Wellington Phoenix FC
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Wellington Phoenix Football Club is a professional association football club based in Wellington
, New Zealand
. The club competes in the Football Federation of Australia A-League
. Ricki Herbert
has been the coach since the club's inception to the A-League in July 2007. The current club captain is Andrew Durante
who succeeded Ross Aloisi
at the start of the 2008-09 season. The club's highest achievement has been reaching the A-League Preliminary Final in 2010.
, the Football Federation of Australia (FFA) removed the New Zealand Knights' (NZK) A-League licence due to the club's financial and administrative problems and poor on-field performance. After the resignation of the NZK board, FFA transferred the licence to New Zealand Soccer (NZS; now New Zealand Football), which administered the club for the rest of the season before its subsequent dissolution.
FFA then provided NZS a provisional A-League licence to sub-let to a suitable New Zealand team to enter the A-League 2007-08 season. The FFA set an application deadline to NZS and subsequently delayed that deadline to give more time for potential applicants in New Zealand to apply along with NZS support.
While NZS was given a chance to apply with a new sub-licencee, a Townsville-based consortium, Tropical Football Australia (TFA) also expressed interest and prepared an A-League application to replace the place previously held by the Knights. However, TFA eventually pulled out with the understanding of the FFA's preference to retain a New Zealand team for the league. TFA later resubmitted its bid in the following year as a potential A-League expansion franchise under the name of "Northern Thunder FC", which was later changed to "North Queensland Thunder", however this bid died after expansion for the 2007-08 season
was cancelled.
After much delay, the final amount needed for the application came from Wellington property businessman Terry Serepisos
in the last moments of the bid, giving much relief to the New Zealand football fans. Serepisos, the club's majority owner and chairman, provided NZD
$1,000,000 to ensure the beginnings of a new New Zealand franchise and a continuation of New Zealand's participation in the A-League. FFA finalised a three-year A-League licence to New Zealand Football who then sub-let the licence to the Wellington-based franchise. The Wellington franchise was confirmed on 19 March 2007.
The name for the new club was picked from a shortlist of six, pruned from 250 names suggested by the public, and was announced on 28 March 2007. Serepisos said of the name: "It symbolises the fresh start, the rising from the ashes, and the incredible Wellington support that has come out".
In November 2007, Sony
NZ Ltd came on board as the team's principal sponsor.
Despite the backing of FIFA, AFC
President Mohammed Bin Hammam
has stated that due to AFC criteria the Wellington team must move to Australia or disband by 2011. However in an interview aired on SBS
on 21 December 2008 FIFA President Sepp Blatter
stated unequivocally that "It is not the matter of the Confederation, it is the matter of the FIFA Executive Committee... If Wellington will go on play on in Australian League, then as long as Australian league wants to have them and Wellington wants to stay (and) Both association in this case, New Zealand Soccer and Australian Football are happy with that then we will give them the blessing. The Confederation can not interfere with that."
On 20 April 2010, the FFA granted the Phoenix a 5-year licence extension, keeping it in the competition until at least the conclusion of the 2015-16 season.
the Phoenix became the first ever New Zealand side to reach the playoffs of an Australian Football competition when Adelaide United beat Brisbane Roar 2-0 in the 26th round. It meant that Brisbane, which before the match was the only team that was outside of the top 6 that had a chance of making the playoffs, no longer could. The Phoenix overcame the Central Coast Mariners on Friday the 12 February 2010 to finish fourth place which meant it would host a historic playoff game against Perth Glory on 21 February 2010. The Phoenix beat Perth by penalty shootout (4-2) after it was 1-1 after 120 minutes (90 plus 30 extra time). Phoenix then hosted a home game against Newcastle Jets on the 7th of March after the Jets won its away game against Gold Coast by way of penalty shootout (5-6). The Phoenix won in extra time 3-1 after it was 1-1 after 90 minutes.
In the Preliminary Final against Sydney FC
, the Phoenix lost 4-2 under controversial circumstances. After being locked at 1-1 through goals from Chris Payne
for Sydney and Andrew Durante
for Wellington, Payne
apparently missed a header and deflected the ball into the goal off his hand. Andrew Durante
, who was marking Payne
went straight over to the linesman, but the goal stood. "I went straight to the linesman. I knew 100 per cent it was handball. I spoke to the ref at halftime about it and he said it wasn't deliberate. It's pretty funny that one. Such a big game and such a big occasion, for something like that to change the game is very disappointing." Sydney FC
strikers Alex Brosque
and Mark Bridge
both scored break-away goals as the Phoenix pushed forward. Eugene Dadi
then added a late consolation goal. Phoenix striker Chris Greenacre
said that it changed the dynamics of the game. "It just rips the heart out of you. We got back in the game with a good goal and that takes it away from you. It wasn't to be. I think we were right back in it. They played some good football but I thought we had withstood it OK. If we went into halftime [at 1-1] we were really confident we could get something out of it." Coach Ricki Herbert
echoed those statements. The loss brought the end to the Phoenix's season, meaning that Melbourne Victory
and Sydney FC
would compete in the Grand Final.
On 20 April 2010, the FFA granted the Phoenix a 5-year license extension, keeping it in the competition until at least the conclusion of the 2015-16 season.
Many argue Wellington's ability to play in the A-League has been instrumental to the progress of the New Zealand national side, the All Whites, and the wider football landscape.
to liquidate a number of Serepisos' companies for unpaid taxes, including Century City Football Ltd, the club Serepisos owned the Phoenix through.
Initially Serepisos claimed he had obtained finance through Swiss-based lenders, then announced he had agreed to a deal with Western Gulf Advisory, the Bahrain-based lender owned by Racing Santander owner Ahsan Ali Syed which would see 50% of the club sold. However these funds were never received and the partial transfer never took place.
While the liquidation action was resolved through an unnamed third-party Serepisos' financial troubles did not end. Despite this he stated he would not give up ownership of the club. Additional stories also emerged that coach Ricki Herbert was personally owed $100,000 in unpaid wages by the club.
However, on 23 September 2011, it was announced by Serepisos and the FFA that Serepisos had relinquished ownership of the club as a result of his ongoing financial difficulties. The clubs license was passed by the FFA to a new consortium of 7 Wellington businessman headed by Rob Morrison and including Sam and Gareth Morgan.
at the time Phoenix was admitted into the League. Instead, players wore a predominantly black strip with yellow and white trim for the first two seasons. When Reebok lifted constraints on kit designs in 2009, Phoenix adopted yellow and black vertical stripes. The Phoenix currently have a four year contract with adidas
, and the 2011/12 kit retains the stripes on the front, but has a solid yellow back. The badge is a shield depicting a rising phoenix
.
The team's current kit sponsors are Sony
(front of kit, and below number on back), Wellington Beds (sleeve), Export 33 (front of shorts) and Revera (back of shorts).
Steve Sumner
Goalkeeping coach
Mark Oates
(referred to as the 'Ring of Fire' by fans). The Stadium has a capacity of 34,500. Field dimensions: length (North to South) 235 metres, width (West to East) 185 metres. The NZD$130 million stadium was built in 1999 by Fletcher Construction and is situated close to major transport facilities (such as Wellington Railway Station
) one kilometre north of the central business district.
The location of the Stadium near the Wellington Railway Station is a huge convenience since fans can catch the train and be walking distance from the Stadium. The Stadium is owned and operated by Wellington Regional Stadium Trust. It is built on surplus-to-requirements reclaimed railway land on the waterfront.
Home fans sit in the southern and western areas of the stadium, while away fans sit to the north.
In the 2009-2010 A-league season, Wellington Phoenix FC played two home games away from Westpac Stadium
, the first at FMG Stadium in Palmerston North
, the second at AMI Stadium in Christchurch. The two games were key to Wellington Phoenix expanding their fan base in New Zealand.
The Phoenix trains at Newtown Park
, on a ground that was specially redeveloped in 2008 and separate to the playing pitch. This ground is shared with NZFC
franchise, Team Wellington
.
to get ideas of how to get the group started. The name was originally chosen on the assumption that the new Wellington-based team would play in a yellow playing strip (yellow being the dominant sporting colour of the region). Although the eventual strip is primarily black, Yellow Fever elected to retain the name. As such, many Yellow Fever members wear yellow to fixtures as opposed to black, such as the popular "Retro Ricki" t-shirt. The Phoenix have since moved to a predominantly Yellow strip.
The "Fever Zone" occupied by Yellow Fever members are the rows between Aisles 21 and 22. Although Westpac Stadium
is an all-seater facility, most Yellow Fever members choose to stand in front of their seat - similar to terrace seating
traditions in British football.
Yellow Fever is creating many traditions of its own. If the Phoenix is winning at the 80th minute mark members remove their supporter shirts. Yellow Fever members also traditionally wear Santa hats in the last match before Christmas. For the 2009-10 season, members wore black and yellow Santa hats purposefully created by a Phoenix supporter.
Many Yellow Fever members have also lent their support to other football fixtures in Wellington and New Zealand, mostly notably the NZFC's Team Wellington
and the New Zealand national football team (known as the "All Whites"), for which Yellow Fever temporarily rebranded itself as "White Noise". Yellow Fever also lent its support to the New Zealand women's national under-17 football team
during the 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
, held in New Zealand.
The Yellow Fever website, YellowFever.co.nz, has evolved into a community page for New Zealand football in general. The site publishes non-Phoenix news involving football at local and national levels, as well as information on all New Zealand national teams and footballers. The site, as of 29 January 2010, had 5,795 registered users.
Although Yellow Fever are one of the loudest supporter group in the A-league as well as having the tradition of removing their shirt in the last 10 minutes of a match, they always maintain that they are opposed to lighting up flares and throwing items or confronting other supporter groups to give a positive image to New Zealand football.
The Yellow Fever supporters are considered to have one of the strongest relationship with their club in the A-League due to their ongoing Youth Scholarship and Charity initiatives.
The "Retro Ricki Youth Scholarship" is awarded annually to a promising young New Zealand footballer. Nominations for the scholarship are made by Yellow Fever members and the recipient is chosen by the Yellow Fever executive and Wellington Phoenix staff. The recipient receives a trial with the Phoenix, as well as travel and accommodation costs.
"Bandanna Day" fundraiser. Yellow Fever members have also notably participated in the Movember
movement since 2007, leading to the club itself participating as of 2008, and other Australian A-League clubs following suit in 2009.
In 2010, Yellow Fever, The Dominion Post
and local sportswear chain RYOS teamed up to release the "LifeFlight Shirt", a white t-shirt emblazoned with pictures of Phoenix players sent into the Dominion Post as part of a competition. 25% of the proceeds from the sale of these t-shirts were donated to the LifeFlight air ambulance service.
Current as of Wellington Phoenix v Sydney FC, 27 November 2011
} Tim Brown
} Daniel
} Leo Bertos
(19 Oct 2008 – 27 Nov 2010)
} Chris Greenacre
, 2010-11
} Paul Ifill
, 2009-10
} Andrew Durante
, 2009-10
Wellington
Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. The club competes in the Football Federation of Australia A-League
A-League
The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company...
. Ricki Herbert
Ricki Herbert
Ricki Lloyd Herbert, CNZM is a New Zealand former association football player who represented his country at the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain...
has been the coach since the club's inception to the A-League in July 2007. The current club captain is Andrew Durante
Andrew Durante
Andrew Durante is an Australian football player. He currently plays as a central defender and Captain for the New Zealand based A-League club Wellington Phoenix.- Newcastle Jets :...
who succeeded Ross Aloisi
Ross Aloisi
Ross Aloisi is a former Australian football player who was known for being the captain of Adelaide United in the Hyundai A-League - a team he guided to a minor premiership, a pre-season cup and earning entry into 2 Asian Champions League campaigns...
at the start of the 2008-09 season. The club's highest achievement has been reaching the A-League Preliminary Final in 2010.
Foundation
During the later stages of the 2006-07 seasonA-League 2006-07
The 2006–07 A-League season was the second season of the Australian football competition, the A-League. Football Federation Australia hoped to build on the success of the first season and on the interest generated by the Socceroos competing in the 2006 FIFA World Cup...
, the Football Federation of Australia (FFA) removed the New Zealand Knights' (NZK) A-League licence due to the club's financial and administrative problems and poor on-field performance. After the resignation of the NZK board, FFA transferred the licence to New Zealand Soccer (NZS; now New Zealand Football), which administered the club for the rest of the season before its subsequent dissolution.
FFA then provided NZS a provisional A-League licence to sub-let to a suitable New Zealand team to enter the A-League 2007-08 season. The FFA set an application deadline to NZS and subsequently delayed that deadline to give more time for potential applicants in New Zealand to apply along with NZS support.
While NZS was given a chance to apply with a new sub-licencee, a Townsville-based consortium, Tropical Football Australia (TFA) also expressed interest and prepared an A-League application to replace the place previously held by the Knights. However, TFA eventually pulled out with the understanding of the FFA's preference to retain a New Zealand team for the league. TFA later resubmitted its bid in the following year as a potential A-League expansion franchise under the name of "Northern Thunder FC", which was later changed to "North Queensland Thunder", however this bid died after expansion for the 2007-08 season
A-League 2007-08
The A-League 2007-08 season was the third season of the Australian A-League football competition, won by the Newcastle Jets. Football Federation Australia hoped to build on the success of the previous two seasons and on the interest generated by and playing in the 2007 AFC Champions League, and...
was cancelled.
After much delay, the final amount needed for the application came from Wellington property businessman Terry Serepisos
Terry Serepisos
Terry Serepisos is a bankrupt Wellington-based property developer and former owner of A-League association football club Wellington Phoenix. In 2010 he was the host in the New Zealand incarnation of the hit TV series The Apprentice.-Biography:...
in the last moments of the bid, giving much relief to the New Zealand football fans. Serepisos, the club's majority owner and chairman, provided NZD
New Zealand dollar
The New Zealand dollar is the currency of New Zealand. It also circulates in the Cook Islands , Niue, Tokelau, and the Pitcairn Islands. It is divided into 100 cents....
$1,000,000 to ensure the beginnings of a new New Zealand franchise and a continuation of New Zealand's participation in the A-League. FFA finalised a three-year A-League licence to New Zealand Football who then sub-let the licence to the Wellington-based franchise. The Wellington franchise was confirmed on 19 March 2007.
The name for the new club was picked from a shortlist of six, pruned from 250 names suggested by the public, and was announced on 28 March 2007. Serepisos said of the name: "It symbolises the fresh start, the rising from the ashes, and the incredible Wellington support that has come out".
In November 2007, Sony
Sony
, commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan and the world's fifth largest media conglomerate measured by revenues....
NZ Ltd came on board as the team's principal sponsor.
Despite the backing of FIFA, AFC
Asian Football Confederation
The Asian Football Confederation is the governing body of association football in Asia. It has 46 member countries, mostly located on the Asian continent. However, due to the disputed boundary of Europe and Asia, nations such as Russia and Turkey which are located mostly in geographic Asia are...
President Mohammed Bin Hammam
Mohammed Bin Hammam
Mohamed bin Hammam is a Qatari who was formerly a football administrator and president of the Asian Football Confederation from 1 August 2002 to 14 June 2011, and a member of FIFA's 24-man executive committee from 1996 to 2011 for more than 15 years...
has stated that due to AFC criteria the Wellington team must move to Australia or disband by 2011. However in an interview aired on SBS
Special Broadcasting Service
The Special Broadcasting Service is a hybrid-funded Australian public broadcasting radio and television network. The stated purpose of SBS is "to provide multilingual and multicultural radio and television services that inform, educate and entertain all Australians and, in doing so, reflect...
on 21 December 2008 FIFA President Sepp Blatter
Sepp Blatter
Joseph S. Blatter , commonly known as Sepp Blatter, is a Swiss football administrator, who serves as the 8th and current President of FIFA . He was elected on 8 June 1998, succeeding João Havelange. He was re-elected as President in 2002, 2007, and 2011...
stated unequivocally that "It is not the matter of the Confederation, it is the matter of the FIFA Executive Committee... If Wellington will go on play on in Australian League, then as long as Australian league wants to have them and Wellington wants to stay (and) Both association in this case, New Zealand Soccer and Australian Football are happy with that then we will give them the blessing. The Confederation can not interfere with that."
On 20 April 2010, the FFA granted the Phoenix a 5-year licence extension, keeping it in the competition until at least the conclusion of the 2015-16 season.
Rise of the Phoenix
In the 2009-10 seasonWellington Phoenix season 2009–10
The 2009–10 season is the Wellington Phoenix's third season of football in the Hyundai A-League, making it the longest running New Zealand team in the competition, surpassing the defunct New Zealand Knights.-Season summary:...
the Phoenix became the first ever New Zealand side to reach the playoffs of an Australian Football competition when Adelaide United beat Brisbane Roar 2-0 in the 26th round. It meant that Brisbane, which before the match was the only team that was outside of the top 6 that had a chance of making the playoffs, no longer could. The Phoenix overcame the Central Coast Mariners on Friday the 12 February 2010 to finish fourth place which meant it would host a historic playoff game against Perth Glory on 21 February 2010. The Phoenix beat Perth by penalty shootout (4-2) after it was 1-1 after 120 minutes (90 plus 30 extra time). Phoenix then hosted a home game against Newcastle Jets on the 7th of March after the Jets won its away game against Gold Coast by way of penalty shootout (5-6). The Phoenix won in extra time 3-1 after it was 1-1 after 90 minutes.
In the Preliminary Final against Sydney FC
Sydney FC
Sydney FC is a professional football club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and competes in the country's premier football competition, the A-League...
, the Phoenix lost 4-2 under controversial circumstances. After being locked at 1-1 through goals from Chris Payne
Chris Payne
Christopher 'Chris' Payne is an Australian football player currently signed with A League club Newcastle Jets.-Sydney FC:...
for Sydney and Andrew Durante
Andrew Durante
Andrew Durante is an Australian football player. He currently plays as a central defender and Captain for the New Zealand based A-League club Wellington Phoenix.- Newcastle Jets :...
for Wellington, Payne
Chris Payne
Christopher 'Chris' Payne is an Australian football player currently signed with A League club Newcastle Jets.-Sydney FC:...
apparently missed a header and deflected the ball into the goal off his hand. Andrew Durante
Andrew Durante
Andrew Durante is an Australian football player. He currently plays as a central defender and Captain for the New Zealand based A-League club Wellington Phoenix.- Newcastle Jets :...
, who was marking Payne
Chris Payne
Christopher 'Chris' Payne is an Australian football player currently signed with A League club Newcastle Jets.-Sydney FC:...
went straight over to the linesman, but the goal stood. "I went straight to the linesman. I knew 100 per cent it was handball. I spoke to the ref at halftime about it and he said it wasn't deliberate. It's pretty funny that one. Such a big game and such a big occasion, for something like that to change the game is very disappointing." Sydney FC
Sydney FC
Sydney FC is a professional football club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and competes in the country's premier football competition, the A-League...
strikers Alex Brosque
Alex Brosque
Alex Brosque is an Australian professional football player who currently plays for J. League side Shimizu S-Pulse...
and Mark Bridge
Mark Bridge
Mark Bridge is an Australian football player. He currently plays as a striker for Australian A-League club Sydney FC.-Newcastle United Jets FC:...
both scored break-away goals as the Phoenix pushed forward. Eugene Dadi
Eugène Dadi
Eugène Dadi is an Ivorian association football Striker who is playing for Manado United on Liga Primer Indonesia side. He has previously played for clubs in Switzerland, France, Austria, Scotland, England, Israel, Australia, New Zealand and currently played in Indonesia...
then added a late consolation goal. Phoenix striker Chris Greenacre
Chris Greenacre
Chris Greenacre is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Wellington Phoenix in the A-League.-Club career:...
said that it changed the dynamics of the game. "It just rips the heart out of you. We got back in the game with a good goal and that takes it away from you. It wasn't to be. I think we were right back in it. They played some good football but I thought we had withstood it OK. If we went into halftime [at 1-1] we were really confident we could get something out of it." Coach Ricki Herbert
Ricki Herbert
Ricki Lloyd Herbert, CNZM is a New Zealand former association football player who represented his country at the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain...
echoed those statements. The loss brought the end to the Phoenix's season, meaning that Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory Football Club is an Australian professional football club based in Melbourne, Victoria, that plays in the A-League....
and Sydney FC
Sydney FC
Sydney FC is a professional football club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and competes in the country's premier football competition, the A-League...
would compete in the Grand Final.
On 20 April 2010, the FFA granted the Phoenix a 5-year license extension, keeping it in the competition until at least the conclusion of the 2015-16 season.
Many argue Wellington's ability to play in the A-League has been instrumental to the progress of the New Zealand national side, the All Whites, and the wider football landscape.
Change of Ownership
In the latter part of the 2011/12 it emerged that Serepisos was experiencing financial difficulties, both personally and in the property empire. This included highly-publicised action by the Inland Revenue DepartmentInland Revenue Department (New Zealand)
Inland Revenue , previously known as the Inland Revenue Department, is the New Zealand government department responsible for the collection of over 80% of the Crown's revenue in New Zealand. It also collects and disburses social support programme payments and provides the government with policy...
to liquidate a number of Serepisos' companies for unpaid taxes, including Century City Football Ltd, the club Serepisos owned the Phoenix through.
Initially Serepisos claimed he had obtained finance through Swiss-based lenders, then announced he had agreed to a deal with Western Gulf Advisory, the Bahrain-based lender owned by Racing Santander owner Ahsan Ali Syed which would see 50% of the club sold. However these funds were never received and the partial transfer never took place.
While the liquidation action was resolved through an unnamed third-party Serepisos' financial troubles did not end. Despite this he stated he would not give up ownership of the club. Additional stories also emerged that coach Ricki Herbert was personally owed $100,000 in unpaid wages by the club.
However, on 23 September 2011, it was announced by Serepisos and the FFA that Serepisos had relinquished ownership of the club as a result of his ongoing financial difficulties. The clubs license was passed by the FFA to a new consortium of 7 Wellington businessman headed by Rob Morrison and including Sam and Gareth Morgan.
Playing kit
Yellow and black are the traditional colours of the city of Wellington. While the general consensus among Phoenix fans was for a kit featuring yellow and black vertical stripes, this format did not comply with the A-League template required by ReebokReebok
Reebok International Limited, a subsidiary of the German sportswear company Adidas since 2005, is a producer of Athletic shoes, apparel, and accessories. The name comes from the Afrikaans spelling of rhebok, a type of African antelope or gazelle...
at the time Phoenix was admitted into the League. Instead, players wore a predominantly black strip with yellow and white trim for the first two seasons. When Reebok lifted constraints on kit designs in 2009, Phoenix adopted yellow and black vertical stripes. The Phoenix currently have a four year contract with adidas
Adidas
Adidas AG is a German sports apparel manufacturer and parent company of the Adidas Group, which consists of the Reebok sportswear company, TaylorMade-Adidas golf company , and Rockport...
, and the 2011/12 kit retains the stripes on the front, but has a solid yellow back. The badge is a shield depicting a rising phoenix
Phoenix (mythology)
The phoenix or phenix is a mythical sacred firebird that can be found in the mythologies of the Arabian, Persians, Greeks, Romans, Egyptians, Chinese, Indian and Phoenicians....
.
The team's current kit sponsors are Sony
Sony
, commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan and the world's fifth largest media conglomerate measured by revenues....
(front of kit, and below number on back), Wellington Beds (sleeve), Export 33 (front of shorts) and Revera (back of shorts).
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First team squad
- As of 7 October 2011.
Club officials
Board of Directors
| Director | Hamish Miller |
| Director | Murry Naylor |
Coaching Staff
| Position | Name |
| First Team Coach | Ricki Herbert Ricki Herbert Ricki Lloyd Herbert, CNZM is a New Zealand former association football player who represented his country at the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain... |
| Forwards Coach | Chris Greenacre Chris Greenacre Chris Greenacre is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Wellington Phoenix in the A-League.-Club career:... |
| Water Boy | Lee Taylor |
Goalkeeping coach
Mark Oates
Medical Staff
| Position | Name |
| Physiotherapist | Wayne Roberts |
| Masseur | Dene Carroll |
Club senior Staff
| Position | Name |
| Football Operations Manager | Mal Impiombato |
| Media & Operations Manager | John Mitchell |
| Commercial Operations Manager | Nathan Greenham |
| Executive Assistant | Lisa Tyler |
| Head of Marketing | David Dome |
| Events Manager | Lizzie Cummings |
| Sponsorship Manager | Daniel Kong |
End of season awards
| Season | Sony 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 |
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| 2007–08 |  Shane SmeltzShane Smeltz Shane Edward Smeltz is a New Zealand professional association football player. He plays as a striker for Perth Glory FC.-Club career:... |
Shane Smeltz Shane Smeltz Shane Edward Smeltz is a New Zealand professional association football player. He plays as a striker for Perth Glory FC.-Club career:... |
Shane Smeltz Shane Smeltz Shane Edward Smeltz is a New Zealand professional association football player. He plays as a striker for Perth Glory FC.-Club career:... |
Shane Smeltz Shane Smeltz Shane Edward Smeltz is a New Zealand professional association football player. He plays as a striker for Perth Glory FC.-Club career:... |
not awarded | Shane Smeltz Shane Smeltz Shane Edward Smeltz is a New Zealand professional association football player. He plays as a striker for Perth Glory FC.-Club career:... |
| 2008–09 | Leo Bertos Leo Bertos Leonida Christos "Leo" Bertos is a New Zealand association football player who plays as an attacking midfielder or right winger for New Zealand-based A-League team Wellington Phoenix and has represented the New Zealand national football team.-Early life:Bertos was born in Wellington, to a Greek... |
Ben Sigmund Ben Sigmund Benjamin Robert Sigmund is a New Zealand soccer player who currently plays for A-League club Wellington Phoenix... |
Shane Smeltz Shane Smeltz Shane Edward Smeltz is a New Zealand professional association football player. He plays as a striker for Perth Glory FC.-Club career:... |
Shane Smeltz Shane Smeltz Shane Edward Smeltz is a New Zealand professional association football player. He plays as a striker for Perth Glory FC.-Club career:... |
Shane Smeltz Shane Smeltz Shane Edward Smeltz is a New Zealand professional association football player. He plays as a striker for Perth Glory FC.-Club career:... |
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| 2009–10 |  Andrew DuranteAndrew Durante Andrew Durante is an Australian football player. He currently plays as a central defender and Captain for the New Zealand based A-League club Wellington Phoenix.- Newcastle Jets :... |
 Paul IfillPaul Ifill Paul Everton Ifill is a Barbadian British footballer who plays for Wellington Phoenix in the Australian A-League.-Club career:... |
Paul Ifill Paul Ifill Paul Everton Ifill is a Barbadian British footballer who plays for Wellington Phoenix in the Australian A-League.-Club career:... |
Paul Ifill Paul Ifill Paul Everton Ifill is a Barbadian British footballer who plays for Wellington Phoenix in the Australian A-League.-Club career:... |
Troy Hearfield Troy Hearfield Troy Hearfield is an attacking football midfielder who currently plays for Central Coast Mariners in the A-League.Married to Deanne Hearfield.-Club career:Hearfield signed for Newcastle Jets in 2006... |
Paul Ifill Paul Ifill Paul Everton Ifill is a Barbadian British footballer who plays for Wellington Phoenix in the Australian A-League.-Club career:... |
| 2010–11 2010–11 Wellington Phoenix season -Pre-season:*20.04.10: The FFA grant the Phoenix a 5-year license extension which will keep them in the competition until at least the conclusion of the 2015-16 season.... |
Ben Sigmund Ben Sigmund Benjamin Robert Sigmund is a New Zealand soccer player who currently plays for A-League club Wellington Phoenix... |
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Marco Rojas Marco Rojas Marco Rodrigo Rojas is a New Zealand association football player who plays as a midfielder for A-League team Melbourne Victory, and for the New Zealand national team.-Wellington Phoenix:... |
Marco Rojas Marco Rojas Marco Rodrigo Rojas is a New Zealand association football player who plays as a midfielder for A-League team Melbourne Victory, and for the New Zealand national team.-Wellington Phoenix:... |
 Chris GreenacreChris Greenacre Chris Greenacre is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Wellington Phoenix in the A-League.-Club career:... |
Stadium
Wellington Phoenix FC have played most of its home matches at the Westpac StadiumWestpac Stadium
Westpac Stadium, is a major sporting venue in Wellington, New Zealand. Due to its shape and silver coloured external walls, it is colloquially known as The Cake-Tin to the locals and other New Zealanders...
(referred to as the 'Ring of Fire' by fans). The Stadium has a capacity of 34,500. Field dimensions: length (North to South) 235 metres, width (West to East) 185 metres. The NZD$130 million stadium was built in 1999 by Fletcher Construction and is situated close to major transport facilities (such as Wellington Railway Station
Wellington Railway Station
Wellington Railway Station is the southern terminus of New Zealand's North Island Main Trunk railway, Wairarapa Line and Johnsonville Line. In terms of number of services and in passenger numbers, it is New Zealand's busiest railway station.-Development:...
) one kilometre north of the central business district.
The location of the Stadium near the Wellington Railway Station is a huge convenience since fans can catch the train and be walking distance from the Stadium. The Stadium is owned and operated by Wellington Regional Stadium Trust. It is built on surplus-to-requirements reclaimed railway land on the waterfront.
Home fans sit in the southern and western areas of the stadium, while away fans sit to the north.
In the 2009-2010 A-league season, Wellington Phoenix FC played two home games away from Westpac Stadium
Westpac Stadium
Westpac Stadium, is a major sporting venue in Wellington, New Zealand. Due to its shape and silver coloured external walls, it is colloquially known as The Cake-Tin to the locals and other New Zealanders...
, the first at FMG Stadium in Palmerston North
Palmerston North
Palmerston North is the main city of the Manawatu-Wanganui region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is an inland city with a population of and is the country's seventh largest city and eighth largest urban area. Palmerston North is located in the eastern Manawatu Plains near the north bank...
, the second at AMI Stadium in Christchurch. The two games were key to Wellington Phoenix expanding their fan base in New Zealand.
The Phoenix trains at Newtown Park
Newtown Park
Newtown Park is a multi-purpose stadium in Wellington, New Zealand. It is currently used mostly for football matches and athletic events. The main pitch has a 400 metre, all-weather rubberized athletics track around it, as well as the spectator stands and the corporate loungue...
, on a ground that was specially redeveloped in 2008 and separate to the playing pitch. This ground is shared with NZFC
New Zealand Football Championship
The New Zealand Football Championship is the national association football league in New Zealand. It is a professional/semi-professional status Association football sports Franchise league that is operated by New Zealand Football...
franchise, Team Wellington
Team Wellington
Team Wellington are one of the eight franchises in the New Zealand ASB Premiership football competition. They play their home games at Newtown Park, Wellington.- History :...
.
Supporters
Wellington Phoenix has built a strong fan-base in Wellington, across New Zealand and amongst the New Zealand diaspora in Australia.Home attendance
- Record high league homeWestpac StadiumWestpac Stadium, is a major sporting venue in Wellington, New Zealand. Due to its shape and silver coloured external walls, it is colloquially known as The Cake-Tin to the locals and other New Zealanders...
attendance: 32,792 v Newcastle United JetsNewcastle United JetsNewcastle United Jets Football Club is a professional football club based in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. The club competes in the A-League and plays its home games at Ausgrid Stadium . The Jets have won one A-League championship, defeating arch rivals the 1–0 in the 2007–08 Grand Final...
on 7 March 2010 - Record regular season attendance: 20,078 v Adelaide United (at Eden ParkEden ParkEden Park is the biggest stadium in Auckland, New Zealand. It is used primarily for rugby union in winter and cricket in summer . The ground also occasionally hostts rugby league matches. To accommodate all three sports, the cricket pitch is removable...
, AucklandAucklandThe Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
) on 19 November 2011 - Record high friendly attendance: 31,853 v Los Angeles GalaxyLos Angeles GalaxyThe Los Angeles Galaxy are an American professional soccer team, based in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California, which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, and the league's second...
on 1 December 2007 - Highest season average attendance: 11,683 - 2007-08 seasonA-League 2007-08The A-League 2007-08 season was the third season of the Australian A-League football competition, won by the Newcastle Jets. Football Federation Australia hoped to build on the success of the previous two seasons and on the interest generated by and playing in the 2007 AFC Champions League, and...
- Record low league homeWestpac StadiumWestpac Stadium, is a major sporting venue in Wellington, New Zealand. Due to its shape and silver coloured external walls, it is colloquially known as The Cake-Tin to the locals and other New Zealanders...
attendance: 4,115 v Newcastle United JetsNewcastle United JetsNewcastle United Jets Football Club is a professional football club based in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. The club competes in the A-League and plays its home games at Ausgrid Stadium . The Jets have won one A-League championship, defeating arch rivals the 1–0 in the 2007–08 Grand Final...
on 4 November 2009
Yellow Fever
The Wellington Phoenix FC supporters club, calling itself "The Yellow Fever", was founded a day after Wellington's winning bid for the A-League slot was announced. Yellow Fever founder Mike Greene met with the founder of New Zealand cricket supporter group the Beige BrigadeBeige Brigade
The Beige Brigade is a group of colourful and passionate New Zealand sport fans who identify themselves by wearing beige colours. A version of this uniform was worn by the New Zealand limited overs cricket team during the 1980s .The Beige Brigade began in 1999...
to get ideas of how to get the group started. The name was originally chosen on the assumption that the new Wellington-based team would play in a yellow playing strip (yellow being the dominant sporting colour of the region). Although the eventual strip is primarily black, Yellow Fever elected to retain the name. As such, many Yellow Fever members wear yellow to fixtures as opposed to black, such as the popular "Retro Ricki" t-shirt. The Phoenix have since moved to a predominantly Yellow strip.
Westpac Stadium
Westpac Stadium, is a major sporting venue in Wellington, New Zealand. Due to its shape and silver coloured external walls, it is colloquially known as The Cake-Tin to the locals and other New Zealanders...
is an all-seater facility, most Yellow Fever members choose to stand in front of their seat - similar to terrace seating
Terrace (stadium)
A terrace or terracing in sporting terms refers to the traditional standing area of a sports stadium, particularly in the United Kingdom and Ireland...
traditions in British football.
Yellow Fever is creating many traditions of its own. If the Phoenix is winning at the 80th minute mark members remove their supporter shirts. Yellow Fever members also traditionally wear Santa hats in the last match before Christmas. For the 2009-10 season, members wore black and yellow Santa hats purposefully created by a Phoenix supporter.
Many Yellow Fever members have also lent their support to other football fixtures in Wellington and New Zealand, mostly notably the NZFC's Team Wellington
Team Wellington
Team Wellington are one of the eight franchises in the New Zealand ASB Premiership football competition. They play their home games at Newtown Park, Wellington.- History :...
and the New Zealand national football team (known as the "All Whites"), for which Yellow Fever temporarily rebranded itself as "White Noise". Yellow Fever also lent its support to the New Zealand women's national under-17 football team
New Zealand women's national under-17 football team
The New Zealand women's Under-17 Football Team, informally known as the 'Young Football Ferns', is the representative team for New Zealand in international Under-17 football tournaments...
during the 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
-Group B:---------------------Group C:---------------------Group D:---------------------Knockout stage:All times local -Quarterfinals:-----------------Semifinals:---------3rd Place Playoff:----...
, held in New Zealand.
The Yellow Fever website, YellowFever.co.nz, has evolved into a community page for New Zealand football in general. The site publishes non-Phoenix news involving football at local and national levels, as well as information on all New Zealand national teams and footballers. The site, as of 29 January 2010, had 5,795 registered users.
Although Yellow Fever are one of the loudest supporter group in the A-league as well as having the tradition of removing their shirt in the last 10 minutes of a match, they always maintain that they are opposed to lighting up flares and throwing items or confronting other supporter groups to give a positive image to New Zealand football.
The Yellow Fever supporters are considered to have one of the strongest relationship with their club in the A-League due to their ongoing Youth Scholarship and Charity initiatives.
Youth scholarship initiative
Yellow Fever is the first supporters club in the A-League to organize and sponsor an annual footballing scholarship.The "Retro Ricki Youth Scholarship" is awarded annually to a promising young New Zealand footballer. Nominations for the scholarship are made by Yellow Fever members and the recipient is chosen by the Yellow Fever executive and Wellington Phoenix staff. The recipient receives a trial with the Phoenix, as well as travel and accommodation costs.
- 2008: Daniel Findlay, Three Kings UnitedThree Kings UnitedThree Kings United is an semi-professional association football club based in Three Kings, Auckland, New Zealand. They currently compete in the Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Premier....
- 2009: Marco RojasMarco RojasMarco Rodrigo Rojas is a New Zealand association football player who plays as a midfielder for A-League team Melbourne Victory, and for the New Zealand national team.-Wellington Phoenix:...
, Melville UnitedMelville UnitedMelville United AFC is a professional football club in Melville, Hamilton, New Zealand. It competes in the Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Premier.-History:... - 2010: Thomas Spragg, Auckland City FCAuckland City FCAuckland City Football Club is a football club based in Auckland, New Zealand's largest city. The club competes in the eight-team ASB Premiership which is the highest level of domestic football in the country...
, and Tristan Prattley, Otago UnitedOtago UnitedOtago United is a soccer club based in Dunedin, New Zealand.It participates in the ASB Premiership. Their previous home stadium is Carisbrook in the South Dunedin suburb of Caversham which is the soon the replaced home of Otago Rugby...
Charity initiatives
Yellow Fever members have also combined charity campaigns with their support of the Phoenix, with supporters selling bandannas in the club colours every year as part of the youth-cancer charity CanTeen'sCanTeen
CanTeen, The Australian Organisation for Young People Living with cancer, is the national support organisation for young people living with cancer; including cancer patients, their brothers and sisters and young people with parents or primary carers with cancer.CanTeen was created by young cancer...
"Bandanna Day" fundraiser. Yellow Fever members have also notably participated in the Movember
Movember
Movember is an annual, month-long event involving the growing of moustaches during the month of November. The Movember Foundation runs the Movember charity event, housed at Movember.com...
movement since 2007, leading to the club itself participating as of 2008, and other Australian A-League clubs following suit in 2009.
In 2010, Yellow Fever, The Dominion Post
The Dominion Post (Wellington)
The Dominion Post is a metropolitan broadsheet newspaper published in Wellington, New Zealand, owned by the Australian Fairfax group, owners of The Age, Melbourne, and The Sydney Morning Herald.- Foundation :...
and local sportswear chain RYOS teamed up to release the "LifeFlight Shirt", a white t-shirt emblazoned with pictures of Phoenix players sent into the Dominion Post as part of a competition. 25% of the proceeds from the sale of these t-shirts were donated to the LifeFlight air ambulance service.
Statistics
Current as of Wellington Phoenix v Sydney FC, 27 November 2011
Results by season
| Season | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Teams | League Position | Finals Qualification | Finals Series Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007–08 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 37 | -12 | 20 | 8 | 8th | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2008–09 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 31 | -8 | 26 | 8 | 6th | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2009–10 | 27 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 37 | 29 | +8 | 40 | 10 | 4th | Qualified | 3rd |
| 2010–11 2010–11 Wellington Phoenix season -Pre-season:*20.04.10: The FFA grant the Phoenix a 5-year license extension which will keep them in the competition until at least the conclusion of the 2015-16 season.... |
30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 39 | 41 | -2 | 41 | 11 | 6th | Qualified | 6th |
| 2011–12 2011–12 Wellington Phoenix season -Key dates:*1 July 2011: Herbert no longer the only coaching staff as Phoenix sign strength and conditioning coach Lee Taylor who has had spells at Leyton Orient, Notts County and Liverpool.... |
8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 8th | TBD |
| Season | P | W | D | L | F | A | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 2007 A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup The 2007 A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup competition was held in July and August in the lead-up to the start of the A-League 2007-08 season. The opening round started on 14 July 2007... |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | Group Stage |
| 2008 2008 A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup The 2008 A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup competition was held in July and August 2008, in the lead up to the start of the Australian A-League football 2008-09 season.... |
3 (4) | 2 | 1 | 0 (1) | 5 | 3 | Runner Up |
Records
- Biggest leagueA-LeagueThe A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company...
victory: 6 - 0 v. , 25 October 2009 - Biggest leagueA-LeagueThe A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company...
defeat: 1 - 6 v. , 5 December 2008 - Longest undefeated streak: 7 matches, 4 September 2009 - 1 November 2009
- Longest undefeated home streak: 14 matches, 26 October 2008 - 12 December 2009
- Longest undefeated streak at home stadiumWestpac StadiumWestpac Stadium, is a major sporting venue in Wellington, New Zealand. Due to its shape and silver coloured external walls, it is colloquially known as The Cake-Tin to the locals and other New Zealanders...
: 24 matches, 26 October 2008 - 3 November 2010 A-League recordA-League all-time recordsThis is a list of various records in the Australian football league, the Hyundai A-League.-Biggest victories:*7 goals:*6 goals:*5 goals:* 4 goals:-Highest Aggregate Scores:*9 goals:...
Firsts
- First match: v. Central Coast Mariners, Pre-Season Cup2007 A-League Pre-Season Challenge CupThe 2007 A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup competition was held in July and August in the lead-up to the start of the A-League 2007-08 season. The opening round started on 14 July 2007...
, 14 July 2007 (lost 2-0) - First LeagueA-LeagueThe A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company...
match: v. Melbourne VictoryMelbourne VictoryMelbourne Victory Football Club is an Australian professional football club based in Melbourne, Victoria, that plays in the A-League....
, 26 August 2007 (draw 2-2) - First Finals Series match: v Perth Glory, 2010 (win 1-1 aet, 4-2 on penalties)
- First competitive goalscorer: Shane SmeltzShane SmeltzShane Edward Smeltz is a New Zealand professional association football player. He plays as a striker for Perth Glory FC.-Club career:...
v. Sydney FCSydney FCSydney FC is a professional football club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and competes in the country's premier football competition, the A-League...
, Pre-Season Cup2007 A-League Pre-Season Challenge CupThe 2007 A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup competition was held in July and August in the lead-up to the start of the A-League 2007-08 season. The opening round started on 14 July 2007...
, 22 July 2007 - First LeagueA-LeagueThe A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company...
goalscorer: DanielDaniel Lins CortêsDaniel Lins Côrtes , nicknamed Daniel, is a Brazilian-born New Zealand football player who currently plays for Wellington Phoenix in the Australian A-League.-Club career:...
v. Melbourne VictoryMelbourne VictoryMelbourne Victory Football Club is an Australian professional football club based in Melbourne, Victoria, that plays in the A-League....
, 26 August 2007 - First win: v. Sydney FCSydney FCSydney FC is a professional football club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and competes in the country's premier football competition, the A-League...
, Pre-Season Cup2007 A-League Pre-Season Challenge CupThe 2007 A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup competition was held in July and August in the lead-up to the start of the A-League 2007-08 season. The opening round started on 14 July 2007...
, 22 July 2007 (won 3-0) - First successful LeagueA-LeagueThe A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company...
penalty: DanielDaniel Lins CortêsDaniel Lins Côrtes , nicknamed Daniel, is a Brazilian-born New Zealand football player who currently plays for Wellington Phoenix in the Australian A-League.-Club career:...
v. Sydney FCSydney FCSydney FC is a professional football club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and competes in the country's premier football competition, the A-League...
, 14 September 2007
Appearances
- Most League appearances: 92,
} Tim Brown
} Daniel
- Most consecutive appearances: 59,
} Leo Bertos
Leo Bertos
Leonida Christos "Leo" Bertos is a New Zealand association football player who plays as an attacking midfielder or right winger for New Zealand-based A-League team Wellington Phoenix and has represented the New Zealand national football team.-Early life:Bertos was born in Wellington, to a Greek...
(19 Oct 2008 – 27 Nov 2010)
- Most appearances in a single season: 31,
} Chris Greenacre
Chris Greenacre
Chris Greenacre is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Wellington Phoenix in the A-League.-Club career:...
, 2010-11
- Most starts in a single season: 30,
} Paul Ifill
Paul Ifill
Paul Everton Ifill is a Barbadian British footballer who plays for Wellington Phoenix in the Australian A-League.-Club career:...
, 2009-10
} Andrew Durante
Andrew Durante
Andrew Durante is an Australian football player. He currently plays as a central defender and Captain for the New Zealand based A-League club Wellington Phoenix.- Newcastle Jets :...
, 2009-10
Goalscorers
- All-time leading goalscorer: 21, Shane SmeltzShane SmeltzShane Edward Smeltz is a New Zealand professional association football player. He plays as a striker for Perth Glory FC.-Club career:...
- Most goals in a season: 13, Paul IfillPaul IfillPaul Everton Ifill is a Barbadian British footballer who plays for Wellington Phoenix in the Australian A-League.-Club career:...
, 2009-10, 30 games - Youngest goalscorer: Kosta Barbarouses, 18 years 333 days v. Adelaide United, 18 January 2009
- Oldest goalscorer: Vaughan CovenyVaughan CovenyVaughan Coveny is a former football player, who frequently represented New Zealand from 1992 onwards. Coveny's senior club career spanned 20 years, with his most notable stint being at South Melbourne during their National Soccer League era. He was primarily a striker although he also played as a...
, 36 years 291 days v. Perth Glory, 30 September 2007 - Fastest goal: 41 seconds, Tim Brown v. Perth Glory, 7 November 2010
All-time International Competition Win/Loss
Includes A-League Finals results; current as of Wellington Phoenix v Adelaide United, 19 November 2011| Club | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 26 | ||
| 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 13 | ||
| 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | |
| 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 23 | ||
| 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 12 | 15 | |
| 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | |
| 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 13 | 6 | |
| 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 24 | ||
| Total | 111 | 37 | 29 | 45 | 139 | 154 | -15 |
| Club | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles GalaxyLos Angeles Galaxy The Los Angeles Galaxy are an American professional soccer team, based in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California, which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, and the league's second... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
 Boca JuniorsBoca Juniors Club Atlético Boca Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Boca neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Primera División.... |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Guangzhou Evergrande F.C. |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Tianjin Teda FC Tianjin Teda FC Tianjin Teda FC is a Chinese football club based in Tianjin and owned by the TEDA Group. . The club was founded in 1957, and took on its current identity in 1998, becoming Jia B Champions that same year... |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |