2018–19 Wellington Phoenix FC season

The 2018–19 Wellington Phoenix season was the club's 12th season since its establishment in 2007. The club participated in the A-League for the 12th time, the FFA Cup for the fifth time, and fielded a reserves squad in the ISPS Handa Premiership for the fifth time.

Wellington Phoenix
2018–19 season
ChairmanRob Morrison
ManagerMark Rudan
StadiumWestpac Stadium, Wellington
A-League6th
A-League Finals SeriesElimination-finals
FFA CupRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague: Roy Krishna (18 goals)
All: Roy Krishna (19 goals)
Highest home attendance23,648 vs. Melbourne Victory
(15 February 2019)
Lowest home attendance4,829 vs. Perth Glory
(2 December 2018)
Average home league attendance8,533

Review

This season marked the club surpassing its record of 7 games unbeaten to 9 games unbeaten. Roy Krishna became Wellington Phoenix's all time leading goal scorer overtaking Paul Ifill's record of 33 and also broke the record for most goals in a single season for the club with 19. The club also broke its record of biggest home attendance for a non-final match with 23,648 people against Melbourne Victory in Eden Park on 15 February 2019. This season was the first time since 2015 the Phoenix played in the Finals Series. However, they lost 3-1 in the elimination final to Melbourne Victory. [1]

Players

Squad information

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 Poland POL Filip Kurto
3 DF New Zealand NZL Justin Gulley
4 MF Spain ESP Mandi
5 DF Australia AUS Ryan Lowry
7 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Cillian Sheridan
9 FW Australia AUS Nathan Burns
11 FW Australia AUS David Williams
12 DF Australia AUS Antony Golec
13 DF New Zealand NZL Liberato Cacace
14 MF New Zealand NZL Alex Rufer
15 MF Poland POL Michał Kopczyński
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF New Zealand NZL Louis Fenton
17 MF New Zealand NZL Callan Elliot
18 MF New Zealand NZL Sarpreet Singh
19 DF New Zealand NZL Tom Doyle
20 GK New Zealand NZL Oliver Sail
21 FW Fiji FIJ Roy Krishna
22 DF New Zealand NZL Andrew Durante (captain)
23 MF Australia AUS Max Burgess
27 DF England ENG Steven Taylor
31 FW New Zealand NZL Ben Waine (scholarship)
32 MF Australia AUS Gianni Stensness (scholarship)

From youth squad

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Notes
13 DF New Zealand Liberato Cacace17 2-year professional contract[2]
31 FW New Zealand Ben Waine17 academy player[3]
32 MF Australia Gianni Stensness20 1-year professional contract[4]

Transfers in

No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref
27DF England Steven Taylor England Peterborough United Free transfer 1 year 10 July 2018 [5]
1GK Poland Filip Kurto Netherlands Roda JC Free transfer 1 year[6] 18 July 2018 [7]
16MF Louis Fenton Free transfer 1 year 22 July 2018 [8]
8MF Australia Mitch Nichols Free transfer 2 years 23 July 2018 [9]
11FW Australia David Williams Free transfer 1 year 23 July 2018 [9]
15MF Poland Michał Kopczyński Poland Legia Warsaw Loan 1 year 25 July 2018 [10]
23MF Australia Max Burgess Australia Sydney Olympic Free transfer 1 year 11 October 2018 [11]
4MF Spain Mandi Spain Almería Free transfer 1 year 12 October 2018 [12]
3MF Australia Reuben Way Australia Heidelberg United Free transfer 1 year 17 October 2018 [13]
17MF Callan Elliot New Zealand Tasman United Free transfer 1 year 17 October 2018 [13]
40GK Australia Ante Covic Injury replacement 1 week 6 December 2018 [14]
7FW Republic of Ireland Cillian Sheridan Free transfer 1 year 3 January 2019 [15]
3DF Justin Gulley New Zealand Team Wellington Free transfer 29 January 2019 [16]
12DF Antony Golec Central Coast Mariners Free transfer 1 year 30 January 2019 [17]

Transfers out

No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref
13DF Italy Marco Rossi Free transfer 18 April 2018 [18]
10MF Michael McGlinchey Mutual contract termination 1 May 2018 [19]
30GK Keegan Smith New Zealand Lower Hutt City Free transfer 4 May 2018 [20]
23MF Matthew Ridenton Newcastle Jets Free transfer 9 May 2018 [21]
8MF Serbia Matija Ljujić Portugal Belenenses Mutual contract termination 1 June 2018 [22]
4MF Croatia Goran Paracki End of contract 13 June 2018 [23]
9FW Serbia Andrija Kaluđerović End of contract 13 June 2018 [23]
40GK Australia Tando Velaphi Perth Glory Free transfer 2 July 2018 [24]
15MF James McGarry Netherlands Willem II Free transfer 12 July 2018 [25]
24FW Logan Rogerson Germany Carl Zeiss Jena Free transfer 18 July 2018 [26]
1GK Australia Lewis Italiano Australia Stirling Lions Free transfer 19 July 2018 [27]
12MF Australia Adam Parkhouse Mutual contract termination 20 July 2018 [28]
40GK Australia Ante Covic 13 December 2018 [29]
8MF Australia Mitch Nichols Mutual contract termination 15 January 2019 [30]
3DF Australia Reuben Way 15 January 2019 [30]
6DF Australia Dylan Fox Mutual contract termination 13 March 2019 [31]

Contract extensions

No.NamePositionDurationDateNotes
22Andrew DuranteCentral defender1 year18 May 2018[2]
14Alex RuferMidfielder1 year6 August 2018[32]
27England Steven TaylorDefender1 year18 February 2019[33]
16Louis FentonFull-back2 years22 February 2019[34]
14Alex RuferMidfielder1 year27 February 2019[35]
20Oliver SailGoalkeeper2 years5 April 2019[36]
17Callan ElliotAttacking midfielder1 year24 April 2019[37]

Technical staff

Position Name
Head coach Australia Mark Rudan
Assistant coach England Chris Greenacre
Goalkeeping coach England Paul Gothard
Reserves team coach England Steve Coleman
Strength & Conditioning coach New Zealand Aidan Wivell

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

N Pos. Nat. Name TotalA-LeagueFFA Cup
AppsGoalsYellow cardSecond yellow cardRed cardAppsGoalsYellow cardSecond yellow cardRed cardAppsGoalsYellow cardSecond yellow cardRed card
1 GK Poland Filip Kurto 23 0 0 0 0 22+000001+00000
3 DF New Zealand Justin Gulley 0 0 0 0 0 0+000000+00000
4 MF Spain Mandi 21 2 3 0 1 21+023010+00000
5 DF Australia Ryan Lowry 10 0 2 0 1 4+502011+00000
7 FW Republic of Ireland Cillian Sheridan 13 1 2 0 0 1+1212000+00000
9 FW Australia Nathan Burns 11 0 1 0 0 6+401001+00000
11 FW Australia David Williams 23 11 1 0 0 18+5111000+00000
12 DF Australia Antony Golec 5 0 2 0 0 4+102000+00000
13 MF New Zealand Liberato Cacace 23 1 3 0 0 22+013001+00000
14 MF New Zealand Alex Rufer 23 0 10 0 0 21+1010000+10000
15 MF Poland Michał Kopczyński 20 0 1 0 0 14+501001+00000
16 DF New Zealand Louis Fenton 22 3 4 0 0 22+034000+00000
17 MF New Zealand Callan Elliot 2 0 0 0 0 0+200000+00000
18 MF New Zealand Sarpreet Singh 23 5 5 0 0 20+255001+00000
19 DF New Zealand Tom Doyle 16 0 4 0 0 13+204000+10000
20 GK New Zealand Oliver Sail 3 0 2 0 0 2+102000+00000
21 FW Fiji Roy Krishna 24 15 5 1 0 23+0155101+00000
22 DF New Zealand Andrew Durante 24 0 7 0 0 23+007001+00000
23 MF Australia Max Burgess 19 0 2 0 0 4+1502000+00000
27 DF England Steven Taylor 19 1 4 0 0 18+014001+00000
31 FW New Zealand Ben Waine 2 0 0 0 0 0+100000+10000
32 MF Australia Gianni Stensness 3 0 0 0 0 0+300000+00000
Players no longer at the club:
3 DF Australia Reuben Way 1 0 0 0 0 0+100000+00000
6 DF Australia Dylan Fox 7 0 0 0 0 3+300001+00000
8 MF Australia Mitch Nichols 8 0 1 0 0 3+401001+00000
40 GK Australia Ante Čović                                             0 0 0 0 0 0+000000+00000

† = Scholarship or reserves-listed player

Pre-season and friendlies

11 July 2018 Friendly Wellington Phoenix New Zealand 2–1 New Zealand Miramar Rangers Lower Hutt, New Zealand
  • Singh
  • Sinclair
  • Allen
Stadium: Memorial Park
29 September 2018 Sydney FC Australia 2–1 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix Sydney, Australia
11:30
Report
Stadium: Macquarie University Sports Fields
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Referee: Kurt Ams

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Final
position / round
First match Last match
A-League 6th 21 October 2018 28 April 2019
A-League Finals Elimination-finals Elimination-finals 3 May 2019 3 May 2019
FFA Cup Round of 32 Round of 32 7 August 2018 7 August 2018

A-League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Perth Glory 27 18 6 3 56 23 +33 60 Qualification for 2020 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series[lower-alpha 1]
2 Sydney FC (C) 27 16 4 7 43 29 +14 52
3 Melbourne Victory 27 15 5 7 50 32 +18 50 Qualification for 2020 AFC Champions League preliminary round 2 and Finals series[lower-alpha 1]
4 Adelaide United 27 12 8 7 37 32 +5 44 Qualification for Finals series[lower-alpha 1]
5 Melbourne City 27 11 7 9 39 32 +7 40
6 Wellington Phoenix[lower-alpha 2] 27 11 7 9 46 43 +3 40
7 Newcastle Jets 27 10 5 12 40 36 +4 35
8 Western Sydney Wanderers 27 6 6 15 42 54 12 24
9 Brisbane Roar 27 4 6 17 38 71 33 18
10 Central Coast Mariners 27 3 4 20 31 70 39 13
Source: A-League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. The top two teams enter the Finals series at the semi-finals, while the teams ranked third to sixth enter the Finals series at the elimination-finals.
  2. Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
27 11 7 9 46 43  +3 40 8 2 3 25 17  +8 3 5 6 21 26  −5

Last updated: 7 April 2019.
Source: ultimatealeauge.com

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundHAHAHHAHHAAAHAHHAAHHAHHAAHA
ResultWDLLLDWWWDDWWDLWLDDLWWWLLWL
Position144799865465556566664444556
Updated to match(es) played on 7 April 2019. Source: ultimatealeague.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

21 October 2018 1 Wellington Phoenix 2–1 Newcastle Jets Wellington
17:00 NZDT Report Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 9,174
Referee: Daniel Elder
28 October 2018 2 Brisbane Roar 0–0 Wellington Phoenix Brisbane
16:00 AEST Report Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 15,129
Referee: Alex King
3 November 2018 3 Wellington Phoenix 0–3 Western Sydney Wanderers Wellington
19:35 NZDT Report
Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 5,339
Referee: Jarred Gillett
9 November 2018 4 Melbourne City 2–0 Wellington Phoenix Melbourne
19:50 AEDT Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 6,041
Referee: Adam Fielding
24 November 2018 5 Wellington Phoenix 1–3 Adelaide United Wellington
19:35 NZDT
Report
Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 4,831
Referee: Kurt Ams
2 December 2018 6 Wellington Phoenix 1–1 Perth Glory Wellington
19:00 NZDT
Report
Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 4,829
Referee: Adam Kersey
8 December 2018 7 Sydney FC 1–3 Wellington Phoenix Sydney
17:35 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 10,101
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
15 December 2018 8 Wellington Phoenix 2–0 Central Coast Mariners Wellington
19:35 NZDT
Report Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 6,970
Referee: Shaun Evans
22 December 2018 9 Wellington Phoenix 4–1 Brisbane Roar Wellington
19:35 NZDT
Report
Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 6,841
Referee: Kurt Ams
28 December 2018 10 Melbourne Victory 1–1 Wellington Phoenix Melbourne
19:50 AEST Toivonen 77' Report Williams 62' Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 20,066
Referee: Daniel Elder
5 January 2019 11 Adelaide United 0–0 Wellington Phoenix Adelaide
17:05 ACDT Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 8,954
Referee: Stephen Lucas
8 January 2019 12 Western Sydney Wanderers 2–3 Wellington Phoenix Sydney
19:50 AEDT
Report
Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 7,228
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
12 January 2019 13 Wellington Phoenix 3–2 Central Coast Mariners Wellington
19:35 NZDT
Report
Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 10,186
Referee: Alex King
20 January 2019 14 Melbourne Victory 3–3 Wellington Phoenix Melbourne
17:00 AEST Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 18,136
Referee: Jarred Gillett
23 January 2019 15 Wellington Phoenix 0–1 Sydney FC Wellington
19:35 NZDT Report
Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 8,961
Referee: Daniel Elder
26 January 2019 16 Wellington Phoenix 1–0 Melbourne City Wellington
19:35 NZDT Report Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 8,554
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
2 February 2019 17 Perth Glory 3–0 Wellington Phoenix Perth
19:00 AWST
Report Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 9,148
Referee: Shaun Evans
7 February 2019 18 Newcastle Jets 1–1 Wellington Phoenix Newcastle
19:50 AEDT
Report Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 7,394
Referee: Stephan Lucas
15 February 2019 19 Wellington Phoenix 1–1 Melbourne Victory Auckland
19:35 NZDT
Report
Stadium: Eden Park
Attendance: 23,648
Referee: Peter Green
23 February 2019 20 Wellington Phoenix 0–1 Sydney FC Sydney
19:35 NZDT Report
Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
Attendance: 5,115
Referee: Shaun Evans
9 March 2019 21 Central Coast Mariners 2–8 Wellington Phoenix Gosford
19:50 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 3,703
Referee: Chris Beath
17 March 2019 22 Wellington Phoenix 3–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Wellington
19:00 NZDT
Report
Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 7,685
Referee: Alex King
30 March 2019 23 Wellington Phoenix 4–1 Newcastle Jets Wellington
19:35 NZDT
Report Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 9,028
Referee: Matthew Conger
7 April 2019 24 Adelaide United 3–1 Wellington Phoenix Adelaide
16:30 ACDT
Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 8,343
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
12 April 2019 25 Brisbane Roar 2–1 Wellington Phoenix Brisbane
19:50 AEST
Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 6,084
Referee: Peter Green
21 April 2019 26 Wellington Phoenix 3–2 Melbourne City Wellington
19:35 NZDT
Report
Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 8,294
Referee: Shaun Evans
28 April 2019 27 Perth Glory 5–0 Wellington Phoenix Perth
17:00 AWST
Report Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 9,875
Referee: Stephen Lucas

Finals series

FFA Cup

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