2010–11 Wellington Phoenix 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.^[2]
13.05.10: The Phoenix announce the signing of former Socceroo and Central Coast Mariners striker Dylan Macallister.^[3]
23.05.10: Chief executive Tony Pignata confirms that the Phoenix are looking to try secure the services of Plymouth Argyle F.C. and All Whites striker Rory Fallon. However, should a free transfer not work out, the Phoenix are not prepared to meet Fallon's market value price of nearly NZ $1 million.^[4]
01.06.10: Chief executive Tony Pignata announces the signing of young Wanganui defender James Musa as a youth player to join the Phoenix books.^[5]
02.06.10: Founding Phoenix CEO Tony Pignata announces his resignation from the club for family reasons.^[1]
16.06.10: Centre-back Jon McKain agrees to a two year deal with Saudi Professional League club Al-Nassr for NZ$1.5 million.^[6]
13.07.10: The Phoenix coach Ricki Herbert extends his contract for another three years until the end of Wellington Phoenix's season 2013-14
23.07.10: The Phoenix beat Boca Juniors 2 - 1 at Westpac Stadium with new signing Dylan Macallister and captain Andrew Durante scoring while Boca Juniors only goal came from an unlucky deflection from Andrew Durante resulting in a own goal.^[7]
28.07.10: New Zealand Football agreed to fund the Wellington Phoenix a reserve squad. The squad could play midweek games against other New Zealand Football Championship teams.^[8]
29.07.10: The Phoenix confirm the signings of Argentine playmaker Oscar Roberto Cornejo and young striker Mirjan Pavlovic.^[9]
30.07.10: Jade North is confirmed as the club's 20th player for the 2010-11 season, signing a 1 year contract as their Australian Marquee player.

August

13.08.10: The Phoenix are held to a 3-3 draw against Gold Coast United in a miserably wet night in Wellington.
18.08.10: Former Roar goalkeeper Griffin McMaster is signed as a short term injury replacement player for the injured Reece Crowther who fractured a rib in training.
23.08.10: Former Central Coast Mariners stopper Danny Vukovic is signed on a one year deal after his move to Turkish club Konyaspor fell through when he was released just three months into a three year deal.

September

01.09.10: Melbourne Victory midfielder Nick Ward is announced to have signed a 1 year contract with the Phoenix.
19.09.10: Tim Brown scored the Phoenix's 100th A-League goal versus the Melbourne Heart.

November

01.11.10: Ex Fulham and current All Whites midfielder Simon Elliott signs with the Phoenix as a short term injury replacement for Oscar Roberto Cornejo.
03.11.10: The Phoenix's record undefeated run of 25 matches at Westpac Stadium is ended with a 1-4 dismantling by league high-fliers Brisbane Roar.
13.11.10 Phoenix Captain Andrew Durante makes his 100th A-league appearance versus the Central Coast Mariners.
19.11.10: Key first team players Ben Sigmund, Chris Greenacre, Mirjan Pavlovic, Tim Brown re-sign with the club for another two seasons, while goalkeeper Mark Paston extended his contract by signing a further one year deal.
27.11.10: James Musa makes his debut for the Phoenix while covering for Ben Sigmund who received a one match suspension.

December

06.12.10: Midfielder Nick Ward suffers a knee injury during Sunday's Adelaide United game leaving him out of the Phoenix for six weeks
09.12.10: Coach Ricki Herbert gets his three match-ban for abusing referee Peter O'Leary reduced by two matches to a single match ban. Herbert will be forced to sit on the sidelines against Gold Coast United
18.12.10 Winger Leo Bertos makes his 100th A-League appearance versus the Newcastle Jets in a 4-0 win.

January

05.01.11: Coach Ricki Herbert makes his 100th A-League match as coach for the Wellington Phoenix with a 2-0 win over Melbourne Victory.
05.01.11: Defender Tony Lochhead returns after an injury that kept him out of the team for 12 weeks.

February

09.02.11: Waitakere United and Phoenix Reserve team youngster Sean Lovemore makes his first team debut as a second half substitute in a 2-0 loss to Sydney FC at the Sydney Football Stadium.
13.02.11: Phoenix custodian Danny Vukovic scores his first A-League goal from the penalty spot against North Queensland Fury at Westpac Stadium, securing a finals spot for the Phoenix for the second successive season.
18.02.11: The Phoenix lose 1-0 to Adelaide United at Hindmarsh Stadium in the first semi-final of the 2010-11 finals series.

Players

Squad list

No.	Name	Position	Date Of Birth (Age)	Notes
Goalkeepers
1	Mark Paston	GK	December 13, 1976 (aged 33)
19	Danny Vukovic	GK	March 27, 1985 (aged 25)
20	Reece Crowther	GK	November 28, 1988 (aged 21)
Defenders
2	Manny Muscat	RB	December 7, 1984 (aged 25)
3	Tony Lochhead	LB	January 12, 1982 (aged 28)
12	James Musa	CB	April 1, 1992 (aged 18)	Youth
13	Troy Hearfield	RB/AM	October 31, 1987 (aged 22)
15	Jade North	CB	January 7, 1982 (aged 28)	Australian Marquee
18	Ben Sigmund	CB	February 3, 1981 (aged 29)
22	Andrew Durante	CB	May 3, 1982 (aged 28)	Captain
Midfielders
4	Nick Ward	AM	March 24, 1985 (aged 25)
5	Diego	CAM	December 8, 1979 (aged 30)
6	Tim Brown	CM	March 6, 1981 (aged 29)	Vice-captain
7	Leo Bertos	RW	December 20, 1981 (aged 28)
10	Oscar Roberto Cornejo	AM	January 3, 1984 (aged 26)
11	Daniel	LW	December 12, 1979 (aged 30)
17	Vince Lia	CDM	March 18, 1985 (aged 25)
21	Marco Rojas	AM	November 5, 1991 (aged 18)	Youth
Strikers
8	Paul Ifill	FW	October 22, 1979 (aged 30)
9	Chris Greenacre	ST	December 23, 1977 (aged 32)
14	Mirjan Pavlovic	ST	April 21, 1989 (aged 21)	Youth
23	Dylan Macallister	ST	May 17, 1982 (aged 28)

1 Manny Muscat does not count to the foreign players quota as he holds Australian citizenship.

Transfers

In

N	P	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
23	FW	AUS	Dylan Macallister	28	Central Coast Mariners	Transfer	Winter	2012	Free	Wellington Phoenix
12	DF	NZL	James Musa	18		Free agent	Winter	2012	Free	Wellington Phoenix
10	MF	ARG	Oscar Roberto Cornejo	26	Everton	Transfer	Winter		Free	Radio Sport
14	FW	AUS	Mirjan Pavlovic	21	Sydney United FC	Transfer	Winter		Free	Wellington Phoenix
15	DF	AUS	Jade North	28	Tromsø	Transfer	Winter	2011	Free	Wellington Phoenix
30	GK	AUS	Griffin McMaster	27	Oakleigh Cannons FC	Transfer	Winter	2010	Free
19	GK	AUS	Danny Vukovic	25	Konyaspor	Transfer	Winter	2011	Free	Wellington Phoenix
4	MF	AUS	Nick Ward	25	Melbourne Victory	Transfer	Winter	2011	Free	Wellington Phoenix
26	MF	NZL	Simon Elliott	36		Free agent	Winter	2010	Free	Yahoo
24	MF	NZL	Sean Lovemore	18		Loan	Summer	2011	Free

Last updated: 1 September 2010

Out

N	P	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
12	MF	CHN	Jiang Chen	23	Tianjin Teda	Loan expired	Summer	Free
23	FW	NZL	Kosta Barbarouses	20	Brisbane Roar	Transfer	Winter	Free	tvnz
16	DF	NZL	David Mulligan	28		Released	Winter		wellington phoenix
10	MF	AUS	Michael Ferrante	29		Released	Winter		wellington phoenix
40	GK	AUS	Liam Reddy	28	Sydney FC	Transfer	Winter	Free	fourfourtwo
4	DF	AUS	Jon McKain	27	Al-Nassr	Transfer	Winter	$1.5M	goal
14	MF	AUS	Adrian Caceres	28		Released	Winter
15	FW	Ivory Coast	Eugene Dadi	36		Released	Winter

Last updated: 8 July 2010

Total income: $1.5 million

Contract extensions

#	Position	Name	Contract extension	Contract end	Notes
8	FW	Paul Ifill	2 years	March 2012	^[10]
7	RW	Leo Bertos	3 years	March 2013	^[11]
22	CB	Andrew Durante	3 years	March 2013	^[12]
2	RB	Manny Muscat	2 years	March 2012	^[13]
17	CDM	Vince Lia	2 years	March 2012	^[13]
1	GK	Mark Paston	1 year	March 2012	^[14]
20	GK	Reece Crowther	1 year	March 2011	^[15]
13	RB	Troy Hearfield	1 year	March 2011	^[15]
6	CM	Tim Brown	2 years	March 2013	^[14]
9	ST	Chris Greenacre	1 year	March 2012	^[14]
18	CD	Ben Sigmund	2 years	March 2013	^[14]
14	ST	Mirjan Pavlovic	2 years	March 2013	^[14]

Club

Kit

The team kit for the 2010-11 season will remain the same as the previous season's strip.

Supplier: Reebok
Sponsor(s): Sony

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Matches

2010-11 pre-season friendlies

8 June 2010	Wellington Phoenix	6 : 0	Lower Hutt City AFC	Porirua Park, Porirua
19:00 NZST	Paul Ifill , Chris Greenacre , Dylan Macallister Ryan Cain

23 June 2010	Wellington Phoenix	6 : 2	New Zealand U-20	Porirua Park, Porirua
19:00 NZST	Paul Ifill Chris Greenacre , Dylan Macallister , Louis Fenton

10 July 2010	Wellington Phoenix	2 : 1	Brisbane Roar	Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
14:00 NZST	Paul Ifill Dylan Macallister	(2:0)	Matt McKay	Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Jamie Cross

16 July 2010	Adelaide United	2 : 0	Wellington Phoenix	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
	Serginho van Dijk Lucas Pantelis			Attendance: 1,516

23 July 2010	Wellington Phoenix	2 : 1	Boca Juniors	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
	Dylan Macallister 24' Tim Brown 49' Andrew Durante 60'	(1:0) Report Highlights	Cellay 73' Viatri 48' Méndez 54' Insaurralde 57' Andrew Durante 82' (o.g.) José María 90+1'	Attendance: 11,751 Referee: Jamie Cross

28 July 2010	Wellington Phoenix	5 : 1	Wairarapa United	Hullena Park, Masterton, New Zealand
14:00 NZST	Mirjan Pavlovic 5' 86' 90+2' Cornejo 32' Diego 40'	(3:0)	Andrew Abba 60'

7 August 2010	Wellington Phoenix	5 : 1	New Zealand U-20	Hutt Park Raceway, Upper Hutt
12:30 NZST	Leo Bertos 25' Ben Sigmund 58' Tim Brown 78' Paul Ifill 83' Mirjan Pavlovic 87'	(1:0)	66'

2010-11 Hyundai A-League fixtures

13 August 2010	Wellington Phoenix	3 : 3	Gold Coast United	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
17:30 NZST 15:30 AEST Wellington Starting XI 1 Mark Paston (gk) 2 Manny Muscat 3 Tony Lochhead 6 Tim Brown 7 Leo Bertos 83' 8 Paul Ifill 9 Chris Greenacre 17 Vince Lia 18 Ben Sigmund 22 Andrew Durante (c) 23 Dylan Macallister 72' Substitutes: 30 Jonathan Gould (gk) 10 Toto 11 Daniel 83' 13 Troy Hearfield 72'	P. Ifill 6' L. Bertos 22' C. Greenacre 37', 56' A. Durante 48' B. Sigmund 80'	(2:1) Report Summary Highlights 10 Shots 17 8 Shots on Target 9 11 Fouls Committed 14 7 Corners 9 4 Offsides 6 51% Possession 49%	18' D. Djulbic 35', 74' S. Smeltz 55' M. Thwaite 88' J. Culina 90+2' T. Minniecon	Attendance: 8,938 Referee: Peter O'Leary Gold Coast Starting XI 1 Glen Moss (gk) 3 Michael Thwaite 6 Dino Djulbic 7 Zenon Caravella 8 Anderson Alves da Silva 9 Shane Smeltz 10 Jason Culina (c) 13 Bas van den Brink 62' 14 Joel Porter 16 Kristian Rees 66' 18 James Brown Substitutes: 20 Scott Higgins (gk) 2 Steve Pantelidis 66' 5 Robson Alves da Silva 62' 15 Tahj Minniecon

22 August 2010	Wellington Phoenix	2 : 0	Central Coast Mariners	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
15:00 NZST 13:00 AEST Wellington Starting XI 1 Mark Paston (gk) 2 Manny Muscat 3 Tony Lochhead 6 Tim Brown 7 Leo Bertos 58' 8 Paul Ifill 9 Chris Greenacre 17 Vince Lia 18 Ben Sigmund 22 Andrew Durante (c) 23 Dylan Macallister 90+3' Substitutes: 30 Griffin McMaster (gk) 10 Toto 58' 11 Daniel 90+3' 13 Troy Hearfield	L. Bertos 10' P. Ifill 61' T. Lochhead 63'	(1:0) Report Summary 12 Shots 15 2 Shots on Target 2 12 Fouls Committed 11 3 Corners 5 6 Offsides 3 46% Possession 54%	75' N. Mrdja	Attendance: 9,553 Referee: Peter O'Leary

27 August 2010	Brisbane Roar	1 : 0	Wellington Phoenix	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
20:00 AEST 22:00 NZST	M. McKay 70' K. Barbarouses 73'	(0:0) Report Summary 11 Shots 13 6 Shots on Target 5 13 Fouls Committed 16 6 Corners 4 5 Offsides 1 53% Possession 47%	11' P. Ifill 35' V. Lia 45+1' T. Brown 53' A. Durante 75' M. Pavlovic	Attendance: 7,339 Referee: Chris Beath Wellington Starting XI 1 Mark Paston (gk) 2 Manny Muscat 3 Tony Lochhead 6 Tim Brown 7 Leo Bertos 8 Paul Ifill 9 Chris Greenacre 80' 17 Vince Lia 18 Ben Sigmund 22 Andrew Durante (c) 23 Dylan Macallister 66' Substitutes: 19 Danny Vukovic 11 Daniel 13 Troy Hearfield 80' 14 Mirjan Pavlovic 66'

5 September 2010	Perth Glory	2 : 1	Wellington Phoenix	nib Stadium, Perth
15:00 AWST 19:00 NZST	M. Sterjovski 6' 25' R. Fowler 61'	(1:0) Report Summary Highlights 13 Shots 15 5 Shots on Target 7 14 Fouls Committed 17 6 Corners 4 6 Offsides 0 48% Possession 52%	45' Daniel 71' 79' B. Sigmund 80' T. Hearfield	Attendance: 10,988 Referee: Ben Williams Wellington Starting XI 1 Mark Paston (gk) 3 Tony Lochhead 6 Tim Brown 46' 8 Paul Ifill 9 Chris Greenacre 11 Daniel 67' 13 Troy Hearfield 17 Vince Lia 18 Ben Sigmund 22 Andrew Durante (c) 23 Dylan Macallister 46' Substitutes: 19 Danny Vukovic 4 Nick Ward 46' 7 Leo Bertos 67' 14 Mirjan Pavlovic 46'

11 September 2010	Wellington Phoenix	2 : 1	Sydney FC	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
19:15 NZST 17:15 AEST Wellington Starting XI 19 Danny Vukovic (gk) 2 Manny Muscat 3 Tony Lochhead 4 Nick Ward 6 Tim Brown 7 Leo Bertos 8 Paul Ifill 9 Chris Greenacre 82' 13 Troy Hearfield 18 Ben Sigmund 22 Andrew Durante (c) Substitutes: 30 Griffin McMaster (gk) 11 Daniel 14 Mirjan Pavlovic 82' 23 Dylan Macallister	P. Ifill 50' (pen) N. Ward 72'	(0:0) Report Summary Highlights 14 Shots 14 6 Shots on Target 4 13 Fouls Committed 8 5 Corners 2 1 Offsides 1 44% Possession %56	49' 67' B. Cazarine	Attendance: 8,453 Referee: Chris Beath

15 September 2010	Melbourne Victory	0 : 0	Wellington Phoenix	AAMI Park, Melbourne
21:30 NZST 19:30 AEST	D. Ferreira 42' M. Foschini 89'	(0:0) Report Summary 8 Shots 14 2 Shots on Target 3 22 Fouls Committed 21 2 Corners 4 5 Offsides 4 49% Possession 51%	17' B. Sigmund 51' C. Greenacre 78' P. Ifill	Attendance: 11,571 Referee: Ben Williams

19 September 2010	Melbourne Heart	2 : 1	Wellington Phoenix	AAMI Park, Melbourne
Round 7 15:00 AEST 17:00 NZST	J. Aloisi 51' A. Terra 66'	(0:0) Report Summary Highlights 15 Shots 9 6 Shots on Target 4 14 Fouls Committed 7 4 Corners 4 2 Offsides 2 54% Possession 46%	45+2' M. Muscat 75' T. Brown	Referee: Peter Green

24 September 2010	Wellington Phoenix	2 : 1	North Queensland Fury	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Round 8 19:30 NZST 17:30 AEST	C. Greenacre 4' L. Bertos 13' 58' V. Lia 37', 64' B. Sigmund 65' Daniel 69'	(2:0) Report Summary Highlights 8 Shots 13 4 Shots on Target 6 12 Fouls Committed 12 7 Corners 2 10 Offsides 0 54% Possession 46%	65' U. Talay 67' M. Hughes 75' B. Studman	Attendance: 7,212 Referee: Peter O'Leary

1 October 2010	Gold Coast United	3 : 1	Wellington Phoenix	Skilled Park, Robina
Round 9 20:00 AEST 23:00 NZDT	Djite 6' 70' J. Culina 21' J. Brown 76' 81'	(1:1) Report Summary 10 Shots 5 6 Shots on Target 3 20 Fouls Committed 12 4 Corners 1 3 Offsides 2 49% Possession 51%	9' (pen) P. Ifill 23' T. Brown 81' M. Pavlovic	Attendance: 2,943 Referee: Matthew Gillett

17 October 2010	Wellington Phoenix	2 : 2	Melbourne Heart	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Round 10 17:00 NZDT 15:00 AEST	C. Greenacre 6' L. Bertos 59' P. Ifill 79'	(1:2) Report Summary 10 Shots 10 8 Shots on Target 3 12 Fouls Committed 15 7 Corners 7 4 Offsides 4 49% Possession 51%	14' (pen) J. Aloisi 36' M. Thompson 44' S. Colosimo	Attendance: 5,211 Referee: Matthew Breeze

22 October 2010	Adelaide United	3 : 0	Wellington Phoenix	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Round 11 19:30 ACST 22:00 NZDT	R. Cornthwaite 48' S. van Dijk 71' M. Flores 72' T. Dodd 79' A. Hughes 81'	(0:0) Report Summary 18 Shots 17 8 Shots on Target 6 13 Fouls Committed 14 7 Corners 10 2 Offsides 1 49% Possession 51%	30' T. Brown	Attendance: 11,026 Referee: Alan Milliner

3 November 2010	Wellington Phoenix	1 : 4	Brisbane Roar	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Round 12 19:30 NZDT 17:30 AEST	J. North 25' T. Brown 37' P. Ifill 68'	(1:2) Report Summary 13 Shots 14 5 Shots on Target 8 9 Fouls Committed 6 7 Corners 4 3 Offsides 5 51% Possession 49%	4' K. Barbarouses 45'T. Broich 75' M. Murdocca 90+2' M. Nichols	Attendance: 5,529 Referee: Peter O'Leary

7 November 2010	Perth Glory	0 : 1	Wellington Phoenix	nib Stadium, Perth
Round 13 16:00 AWST 21:00 NZDT	S. Neville 31' J. Burns 33', 80' B. Griffiths 64' A. Todd 90+2'	(0:1) Report Summary 10 Shots 12 5 Shots on Target 4 18 Fouls Committed 12 6 Corners 4 1 Offsides 3 51% Possession 49%	1' 44' T. Brown 34' V. Lia 68' S. Elliott 70' M. Muscat 90+1' A. Durante	Attendance: 6,676 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

13 November 2010	Wellington Phoenix	0 : 3	Central Coast Mariners	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Round 14 19:30 NZDT 17:30 AEST	T. Brown 65'	(0:1) Report Summary 13 Shots 19 2 Shots on Target 10 11 Fouls Committed 10 9 Corners 6 4 Offsides 3 48% Possession 52%	17' 80' J. Rose 18' P. Zwaanswijk 48' O. Bozanic 70' M. Simon 86' A. Kwasnik	Attendance: 5,778 Referee: Peter Green

20 November 2010	Newcastle Jets	1 : 0	Wellington Phoenix	EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
Round 15 19:00 AEST 21:00 NZDT	A. Abbas 29' M. Jesic 55'	(0:0) Report Summary 10 Shots 7 3 Shots on Target 3 7 Fouls Committed 9 3 Corners 4 9 Offsides 3 53% Possession 47%		Attendance: 12,147 Referee: Gerard Parsons

24 November 2010	Wellington Phoenix	2 : 0	Melbourne Heart	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Round 16 19:00 NZDT 17:00 AEST	Daniel 26' P. Ifill 62' 74' B. Sigmund 84'	(0:0) Report Summary 15 Shots 11 5 Shots on Target 4 14 Fouls Committed 15 4 Corners 2 3 Offsides 3 54% Possession 46%	58', 71' M. Thompson	Attendance: 4,700 Referee: Jarred Gillett

27 November 2010	Wellington Phoenix	2 : 2	Melbourne Victory	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Round 17 18:00 NZDT 16:00 AEST	T. Brown 18' M. Muscat 62' P. Ifill 84'	(1:2) Report Summary 10 Shots 7 6 Shots on Target 4 7 Fouls Committed 9 4 Corners 2 4 Offsides 1 47% Possession 53%	21' A. Thompson 25' A. Leijer 40' R. Kruse 74' M. Angulo 89' D. Ferreira	Attendance: 6,475 Referee: Peter O'Leary

1 December 2010	Sydney FC	3 : 1	Wellington Phoenix	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
Round 18 19:00 AEST 21:00 NZDT	B. Gan 14' M. Bridge 73' A. Brosque 76'	(1:0) Report Summary 14 Shots 14 8 Shots on Target 8 11 Fouls Committed 11 4 Corners 6 1 Offsides 5 52% Possession 48%	78' B. Sigmund 83' D. Macallister	Attendance: 4,012 Referee: Gerard Parsons

5 December 2010	Wellington Phoenix	2 : 1	Adelaide United	AMI Stadium, Christchurch
Round 19 17:00 NZDT 14:00 ACST	A. Durante 23' T. Brown 46' C. Greenacre 86' N. Ward 87' B. Sigmund 90+4'	(0:1) Report Summary 21 Shots 6 9 Shots on Target 2 9 Fouls Committed 14 6 Corners 4 3 Offsides 1 69% Possession 31%	14' S. van Dijk 38' M. Flores 44' R. Cornthwaite 83' T. Dodd	Attendance: 14,108 Referee: Peter O'Leary

11 December 2010	Gold Coast United	2 : 0	Wellington Phoenix	Skilled Park, Robina
20:15 AEST 23:15 NZDT Gold Coast Starting XI 1 Glen Moss (gk) 3 Michael Thwaite 5 Robson Alves da Silva 20' 6 Dino Djulbic 10 Jason Culina (c) 11 Bruce Djite 82' 13 Bas van den Brink 16 Kristian Rees 18 James Brown 22 Adama Traore 24 John Curtis Substitutes: 20 Scott Higgins(gk) 2 Steve Pantelidis 73' 7 Zenon Caravella 20' 73' 19 Andrew Barisic 82'	B. van den Brink 22' D. Djulbic 51' J. Brown 67' 70' A. Barisic 84' K. Rees 90'	(1:0) Report Summary 8 Shots 9 5 Shots on Target 2 11 Fouls Committed 14 5 Corners 7 1 Offsides 1 56% Possession 44%	27' V. Lia 50' B. Sigmund 52' A. Durante	Attendance: 1,716 Referee: Alan Milliner Wellington Starting XI 1 Mark Paston (gk) 45' 2 Manny Muscat 6 Tim Brown 8 Paul Ifill 9 Chris Greenacre 69' 11 Daniel 59' 13 Troy Hearfield 15 Jade North 17 Vince Lia 18 Ben Sigmund 22 Andrew Durante (c) Substitutes: 19 Danny Vukovic (gk) 45' 7 Leo Bertos 69' 21 Marco Rojas 59' 23 Dylan Macallister

18 December 2010	Wellington Phoenix	4 : 0	Newcastle Jets	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
19:00 NZDT 17:00 AEST Wellington Starting XI 19 Danny Vukovic (gk) 2 Manny Muscat 6 Tim Brown 7 Leo Bertos 68' 8 Paul Ifill 12' 13 Troy Hearfield 15 Jade North 17 Vince Lia 18 Ben Sigmund 21 Marco Rojas 81' 23 Dylan Macallister Substitutes: 20 Reece Crowther (gk) 9 Chris Greenacre 12' 11 Daniel 68' 12 James Musa 81'	T. Brown 18' M. Rojas 31' C. Greenacre 41' D. Macallister 88'	(3:0) Report Summary 13 Shots 14 5 Shots on Target 6 12 Fouls Committed 16 5 Corners 4 3 Offsides 6 54% Possession 46%	20' T. Misura	Attendance: 6,053 Referee: Jarred Gillett Newcastle Starting XI 40 Matthew Nash (gk) 2 Taylor Regan 3 Adam D'Apuzzo 4 Nikolai Topor-Stanley (c) 11 Tarek Elrich 17 Marcello Fiorentini 18 Marko Jesic 19 Ali Abbas 24 Francis Jeffers 71' 27 Tomislav Misura 46' 31 Jacob Pepper 46' Substitutes: 1 Ben Kennedy (gk) 13 Sasho Petrovski 71' 14 Labinot Haliti 46' 22 Kaz Patafta 46'

27 December 2010	North Queensland Fury	1 : 1	Wellington Phoenix	Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
Round 22 19:15 AEST 22:15 NZDT	C. Payne 12' A. Kilian 13'	(1:0) Report Summary 15 Shots 16 10 Shots on Target 10 15 Fouls Committed 10 12 Corners 8 0 Offsides 9 52% Possession 48%	20' M. Muscat 74' V. Lia 76' D. Macallister	Attendance: 5,107 Referee: Jarred Gillett

5 January 2011	Wellington Phoenix	2 : 0	Melbourne Victory	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
19:30 NZDT 17:30 AEST	M. Muscat 57' D. Macallister 67' M. Rojas 72'	(0:0) Report Summary 23 Shots 4 17 Shots on Target 3 19 Fouls Committed 14 11 Corners 4 5 Offsides 3 61% Possession 39%	4' T. Pondeljak	Attendance: 9,456 Referee: Chris Beath

9 January 2011	Central Coast Mariners	1 : 0	Wellington Phoenix	Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
Round 24 17:00 AEST 19:00 NZDT	M. McGlinchey 41'	(1:0) Report Summary 21 Shots 10 7 Shots on Target 3 11 Fouls Committed 14 4 Corners 3 3 Offsides 3 55% Possession 45%	44' M. Muscat 82' A. Durante	Attendance: 6,844 Referee: Matthew Breeze

23 January 2011	Wellington Phoenix	4 : 0	Perth Glory	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
17:00 NZDT 13:00 AWST	T. Velaphi 10' (og) D. Macallister 49' V. Lia 60' C. Greenacre 90+1'	(1:0) Report Summary 18 Shots 11 7 Shots on Target 3 7 Fouls Committed 4 11 Corners 2 0 Offsides 1 60% Possession 40%	34' J. Mitchell	Attendance: 5,115 Referee: Peter O'Leary

26 January 2011	Brisbane Roar	2 : 0	Wellington Phoenix	Skilled Park, Robina
17:00 AEST 20:00 NZDT	J. Meyer 75' 84' 89'	(0:0) Report Summary 14 Shots 13 5 Shots on Target 5 8 Fouls Committed 16 5 Corners 4 4 Offsides 1 62% Possession 38%	20' T. Brown 37' V. Lia 80' M. Muscat	Attendance: 3,522 Referee: Ryan Shepheard

30 January 2011	Wellington Phoenix	1 : 0	Newcastle Jets	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Round 27 17:00 NZDT 15:00 AEST	D. Macallister 20' A. Durante 53' T. Hearfield 56' V. Lia 67' B. Sigmund 80' M. Muscat 82'	(1:0) Report Summary 5 Shots 5 2 Shots on Target 3 18 Fouls Committed 14 2 Corners 5 1 Offsides 7 48% Possession 52%	20' A. D'Apuzzo 26' N. Topor-Stanley 66' R. Griffiths	Attendance: 10,917 Referee: Chris Beath

5 February 2011	Adelaide United	0 : 1	Wellington Phoenix	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Round 28 18:30 ACST 21:00 NZDT		(0:1) Report Summary 12 Shots 9 4 Shots on Target 6 4 Fouls Committed 11 7 Corners 2 1 Offsides 1 48% Possession 52%	35' C. Greenacre 42' T. Brown 65' T. Hearfield 81' A. Durante	Referee: Matthew Breeze

9 February 2011	Sydney FC	2 : 0	Wellington Phoenix	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
Round 29 19:00 AEST 21:00 NZDT		(0:0)

13 February 2011	Wellington Phoenix	3 : 1	North Queensland Fury	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Round 30 17:00 NZDT 15:00 AEST	C. Greenacre 4' D. Macallister 12' D. Vukovic (GK) 90+4'	(0:1) Report Summary 15 Shots 15 5 Shots on Target 3 8 Fouls Committed 10 6 Corners 6 3 Offsides 0 49% Possession 51%	66' B. Studman	Attendance: 12,731 Referee: Peter O'Leary

A-League Finals Series

Semi-Final 3 v 6 18 February 2011	Adelaide United	1 : 0	Wellington Phoenix	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
19:30 AEST 21:30 NZDT	Dodd 70' Watson 23' Flores 37'	(0:0) Summary	4' Muscat 30' Ward	Attendance: 10,285 Referee: Jarred Gillett

Results by round

Round	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	28	29	30
Ground	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result	D	W	L	L	W	D	L	W	L	D	L	L	W	L	L	W	D	L	W	L	W	D	W	L	W	L	W	W	L	W
Position	7	4	7	8	6	5	6	4	5	6	6	6	7	7	8	7	7	8	5	7	8	7	7	8	7	8	6	6	6	6

Source: Matches
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Lose; W = Win; P = Postponed.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Brisbane Roar	30	18	11	1	58	26	+32	65
2	Central Coast Mariners	30	16	9	5	50	31	+19	57
3	Adelaide United	30	15	5	10	51	36	+15	50
4	Gold Coast United	30	12	10	8	40	32	+8	46
5	Melbourne Victory	30	11	10	9	45	39	+6	43
6	Wellington Phoenix	30	12	5	13	39	41	−2	41
7	Newcastle Jets	30	9	8	13	29	33	−4	35
8	Melbourne Heart	30	8	11	11	32	42	−10	35
9	Sydney FC	30	8	10	12	35	40	−5	34
10	Perth Glory	30	5	8	17	27	54	−27	23
11	North Queensland Fury	30	4	7	19	28	60	−32	19

Rules for classification:1^st points; 2^nd goal difference; 3^rd goals scored.

Teams qualify for finals.

Updated to Week 27

Teams qualify for AFC Champions League.

Statistics

Appearances

Rank	Player	Minutes Played per Round																															Total
Rank	Player	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	28	29	30	F1	App.	GS			Min.
1	Chris Greenacre	90	90	80	90	82	77	56	90	68	90	90	79	69	81	63	1	30	34	9	69	78	90	6	27	26	77	19	90	90	90	16	31	21	10	11	1,947
2	Tim Brown	90	90	90	45	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	73		90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	30	30	0	2	2,638
3	Daniel	7	1		67		9	18	85	25	9	16	29	31	17	18	72	60	56	61	59	22	29	3	38	26	63	29	18	64	9	1	29	9	20	9	942
4	Ben Sigmund	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	81	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90		90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90			90	90	28	28	0	1	2,511
	Manny Muscat	90	90	90		90	90	90	90	90	90	90	71	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90			90	90	28	28	0	1	2,501
	Andrew Durante	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90		21	90	90	90	90	90	90			90	28	27	1	0	2,451
7	Troy Hearfield	18		10	90	90		34	9	90	90	90			12	90	90	90	56	81	90	90	69	90	63	90	90	90	90	90	90	74	27	22	5	5	1,956
8	Vince Lia	90	90	90	90				64		45	90	60	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	82	90	90	90	71	72				24	23	1	4	2,014
8	Nick Ward				45	90	90	72	90	74	45	20	11			90	18	35	78	88			29	90	56	64	27	61	90	90	90	90	24	17	7	8	1,533
10	Leo Bertos	83	58	90	23	90	90	90	89	65	81	90	90	89	90	72	89	55			21	68	61	8	34								22	18	4	11	1,526
10	Dylan Macallister	72	89	66	45			28	1				30	18	9				12	2		90	90	84	90	73	55	90	90	73	81	62	22	15	7	10	1,250
12	Paul Ifill	90	90	90	90	90	81	90	90	90	90	74	90	72	90	90	89	90	90	90	90	12										28	21	21	0	5	1,768
13	Jade North						90	90	90	90	45		90	90	78		90	90	90	90	90	90	90						90	90	90	90	19	19	0	2	1,653
14	Danny Vukovic					90	90	90	90	90											47	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	17	16	1	0	1,487
14	Marco Rojas													1			1	15	34	29	31	81	61	87	52	64	13	90	90	90	87	89	17	10	7	7	915
16	Tony Lochhead	90	90	90	90	90	90	62																90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	16	16	0	1	1,412
17	Mark Paston	90	90	90	90						90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	43												15	15	0	1	1,303
18	Mirjan Pavlovic			24	45	8	13			26	45	70				27											35				3		10	1	9	1	296
19	Oscar Roberto Cornejo		32						5	22																17				17			5	0	5	0	93
20	Simon Elliott												90	90	90	90																	4	4	0	0	360
21	James Musa																	75				9								90			3	2	1	1	174
22	Sean Lovemore																													26			1	0	1	0	26
23	Reece Crowther																																0	0	0	0	0
23	Diego																																0	0	0	0	0

Player Started Player Subbed In Player Suspended Player Injured

Goal scorers

Rank	Player	Goals per Round																															Total
Rank	Player	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	28	29	30	F1	Total
1	Chris Greenacre	x2																															8
2	Paul Ifill																x2																7
2	Dylan Macallister																																7
4	Tim Brown																																6
5	Leo Bertos																																3
6	Marco Rojas																																2
6	Ben Sigmund																																2
8	Nick Ward																																1
	Vince Lia																																1
	Danny Vukovic																																1

A goal was scored from a penalty kick

Assists

Rank	Player	Pos.	Total
1	Marco Rojas	MF	7
2	Tim Brown	MF	4
2	Chris Greenacre	FW	3
	Manny Muscat	DF	3
	Dylan Macallister	FW	3
6	Paul Ifill	FW	2
	Ben Sigmund	DF	2
	Vince Lia	MF	2
7	Troy Hearfield	DF	1
	Leo Bertos	MF	1
	Andrew Durante	DF	1
	Daniel	MF	1
	Mirjan Pavlovic	ST	1

Disciplinary record

Rank	Player	Cards per Round																															Total
Rank	Player	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	28	29	30	F1
1	Manny Muscat																																9
2	Vince Lia																																6	1
	Andrew Durante																																8
	Ben Sigmund																																8
5	Tim Brown																																7
6	Paul Ifill																																4
7	Daniel																																3
7	Troy Hearfield																																3
9	Leo Bertos																																2
	Chris Greenacre																																2
	Mirjan Pavlovic																																2
	Tony Lochhead																																2
	Nick Ward																																2
14	Jade North																																1
14	Simon Elliott																																1

Player suspended

References

^ ^a ^b "Wellington Phoenix boss Tony Pignata resigns". Stuff.co.nz. 2 June 2010. http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/3767710/Wellington-Phoenix-boss-Tony-Pignata-resigns. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
^ Phoenix get five-year extension, Wellington Phoenix, 20 April 2010
^ Fox, Michael (13 May 2010). "Wellington Phoenix welcome Aussie striker". Stuff.co.nz. http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/3693221/Phoenix-welcome-Aussie-striker. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
^ Plumb, Simon (23 May 2010). "Phoenix 'in with a sniff' at signing Fallon". Stuff.co.nz. http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/3728308/Phoenix-in-with-a-sniff-at-signing-Fallon. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
^ Musa lands first professional gig, wellingtonphoenix.com, 1 June 2010
^ Wellington Phoenix’s McKain set for Saudi Arabia move, tribalfootball.com, 16 June 2010
^ [1] July 2010
^ http://www.radiosport.co.nz/SportsNews/spsoc/Detail.aspx?id=179492
^ http://www.wellingtonphoenix.com/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=34398
^ http://bigpondnews.com/articles/Sport/2009/11/06/Paul_Ifill_commits_to_Phoenix_391064.html Paul Ifill commits to phoenix, Wellington Phoenix, 6 November 2009
^ http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,20797,26151261-5000940,00.html?from=public_rss Bertos signs three-year extension], Wellington Phoenix, 1 October 2009
^ http://www.WellingtonPhoenix.com Wellington Phoenix FC], Wellington Phoenix, 20 October 2009
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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e http://www.wellingtonphoenix.com/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=36762
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