.

The former official Yellow Fever podcast titled 'Phoenix City,' hosted by Patrick Barnes with panelists Cameron McIntosh and Andrew French, covered topics including Wellington Phoenix, national teams like the All Whites, New Zealand players abroad, ISPS Handa Premiership action, and local club football.[5]

Yellow Fever maintains a strong partnership with Wellington Phoenix through charitable initiatives. It was pioneering among A-League fan groups by sponsoring an annual football scholarship. The "Retro Ricki Youth Scholarship" provided promising young New Zealand players with trials at Phoenix while covering travel and accommodation expenses. Though it operated for only four seasons, it helped launch careers such as that of international star Marco Rojas.

Scholarship recipients included:

Yellow Fever combines charitable work with fan engagement by annually selling club-coloured bandannas to raise funds for youth cancer charity CanTeen.[6] Members have also participated in the Movember campaign since its inception in 2007; this involvement encouraged club participation starting in 2008 and inspired other A-League clubs to join by 2009.[7]

In 2010, Yellow Fever collaborated with The Dominion Post and sportswear retailer RYOS to launch the "LifeFlight Shirt," a white T-shirt featuring images of Phoenix players submitted via competition entries. Twenty-five percent of sales proceeds were donated to LifeFlight air ambulance services.[8]

Youth

Players who have appeared in a Wellington Phoenix first-team matchday lineup




Reserves and youth academy

Founded in 2013 through the merger with the Christchurch-based Asia-Pacific Football Academy, Wellington Phoenix's academy has been instrumental in nurturing talent that has advanced to professional and international careers.

Distinguished alumni include:


Technical staff

Position Individual
Manager Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Giancarlo Italiano
Assistant Manager Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Kelly Guimarães
Goalkeeping Coach Template:Country data RSATemplate:Namespace detect showall Dylan Cope
Operations Manager Template:Country data NZLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Matthew Hastings
Head of Strength & Conditioning Template:Country data NZLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Weijie Lim
Lead Physiotherapist Template:Country data NZLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Grayson Harwood
Equipment Manager and Assistant Analyst Template:Country data NZLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Sebastian Bayliss
Rehabilitation Physiotherapist Template:Country data NZLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Jamie Hassett
Assistant Analyst Template:Country data NZLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Tyron Curtis

Management

Information current as of 26 March 2019.
Title Name
General Manager David Dome
Football Director Shaun Gill
Operations Manager Matthew Hastings
Media Head Brenton Vannisselroy
Brand Marketing Lead Emma Rogers
Commercial Director Tom Shaw
Academy Director Emma Humphries

Captaincy history

Period Captain Captaincy Highlights
2007–2008 Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Ross Aloisi Club's inaugural captaincy holder
2008–2019 Template:Country data NZTemplate:Namespace detect showall Andrew Durante Longest tenure as captain in club history
2019–2020 Template:Country data ENGTemplate:Namespace detect showall Steven Taylor First captain originating outside Australia and New Zealand.
2020–2021 Template:Country data MEXTemplate:Namespace detect showall Ulises Dávila
2021 Template:Country data ENGTemplate:Namespace detect showall Steven Taylor Retired shortly after appointment as captain.
2021– Template:Country data NZTemplate:Namespace detect showall Alex Rufer

Managers

Legend

  • Interim manager appointment
  • Interim manager promoted to permanent role
  • Manager statistics, dates, and nationalities are sourced from WorldFootball.net and Ultimatealeague.com
Name Nationality Start Date End Date Matches Managed (M) Wins (W) Draws (D) Losses (L) Goals For (GF) Goals Against (GA) Win Percentage (%) Reference
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 154 54 35 65 193 223 35.06% [9]
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 5 2 0 3 7 8 40.00% [10]
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 90 30 15 45 121 156 33.33% [11]
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 4 1 3 0 7 4 25.00% [12]
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 19 6 6 7 35 32 31.58% [13]
Name Nationality From Date To Date Matches (M) Wins (W) Draws (D) Losses (L) Goals For (GF) Goals Against (GA) Win % Reference

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21

4

5

12

24

42

19.05%

[14]

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6

1

1

4

7

13

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11

7

10

47

46

39.29%

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41

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150

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15

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75

72

40.35%

[18]


Women's squad

In June 2020, Wellington Phoenix revealed intentions to launch a women's team in anticipation of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, aligning with the A-League Women expansion plan that aimed to introduce three additional clubs by that timeframe. By September 2021, they officially announced the team's entry into the A-League Women commencing with the 2021–22 season, marking a milestone as New Zealand's inaugural professional women's football club.

Achievements

Wellington Phoenix stands as the sole A-League franchise yet to claim a major senior competitive title. Meanwhile, in recent years, Auckland FC secured the 2024/25 A-League Premiership, Western United triumphed in the 2022 A-League Men Grand Final, and Macarthur FC won the 2022 Australia Cup.

League

Cup

Annual awards

Season Player of the Year Members'
Player of the Year 		Players'
Player of the Year 		Media
Player of the Year 		Under-23
Player of the Year 		Golden Boot Lloyd Morrison
Spirit of the Phoenix Award
2007–08 Template:Country data NZLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Shane Smeltz Template:Country data NZLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Shane Smeltz Template:Country data NZLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Shane Smeltz Template:Country data NZLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Shane Smeltz not presented Template:Country data NZLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Shane Smeltz not yet introduced
2008–09 Template:Country data NZLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Leo Bertos Template:Country data NZLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Ben Sigmund Template:Country data NZLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Shane Smeltz Template:Country data NZLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Shane Smeltz Template:Country data NZLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Shane Smeltz
2009–10 Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Andrew Durante Template:Country data BARTemplate:Namespace detect showall Paul Ifill Template:Country data BARTemplate:Namespace detect showall Paul Ifill Template:Country data BARTemplate:Namespace detect showall Paul Ifill Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Troy Hearfield Template:Country data BARTemplate:Namespace detect showall Paul Ifill
2010–11 Template:Country data NZLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Ben Sigmund Template:Country data MLTTemplate:Namespace detect showall Manny Muscat Template:Country data MLTTemplate:Namespace detect showall Manny Muscat Template:Country data NZLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Marco Rojas Template:Country data NZLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Marco Rojas Template:Country data ENGTemplate:Namespace detect showall Chris Greenacre
2011–12 Template:Country data NZLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Ben Sigmund Template:Country data NZLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Ben Sigmund Template:Country data NZLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Ben Sigmund Template:Country data NZLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Ben Sigmund not presented Template:Country data BARTemplate:Namespace detect showall Paul Ifill
2012–13 Template:Country data NZLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Andrew Durante From 2012–13 onward, members select
the U–23 player of the year		 Template:Country data NZLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Jeremy Brockie not presented Template:Country data NZLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Louis Fenton Template:Country data NZLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Jeremy Brockie Template:Country data NZLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Ben Sigmund
2013–14 Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Albert Riera Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Vince Lia Template:Country data NZLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Tyler Boyd Template:Country data BELTemplate:Namespace detect showall Stein Huysegems Template:Country data NZLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Leo Bertos
Template:Country data BELTemplate:Namespace detect showall Stein Huysegems
2014–15 Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Nathan Burns Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Nathan Burns Template:Country data NEDTemplate:Namespace detect showall Roly Bonevacia Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Nathan Burns Template:Country data NZLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Rob Lee
Template:Country data SCOTemplate:Namespace detect showall Lee Spence
2015–16 Template:Country data NZLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Glen Moss Template:Country data NZLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Glen Moss Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Dylan Fox Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Blake Powell not presented

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Player

Team

  • Inaugural League game: against Melbourne Victory, 26 August 2007 (2–2 draw)
  • First player to score: Daniel versus Melbourne Victory, 26 August 2007
  • Initial victory: against Sydney FC, 14 September 2007 (2–1)
  • Largest winning margins:
  • Heaviest losses:
  • Longest sequence of wins: 5 consecutive matches; from 30 January to 7 March 2010
  • Longest sequence of defeats: 9 consecutive matches; from 20 March to 31 October 2016
  • Record home crowd attendance: 33,297 versus Melbourne Victory, 18 May 2024
  • Highest regular season crowd: 26,252 against Auckland FC at Sky Stadium, Wellington, on 2 November 2024
  • Greatest attendance for a friendly match: 31,853 versus Los Angeles Galaxy, 1 December 2007
  • Peak average attendance per season: 11,683 during the 2007–08 campaign
  • Lowest home turnout: 3,898 against Perth Glory FC, on 8 January 2012

Season-by-season record

Season Division League AUS
Cup 		Top scorer
P W D L F A GD Pts Pos Finals Name Goals
2007–08 A-League 21 5 5 11 25 37
20 8th

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9
2008–09 A-League 21 7 5 9 23 31
26

style="background:brown"|6th

style="background:#FFE4B5; text-align:left"|Template:Country data NZLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Shane Smeltz ♦

12
2009–10 A-League

27 10 10 7 37 29 +8 40 4th bgcolor=#e90 |3rd

Template:Country data BarbadosTemplate:Namespace detect showall Paul Ifill 13

2010–11 2010–11 A-League

30 12 5 13 39 41 −2 41 6th SF

Template:Country data ENGTemplate:Namespace detect showall Chris Greenacre 8

2011–12 Wellington Phoenix FC season 2011–12 A-League

27 12 4 11 34 32 +2 40 4th SF

Template:Country data BarbadosTemplate:Namespace detect showall Paul Ifill 8

2012–13 Wellington Phoenix FC season 2012–13 A-League

27 7 6 14 31 49 −18 28 style="background:#FFE4E1"|10th

Template:Country data NZLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Jeremy Brockie 16

2013–14 Wellington Phoenix FC season 2013–14 A-League

27 7 7 13 36 42 −6 28 style="background:brown"|9th

Template:Country data BELTemplate:Namespace detect showall Stein Huysegems 10

2014–15 Wellington Phoenix FC season 2014–15 A-League

27 14 4 9 45 35 +10 46 4th EF R32 Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Nathan Burns 13

2015–16 Wellington Phoenix FC season 2015–16 A-League

27 7 4 16 34 54 −20 25 style="background:brown"|9th

R16 Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Blake Powell 8

2016–17 Wellington Phoenix FC season 2016–17 A-League

27 8 6 13 41 46 −5 30 style="background:brown"|7th

R32 Template:Country data FJITemplate:Namespace detect showall Roy Krishna 12

2017–18 Wellington Phoenix FC season 2017–18 A-League

27 5 6 16 31 55 −24 21 style="background:brown"|9th

R32 Template:Country data SRBTemplate:Namespace detect showall Andrija Kaluđerović 9

2018–19 Wellington Phoenix FC season 2018–19 A-League

27 11 7 9 46 43 +3 40 6th EF R32 style="background:#FFE4B5; text-align:left"|Template:Country data FJITemplate:Namespace detect showall Roy Krishna ♦ 19

2019–20 Wellington Phoenix FC season 2019–20 A-League

26 12 5 9 38 33 +5 41 bgcolor=#e90 |3rd EF R32 Template:Country data MEXTemplate:Namespace detect showall Ulises Dávila 12

2020–21 Wellington Phoenix FC season 2020–21 A-League

26 10 8 8 44 34 +10 38 style="background:brown"|7th

Template:Country data ISRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Tomer Hemed 11

2021–22 Wellington Phoenix FC season 2021–22 A-League Men

26 12 3 11 34 49 −15 39 6th EF SF Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Jaushua Sotirio
Template:Country data NZLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Ben Waine 8

2022–23 Wellington Phoenix FC season 2022–23 A-League Men

26 9 8 9 39 45 −6 32 6th EF QF Template:Country data POLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Oskar Zawada 15

2023–24 Wellington Phoenix FC season 2023–24 A-League Men

27 15 8 4 42 26 +16 53 style="background:silver"|2nd SF R16 Template:Country data NZLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Kosta Barbarouses 13

2024–25 Wellington Phoenix FC season 2024–25 A-League Men

26 6 6 14 27 43 −16 24 style="background:brown"|11th

R32 Template:Country data NZLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Kosta Barbarouses 11


Affiliated clubs

At present, Wellington Phoenix maintains an affiliation with the following club:

See also

External links

  1. ↑ Munro, Kylie: Yellow fever hits soccer, The Aucklander, 7 May 2007
  2. ↑ Woodcock, Fred: Wellington football fans at fever-pitch, The Dominion Post, 22 March 2007.
  3. ↑ Burgess, Dave: "Yellow Fever fan keeps his shirt on", The Dominion Post, 20 December 2010
  4. ↑ Chipp, Jim: "Yellow Fever more than noise", The Wellingtonian, 13 January 2011
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