2008–09 Wellington Phoenix FC season

The 2008–09 season was Wellington Phoenix's second season in the A-League.

Wellington Phoenix FC
2008–09 season
CEOTony Pignata
ChairmanTerry Serepisos
ManagerRicki Herbert
A-League6th
Preseason Cup2nd
FinalsDid not qualify
Top goalscorerShane Smeltz
12 Goals
Highest home attendance10,516 v Queensland
17 August 2008
Lowest home attendance5,500 v Newcastle
23 November 2008

Players

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First-team squad

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   NZL Mark Paston
2 DF   NZL Jeremy Christie
3 DF   NZL Tony Lochhead
4 DF   AUS Jon McKain
5 DF   AUS Karl Dodd
6 MF   NZL Tim Brown (Vice-Captain)
7 MF   NZL Leo Bertos
8 FW   NZL Vaughan Coveny
9 FW   NZL Shane Smeltz
10 MF   AUS Michael Ferrante
11 MF   BRA Daniel
12 MF   AUS Richard Johnson
13 MF   AUS Troy Hearfield
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 FW   AUS Adam Kwasnik
16 DF   NZL David Mulligan
17 MF   AUS Vince Lia
18 DF   NZL Ben Sigmund
19 FW   NZL Greg Draper
20 GK   NZL Glen Moss
21 MF   CHN Leilei Gao
22 DF   AUS Andrew Durante (Captain)
23 FW   NZL Kosta Barbarouses
25 DF   AUS Manny Muscat
26 MF   BRA Fred
30 GK   AUS Scott Higgins

Transfers

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No. Pos. Player From Notes
4 DF   Jon McKain   FCU Politehnica Timişoara
7 MF   Leo Bertos   Perth Glory
13 MF   Troy Hearfield   Newcastle Jets
16 DF   David Mulligan   Port Vale
21 MF   Leilei Gao   MyPa
22 DF   Andrew Durante   Newcastle Jets
25 DF   Manny Muscat   Green Gully Cavaliers
26 MF   Fred   D.C. United On loan
30 GK   Scott Higgins   Adelaide United Short term injury cover
No. Pos. Player From Notes
4 DF   Cleberson   America
13 DF   Steven Old   Macarthur Rams
14 DF   Steven O'Dor   South Melbourne
15 MF   George   Carabobo
16 DF   Kristian Rees   Adelaide City
18 MF   Ahmad Elrich   Central Coast Mariners
21 MF   Felipe   Wisla Krakow
22 FW   Royce Brownlie   Peninsula Power
26 MF   Fred   D.C. United Loan expired
30 GK   Jacob Spoonley   Auckland City FC

Matches

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2008 Pre-Season Cup fixtures

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Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
Wellington Phoenix 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 7 Advances to final
Central Coast Mariners 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
Sydney FC 3 1 0 2 4 7 −3 3
Queensland Roar 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2 1
Source: [citation needed]
20 August 2008 Group stage Wellington Phoenix   1–0   Central Coast Mariners Westpac Stadium, Wellington
16:00 NZST Daniel   72' (0:0)
Report
Attendance: 4,853
27 August 2008 Group stage Queensland Roar   1–1   Wellington Phoenix Stockland Park, Sunshine Coast
15:00 NZST S. van Dijk   18' (1:0)
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  74' A. Kwasnik Attendance: 3,832
2 September 2008 Group stage Sydney FC   2–3   Wellington Phoenix WIN Stadium, Wollongong
16:00 NZST A. Brosque   16'
I. Fyfe   39'
(2:0)
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  57' T. Hearfield
  62' S. Smeltz
  82' L. Gao
Attendance: 6,124

2008–09 Hyundai A-League fixtures

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17 August 2008 Round 1 Wellington Phoenix   1–1   Queensland Roar Westpac Stadium, Wellington
S. Smeltz   51'
K. Dodd   52'
Daniel   55'
L. Bertos   56'
(0–0)
Summary
  46' C. Miller
  65' D. Dodd
  79' M. Zullo
  90' M. McKay
Attendance: 10,561
Referee:   Ben Williams
24 August 2008 Round 2 Wellington Phoenix   2–4   Melbourne Victory Westpac Stadium, Wellington
S. Smeltz   29', 65' (pen.)
A. Durante   73'
M. Ferrante   81'
(1–2)
Summary
  16', 35' D. Allsopp
  20'   47' N. Fabiano
  56' E. Berger
  68' (pen.) K. Muscat
Attendance: 6,110
Referee:   Strebre Delovski
30 August 2008 Round 3 Adelaide United   3– 0   Wellington Phoenix Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
L. Pantelis   15'
Cristiano   49', 60'
(1–0)
Summary
  34' D. Mulligan
  40' L. Gao
Attendance: 7,832
Referee:   Matthew Breeze
21 September 2008 Round 5 Perth Glory   1–0   Wellington Phoenix Members Equity Stadium, Perth
J. Harnwell   15'
N. Topor-Stanley   38'
E. Dadi   78' (pen.)
(0–0)
Summary
  27' R. Johnson
  44' T. Lochhead
  77' J. McKain
Attendance: 4,433
Referee:   Strebre Delovski
28 September 2008 Round 6 Wellington Phoenix   2–1   Sydney FC Westpac Stadium, Wellington
S. Smeltz   42'
V. Coveny   48'
M. Muscat   68'
T. Brown   76'
A. Kwasnik   84'
(1–1)
Summary
  20' A. Brosque
  79' S. Musialik
Attendance: 6,729
Referee:   Chris Beath
6 October 2008 Round 7 Newcastle Jets   2–2   Wellington Phoenix EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
N. Spencer   19'
J. Håkansson   45'
T. Elrich   49'   59'
K. Patafta   68'
(0–0)
Summary
  52' (pen.), 89' (pen) S. Smeltz Attendance: 8,492
Referee:   Craig Zetter
19 October 2008 Round 8 Central Coast Mariners   0–1   Wellington Phoenix Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
M. Jedinak   18'
M. Simon   60'
(0–0)
Summary
  53' K. Dodd
  62' J. McKain
  83' L. Gao
Attendance: 9,011
Referee:   Ben Williams
26 October 2008 Round 9 Wellington Phoenix   0–1   Queensland Roar Westpac Stadium, Wellington
T. Brown   24'
L. Gao   41'
(0–1)
Summary
  30' D. Tiatto
  40'J. McCloughan
  51' S. van Dijk
  81' D. Dodd
  90' L. Reddy
Attendance: 6,543
Referee:   Peter O'Leary
2 November 2008 Round 10 Perth Glory   2–0   Wellington Phoenix Members Equity Stadium, Perth
N. Rukavytsya   15', 70'
N. Rizzo   88'
(1–0)
Summary
  39' K. Dodd Attendance: 7,228
Referee:   Chris Beath
7 November 2008 Round 11 Sydney FC   1–2   Wellington Phoenix Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
S. Musialik   77' (0–1)
Summary
  34' L. Bertos
  89' (pen.) S. Smeltz
Attendance: 12,856
Referee:   Craig Zetter
23 November 2008 Round 12 Wellington Phoenix   2–0   Newcastle Jets Westpac Stadium, Wellington
T. Lochhead   53'
K. Dodd   76'
S. Smeltz   79'
T. Hearfield   86'
(0–0)
Summary
  29' J. Griffiths
  51' M. Milligan
  54' A. Griffiths
Attendance: 5,500
Referee:   Matthew Breeze
28 November 2008 Round 13 Wellington Phoenix   2–1   Melbourne Victory Westpac Stadium, Wellington
T. Brown   22'
J. McKain   23'
S. Smeltz   58'   58'
Fred   83'
(1–1)
Summary
  20' D. Allsopp
  42' G. Brebner
Attendance: 7,953
Referee:   Craig Zetter
5 December 2008 Round 14 Adelaide United   6–1   Wellington Phoenix Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
S. Ognenovski   21'
Cristiano   42', 74'
Cássio   57', 70'
T. Dodd   90'
(2–0)
Summary
  56' Fred
  39' M. Ferrante
  53' J. McKain
  83' T. Hearfield
Attendance: 9,442
Referee:   Matthew Breeze
13 December 2008 Round 15 Wellington Phoenix   1–1   Perth Glory Westpac Stadium, Wellington
T. Brown   83' (0–0)
Summary
  76' E. Dadi Attendance: 6,362
Referee:   Strebre Delovski
19 December 2008 Round 16 Wellington Phoenix   1–0   Central Coast Mariners Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Smeltz   2'   62'
A. Durante   90'
T. Brown   90'
(1–0)
Summary
  45' A. Caceres
  49' B. Porter
  52' D. Macallister
Attendance: 6,722
Referee:   Chris Beath
28 December 2008 Round 17 Queensland Roar   3–2   Wellington Phoenix Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
M. McKay   39'
S. van Dijk   48'
J. McCloughan   63'
C. Moore   68'
T. Oar   90'
(1–1)
Summary
  11' (o.g.) L. DeVere
  37'   90' A. Durante
  45' T. Brown
  46' T. Hearfield
  86' M. Muscat
  87' J. McKain
Attendance: 13,115
Referee:   Ben Williams
4 January 2009 Round 18 Wellington Phoenix   3–0   Newcastle Jets Westpac Stadium, Wellington
B. Sigmund   53'
L. Bertos   62'
S. Smeltz   67', 86' (pen.)
(0–0)
Summary
Attendance: 7,524
Referee:   Craig Zetter
11 January 2009 Round 19 Sydney FC   1–0   Wellington Phoenix Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
T. McFlynn   24'
A. Brosque   64'
K. Danning   85'
(0–0)
Summary
  32' M. Ferrante
  37' J. McKain
  64' T. Hearfield
  90' M. Muscat
Attendance: 9,605
Referee:   Ben Williams
18 January 2009 Round 20 Wellington Phoenix   1–1   Adelaide United Westpac Stadium, Wellington
J. McKain   14'
T. Brown   28'   51'
K. Barbarouses   31'
L. Bertos   51'
(1–1)
Summary
  9' P. Reid
  79' S. Jamieson
  84' J. Salley
  85' S. Ognenovski
Attendance: 8,241
Referee:   Chris Beath
23 January 2009 Round 21 Melbourne Victory   2–0   Wellington Phoenix Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
D. Allsopp   25'
K. Muscat   40' (pen.)
N. Fabiano   82'
A. Thompson   89'
(1–0)
Summary
Attendance: 28,905
Referee:   Strebre Delovski

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021
GroundHHAHAHAAHAAHHAHHAHAHA
ResultDLLDLWDWLLWWWLDWLWLDL
Position288787777866565555556
Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Melbourne Victory (C) 21 12 2 7 39 27 +12 38 Qualification for 2010 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
2 Adelaide United 21 11 5 5 31 19 +12 38
3 Queensland Roar 21 10 6 5 36 25 +11 36 Qualification for Finals series
4 Central Coast Mariners 21 7 7 7 35 32 +3 28
5 Sydney FC 21 7 5 9 33 32 +1 26
6 Wellington Phoenix 21 7 5 9 23 31 −8 26
7 Perth Glory 21 6 4 11 31 44 −13 22
8 Newcastle Jets 21 4 6 11 21 39 −18 18
Source: ultimatealeague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Statistics

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Appearances

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Rank Player Minutes played by round Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 App. GS     Min.
1   Tony Lochhead 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90  63 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 21 21 0 1 1,863
2   Shane Smeltz 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90  83 90 90 90 90  89 90 90 90 20 20 0 2 1,792
3   Michael Ferrante 90 90 90 90  21  24  26  23 90 90  81 90  73  75  61  77  80  10 90 19 14 5 6 1,181
4   Jon McKain 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90  88  78 18 18 0 2 1,606
5   Karl Dodd  89  16  87 90 90 90 90 90 90 90  22 90 90 90 90 90 90 17 15 2 2 1,384
  Tim Brown  3  6 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90  72 90 90 90 90 90  51 17 15 2 1 1,302
  Daniel  72  61  29  72 90  18  16  18  16  2  18  17  24 90  44  74  67 17 7 10 5 728
8   Andrew Durante 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90  90  46  8 16 15 1 1 1,314
  Leo Bertos 90 90  10  44  72  89 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 16 14 2 2 1,125
10   Ben Sigmund  18  5 90  66 90 90 90 90 90 90 90  68 90 90 90 15 13 2 2 1,147
11   Manny Muscat 90  74 90 90  69 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 14 14 0 2 1,223
  Troy Hearfield  18 90 90  74  70  78  21  7  27 90  66  71  89  64 14 10 4 7 855
13   Glen Moss 90 90 90 90 90  44 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 13 12 1 0 1,124
14   Adam Kwasnik 90 90  55  20 90  72  80  46  19  1  16  23 12 7 5 4 602
15   Jeremy Christie  16  21  24  9  15  29  13  10  2  12 10 0 10 0 151
16   Mark Paston 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90  46 9 9 0 1 766
  Vaughan Coveny  29  35 90  69  66  64  74  66  1 9 6 3 5 494
18   Leilei Gao  61  16 90  69 90 90 90  67 8 7 1 3 573
19   Richard Johnson  1 90  74 90  84 90 90 7 6 1 2 519
20   Kosta Barbarouses  24  12  1  80  82 5 2 3 2 199
21   David Mulligan 90 90  85 3 3 0 1 265
  Fred  74  88 90 3 3 0 2 252
23   Greg Draper 0 0 0 0 0
  Vince Lia 0 0 0 0 0

  Player started       Player subbed in       Player suspended       Player injured

Goal scorers

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Rank Player Goals by round Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
1   Shane Smeltz 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 12
2   Tim Brown 1 1 1 3
3   Troy Hearfield 1 1 2
  Leo Bertos 1 1 2
5   Fred 1 1
  Karl Dodd 1 1
  Kosta Barbarouses 1 1
Own goal 1 1

  Goal scored from penalty kick       2 goals scored from penalty kick    

Goal assists

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Rank Player Assists by round Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
1   Leo Bertos 1 1 1 1 1 1 6
2   Troy Hearfield 1 2 3
3   Daniel 1 1 2
  Tony Lochhead 1 1 2
  Jon McKain 1 1 2
6   Tim Brown 1 1
  Vaughan Coveny 1 1
  Leilei Gao 1 1
  Ben Sigmund 1 1
  Shane Smeltz 1 1

Discipline

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Rank Player Cards by round Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21      
1   Jon McKain               7
2   Troy Hearfield       2 1
  Tim Brown         3 1
  Karl Dodd           5
5   Andrew Durante       2 1
6   Michael Ferrante       3
  Leilei Gao       3
  Manny Muscat       3
9   Leo Bertos     2
  Tony Lochhead     2
  Richard Johnson     2
  Shane Smeltz     2
13   Vaughan Coveny   1
  Daniel   1
  David Mulligan   1
  Ben Sigmund   1
  Adam Kwasnik   1
  Fred   1

Goal times

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Times in which goals have been scored in the 2008–09 season
nth Min.   Goals for Wellington Phoenix     Goals against Wellington Phoenix  
01-05
1
0
06-10
0
1
11-15
1
2
16-20
0
3
21-25
1
1
26-30
1
0
31-35
2
1
36-40
0
3
41-45
1
1
46-50
1
4
51-55
3
0
56-60
2
3
61-65
2
0
66-70
1
4
71-75
0
1
76-80
2
3
81-85
1
1
86-90
4
3

Home attendance

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Date Round Attendance Opposition Stadium
17 August 2008 Round 1 10,516   Queensland Roar Westpac Stadium
24 August 2008 Round 2 6,110   Melbourne Victory
14 September 2008 Round 4 6,926   Central Coast Mariners
28 September 2008 Round 6 6,729   Sydney FC
26 October 2008 Round 9 6,543   Queensland Roar
23 November 2008 Round 12 5,500   Newcastle Jets
28 November 2008 Round 13 7,953   Melbourne Victory
14 December 2008 Round 15 6,362   Perth Glory
19 December 2008 Round 16 6,722   Central Coast Mariners
4 January 2009 Round 18 7,520   Newcastle Jets
18 January 2009 Round 20 8,241   Adelaide United
Total 79,122
Average 7,193

Club

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Technical staff

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  • First team coach:   Ricki Herbert
  • Assistant coach:   Stu Jacobs
  • First team Physiotherapist:   Adam Crump
  • Masseur:   Dene Carroll
  • Strength & conditioning coach:   Ed Baranowski

Supplier: Reebok
Sponsor(s): Sony

 
 
 
 
 
 
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End-of-season awards

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

References

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