2009–10 Wellington Phoenix FC season

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.

Wellington Phoenix FC
2009–10 season
CEOTony Pignata
ChairmanTerry Serepisos
ManagerRicki Herbert
A-League4th
Finals3rd
Top goalscorerPaul Ifill
13 Goals
Highest home attendance32,792 v Newcastle
7 March 2010
Lowest home attendance4,115 v Newcastle
4 November 2009

Players edit

First team squad edit

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   MLT Manny Muscat
3 DF   NZL Tony Lochhead
4 DF   AUS Jon McKain
5 MF   BRA Diego
6 MF   NZL Tim Brown (Vice-Captain)
7 MF   NZL Leo Bertos
8 FW   BRB Paul Ifill
9 FW   ENG Chris Greenacre
10 MF   AUS Michael Ferrante
11 MF   BRA Daniel
13 MF   AUS Troy Hearfield
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF   AUS Adrian Caceres
15 FW   CIV Eugene Dadi (Short-term contract)
16 DF   NZL David Mulligan
17 MF   AUS Vince Lia
18 DF   NZL Ben Sigmund
19 MF   CHN Jiang Chen (On loan)
20 GK   AUS Reece Crowther (Youth)
21 MF   NZL Marco Rojas (Youth)
22 DF   AUS Andrew Durante (Captain)
23 FW   NZL Kosta Barbarouses (Youth)
40 GK   AUS Liam Reddy (Short-term injury cover)

Transfers edit

In edit

No. Pos. Player From Notes
5 MF   Diego   Adelaide United
8 FW   Paul Ifill   Crystal Palace
9 FW   Chris Greenacre   Tranmere Rovers
14 MF   Adrián Cáceres   Central Coast Mariners
15 FW   Eugene Dadi   Perth Glory [1]
19 MF   Jiang Chen   Tianjin Teda F.C. On loan
20 GK   Reece Crowther   Queens Park Rangers
21 MF   Marco Rojas   Waikato FC
40 GK   Liam Reddy   Brisbane Roar Short-term injury cover

Out edit

No. Pos. Player From Notes
2 DF   Jeremy Christie   Waitakere United
5 DF   Karl Dodd   North Queensland Fury
8 FW   Vaughan Coveny   South Melbourne FC
9 FW   Shane Smeltz   Gold Coast United
12 MF   Richard Johnson Retired
15 FW   Adam Kwasnik   Central Coast Mariners
19 FW   Greg Draper   Melbourne Knights FC
20 GK   Glen Moss   Melbourne Victory
21 MF   Leilei Gao   Beijing Hongdeng

Matches edit

2009–10 Pre-season friendlies edit

5 July 2009 Cantebury Mainland XI   1–1   Wellington Phoenix Queen Elizabeth II Park, Christchurch
14:00 NZST

2009–10 Hyundai A-League fixtures edit

9 August 2009 Round 1 Newcastle Jets   3–2   Wellington Phoenix EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
15:00 AEST
17:00 NZST
J. Hoffman   12', 23'
A. D'Apuzzo   20'
L. Milicevic   73'
J. Naidovski   84'
(2–2)
Report
Summary
  26' B. Sigmund
  43' C. Greenacre
  48' J. McKain
  52' T. Lochhead
Attendance: 6,655
Referee:   Chris Beath
16 August 2009 Round 2 Wellington Phoenix   2–1   Perth Glory Westpac Stadium, Wellington
19:30 NZST M. Ferrante   2'
P. Ifill   24'
L. Bertos   85'
(1–1)
Report
Summary
  3' V. Sikora
  78' W. Srhoj
  84' A. Pellegrino
Attendance: 10,024
Referee:   Peter O'Leary
23 August 2009 Round 3 Brisbane Roar   1–1   Wellington Phoenix Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
15:00 AEST
17:00 NZST
S. van Dijk   10'
D. Tiatto   57'
B. Malcolm   61'
C. Moore   75'
T. Oar   86'   88'
M. Nichols   90'
R. Kruse   90'
(1–0)
Report
Summary
  45' M. Muscat
  67' M. Ferrante
  85' C. Greenacre
Attendance: 7,084
Referee:   Chris Beath
30 August 2009 Round 4 Sydney FC   2–0   Wellington Phoenix Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
17:00 AEST
19:00 NZST
B. Gan   77'
J. Aloisi   81'
(0–0)
Report
Summary
  22' P. Ifill Attendance: 11,718
Referee:   Strebre Delovski
4 September 2009 Round 5 Wellington Phoenix   1–1   Adelaide United Westpac Stadium, Wellington
19:30 NZST
17:00 ACDT
Ifill   35'
B. Sigmund   41'
V. Lia   56'
T. Brown   74'
(1–1)
Report
Summary
  39' M. Marrone
  42'   63' I. Fyfe
  44' M. Rudan
Attendance: 7,523
Referee:   Michael Hester
13 September 2009 Round 6 Melbourne Victory   1–1   Wellington Phoenix Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
17:00 AEST
19:00 NZST
C. Hernández   4'
N. Fabiano   14'
M. Kemp   82'
(1–1)
Report
Summary
  30'   90' T. Brown Attendance: 17,644
Referee:   Craig Zetter
20 September 2009 Round 7 Wellington Phoenix   1–1   North Queensland Fury Westpac Stadium, Wellington
15:00 NZST
13:00 AEST
L. Bertos   7'   88'
A. Durante   27'
(1–0)
Report
Summary
  31' D. McBreen
  90'S. Stefanutto
  90' C. Grossman
Attendance: 9,713
Referee:   Peter Green
2 October 2009 Round 9 Gold Coast United   0–0   Wellington Phoenix Skilled Park, Gold Coast
20:00 AEST
23:00 NZDT
Robson   89' (0–0)
Report
Summary
  89' V. Lia Attendance: 4,209
Referee:   Gerard Parsons
17 October 2009 Round 10 North Queensland Fury   1–1   Wellington Phoenix Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
19:30 AEST
22:30 NZDT
C. Grossman   35'
D. McBreen   74'
D. Daal   76'
R. Fowler   85'
(0–1)
Report
Summary
  6' T. Brown
  48' A. Durante
  78' T. Lochhead
Attendance: 6,191
Referee:   Chris Beath
25 October 2009 Round 11 Wellington Phoenix   6–0   Gold Coast United Westpac Stadium, Wellington
17:00 NZDT
14:00 AEST
Daniel   28', 53'
T. Brown   48'   56'
C. Greenacre   29'   54'
P. Ifill   59'
J. Chen   78'
T. Hearfield   82'
(1–0)
Report
Summary
  38' S. Pantelidis
  88' Robson
Attendance: 6,571
Referee:   Chris Beath
1 November 2009 Round 12 Sydney FC   3–1   Wellington Phoenix Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
17:00 AEDT
19:00 NZDT
M. Bridge   15', 35'
S. Corica   30'   32'
S. Colosimo   60'
K. Kisel   71'
S. Musialik   90'
(3–0)
Report
Summary
  39' V. Lia
  81' K. Barbarouses
Attendance: 10,653
Referee:   Gerard Parsons
4 November 2009 Round 13 Wellington Phoenix   3–0   Newcastle Jets Westpac Stadium, Wellington
18:00 NZDT
16:00 AEDT
T. Brown   28'
V. Lia   52'
C. Greenacre   55'
P. Ifill   90'
(1–0)
Report
Summary
  21' A. Costanzo Attendance: 4,100
Referee:   Ben Williams
8 November 2009 Round 14 Wellington Phoenix   1–1   Perth Glory Westpac Stadium, Wellington
17:00 NZDT
15:00 AEDT
P. Ifill   18'   82'
V. Lia   35'
B. Sigmund   75'
(0–0)
Report
Summary
  63'   70' W. Srhoj
  81' J. Burns
Attendance: 6,930
Referee:   Matthew Gillett
22 November 2009 Round 15 Newcastle Jets   0–1   Wellington Phoenix Energy Australia Stadium
17:00 AEDT
15:00 NZDT
J. Wheelhouse   33'
F. Vignaroli   36'
(0–1)
Report
Summary
  14' P. Ifill Attendance: 4,329
Referee:   Peter Green
29 November 2009 Round 16 Brisbane Roar   4–1   Wellington Phoenix Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
19:00 AEST
22:00 NZDT
Reinaldo   17', 56'
J. McCloughan   69'
C. Miller   78'
S. van Dijk   79'
D. Dodd   90+1'
(1–1)
Report
Summary
  27' C. Greenacre
  58' M. Muscat
  72' L. Bertos
Attendance: 6,307
Referee:   Alan Milliner
4 December 2009 Round 17 Wellington Phoenix   1–1   Melbourne Victory Westpac Stadium, Wellington
17:30 NZDT
19:30 AEDT
V. Lia   6'
T. Brown   58'
(0–0)
Summary
  25'   40' N. Ward
  30' M. Kemp
  87' R. Vargas
Attendance: 8,206
Referee:   Michael Hester
12 December 2009 Round 18 Wellington Phoenix   0–1   Sydney FC FMG Stadium, Palmerston North
17:00 NZDT
15:00 AEDT
J. McKain   15'
V. Lia   34'
Daniel   90'
(0–1)
Report
Summary
  16' (pen.)   71' S. Corica
  78' A. Brosque
  80' S. Colosimo
  84' C. Bolton
Attendance: 6,459
Referee:   Michael Hester
18 December 2009 Round 19 Adelaide United   1–1   Wellington Phoenix Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
20:00 ACDT
22:30 NZDT
Alemao   57'
M. Leckie   70'
(0–0)
Report
Summary
  45' L. Bertos
  77' (o.g.) E. Galekovic
  78' T. Lochhead
Attendance: 9,070
Referee:   Craig Zetter
31 December 2009 Round 20 Central Coast Mariners   0–2   Wellington Phoenix Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
18:00 AEDT
20:00 NZDT
M. Simon   51'
N. Mrdja   61'
(0–0)
Report
Summary
  47' (pen.), 81' P. Ifill
  58' J. McKain
  90' T. Hearfield
Attendance: 11,137
Referee:   Matthew Breeze
9 January 2010 Round 21 Wellington Phoenix   3–1   Brisbane Roar Westpac Stadium, Wellington
17:00 NZDT
15:00 AEST
T. Brown   26'
E. Dadi   56', 62'
T. Hearfield   68'
L. Reddy   88'
(1–0)
Report
Summary
  88' S. van Dijk
  88' Reinaldo
Attendance: 8,927
Referee:   Peter O'Leary
15 January 2010 Round 22 Wellington Phoenix   3–0   North Queensland Fury Westpac Stadium, Wellington
19:30 NZDT
16:30 AEST
M. Muscat   29'
E. Dadi   47'
T. Brown   55'
P. Ifill   78'
J. McKain   90'
(0–0)
Summary
  35' R. Fowler
  46' C. Tadrosse
  86' M. Smith
Attendance: 7,727
Referee:   Peter Green
22 January 2010 Round 23 Perth Glory   2–0   Wellington Phoenix Members Equity Stadium, Perth
18:00 AWST
23:00 NZDT
D. McBreen   23'
T. Howarth   42'
N. Sekulovski   72'
S. Bulloch   83'
(2–0)
Summary
  8' T. Brown
  25' E. Dadi
  61' M. Muscat
  72' V. Lia
Attendance: 9,368
Referee:   Ryan Shepheard
26 January 2010 Round 24 Melbourne Victory   4–0   Wellington Phoenix Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
18:00 AEDT
20:00 NZDT
T. Brown   17' (o.g.)
A. Thompson   50'
C. Hernandez   66'
L. Broxham   71'
M. Kemp   87'
(1–0)
Report
Summary
  29' T. Brown
  34' J. McKain
Attendance: 18,819
Referee:   Chris Beath
30 January 2010 Round 25 Wellington Phoenix   1–0   Adelaide United AMI Stadium, Christchurch
17:00 NZDT
14:30 ACDT
P. Ifill   16'
J. McKain   22'
L. Bertos   80'
T. Hearfield   90'
(1–0)
Report
Summary
  26' A. Hughes
  41' R. Cornthwaite
Attendance: 19,279
Referee:   Peter O'Leary
7 February 2010 Round 26 Gold Coast United   0–1   Wellington Phoenix Skilled Park, Gold Coast
18:00 AEST
21:00 NZDT
C. Miller   20'
Z. Caravella   41'
Anderson   44'
(0–1)
Report
Summary
  21' M. Muscat
  42' A. Durante
  45+2' (pen.) P. Ifill
Attendance: 4,202
Referee:   Matthew Breeze
12 February 2010 Round 27 Wellington Phoenix   3–0   Central Coast Mariners Westpac Stadium, Wellington
17:30 NZDT
15:30 AEDT
T. Brown   14'
V. Lia   68'
P. Ifill   79', 81'
T. Hearfield   82'
(1–0)
Report
Summary
  75' M. Simon
  83' A. Clark
Attendance: 14,327
Referee:   Chris Beath

2009–10 Finals series edit

21 February 2010 Semi Final 4 v 5 Wellington Phoenix   1–1 (a.e.t.)   Perth Glory Westpac Stadium, Wellington
17:00 NZST J. McKain   32'   105'
C. Greenacre   37'
E. Dadi   118'



P. Ifill  
A. Durante  
T. Brown  
A. Caceres  
(1–0)
Report
Summary

Penalties
4–2
  21' S. Srhoj
  31'   67' S. Neville
  60' A. Todd
  72' J. Burns


  S. McGarry
  N. Sekulovski
  S. Bulloch
  D. McBreen
Attendance: 24,267
Referee:   Strebre Delovski
7 March 2010 Minor Semi Final Wellington Phoenix   3–1 (a.e.t.)   Newcastle Jets Westpac Stadium, Wellington
16:00 NZST T. Brown   33'
A. Durante   98'
P. Ifill   105'
M. Muscat   112'
E. Dadi  115'
(1–1)
Report
Summary
  20' M. Thompson
  35' A. D'Apuzzo
  45+1' J. Wheelhouse
  88' A. Abbas
Attendance: 32,792
Referee:   Matthew Breeze
13 March 2010 Preliminary Final Sydney FC   4–2   Wellington Phoenix Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
20:00 AEST C. Payne   22', 31'   84'
A. Brosque   63'
T. McFlynn   66'
M. Bridge   71'
(2–1)
Report
Summary
  27' A. Durante
  81' E. Dadi
Attendance: 13,196
Referee:   Peter Green

Results by round edit

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundAHAAHAHHAAHAHHAAHHAAHHAAHAH
ResultLWDLDDDDDDWLWDWLDLDWWWLLWWW
Position654778988887666677887556544
Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sydney FC (C) 27 15 3 9 35 23 +12 48 Qualification for 2011 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
2 Melbourne Victory 27 14 5 8 47 32 +15 47
3 Gold Coast United 27 13 5 9 39 35 +4 44 Qualification for Finals series
4 Wellington Phoenix 27 10 10 7 37 29 +8 40
5 Perth Glory 27 11 6 10 40 34 +6 39
6 Newcastle Jets 27 10 4 13 33 45 −12 34
7 North Queensland Fury 27 8 8 11 29 46 −17 32
8 Central Coast Mariners 27 7 9 11 32 29 +3 30
9 Brisbane Roar 27 8 6 13 32 42 −10 30
10 Adelaide United 27 7 8 12 24 33 −9 29
Source: ultimatealeague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Statistics edit

Appearances edit

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 22 23 24 25 26 27 F1 F2 F3 App. GS     Min.
1   Andrew Durante 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 120 120 90 30 30 0 0 2,760
  Paul Ifill  69  74  89 90 90 90  56  74 90 90  67 90 90 90  85 90 90 90 90  84  78 90 90  72 90 90 90 120 120  79 30 30 0 11 2,597
  Leo Bertos 90 90 90 90  84  64 90  84  89  87  71  63  13  23  71  78 90 90 90 90 90 90  55  26  23  33  77  70  66 90 30 25 5 13 2,157
4   Troy Hearfield  78  16  1  15  7  26  34  6  77  19  13  3  14  5  28 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 120  74  58 29 16 13 4 1,584
5   Tony Lochhead 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90  75 120 90 28 28 0 1 2,535
6   Tim Brown 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90  77 90 90 90 90 90 90 90  74 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 120 120  65 27 27 0 3 2,436
7   Manny Muscat 90 90 90 90 90  75 90 90  13 90 90 90 90 90  58 90 90 90 90 90 90  66  67 120 120 90 26 25 1 3 2,229
  Vince Lia  13  21  47 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90  82 90  88 90 90 120  109 90 26 23 3 3 2,190
9   Chris Greenacre 90 90 90  75 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90  87  67 90  70  26 90 90 90  84  106 120 90 24 23 1 6 1,985
10   Daniel  21  16  21  10 90  77  66  80  72  71 90  77  76  63  62  85 90  64  13  13  54  32 22 14 8 11 1,243
11   Ben Sigmund 90 90 90 90  83 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90  64  64  14 120 20 19 1 3 1,695
12   Jon McKain 90  77 90 90 90  89  5 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90  105 90 19 18 1 2 1,626
  Adrian Caceres  24  57  1  19  2  20  27  12  56  67  14  89  12  35  26  77  57  23  50 19 6 13 6 668
14   Mark Paston 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90  8 90 90 13 13 0 1 1,088
  Kosta Barbarouses  33  10  27  88  70  19  20  34  23  76  6  22  18 13 3 10 3 446
16   Liam Reddy 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 120 120 90 12 12 0 0 1,140
  Diego  12  74  69  43  6 90  16  8  2 90  11  10 12 5 7 3 431
18   Eugene Dadi 90  68 90  64  67  24  6  45  46  25 10 5 5 3 525
19   Reece Crowther 90  82 90 90 90 90 6 5 1 0 532
  Michael Ferrante 90  69  80  1  15  18 6 3 3 3 273
21   Marco Rojas  13  16  26  1 4 0 4 0 56
22   Jiang Chen  3  23 2 0 2 0 26
23   David Mulligan 0 0 0 0 0

  Player started  Player subbed in  Player suspended  Player injured/sick  Player on international duty  Player left club/not signed/loan expired

Goal scorers edit

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 22 23 24 25 26 27 F1 F2 F3
1   Paul Ifill 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 13
2   Tim Brown 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8
3   Chris Greenacre 1 1 1 1 1 1 6
4   Eugene Dadi 2 1 1 1 5
5   Daniel 2 2
  Leo Bertos 1 1 2
  Jon McKain 1 1 2
8   Ben Sigmund 1 1
  Troy Hearfield 1 1
  Kosta Barbarouses 1 1
  Andrew Durante 1 1

  Goal scored from penalty kick

Goal assists edit

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 22 23 24 25 26 27 F1 F2 F3
1   Paul Ifill 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 9
2   Leo Bertos 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 8
3   Daniel 1 1 1 1 4
  Adrian Caceres 1 1 1 1 4
5   Manny Muscat 1 1 1 3
6   Kosta Barbarouses 2 2
  Andrew Durante 1 1 2
  Tim Brown 1 1 2
  Vince Lia 1 1 2
10   Tony Lochhead 1 1
  Chris Greenacre 1 1
  Diego 1 1

Discipline edit

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 22 23 24 25 26 27 F1 F2 F3      
1   Manny Muscat               6 1
  Vince Lia                   9
3   Tim Brown               7
4   Jon McKain           4 1
5   Andrew Durante           5
6   Leo Bertos         4
  Troy Hearfield         4
8   Paul Ifill       3
  Tony Lochhead       3
10   Eugene Dadi     2
  Michael Ferrante     2
  Ben Sigmund     2
13   Jiang Chen   1
  Daniel   1
  Chris Greenacre   1
  Liam Reddy   1

Goal times edit

Times in which goals have been scored in the 2009–10 season
nth Min.   Goals for Wellington Phoenix     Goals against Wellington Phoenix  
01-05
0
2
06-10
2
1
11–15
2
2
16–20
0
4
21–25
2
3
26–30
7
0
31–35
2
3
36–40
1
0
41–45
2
2
46–50
3
1
51–55
3
0
56–60
3
2
61–65
1
1
66–70
0
3
71–75
0
1
76–80
3
2
81–85
8
3
86–90
2
5
In e.t.
2
0

Home attendance edit

Date Round Attendance Opposition Stadium
16 August 2009 Round 2 1   Perth Glory Westpac Stadium
4 September 2009 Round 5 7,578   Adelaide United
20 September 2009 Round 7 9,713   North Queensland Fury
27 September 2009 Round 8 6,769   Central Coast Mariners
25 October 2009 Round 11 6,517   Gold Coast United
4 November 2009 Round 13 4,115   Newcastle Jets
8 November 2009 Round 14 6,930   Perth Glory
4 December 2009 Round 17 8,209   Melbourne Victory
12 December 2009 Round 18 6,459   Sydney FC FMG Stadium
9 January 2010 Round 21 8,925   Brisbane Roar Westpac Stadium
15 January 2010 Round 22 7,727   North Queensland Fury
30 January 2010 Round 25 19,258   Adelaide United AMI Stadium
12 February 2010 Round 27 14,327   Central Coast Mariners Westpac Stadium
21 February 2010 Semi-Final 4 v 5 24,278   Perth Glory
7 March 2010 Minor Semi-Final 32,792   Newcastle Jets
Total 173,639
Average 11,576

Club edit

 
Manny Muscat in the club's home strip

Technical staff edit

  • First team Coach:   Ricki Herbert
  • Goalkeeping Coach:   Jonathan Gould
  • Technical Analyst:   Luciano Trani
  • First team Physiotherapist:   Adam Crump
  • Masseur:   Dene Carroll
  • Strength & Conditioning Coach:   Ed Baranowski

Kit edit

The team kit for the 2009–10 season was produced by Reebok. The home kit was changed to a black and yellow vertically striped shirt with black shorts and socks. The away kit features black sleeves with yellow trim on a white background, while the shorts are white with a yellow and black side trim, with white socks. Sony renewed its contract with the Wellington Phoenix and remained the club's major sponsor.[2]

Supplier: Reebok
Sponsor(s): Sony

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Home
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Away
 
 
 
 
 
Goalkeeper home
 
 
 
 
 
Goalkeeper away

End-of-season awards edit

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

References edit

  1. ^ "Glory shuts door on Dadi". thewest.com.au. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  2. ^ Sony back onboard with Phoenix Archived 21 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Wellington Phoenix, 7 August 2009