2011–12 Wellington Phoenix season

Wellington Phoenix FC
2011-12 season
CEO Nathan Greenham
Manager Ricki Herbert
A-League TBD
Top goalscorer D. Sánchez - 4
Highest home attendance 20,078 v Adelaide
19 November 2011
Lowest home attendance 4,628 v Brisbane
in Dunedin
14 December 2011
Home colours
Away colours
← 2010–11

The 2011–12 season is the Wellington Phoenix's fifth A-League season.

Contents

Key dates

Players

First team squad

As of 30 September 2011.[6]

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

No. Position Player
1 GK Mark Paston
2 MF Manny Muscat
3 DF Tony Lochhead
4 DF Brent Griffiths (Youth)
6 MF Tim Brown (Vice-Captain)
7 MF Leo Bertos
8 FW Paul Ifill
9 FW Chris Greenacre
11 MF Daniel
12 MF Nick Ward
13 DF Niko Tsattalios (Youth)
No. Position Player
14 FW Mirjan Pavlovic
15 DF Cameron Lindsay (Youth)
17 MF Vince Lia
18 DF Ben Sigmund
19 DF Jimmy Downey
20 GK Tony Warner
21 MF Dani Sánchez
22 DF Andrew Durante (Captain)
23 MF Lucas Pantelis
24 FW Alex Smith

Fulltime trainee

Brian Kaltack (until 26 January 2011)[7]

On Trial

Date Name Position Club
January 2012[8] Ricky Zucoo Striker Tarrawanna

Transfers

In

Squad # Position Player Transferred from Date Source Notes
19 DF Jimmy Downey Oakleigh Cannons 02011-05-055 May 2011 [9]
22 DF Andrew Durante Sydney FC 02011-05-1010 May 2011 [10] Loan Return
23 FW Lucas Pantelis Adelaide United 02011-05-1515 May 2011 [11]
13 DF Nikolas Tsattalios Sutherland Sharks 02011-07-1919 July 2011 [12]
20 GK Tony Warner Tranmere Rovers 02011-08-1717 August 2011 [13]
21 MF Dani Sánchez Free Agent 02011-09-055 September 2011 [14]
4 DF Brent Griffiths Free Agent 02011-09-3030 September 2011 [15]
12 MF Nick Ward Iraklis Thessaloniki 02011-10-033 October 2011 [16]
15 DF Cameron Lindsay Blackburn Rovers Academy 02011-10-055 October 2011 [17]
24 FW Alex Smith Sydney Olympic 02011-10-077 October 2011 [18]
30 GK Phil Imray Team Wellington 02011-10-1515 October 2011 [19] Short-term injury replacement

Out

Squad # Position Player Transferred To Date Source Notes
19 GK Danny Vukovic Perth Glory 02010-11-1414 November 2010 [20]
13 DF Troy Hearfield Central Coast Mariners 02011-02-1717 February 2011 [21]
15 DF Jade North F.C. Tokyo 02011-02-2020 February 2011 [22]
21 MF Marco Rojas Melbourne Victory 02011-03-1111 March 2011 [23]
10 MF Oscar Roberto Cornejo Atlético Santa Rosa 02011-04-2222 April 2011 [24] Released
23 FW Dylan Macallister Breiðablik 02011-05-1616 May 2011 [25] Released
5 MF Diego Charleston Battery 02011-05-1919 May 2011 [26] Released
12 DF James Musa Team Wellington 02011-08-088 August 2011 [27] Released
20 GK Reece Crowther Released 02011-06-2929 June 2011 [28] Released
4 MF Nick Ward Iraklis Thessaloniki 02011-06-2929 June 2011 [29] Released

Loans Out

Squad # Position Player To Date Source Duration
22 DF Andrew Durante Sydney FC 02011-02-2121 February 2011 [30] 3 Months

Trialists

Date Name Position Notes
June 2011[31] Jack Hingert DF Signed by Brisbane Roar[32]
June 2011[31] Saka MF Unsuccessful
July 2011[33] Jess Vanstrattan GK Unsuccessful
July 2011[34] Nicky Travis MF Unsuccessful
July 2011[34] Shaun Kelly DF Unsuccessful
July 2011[34] Bryan Bran DF

Returned to Australia[35]
July 2011[36] Cory Chettleburgh MF Unsuccessful
July 2011[37] Matt Thurtell FW Unsuccessful
August 2011[38] Billy Mehmet FW Unsuccessful[39]
August 2011[40] Maceo Rigters FW Failed to agree terms[41]

Matches

Pre-season friendlies

2011-12 Hyundai A-League fixtures

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
Ground A H A H H A H H A H H A H A H H A A H A H A A H A A H
Result D W L L L D D W L W W L W L W
Position 6 3 4 7 8 9 9 8 8 7 4 6 5 5 4

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
Qualification or relegation
1 Central Coast Mariners 14 9 3 2 24 10 +14 30 2013 AFC Champions League Group stage
2 Brisbane Roar 15 7 3 5 30 18 +12 24 2013 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off
3 Melbourne Heart 14 7 3 4 24 18 +6 24 2012 A-League Finals Series
4 Wellington Phoenix 15 6 3 6 22 19 +3 21
5 Sydney FC 14 5 4 5 18 22 −4 19
6 Newcastle Jets 14 5 2 7 18 25 −7 17
7 Adelaide United 14 4 5 5 15 24 −9 17
8 Melbourne Victory 14 3 6 5 17 21 −4 15
9 Perth Glory 14 4 3 7 15 22 −7 15
10 Gold Coast United 14 3 4 7 17 21 −4 13

Updated to games played on Big Wednesday
Source: the-AFC.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
1First place through to sixth place qualify for the 2012 A-League Finals Series.
2First place qualifies for the 2013 AFC Champions League Group Stage.
3Winning the 2012 A-League Grand Final automatically earns qualification for the 2013 AFC Champions League Group Stage, unless first place are champions.
4Second place qualifies for the 2013 AFC Champions League Qualifying Play-Offs, unless they qualify for the 2012 A-League Grand Final alongside first place or become A-League Champions, subsequently third place then qualify for the 2013 AFC Champions League Qualifying Play-Offs.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Statistics

See also: List of Wellington Phoenix FC records and statistics

Current as of Wellington Phoenix v Sydney FC, 4 January 2012

Appearances

Rank Player Minutes Played 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 App. GS Min.
1 Andrew Durante 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 15 15 0 0 1,350
Leo Bertos 90 90 90 90 65 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 15 15 0 1 1,325
Chris Greenacre 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 65 83 90 63 90 73 60 15 15 0 5 1,234
4 Tim Brown 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 14 14 0 0 1,260
Manny Muscat 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 14 14 0 0 1,260
Tony Warner 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 14 14 0 0 1,260
Ben Sigmund 90 90 90 66 84 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 14 14 0 1 1,230
Nick Ward 41 82 90 13 25 90 72 90 59 7 90 66 17 13 8 5 3 742
9 Tony Lochhead 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 89 90 90 12 12 0 1 1,079
Daniel 38 76 75 77 81 73 18 1 27 82 59 70 12 7 5 7 677
11 Dani Sánchez 68 84 90 90 90 25 76 24 70 78 90 11 9 2 5 707
12 Vince Lia 49 88 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 70 10 10 0 3 837
Alex Smith 6 90 68 90 90 58 8 90 90 20 10 7 3 2 715
14 Paul Ifill 52 14 32 60 90 90 82 30 8 6 2 4 450
15 Mirjan Pavlovic 30 31 14 27 20 31 20 7 0 7 0 173
16 Brent Griffiths 22 90 6 2 90 63 6 3 3 1 273
17 Nikolas Tsattalios 15 90 9 17 4 1 3 0 131
18 Jimmy Downey 22 8 12 3 0 3 0 42
19 Mark Paston 90 1 1 0 0 90
20 Cameron Lindsay 0 0 0 0 0
Lucas Pantelis 0 0 0 0 0

      Player Started           Player Subbed In           Player Suspended           Player Injured

Goal scorers

Rank Player Goals per 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
1 Dani Sánchez x2 4
2 Tim Brown 3
Chris Greenacre 3
Paul Ifill 3
5 Daniel 2
Mirjan Pavlovic x2 2
Ben Sigmund 2
8 Alex Smith 1
Nick Ward 1
Own Goal 1
Goal scored from penalty kick

Goal assists

Rank Player Assists per 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
1 Leo Bertos x2 4
Daniel x3 4
3 Nick Ward 3
4 Paul Ifill 2
Tony Lochhead 2
Manny Muscat 2
7 Brent Griffiths 1
Vince Lia 1
Dani Sánchez 1

Disciplinary record

Rank Player Cards per 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
1 Manny Muscat 4 1
2 Ben Sigmund 2 1
Tim Brown 3 1
4 Mirjan Pavlovic 1
Andrew Durante 3
Vince Lia 3
Tony Lochhead 3
Nick Ward * 3
9 Alex Smith 2
10 Daniel 1
Chris Greenacre 1
Paul Ifill 1
Dani Sánchez 1

*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.[3]

 Player suspended

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