2011–12 Wellington Phoenix FC season

The 2011–12 season was the Wellington Phoenix's fifth season in the A-League. After placing 4th at the conclusion of the regular season, the Phoenix's title hopes came to an end in the second round of the finals series, losing 3–2 to Perth in extra time.

Wellington Phoenix FC
2011–12 season
CEONathan Greenham
ChairmanRob Morrison
ManagerRicki Herbert
A-League4th
FinalsSecond round
Top goalscorerPaul Ifill
8 Goals
Highest home attendance20,078 v Adelaide
19 November 2011
Lowest home attendance3,898 v Perth
8 January 2012

Players

First team squad
As of 13 January 2012.[1]

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 MF Malta MLT Manny Muscat
3 DF New Zealand NZL Tony Lochhead
4 DF Australia AUS Brent Griffiths (Youth)
6 MF New Zealand NZL Tim Brown (Vice-Captain)
7 MF New Zealand NZL Leo Bertos
8 FW Barbados BRB Paul Ifill
9 FW England ENG Chris Greenacre
11 MF Brazil BRA Daniel
12 MF Australia AUS Nick Ward
13 DF Australia AUS Niko Tsattalios (Youth)
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 FW Australia AUS Mirjan Pavlovic
15 DF New Zealand NZL Cameron Lindsay (Youth)
17 MF Australia AUS Vince Lia
18 DF New Zealand NZL Ben Sigmund
19 DF Australia AUS Jimmy Downey
20 GK Trinidad and Tobago TRI Tony Warner
21 MF Spain ESP Dani Sánchez
22 DF Australia AUS Andrew Durante (Captain)
23 MF Australia AUS Lucas Pantelis
24 FW United States USA Alex Smith

Contract extensions
No. Pos. Name Extension Contract end
8FWBarbados Paul Ifill2 years2014[2]
22DFAustralia Andrew Durante3 years2015[3]
24MFUnited States Alex Smith1/2 year2012[4]
2MFMalta Manny Muscat2 years2014[5]

In
No. Pos. Player From† Date Notes
19 DF Australia Jimmy Downey Australia Oakleigh Cannons 5 May 2011 [6]
22 DF Australia Andrew Durante Australia Sydney FC 10 May 2011 Loan Return[7]
23 FW Australia Lucas Pantelis Australia Adelaide United 15 May 2011 [8]
13 DF Australia Nikolas Tsattalios Australia Sutherland Sharks 19 July 2011 [9]
20 GK Trinidad and Tobago Tony Warner England Tranmere Rovers 17 August 2011 [10]
21 MF Spain Dani Sánchez (Scotland Inverness CT) 5 September 2011 [11]
4 DF Australia Brent Griffiths (Australia Perth Glory) 30 September 2011 [12]
12 MF Australia Nick Ward Greece Iraklis Thessaloniki 3 October 2011 [13]
15 DF New Zealand Cameron Lindsay England Blackburn Rovers Academy 5 October 2011 [14]
24 FW United States Alex Smith Australia Sydney Olympic 7 October 2011 [15]
30 GK England Phil Imray New Zealand Team Wellington 15 October 2011 Short-term injury cover[16]
† Brackets round club names indicate the player's contract with that club had expired before he joined Wellington Phoenix.

Out
No. Pos. Player To† Date Notes
19 GK Australia Danny Vukovic Australia Perth Glory 14 November 2010 [17]
13 DF Australia Troy Hearfield Australia Central Coast Mariners 17 February 2011 [18]
15 DF Australia Jade North Japan F.C. Tokyo 20 February 2011 [19]
21 MF New Zealand Marco Rojas Australia Melbourne Victory 11 March 2011 [20]
10 MF Argentina Oscar Roberto Cornejo (Argentina Atlético Santa Rosa) 29 June 2011 [21]
23 FW Australia Dylan Macallister Iceland Breiðablik 29 June 2011 [22]
5 MF Brazil Diego (United States Charleston Battery) 29 June 2011 [23]
12 DF New Zealand James Musa (New Zealand Team Wellington) 29 June 2011 [24]
20 GK Australia Reece Crowther Released 29 June 2011 [25]
4 MF Australia Nick Ward (Greece Iraklis Thessaloniki) 29 June 2011 [25]
† Brackets round a club denote the player joined that club after his Phoenix contract expired.

Loans out
No. Pos. Player To† Date Duration
22 DF Australia Andrew Durante Australia Sydney FC 21 February 2011 3 Months[26]

Matches

2011–12 Pre-season friendlies
6 July 2011 Miramar Rangers New Zealand 0–2 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix Te Whaea, Wellington
Report Daniel
M. Pavlovic
13 July 2011 Wellington Phoenix New Zealand 6–1 New Zealand Western Suburbs FC
Report
17 July 2011 New Zealand U-20 New Zealand 1–2 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
14:00 NZST S. Lovemore 52' Report 61' J. Downey
90+3' D. Sánchez		 Attendance: 4,083
20 July 2011 Waitakere United New Zealand 1–3 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix Trusts Stadium, Auckland
19:30 NZST C. Bale 40' Report 23' P. Ifill
M. Pavlovic 48', 82'
14 August 2011 Wellington Rep XI New Zealand 0–3 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix Weka Park, Raumati Beach
14:00 NZST Report
20 August 2011 Wellington Phoenix New Zealand 1–5 Australia Brisbane Roar Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
17:30 NZST M. Rigters 67' (0–1)
Report		 45+2', 90+1' J. Meyer
50' M. Nichols
57', 72' T. Broich		 Attendance: 15,037
26 August 2011 Melbourne Heart Australia 2–2 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix Deakin Reserve, Shepparton
21:30 J. Hoffman 27'
D. Williams 54'		 Report 63' D. Sánchez
77' L. Bertos
25 September 2011 Wellington Phoenix New Zealand 0–2 Australia Central Coast Mariners Baypark Stadium, Tauranga
15:00 NZDT Report 40' P. Zwaanswijk
79' B. Ibini-Isei		 Attendance: 3,000
2 October 2011 Team Wellington New Zealand 0–4 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix David Farrington Park, Wellington
Report
Highlights		 35', 40' D. Sánchez
60' L. Bertos
78' C. Greenacre

2011–12 A-League fixtures
9 October 2011 Round 1 Gold Coast United 1–1 Wellington Phoenix Skilled Park, Gold Coast
16:00 AEDT
19:00 NZDT
Gold Coast Starting XI
 J. Brown 87' (0–1)
Report
Summary
21   Shots   7
11   Shots on Target   5
11   Fouls Committed   15
9   Corners   5
3   Offsides   1
49%   Possession   51%		 17' C. Greenacre
Yellow card 83' A. Durante
Yellow card 90' N. Ward		 Attendance: 4,113
Referee: Australia Gerard Parsons
Wellington Starting XI
16 October 2011 Round 2 Wellington Phoenix 2–0 Newcastle Jets Westpac Stadium, Wellington
16:30 NZDT
14:30 AEDT
Wellington Starting XI
 T. Brown 18' Yellow card 69' Yellow-red card 90'
T. Lochhead Yellow card 22'
Daniel 60'
M. Muscat Yellow card 66'
N. Ward Yellow card 70' Red card 82'[27]		 (1–0)
Report
Summary
13   Shots   7
5   Shots on Target   3
11   Fouls Committed   11
6   Corners   3
5   Offsides   2
47%   Possession   53%		 Attendance: 7,643
Referee: Australia Matthew Gillett
Newcastle Starting XI
23 October 2011 Round 3 Perth Glory 1–0 Wellington Phoenix nib Stadium, Perth
16:30 AWST
21:30 NZDT
Perth Starting XI
 L. Miller Yellow card 18'
S. Smeltz 32'
C. Coyne Yellow card 82'		 (1–0)
Summary
8   Shots   12
5   Shots on Target   2
13   Fouls Committed   12
4   Corners   7
4   Offsides   4
48%   Possession   52%		 Yellow card 7' B. Sigmund
Yellow card 12' Yellow-red card 90' M. Muscat
   Yellow card 32' Daniel		 Attendance: 8,299
Referee: Australia Ben Williams
Wellington Starting XI
30 October 2011 Round 4 Wellington Phoenix 1–2 Melbourne Victory Westpac Stadium, Wellington
16:30 NZDT
14:30 AEDT
Wellington Starting XI
 Ben Sigmund Yellow card 54' Red card 66'
D. Sánchez Yellow card 60' 71'		 (0–1)
Report
Summary
18   Shots   9
8   Shots on Target   3
16   Fouls Committed   9
2   Corners   9
1   Offsides   2
44%   Possession   56%		 42' A. Thompson
Yellow card 53' T. Pondeljak
67' (pen.) C. Hernández
Yellow card 82' Fabio		 Attendance: 9,369
Referee: Australia Peter Green
Melbourne Starting XI
4 November 2011 Round 5 Wellington Phoenix 1–2 Central Coast Mariners Westpac Stadium, Wellington
19:30 NZDT
17:30 AEDT
Wellington Starting XI
 C. Greenacre 68' (0–0)
Report
Summary
10   Shots   16
3   Shots on Target   7
14   Fouls Committed   15
5   Corners   5
5   Offsides   5
52%   Possession   48%		 Yellow card 11' O. Bozanic
47' B. Ibini-Isei
80' M. Simon		 Attendance: 5,090
Referee: Australia Gerard Parsons
Central Coast Starting XI
13 November 2011 Round 6 Brisbane Roar 1–1 Wellington Phoenix Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
19:00 NZDT
17:00 AEDT
Brisbane Starting XI
 B. Berisha 11'
I. Franjic Yellow card 53'		 (1–1)
Report
Summary
17   Shots   4
10   Shots on Target   2
13   Fouls Committed   17
4   Corners   2
4   Offsides   5
60%   Possession   40%		 Yellow card 19' N. Ward
Yellow card 26' M. Muscat
37' T. Brown
Yellow card 53' A. Smith		 Attendance: 16,428
Referee: Australia Jarred Gillett
Wellington Starting XI
19 November 2011 Round 7 Wellington Phoenix 1–1 Adelaide United Eden Park, Auckland
17:00 NZDT
19:30 ACST
Wellington Starting XI
 C. Greenacre Yellow card 24'
T. Brown Yellow card 38'
V. Lia Yellow card 77'
N. Boogard 83' (o.g.)		 (0–1)
Report
Summary
4   Shots   4
1   Shots on Target   2
18   Fouls Committed   19
9   Corners   3
6   Offsides   1
54%   Possession   46%		 Yellow card 33' S. Dilevski
44' Yellow card 90' B. Djite
Yellow card 67' F. Usucar
Yellow card 80' Z. Caravella		 Attendance: 20,078
Referee: Australia Peter Green
Adelaide Starting XI
27 November 2011 Round 8 Wellington Phoenix 2–1 Sydney FC Westpac Stadium, Wellington
16:30 NZDT
14:30 AEDT
Wellington Starting XI
 P. Ifill 7'
T. Brown 59'
A. Durante Yellow card 71'
M. Muscat Yellow card 73'		 (1–0)
Report
Summary
13   Shots   4
7   Shots on Target   2
10   Fouls Committed   5
9   Corners   5
3   Offsides   1
50%   Possession   50%		 Yellow card 62' S. Jamieson
70' B. Cazarine		 Attendance: 6,308
Referee: Australia Ryan Shepheard
Sydney Starting XI
4 December 2011 Round 9 Melbourne Heart 1–0 Wellington Phoenix Latrobe City Stadium, Morwell
15:00 AEDT
17:00 NZDT
Melbourne Starting XI
 M. Dugandzic 40'
A. Madaschi Yellow card 70'		 (1–0)
Summary
Report
8   Shots   11
5   Shots on Target   5
13   Fouls Committed   14
3   Corners   8
2   Offsides   3
54%   Possession   46%		 Attendance: 2,951
Referee: Australia Ben Williams
Wellington Starting XI
10 December 2011 Round 10 Wellington Phoenix 1–0 Perth Glory Westpac Stadium, Wellington
17:00 NZDT
12:00 AWST
Wellington Starting XI
 P. Ifill Yellow card 30'
T. Lochhead Yellow card 31'
T. Brown Yellow card 40'
B. Sigmund 85'
M. Pavlovic Red card 90+4'		 (0–0)
Summary
Report
10   Shots   9
5   Shots on Target   4
18   Fouls Committed   13
6   Corners   1
0   Offsides   1
55%   Possession   45%		 Yellow card 64' T. Howarth
Yellow card 88' J. Mitchell		 Attendance: 6,020
Referee: Australia Ryan Shepheard
Perth Starting XI
14 December 2011 Round 11 Wellington Phoenix 2–0 Brisbane Roar Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
19:30 NZDT
17:30 AEDT
Wellington Starting XI
 P. Ifill 26'
N. Ward 80'		 (1–0)
Summary
Report
7   Shots   11
5   Shots on Target   5
17   Fouls Committed   9
3   Corners   6
7   Offsides   2
35%   Possession   65%		 Yellow card 7' M. Jurman
Yellow card 79' M. Nichols		 Attendance: 4,628
Referee: Australia Gerard Parsons
Brisbane Starting XI
18 December 2011 Round 12 Melbourne Victory 3–1 Wellington Phoenix AAMI Park, Melbourne
17:00 AEDT
19:00 NZDT
Melbourne Starting XI
 A. Thompson 3'
H. Kewell Yellow card 15'
B. Celeski Yellow card 19' Yellow-red card 79'
V. Lia 22' (o.g.)
D. Ferreira 24'
L. Broxham Yellow card 28'		 (3–0)
Summary
Report
12   Shots   20
6   Shots on Target   6
13   Fouls Committed   11
5   Corners   11
2   Offsides   2
49%   Possession   51%		 84' A. Smith Attendance: 14,023
Referee: Australia Matthew Gillett
Wellington Starting XI
23 December 2011 Round 13 Wellington Phoenix 5–2 Newcastle Jets Westpac Stadium, Wellington
19:30 NZDT
17:30 AEDT
Wellington Starting XI
 D. Sánchez 15', 33'
C. Greenacre 38'
A. Durante Yellow card 41'
V. Lia Yellow card 46'
A. Smith Yellow card 65'
M. Pavlovic 73', 76'		 (3–0)
Summary
Report
15   Shots   5
9   Shots on Target   3
14   Fouls Committed   10
4   Corners   2
4   Offsides   0
50%   Possession   50%		 Yellow card 41' B. Kantarovski
Yellow card 41' A. Abbas
50' S. Byun
Yellow card 79' Tiago
88' R. Griffiths		 Attendance: 6,471
Referee: Australia Ben Williams
Newcastle Starting XI
30 December 2011 Round 14 Adelaide United 2–0 Wellington Phoenix Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
19:30 ACDT
22:00 NZDT
Adelaide Starting XI
 B. Djite 17'
A. Golec 62'
J. McKain Yellow card 71'
S. van Dijk Yellow card 82'
Z. Caravella Yellow card 85'		 (1–0)
Summary
Report
14   Shots   13
6   Shots on Target   5
13   Fouls Committed   13
1   Corners   8
1   Offsides   2
54%   Possession   46%		 Yellow card 13' T. Brown
Yellow card 51' M. Muscat
Yellow card 78' T. Lochhead		 Attendance: 9,739
Referee: Australia Chris Beath
Wellington Starting XI
4 January 2012 Round 15 Wellington Phoenix 4–2 Sydney FC Westpac Stadium, Wellington
15:00 NZDT
13:00 AEDT
Wellington Starting XI
 V. Lia Yellow card 15'
Daniel 24' (pen.)
D. Sánchez 41'
Ben Sigmund 77'
Paul Ifill 90+4'		 (2–1)
Summary
Report
20   Shots   16
11   Shots on Target   7
10   Fouls Committed   10
11   Corners   3
4   Offsides   0
51%   Possession   49%		 15' (pen.) B. Emerton
Yellow card 24' J. Coyne
63' B. Cazarine
Yellow card 67' T. Antonis		 Attendance: 8,411
Referee: Australia Alan Milliner
Sydney Starting XI
8 January 2012 Round 16 Wellington Phoenix 0–1 Perth Glory Westpac Stadium, Wellington
16:00 NZDT
22:00 AWST
Wellington Starting XI
 T. Lochhead Yellow card 71'
A. Durante Yellow card 84'		 (0–0)
Summary
Report
4   Shots   10
1   Shots on Target   6
13   Fouls Committed   13
5   Corners   6
2   Offsides   0
48%   Possession   52%		 Yellow card 82' S. Pantelidis
90+2' J. Mitchell		 Attendance: 3,898
Referee: Australia Kris Griffiths-Jones
Perth Starting XI
15 January 2012 Round 17 Gold Coast United 0–1 Wellington Phoenix Skilled Park, Gold Coast
18:30 AEDT
20:30 NZDT
Gold Coast Starting XI
 K. Rees Yellow card 23'
M. Thwaite Yellow card 73'		 (0–0)
Summary
Report
16   Shots   12
9   Shots on Target   5
17   Fouls Committed   10
7   Corners   7
1   Offsides   0
54%   Possession   46%		 Yellow card 57' 87' T. Brown
Yellow card 85' P. Ifill		 Attendance: 2,135
Referee: Australia Kurt Ams
Wellington Starting XI
20 January 2012 Round 18 Newcastle Jets 0–1 Wellington Phoenix Ausgrid Stadium, Newcastle
20:00 AEDT
22:00 NZDT
Newcastle Starting XI
 T. Elrich Yellow card 48'
J. Wheelhouse Yellow card 73'
R. Zadkovich Yellow card 78'		 (0–0)
Summary
Report
14   Shots   12
5   Shots on Target   3
14   Fouls Committed   6
5   Corners   3
4   Offsides   2
56%   Possession   44%		 57' M. Muscat Attendance: 11,694
Referee: Australia Matthew Gillett
Wellington Starting XI
29 January 2012 Round 19 Wellington Phoenix 3–1 Melbourne Heart Westpac Stadium, Wellington
16:30 NZDT
18:30 AEDT
Wellington Starting XI
 P. Ifill 3', 64'
L. Bertos Yellow card 47'
C. Greenacre 54'		 (1–1)
Summary
Report
13   Shots   8
8   Shots on Target   2
12   Fouls Committed   12
3   Corners   5
9   Offsides   1
47%   Possession   53%		 34' A. Terra Attendance: 13,601
Referee: Australia Peter Green
Melbourne Starting XI
3 February 2012 Round 20 Adelaide United 1–2 Wellington Phoenix Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
19:30 ACDT
22:00 NZDT
Adelaide Starting XI
 B. Djite 9'
O. Malik Yellow card 36'		 (1–2)
Summary
Report
15   Shots   10
5   Shots on Target   6
7   Fouls Committed   14
6   Corners   0
2   Offsides   3
54%   Possession   46%		 13' T. Brown
38' D. Sánchez
Yellow card 53' M. Muscat
Yellow card 76' B. Sigmund
Yellow card 86' P. Ifill
Yellow card 90' Daniel		 Attendance: 8,425
Referee: Australia Gerard Parsons
Wellington Starting XI
12 February 2012 Round 21 Wellington Phoenix 0–2 Brisbane Roar Westpac Stadium, Wellington
17:00 NZDT
15:00 AEDT
Wellington Starting XI
 V. Lia Yellow card 28'
C. Greenacre Yellow card 71'
A. Durante Yellow card 85'
T. Brown Yellow card 90'		 (0–1)
Summary
Report
11   Shots   11
5   Shots on Target   5
17   Fouls Committed   9
4   Corners   3
3   Offsides   2
36%   Possession   64%		 Yellow card 37' M. Adnan
42' B. Berisha
Yellow card 49' S. Stefanutto
Yellow card 67' M. Smith
80' M. Nichols		 Attendance: 13,009
Referee: Australia Jarred Gillett
Brisbane Starting XI
18 February 2012 Round 22 Central Coast Mariners 2–0 Wellington Phoenix Bluetongue Stadium, Central Coast
17:30 AEDT
19:30 NZDT
Central Coast Starting XI
 J. Sutton Yellow card 7'
T. Rogic 52'
A. Kwasnik Yellow card 56'
P. Zwaanwijk 83'		 (0–0)
Summary
Report
20   Shots   7
11   Shots on Target   5
8   Fouls Committed   10
6   Corners   4
3   Offsides   6
59%   Possession   41%		 Yellow card 87' M. Muscat Attendance: 7,845
Referee: Australia Strebre Delovski
Wellington Starting XI
25 February 2012 Round 23 Sydney FC 0–1 Wellington Phoenix Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
17:30 AEDT
19:30 NZDT
Sydney Starting XI
 J. Chianese Yellow card 23'
M. Beauchamp Yellow card 63'		 (0–1)
Summary
Report
24   Shots   8
6   Shots on Target   4
7   Fouls Committed   15
7   Corners   2
3   Offsides   2
55%   Possession   45%		 13' P. Ifill
Yellow card 68' V. Lia		 Attendance: 10,165
Referee: Australia Peter Green
Wellington Starting XI
4 March 2012 Round 24 Wellington Phoenix 2–0 Gold Coast United Westpac Stadium, Wellington
16:30 NZDT
19:30 AEST
Wellington Starting XI
 A. Durante 29'
A. Smith Yellow card 37'
N. Ward 90+2'		 (1–0)
Summary
Report
21   Shots   8
14   Shots on Target   3
12   Fouls Committed   7
15   Corners   4
3   Offsides   1
47%   Possession   53%		 Attendance: 7,431
Referee: Australia Kris Griffiths-Jones
Gold Coast Starting XI
10 March 2012 Round 25 Melbourne Heart 1–1 Wellington Phoenix AAMI Park, Melbourne
17:30 AEDT
19:30 NZDT
Melbourne Starting XI
 E .Babalj 32'
M. Dugandzic Yellow card 41'		 (1–0)
Summary
Report
11   Shots   9
7   Shots on Target   4
18   Fouls Committed   23
6   Corners   4
1   Offsides   3
52%   Possession   48%		 Yellow card 40' A. Durante
Yellow card 41' B. Sigmund
Yellow card 43' M. Muscat
80' P. Ifill		 Attendance: 6,759
Referee: Australia Peter Green
Wellington Starting XI
16 March 2012 Round 26 Melbourne Victory 3–0 Wellington Phoenix AAMI Park, Melbourne
20:00 AEDT
22:00 NZDT
Melbourne Starting XI
 C. Hernández 11'
I. Cernak 58'
J. Jeggo 89'
D. Ferreira Yellow card 90'		 (1–0)
Summary
Report
12   Shots   9
9   Shots on Target   5
8   Fouls Committed   14
3   Corners   3
2   Offsides   3
48%   Possession   52%		 Yellow card 24' V. Lia
Yellow card 40' T. Lochhead
Yellow card 90' P. Ifill		 Attendance: 11,231
Referee: Australia Chris Beath
Wellington Starting XI
25 March 2012 Round 27 Wellington Phoenix 1–2 Central Coast Mariners Westpac Stadium, Wellington
16:00 NZDT
14:00 AEDT
Wellington Starting XI
 T. Brown Yellow card 56'
L. Bertos 80'		 (0–1)
Summary
Report
15   Shots   13
7   Shots on Target   8
14   Fouls Committed   8
2   Corners   3
1   Offsides   2
57%   Possession   43%		 45' J. Sutton
51' B. Ibini-Isei		 Attendance: 9,740
Referee: Australia Strebre Delovski
Central Coast Starting XI

2011–12 Finals Series
30 March 2012 Semi-Final 4 v 5 Wellington Phoenix 3–2 Sydney FC Westpac Stadium, Wellington
20:00 NZDT
18:00 AEDT
Wellington Starting XI
 T. Brown Yellow card 28' 47'
D. Sánchez Yellow card 31'
B. Sigmund 78'
P. Ifill 86' (pen.)
V. Lia Yellow card 89'		 (0–0)
Summary
Report
13   Shots   6
9   Shots on Target   5
16   Fouls Committed   16
5   Corners   6
2   Offsides   2
43%   Possession   57%		 Yellow card 27' S. Jamieson
Yellow card 44' B. Cazarine
79', 83' J. Chianese
Yellow card 84' M. Beauchamp		 Attendance: 10,019
Referee: Australia Chris Beath
Sydney Starting XI
7 April 2012 Minor Semi-Final Perth Glory 3 – 2 (a.e.t.) Wellington Phoenix nib Stadium, Perth
17:30 AWST
21:30 NZST
Perth Starting XI
 B. van den Brink 12'
Jacob Burns Yellow card 52'
B. Mehmet 71'
T. Howarth 111' Yellow card 112'		 (1–0)
Summary
Report
23   Shots   7
12   Shots on Target   3
14   Fouls Committed   18
5   Corners   4
4   Offsides   1
52%   Possession   48%		 Yellow card 28' M. Muscat
Yellow card 41' T. Brown
46' C. Greenacre
54' M. Muscat
Yellow card 60' L. Bertos		 Attendance: 13,695
Referee: Australia Peter Green
Wellington Starting XI

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundAHAHHAHHAHHAHAHHAAHAHAAHAAH
ResultDWLLLDDWLWWLWLWLWWWWLLWWDLL
Position634789988746554443223433444
Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Central Coast Mariners 27 15 6 6 40 24 +16 51 Qualification for 2013 AFC Champions League group stage and finals series[lower-alpha 1]
2 Brisbane Roar (C) 27 14 7 6 50 28 +22 49 Qualification for 2013 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off and finals series
3 Perth Glory 27 13 4 10 40 35 +5 43 Qualification for Finals series
4 Wellington Phoenix 27 12 4 11 34 32 +2 40
5 Sydney FC 27 10 8 9 37 42 −5 38
6 Melbourne Heart 27 9 10 8 35 34 +1 37
7 Newcastle Jets 27 10 5 12 38 41 −3 35
8 Melbourne Victory 27 6 11 10 35 43 −8 29
9 Adelaide United 27 5 10 12 26 44 −18 25
10 Gold Coast United 27 4 9 14 30 42 −12 21
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 2013 AFC Champions League group stage. Winning the 2012 A-League Grand Final automatically earns qualification for the 2013 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off, unless first place are champions.

Statistics
See also: List of Wellington Phoenix FC records and statistics

Appearances
Rank Player Minutes Played Total
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1England Chris Greenacre9090909090909090downward-facing red arrow65downward-facing red arrow8390downward-facing red arrow6390downward-facing red arrow73downward-facing red arrow60downward-facing red arrow61909090downward-facing red arrow7090downward-facing red arrow71downward-facing red arrow829090downward-facing red arrow64downward-facing red arrow5590downward-facing red arrow11329290122,380
2Australia Andrew Durante9090909090909090909090909090909090909090909090909090901202828002,550
New Zealand Ben Sigmund90909066downward-facing red arrow849090909090909090909090909090downward-facing red arrow8990909090909090downward-facing red arrow622828032,461
New Zealand Leo Bertos90909090downward-facing red arrow659090909090909090909090upward-facing green arrow39upward-facing green arrow24downward-facing red arrow7890downward-facing red arrow6290downward-facing red arrow7790upward-facing green arrow2590downward-facing red arrow891202825352,289
5New Zealand Tim Brown90909090909090909090909090909090909090909090909090901202727002,460
Malta Manny Muscat90909090909090909090909090909090909090909090909090901202727002,460
7Spain Dani Sánchezdownward-facing red arrow68downward-facing red arrow84909090upward-facing green arrow25downward-facing red arrow76upward-facing green arrow24downward-facing red arrow70downward-facing red arrow789090downward-facing red arrow51downward-facing red arrow87downward-facing red arrow83downward-facing red arrow6490downward-facing red arrow65downward-facing red arrow68downward-facing red arrow67downward-facing red arrow85downward-facing red arrow71downward-facing red arrow61downward-facing red arrow77downward-facing red arrow7425232171,739
New Zealand Tony Lochhead909090909090909090downward-facing red arrow899090909090909090downward-facing red arrow8590downward-facing red arrow6290downward-facing red arrow74901202525042,230
9United States Alex Smithupward-facing green arrow690downward-facing red arrow689090downward-facing red arrow58upward-facing green arrow89090upward-facing green arrow20upward-facing green arrow19downward-facing red arrow829090909090upward-facing green arrow13downward-facing red arrow71upward-facing green arrow5downward-facing red arrow65upward-facing green arrow16upward-facing green arrow13upward-facing green arrow582415951,473
10Barbados Paul Ifilldownward-facing red arrow52downward-facing red arrow14upward-facing green arrow32downward-facing red arrow609090downward-facing red arrow82upward-facing green arrow30upward-facing green arrow2990downward-facing red arrow89909090909090909090901202219351,678
11Australia Vince Liadownward-facing red arrow49downward-facing red arrow8890909090909090downward-facing red arrow70downward-facing red arrow71upward-facing green arrow2090909090909090901202120141,768
Australia Nick Wardupward-facing green arrow418290upward-facing green arrow13upward-facing green arrow2590downward-facing red arrow7290downward-facing red arrow59upward-facing green arrow790downward-facing red arrow66upward-facing green arrow17downward-facing red arrow66downward-facing red arrow66upward-facing green arrow29upward-facing green arrow22upward-facing green arrow19downward-facing red arrow71upward-facing green arrow19upward-facing green arrow2921111061,063
Brazil Danielupward-facing green arrow38upward-facing green arrow76downward-facing red arrow75downward-facing red arrow77downward-facing red arrow81downward-facing red arrow73upward-facing green arrow18upward-facing green arrow1upward-facing green arrow27downward-facing red arrow82downward-facing red arrow59downward-facing red arrow70downward-facing red arrow61upward-facing green arrow8upward-facing green arrow1upward-facing green arrow12upward-facing green arrow26upward-facing green arrow28upward-facing green arrow25upward-facing green arrow1upward-facing green arrow46218138875
14Trinidad and Tobago Tony Warner9090909090909090909090909090901515001,350
15Australia Mirjan Pavlovicupward-facing green arrow30upward-facing green arrow31upward-facing green arrow14upward-facing green arrow27upward-facing green arrow20upward-facing green arrow31upward-facing green arrow20upward-facing green arrow29upward-facing green arrow1upward-facing green arrow8upward-facing green arrow23upward-facing green arrow28upward-facing green arrow26upward-facing green arrow35upward-facing green arrow7150150330
16New Zealand Mark Paston909090909090909090909090901201414001,290
17Australia Brent Griffithsupward-facing green arrow2290upward-facing green arrow6upward-facing green arrow290downward-facing red arrow63907431363
Australia Jimmy Downeyupward-facing green arrow22upward-facing green arrow8upward-facing green arrow12upward-facing green arrow24upward-facing green arrow3upward-facing green arrow7upward-facing green arrow5707081
19Australia Nikolas Tsattaliosupward-facing green arrow1590upward-facing green arrow9upward-facing green arrow17upward-facing green arrow195140150
20New Zealand Cameron Lindsay00000
Australia Lucas Pantelis00000

  Player Started       Player Subbed In       Player Suspended       Player Injured

Goal scorers
Rank Player Goals per Round Total
123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627F1F2
1Barbados Paul Ifill11121118
2New Zealand Tim Brown1111116
3England Chris Greenacre111115
Spain Dani Sánchez12115
5New Zealand Ben Sigmund1113
6Brazil Daniel112
Malta Manny Muscat112
Australia Mirjan Pavlovic22
Australia Nick Ward112
10New Zealand Leo Bertos11
Australia Andrew Durante11
United States Alex Smith11
Own Goal11

  Goal Scored from Penalty Kick

Goal assists
Rank Player Assists per Round Total
123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627F1F2
1New Zealand Leo Bertos112116
2Brazil Daniel3115
3Barbados Paul Ifill11114
New Zealand Tony Lochhead11114
5Malta Manny Muscat1113
Australia Nick Ward1113
7England Chris Greenacre112
Australia Vince Lia112
Spain Dani Sánchez112
New Zealand Ben Sigmund112
11New Zealand Tim Brown11
Australia Brent Griffiths11
Australia Mirjan Pavlovic11

Discipline
Rank Player Cards per Round Total
123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627F1F2
1New Zealand Tim Brown81
Malta Manny Muscat81
3New Zealand Ben Sigmund 41
Australia Vince Lia7
5Australia Andrew Durante6
6New Zealand Tony Lochhead5
7Barbados Paul Ifill4
8Australia Mirjan Pavlovic1
England Chris Greenacre3
United States Alex Smith3
Australia Nick Ward*3
12New Zealand Leo Bertos2
Spain Dani Sánchez2
14Brazil Daniel1
*Nick Ward was originally shown a yellow card, followed by a straight red card, however this decision was appealed, and the red card was subsequently rescinded.

  Player suspended

Goal times
Times in which goals have been scored in the 2011–12 season
nth Min.   Goals for Wellington Phoenix    Goals against Wellington Phoenix  
01-05
1
1
06-10
1
0
11–15
2
4
16–20
3
2
21–25
0
2
26–30
3
0
31–35
1
2
36–40
3
1
41–45
1
5
46–50
2
1
51–55
2
3
56–60
2
1
61–65
2
2
66–70
1
1
71–75
2
2
76–80
3
1
81–85
5
4
86–90
5
4
In e.t.
0
1

Home attendance
Date Round Attendance Opposition Stadium
16 October 2011Round 27,643 Newcastle JetsWestpac Stadium
30 October 2011Round 49,369 Melbourne Victory
4 November 2011Round 55,090 Central Coast Mariners
19 November 2011Round 720,078 Adelaide UnitedEden Park
27 November 2011Round 86,308 Sydney FCWestpac Stadium
10 December 2011Round 106,020 Perth Glory
14 December 2011Round 114,628 Brisbane RoarForsyth Barr Stadium
23 December 2011Round 136,471 Newcastle JetsWestpac Stadium
4 January 2012Round 158,411 Sydney FC
8 January 2012Round 163,898 Perth Glory
29 January 2012Round 1913,601 Melbourne Heart
12 February 2012Round 2113,009 Brisbane Roar
4 March 2012Round 247,431 Gold Coast United
25 March 2012Round 279,740 Central Coast Mariners
30 March 2012Semi-Final 4 v 510,019 Sydney FC
Total131,716
Average8,781

Club

Technical staff

Kit

On 29 January 2012, The Wellington Phoenix wore a special black strip in their match against Melbourne Heart. The strip was designed by Andrew Durante, Tim Brown and Leo Bertos to raise money for charity with 100% of the TradeMe auction proceeds going to Cure Kids.[28]

Home
Away
Special
Goalkeeper #1

End of season Awards
See also: List of Wellington Phoenix FC End of Season Awards

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